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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.

Quotes by year · 196319698,890 total · peak 1966 (3339)
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Oct 27, 1964

This administration carried through the most extensive overhaul of our tax system since the war.

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Oct 27, 1964

The first thing that you ought to get in your noggin is telling a man to go to hell and making him go are two different propositions.

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Oct 27, 1964

What they do want to know is how do we feel about the bread and butter issues that feed their families.

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Oct 27, 1964

The National Government, as a constructive partner in a creative federalism, should help restore fiscal balance and strengthen State and local governments by making available for their use some part of our great and growing Federal tax…

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Oct 27, 1964

The American people really don't give a tinker--don't care about what I think about my opponent, and I doubt that they have much doubt about what he thinks about me.

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Oct 27, 1964

This Nation is respected because we use our strength with restraint, and we use our responsibility with judgment.

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Oct 27, 1964

We are going to expand that social security system and we are going to strengthen it.

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Oct 27, 1964

As your Commander in Chief--and Harry Sheppard had a lot to do with this--I can tell you tonight that the United States is the strongest and the mightiest nation in the world--the United States is stronger than all the other nations of the…

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Oct 27, 1964

At the State and local level we see responsibilities rising faster than revenues, while at the Federal level an average annual revenue growth of some $6 billion provides a comfortable margin for Federal tax reduction, Federal programs, and…

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Oct 27, 1964

That bipartisan foreign policy has kept us out of war and has kept us at peace, and has left your boy at home.

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Oct 27, 1964

There is no room in America for trigger-happy threats in a world that is made dark by the shadow of nuclear catastrophe.

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Oct 27, 1964

The administration did not get everything it initially proposed to the Congress in the area of income tax reform; but many significant reforms were enacted.

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Oct 27, 1964

It should also strengthen existing programs of Federal-State-local cooperation in such vital areas as public assistance, public health, urban renewal, highways, recreation, and education.

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Oct 27, 1964

It is great to be back in the biggest city in America, to see the biggest crowds of all time, and to have you tell me that you are going to the polls next Tuesday and give the Democrats the biggest election victory in the history of…

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Oct 27, 1964

I pledge you that we shall be responsible always, as well as strong.

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Oct 27, 1964

In the nuclear age, the President does not get a chance to make a second guess.

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Oct 27, 1964

The responsible leaders of both political parties worked together for the good of the country.

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Oct 27, 1964

Our photographs showed us that the Soviet Union had brought within 90 miles of our shores enough missiles to seriously handicap and destroy large portions of this country.

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Oct 27, 1964

I want to see this city and this county stand up and be counted on the side of responsible government for this Nation and for peace in the world.

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Oct 27, 1964

This forward-looking State must have a forward-looking Senator, not a turn back one.

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Oct 27, 1964

Intensive study is now being given to methods of channeling Federal revenue to States and localities which will reinforce their independence while enlarging their capacity to serve their citizens.

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Oct 27, 1964

It is mighty easy to talk like a bravado when you are talking about someone else's sons, but when you get up where your thumb has the responsibility for touching that button, and you get to thinking about the consequences of that act that…

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