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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 13, 1966

Even before I came to Washington as a young man, I noticed how many men said what had to be done could not be done.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 13, 1966

The White House and the Congress can give only a part of the leadership this Nation requires and demands.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 13, 1966

So let us now take a step forward by signing these two measures and getting on our way.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 12, 1966

It is our very good fortune as a Nation that they do not stand alone even when they stand out.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 12, 1966

This will allow the more efficient and effective development and management of the Park.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 9, 1966

I think that as a result of this meeting and the work that they have already done, the legislation we have already passed, that not only will many thousands of young people be attending college who otherwise would not have been able to…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 9, 1966

Under this new loan program, families will finance college education for their children in the same way that they finance the purchase of a home: through long-term, federally guaranteed private loans.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 9, 1966

I pay tribute to the bankers of America who have given their Government a lending hand and have extended it also to those coming young men and women who need an education and who, when they get it, will reward us all with their increased…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 9, 1966

I want to reassure you that I am meeting with these bankers not because we have any grave problems, but because we do have a very great program.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 9, 1966

This order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the Federal Register.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1966

Our goal--the goal of both the Congress and the Administration--must continue to be a regional system of rapid rail transit.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1966

The Foreign Service, like the Office of the President, belongs to no one single department.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1966

I request the people of the United States to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by flying the Stars and Stripes at their homes and other suitable places.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1966

People everywhere want the same things: better education for their children, better health for their families, better homes to live in.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1966

I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning June 12, 1966, as National Flag Week.

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