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.
Sep 22, 1964
Americans are faced with a concerted bid for power by factions which oppose all that both parties have supported.
Sep 22, 1964
They may talk of changing the world, but what they mean to change is America first.
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.
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.
Sep 22, 1964
Hence from Plymouth Rock until this day, Americans have been careful about the welfare of their fellow man.
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.
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.
Sep 22, 1964
So long as I am President, I intend to honor the mandate of the Constitution that I am sworn to uphold.
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.
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.
Sep 22, 1964
I call upon you, here and now, to begin this hour to start fighting in order to save it.
Sep 22, 1964
The object of all we do is to give our people a fair start or a new start in the race of life, whatever lot they are born to, whatever fate may befall them.
Sep 21, 1964
Activities of any person by reason of his continuance, designation, or redesignation as an Executive Reservist under this order shall not include acting or advising on any matter pending before any department or agency but shall be limited…
Sep 21, 1964
Our strides toward that future will come from the unity that was forged in the struggles of the past.
Sep 21, 1964
We will keep moving toward a nation where every man can find work and a fair reward for his labor, where the old can live in decency and the poor can reach for dignity, where no man suffers from fear or hatred and where every man can seek…
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