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.
Mar 19, 1967
I know you regret, as I do, that the Vietcong succeeded in preventing anyone from voting.
Mar 17, 1967
Our meeting today will expose you to the current thinking and plans of my Cabinet in areas of specific or general concern to you.
Mar 17, 1967
We are here to advise and consult with each other, as public executives, on the central business of our governments--the welfare of the American people.
Mar 17, 1967
It is a painful course that we pursue to keep hope alive in that land where our commitment is tested.
Mar 17, 1967
We need to establish more carefully than we have and more fully than we have the needs of each level, the roles of each level, and the responsibilities of each level.
Mar 17, 1967
We are all witnessing now--more than witnessing, we are helping to create--a new and exciting phase of the ancient partnership that unites the States and local communities with the Federal Government.
Mar 16, 1967
Separate departments with their well-established channels of communication, many believe, continue to offer the best assurance that business and labor leaders will be able to present to the federal government their views on matters vitally…
Mar 16, 1967
The law is our instrument for developing our society along that vision of government which was the dream of our fathers and is the hope of our sons.
Mar 16, 1967
Our nation has stated in the past and it reaffirms its policy of making available as promptly as possible the vast benefits of this new technology to its own people and to the people of all nations.
Mar 14, 1967
In your hands is rightfully placed the sovereignty of the country, and to you everyone placed in authority is ultimately responsible.
Mar 14, 1967
To Andrew Jackson, the President was not merely the Nation's Chief Executive. He was the people's first magistrate, directly responsible to them, prepared to go directly to them for his authority.
Mar 14, 1967
The Government is safe, and the cause of freedom will continue to triumph over all its enemies.
Mar 14, 1967
This commitment is difficult to achieve, but it is very simple to state.
Mar 14, 1967
We are still striving to involve the poor, the deprived, the forgotten American, white and Negro, in the future of their society.
Mar 14, 1967
It is not hard for me to talk at length about education and what it means, for it meant everything to me at a time when my future hung in the balance.
Mar 13, 1967
President Johnson reaffirmed to Prime Minister Chung his previous assurances that the United States would continue to support the economic growth of the Republic of Korea, and in particular, to assist in the achievement of the goals of the…
Mar 13, 1967
In peace, as in war, we have joined our efforts--in the Asian Development Bank, in cooperative efforts to improve food production, in transportation, and in education and health measures throughout Asia.
Mar 13, 1967
To be poor is to be without an advocate-in dealing with a landlord, a creditor, or a government bureaucrat.
Mar 13, 1967
President Johnson expressed the admiration of the American people for the striking progress made by the Korean Government and people during recent years in increasing gross national product, industrial output, agricultural production…
Mar 13, 1967
President Johnson expressed the continuing admiration of the American people for the courage and prowess of the Korean forces on the field of battle in Vietnam and for their effective endeavors to promote the welfare of the Vietnamese…
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