Oct 12, 1966
But I am very eager to see as many of the people of those countries as possible.
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 12, 1966
As in the Dominican Republic, we are not going to let might make right and let the aggressor impose his will on liberty-loving people.
Oct 12, 1966
We think this is going to be a very exciting, challenging, and demanding trip.
Oct 12, 1966
I am going out and have a little recreation tonight and all of you are invited to be with me.
Oct 12, 1966
We hope to work positively with all nations toward stability in Southeast Asia.
Oct 12, 1966
I summarized briefly my hopes in the seven-nation conference coming up.
Oct 12, 1966
We all want to win this war—not in 90 days, but in 9 days, or 9 hours, or 9 minutes, if we can.
Oct 12, 1966
They have ruled they don't make any loans to newspapermen or photographers, and no loans to Americans.
Oct 11, 1966
Today the war on poverty has already helped nine million poor Americans.
Oct 11, 1966
I didn't come out here to see you this afternoon because I was running for anything this year.
Oct 11, 1966
And if the good Lord lets me live, I am going to spread the word out and let the information leak out all over this country about this parliamentary device called recommit.
Oct 11, 1966
There is a big donkey population in this country about this season of the year.
Oct 11, 1966
I am delighted to be here in Baltimore and to see on the platform a good many of my old and trusted friends.
Oct 11, 1966
And for other Americans who are now feeling that need, I ask those of you who have crossed the river to extend to them a helping hand.
Oct 11, 1966
Today, social security and Medicare stand as two of the most historic programs ever enacted by any Congress.
Oct 11, 1966
We have stopped asking people these days--after Congress acted on the immigration law--'Where were you born?'
Oct 11, 1966
And that is going to pay us very rich dividends down the road in an educated electorate in this country.
Oct 11, 1966
What we celebrate on October 12 is not the fact that one Italian discovered America, but that five million American-Italians discovered America.
Oct 11, 1966
The cost of administering your programs--the social security programs--is only 2.2 percent out of each dollar of social security contributions.
Oct 11, 1966
Measured by laws that mean something to people in education, in income, in health, in fighting poverty, this 89th Congress has not only done more than any other Congress.
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