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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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I am very blessed with many things but no one is richer in his associations and his friendships than I have been throughout the years.
On many occasions I have spoken of what I like to describe as 'the volunteer generation' in America.
I am proud to recognize them this morning for what they have done, and to salute them for representing the very best of the United States of America.
I promised that we would press forward with them to 'meet the needs of your people in education, rural development, new industry, and long-range economic development.'
They want to--and they are--committing themselves to the great causes and challenges of our times with a fervor, an intelligence, an unselfishness which should thrill all of us.
I think we must realize that we stand on the threshold of a real breakthrough in these fields.
Education is the most economical investment that we can make in this Nation's future.
In the final analysis, the real test of our free enterprise system is our ability to provide jobs for all our people--regardless of race, sex, geography or previous opportunity.
We are a rich, strong and abundant society and we must not allow any of our people to be left behind--or left out.
It seems to me plain that education--good education, in adequate buildings, and with adequate supporting facilities such as libraries--is basic to all the other programs that are being undertaken to improve the city, including the…
No other peoples who have ever lived have had the opportunities that we have to make the life on this earth better.
Our concerns and our conduct sometimes are determined to a degree by the conduct of other people.
It did not propose to overcome all the deficiencies at once, but it did propose a substantial start.
So we are going to be saving, economy minded, careful, and stingy about nearly everything that we deal with except health and except education and except humanity.
I think all Americans would be very proud of the achievements of the first 60 or 70 days of this administration.
This stamp will remind us of the efforts being made to eradicate this ancient enemy of mankind which takes so many lives from us each year.
This new building will be one more symbol of our solidarity with the people of Viet-Nam.
So it is one of the best investments we could make from a strictly monetary, cold, cruel business standpoint.
This year I borrowed the money the other day to pay the Government a tax of $100,000.
We are the stewards of all the people and we must use that knowledge and we must use those tools if we are to provide the leadership for humanity on this globe.
No, I have no indication and no evidence that they are ready and willing to negotiate under conditions that would be productive.
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