Sep 7, 1966
They have affirmed the right of every man to get to his job in a reasonable time, at a reasonable cost.
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 7, 1966
The world knows and appreciates Burma's dedication to peace and to the right of all nations to decide their own destinies.
Sep 7, 1966
Both our countries emerged from a colonial past and treasure independence all the more for that.
Sep 7, 1966
We love peace, we want peace, we are willing to do anything we can to achieve peace, but it is not a one-way street.
Sep 7, 1966
No other country in the world allowed its passenger rail service in urban areas to deteriorate as badly as we did--and we are the richest, most powerful, and most technically advanced nation on earth!
Sep 7, 1966
You cannot write our history without devoting many chapters to the pony express, the stagecoach, the railroad, the automobile, the airplane.
Sep 7, 1966
The day of peace will eventually come—a day when all nations will be able to live in their own way, free from threat and fear.
Sep 7, 1966
And we Americans, who want to reduce the distance between friends, believe that no man comes from so far off that he cannot find a welcome among us.
Sep 7, 1966
We both place high value on the just resolution of international differences and on the search for universal peace.
Sep 7, 1966
Yet, until 1964, the Federal Government did little or nothing to help the urban commuter.
Sep 7, 1966
This occasion has a special significance, for it is the first visit to the United States by a Chief of State of Burma.
Sep 7, 1966
I urge the Federal Reserve Board, in executing its policy of monetary restraint, and our large commercial banks to cooperate with the President and the Congress to lower interest rates and to ease the inequitable burden of tight money.
Sep 7, 1966
So, now, we must work together to assure that the prosperity and social progress of the past five and a half years continue.
Sep 7, 1966
For our part, I can assure you, Mr. Chairman, that just as we shall never shirk our responsibilities, so shall we never fail in our efforts to find a secure and just peace.
Sep 7, 1966
Gaping needs must be met in health, in education, in job opportunities, in housing.
Sep 7, 1966
A compassionately and mature people will not make the poor carry the burden of fighting inflation.
Sep 7, 1966
I am going to cut all federal expenditures to the fullest extent consistent with the well-being of our people.
Sep 7, 1966
We Americans, who want to reduce the distance between friends, believe that no man comes from so far off that he cannot find a welcome among us.
Sep 7, 1966
It is a very great pleasure for me to welcome you here to the White House today.
Sep 7, 1966
We want the countries in that area to have the opportunity to develop in peace.
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