Jul 26, 1965
Urbanized area means an area which is an urbanized area according to the most recent decennial census together with such additional adjacent areas as the Secretary and the Administrator jointly determine to be appropriate for the…
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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Jul 26, 1965
I intend to appoint the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Honorable Anthony J. Celebrezze, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Jul 26, 1965
The Administrator, in reviewing plans under Section 3 of this Order, shall transmit his comments to the Secretary within thirty days, or such other period as may be agreed upon, after receipt of such plans.
Jul 26, 1965
The Secretary, in reviewing plans and programs under Section 4 of this Order, shall transmit his comments to the Administrator within thirty days, or such other period as may be agreed upon, after receipt of such plans and programs.
Jul 26, 1965
I SEND my greetings to the members of the Disarmament Committee as they renew the most important task on earth.
Jul 26, 1965
Today there is written, or there is about to be written into law, a plan for hospital and medical care for the elderly, and an elementary and secondary education bill that has dissolved an old and thorny debate and begins the towering task…
Jul 26, 1965
I shall send to the Senate today, to become the new Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the name of John W. Gardner.
Jul 26, 1965
I am prepared today to announce to you Secretary Celebrezze's successor.
Jul 25, 1965
This is a very proud moment personally, but it is also a very proud moment for all Americans.
Jul 25, 1965
But we are above all a patient Nation and a patient people, and we have the strength, and we have the stability and the success to permit us to be patient.
Jul 25, 1965
So, let none abroad--and let none here at home--ever doubt or ever question that America has the patience or the perseverance to do what the cause of mankind requires, and what our many commitments around the world necessitate.
Jul 25, 1965
We are a nation dedicated and committed to ideals and values about the worth of man and about the preciousness of his liberty.
Jul 25, 1965
This is a very delightful affair for Arthur Goldberg and his family, and for me, and for our country, and for the cause of all mankind.
Jul 23, 1965
The assignment you and the other members of the commission have accepted is one of major importance.
Jul 23, 1965
Wide and varied membership in these groups will enable the commission to enlist particular skills and experience needed to reach sound conclusions.
Jul 23, 1965
It is my hope that the commission, through the prompt organization of task forces, will find it possible to consider and make recommendations on every issue which it believes relevant to the central problem.
Jul 23, 1965
It is my hope that the commission will work closely with the National Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, which I am establishing.
Jul 23, 1965
I would welcome interim recommendations in any area as soon as the commission is prepared to make them.
Jul 22, 1965
I will watch with continuing interest the course of the Seminar Center.
Jul 22, 1965
I congratulate you, your Civil Service Commission colleagues, and all who have worked to make this unusual interagency experiment in career development the success that it has been.
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