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.
May 29, 1964
Mrs. Johnson joins me in wishing you a very pleasant journey home and in sending you and Mrs. de Valera our abiding good wishes for your health and happiness.
May 29, 1964
The choice is yours, the power to shape the future is in your hands, the path is clear.
May 29, 1964
I want a people who are fearless instead of fearful; men with pride in their ancestry and hope for their posterity, but humble before their God and concerned always with the wants as well as the needs of their fellow human beings.
May 28, 1964
Forty years ago, almost to this very night, I left my high school diploma at home and I headed West to seek the fame and fortune that I knew America offered.
May 28, 1964
I want you to know that some of you may have to wait 40 years to get something this beautiful, but I hope it comes to you as it did to me.
May 28, 1964
I have come here to say to you young people that whatever your aspirations, or whatever your dreams, whatever your talents, this is the place to begin.
May 27, 1964
I also urge each and every one to meditate that day on the meaning that our flag held for our forefathers and what it means to us today, and to that end to rededicate ourselves to the principles which our flag symbolizes-equality, justice…
May 27, 1964
Al Smith demonstrated that wise leadership could combine efficiency in operation with compassion in result.
May 27, 1964
Fiorello LaGuardia was a staunch fighter for freedom and for progress.
May 27, 1964
In later years I had the honor of serving in the United States Senate with another great New Yorker--our beloved late Herbert H. Lehman.
May 27, 1964
The Democratic administration in Washington intends to help our cities grow into free and spacious communities.
May 26, 1964
Perhaps more than any other world leader he has given expression to man's yearning for peace.
May 26, 1964
So, as a small expression of our appreciation and as a token of our profound respect for your life and your labors, I should like to ask those of you who have joined us this evening, my colleagues and my friends, to join me in raising our…
May 26, 1964
In the United Nations, in the Congo, and in Cyprus, the voice of Ireland is the symbol of sanity and sage counsel and self-sacrifice.
May 26, 1964
Mr. President, I am very happy and proud to welcome you to the United States.
May 26, 1964
So, this morning, it gives me great pride and pleasure on behalf of all of the American people to welcome you home.
May 26, 1964
There is one man who is not here with us today who would especially be proud of this moment--John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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