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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

They should listen to both sides of a question, weigh all the facts and all the evidence available, then come to a decision--a decision that is objective and a decision that is fair.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

I have always found him a man of good spirit with a tolerance for the nagging details of every problem, as well as very sound judgment about where the facts could be found and where the solution would take us.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

I believe the future of the Federal Power Commission to be in sure and skillful and, above all, fair and just hands.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

The management of the Federal Power Commission is one of the great jobs and one of the key jobs in the Government of the United States.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

I believe that, with adequate prior planning, the Federal Government can make a significant contribution toward assuring that available resources are used in the most efficient manner to cope with those problems which emerge.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

He must have enough steel in his spine so that the noisy dissent of the crowd doesn't sway him from what he truly believes to be the correct course to follow.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

This memorandum establishes a special task force to carry out the desired planning.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

I believe that with increased diligence, this source of hardship can be diminished.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

I believe that this excessive delay can be shortened if Federal agencies strive to speed up their reporting procedures and increase the accuracy of their accident reports.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

Further, I am asking the Secretary of Labor to make available to other Federal agencies technical advice on this problem.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

Public means that he is of the people and servant means that he toils in their behalf.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

By providing the spark of insight, the initiative, and the leadership for new approaches, new techniques, and new technology, he has rendered service of incalculable value to the national intelligence effort and to the Nation's security.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 1, 1966

American today lacks a coordinated transportation system that permits travelers and goods to move conveniently and efficiently from one means of transportation to another, using the best characteristics of each.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

Today we can set ambitious goals for the future: full education for every citizen to the limits of his capacity to absorb it.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

They are rapidly making us the best educated and healthiest people in all the world.

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