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.
Feb 22, 1966
The science that has increased our abundance can find ways to restore and renew an environment equal to our needs.
Feb 22, 1966
I have recommended a budget and fiscal policy which, in the best judgment of my advisers and myself, will allow us to sustain solid expansion without overheating the economy.
Feb 22, 1966
Each evening when I retire, I take up-from a bedside table--reports from the battlefront and reports from the capitals around the world.
Feb 22, 1966
But we cannot restore--once it is lost--the majesty of a forest whose trees soared upward 2,000 years ago.
Feb 22, 1966
The right of easy access to places of beauty and tranquility where every family can find recreation and refreshment-and the duty to preserve such places clean and unspoiled.
Feb 22, 1966
Today, we are certain that pollution adversely affects the quality of our lives.
Feb 22, 1966
I want to publicly thank Ambassador Averell Harriman for being available and making the contribution he did in connection with this mission.
Feb 22, 1966
The right to enjoy plants and animals in their natural habitats--and the duty not to eliminate them from the face of this earth.
Feb 22, 1966
As you know, they are led there by a brilliant and a resourceful commander, Gen. William C. Westmoreland.
Feb 22, 1966
These are grave challenges, but I am confident that we shall meet them.
Feb 22, 1966
I also want to thank Jack Valenti and Ambassador Hand, Mr. Connell, and Mr. Rielly, and others who contributed so much.
Feb 22, 1966
I have been heartened by your understanding of the viewpoint of the countries you visited.
Feb 22, 1966
The years of experience that you have devoted to public life in Minnesota, and in the United States Senate in a position of leadership and as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, have certainly served you in good stead in your…
Feb 22, 1966
The spiraling cost of land acquisitions by the Federal Government, particularly for water resource and recreational purposes, is a matter of increasing concern.
Feb 22, 1966
Our concerns must not be confined to the utilitarian requirements of transportation alone.
Feb 22, 1966
Our prosperity is unequaled; and our growth rate and price stability are the envy of the world.
Feb 22, 1966
We must take steps to control the damage caused by waters that 'heat-up' after cooling generators and industrial engines.
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