Dec 4, 1964
This Medal of Honor awarded in the name of the Congress is the first such honor to be bestowed upon an American military man for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in our present efforts in the Republic of Viet-Nam.
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 4, 1964
This ceremony should remind us all of the times in which we live and the values that make living really worthwhile.
Dec 4, 1964
Now let any who suggest that we cannot honor our commitment in Viet-Nam find new strength and new resolution in the actions of this brave man and his comrades in arms far away from us today.
Dec 3, 1964
I have said I believe in the tight fist and the open mind--a tight fist with money and an open mind to the needs of America.
Dec 2, 1964
The Atlantic Alliance is not in the midst of crisis, as some alarm mongers would have you believe.
Dec 2, 1964
It is a question of moving ahead with the times, and it is a question of vision and persistence.
Dec 2, 1964
We are always ready to look for a better or easier path, but we intend to climb to the summit.
Dec 2, 1964
Communication satellites, atomic rockets, jet transports have made distant capitals into close neighbors.
Dec 2, 1964
Since World War II, we have sought a Europe growing in intimacy and unity with America.
Dec 2, 1964
We are not joined together by experience or convenience in pursuit of temporary goals.
Dec 2, 1964
There are so many things, so many more things in the world, that unite us than that divide us.
Dec 1, 1964
We can if both Government and business make the contributions they should.
Dec 1, 1964
Because the world knows this, the chances of war are lessened--and the chance of lasting peace is greater.
Dec 1, 1964
It must take the lead in bringing the best in the performing arts to every part of our beloved and rich country.
Dec 1, 1964
Yet the purpose of this new submarine-like those which came before--is not war, but peace.
Dec 1, 1964
Events overseas have compelled the Federal Reserve to raise our discount rate.
Dec 1, 1964
Government cannot maintain a healthy, prosperous economy by its own efforts.
Dec 1, 1964
I believe it is especially important for business to recognize prudently that we live in a growing economy--and an increasingly stable economy.
Dec 1, 1964
When Mr. Rayburn died in 1961, only two Polaris submarines had been deployed.
Dec 1, 1964
There is a quality in art which speaks across the gulf dividing man from man and nation from nation, and century from century.
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