Mar 28, 1965
Nowhere has this revolution of national independence had greater impact than in Africa.
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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Mar 28, 1965
Ours is much more than just a material commitment, for we keep a moral commitment, too.
Mar 28, 1965
We invite and welcome the attention of all nations--young and old--to the agenda of the Congress of the United States.
Mar 28, 1965
There is a strong and a swelling interest in your continent and in your country.
Mar 28, 1965
But we are enemies always of human privation and prejudice--and we shall not rest until justice prevails throughout the world against these adversaries.
Mar 28, 1965
I hereby call upon the American people to remember and to reflect upon that spirit of national unity.
Mar 28, 1965
I hope, sir, when you return, that you will take with you this message.
Mar 28, 1965
I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of May 2 through May 8, 1965, as Professional Photography Week, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe that week with…
Mar 28, 1965
By a joint resolution approved March 29, 1965, the Congress of the United States has requested the President to issue a proclamation reminding the American people of the spirit of national unity.
Mar 28, 1965
We believe that our strength means little unless we use it toward the end of assuring peoples who choose freedom the fight to live without interference from neighbors or adversaries.
Mar 28, 1965
We must spare no effort in learning how to desalt these waters economically.
Mar 28, 1965
We are particularly pleased that you come today as the first state visitor to Washington since our inauguration earlier this year.
Mar 28, 1965
This has been a delightful day for us here at the White House and we are so pleased that our friends in America could come here from all parts of the country to join us tonight in welcoming our distinguished guests.
Mar 28, 1965
This technology could prove to be the key that will unlock the door to economic growth for many of these nations.
Mar 25, 1965
I shall continue to fight them because I know their loyalty is not to the United States of America but instead to a hooded society of bigots.
Mar 25, 1965
We are not concerned with stunts and spectaculars, but we are concerned with sure and with steady success.
Mar 25, 1965
So if Klansmen hear my voice today, let it be both an appeal and a warning to get out of the Ku Klux Klan now and return to a decent society before it is too late.
Mar 25, 1965
And I am so hopeful that we will finally be successful in this Congress in providing comprehensive hospital and medical insurance for our senior citizens.
Mar 25, 1965
This committee has recommended a program that will help all of our people face the future with hope and with courage, and they have done so with a program that respects the basic traditional relationship between a doctor and his patients.
Mar 25, 1965
This is a very proud and a very happy occasion for all of us here, and I think it is a proud and happy occasion for all Americans everywhere.
Mar 25, 1965
I look forward to meeting with you and to having the benefit of your advice and recommendations.
Mar 24, 1965
Opportunity should not be closed to any person because of the circumstances of the area in which he lives.
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