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On the recordDecember 3, 1964
I have said I believe in the tight fist and the open mind--a tight fist with money and an open mind to the needs of America.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Ceremony Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Government Employees' Incentive Awards Act

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