May 11, 1966
Our young people will not forget that we passed the first Elementary and Secondary Education and the Higher Education Acts for all the young people of this country.
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 11, 1966
I don't think that our minorities will ever forget that this Congress passed the historic Voting Rights Act.
May 11, 1966
I am delighted to be here tonight with so many of my very old friends as well as some members of the Foreign Relations Committee.
May 11, 1966
So I say tonight to my party and to my countrymen: We shall stand there with honor.
May 11, 1966
And once again we will not only have a peace-loving people that seek no territory, that seek no domination, but we will have a peaceful 50 States that are prosperous as they have never been before.
May 11, 1966
Our travelers and our conservationists will not forget the Highway Beautification Act, or the Water Pollution Act, or the air control pollution bill.
May 10, 1966
I also call upon officials of the Federal and State Governments and upon local officials to encourage citizen groups and agencies of communication to engage in special and appropriate observance of United Nations Day this year
May 10, 1966
Nothing in this Order shall be construed as subjecting any Federal agency, or any function vested by law in, or assigned pursuant to law to, any Federal agency, to the authority of the Committee or as abrogating or restricting any such…
May 10, 1966
We must revive the ancient ideal of citizen-soldiers who answer their nation's call in time of peril.
May 10, 1966
Effective public support for the United Nations depends upon a sober appraisal of its accomplishments
May 10, 1966
The United States has provided both birthplace and homeplace for the United Nations; the UN has enjoyed warm bipartisan support from five U.S. Presidents, from the Congress and from an overwhelming majority of the American people.
May 10, 1966
I am happy that I can count on your outstanding talents and ability for this important job.
May 10, 1966
The responsible intellectual who moves between his campus and Washington knows, above all, that his task is, in the language of the current generation, to 'cool it'.
May 10, 1966
By 1970, our State governments, Governor Hughes, must grow by more than 600,000 to keep pace with the times.
May 10, 1966
The UN has proved to be a place where constructive dialogues between rich and poor nations can lead to better understanding in today's world
May 10, 1966
The General Assembly of the United Nations has resolved that October twenty-fourth, the date of the coming into force of the United Nations Charter in 1945, should be dedicated each year to making known the purposes, principles, and…
May 10, 1966
So we dedicate this building today--not only to the man; not only to the Nation's service--but to learning in the service of all mankind.
May 10, 1966
This year the United Nations is twenty-one years old, and Americans should join other peoples of the world in welcoming it to majority.
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