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.
Sep 7, 1966
Yet, until 1964, the Federal Government did little or nothing to help the urban commuter.
Sep 7, 1966
We want the countries in that area to have the opportunity to develop in peace.
Sep 7, 1966
We must meet these new problems without jeopardizing past gains or present performance.
Sep 7, 1966
I recommend that the Congress suspend until January 1, 1968, the use of accelerated depreciation on all buildings and structures started or transferred on or after September 1, 1966.
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
It is a very great pleasure for me to welcome you here to the White House today.
Sep 7, 1966
And not a single one of those needs can be fully met until we rebuild our mass transportation systems.
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
I believe that anything that is good for the country is good politically.
Sep 7, 1966
Therefore, except for the $600 million, every dollar spent on Great Society programs was secured by reducing or eliminating outmoded programs.
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
A compassionately and mature people will not make the poor carry the burden of fighting inflation.
Sep 7, 1966
We will not be providing a bonus to someone to build something we don't want built.
Sep 7, 1966
Thus shall we raise the hopes and enrich the lives of people throughout the world.
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
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
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
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
Our overburdened and underfinanced mass transportation systems were nearing paralysis.
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.
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