Oct 13, 1965
This is an attack from which we cannot turn back, for to do so would be to condemn thousands of our fellow citizens to lives of degradation and despair.
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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Oct 13, 1965
We cannot tolerate poverty in good conscience or in the interest of the future growth and prosperity of our great Nation.
Oct 9, 1965
Security zone...means all areas of land, water, or land and water, which are so designated by the Captain of the Port for such time as he deems necessary to prevent damage or injury to any vessel or waterfront facility, to safeguard ports…
Oct 9, 1965
No person shall board or take or place any article or thing on board any vessel in a security zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port.
Oct 9, 1965
Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 6 of the Act of June 30, 1944, do find and declare that the powers and privileges provided…
Oct 9, 1965
The Captain of a Port may establish security zones subject to the terms and conditions specified in § 6.01-5. No person or vessel shall enter a security zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port.
Oct 9, 1965
Pursuant to Section 10 (d) of the Act, it is hereby determined to be in furtherance of the purposes of the Act that functions authorized thereby may be performed without regard to the applicable laws specified in Sections 1 and 2.
Oct 9, 1965
The Captain of the Port may cause to be inspected and searched at any time any vessel, waterfront facility, or security zone, or any person, article, or thing thereon or therein, within the jurisdiction of the United States, may place…
Oct 9, 1965
Waterfront facility...means all piers, wharves, docks, and similar structures to which vessels may be secured; areas of land, water, or land and water under and in immediate proximity to them; buildings on such structures or contiguous to…
Oct 9, 1965
Captain of the Port may cause to be inspected and searched at any time any vessel, waterfront facility, or security zone, or any person, article, or thing thereon or therein, within the jurisdiction of the United States.
Oct 9, 1965
The Captain of the Port may prevent any person, article, or thing from boarding or being taken or placed on board any vessel or entering or being taken into or upon or placed in or upon any waterfront facility whenever it appears to him…
Oct 9, 1965
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Peace Corps Act...it is ordered as follows:
Oct 9, 1965
Captain of the Port...means the officer of the Coast Guard, under the command of a District Commander, so designated by the Commandant for the purpose of giving immediate direction to Coast Guard law enforcement activities within his…
Oct 8, 1965
You're making your President and all of Wetherford, Texas, deeply proud of you.
Oct 8, 1965
I want to thank each of you personally for coming to Vietnam to bring music, magic, and laughter to our sons and husbands who are so far from home.
Oct 6, 1965
Too many blind people are condemned to a life of frustration because we have been willing to accept as fact that they can do no more.
Oct 6, 1965
And today I want to announce the beginning of a Water for Peace program.
Oct 6, 1965
I am so happy that some of the wives of the Members of the House could be here.
Oct 6, 1965
So the bill that we are signing into law today is, we think, going to help bring these new water systems into being.
Oct 6, 1965
I urge that we pray for God-given vision and determination to make the sacrifices demanded by our responsibilities to our fellow men in our own Nation and in other lands of this world.
Oct 6, 1965
Tonight, as we balance history's ledger, I want to say of the 89th Congress: 'An inspired group of dedicated Americans, representing a sense of national purpose, have written for the United States a new chapter in greatness.'
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