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Third Draft - 9/13/80 SPEECH OF SEN, LYNDON JOHNSON - ALAMOGORDO - SEPT. 18, 1980 bart The Truth Squad and The Republican Record I hate to break into the great enjoyment and good fellowship of this fine gathering of good Democrats here today to speak of the Republicans. But, you and I must face St. we are in a campaign to put the Republicans out of the White House . end we are going to do tt. The people deserve the forth for this campaign. You know, pie am amazed by the reports that the Republicans have once again cet up their "treate aquad". They have had this "truth squad" ever since 1952 - going up with dawn the covality looking for the truth. But so far they haven't Sorns the Acal II 3.52 not surprised. They would not know the truth If they BENT 31. But seriously. the fact is that they need a real honest to goodness truth squad, They need 28 to go over their own propeganda. Why, you know they could make the most bankrupt buskness in the country sound like a rock of financial stability. They have a new system They have divorced assets and debits. at works like this. "We have more people working than ever before in our history", they loudly declare. This is the asset. 'And why shouldn't we have more people working? We have more people than ever for our history. XEROX FROM QUICK COPY

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