But preoccupation with world problems should not obscure situations like Antarctica where this country and others work together harmoniously to construct the prototypes of peace.
Lyndon Johnson
The Public Record
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.
I want to thank all the Members of the Congress who have come here this morning, and applaud their efforts in passing this most constructive and helpful piece of legislation that is designed to benefit all Americans.
And the result has been a steady, uninterrupted, expanding prosperity for all Americans.
Only one Presidential Service Certificate will be awarded to an individual during an administration.
And every person in this country will benefit from expanding prosperity.
I thank you for your endorsement. I will carry it proudly during this campaign.
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Americans of all parties can share a moment of pride in our achievements in those 25 years.
Our challenge is not to turn back or to look aside--but to go ahead to the work that will make this a better and finer land for all of us.
We have the wisdom and the will to build a great society in the United States.
Let us not forget the Golden Rule of do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
The right of the workingman to be recognized-and to bargain collectively--must not and will not be compromised as long as I sit in the White House.
All we try to do is promote peace and harmony in the world, and we like peace so much that we want everybody to have some of it.
I didn't start any war, although I would like very much to see the free people of Cuba be able to govern themselves without the dictations of Mr. Castro.
And most of them like what we have so well they would like to have a little of it themselves.
Any one of those problems can turn into serious events that would bring great shock to our country.
We don't question the motives of our adversaries; we don't spend the time talking about the people that oppose us.
We want prosperity here at home where the laborer is worthy of his hire and where he gets a chance to get decent wages for his work.
We couldn't make any precommitments and we wouldn't sign a blank check to a treaty that we didn't know what was in it, but that we would do what was fair, what was right, and what was just.





