
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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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.

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

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

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

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

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…

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.

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…

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.

The Executive Order No. 11224, dated May 13, 1965, is hereby superseded.

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

I believe such progress will be forthcoming.

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

Finding out what is right is our problem.

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

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.

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

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