May 19, 1966
It should be possible to reduce travel that might be desirable rather than essential, such as for attendance at professional conferences or meetings.
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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May 19, 1966
It should not be too great a hardship to stretch out the filling of vacancies and, in some cases, even to forgo replacing a portion of those who leave their positions in your agency.
May 19, 1966
Some travel, which seemed important at the time your 1967 budget request was formulated, should be reconsidered in light of the substantial increase in demands on the economy since that time.
May 19, 1966
The true purchasing power of today's factory worker is just 300 percent of its 1932 level.
May 19, 1966
The gains since 1954 must be steppingstones to greater fulfillment, not future reminders of what might have been.
May 19, 1966
Our goal ought to be not just any job for everybody, but a job that uses all that every man and woman has to offer.
May 19, 1966
It is not my intention to defer or eliminate the essential; for example, travel for law enforcement, or for necessary supervision of field establishments, are costs which--if the activities are to be carried on efficiently-must be borne.
May 19, 1966
Today the per capita income of this region is 69 percent of the national average, compared to 45 percent at the time of TVA's creation.
May 18, 1966
Let's make small business one of the biggest growth industries in the country.
May 18, 1966
The father of the free enterprise system, Mr. Adam Smith, described the value of the small businessman in these words: 'A small proprietor . . . who knows every part of his little territory, who views it with all the affection which…
May 18, 1966
A man's desire to become his own boss has always been a part of our national dream.
May 18, 1966
I want you, not later than the 26th of this month, to start accepting new small business loan applications in all your regional offices throughout the country.
May 18, 1966
In operating your agency, I want you to keep in mind that there is really no such thing as a small businessman.
May 18, 1966
The owner of a corner grocery store has just as much right to the help of his Government as the president of a big supermarket.
May 16, 1966
When the Federal Government provides special services for special groups, it is both good economics and good government to charge fees for these services
May 16, 1966
We shall use it well in giving pleasure and enlightenment to men and women of every age, to men and women from every walk of life.
May 16, 1966
I have seen a lot of changes in the 35 years that I have been in Washington.
May 16, 1966
So in the National Gallery collection, in the Freer and the Corcoran Galleries, in the museums of the Smithsonian, in the Kennedy Center that is to come, in the Pennsylvania Avenue plan--and now, in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture…
May 16, 1966
I know that Joseph Hirshhorn will go on seeking out the best in modern painting and sculpture for many years to come, but he will never have a finer hour than this.
May 16, 1966
I again call on each of you to give user charge legislative proposals your continuing active support
May 16, 1966
So, Mr. Hirshhorn, here this morning, in the beautiful Rose Garden of the White House, on the steps of the White House itself, we accept on behalf of all of the American people your splendid gift to all of your fellow citizens.
May 16, 1966
I urge the Congress to respond to this magnificent offer by adopting the measure I am forwarding today.
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