Jan 11, 1966
I can report to you tonight what you have seen for yourselves already--in every city and countryside.
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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Jan 11, 1966
This Nation is mighty enough, its society is healthy enough, its people are strong enough, to pursue our goals in the rest of the world while still building a Great Society here at home.
Jan 11, 1966
Our people have a right to feel secure in their homes and on their streets--and that right just must be secured.
Jan 11, 1966
I have not come here tonight to ask for pleasant luxuries or for idle pleasures.
Jan 11, 1966
Justice means a man's hope should not be limited by the color of his skin.
Jan 11, 1966
But we will not permit those who fire upon us in Vietnam to win a victory over the desires and the intentions of all the American people.
Jan 11, 1966
I recommend that we prosecute with vigor and determination our war on poverty.
Jan 11, 1966
And from that belief your President summons his strength for the trials that lie ahead in the days to come.
Jan 10, 1966
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, Executive Order No. 10448 of April 22, 1953, entitled 'Establishing the National Defense Service…
Jan 10, 1966
There is hereby established the National Defense Service Medal, with suitable appurtenances.
Jan 6, 1966
Item 930.00 (reflecting, with modifications, Proclamation No. 3235 which effected the increased rate of duty) is deleted from the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States.
Dec 30, 1965
I KNOW you are doing what you feel you must do from your personal standpoint, but I am compelled to say that you will be missed in the councils of Washington where your high purpose and great personal integrity have counted so much in the…
Dec 30, 1965
The provisions of this Order shall be effective as of January 1, 1966.
Dec 30, 1965
Your friendship is one of the treasures I shall always value most devotedly.
Dec 28, 1965
It is essential to the national interest of the United States to finance export sales of surplus agricultural commodities to the United Arab Republic under title I of that Act.
Dec 28, 1965
In accordance with your recommendation of 17 November, I hereby determine pursuant to Section 107 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, that it is essential to the national interest of the United…
Dec 26, 1965
The Tariff Schedules of the United States shall be modified, effective on and after January 1, 1966, as provided for in Appendix B to this proclamation
Dec 26, 1965
Subject to the applicable provisions of the trade agreement with Canada identified in the eighth recital of this proclamation and of the General Agreement and other agreements supplementary thereto, the modification or continuance of…
Dec 26, 1965
I do proclaim that the modification or continuance of existing duties or other import restrictions, and the continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, provided for in the schedule in annex II to such agreement with Canada shall…
Dec 20, 1965
The deterrent power of the alliance had proved completely effective and was being constantly modernized.
Dec 20, 1965
A lasting solution of the problems of Berlin can only be found in a peaceful solution of the German problem on the basis of self-determination.
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