Lyndon Johnson: “Any donkey can kick a barn down, but it takes a good carpenter to…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1968

Any donkey can kick a barn down, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.

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Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to the Members of the Joint Savings Bank-Savings and Loan Committee on Urban Problems.

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Lyndon Johnson: “Any donkey can kick a barn down, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.”