Apr 21, 1966
Some day the Navy is going to use my services in connection with the recovery of space people if I come back that quickly!
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.
presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 21, 1966
We must spend it wisely-and I would like to spend it effectively, if you would give me the instruments to do so.
Apr 21, 1966
And our system of transportation, the greatest in history, was built by the genius of free enterprise.
Apr 21, 1966
I am also today proclaiming Friday, May 20th, as National Defense Transportation Day.
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.
Apr 21, 1966
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, May 20, 1966, as National Defense Transportation Day, and the week beginning May 15, 1966, as National Transportation Week.
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
We stand for equal rights and complete justice for all men in all stations of life . . .
Apr 21, 1966
We think that the Vietnamese people are going through a trying period.
Apr 20, 1966
Words can never enlarge upon acts of heroism and duty, but this Nation will never forget Milton Lee Olive III.
Apr 20, 1966
It is our hope that in our own country the Klansmen, the Negroes, the Hebrews, and the Catholics will sit down together in the common purpose of good will and dedication; that the moral and creative intelligence of our united people will…
Apr 20, 1966
I have always believed that to be the hardest, but the highest, decision that any man is ever called upon to make.
Apr 20, 1966
In dying, Private Milton Olive taught those of us who remain how we ought to live.
Apr 20, 1966
I realize, too, how highly we prize freedom-when we send our young to die for it.
Apr 20, 1966
As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by the carriers represented by the Five…
Politicians like Lyndon Johnson
