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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.
Unless we begin now to restore the environment in and around our cities, where more than 3 out of 4 people are going to be living in the year 2000, we will be condemning a large part of our population to an ugly, drab, and mechanical fate.
It is fitting to plan now for the twohundredth anniversary of these events.
Great national parks and great national seashores located in faraway, distant places do not satisfy the needs of the people who are a part of our urban civilization.
I see an America where our air is sweet to breathe and our rivers are clean to swim in.
I want to be judged--as we judge the great conservationists of yesterday--as benefactors of our people and as builders of a more beautiful America.
The Bicentennial Commission will help us commemorate the American Revolution with all the dignity and spirit it deserves.
Nothing in our proud heritage surpasses the significance of that great struggle for freedom nearly two hundred years ago.
We must never forget Thomas Jefferson's proud and confident declaration of the meaning of the American Revolution in the whole long sweep of human history.
On the happy occasion of the wedding of Princess Beatrix, Mrs. Johnson joins me in sending our very best wishes, and those of the American people.
Organized crime will stop at nothing to escape detection and prosecution.
The great abundance of America is the result of responsible cooperation between business and banking, between labor and Government.
The safety and security of its citizens is the first duty of government.
Our banking system is sound and there is confidence in the American dollar.
Through his own intelligence and by his own efforts he rose to the highest academic honors.
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