Lyndon B. Johnson

When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse; I could be a mayor.

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"If one morning I walked across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: 'President can't swim'"

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"Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right."

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Discussing with Martin Luther King Jr. how to best tackle the issue of racism and discrimination.

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"Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity."

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"I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help - and God's."

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Thanksgiving at the White House is always a wonderful time.

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"We must open the doors of opportunity. but we must also equip our people to walk through those doors."

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"Poverty must not be a bar to learning and learning must offer an escape to poverty."

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There's Air Force One and then there's grandchild one, both require special treatment.

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Holding a meeting about civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. in March of 1966.

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Giving out pens used to sign an important bill is one of the ways I rewarded legislators who supported a measure.

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Disembarking Air Force One in New Jersey for the Glasboro Summit with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin on June 25, 1967.

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Enjoying summer with my dog, Yuki, and my grandson, Patrick Lyndon Nugent.

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Campaigning for the Presidency in 1964 in the great city of Nashville, Tennessee.

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President Truman and I sharing in a moment of friendship.

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I love playing with my beagles, Him and Her. #PresidentialPets

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Thank you to all the Veterans who've made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. #MemorialDay

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On November 25, 1968, Lady Bird ventured to see the beautiful Giant Redwoods.

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First Lady Lady Bird put on a Country Fair for kids of Government Officials on September 12, 1967.

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Signing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on August 10, 1964 which gave me expansive power to deal with Vietnam.