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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

Pollution from all existing Federal facilities and buildings shall be controlled in accordance with plans to be submitted to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget pursuant to Section 3 of this Order;

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

Review and surveillance of all such activities shall be maintained to assure that pollution control standards are met on a continuing basis;

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

The future of our Nation rests on the quality of the education its young people receive.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

A bond of friendship and common purpose has existed between our two great nations for more than 140 years.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

New Federal facilities and buildings shall be constructed so as to meet the pollution control standards prescribed by Section 4 of this Order;

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

Your travels throughout our land--in the company of a large number of the press-- have helped our balance of payments problem.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

Everywhere you have gone in the United States you have encountered an affectionate warmth of feeling and a very friendly interest on the part of the American people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

And all among them can look to an education that will take them as far as their abilities will permit.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

It has become apparent that such isolation presents serious barriers to quality education.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 16, 1965

Although we have made substantial progress in ending formal segregation of schools, racial isolation in the schools persists--both in the North and the South.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 15, 1965

I said that it is to help the Negro fulfill the rights which, after a very long time of injustice, he is finally able to secure.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 15, 1965

You will note that this memorandum assigns to you, as Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, three responsibilities: (1) leadership in coordination of the collective effort, including consultation with appropriate employee…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Nov 15, 1965

And I would hope that every school board in this land would examine its conscience tonight, for if not 11 years, then how long must it take?

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