This energy is to propel the machines of progress; to light our cities and our towns; to fire our factories; to provide new sources of fresh water; and to really help us solve the mysteries of outer space as it brightens our life on this planet.
Lyndon Johnson: “This energy is to propel the machines of progress; to light our cities and our towns; to fire our factories; to provide…”
On the recordAugust 25, 1966
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Remarks at the National Reactor Testing Station, Arco, Idaho.
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