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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 19, 1966

I don't attach any particular significance to the defeat of a Member of the House or the Senate.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 19, 1966

The Omaha and Des Moines speeches did not change the consistent policy of this country that we have followed ever since I became President.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 19, 1966

I am not interested in 'black power' or 'white power.' What I am concerned with is democratic power, with a small 'd.'

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 19, 1966

I think the people of this country and the peaceful people of the world would find this action very revolting and repulsive, and would react accordingly.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 18, 1966

For the first quarter, that is, the farm income rose even higher than we had thought.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 14, 1966

This promotion gives me very special pleasure, because, for once, instead of having to find a man to fill an office, we are an office that fits the man.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 13, 1966

Ours was the only Nation ever based on an idea--that all men are created equal--that every man is entitled to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 13, 1966

And so it is our prayer today that God grant that your young men and ours will soon return from conflict to enjoy the peace that we seek so fervently together.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1966

So, it is toward a goal of understanding all aspects of the sea that we commission the - Oceanographer today.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1966

So, using science and technology, we must develop improved ways of taking food from the ocean.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1966

And while our knowledge of the sea is quite primitive, we do know something of its great potential for the betterment of the human race and all mankind.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1966

We know that the sea holds a great promise of transforming arid regions of the earth into new, rich, and productive farmlands.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1966

In the past decade, our support of marine science and technology has grown from some $21 million to more than $320 million.

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