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.
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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Feb 27, 1966
The underutilization of American women continues to be the most tragic and the most senseless waste of this century.
Feb 27, 1966
At this minute, in these difficult hours, I am deeply grateful for the Red Cross.
Feb 25, 1966
The Congress is free to act, and I am not going to try to direct or force one course of action over another.
Feb 25, 1966
I think very generally that organized labor is going to follow a course that is in the national interest.
Feb 25, 1966
I am today naming a council of distinguished Americans to prepare for the conference on 'To Fulfill These Rights' which will be held in Washington June 1 and 2.
Feb 25, 1966
I think that I would not want to try to evaluate public opinion abroad on this.
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.
Feb 25, 1966
I talked to General Westmoreland about his plans and his evaluations and his hopes.
Feb 25, 1966
After long thought and much consultation, I have selected Andrew F. Brimmer to join the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board.
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.
Feb 25, 1966
I am today announcing my intention to appoint Mr. William W. Sherrill to the Board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Feb 25, 1966
Several days ago I announced the appointment of Mr. Elmer Staats to be Comptroller General.
Feb 25, 1966
I have said a number of times how I feel about the Secretary of State.
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.
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.
Feb 25, 1966
I am naming three men as Assistant Attorneys General in the Department of Justice today.
Feb 25, 1966
I am sending a fact-finding mission to the Federal Republic of Germany next week to study natural resource management, with a very special emphasis on environmental pollution.
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