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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

Now we in the Government are wall advanced in following up many of these recommendations.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

Therefore, I request each of you to encourage each Government Committee Chairman in your department or agency to carry on whatever contact with his citizen counterpart helpfully enlarges the scope of our own thinking.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

We in the United States set aside the year 1965 as International Cooperation Year (ICY) to be spent in search of new ways of cooperation among nations.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

Executive Order No. 11230 of June 28, 1965, entitled 'Delegating Certain Functions of the President to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget,' as amended, is hereby further amended by substituting for paragraph (9) of Section 1 thereof…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

To the extent not heretofore superseded, Executive Order No. 10970 of October 27, 1961, is hereby superseded.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

The authority vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 166, as amended (5 U.S.C. 836), to establish maximum rates of per diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

I am appointing a White House committee this summer to oversee the final analysis in the context of preparing the FY 1968 Budget and legislative program.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

As you assume the heavy new responsibilities placed on you today, I wish you every success.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

The authority vested in the President by Section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 166 (5 U.S.C. 836), to establish maximum rates of per diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

I look forward to a continuation of the close cooperation between our two countries established with the late President.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

Executive Order No. 11230 of June 28, 1965, entitled 'Delegating Certain Functions of the President to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget,' as amended, is hereby further amended by substituting for paragraph (9) of Section 1 thereof…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

I am determined that our government in its normal course of business continue to take advantage of the best thinking among our citizens.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

Executive Order No. 10621 of July 1, 1955, entitled 'Delegation of Certain Functions of the President to the Secretary of Defense,' is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end of Section 1 thereof:

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

To encourage that search, I called the White House Conference on International Cooperation, which met in Washington November 28 to December 1.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 3, 1966

ON BEHALF of the U.S. Government and people I extend deepest condolences to you and the Nicaraguan people over the death of President Schick who so ably contributed to the progress of his country.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 2, 1966

Moreover, it represents a very important step forward in improving global communications.

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