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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

I call upon all our citizens to make every effort to promote the safety and welfare of our blind persons on the streets and highways, and thereby to contribute to their independence of spirit and their capability for self-management.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

President Johnson reiterated his belief that it was the responsibility of this generation everywhere to join the campaign against poverty and the ills associated with it and pledged American support for worthy projects contributing to the…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Our expenditures safeguard the strength of our Nation and of our people, at home and abroad.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

I plan to use the jet Air Force One tomorrow to try to meet her in New Orleans, but Lady Bird on her train will probably beat me there.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

President Johnson noted with deep appreciation the response by the Philippines to the requests of the Government of Viet-Nam for aid in its defense against communist subversion and aggression.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

In trying to keep unnecessary expenditures down I believe the President ought to be as unsatisfied as a little boy's appetite.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

I believe that every boy and girl in this great State and in this great country has a right to all the education they can use.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

We are proud: of the new vigor in our long-lived expansion; of the Nation's output now rising at an annual rate of 5 percent; of the 1.2 million jobs added thus far in 1964.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Your Government has given its support to scientific research -- and to the education of bright young minds -- on a scale without parallel in history.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Many of our most important national objectives depend upon how effectively American business competes in world markets.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

President Johnson commended the land reform program, initiated by President Macapagal this year, as holding out renewed hope to the Philippine people for the solution of the land tenure problems which, for decades, had beset a major sector…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

I urge civic and service organizations, schools, public bodies, and the media of public information to join in this observance with appropriate activities designed to promote continuing awareness of the significance of the white cane to…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

This house is honored by the presence of such talent and I am deeply grateful for the purpose which brings you here.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

My business is your business--the Government of the United States of America belongs to all the people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

Yes, that 5-letter word--p-e-a-c-e--is the most important word in the English language.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 5, 1964

These are just the first steps to an expanding economy that will be limited only by our vision and our will.

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