Sep 5, 1966
The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this order.
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 5, 1966
I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate December 1, 1966, as National Civil Air Patrol Day;
Sep 5, 1966
Payment of the following expenses or allowances in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling, or upon termination of examination, treatment, or care, may be made before the completion of travel: a. The mileage allowance and…
Sep 5, 1966
The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may authorize or approve such payment to the claimant or beneficiary, or, in his discretion, to the person who or the organization which has actually paid the expenses of such travel, including…
Sep 5, 1966
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 111 of Title 38 of the United States Code, as amended by the Act of June 18, 1966 (Public Law 89-455), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Sep 4, 1966
I am especially pleased to be able to come here and tell you what a terrific job your own Congressman Paul Todd is doing in Washington.
Sep 4, 1966
So to Senator Lausche, Congressman Moellet, and the other officials with me, I say to the people of Dayton where we have come from, to the people of Columbus where we are, to the people of Lancaster where we are going, that this has been a…
Sep 4, 1966
Now if we here in America, living in luxury, in all of our prosperity and with all of the many things that we have to be thankful for, if we grow tired, if we despair, then much will be lost.
Sep 4, 1966
Today, this great Battle Creek Sanitarium is helping to chart the course for the entire Nation and the world in the fight against mental illness.
Sep 4, 1966
I just hope that you will leave here today and go out and say: 'What is best for my country is best for me.'
Sep 4, 1966
Because I think that America is much more interested in country than they are in party.
Sep 4, 1966
This Nation would far rather use its power to heal humanity than to participate in a struggle.
Sep 4, 1966
Real wages--what you buy with your pay check--went up every single year from 1960 through 1965.
Sep 4, 1966
To the youth of America, I want to say this: 'If you seek to be uncommon, if you seek to make a difference, if you seek to serve, then look around you. Your country needs you. Your Nation needs your services.'
Sep 4, 1966
Beyond the present conflict, we must prepare for the task of reconciliation which leads to lasting peace.
Sep 4, 1966
I think I am prouder of this than anything I have ever done in all my 58 years--upon my recommendation the Congress in the last 2½ years has passed 24 health bills.
Sep 4, 1966
I want to thank each of you and all of you for coming here to meet me this morning
Sep 4, 1966
I sometimes wonder why this health, this strength, and this prosperity are not on every tongue, and on every front page every day.
Sep 4, 1966
Look at the men who penetrate the oceans and who fly through the air and who wear the Green Beret and who make it possible for you to dissent and who give you the liberty and freedom that you so freely exercise.
Sep 4, 1966
Our objective in Vietnam is very simple: We want the killing to stop and the people of Vietnam to make their own future in peace.
Sep 4, 1966
United States planes are reducing supply depots, bridges, oil fields, and military installations to rubble.
Sep 4, 1966
It is wonderful to be in your great city and in this wonderful Montgomery County Fair.
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