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<v Narrator>The White House Rose Garden is the scene</v>

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of an unprecedented newsreel record,

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as President Johnson briefs reporters

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before delivering his State of the Union message

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to Congress.

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Then come the last-minute revisions

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before the president leaves the White House

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to address the Joint Session.

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His talk was written mainly by Ted C. Sorensen,

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his Special Counsel.

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But it took 24 writers six weeks to draft the entire talk,

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one of the shortest State of the Union messages

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ever delivered by a chief executive.

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Then, press secretary Pierre Salinger sounds the warning.

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It's time to leave for the Capitol.

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The day before he faced Congress,

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he discussed the speech with members of the Congress

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and representatives of labor and management.

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He also discussed the talk with Mrs. Johnson,

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who has often advised him on his speeches in the past.

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The First Lady and one of his two daughters

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escort the president to his car

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for the trip to Capitol Hill.

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Mr. Johnson had already indicated that he would cut

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the national budget.

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However, it was not until his first State of the Union

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message that the president revealed that spending

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for the coming year would be less than 98 billion,

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a drop from last year of 500 million dollars.

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The president receives a warm welcome from his

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former colleagues, and from the packed galleries.

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On domestic issues, he called anew for civil rights,

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and a forthright attack on unemployment.

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(applause)

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His family looks on proudly.

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<v ->And this administration today, here and now,</v>

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declares unconditional war on poverty in America.

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(applause)

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And I urge this Congress and all Americans

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to join with me in that effort.

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(applause)

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<v Narrator>Announcing a 25% cutback</v>

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in the production of material for nuclear weapons,

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the president had a warning.

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<v ->We shall neither act as aggressors,</v>

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nor tolerate acts of aggression.

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(applause)

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We intend to bury no one,

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and we do not intend to be buried.

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(applause)