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1 pledge to this Convention, 1 pledge to our great President, to all t.he AmeX'ican people~my complete devot:f.on to th~.stask: To pr.ove onc.e again that the Democratic Party deserves America's affections, and that we are indeed the Party of hope for the American people ..

So tonight let us here and now pledge tha.t the campaign that we will wag:~ will be worthy of our great President Johnson, and, my fellow Amerlcans, let us hereby resolve and pledge tonight that that campaign will be worthy of the memory of the late and beloVed President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

While others may appeal to passions and prejudices, and appeal to fear and bitterness, we of the Democratic Party call upon all Americans to join us iu making our country:

A land of opportunity for our young;

A home of security and dignity for our elderly;

And a place of compassion and care for our afflicted.

1 say to those responsible and forward-looklng Republicans who put our country above their Party--and there are thousands of them--we welcome you to

the banner of Lyndon Baines Johnson. We welcome your support.

Yes, we extend the hand of fellowship. We ask you to join us tonight, for this President, my fellow Americans, is the President of all of the Americar..

people. He is the President in the great American tradition--for labor and for business; no class conflict--for the farm family that will receive the unending attention and care of this President and for the city worker; for North and for the South; for East and for the West. This is our President.

President Lyndon Johnson represents-- ~.n fnct he i o the cr.~!:l«i~:t:ncn~of th.~

op~L!:it of nat:f.oJ¥11-. uni-ty, the em?.Q11~ ct n'..ltt.a:1aJ. ~t1<..:ros~,tt~ oa t.n :i tlhose

h<1.nds ,,.tc ~la~P.o.u!' lives, our .fortunes and our sacred honor.

I am proud to be the friend of this great Presidento I am very proud

that he has asked this Convention to select me as his running m.?.te.

And 1 ask you, my fellow Americans--! ask yc11--to walk wi~hus, to work

with us, to march forward with us--to help President Johnson bui~ the great

society for America of the future o

Yes, let us continue. Let us, fellow Democrats and fellow Americans, g~ forward. Let us take those giant steps forward to which the President has called us, to end the shame of poverty, to end the injustice of prejudice and

the denial of opportunity, to build the g=eat society and to secure the free~om

of l.\!2.!'. and the peace of the world o We can do no less, and to this, tonight, let

us resolve to pledge ou:t. every efforto Thank you,, RECEIVED A SINGULAR TRl BUTE FROM A FRIEND AND A GREAT .,PRES I DENT • A TRIBUTE THAT 1 SHALL NEVER FORGET • I PRAY+- ~, ~THAT- I SHALL HAVE THE STRENGTH AND THE WISDOM TO MEASURE UP TO THE CONFIDENCE AND THE TRUST WHICH HAS BEEN PLACED IN ME• -AND, I WANT TO THANK THIS DEMOCRA Tl C CON VENTI ON. 7T HAS BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO KNOW AND TO WORK WITH 4 GREAT LEADER FOR Fl FTEEN YEARS. Fl RSTJ AS HIS FELLOW

SENAT~ ~AS ONE OF. HI? DEPUTIES WHEN HE ASSUMED THE

MAJORITY LEADERSHIP OF THE SENAT~• THEN FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND

FINALLY, AS ONE OF HIS LIEUTENANTS~ • ~I BELl EVE I KNOW PRES I'DENT JOHNSON AS WELL AS ,8W. MAN. I HAVE KNOWN HIS COURAGE AND HIS WISDOM, HIS TACT u AND HIS PERSUASION, HIS JUDGEMENT AND HIS LEADERSHIP• CP~) ~I SHALL NEVER FORGET THOSE HOURS AND DAYS OF

TRAGEDY AND CRISIS LAST NOVEM!BER WHEN~!jREAT PRESIDENT WAS TAKEN FROM US AND ANOTHER STEPPEtwiTHOUT A FALTER till WITHOUT A MOMENT OF HESITATION OR DOUBT, liC=ta~IM1~ u - 2

~ I WAS AMONG THOSE HE CALLED TO HIS SIDE. HE ASKED US-- REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ALIKE-- ~

