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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 3, 1966

It is with the people in the communities of this Nation that really the ultimate decision rests and where the ultimate responsibility lies.

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Feb 3, 1966

Yes. I am going to make another little announcement and you will probably want to ask me something on that.

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Feb 2, 1966

But I know of no more worthy motive or purpose that a human being can have than to try to lay out as his or her goal a program that will educate the mind, and that will conquer disease in the body, and that will permit your children and…

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Feb 2, 1966

It gives me such great satisfaction to attempt in the best way I can to pay tribute to Congressman Fogarty from the great State of Rhode Island.

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Feb 2, 1966

Your scientists have made a major contribution to man's knowledge of the moon and of space.

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Feb 2, 1966

What I hope the sixties will be remembered for are the steps that we have taken in education and in health and in understanding of our fellow man, not just in the 50 States of this Union, but in all the continents of the world.

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Feb 1, 1966

Someone once defined an economist as a person who says that we move in cycles instead of running around in circles.

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Feb 1, 1966

Education lies at the heart of every nation's hopes and purposes.

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Feb 1, 1966

I will shortly propose a comprehensive Highway Safety Act of 1966 to arrest the destruction of life and property on our highways.

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Feb 1, 1966

We have already proved that recessions are not a necessary fact of life.

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Feb 1, 1966

Schooled in the grief of war, we know certain truths are self-evident in every nation on this earth: --Ideas, not armaments, will shape our lasting prospects for peace.

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Feb 1, 1966

We would be shortsighted to confine our vision to this nation's shorelines.

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Feb 1, 1966

No child should grow to manhood in America without realizing the promise and the peril of the world beyond our borders.

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Feb 1, 1966

Our nation has no better ambassadors than the young volunteers who serve in 46 countries in the Peace Corps.

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Feb 1, 1966

So this morning I again appeal to all my fellow Americans to help their country in this hour of need.

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Feb 1, 1966

It has taken a Government which is looking out every minute of the day for the best interests of all the people.

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Feb 1, 1966

This Administration has moved and will move to stop the slaughter--to replace suicide with sanity, and anarchy with safety.

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Feb 1, 1966

Only when people know about--and care about--each other will nations learn to live together in harmony.

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