Jun 7, 1966
I hope that you will return your gifts of education and wealth and freedom--return them in service, for never was your help more desperately needed in this world.
Lyndon Johnson
The Public Record
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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Jun 7, 1966
A while ago I received a report from the National Commission on Technology and the Economy--a study which lays down some very stern challenges for the next 10 years.
Jun 7, 1966
In your future, jobs requiring little imagination can easily be performed by machines.
Jun 7, 1966
What good is it to know more about the world, unless we really understand more?
Jun 7, 1966
Before long, you will be able to span this continent--or the Atlantic Ocean--in 2 hours or less.
Jun 7, 1966
So be sure that by your visit to Washington, by your concern for your Nation's future, you are making a good start toward spreading that light.
Jun 6, 1966
You will find that there is no security on this earth, except the security of opportunity.
Jun 6, 1966
I bring you the pride and the hope of a Nation that cherishes excellence and commitment, and that has never needed your kind of excellence and commitment more than it needs it right now.
Jun 6, 1966
Ever since the day I became President, I have asked labor and management to work together with me to improve the lives of every American.
Jun 6, 1966
The recommendations of the board reflect the highest order of judgment, imagination, and wisdom.
Jun 6, 1966
I have tried to keep young by meeting with the young and learning from them.
Jun 6, 1966
Our dizzying ability to discard the old and to create the new...all these and more are the challenges that surround you.
Jun 6, 1966
Those recommendations form the framework for a just and prompt settlement, which is in the national interest.
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