I, Lyndon B. Johnson,President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our American Merchant Marine on Monday, May 23, 1966, by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and…

I have no plans at all along that line.

I don't believe the Congressmen are as worried as the Republican leaders are.

The right of the consumer to know the actual cost of his credit has been ignored for too long.

I approve your recommendation and the recommendations of the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Commerce, the Acting Secretary of Defense and the Acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers regarding the release of 200,000 tons of…

Today I renew my request that the Congress enact legislation to strengthen this foundation in two critical areas--lending and packaging.

Disposals should be made through regular producer channels on a periodic basis and in such a way as to facilitate the orderly distribution of copper supplies with priorities to defense and defense-supporting users, such as ammunition…

Children must be our first concern.

Together, we can achieve a free marketplace where better goods can be bought, where real incomes continue to increase, and where the dollar's purchasing power remains firm and stable.

We must protect and inform the consumer in his use of the consumer credit system.

I herewith determine that such release is required for purposes of the common defense.

A new and progressive program is needed if we are to protect the American consumer's rights in the marketplace.

The consumer's interest is the American interest.

Our abilities to conquer pain and disease has increased dramatically.

The consumer has a right to a dollar of stable purchasing power.

The task of protecting the consumer cannot and should not be left solely to the Federal Government.

I also approve the other recommendations in your memorandum of March 17.

It is not enough to hope that such practices will disappear by themselves.