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ouverymuch.(applau.)thank

,plea,ou.

whatasingularhonoritisformetobeheretoday.

iwanttothank,firstandforemost,thejohnsonfamily

forgivingusthisopportunityandthegraciousness

withwhichmichelleandihavebeenreceived.

wecamedownalittlebitlatebecauwewere

upstairslookingatsomeoftheexhibitsandsomeof

theprivateofficesthatwereudbypresidentjohnson

hellewasinparticular

interestedto--ofarecordinginwhichladybirdis

critiquingpresidentjohnson’sperformance.(laughter.)

andshesaid,come,come,youneedtolistentothis.

(laughter.)andshepresdthebuttonandnodded

ingsdonotchange--(laughter)--

even50yearslater.

toallthemembersofcongress,thewarriorsfor

justice,theelectedofficialsandcommunityleaders

whoareheretoday--iwanttothankyou.

fourdaysintohissuddenpresidency--andthe

nightbeforehewouldaddressajointssionof

thecongressinwhichheoncerved--lyndon

johnsonsataroundatablewithhisclostadvisors,

preparinghisremarkstoashatteredandgrieving

nation.

hewantedtocallonnatorsandreprentatives

topassacivilrightsbill--themostsweeping

tofhisstaffcounled

iditwashopeless;thatitwould

angerpowerfulsoutherndemocratsand

committeechairmen;thatitriskedderailingtherestof

particularlyboldaide

saidhedidnotbelieveapresidentshouldspendhis

timeandpoweronlostcaus,howeverworthythey

h,itissaid,presidentjohnsonreplied,

“well,whatthehell’sthepresidencyfor?”(laughter

andapplau.)whatthehell’sthepresidencyforifnot

tofightforcausyoubelievein?

today,aswecommemoratethe50thanniversary

ofthecivilrightsact,wehonorthemenandwomen

celebrategiantslikejohnlewisandandrewyoungand

llthecountlessunheralded

americans,blackandwhite,studentsandscholars,

preachersandhoukeepers--whonamesare

etchednotonmonuments,butintheheartsoftheir

lovedones,andinthefabricofthecountrytheyhelped

tochange.

butwealsogatherhere,deepintheheartofthe

statethatshapedhim,torecallonegiantman’s

remarkableeffortstomakerealthepromiofour

founding:“weholdthetruthstobelf-evident,that

allmenarecreatedequal.”

thoofuswhohavehadthesingularprivilegeto

holdtheofficeofthepresidencyknowwellthat

progressinthiscountrycanbehardanditcanbeslow,

frustratingandsometimesyou’ice

’reremindeddailythatin

thisgreatdemocracy,youarebutarelayswimmerin

thecurrentsofhistory,boundbydecisionsmadeby

thowhocamebefore,reliantontheeffortsoftho

whowillfollowtofullyvindicateyourvision.

butthepresidencyalsoaffordsaunique

opportunitytobendthocurrents--byshapingour

lawsandbyshapingourdebates;byworkingwithin

theconfinesoftheworldasitis,butalso

byreimaginingtheworldasitshouldbe.

thiswaspresidentjohnson’terof

politicsandthelegislativeprocess,hegraspedlikefew

othersthepowerofgovernmenttobringabout

change.

ellaware

thatthelawaloneisn’tenoughtochangeheartsand

enturyafterlincoln’stime,hesaid,

“untiljusticeisblindtocolor,untileducationis

unawareofrace,untilopportunityisunconcernedwith

thecolorofmen’sskins,emancipationwillbea

proclamationbutnotafact.”

heunderstoodlawscouldn’taccomplish

lsoknewthatonlythelaw

couldanchorchange,andtheartsandmindsona

tofamericansneededthelaw’

idat

thetime,“itmaybetruethatthelawcan’tmakea

manlovemebutitcankeephimfromlynchingme,

andithinkthat’sprettyimportant.”(applau.)

oneknewpoliticsandnoonelovedlegislatingmore

harmingwhenhe

neededtobe,ruthlesswhenrequired.(laughter.)he

couldhortrade,andhecouldflatter.“youcomewith

meonthisbill,”hewouldreportedlytella

keyrepublicanleaderfrommyhomestateduringthe

fightforthecivilrightsbill,“and200yearsfrom

now,schoolchildrenwillknowonlytwonames:

abrahamlincolnandeverettdirkn!”(laughter.)and

heknewthatnatorswouldbelievethingslikethat.

