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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 18, 1965

By virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (f) of Section 303 of the Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964, and as President of the United States, Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, is amended…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 14, 1965

In our modern age, when the marketplace has become more complex, more impersonal, and more national in character, consumers must be kept adequately informed.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 14, 1965

I believe the time has come to bury forever the myth that furthering the interest of the consumer must be at the expense of the producer.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 14, 1965

I am directing the Council of Economic Advisers to conduct a thorough recheck immediately to see that all establishments are keeping faith and passing all excise tax reductions to the consumers.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 14, 1965

My stay in the hospital does not diminish my deep interest in affairs of the consumer.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 14, 1965

I have stressed to you before the vital importance of your mission, but this is something that cannot be repeated too often.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 14, 1965

I am asking our very able Vice President to convey to you my greetings and best wishes for a most successful conference.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 14, 1965

American consumers today are benefiting from the longest peacetime expansion in history.

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

This is an attack from which we cannot turn back, for to do so would be to condemn thousands of our fellow citizens to lives of degradation and despair.

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

We cannot tolerate poverty in good conscience or in the interest of the future growth and prosperity of our great Nation.

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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

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

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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