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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 31, 1966

I am also transmitting for the information of the Congress the report of the Tariff Commission on textured yarns which I requested.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 31, 1966

I am transmitting herewith, in accordance with section 2 of Public Law 89-229, a report concerning the feasibility and desirability of separate classification in the Tariff Schedules of the United States for those articles of manmade…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 30, 1966

As our space program continues, the impact of its developments on everyday life becomes daily more evident.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 30, 1966

The year 1965--the year of GEMINI, RANGER, and MARINER--is a brilliant preface to the coming years of APOLLO, stations in space, and voyages to the planets.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 30, 1966

The space program of the United States today is the largest effort ever undertaken by any nation to advance the frontiers of human knowledge.

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

I approve your recommendation to accelerate delivery of first-class mail to and from our servicemen in Vietnam and the Pacific.

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

I am determined that our troops in Vietnam shall have all the guns, planes and equipment they need.

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

We must achieve a better understanding of our environment and our place in that environment.

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

As I have said many times before, I am determined that our troops in Vietnam shall have all the guns, planes and equipment they need.

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

This, the 15th annual report of the National Science Foundation, reflects another year of scientific growth and progress, and I am pleased to commend it to the attention of the Congress.

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

Mail is the vital link that bridges vast distances, bringing warmth and news and, most important, easing the pain of separation.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 27, 1966

The philosopher Rousseau said: 'As soon as the public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their person, the State is not far from its fall.'

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 27, 1966

I continue to be guided in these matters by the resolution of the Congress approved on August 10, 1964--Public Law 88-408-by a vote of 504 to 2.

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