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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 23, 1966

We are pleased to come here this morning to sign and submit to the Congress the budget that we are sending up today.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 23, 1966

Inflation need not be the price of social progress; nor should it be a cost of defending freedom.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 23, 1966

With this balanced program we can: Meet our international responsibilities with firmness.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 21, 1966

We must give them the support they need in fulfillment of the commitment so accurately stated in your letter--\the determination of our Government to resist the terror and aggression which deny the people of South Vietnam the right freely…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 21, 1966

I am grateful for your strong support of our effort to move the war in Vietnam to the conference table.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 20, 1966

I call upon individual skiers, sports organizations, community leaders, and other interested citizens to arrange appropriate observances of National Ski Week and to join in the effort to improve our ski facilities and to improve the skill…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 20, 1966

I am most happy to honor that request, and do hereby proclaim the period from January 21 through January 30, 1966, as National Ski Week.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 19, 1966

I come back to Independence to be with one of the world's most persistent searchers for peace in the world.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 19, 1966

And because of the fight that you started many years ago, 19 million Americans will be eligible to receive new hope and new security when the program begins on July 5, and 19 million Americans have another reason, another cause to bless…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 18, 1966

But until there is a response--and until the aggression ends--we must do all that is necessary to support our allies and our own fighting forces in Vietnam.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 18, 1966

I believe the Resolution is right, and I believe the course we follow is necessary.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 18, 1966

In order to ensure that Article XXIV of the Treaty of Friendship and General Relations between the United States and Spain can be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 18, 1966

It is vital that no efforts be spared to keep boating safe as well as stimulating.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 18, 1966

You have been a source of solace in time of war--and a force for enlightenment and progress in time of peace.

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