Oct 25, 1966
I came here today for one good purpose: to tell you, and through you, tell every soldier, sailor, airman and marine in Vietnam how proud we are of what you are doing and how proud we are of the way you are doing it.
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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Oct 25, 1966
They also know what is at stake and are willing to fight and die for it.
Oct 25, 1966
Make no mistake about it: The American people that you represent are proud of you.
Oct 25, 1966
You know what you are fighting for: to give the Vietnamese people a chance to build the kind of nation that they want, free from terror, free from intimidation, free from fear.
Oct 25, 1966
I give you my pledge: We shall never let you down, nor your fighting comrades, nor the 15 million people of South Vietnam, nor the hundreds of millions of Asians who are counting on us to show here--here in Vietnam-that aggression doesn't…
Oct 25, 1966
General Westmoreland told me as we were reviewing the troops that no armed forces anywhere, at any time, commanded by any commander in chief, were up to the group that we have in Vietnam now.
Oct 25, 1966
No American army in all of our long history has ever been so compassionate.
Oct 25, 1966
And the shocking truth is that as of now, as we speak here today, we are losing the war on hunger.
Oct 25, 1966
I came here today for one good reason: simply because I could not come to this part of the world and not come to see you.
Oct 25, 1966
One day when they know peace, the whole world will acknowledge that what you have done here was worth the price.
Oct 23, 1966
In the meantime, as we hope and as we pray, from our action here let all of those who would feed on their neighbors, let all of those who have an appetite for the territory of someone else, let the bullies of the world know that when they…
Oct 23, 1966
The rest of us at this table have joined in the defense of that friend.
Oct 23, 1966
In the last few days I have seen several lovers of peace, seekers of peace.
Oct 23, 1966
The nations directly assisting the people of South Vietnam are resolute.
Oct 23, 1966
I want the people of Asia to have the blessings that have come to industrial nations, and I am going to devote myself to that end with the time allotted to me.
Oct 23, 1966
I have stated it from many stumps in my country and in many broadcasts in my country: We want peace.
Oct 23, 1966
I have come as an 'equal among equals' to share with friends and allies our problems, our plans, and our hopes.
Oct 23, 1966
It is up to the Vietnamese and it is up to us to make these plans come to life.
Oct 23, 1966
If any man in this room has a formula for peace, I hope he will offer it to us.
Oct 22, 1966
They have made their feelings known with equal vigor in my country, and certainly in yours.
Oct 22, 1966
And if Colonel Stevens could have followed us through Australia the last 3 days, could have seen the happiness on the faces of the people, could have seen them enjoying their freedom and preserving and protecting it, Colonel Stevens would…
Oct 22, 1966
The message is that the vast majority of the American and Australian people are together--all the way--on the battlefield and in the search for peace.
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