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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

President Johnson made it clear that, in accordance with these existing alliances and the deployment and dispositions thereunder, any armed attack against the Philippines would be regarded as an attack against United States forces…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Federal employment will be lower in relation to population than at any time since 1950.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

I believe the American people and people everywhere want human intelligence to be employed for human advancement -- to enrich and elevate our way of life.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Don’t let folks mislead you and tell you that you ought to change horses in the middle of a stream.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

As long as I am your President, we are not going to plow under the family farm in this country.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

In trying to keep unnecessary expenditures down I believe the President ought to be as unsatisfied as a little boy's appetite.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 15, 1964, as White Cane Safety Day.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

This house is honored by the presence of such talent and I am deeply grateful for the purpose which brings you here.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Yes, that 5-letter word--p-e-a-c-e--is the most important word in the English language.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

This is what it means to Americans today to have responsible and responsive fiscal and monetary policies.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Each day I rely more and more on your colleague, Dr. Donald Hornig -- not only as my Science Adviser but as counselor on many other subjects.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

I want to ask each of you to pledge yourselves this morning to go out for the next 4 weeks, for the next 30 days, and contribute your time and your talents and your energy to your country by supporting Gus Johnson for Congress and Lyndon…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

The stability of average wholesale prices, today lower than they were at the start of the expansion and at the time the tax cut was enacted.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 4, 1964

The United States enjoys friendly relations with nearly all nations represented at your conference.

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