Jul 11, 1965
The Dickey-Lincoln School project is among the best of the unexploited resources of New England and fits admirably into plans for broad scale and long-term improvement for energy costs in New England.
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 11, 1965
We are moving forward toward our ultimate aim of job opportunities for everyone willing and able to work.
Jul 11, 1965
The Federal Power Commission's 1964 National Power Survey revealed that the cost of producing, transmitting, and distributing power in New England is 28 percent above the national average.
Jul 8, 1965
I spent some time discussing fiscal matters with the Secretary of the Treasury yesterday.
Jul 7, 1965
And by faithfully honoring our agreements, by faithfully keeping our treaties to which we are party, we seek to assure substance for the dream of a world that is ruled by law.
Jul 7, 1965
It is a great pleasure to have the leadership that we have present with us here this morning.
Jul 7, 1965
There is hereby established the Vietnam Service Medal with suitable appurtenances.
Jul 2, 1965
We hated to see him leave the legislative halls, but we are glad to see him preside in the temples of justice.
Jul 2, 1965
I don't know of anyone that is missed more from Washington than this wonderful Thornberry family.
Jul 2, 1965
There is no more courageous person, no better and finer human being, and no man with a greater sense of justice and fairness and feeling of equality for all human beings, wherever they live, whatever their color, or whatever their…
Jul 1, 1965
In every corner of this world in which we live, not only our democracy but the idea of democracy itself is today being challenged.
Jul 1, 1965
And it is up to you to make that education equal to our towering expectations of the America that we love and the America that is to come.
Jul 1, 1965
And, as I said earlier, together we are not just going to talk and dream.
Jul 1, 1965
The time for talking and dreaming and philosophizing and writing platforms is gone, and the time for doing things instead of talking about them is here.
Jul 1, 1965
I will propose a National Teachers Corps to enlist thousands of dedicated teachers to work alongside local teachers in city slums and in areas of rural poverty where they can really serve their Nation.
Jul 1, 1965
For the process of learning is not a carefully defined and isolated segment of a person's life.
Jun 30, 1965
The FAA Administrator be authorized to enter into contracts with the airframe manufacturers to undertake detailed airframe design work and tests over the next 18 months.
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