Aug 17, 1966
You are here because your fellow citizens have faith in your ability not to just learn about your Government, but to make a contribution to your Government.
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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Aug 17, 1966
But I warn you--it will also mean greater responsibility for young people.
Aug 17, 1966
Work continues to be indispensable to his security, well-being, and growth.
Aug 17, 1966
No one contributes more to his country or deserves more from his country than the young man who serves in his country's armed forces any time that his country needs him.
Aug 17, 1966
We believe that nothing is impossible for a free people who keep their determination, who keep their devotion, and who keep their spirit.
Aug 17, 1966
It is not enough for our young people merely to prepare for tomorrow's life. They must be living life--and they must be making it better for all men--now.
Aug 17, 1966
Our society has blossomed because it offers to all the hope of achieving the fullness of life.
Aug 17, 1966
Our country has never had as many employed, eating more, wearing more, doing better, more prosperous, generally a happier progressive nation with goals and objectives and with programs in their reach, and with jobs to be done and people…
Aug 17, 1966
Let us not throw up thoughtless barriers which prevent them from contributing their share to society.
Aug 17, 1966
We believe that man has the means to solve all of his problems. What he needs is the will.
Aug 17, 1966
I am very happy this morning to pay my respects to the biggest group of Washington summer interns in our history--and I hope the busiest group.
Aug 17, 1966
Never has the day of the young person in government, in my judgment, been so promising.
Aug 17, 1966
The bill I am today submitting would restore the traditional relationship by raising the combat pay tax exemption for officers to $500 per month.
Aug 17, 1966
When we are dealing with Americans in combat--daily risking their lives for the cause of freedom--then fairness compels this action.
Aug 17, 1966
The cry for justice grows louder and clearer and more insistent every day. That cry will not die--and we will not deny it.
Aug 17, 1966
I am today asking the Congress to correct a tax inequity that exists among our fighting men in Viet Nam.
Aug 17, 1966
Advances in medical technology have extended man's capacities, freeing him from many of the limitations caused by disability.
Aug 16, 1966
The Alliance has shattered the myths that 5 years ago threatened its promise.
Aug 16, 1966
We have doubled the miles of paved streets and roads in the past 20 years, and our unequalled highway network, constantly being expanded and improved, makes us the most mobile country in the history of man.
Aug 16, 1966
We have sounded a sure and a certain note; namely, that great change can be wrought by reason and not rifles, by builders and not bullets.
Aug 16, 1966
Despite continuing improvement in highway safety design, the toll of highway accidents is steadily rising; that toll must be reversed.
Aug 16, 1966
The continued growth of highway travel reflects the continued population growth in our country and the desire of our citizens for greater mobility.
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