Sep 13, 1966
We will look to the time when the nations who live by the side of that great ocean need no longer fear their neighbors; to a time when plenty, not poverty, is every man's reward for his labor.
Lyndon Johnson
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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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Sep 13, 1966
Our thoughts of what we could, what we should, and what we must do to meet these problems.
Sep 13, 1966
I look forward to the day when the Philippines and the United States can explore the stars together.
Sep 13, 1966
Today we are joined in our hopes for a peaceful and a prosperous world.
Sep 13, 1966
The enemy which is hunger; the enemy which is disease; the enemy which is ignorance.
Sep 13, 1966
And I want you to know that the welcome comes from all the people of this land who respect the work and sacrifice of your great nation.
Sep 13, 1966
I think it is particularly fitting this morning that we observe that the new billion dollar Asian Development Bank will soon have its headquarters in Manila.
Sep 13, 1966
The new billion-dollar Asian Development Bank, which has its headquarters in Manila, offers the nations of Asia a cooperative pool of resources for the giant tasks ahead.
Sep 13, 1966
As commanders in chief, you and I know that it is never easy to commit men to battle.
Sep 13, 1966
As old comrades in arms, we have made plans to join in a new alliance.
Sep 13, 1966
As friends of your country, we are quite proud of the progress that you are making toward a free Pacific and toward a dynamic Asia.
Sep 12, 1966
So I would hope in these critical days when things are going rough and some people are inclined to give up, and some get frustrated, and some get impatient, and some get critical, and some even complain about themselves, their…
Sep 12, 1966
It is true that few men have the power by a single act of theirs or in a single lifetime to shape history for themselves.
Sep 12, 1966
This act could help us lead to a better day and I hope it will:--a day when some form of voluntary service to the community and the Nation and the world is as common in America as going to school; when no man has truly lived who only…
Sep 12, 1966
I would like to observe that today--for the sixth time--a President of the United States is signing a Peace Corps Act.
Sep 12, 1966
We intend to make it possible for a young nation to begin its experiment with democracy--without staring down the barrel of an aggressor's gun.
Sep 12, 1966
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including Section 201 (a) (2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, do proclaim…
Sep 12, 1966
Today, the spirit of the Peace Corps shines in dozens of ways, in dozens of places: in VISTA, in the Job Corps, in the Teacher Corps, in the Neighborhood Youth Corps, in State and local programs of youth service throughout the Nation.
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