Mar 8, 1966
All my countrymen will share with our close friends of The Netherlands the pleasure of this important event in the life of your family and your great nation.
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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Mar 8, 1966
Mrs. Johnson and I recall with pleasure the hospitality you graciously extended to us when we last visited The Netherlands.
Mar 8, 1966
So I welcome each of you to this historic East Room this morning to witness the swearing in of this most gifted American to this most responsible post.
Mar 8, 1966
Crime—the fact of crime and the fear of crime—marks the life of every American.
Mar 8, 1966
We must meet the heavy demands of our military and economic effort in Vietnam without losing our momentum for social progress here at home.
Mar 8, 1966
It has come because we have learned the economic facts of life and we now realize that recession and inflation are not inevitable.
Mar 8, 1966
He takes office at a time when there is much to be done by all working together, cooperating.
Mar 8, 1966
No member of that partnership, from Government's viewpoint, is more important or has greater responsibilities than the Federal Reserve System of this country.
Mar 7, 1966
We cannot rest content: when employers seek skilled and experienced workers while thousands cannot find work because they lack proper training and education.
Mar 7, 1966
And we who know him, know that Elmer Staats has always been a builder, a believer-not a doubter.
Mar 7, 1966
I have instructed the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to examine your reports carefully and to inform me promptly of the progress which is being made by each Federal agency in assisting the Nation to achieve equilibrium in its balance…
Mar 7, 1966
So, General Staats, this morning in the presence of your wonderful family, and particularly your distinguished father-in-law, my old friend Bob Rich of Pennsylvania-whom I am so happy could be here with us-you launch a new career.
Mar 7, 1966
Your objective should be to maximize receipts and to minimize expenditures abroad consistent with the achievement of U.S. objectives.
Mar 7, 1966
We are determined to do whatever is necessary to keep the economy expanding and avoid inflationary bottlenecks.
Mar 7, 1966
Our goal is not just a job for every worker. Our goal is to place every worker in a job where he utilizes his full productive potential, for his own and for society's benefit.
Mar 7, 1966
Attaining an unemployment rate of 3.7% is a triumph for our Nation's economy.
Mar 7, 1966
We must eliminate the discrimination which wastes our manpower resources.
Mar 7, 1966
I urge that you use this occasion to re-examine all of your overseas programs with the utmost care.
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