Lyndon Johnson
The Public Record
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.
And, as so often in this century, Mr. President, we see Turkey leading the way.
Your people won our hearts, as they had already earned the respect and the admiration of all the American people.
I rose in the House to support President Truman and his supposedly 'disastrous' policy of containment.
These things have been accomplished because the United States of America and its allies throughout the world have stood firm before the tide of aggression--and the tide has receded.
Now the benefits of this revolution in farm production are not limited to the grocery store or the family kitchen.
Now we are going to enjoy a wonderful Texas weekend here as your guests to visit with you and exchange views about what is to come.
And the impressive accomplishments of these last six years trace that desire's growing satisfaction.
We have had a very delightful trip from Washington coming to this beautiful city of San Antonio.
Men, women and children are alive today who would otherwise have died.
We look to the 60% of Latin America's 245 million people who are now under the age of 25, and we know that the task of meeting their aspirations is great.
For tens of thousands of families, the most fundamental conditions of life are improving.
We have visited individually with most of our neighbors in this hemisphere.
The names of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John Kennedy are inscribed on the rolls of American honor not because they were foolhardy or weak--but because they were wise and courageous when it counted.
Let each citizen help, in whatever way he can, to make this month memorable by working to provide within each community those benefits and opportunities which will add satisfaction and dignity to the lives of older Americans.
As he did so often, Speaker Rayburn had just the right prescription for this kind of ailment.
Our society has made a commitment to enrich and improve the lives of the senior citizens among us.
Through Medicare, the often crushing burden of hospital and doctor bills has been eased.





