Nov 9, 1965
I urge that these observances specially emphasize the need for immediate private and public participation.
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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Nov 9, 1965
I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
Nov 9, 1965
I call upon the citizens throughout the nation to participate in observance of that month.
Nov 8, 1965
YOU'RE so much in our thoughts that an expression like this is hardly necessary.
Nov 8, 1965
A report is expected at the earliest possible moment as to the causes of the failure and the steps you recommend to be taken to prevent a recurrence.
Nov 8, 1965
Today's failure is a dramatic reminder of the importance of the uninterrupted flow of power to the health, safety, and well being of our citizens and the defense of our country.
Nov 8, 1965
This failure should be immediately and carefully investigated in order to prevent a recurrence.
Nov 7, 1965
And I think it was then that I made up my mind that this Nation could never rest while the door to knowledge remained closed to any American.
Nov 7, 1965
I consider the Higher Education Act—with its companion, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which we signed back in the spring of this year—to be the keystones of the great, fabulous 89th Congress.
Nov 7, 1965
But now, at last, in this year of our Lord, 1965, we have quit talking and started acting.
Nov 7, 1965
It means that a high school senior anywhere in this great land of ours can apply to any college or any university in any of the 50 States and not be turned away because his family is poor.
Nov 7, 1965
The President's signature upon this legislation passed by this Congress will swing open a new door for the young people of America.
Nov 7, 1965
And in my judgment, this Nation can never make a wiser or a more profitable investment anywhere.
Nov 5, 1965
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Sunday, November 28, 1965, as a day of dedication and prayer, honoring the men and women of South Viet-Nam, of the United States, and of…
Nov 3, 1965
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows
Nov 2, 1965
And we are going to do our part to try to find a way to live in the world together a little better, a little closer, and, we hope, a little more peacefully.
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