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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 11, 1966

I can report to you tonight what you have seen for yourselves already--in every city and countryside.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 11, 1966

This Nation is mighty enough, its society is healthy enough, its people are strong enough, to pursue our goals in the rest of the world while still building a Great Society here at home.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 11, 1966

Our people have a right to feel secure in their homes and on their streets--and that right just must be secured.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 11, 1966

And from that belief your President summons his strength for the trials that lie ahead in the days to come.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 11, 1966

But we will not permit those who fire upon us in Vietnam to win a victory over the desires and the intentions of all the American people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 10, 1966

There is hereby established the National Defense Service Medal, with suitable appurtenances.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 10, 1966

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, Executive Order No. 10448 of April 22, 1953, entitled 'Establishing the National Defense Service…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jan 6, 1966

Item 930.00 (reflecting, with modifications, Proclamation No. 3235 which effected the increased rate of duty) is deleted from the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 30, 1965

I KNOW you are doing what you feel you must do from your personal standpoint, but I am compelled to say that you will be missed in the councils of Washington where your high purpose and great personal integrity have counted so much in the…

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

It is essential to the national interest of the United States to finance export sales of surplus agricultural commodities to the United Arab Republic under title I of that Act.

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