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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

So long as men anywhere live in poverty, so long as their bodies are afflicted with disease and their children are denied the light of education, this great and restless Nation that we call America will be searching without ceasing for…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

The United States has--and is proud to have--strong and friendly ties with many peoples and many nations on every continent.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

Nowhere has this revolution of national independence had greater impact than in Africa.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

Students on that campus, where my beloved wife once roamed, study the dialects of West Africa, including Upper Volta.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

In these last two decades, independence has come for more than 1 billion people in 54 countries.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

As a tribute to the professional photographer and in recognition of the importance of professional photography in our life today and in America's future, the Congress by a point resolution approved March 29, 1965, has requested the…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

This has been a delightful day for us here at the White House and we are so pleased that our friends in America could come here from all parts of the country to join us tonight in welcoming our distinguished guests.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

By a joint resolution approved March 29, 1965, the Congress of the United States has requested the President to issue a proclamation reminding the American people of the spirit of national unity.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

This technology could prove to be the key that will unlock the door to economic growth for many of these nations.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

We believe that our strength means little unless we use it toward the end of assuring peoples who choose freedom the fight to live without interference from neighbors or adversaries.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 28, 1965

I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week of May 2 through May 8, 1965, as Professional Photography Week, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe that week with…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 25, 1965

This committee has recommended a program that will help all of our people face the future with hope and with courage, and they have done so with a program that respects the basic traditional relationship between a doctor and his patients.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 25, 1965

We are not concerned with stunts and spectaculars, but we are concerned with sure and with steady success.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 25, 1965

This is a very proud and a very happy occasion for all of us here, and I think it is a proud and happy occasion for all Americans everywhere.

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