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Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Texas and began his political career as a U.S. Representative in 1937, later becoming a U.S. Senator in 1949. Johnson ascended to the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and his administration is noted for significant domestic policies, including the Great Society programs aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice. His legislative achievements included the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid.
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January 19, 1969
Any reservations or withdrawals heretofore made which affect the lands described above are hereby revoked.
— Lyndon Johnson
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, under the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, supra, do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the lands owned or controlled by the…
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-nine and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-third.
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that the following described land reserved by the Act of September 1, 1959, be designated as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Park area of…
Nothing herein shall prevent the movement of livestock across the lands included in this monument under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior and upon driveways to be specifically designated by said…
Your reward--and it is coming--will be seen in the faces of children who will come down the road that you have helped to open.
Thank you all for your welcome and for the wonderful work that you carry on.
Sometimes it is your job to go out and scout the road, to encounter and overcome the difficulties that always accompany such a vast new venture as this.
We are grateful for the impressive gesture of good will and partnership that you have extended to us.
This program, sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, constitutes one of the largest and most complex scientific and technological undertakings ever attempted as an international effort.
In that pursuit, Mr. President, United States support will be gladly given.
I hope to some day be able to come there and see you in your own land, in your own atmosphere.
I call upon them to cooperate fully with the Secretaries of Commerce and State in this important work.
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We have come to know that we Americans have a profound interest in the independence of men and women at home and men and women all around the world.
We are so happy to be here in sunny San Antonio today to spend this preeminent national holiday.
I know something of the graciousness that the people of this city always show to all of those who come here to visit with them.
It is the living and the eternal theme of the United States of America--a Nation that has been made great by an infusion and mingling of all the cultures of the world.
I am pleased that these distinguished guests from our neighboring nations have been able to travel down here to visit with us and to take advantage of our invitation to see the Hemis-Fair and to spend an old-fashioned Fourth of July with…
Their presence symbolizes a confluence of civilizations--the gathering together of talents and dreams from many nations.
Thirty-four years ago, I came here as the sun was setting late one evening and I was married to a lovely lady in this city in St. Mark's Church, in downtown San Antonio.
It is a delight to come back to San Antonio and to see so many friendly and familiar faces.
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