Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy, from 1961 to 1963. Johnson was a Democrat from Texas, who served as a United States Representative from 1937 to 1949 and as a United States Senator from 1949 to 1961. He spent six years as Senate Majority Leader, two as...
accept nomination party seek shall term
I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president,
inside outside tent
Better to have them inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in
boy fight name school sunday
I got the name when I was 13, ... I got in a fight with another boy at a Sunday school picnic. Mr. Stiglitz, the Sunday school teacher, called me that, and it stuck.
planes shot
One of every 16 planes was shot down,
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Never trust a man whose eyes are too close to his nose
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Negro poverty is not white poverty, ... Many of its causes and many of its cures are the same. But there are differences - deep, corrosive, obstinate differences, radiating painful roots into the community and into the family and the nature of the individual. These differences are not racial differences. They are solely and simply the consequence of ancient brutality, past injustice and present prejudice. They are anguishing to observe. For the negro they are a constant reminder of oppression.
against crime guerrilla less organized society war
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerrilla war against society
few focus guys
He was one of the few guys that could keep his focus and keep his mechanics.
aggressive guys tough
Guys were nailing him. He wanted us to see how tough he was. He's a very confident, very aggressive kid, which is a little different for a kicker.
free full god growing shall state strong
This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith.
declares poverty war
Unfortunately, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope, some because of their poverty, and some because of their color, and all too many because of both. This administration declares unconditional war on poverty in America.
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Where legitimate opportunities are closed, illegitimate opportunities are seized. Whatever opens opportunity and hope will help to prevent crime and foster responsibility.
great midst narrow transition
We are in the midst of a great transition from narrow nationalism to international partnership
added couple
we just added a couple of zeroes to it.