Political Quotes

“In the summer of 1908, a man named Sam Ealy Johnson, Sr., rode through the Texas hill country, announcing to whomever happened to pass by, "A United States Senator was born this morning!" The name of his grandson--Lyndon Baines Johnson. I am pleased today to mark the beginning of the celebration for the 100th birthday of that boy from Texas who would not only be Senator, but Senate majority leader, Vice-President, and President of the United States. America and the world know Lyndon Johnson as the President with a steady hand that guided our country through a deeply troubled era--and was the guiding hand in creating the Great Society. But those of us in the Senate--and his family and dear friends who join us here today--know that it was this Senate Chamber--this Capitol Building--that was his home.”