FOR OUR HELP. J .('THANK GOD THAT JOHN F. KENNEDY WAS" THE PATRIOT' THAT HE WAS-- THAT HE HAD THE FORESIGHT TO PROVIDE FOR HIS COU , RY. 1--., THA ~ K G ~ FOR THIS COUNTRY AND FOR THE PEACE OF THE WORLD -- THAT PRES I DENT KENNEDY HAD THE WISDOM TO CHOOSE A LYNDON JOHNSON AS HIS VICE ffi ES I DENT> I THO E MOMENTS OF ST NOVEMB R NO ONE w . \ 1 \

r------·--" ,, ...... J 11LET US CONTINUE ... " THOSE SIMPLE AND DIRECT WORDS OF PRES I DENT JOHNSON REACHED THE HEARTS OF OUR PEOPLE, RALLIED THEM, REASSURED THEM, LIFTED AND UNIFIED THEM. ~ N THIS WORLD, DISASTER IS EVER BUT A STEP AWAYe

ERE IS NO MARGIN FOR THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD, THE LEADER OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, HOLDS IN HIS HANDS THE DESTINIES NOT ONLY OF HIS OWN PEOPLE, BUT OF ALL PEOPLE• THE PRES I DENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST BE A MAN OF CALM AND DEEP ASSURANCE, WHO KNOWS HIS COUNTRY AND HIS PEOPLE. " ABOVE ALL, HE MUST BE A MAN OF CLEAR Ml ND AND SOUND JUDGEMENT, A MAN WHO CAN STAND CRISIS WITHOUT FALTERINg,_

A MAN WHO CAN LEA~ A MAN WHO CAN DEC I DE AND A MAN OF PURPOSE AND CONVICTION. LYNDON JOHNSON IS THAT MAN! L.HE IS A MAN WITH THE INSTINCTS OF THE TEACHER, WHO WOULD RATHER PERSUADE THAN COMPEL, WHO WOULD RATHER UNITE THAN DIVIDE.

.I 4 RES I DENT IS A MAN WITHOUT PRETENSION• HE THE DI GN I TV OF THE OFFICE

OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES• HE IS R. ~~ OF THE TRADITIONS OF THE PRES I DENC9 AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE COMPELLING NEED FOR RESTRAINT IN THE USE OF THE GREATEST POWER EVER ASSEMBLED BY MANKIND .. IN HIS HANDS, OUR PEOPLE KNOW THAT OUR POWER IS FOR PEACE. ~PRES I DENT LYNDON JOHNSON HAS HELPED TO MAKE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE ONE TRULY NATIONAL PARTY, .,(THE PEOPLE WILL PROVE THIS IN NOVEMBER~HIS CONVENTION DEMONSTRATES OUR STRONG AND BINDING UNJTY.- = --;(WHAT A CONTRAST WITH THE SHAMBLES AT THE COW PALACE IN SAN FRANCISCO-- WITH THAT INCREDIBLE SPECTACLE OF BITTERNESS AND HOSTILITY, OF PERSONAL ATTACKS• / s OKESMEN FOR DIFU:RENT POINTS oF VIEW WE_R.. E ~iiliiiii--­ ~~-ED. THE PRES I DENT OF OUR COUNTRY WAS DENOUNCED AND VILIFIED. LrHE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE CONTRAST. I THEY HAVE A CHOICE-- AND I PREDICT IT WILL BE LYNDON ~ . JOHNSON INN

