Oct 31, 1965
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of this Nation, and their local and national government officials, to observe Wright Brothers Day, December 17, 1965, with…
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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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Oct 31, 1965
We must explore every path in our quest to provide the best possible service for our individual citizens.
Oct 31, 1965
I am today placing Chairman Macy in charge of a new and concerted government drive aimed at bringing better service to our individual citizens.
Oct 31, 1965
I hereby designate for the purposes of those sections, as an overseas combat area where the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in military operations involving armed conflict with a hostile foreign force.
Oct 31, 1965
The United States warmly appreciates your fixing the date to coincide with the Fifth Anniversary of the Alliance for Progress as a tribute to the memory of President Kennedy.
Oct 31, 1965
I hereby designate for the purposes of those sections, as an overseas combat area where the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in military operations involving armed conflict with a hostile foreign force
Oct 31, 1965
The United States will participate in the meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council (IA-ECOSOC) at Buenos Aires on March 13 if that date is concurred in by most of the member states.
Oct 31, 1965
I take this opportunity to express again my deep personal interest in individual and collective efforts to give greater impetus to our vital Alliance for Progress.
Oct 31, 1965
It has been my deep and continuing concern to assure that each American receives from his Government the fastest, most efficient and most courteous service.
Oct 22, 1965
I also call upon the communications media, the medical and health professions, and all agencies and individuals interested in a national program for the control of Parkinson's disease to unite during that week in public dedication to such…
Oct 22, 1965
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning October 25, 1965, as National Parkinson Week.
Oct 22, 1965
We who have raised up hopes have a duty to bring them to tangible reality.
Oct 22, 1965
Next January I shall once more ask for the initial $30 million necessary to make bricks and mortar out of a promise.
Oct 22, 1965
We proposed to help these private builders provide housing for the elderly, the poor, and the handicapped, so that they might live with safety and dignity.
Oct 22, 1965
I am confident that the Congress will cut through the propaganda of fear and mistrust to provide shelter for the families who need it now-today.
Oct 22, 1965
I confidently believe that the developments of the Space Age will bring the beginning of the longest and greatest boom of abundance and prosperity in the history of man.
Oct 22, 1965
Thousands of poor children who should grow up in a world of safety and decency and promise are being treated with indifference by an affluent nation.
Oct 22, 1965
I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to issue similar proclamations.
Oct 21, 1965
This bill will bring the wonders of nature back into our daily lives.
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