Jul 22, 1966
It will be matched equally by the funds provided by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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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Jul 22, 1966
I remembered the story of the young American captured by the Communists in Korea.
Jul 22, 1966
So our honored and respected men of the 101st, we have come here today to salute you.
Jul 22, 1966
It is a grenade that is thrown from a rooftop into a crowded marketplace.
Jul 22, 1966
The initiative is no longer with the enemies of freedom. The initiative is with us.
Jul 22, 1966
Mrs. Johnson and I want to express our deepest and sincerest thanks to you for coming out here this late in the evening, bringing your signs and giving us this warm welcome to the great city of Louisville, the wonderful State of Kentucky.
Jul 22, 1966
The most cruel irony I know is that men require force to serve peace.
Jul 21, 1966
I want you to give the highest priority to whatever steps are necessary to maintain a system of assistance and surveillance.
Jul 21, 1966
Guidance by your Department during the formative stages of these projects can be critically important.
Jul 21, 1966
I shall continue to follow the rent supplement program with keen interest.
Jul 21, 1966
It is gratifying to learn of the progress of the rent supplement program.
Jul 21, 1966
Their willingness to join forces with private enterprise and government in attacking the stubborn problem of housing the poor must be matched by our readiness to give them all the assistance we can.
Jul 21, 1966
There is little in their normal experience that prepares them as sponsors of housing projects.
Jul 21, 1966
It is then also that you can maintain controls that will keep out the unscrupulous few who might seek to exploit the program.
Jul 21, 1966
I am particularly pleased to see the wide, representative character of organizations serving as sponsors--cooperatives and labor unions, settlement houses, veterans, civic groups, and especially churches.
Jul 20, 1966
This experiment also shows what can be done with a relatively modest amount of public funds--$2 million--when all levels of Government cooperate in meeting the basic needs of people.
Jul 20, 1966
As long as a single child lacks sufficient food to take advantage of a school education, we will be failing our children, ourselves, and the Nation.
Jul 20, 1966
Your success in making democracy work will strengthen the exercise of democracy elsewhere.
Jul 20, 1966
Today we are pushing forward the frontiers of human aspirations and the needs of humankind.
Jul 20, 1966
Your presence here symbolizes the ties which unite us and the common objectives we share.
Jul 20, 1966
There is no more important way than to assure each school child of an adequate meal.
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