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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

Security zone...means all areas of land, water, or land and water, which are so designated by the Captain of the Port for such time as he deems necessary to prevent damage or injury to any vessel or waterfront facility, to safeguard ports…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

Captain of the Port...means the officer of the Coast Guard, under the command of a District Commander, so designated by the Commandant for the purpose of giving immediate direction to Coast Guard law enforcement activities within his…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

Waterfront facility...means all piers, wharves, docks, and similar structures to which vessels may be secured; areas of land, water, or land and water under and in immediate proximity to them; buildings on such structures or contiguous to…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

The Captain of a Port may establish security zones subject to the terms and conditions specified in § 6.01-5. No person or vessel shall enter a security zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

The Captain of the Port may prevent any person, article, or thing from boarding or being taken or placed on board any vessel or entering or being taken into or upon or placed in or upon any waterfront facility whenever it appears to him…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

No person shall board or take or place any article or thing on board any vessel in a security zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 6 of the Act of June 30, 1944, do find and declare that the powers and privileges provided…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

Captain of the Port may cause to be inspected and searched at any time any vessel, waterfront facility, or security zone, or any person, article, or thing thereon or therein, within the jurisdiction of the United States.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 9, 1965

Pursuant to Section 10 (d) of the Act, it is hereby determined to be in furtherance of the purposes of the Act that functions authorized thereby may be performed without regard to the applicable laws specified in Sections 1 and 2.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 8, 1965

I want to thank each of you personally for coming to Vietnam to bring music, magic, and laughter to our sons and husbands who are so far from home.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 6, 1965

What the bill promises, then, is clear water, constant water for all of our rural America.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 6, 1965

I wish that all America could see it, and perhaps when we have another Congress we will salute it again.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 6, 1965

I want to say to every Member of the 89th Congress--Democrat or Republican--who wrote and supported this record: Your people will revere you and reward you, and the Nation will honor you long after you are gone.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 6, 1965

Many years ago Woodrow Wilson said of a Congress: 'A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the Government of the United States helpless and contemptible.'

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