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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.
The limitation in Section 1 relating to the period during which an employee shall be considered as on leave of absence from his employment with the Federal Government, and the limitation in Section 3(a) relating to the period of time from…
The establishment of an immigration quota for any quota, area is solely for the purpose of compliance with the pertinent provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is not to be considered as having any significance extraneous to…
Proclamation No. 3298 of June 3, 1959, as amended, entitled 'Immigration Quotas,' is further amended by the addition of the quota for Malaysia and by the abolishment of the quota for the Federation of Malaya.
I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby proclaim and make known that the annual immigration quota of the quota…
I would like to send my greetings for the New Year to the good people of Berlin.
We have just concluded a most interesting and most profitable conference between the Chancellor of Germany and the President of the United States.
No change, except by agreement, shall be made by the carriers represented by the Eastern, Western and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committees, or by their employees, in the conditions out of which the disputes arose.
And I think in the weeks and months ahead, you will see the fruits that flow from that very fine visit.
We have declared unconditional war on poverty. Our objective is total victory.
We will do our full part to ensure that under your leadership your people may win a victory--a victory for freedom and justice and human welfare in Vietnam.
As the forces of your government become increasingly capable of dealing with this aggression, American military personnel in South Vietnam can be progressively withdrawn.
The U.S. Government shares the view of your government that 'neutralization' of South Vietnam is unacceptable.
I wish to congratulate you particularly on your work for the unity of all your people, including the Hoa Hao and Cao Dai, against the Viet Cong.
I am pleased to learn from Secretary McNamara about the vigorous operations which you are planning to bring security and an improved standard of living to your people.
We shall maintain in Vietnam American personnel and material as needed to assist you in achieving victory.
In our hands have been placed the fortunes of peace and the hope of millions; it is my fervent hope that we are good stewards of that trust.
Our aims are, I know, identical with yours: to enable your government to protect its people from the acts of terror perpetrated by Communist insurgents from the north.
Your government and mine are in complete agreement on the political aspects of your war against the forces of enslavement, brutality, and material misery.
Approval of this bill, in short, is clearly not in the best interests of all the United States.
This bill would impose new costs upon our merchants and consumers at a time when we are trying to keep all costs and prices down.
This bill would saddle new and unworkable burdens upon our Bureau of Customs at a time when we are trying to reduce Government expenditures.
This bill would aggravate our relations with Canada at a time when we are trying to improve those relations at every level.
DELIGHTED with report United Negro College Fund has raised twenty million dollars and is therefore nearly half way to completion of capital requirements.
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