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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 17, 1964

After careful review with my senior advisers, I have accepted this recommendation.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 17, 1964

Since the first Christmas, man has moved slowly but steadily forward toward realizing the promise of peace on earth among men of good will.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 17, 1964

At this Christmas season of 1964, we can think of broader and brighter horizons than any who have lived before these times.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 16, 1964

As a Member of Congress, I followed very closely all the legislation affecting Gallaudet and did all I could to advance it.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 15, 1964

I will be conferring from time to time with leading educators, businessmen, and labor men here at the White House, and perhaps at the ranch before the new session.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 15, 1964

He will never discard a principle nor despair of doing what is right and ought to be done.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 15, 1964

I have accepted Secretary Hodges' resignation with deep regret because he is not only a good and wise American but he is my longtime trusted personal friend.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 15, 1964

I have asked Mr. Meany to meet with me and other members of American labor before we leave for the Christmas holidays to discuss our program for the coming years.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 14, 1964

I am very happy to have heard your impressions of Soviet science and technology, based on your 2-week visit to Soviet Russia.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 14, 1964

I am asking all agencies of the Government on our side to make sure that we're going as far as we can to extend this hand of peaceful contact to the Soviet people, without in any way endangering our security.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 14, 1964

This is another fine example of the willingness of American businessmen and scientists to give of themselves for the public good.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 13, 1964

A doubling or tripling of the electricity requirements in this country by the year 1980 presents a challenge to the nation that can and must be met.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 13, 1964

The encouragement of greater cooperation and coordination among the nation's 3600 individual electric power systems should result in the economies of large-scale operation benefiting the consumer in every section of the country without…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 13, 1964

The experience of the past few decades demonstrates conclusively how the standard of living of American citizens has continued to rise as we have developed greater supplies of electrical energy.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 13, 1964

It is obvious that the building of the Great Society rests, in part, on an abundant supply of low cost energy.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Dec 11, 1964

Your job is to help me in making policy and program decisions in waging this war.

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