May 9, 1966
We not only have military problems here, as everyone knows, but we have political problems and economic problems.
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 9, 1966
I asked him to join me in the Cabinet Room and make available to my other counselors here his impressions and judgments and conclusions, as well as a general review.
May 9, 1966
Earlier this afternoon he reported to me privately in some detail about the events in his area of the world and his evaluation of the situation there.
May 9, 1966
I reviewed with them some of my views on Vietnam from the day I took over the Presidency: on education, health, agriculture, the economy of South Vietnam, my Baltimore speech, the Honolulu Conference, our desire to get the Government of…
May 8, 1966
I want you to know that I'll never be too busy to pay my respects to a great American.
May 8, 1966
I am proud to honor this request and do hereby extend to the Honorable Harry S Truman this expression of our profound and lasting gratitude and appreciation for his long years of devoted service to his country.
May 8, 1966
I am happy to transmit to you the first report of the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children.
May 5, 1966
American mothers have inspired their children to seek right action, to temper harsh judgment with mercy, to treasure all that is noble in human character.
May 5, 1966
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby request that Sunday, May 8, 1966, be observed as Mother's Day.
May 5, 1966
I call upon all Americans to make Mother's Day a truly memorable occasion by expressing both publicly and privately their love and reverence for their mothers.
May 4, 1966
Organized crime constitutes one of the most serious threats to a peaceful and prosperous society.
May 4, 1966
So I am today calling on each Federal department and agency of this Government that has been engaged in the war against organized crime to redouble its efforts.
May 4, 1966
A society can be neither great nor just as long as organized crime exists.
May 4, 1966
The traffic death rate among school children has been reduced by nearly one-half, while the death rate of other age groups has doubled.
May 4, 1966
This is a war that takes scores of lives each year in gangland violence.
May 4, 1966
The traffic death rate among school children has been reduced by nearly one-half.
May 4, 1966
It will come through the joint efforts and the cooperation of all concerned Americans.
May 4, 1966
Since this program began, more than sixteen million children have served as school safety patrol members.
May 4, 1966
So this morning I salute and I congratulate all of the dedicated Federal officials who are joined in this concerted campaign.
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