07/06/1964
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"I urge the people of the United States to give heed to the nationwide problem of the heart and blood-vessel diseases, and to support the programs required to bring about its solution."
"America will prevail not because her pocketbooks are big, but because the principles of her people are strong."
"Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America do hereby proclaim the month of February 1964 as American Heart Month."
"We live in a world of 3 billion people, a world of disease and want and illiteracy, a world in which we are the most fortunate of all peoples."