Mar 1, 1966
Public means that he is of the people and servant means that he toils in their behalf.
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 1, 1966
I believe the future of the Federal Power Commission to be in sure and skillful and, above all, fair and just hands.
Mar 1, 1966
I believe that, with adequate prior planning, the Federal Government can make a significant contribution toward assuring that available resources are used in the most efficient manner to cope with those problems which emerge.
Mar 1, 1966
The management of the Federal Power Commission is one of the great jobs and one of the key jobs in the Government of the United States.
Mar 1, 1966
By providing the spark of insight, the initiative, and the leadership for new approaches, new techniques, and new technology, he has rendered service of incalculable value to the national intelligence effort and to the Nation's security.
Mar 1, 1966
They should listen to both sides of a question, weigh all the facts and all the evidence available, then come to a decision--a decision that is objective and a decision that is fair.
Mar 1, 1966
This memorandum establishes a special task force to carry out the desired planning.
Mar 1, 1966
Each day he must disprove Lord Acton's theory about the corruption of power.
Mar 1, 1966
I believe that this excessive delay can be shortened if Federal agencies strive to speed up their reporting procedures and increase the accuracy of their accident reports.
Mar 1, 1966
He must have enough steel in his spine so that the noisy dissent of the crowd doesn't sway him from what he truly believes to be the correct course to follow.
Mar 1, 1966
I have always found him a man of good spirit with a tolerance for the nagging details of every problem, as well as very sound judgment about where the facts could be found and where the solution would take us.
Mar 1, 1966
Any man who can survive 5 years in the White House, never stumble over an assigned task, and leave with his ability to laugh unimpaired, is a man that I would warn all of you is to be reckoned with.
Mar 1, 1966
Further, I am asking the Secretary of Labor to make available to other Federal agencies technical advice on this problem.
Mar 1, 1966
I request that this task force submit to me its recommendations by April 1, 1966.
Mar 1, 1966
I believe that with increased diligence, this source of hardship can be diminished.
Feb 28, 1966
It has given those principles a strengthened vitality in the conduct of the affairs of man.
Feb 28, 1966
Obey the law of the land, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution of the United States, and act with compassion in the administration of that law.
Feb 28, 1966
The first session of this Congress has liberated our citizens from the haunting fear of an inability to meet the cost of medical care in their later years.
Feb 28, 1966
It has removed the excuse of ignorance, unmasked the evil of indifference.
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