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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.

Quotes by year · 196319698,890 total · peak 1966 (3339)
1963: 81 quotes1964: 2,112 quotes1965: 1,508 quotes1966: 3,339 quotes1967: 1,095 quotes1968: 750 quotes1969: 5 quotes
Feb 27, 1966

AT THIS very minute, somewhere in Vietnam, the American Red Cross is saving a soldier's life--feeding a starving child--sheltering a refugee family.

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Feb 27, 1966

The need for better facilities for visitors has long been a matter of concern.

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Feb 27, 1966

One agency should assume leadership in our clean water effort

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Feb 25, 1966

I have met this morning with Mr. Eugene Black, the great American who has done so much in company with Asian leaders to make the Asian Development Bank a reality.

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Feb 25, 1966

I have said a number of times how I feel about the Secretary of State.

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Feb 25, 1966

I am very grateful for the support of the leaders of both parties.

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Feb 25, 1966

Several days ago I announced the appointment of Mr. Elmer Staats to be Comptroller General.

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Feb 25, 1966

I think that I would not want to try to evaluate public opinion abroad on this.

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Feb 25, 1966

I will have a swearing in this week for Mr. Lee White, who is Counsel--maybe this week or the next week; he has been confirmed-as Chairman of the Federal Power Commission.

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Feb 25, 1966

I think very generally that organized labor is going to follow a course that is in the national interest.

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Feb 25, 1966

I think it is very clear to the Members of Congress that the President has authority to take the action he has taken, first as Commander in Chief, and second, under the treaty that the Congress has ratified 82 to 1.

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Feb 25, 1966

I am naming three men as Assistant Attorneys General in the Department of Justice today.

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Feb 25, 1966

But I think if your friends on the Washington Post and New York Herald Tribune could have observed what happened over there yesterday with almost 300 Members of Congress, when one Congressman said, `Mr. President, I want to tell you that…

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Feb 25, 1966

It is going to be difficult and it is going to require sacrifices.

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Feb 25, 1966

We are determined to do what we think ought to be done there.

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Feb 25, 1966

I have seen Mr. Meany and the other leaders of labor several times.

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Feb 25, 1966

I am nominating Honorable Collins J. Seitz, chancellor of the State of Delaware, to be the new United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.

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Feb 25, 1966

I would not believe that the Washington Post and the New York Herald Tribune would be in the business of either predicting or nominating my Secretary of State.

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