Apr 2, 1967
Twenty years ago the average family in America spent 26 percent of its after-tax income on food.
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 2, 1967
And, as so often in this century, Mr. President, we see Turkey leading the way.
Apr 2, 1967
The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country turns out.
Apr 2, 1967
I rose in the House to support President Truman and his supposedly 'disastrous' policy of containment.
Mar 30, 1967
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.
Mar 30, 1967
For tens of thousands of families, the most fundamental conditions of life are improving.
Mar 30, 1967
And the impressive accomplishments of these last six years trace that desire's growing satisfaction.
Mar 30, 1967
We have visited individually with most of our neighbors in this hemisphere.
Mar 30, 1967
We have had a very delightful trip from Washington coming to this beautiful city of San Antonio.
Mar 30, 1967
Men, women and children are alive today who would otherwise have died.
Mar 30, 1967
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.
Mar 29, 1967
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.
Mar 29, 1967
But does every family in every precinct in your State know about these accomplishments, and do they know who brought them about?
Mar 29, 1967
Through Medicare, the often crushing burden of hospital and doctor bills has been eased.
Mar 29, 1967
Never has a party fulfilled as many of the promises it made to the American voter.
Mar 29, 1967
I want to talk to you tonight about the future of the Democratic Party, and of our Nation.
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