Apr 9, 1968
But the Congress today has shown that if we have the will, there is a way.
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 9, 1968
Through the process of law, we shall strike for all time the shackles of an old injustice.
Apr 9, 1968
Our aim at this season is to sift the hope from the turbulence, so that hope may grow unfettered.
Apr 8, 1968
Ambassador Bunker arrived here a little before 8 o'clock from South Vietnam.
Apr 8, 1968
I will ask Mr. Christian to keep in touch with you and if there are any other announcements during our stay here, he will relay them to you as well as keep you informed of any other developments.
Apr 8, 1968
Maybe he will want to touch on some of those things for your general edification.
Apr 8, 1968
The Tet offensive has since his last personal visit here, with emphasis on the period.
Apr 8, 1968
Ambassador Bunker will be my guest while he is there, at the White House.
Apr 8, 1968
We are back in touch with Hanoi and discussing a number of alternative locations which could be convenient to both sides.
Apr 8, 1968
We spent the afternoon hearing from Ambassador Bunker and going over a series of questions that we raised with him largely relating to the relationship between our Government and the South Vietnamese Government.
Apr 8, 1968
Ambassador Bunker will be returning to South Vietnam when our meetings here are concluded.
Apr 7, 1968
Ambassador Bunker will arrive at Andrews in the early morning, somewhere around 7 o'clock.
Apr 7, 1968
We will harness science and technology for the service of our peoples.
Apr 7, 1968
We will expand programs for improving the health of the American peoples.
Apr 7, 1968
Any other announcements will have to come from Mr. Christian, if there is anything else to announce.
Apr 7, 1968
We are grateful for what you have already accomplished and will be counting on you more than ever, until the blessed day when the guns fall silent.
Apr 7, 1968
So I ask the people of the United States to ally themselves firmly with their Government in these crucial years, and to become active partners and participants in the continuing fulfillment of the historic pledge of Punta del Este to the…
Apr 7, 1968
He will pick up the two Secretaries and come on to Camp David for a meeting there tomorrow.
Apr 7, 1968
The promise of the Americas is to establish in this Hemisphere societies free from the fear of want, ignorance, prejudice and disease.
Apr 7, 1968
Side by side with your South Vietnamese comrades—and our other fighting allies—you have taken the full initial weight of the enemy's winter-spring offensive; and you have now seized the initiative.
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