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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

Our Nation must live by its vision, must live by its faith, or we won't live at all.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

No cynicism can corrode the promise that is beginning to gleam so brightly in the sun of this New World's new day.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

The American woman has a challenging responsibility to meet in this country, whether she puts her knowledge to use in her home community or in Washington, matters very little.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

They have brought the Mariner 4 from idea to reality and have kept the vigil with it now through 2:28 days of flight.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

I remain an optimist always about man and about man's future, and I have never been more optimistic than now.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

I must confess that I am a little bit relieved that your photographs didn't show more signs of life out there.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

It is good to finally be here with you, and this house is honored today by the presence of such distinguished company.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 28, 1965

We are so grateful for your friendship, for your loyalty, for your cooperation in trying to solve the problems of this hemisphere and trying to be equal to the challenges of the 20th century.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 27, 1965

This Order shall be effective as of July 27, 1965, and, together with the Council established by Section 1, shall terminate on January 1, 1966, or on such earlier date as may hereafter be prescribed.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 27, 1965

No Cabinet officer has worked longer, harder, with a more zestful spirit, than you.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 27, 1965

We are ready now, as we have always been, to move from the battlefield to the conference table.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 27, 1965

So long as I am permitted to be your President, we will continue to spend whatever is necessary to spend for the security of our people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 27, 1965

The results of what you have done are plainly evident in the Congress, and will leave even larger imprints in the objective scrutiny of history.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 27, 1965

We shall continue to maintain our military forces without regard to arbitrary budget ceilings.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 27, 1965

I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle.

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