(laughterandapplau.)

dthefeelof

it,thungerwasharnesdand

redeemedbyadeeperunderstandingofthehuman

condition;byasympathyfortheunderdog,forthe

downtrodden,asasympathy

rootedinhisownexperience.

asayoungboygrowingupinthetexashillcountry,

johnsonknewwhatbeingpoorfeltlike.“povertywas

socommon,”hewouldlatersay,“wedidn’teven

knowithadaname.”(laughter.)thefamilyhomedidn’

ody

workedhard,entjohnson

hadknownthemetallictasteofhunger;thefeelofa

mother’scalloudhands,rubbedrawfromwashing

cousinavarememberedswelteringdaysspentonher

handsandkneesinthecottonfields,withlyndon

whisperingbesideher,“boy,there’sgottobeabetter

’sgottobeabetter

way.”

itwasn’tuntilyearslaterwhenhewasteachingat

aso-calledmexicanschoolinatinytownintexasthat

hecametounderstandhowmuchworthepersistent

painofpovertycouldbeforotherracesinajimcrow

imeshisstudentswouldshowuptoclass

whenhe’dvisittheirhomes,he’dmeetfatherswho

werepaidslavewagesbythefarmerstheyworkedfor.

thochildrenweretaught,hewouldlatersay,“that

theendoflifeisinabeetrow,aspinachfield,ora

cottonpatch.”

deprivationanddiscrimination--thewerenot

abstractionstolyndonbainesknewthatpovertyand

injusticeareasinparableasopportunityandjustice

arethatwasinhimfromanearlyage.

now,likeanyofus,

experiencesinruraltexasmayhavestretchedhismoral

imagination,buthewasambitious,veryambitious,a

youngmaninahurrytoplothisownescapefrom

he

jimcrowsouth,thatmeantnotchallengingconvention.

duringhisfirst20yearsincongress,heoppodevery

civilrightsbillthatcameupforavote,oncecallingthe

pushforfederallegislation“afarceandasham.”he

waschonasavicepresidentialnomineeinpart

becaufhisaffinitywith,andabilitytodeliver,that

hebeginningof

thekennedyadministration,hesharedwithpresident

kennedyacautiontowardsracialcontroversy.

ttlegirlswere

ds

nthetimecame,whenlbj

stoodintheovaloffice--ipicturehimstandingthere,

takinguptheentiredoorframe,lookingoutover

thesouthlawninaquietmoment--andaskedhimlf

whatthetruepurpoofhisofficewasfor,whatwas

theendpointofhisambitions,hewouldreachbackin

hisownmemoryandhe’drememberhisown

experiencewithwant.

andheknewthathehadauniquecapacity,asthe

mostpowerfulwhitepoliticianfromthesouth,tonot

merelychallengetheconventionthathadcrushedthe

dreamsofsomany,buttoultimatelydismantlefor

’stheonly

guywhocoulddoit--andheknewtherewouldbea

cost,famouslysayingthedemocraticpartymay“have

lostthesouthforageneration.”

that’’swherehe

sdwithaniron

will,possdwiththoskillsthathehadhonedso

manyyearsincongress,pushedandsupportedbya

movementofthowillingtosacrificeeverythingfor

theirownliberation,presidentjohnsonfoughtforand

arguedandhortradedandbulliedand

persuadeduntilultimatelyhesignedthecivilrightsact

intolaw.

andhedidn’tstopthere--eventhoughhis

advisorsagaintoldhimtowait,againtoldhimletthe

dustttle,letthecountryabsorbthismomentous

kthemoff.“themeatinthecoconut,”

aspresidentjohnsonwouldputit,wasthevoting

rightsact,sohefoughtforandpasdthataswell.

n,afair

n,ahealthcarelawthatopponents

describedas“socializedmedicine”thatwouldcurtail

america’sfreedom,butultimatelyfreedmillionsof

niorsfromthefearthatillnesscouldrobthemof

dignityandcurityintheirgoldenyears,whichwe

nowknowtodayasmedicare.(applau.)

whatpresidentjohnsonunderstoodwasthat

equalityrequiredmorethantheabnceofoppression.

wouldn’uldbein

describingthatlinkage,ved

intomobilizingsanitationworkersandapoorpeople’s

movement,butheunderstoodthatconnection

tjob,decentwages,

healthcare--tho,too,werecivilrightsworth

omywherehardworkisrewarded

andsuccessisshared,new,

assomeonewhohadenthenewdealtransformthe

landscapeofhistexaschildhood,whohaden

thedifferenceelectricityhadmadebecauofthe

tennesevalleyauthority,thetransformation

concretelydayinanddayoutinthelifeofhisown

family,heunderstoodthatgovernmenthadaroleto

playinbroadeningprosperitytoallthowhowould

striveforit.

“wewanttoopenthegatestoopportunity,”

presidentjohnsonsaid,“butwearealsogoingtogive

allourpeople,blackandwhite,thehelptheyneedto

walkthroughthogates.”

now,ifsomeofthissoundsfamiliar,it’sbecau

todayweremainlockedinthissamegreatdebate

aboutequalityandopportunity,andtheroleof

rue50yearsago,

therearethowhodismissthegreatsocietyasa

failedexperimentandanencroachmentonliberty;who

arguethatgovernmenthasbecomethetruesourceof

allthatailsus,andthatpovertyisduetothemoral

realsotho

whoargue,john,thatnothinghaschanged;thatracism

issoembeddedinourdnathatthereisnoutrying

politics--thegameisrigged.

