Sep 2, 1964
I believe the significance of this occasion goes far beyond these bills alone.
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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Sep 2, 1964
It has been an administration worthy in every way of the grand tradition of justice on which American liberty rests.
Sep 2, 1964
This is a very happy and historic occasion for all who love the great American outdoors, and that, needless to say, includes me.
Sep 2, 1964
No single Congress in my memory has done so much to keep America as a good and wholesome and beautiful place to live.
Sep 2, 1964
So it is with a great deal of pride and pleasure and hope for the future that we enact into law today by signing these bills some of the most far-reaching conservation measures that a farsighted nation has ever coped with.
Sep 2, 1964
The wilderness bill preserves for our posterity, for all time to come, 9 million acres of this vast continent in their original and unchanging beauty and wonder.
Sep 2, 1964
The land and water conservation bill assures our growing population that we will begin, as of this day, to acquire on a pay-as-you-go basis the outdoor recreation lands that tomorrow's Americans will require.
Sep 2, 1964
My regret at your leaving is tempered by satisfaction in the knowledge that you intend to continue your service to your country.
Sep 1, 1964
Many important expeditions have been completed and lives saved in time of danger because of timely assistance from other national stations.
Sep 1, 1964
Looking ahead, this measure assists local communities in enforcing housing codes so blight does not develop or persist in the future.
Sep 1, 1964
I believe that we have a commitment to assure every American an opportunity to live in a decent home, in a safe and a decent neighborhood.
Sep 1, 1964
Thus the Antarctic Treaty to which the Senate of the United States gave its advice and consent to ratification on August 10, 1960, serves not only as a pact guaranteeing freedom of scientific inquiry in the Continent of Antarctica but…
Sep 1, 1964
It prohibits nuclear explosions in Antarctica and the disposal there of radioactive waste.
Sep 1, 1964
Our success is not the success of Government alone, or labor alone, or business alone.
Sep 1, 1964
Men and nations alike tend to concentrate their energies on unsolved problems.
Sep 1, 1964
This Congress deserves, I believe, very special commendation for the foresight and the courage that it has shown in meeting our problems here at home and in our own country, with our own people.
Sep 1, 1964
The Treaty provides for freedom of scientific investigation in Antarctica and for carrying on undiminished the cooperation started during the International Geophysical Year.
Sep 1, 1964
We reject the thought of our families living in a faceless, regimented, monotonous America.
Sep 1, 1964
To see that the Treaty is complied with, national Observers may be sent at any time to any part of Antarctica to inspect various national installations.
Sep 1, 1964
We committed the Federal Government to use all practical means to create and maintain conditions under which there would be afforded useful employment opportunities for those that were able and willing and seeking work.
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