August 2011
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“I believe the Food Stamp Act weds the best of the humanitarian instincts of the...”
– -President Lyndon B. Johnson, August 31, 1964
On this day in 1964, President Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act, establishing the Federal food stamp program to help low-income families improve their diet.
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
– Franklin Roosevelt in his inaugural address in 1933 — Famous Quotes From Our Presidents (via life)
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“I do want to salute you both for the very calm and cool courage that you have...”
– President Lyndon B. Johnson
On this day in 1965, President Johnson gave remarks by telephone to Astronauts Cooper and Conrad following completion of the Gemini 5 Mission. The astronauts had landed in the North Atlantic that morning just 1.5 hours short of completing their original 121-orbit, 8-day...
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“And it is a great privilege for me to be here to sign this bill, and by doing so...”
– President Lyndon B. Johnson
On this day in 1965, President Johnson signed the Bill Extending the Peace Corps Act.
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“I felt a real special relationship to Elvis Presley because he came from...”
– President Bill Clinton in a 1997 interview with VH1.
If you’re near Little Rock, Arkansas, the “Elvis at 21” exhibit will be up for one more week, featuring photographs by Alfred Wertheimer of Elvis Presley at the very beginning of his fame.
Elvis Presley, January 8, 1935 – August 16,...
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