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May 22, 1964 President Hatcher, Governor Romney, Senators McNamara and Hart, Congressmen Meader and Staebler, and other members of the fine Michigan delegation, members of the graduating class, my fellow Americans. It is a great pleasure to be here today. This university has been coeducational since 1870, but I do not believe it … |
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Upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill July 2, 1964 [ Broadcast from the East Room at the White House at 6:45 p.m. ] My fellow Americans: I am about to sign into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I want to take this occasion to talk to you about what that law … |
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November 19, 1964 1. Building the Great Society will require a major effort on the part of every Federal agency in two directions: – First, formulating imaginative new ideas and programs; and – Second, carrying out hard-hitting, tough-minded reforms in existing programs. 2. All of you, I am sure, are convinced … |
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April 11, 1965 Ladies and gentlemen: I want to welcome to this little school of my childhood many of my former school mates and many who went to school to me at Cotulla and Houston and San Marcos, as well as some of my dear friends from the educational institutions of this area. … |
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August 6, 1965 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress, members of the Cabinet, distinguished guests, my fellow Americans: Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield. Yet to seize the meaning of this day, we must recall darker times. … |
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November 8, 1965 Dr. McCrocklin; member of the faculty and the student body; Congressman Pickle; Mr. Kellam, the chairman of the Board of Regents; Dr. Crook; my old friend and conspirator and collaborator and former coworker and cosecretary to Dr. Evans–Tom Nichols; my former superintendent, Dr. Donaho; distinguished guests; ladies and gentlemen: In … |
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April 4, 1968 America is shocked and saddened by the brutal slaying tonight of Dr. Martin Luther King. I ask every citizen to reject the blind violence that has struck Dr. King, who lived by nonviolence. I pray that his family can find comfort in the memory of all he tried to do … |
