Aug 31, 1964
And the result has been a steady, uninterrupted, expanding prosperity for all Americans.
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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Aug 31, 1964
The Presidential Service Certificate and the Presidential Service Badge established by this Order may be granted posthumously.
Aug 31, 1964
And every person in this country will benefit from expanding prosperity.
Aug 31, 1964
Americans of all parties can share a moment of pride in our achievements in those 25 years.
Aug 31, 1964
I thank you for your endorsement. I will carry it proudly during this campaign.
Aug 31, 1964
Only one Presidential Service Certificate will be awarded to an individual during an administration.
Aug 30, 1964
We have the wisdom and the will to build a great society in the United States.
Aug 30, 1964
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.
Aug 30, 1964
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.
Aug 30, 1964
Let us not forget the Golden Rule of do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
Aug 28, 1964
In all of the travels of more than 40 countries that I have had, I have had impressed upon me the great faith that the people have in our system of government and in our fairness and our justice as people.
Aug 28, 1964
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.
Aug 28, 1964
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.
Aug 28, 1964
But there is no country that is willing to do that, that we know of, so neutralization is not very practical at this stage of the game.
Aug 28, 1964
And to leave it prepared always to defend itself; to leave it willing always to meet any neighbor halfway and do him justice; leave it a prosperous Nation, where every child has an opportunity to get an education, where every man has an…
Aug 28, 1964
But to each one of those 200 men--and we lose about that many in Texas in accidents on the 4th of July--to each one of those 200 men who have given their life to preserve freedom, it is a war and a big war and we recognize it.
Aug 28, 1964
And most of them like what we have so well they would like to have a little of it themselves.
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