Johnson, Lyndon -- Speech (1964-05-22), Graduation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Dave — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:49:00 +0000

But, most of all, the Great Society is not a safe harbor, a resting place, a final objective, a finished work. It is a challenge constantly renewed, beckoning us toward a destiny where the meaning of our lives matches the marvelous products of our labor.

Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) American politician, educator, US President (1963–69)
Speech (1964-05-22), Graduation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Johnson, Lyndon -- Speech (1964-05-22), Graduation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Dave — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:30:48 +0000

Your imagination, your initiative, and your indignation will determine whether we build a society where progress is the servant of our needs, or a society where old values and new visions are buried under unbridled growth. For in your time we have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.

Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) American politician, educator, US President (1963–69)
Speech (1964-05-22), Graduation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Johnson had been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law. This speech was the first formal presentation of his new domestic agenda, the Great Society.

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Johnson, Lyndon -- Speech (1964-05-22), Graduation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Johnson, Lyndon -- Speech (1964-05-22), Graduation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor