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.
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
Through his own intelligence and by his own efforts he rose to the highest academic honors.
Mar 8, 1966
Crime—the fact of crime and the fear of crime—marks the life of every American.
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
Mrs. Johnson and I recall with pleasure the hospitality you graciously extended to us when we last visited The Netherlands.
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.
Mar 8, 1966
The federal government seeks to share its knowledge, its experience and its research in this area.
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
And we who know him, know that Elmer Staats has always been a builder, a believer-not a doubter.
Mar 7, 1966
He declares his faith in the hopes of this nation, and in the people who try to faithfully serve it.
Mar 7, 1966
What really lasts and endures and prospers is the work of the builders.
Mar 7, 1966
Whether they were Democrat or Republican, he served them all with equal fidelity and equal wisdom.
Mar 7, 1966
We have full confidence that the entire Nation will reap the profits from your achievements.
Mar 7, 1966
A manpower policy must be based on belief in the value of the individual and in the promise of welcome change.
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