Apr 26, 1964
All of those people would become taxpayers having deducts made to their checks instead of taxeaters from the deducts from your checks.
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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Apr 26, 1964
I told a group that I met with the other evening at the Gridiron Club that in the light of developments recently I am not sure whether you are safer being a guest of the press or having the press as your guests!
Apr 26, 1964
Every time you criticize a government official, you weaken the unity of our country.
Apr 23, 1964
I am sure that all of you already understand my very strong conviction, to which Lady Bird has referred, that we must make more use of the talents of women in government if we expect to have better government.
Apr 23, 1964
I saw it around me in my early years in Texas soon after I discovered America, as the son of a tenant farmer.
Apr 23, 1964
So we want to ask all of you good people to try to support our program and let's have an administration of the people, by the people, for the people, giving the greatest good to the greatest number all the time.
Apr 23, 1964
I am here to see what the federal Government can do to work with you to help us all improve the lot of our fellow Americans.
Apr 23, 1964
And when I go back to Washington I am going to say to the leaders of that great Capital, that I wish they could come here to the heartland of America and see what the people are doing for themselves.
Apr 23, 1964
It is my hope that in a matter of days, I can send a message to the Congress in connection with the work that we have done today and in connection with the work of this commission.
Apr 23, 1964
It is a source of pride and gratification to me in doing the kind of work here at home that made America the great and strong and good Nation that it has been and that we want it to be for our children.
Apr 23, 1964
We in the Johnson administration, we hope with the support of Johnson County, have already declared war on poverty in all of its forms, in all of its causes, and we intend to drive it underground and win that war with your help.
Apr 23, 1964
My father said to me, 'Lyndon, I don't know what will happen to you, but I will tell you right now I don't believe that you are smart enough to talk to a highway engineer.'
Apr 23, 1964
I salute not only Mr. McDonald, Senator Clark, Senator Scott, Miss Genevieve Blatt, but all of your delegation and all of the civic-minded people of Pennsylvania.
Apr 23, 1964
We are not going to be satisfied in this country until we have a home for every family.
Apr 23, 1964
Won't it be a great blessing, won't it be a great achievement, won't it be a great satisfaction for you Governors and the rest of you here tonight to pass on to your children to know that young Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., has been with us…
Apr 23, 1964
My hope and my aim in life is to keep that road open and to make it wide and make it smoother, and make it straighter for all Americans.
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