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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 13, 1965

You may find it a source of ideas which can be put to use in your own Department or Agency.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1965

We believe, as they do, that it is urgent that a solution be found, and found promptly.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1965

We will constantly be on the alert to probe, and to be ready and willing to negotiate with the appropriate people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1965

We would hope that if the North Vietnamese would cease their aggression we could immediately take steps to have the people of South Viet-Nam exercise their choice and establish a government of their choosing.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1965

I think the problem of the American Negro is one of the two or three most important problems that we must face up to with our legislation again next year.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1965

I am very pleased to announce today that I am nominating Judge Thurgood Marshall to be Solicitor General of the United States.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 12, 1965

His vast experience in the Federal courts, and especially in the Supreme Court, has gained Judge Marshall a reputation as one of the most distinguished advocates in the Nation.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 11, 1965

These costs compare favorably with the more economic sources of peaking power which have been developed in many other parts of the Nation.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 11, 1965

We are moving forward toward our ultimate aim of job opportunities for everyone willing and able to work.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 11, 1965

The Dickey-Lincoln School project is among the best of the unexploited resources of New England and fits admirably into plans for broad scale and long-term improvement for energy costs in New England.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 11, 1965

This report, which has my approval, was prepared under the general direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies concerned.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 11, 1965

The Federal Power Commission's 1964 National Power Survey revealed that the cost of producing, transmitting, and distributing power in New England is 28 percent above the national average.

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