Apr 21, 1966
You have seen this from first hand and no history book can ever capture all the truth or all the spirit of all the Presidents you have known.
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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Apr 21, 1966
By your very life you gave hope to thousands when they were in the midst of despair.
Apr 21, 1966
I do not believe that John Wesley would have thought that we were foolish to attempt this.
Apr 21, 1966
By wisdom a house is built, By understanding it is established; By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Apr 21, 1966
The United States is the only nation which maintains a system of transport that is both privately-owned and privately-operated.
Apr 21, 1966
I urge our people to participate with representatives of the transportation industry, our armed services, and other governmental agencies, in the observance of these occasions through appropriate ceremonies.
Apr 21, 1966
I am delighted that you have agreed to serve on the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy.
Apr 21, 1966
We think that the Vietnamese people are going through a trying period.
Apr 21, 1966
We think we can make it fast, and efficient, and safe, and dependable, and completely up to date.
Apr 21, 1966
I am proclaiming the week of May 15th as the National Transportation Week.
Apr 21, 1966
Through public spirited citizens such as yourself we will find the new and creative solutions and that will move this country closer to the goal of a better life for all our people.
Apr 21, 1966
A wise man is mightier than a strong man, And a man of knowledge than he who has strength.
Apr 21, 1966
Today, we are facing the basic question of how to continue our unparalleled prosperity and maintain a stable and healthy economy.
Apr 21, 1966
I don't really believe that any of you want to make this a Democratic or a Republican Army or Air Force or Navy or war.
Apr 21, 1966
In recognition of these facts, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 22 of May 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 30), has requested the President to proclaim annually the third Friday of May of each year as National Defense Transportation Day.
Apr 21, 1966
In the next two decades the demand for transportation in this country is going to double.
Apr 21, 1966
And our system of transportation, the greatest in history, was built by the genius of free enterprise.
Apr 21, 1966
We stand for equal rights and complete justice for all men in all stations of life . . .
Apr 21, 1966
I also invite the Governors of the States to provide for the observance of National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week.
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