
I call upon the citizens throughout the nation to participate in observance of that month.
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I call upon the citizens throughout the nation to participate in observance of that month.

YOU'RE so much in our thoughts that an expression like this is hardly necessary.

Today's failure is a dramatic reminder of the importance of the uninterrupted flow of power to the health, safety, and well being of our citizens and the defense of our country.

A report is expected at the earliest possible moment as to the causes of the failure and the steps you recommend to be taken to prevent a recurrence.

This failure should be immediately and carefully investigated in order to prevent a recurrence.

It means that a high school senior anywhere in this great land of ours can apply to any college or any university in any of the 50 States and not be turned away because his family is poor.

I consider the Higher Education Act—with its companion, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which we signed back in the spring of this year—to be the keystones of the great, fabulous 89th Congress.

the path of knowledge is open to all that have the determination to walk it.

But now, at last, in this year of our Lord, 1965, we have quit talking and started acting.

And I think it was then that I made up my mind that this Nation could never rest while the door to knowledge remained closed to any American.

And in my judgment, this Nation can never make a wiser or a more profitable investment anywhere.

The President's signature upon this legislation passed by this Congress will swing open a new door for the young people of America.

Education in this day and age is a necessity.

Today, then, we embark on a new adventure in learning.

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Sunday, November 28, 1965, as a day of dedication and prayer, honoring the men and women of South Viet-Nam, of the United States, and of…

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows

And we are going to do our part to try to find a way to live in the world together a little better, a little closer, and, we hope, a little more peacefully.