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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
Jan 28, 1966

I am determined that our troops in Vietnam shall have all the guns, planes and equipment they need.

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Jan 28, 1966

As I have said many times before, I am determined that our troops in Vietnam shall have all the guns, planes and equipment they need.

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Jan 28, 1966

I am determined to do all we can to support their high morale.

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Jan 28, 1966

Mail is the vital link that bridges vast distances, bringing warmth and news and, most important, easing the pain of separation.

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Jan 28, 1966

We must achieve a better understanding of our environment and our place in that environment.

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Jan 27, 1966

I say to you today, that your generation has a rendezvous with tomorrow.

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Jan 27, 1966

I believe there is no greater calling and no greater challenge to any young person today than public service, serving the public of your country.

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Jan 27, 1966

The thing that I have wanted most to do when I left public office would be to try to inspire and to promote young people's interest in government.

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Jan 27, 1966

I continue to be guided in these matters by the resolution of the Congress approved on August 10, 1964--Public Law 88-408-by a vote of 504 to 2.

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Jan 27, 1966

The philosopher Rousseau said: 'As soon as the public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their person, the State is not far from its fall.'

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Jan 27, 1966

I hereby proclaim the week beginning March 6, 1966, as Save Your Vision Week

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Jan 27, 1966

We have told them, we have told them time and time again, that we prefer words to bullets, that we would much rather negotiate and talk than fight.

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Jan 27, 1966

Item 943.10 (reflecting, with modifications, Proclamation No. 3212 which effected the increased rate of duty) is deleted from the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

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Jan 26, 1966

Meanwhile, the nations that do not seek the nuclear path can be sure that they will have our strong support against threats of nuclear blackmail.

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Jan 26, 1966

The avoidance of war and particularly nuclear war is the central, common concern of all mankind.

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Jan 26, 1966

To store drugs and poisons within easy reach of children, or to store them along side of food, is as foolish as leaving a loaded pistol lying around the house—and as dangerous.

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Jan 26, 1966

The limited test ban treaty lit a candle of hope in the darkness.

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Jan 26, 1966

We were in the midst of the greatest upsurge of economic well-being in the history of any nation.

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Jan 26, 1966

The quality of American life increasingly depends on the physical, economic, aesthetic, and social qualities of our urban centers.

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