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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 11, 1966

And once again we will not only have a peace-loving people that seek no territory, that seek no domination, but we will have a peaceful 50 States that are prosperous as they have never been before.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 11, 1966

I don't think that our minorities will ever forget that this Congress passed the historic Voting Rights Act.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 11, 1966

I am delighted to be here tonight with so many of my very old friends as well as some members of the Foreign Relations Committee.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 11, 1966

So I say tonight to my party and to my countrymen: We shall stand there with honor.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 11, 1966

Our young people will not forget that we passed the first Elementary and Secondary Education and the Higher Education Acts for all the young people of this country.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 11, 1966

Our travelers and our conservationists will not forget the Highway Beautification Act, or the Water Pollution Act, or the air control pollution bill.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 10, 1966

We must revive the ancient ideal of citizen-soldiers who answer their nation's call in time of peril.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 10, 1966

The responsible intellectual who moves between his campus and Washington knows, above all, that his task is, in the language of the current generation, to 'cool it'.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 10, 1966

Effective public support for the United Nations depends upon a sober appraisal of its accomplishments

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 10, 1966

So we dedicate this building today--not only to the man; not only to the Nation's service--but to learning in the service of all mankind.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 10, 1966

The United States has provided both birthplace and homeplace for the United Nations; the UN has enjoyed warm bipartisan support from five U.S. Presidents, from the Congress and from an overwhelming majority of the American people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 10, 1966

The UN has proved to be a place where constructive dialogues between rich and poor nations can lead to better understanding in today's world

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 10, 1966

I also call upon officials of the Federal and State Governments and upon local officials to encourage citizen groups and agencies of communication to engage in special and appropriate observance of United Nations Day this year

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