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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 1, 1966

Ours is the great opportunity to challenge all nations, friend and foe alike, to join this battle.

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Feb 1, 1966

We are here this morning to engage in a bit of barter with Harvard University.

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Feb 1, 1966

I believe that with the continued cooperation of all Americans, if we can get that cooperation, we can hold inflation in check.

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Feb 1, 1966

I urge the Congress to keep the recommended appropriations within the limits that we have requested.

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Feb 1, 1966

The well-being of any nation rests fundamentally upon the health of its people.

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Feb 1, 1966

So I appeal to the Congress to enact the revenue measures that I have proposed.

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Feb 1, 1966

When I was growing up, that didn't seem to mean very much, but since I grew up we have learned the error of our ways.

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Feb 1, 1966

For 5 years now, if the press will accept my apology, this country has been moving straight ahead and we think in the right direction.

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Feb 1, 1966

Our resources will be wasted in defending freedom's frontiers if we neglect the spirit that makes men want to be free.

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Jan 31, 1966

I am transmitting herewith, in accordance with section 2 of Public Law 89-229, a report concerning the feasibility and desirability of separate classification in the Tariff Schedules of the United States for those articles of manmade…

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Jan 31, 1966

I am therefore directing that steps be taken to obtain more accurate data on imports of textured yarns.

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Jan 31, 1966

I am also transmitting for the information of the Congress the report of the Tariff Commission on textured yarns which I requested.

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Jan 30, 1966

The year 1965--the year of GEMINI, RANGER, and MARINER--is a brilliant preface to the coming years of APOLLO, stations in space, and voyages to the planets.

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Jan 30, 1966

The space program of the United States today is the largest effort ever undertaken by any nation to advance the frontiers of human knowledge.

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Jan 30, 1966

As our space program continues, the impact of its developments on everyday life becomes daily more evident.

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Jan 28, 1966

I approve your recommendation to accelerate delivery of first-class mail to and from our servicemen in Vietnam and the Pacific.

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Jan 28, 1966

This, the 15th annual report of the National Science Foundation, reflects another year of scientific growth and progress, and I am pleased to commend it to the attention of the Congress.

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