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.
Oct 14, 1966
We must give local police the tools that they must have if we expect them to do the job.
Oct 14, 1966
People look to us for leadership because they know what we have done at home.
Oct 14, 1966
Our transportation system was built by the genius of free enterprise.
Oct 14, 1966
Yet tonight there are more than 2,700,000 major crimes being committed in this Nation every year.
Oct 14, 1966
This Nation can mount a major military effort on the other side of the globe, and we can transfer hundreds of thousands of men 10,000 miles away from home without too much difficulty.
Oct 14, 1966
I pledge myself in the allotted time to me in the Presidency to use every single resource of the Federal Government to banish crime from the United States of America.
Oct 14, 1966
For the first time in history, American cities have a voice in the Cabinet and a department devoted to urban affairs.
Oct 14, 1966
We amass knowledge in the sciences to eradicate killing and crippling diseases.
Oct 14, 1966
In our quest for more livable and more beautiful cities, there will be no slowing down or turning back.
Oct 14, 1966
Of the evils which beset our society, crime is by far the most difficult to understand.
Oct 14, 1966
This great Nation of ours was built on a foundation of respect--respect from all the citizens--for law and order in all the States.
Oct 14, 1966
In my message on crime to the Congress this year, I asked the Attorney General to work with the Governors to establish statewide committees on law enforcement and criminal justice.
Oct 14, 1966
We would be foolish and shortsighted to let foreign problems--even Vietnam--turn us away from our urgent goals at home.
Oct 14, 1966
We can help, we can lead the way, but the ultimate solution rests in the initiative and resolution of the individual States themselves.
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