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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 · 1963–19698,888 total · peak 1966 (3339)
1963: 81 quotes1964: 2,112 quotes1965: 1,507 quotes1966: 3,339 quotes1967: 1,094 quotes1968: 750 quotes1969: 5 quotes
Sep 22, 1964

We have no time for callousness on contempt, either in the policies of our Nation or in the hearts of our leaders.

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Sep 22, 1964

It is a course of peace, it is a course of understanding, is a course of living by the Golden Rule doing unto others as you would have them do unto you.

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Sep 22, 1964

Americans are faced with a concerted bid for power by factions which oppose all that both parties have supported.

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Sep 22, 1964

Yes, to you good members of this honorable and responsible union there is work for you to do, for us to do--work to build this good society better, work to make this strong country the foundation of a great and a compassionate civilization.

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Sep 22, 1964

They may talk of changing the world, but what they mean to change is America first.

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Sep 22, 1964

Our duty, our opportunity, is to fulfill the rights of all men all over our land, not only because we shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad, but because it is right.

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Sep 22, 1964

So long as I am President, I intend to honor the mandate of the Constitution that I am sworn to uphold.

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Sep 22, 1964

I call upon you, here and now, to begin this hour to start fighting in order to save it.

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Sep 22, 1964

In 1914 the first old-age pension was established in a State where character has not been collectivized by compassion - the great State of Arizona.

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Sep 22, 1964

A nation so strong and free as ours can tolerate the widest diversity of opinion and belief, and it actually can be made stronger by full and responsible discussion.

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Sep 22, 1964

Hence from Plymouth Rock until this day, Americans have been careful about the welfare of their fellow man.

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Sep 21, 1964

We will not neglect our duty towards the helpless or the demands of our oppressed.

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Sep 21, 1964

The Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (hereinafter referred to as the Director) shall administer the Executive Reserve program; coordinate the activities of other agencies in establishing units of the Reserve; provide for…

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Sep 21, 1964

I remember in 1938 voting for a 25-cent an hour minimum wage bill.

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Sep 21, 1964

Our strides toward that future will come from the unity that was forged in the struggles of the past.

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Sep 21, 1964

I had so much fun here the last time that I thought I would come back to Atlantic City.

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Sep 21, 1964

Average manufacturing earnings have risen nearly 16 percent, and weekly earnings in the primary metals industry have jumped 23 percent.

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