Lyndon Johnson actually said...

This is, first of all, a very tangible and valuable realization of the promise and potential of man's exploration of space.

Remarks at a Ceremony Marking the First Commercial Communication Satellite Service.

06/27/1965

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We are going to keep our eyes on the stars and our feet on the ground.

The new dimes and the new quarters will contain no silver.

Silver is a scarce material.

I congratulate you, your Civil Service Commission colleagues, and all who have worked to make this unusual interagency experiment in career ...