,it’struethat,

despitelawslikethecivilrightsact,andthevoting

rightsactandmedicare,oursocietyisstillrackedwith

divisionand,racestillcolorsourpoliticaldebates,and

therehavebeengovernmentprogramsthathavefallen

ewhencynicismistoooftenpasdoff

aswisdom,it’sperhapasytoconcludethatthereare

limitstochange;thatwearetrappedbyour

ownhistory;andpoliticsisafool’rrand,andwe’dbe

betteroffifwerollbackbigchunksoflbj’slegacy,orat

leastifwedon’tputtoomuchofourhope,investtoo

muchofourhopeinourgovernment.

irejectsuchthinking.(applau.)notjustbecau

medicareandmedicaidhaveliftedmillions

fromsuffering;notjustbecauthepovertyrateinthis

nationwouldbefarworwithoutfoodstampsand

headstartandallthegreatsocietyprograms

tsuchcynicismbecaui

havelivedoutthepromioflbj’fforts.

becaumichellehaslivedoutthelegacyoftho

emydaughtershavelivedoutthelegacy

eiandmillionsofmy

generationwereinapositiontotakethebatonthathe

handedtous.(applau.)

becauofthecivilrightsmovement,becauof

thelawspresidentjohnsonsigned,newdoors

ofopportunityandeducationswungopenfor

everybody--notallatonce,

justblacksandwhites,butalsowomenandlatinos;and

asiansandnativeamericans;andgayamericansand

ungopenforyou,

t’swhyi’m

standingheretoday--becauof

thoefforts,becauofthatlegacy.(applau.)

andthatmeanswe’

meanswecan’enturylater,

thelawslbjpasdarenowasfundamentaltoour

conceptionofourlvesandourdemocracyasthe

e

foundational;anesntialpieceoftheamerican

character.

butweareheretodaybecauweknowwecannot

torytravelsnotonlyforwards;

historycantravelbackwards,historycantravel

uringthegainsthiscountryhasmade

hts,our

mustbenurturedthroughstruggleanddiscipline,and

persistenceandfaith.

andoneconcernihavesometimesduringthe

moments,thecelebrationofthesigningofthecivil

rightsact,themarchonwashington--fromadistance,

sometimesthecommemorationseminevitable,

painanddifficultyandstruggle

ookat

ourlvesandwesay,oh,thingsarejusttoodifferent

now;wecouldn’tpossiblydowhatwasdonethen--

thegiants,,they

weremenandwomen,’’

tcertainthen.

still,thestoryofamericaisastoryofprogress.

howeverslow,howeverincomplete,howeverharshly

challengedateachpointonourjourney,

howeverflawedourleaders,howevermanytimeswe

havetotakeaquarterofaloaforhalfaloaf--thestory

t’strue

becauofmenlikepresidentlyndonbainesjohnson.

(applau.

insomanyways,heembodiedamerica,withall

ourgiftsandallourflaws,inallourrestlessnessand

n--bornintopoverty,

weanedinaworldfullofracialhatred--somehow

foundwithinhimlftheabilitytoconnecthis

experiencewiththebrownchildinasmalltexastown;

thewhitechildinappalachia;theblackchildinwatts.

aspowerfulashebecameinthatovaloffice,he

rstoodwhatitmeanttobe

elievedthattheirplightwashis

plighttoo;thathisfreedomultimatelywaswrappedup

intheirs;andthatmakingtheirlivesbetterwaswhat

thehellthepresidencywasfor.(applau.)

andthochildrenwereonhismindwhenhe

strodetothepodiumthatnightinthehouchamber,

whenhecalledforthevoteonthecivilrightslaw.“it

neveroccurredtome,”hesaid,“inmyfondest

dreamsthatimighthavethechancetohelpthesons

anddaughtersofthostudents”thathehadtaught

somanyyearsago,“andtohelppeoplelikethemall

’

llletyouinonacret--imeantouihopethat

youwilluitwithme.”(applau.)

thatwaslbj’’swhyweremember

hereisonethingthatheandthisyear’s

anniversaryshouldteachus,ifthere’sonelessoni

hopethatmaliaandsashaandyoungpeople

everywherelearnfromthisday,it’sthatwith

enougheffort,andenoughempathy,andenough

perverance,andenoughcourage,peoplewholove

theircountrycanchangeit.

inhisfinalyear,presidentjohnsonstoodonthis

stage,rackedwithpain,batteredbythecontroversies

ofvietnam,lookingfarolderthanhis64years,andhe

deliveredwhatwouldbehisfinalpublicspeech.

“wehaveprovedthatgreatprogressispossible,”

hesaid.“weknowhowmuchstillremainstobedone.

andifoureffortscontinue,andifourwillisstrong,and

ifourheartsareright,andifcourageremainsour

constantcompanion,then,myfellowamericans,iam

confident,weshallovercome.”(applau.)

,thecitizensoftheunited

,likeabrahamlincoln,likecountless

citizenswhohavedriventhiscountryinexorably

forward,presidentjohnsonknewthatoursintheendis

astoryofoptimism,astoryofachievementand

eved

thattogetherwecanbuildanamericathatismorefair,

moreequal,andmorefreethantheoneweinherited.

art

becauofhim,wemustbelieveitaswell.

sstheunited

statesofamerica.(applau.)

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