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.
Oct 5, 1964
This house is honored by the presence of such talent and I am deeply grateful for the purpose which brings you here.
Oct 5, 1964
Federal employment will be lower in relation to population than at any time since 1950.
Oct 5, 1964
President Johnson made it clear that, in accordance with these existing alliances and the deployment and dispositions thereunder, any armed attack against the Philippines would be regarded as an attack against United States forces…
Oct 5, 1964
I am freer tonight than I was when I was that boy’s age, because we didn’t have groceries on the table and we were chasing rabbits for food for our children.
Oct 5, 1964
President Johnson noted past United States support for Philippine agrarian reform and expressed his hope that American assistance could continue in the future, particularly in the realization of the land reform objectives of the…
Oct 5, 1964
Over the years it has been my privilege and good fortune to be closely involved with many of those issues where science and politics have met -- atomic energy, space, national defense, medical research, and others.
Oct 5, 1964
I have asked Congress for $450 million less in appropriations than I said I would when I submitted the Budget in January.
Oct 5, 1964
President Johnson indicated his Government's intention to donate 25,000 tons of grain available under the Food for Peace Program.
Oct 5, 1964
American science, medicine, and engineering is second to none -- and we intend to keep it that way.
Oct 5, 1964
We are proud: of the new vigor in our long-lived expansion; of the Nation's output now rising at an annual rate of 5 percent; of the 1.2 million jobs added thus far in 1964.
Oct 5, 1964
In this age, no President can make the vital decisions facing him without utilizing the best of the Nation's scientific and technical advice.
Oct 5, 1964
President Johnson observed that a team of American experts has arrived in the Philippines and, working with private and public Philippine energy experts, would cooperate in developing plans for this nationwide system of expanding power…
Oct 5, 1964
For along the road to learning lies our hope for peace among men and nations and that is the goal we seek.
Oct 5, 1964
But a responsible fiscal policy does not end with better programs and their frugal administration.
Oct 5, 1964
For myself, I regard it as the mandate of all our experience that we insure the flourishing of science and technology in America -- as nowhere else on earth.
Oct 5, 1964
Our expenditures safeguard the strength of our Nation and of our people, at home and abroad.
Oct 5, 1964
Don’t let folks mislead you and tell you that you ought to change horses in the middle of a stream.
Oct 5, 1964
The Federal debt will be lower in relation to gross national product than at any time since 1941.
Oct 5, 1964
The stability of average wholesale prices, today lower than they were at the start of the expansion and at the time the tax cut was enacted.
Oct 4, 1964
Mr. President, the Philippines have also been in the forefront of the fight against external challenge to the freedom that we so cherish.
Oct 4, 1964
Mr. President, Mrs. Macapagal, distinguished guests, this house of the American people is honored tonight by the presence of the President and the First Lady of a land that Americans love--the Republic of the Philippines.
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