Oct 8, 1964
I have done everything I know how to do to treat all Americans equally and alike and fair.
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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Oct 8, 1964
We never want to go back to the farm-led and farm-fed depression days.
Oct 7, 1964
I am proud to be standing here only a few blocks from the War Memorial Plaza which honors men who sacrificed for freedom.
Oct 6, 1964
We believe in equal rights for all Americans and special privileges for none.
Oct 6, 1964
No part of that policy has meant more to the good people of America than social security.
Oct 6, 1964
We have stood firm with the Communists in the Tonkin Gulf and at Guantanamo.
Oct 6, 1964
Today we have 20 million people living in decency and dignity off their social security checks.
Oct 6, 1964
I have been spoken to by but one woman since I have been here, and should not have been by her if she could have avoided it.
Oct 6, 1964
So realize that you have one of the most priceless privileges that human beings anywhere have.
Oct 6, 1964
So long as Lyndon Johnson is your President, I will continue to nurture and to strengthen that hope.
Oct 6, 1964
And I hope that every mother in this crowd, every citizen of America, every student here today will listen in on the television next week when I talk to you on the accomplishments of the first year of the nuclear test ban treaty.
Oct 6, 1964
If you will give us the mandate, if you, by your vote, will give us your approval, we will go back to that Capital City on the Potomac and we will take the programs that were started by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and carried on by Harry S…
Oct 5, 1964
I urge civic and service organizations, schools, public bodies, and the media of public information to join in this observance with appropriate activities designed to promote continuing awareness of the significance of the white cane to…
Oct 5, 1964
In all that we do, we must strive to channel science and technology and all of human wisdom towards human betterment and away from human catastrophe.
Oct 5, 1964
I plan to use the jet Air Force One tomorrow to try to meet her in New Orleans, but Lady Bird on her train will probably beat me there.
Oct 5, 1964
President Johnson noted with deep appreciation the response by the Philippines to the requests of the Government of Viet-Nam for aid in its defense against communist subversion and aggression.
Oct 5, 1964
President Johnson reiterated his belief that it was the responsibility of this generation everywhere to join the campaign against poverty and the ills associated with it and pledged American support for worthy projects contributing to the…
Oct 5, 1964
They are going to choose to look ahead to the new problems which are rushing in upon us, our overcrowded cities, our inadequate schools, the growing mastery of the machine, the need to use our leisure time wisely and creatively.
Oct 5, 1964
I call upon all our citizens to make every effort to promote the safety and welfare of our blind persons on the streets and highways, and thereby to contribute to their independence of spirit and their capability for self-management.
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