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Natalie 2022-09-10 14:48:14
January 20, 1965: Inaugural Address of Lyndon Baines Johnson
My fellow countrymen, on this occasion, the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine alone, but ours together. We are one nation and one people. Our fate as a nation and our future as a people rest not upon one citizen, but upon all citizens.
This is the majesty and the meaning of...
Nev Smith
Extended Reading
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Lyndon B. Johnson: [turning down Dirksen's project] Nope.
Everett Dirksen: No?
Lyndon B. Johnson: No.
Everett Dirksen: No?
Lyndon B. Johnson: We have echo in here?
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Everybody wants power, Walter. Everybody. If they say they don't, they're lying.
Walter Jenkins: Yes, sir.
Lyndon B. Johnson: But everybody thinks it ought to be given out -- free of charge, like Marti Gras beads. Especially to them, because, of course, they're going to do GOOD with it. Nothing comes free. Nothing. Not even good. Especially not good.
