Nov 2, 1965
Larry O'Brien will be the boss of a department that has 600,000 employees.
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 2, 1965
I do not advocate and, of course, realize that we cannot return to the America that I knew when I was a boy.
Nov 2, 1965
I have assured them that there are a number of more important positions that await their doing.
Nov 2, 1965
He will be an Ambassador first of peace and goodwill, whose mission is to build new bridges not just to Poland but to the people of Eastern Europe.
Nov 2, 1965
It was about 53 years ago that I mailed my first letter from this post office.
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.
Nov 2, 1965
Our old friend Jim Farley is one of several Irishmen who have served this country with great distinction as Postmaster General.
Nov 2, 1965
I am very pleased that Mrs. Gronouski and the Gronouski children could be here, in this living room in front of this aged fireplace, while we administer the oath of office to what I consider to be one of the best public servants and one of…
Nov 2, 1965
I take great pride in reading every day some of the letters from some of the boys in their teens--18, 19, 20 year olds--who are willing to leave and go into battle and give their lives in order that you can enjoy the freedom you have this…
Nov 2, 1965
Our task, then, is to make our cities good place to live, expensive and demanding as we realize that task is going to be.
Nov 2, 1965
Our ties with Poland began two centuries ago, when Pulaski came to our shores to help us in our struggle for independence.
Nov 2, 1965
But the price of progress must not be two kinds of America--one rural and one urban, or one northern and one southern or one Protestant and one Catholic.
Nov 2, 1965
He believes in every man's right to fight for what he actually believes in.
Nov 2, 1965
The spirit of this land of ours must always be one, and the Government of this land must always be the servant of all the people--all of those who fill our teeming cities and all of those who live near the land in thousands and thousands…
Nov 1, 1965
I HAVE CALLED this Conference with one purpose in mind: to bring together the best minds and the boldest ideas to deal with the pressing health needs of this nation.
Nov 1, 1965
If we are to launch a new era for medicine-an era even more dramatic than the last a decades--we must begin by setting new goals:--To increase the life expectancy of our citizens;--To achieve a healthier environment;--To decrease the…
Nov 1, 1965
Ours is a great opportunity to advance ideas which will contribute not only to a healthier America, but to a better world.
Nov 1, 1965
If we are to launch a new era for medicine-an era even more dramatic than the last a decades--we must begin by setting new goals.
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