Oct 2, 1964
Our aid became increasingly selective and concentrated in fiscal 1963.
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 2, 1964
During fiscal 1963, about one-fourth of all technical assistance was carried out not by AID personnel, but by American colleges, universities, business, professional firms, and service organizations or contract with AID.
Oct 2, 1964
We knew it was right and necessary to help these poorer countries to a better life if we were to preserve our own good life and expand the family of the free.
Oct 2, 1964
The purpose of the program is to give the Fellows first-hand, high-level experience with the workings of the Federal Government and to increase their sense of participation in our national affairs.
Oct 2, 1964
This report demonstrates the remarkable progress made in strengthening our foreign assistance programs and policies since 1961.
Oct 2, 1964
I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings, on Columbus Day in honor of the great explorer.
Oct 2, 1964
Policies designed to protect our balance of payments produced major results in fiscal 1963.
Oct 2, 1964
I invite the people of this Nation to observe that day in churches, schools, and other suitable places with appropriate ceremonies in honor of the memory of Christopher Columbus.
Oct 2, 1964
To increase the impact of the Alliance for Progress, our aid to Latin America was sharply stepped up in fiscal 1963.
Oct 2, 1964
Countries like Free China were ending their dependence on AID and that others would follow.
Oct 2, 1964
A hundred years from now when historians look back on the Johnson administration, I hope very much that they will be able to say: There, once again, was an era when the young men and the young women of America and their Government really…
Oct 2, 1964
We increased efforts to encourage American investment in the less-developed countries.
Oct 2, 1964
Major assistance to Europe under the Marshall Plan had ended by the mid-fifties, but a few smaller supplemental programs continued during the years after.
Oct 2, 1964
Interest-bearing loans have replaced grants as the chief mechanism for assistance.
Oct 2, 1964
There will be 15 White House Fellows and they will serve for 15 months.
Oct 2, 1964
Under these policies U.S. business and industry exported $855 million in AID-financed goods and equipment to Asia, Africa and Latin America during the year.
Oct 2, 1964
Fiscal 1963 saw the beginning of significant economies in the management of aid programs by the Agency for International Development.
Oct 2, 1964
I hope that I will be seeing some of you again when you come here as White House Fellows.
Oct 2, 1964
The 1961 Act also called for greater use of America's vast private resources in the battle against world poverty.
Oct 1, 1964
I also call upon our national citizen organizations to undertake intensive educational programs to inform their memberships of recent progress in international cooperation and urge them to consider what further steps can be taken.
Oct 1, 1964
For the United States, cooperation with other nations and other peoples is always uppermost in our minds and is the first aim of our policies.
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