Lyndon Johnson Speeches on Audio & Video

Below are complete audio recordings of some of Lyndon B. Johnson's most important speeches.

Features speech highlights from Lyndon Johnson's turbulent era as president during the 60's.

Joint Session of Congress Address on Voting Legislation...

"For myself, I ask only, in the words of an ancient leader: "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?"

President Lyndon Johnson's address in 1964 that put forth his vision of The Great Society: a society in which our prosperous nation eventually fulfills everyone's basic needs and sees to it that everyone is given education and opportunity to live out their hopes and dreams.

"In fact, under the budget that I shall shortly submit, it can be done with an actual reduction in Federal expenditures and Federal employment."

"So let us here highly resolve that John Fitzgerald Kennedy did not live or die in vain"

"Tonight I want to speak to you of peace in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. No other question so preoccupies our people."

President Johnson spoke to a joint session of Congress regarding the voting rights of all Americans. He focused on the denial of equal rights to African-Americans and stressed that all citizens must have an equal right to vote.