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.
Jun 5, 1965
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the He--deliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Jun 3, 1965
No act of my entire administration will give me greater satisfaction than the day when my signature makes this bill, too, the law of this land.
Jun 3, 1965
The American Negro, acting with impressive restraint, has peacefully protested and marched.
Jun 3, 1965
I am delighted at the chance to speak at this important and this historic institution.
Jun 2, 1965
The United States is not exempt from that shortage--and we will not be exempt as it worsens.
Jun 2, 1965
I request stand-by authority to institute controls over the melting and export of coins to assist the protection of our existing and our new silver coinage.
Jun 2, 1965
I am, therefore, proposing certain changes in our coinage system--changes dictated by need-which will help Americans to carry out their daily transactions in the most efficient way possible.
Jun 2, 1965
This program that we are meeting about this morning is a Johnson program.
Jun 1, 1965
In this century of contest, it is well for us all to remember that the harder the contest is, it remains always whether the men shall serve the state or whether the state shall serve men.
Jun 1, 1965
In a free society, skepticism toward Government is both healthy and imperative and we should welcome it, but private citizens should always guard against allowing such healthy skepticism to corrode or to destroy their respect for their…
Jun 1, 1965
In this largest organization of its kind, the executive branch of the Government of the United States, the emphasis is no longer on the faceless mass, but the emphasis is on individual excellence.
Jun 1, 1965
I regret that the most colorful sight in the Rose Garden this morning is my sunburn.
May 31, 1965
Education's greatest gift is a spacious and a skeptical mind--a curious mind.
May 31, 1965
The American people want their government to be not only strong but compassionate.
May 31, 1965
Let no citizen that is secure in his own liberty ever forget how precious it is and how brave we must be if we are to keep it.
May 31, 1965
You must give the hours of your life, and the fruits of your learning, and the courage of your spirit, and the substance of your home to those in need in every continent of the earth.
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