Dec 8, 1964
Unless we can do better, two-thirds of all Americans now living will suffer or will die from cancer, from heart disease, or stroke.
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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Dec 8, 1964
We are going to not just establish a Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke to recommend steps to reduce the incidence of these diseases; we are going to reduce them.
Dec 8, 1964
We shall need to be--as Americans have always been--prudent and practical in what we undertake.
Dec 8, 1964
Heart disease, cancer, and stroke can be conquered--not in a millennium, not in a century, but in the next few onrushing decades.
Dec 8, 1964
We must begin to think about the future--about the year 2000--about the foundations we must put in place for a larger, more complex, more challenging America for our children and our children's children.
Dec 8, 1964
Above all, I urge the American people to heed the conclusions of this Commission.
Dec 8, 1964
This is no small challenge. Small men with small horizons could never be adequate to that challenge.
Dec 8, 1964
In coming to Washington, as you are now, you are tracing steps I myself once walked-as a 27-year-old new Member of the House.
Dec 7, 1964
They reaffirmed their determination to support the peacekeeping operations of the United Nations and to do all in their power to strengthen the systems of regional alliance in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East to which they both…
Dec 7, 1964
They discussed existing proposals for this purpose and an outline of some new proposals presented by the British Government.
Dec 7, 1964
They also agreed on the urgency of a world-wide effort to promote the non-dissemination and non-acquisition of nuclear weapons, and of continuing Western initiatives towards arms control and disarmament.
Dec 7, 1964
They recognized also that a nation's defense policy must be based on a sound economy.
Dec 6, 1964
May our labors help to strengthen the hope for peace and the cause of freedom as have the labors of our predecessors on both sides of the Atlantic.
Dec 6, 1964
We Americans have come to know and admire you as a good friend and trusted ally.
Dec 6, 1964
Dear Mr. President: I learned with deep regret of your resignation, although I appreciate the reasons for your decision.
Dec 6, 1964
This is one of many talks that we have had and are going to have in the future, and I trust just one of many visits.
Dec 6, 1964
Your devotion to the principles of peace and social justice and your gallant struggle with affliction will remain an inspiration to us all.
Dec 6, 1964
As we stand here this morning in this beautiful sunshine in Washington, I trust that this is only the first of many meetings that will bring men who love peace and who hate war together in the hope that we can make a contribution to peace…
Dec 6, 1964
Whenever liberty is threatened, whenever the choice is between freedom and slavery, the voice of Parliament will be heard and the support of the British will be ready.
Dec 6, 1964
The British love liberty and they embrace freedom and they despise bondage.
Dec 6, 1964
Mrs. Johnson joins me in hoping that you will enjoy a quick and complete recovery.
Dec 6, 1964
As we welcome you to our country, we welcome you and your countrymen to the continuation of this great work.
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