Lyndon Johnson

This is a rather remarkable and rather splendid achievement.

So under times and conditions such as those in which we live, I believe it is imperative that America's arts be encouraged and be supported more actively.

As it was 189 years ago, so today the cause of America is a revolutionary cause.

I am not disturbed by what some describe as the restlessness among young Americans today, because I share that feeling with you.

We are extremely proud of you for that.

The bill passed by the Senate will redeem our long neglect.

And we think, as Emerson once put it, 'that our civilization is near its meridian, but we are yet only at the cock crowing and the morning star.'

For much too long this nation has tolerated in the District of Columbia conditions that our ancestors fought a revolution to eliminate.

It does not have to be loose in order to be liberal.

But for too long all the arts have had an uncertain footing in our society.

So thank you for coming here to the White House.

Yes, this is a new day in America.

I cannot emphasize too strongly my conviction that this action by the Senate must not meet the fate of home rule bills passed by the Senate in previous Congresses.

Big government is not the end that we seek.

This is no less than a national disgrace.

We know more than man has ever known before.

We have declared war on ignorance and illiteracy, we have declared war on poverty, we have declared war on disease, and we have declared war on tyranny and aggression.

And to you and Mrs. Clifton and your family, I want you to know that wherever you go, whatever you do, we will be pulling for you, we will be remembering that the day was never too long, the night too dark, for you to do what the boss…

I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the memory of General Pulaski

This Congress this week will pass a voting rights bill that will give every American, regardless of his economic status, or where he lives, or what kind of a dress or suit he wears, or what his color is, or what his religion is-he will…

In 20 months we have agreed to 15 different approaches to try to bring peace, and each one of them has been turned down by the other side.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Coast Guard on August 4…

This week we're going to have the most comprehensive housing bill in 50 years, to try to permit every person to have a roof over the head of his wife and his children.

One of the oldest and one of the most honored offices of the Government of the United States is the Office of Military Aide to the President of the United States.

I wish to reiterate the importance which I attach to pressing forward with plans and preparations for a sea-level canal.