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.
Jan 6, 1968
We are very proud of San Antonio and south Texas for the warmth of your welcome.
Jan 6, 1968
So, Mr. Prime Minister and Mrs. Eshkol, we extend to you this afternoon the hand of welcome to this land.
Dec 31, 1967
I am taking a series of actions that are designed to reduce our balance of payments deficit by $3 billion as a target in the year ahead, 1968.
Dec 31, 1967
We believe that the most effective action that could be taken would be for the citizens themselves to realize that their traveling abroad and spending their dollars abroad is damaging their country.
Dec 31, 1967
We are studying those statements very carefully, and confirming them.
Dec 31, 1967
It is pretty difficult to estimate a quarter of a billion here where we may fall short and a quarter of a billion we might exceed.
Dec 31, 1967
I am naming Mr. Gardner Ackley, the present Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, as the new Ambassador to Italy.
Dec 31, 1967
It makes it very evident to me that those who are determined to preserve the soundness of the dollar and our entire fiscal situation--that direct, additional actions are necessary in this field.
Dec 31, 1967
We are familiar with those reports. As of now, they are just reports.
Dec 31, 1967
We still have the best record of any industrial country in the world.
Dec 27, 1967
Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of…
Dec 27, 1967
Nothing in this order shall be construed as subjecting any function vested by law in, or assigned pursuant to law to, any Federal department or agency, to the authority of the Council or the Secretary of Commerce, or as abrogating or…
Dec 23, 1967
I told them that I wished I could bring them something more--some part of the pride you feel in them, some tangible symbol of your love and concern for them.
Dec 23, 1967
I hope, too, that your hearts may be filled with peace within, as your country so earnestly seeks peace in the world.
Dec 23, 1967
You cannot be in such a place, among such men, without feeling grief well up in your throat, without feeling grateful that there is such courage among your own countrymen.
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