Mar 13, 1967
President Johnson reaffirmed the United States Government interest in furthering the growth of trade between the Republic of Korea and the United States and stressed the importance of periodic meetings between appropriate United States…
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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Mar 13, 1967
Poverty cannot be eliminated overnight. It takes time, hard work, money and perseverance.
Mar 13, 1967
Neither Koreans nor Americans kneel gracefully before conquerors or before aggressors.
Mar 13, 1967
Head Start has 'replaced the conviction of failure with the hope of success.'
Mar 13, 1967
The aim of this Administration is, and will be, that they shall have it.
Mar 13, 1967
It was years after Jacob Riis spoke before Americans realized that poverty was an urgent public dilemma from which the only escape was to change the basic conditions of human life.
Mar 12, 1967
The battle against diseases that kill and cripple will be intensified.
Mar 12, 1967
I recommend that Congress approve a commitment to increase our aid by up to $1.5 billion or about $300 million per year over the next 5 years.
Mar 12, 1967
The peaceful and progressive revolution which is transforming Latin America is one of the great inspirational movements of our time.
Mar 12, 1967
Our participation in that revolution is a worthy enterprise blending our deepest national traditions with our most responsible concepts of hemispheric solidarity.
Mar 10, 1967
Its men played an unforgettable part with the United Nations forces which assured that aggression would not succeed in Korea.
Mar 10, 1967
Then as now, the United States is proud of its association with the forward-looking Turkish nation.
Mar 10, 1967
In commemoration of that decisive hour, in thanksgiving for his courage and vision, and in celebration of the friendship that endures between our peoples, I extend to you and the citizens of Greece my warm greetings and best wishes.
Mar 10, 1967
Then as now, the American people admire the vitality and the passion for freedom of the Turkish people.
Mar 10, 1967
I revere the Greek spirit, that for thousands of years has inspired the world, and that has taught men to cherish freedom above all else in life.
Mar 10, 1967
Mrs. Johnson and I are looking forward to welcoming you and Mrs. Sunay.
Mar 9, 1967
And of those who wear the badge, I ask an equal respect both for the law and for the rights of the people they are sworn to protect.
Mar 9, 1967
It gives me a great deal of genuine satisfaction and pleasure to welcome you here to this symbolic first house of this land that you have done so much to defend and to preserve.
Mar 9, 1967
There is something about our open society that gives the play to what went wrong instead of what went right.
Mar 9, 1967
Your courage and your self-sacrifice have provided us with a glowing example of what I believe is the best of American manhood.
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