I am, therefore, asking the Congress to enact legislation giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the pu...
It ought to be possible for American consumers of any color to receive equal service in places of public accommodation, such as hotels and r...
It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color.
It ought to be possible, therefore, for American students of any color to attend any public institution they select without having to be bac...
Now the time has come for this Nation to fulfill its promise.
They should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves.
The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat ou...
I want to express a warm welcome to all of you.
I hope to go to Italy within the next 2 weeks and to have a chance to see where it is from whence you came and to say hello to those members...
We face, therefore, a moral crisis as a country and as a people. It cannot be met by repressive police action. It cannot be left to increase...
It affirms our determination that when women enter the labor force they will find equality in their pay envelopes.
Whatever we leave undone this year we must move on this in January.
I AM gratified by the dedication to law and order expressed in your telegram informing me of your use of National Guardsmen at the Universit...
State, city and University officials have reported that, if you were to stay away from the campus, thus fulfilling your legal duty, there is...
It is for these reasons that I believe we must expand day-care centers and provide other assistance which I have recommended to the Congress...
This measure adds to our laws another structure basic to democracy.
I am delighted today to approve the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits arbitrary discrimination against women in the payment of wages.
I hope that all of you carry away a fuller understanding of all our various cultures, most of which are older than the United States.