T HAVE KIDNAPPED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAVE MADE IT THIS YEAR A PARTY OF STRIDENCj', OF UNRESTRAINED PASSION, OF EXTREME AND RADICAL LANGUAGE, OF BITTER AND P. RTI SAN PHILOSOPHY . .._-.IT IS THE DEMOCRATIC RTY, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRES I DENT JOHNSON, THAT STANDS TODAY AS THE CHAMP I ON

~~~ USES, AS THE PARTY CF PURPOSE AND CONVICTION, AS THE PARJ)' QE NAil QN AI UN I IX• - ABOVE ALL, THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR PARTY AND THAT OF THE GOLDWATER PARTY IS SHARP AND DECISIVE ON THE QUESTION OF PEACE AND SECURITY. ZFOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS, MY FELLOW AMERICANS, BOTH PARTIES HELD TO THE CONVICTION THAT POLITICS SHOULD STQP

AT THE WATER'S EDG~ THAT WE MUST PRESENT A UNITED FACE TO

OUR ENEMIES AN~ A UNITED STAND ON BEHALF OF OUR FRIENDS A~D ALLIES OF TH~ WORLDJwoE TO THE PARTY THAT TURNS ITS BACK ON THE CONCEPT OF A Bl PART I SAN FOREIGN POLICY! WOE TO THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO DIVIDE OUR ~~ .-.,. NATION.,- .. SHAME ON THOSE WHO CAST FALSE DOUBT OfWJR SJRENGTH. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO WOULD PLAY RECKLESSLY

THE RESOURCES OF MY Ml ND AN D HEART ) 6 @ " OH --WHAT GREAT PROBLEMS THERE ARE TO SOLVE: I i.To CONTROL ~HE A~ME PowER oF THE NUCLEAR AGE; ~ TO STRENGTHEN EVEN MORE THE GRAND ALLIANCE WITH EUROPE AND TO BUILD EVEN GREATER Tl ES WITH OUR FRIENDS AROUND THE -F THE PACIFIC· ~0 CONTINUE THE TASK OF BUILDING A STRONG, PROSPEROUS / AND UN I TED HEMISPHERE; "{ TO D.EFEND AND EXTEND FREEDOM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; AND TO EXTEND HUMAN Rl GHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL OUR PEOPLE-- AND INDEED, TO ALL PEOPLE e L THESE URGENT PROBLEMS DEMAND R~ONED SOLUTIONS, SLOGANS. CHILDLIKE ANSWERS . - 4 DO NOT SOLVE MAN-SIZED PROBLEMS. HEY DEMAND LEADERSHIP THAT 1S PRUDENT,

RESTRAINED, RES PONS I BL~ THEY REQUIRE A PRES I DENT WHO KNOWS THAT ROME WAS NOT BUILTIN A DAYJ BUT WHO KNOWS > ALSO T!i&THE ~REAl EDIFICE OF WESTERfif_IV_ILI_ _ZA_T_IO_N_C_A.N 1 BE BROUGHT DOWN INTO RUINS IN AN HOUR . • • 21HE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY IS NOT THE PLACE FOR A MAN WHO IS IMPETUOUS AT ONE MOMEN)AND INDECISIVE THE NEXT: WHO IS VIOLENTLY FOR SOMETHING ONE DAY, AND

VIOLENTLY OPPO~ED ON THE NE~ WHOSE STATEMENTS ON MATTERS OF MAJOR POLl CY ARE SO CONFUSING AND CONTRA­ DICTORY THAT NEITHER FRIEND NOR FOE KNOWS WHERE HE STANDS. 7

~I A~ MY FELLOW :MER I CANS. IT Is OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE THAT BOTH FRIEND AND FOE KNOW THAT THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT MEANS WHAT HE SAYS AND SAYS WHAT HE MEANS. ~THETEMPORf.RY REPUBLICAN SPOKESMAN IS NOT ONLY OUT OF TUNE WITH THE GREAT MAJORITY OF HIS CQUNTRY-• MEN: HE IS EVEN OUT OF STEP WITH HI S OWN IN THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS MOST ~- DEMOCRATS AND ------REPUBLICANS HAVE AGREED ON THE GREAT DECISIONS OUR NATION HAS MADE. 8 ~BUT NOT SENATOR GOLDWATER! HE HAS BEEN FACING BACKWARD-- AGAINST THE MAINSTREAM OF HISTORY. MOST DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, FOR EXAMPLE, VOTED FOR THE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY. 4uT NOT SENATOR GOLDWATER! MOST DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE VOTED FOR AN ELEVEN AND A HALF BILLION DOLLAR TAX CUT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. LBuT NOT SENATOR GOLDWATER! MOST DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE-- IN FACT, OVER 80% OF THE MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY-- VOTED FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. BUT NOT SENATOR GOLDWATER! MOST DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE VOTED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE U. S. ARMS CONTROL AND Dl SARMAMENT AGENCY THAT SEEKS TO SLOW THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AMONG NATIONS. BUT NOT SENATOR GOLDWATER. 9

MOST DEMOCRAT~ AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES- SENATE VOTED LAST YEAR FOR AN EXPANDED MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGR . BUT NOT SENATOR GOLDWATER. MOST- DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE VOTED FOR EDUCATION LEGISLATION. LBUT !:!QI SENATOR GOLDWATER. MOST DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE VOTED FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCA Tl ON ACT. UT NOT SENATOR GOLDWATER. MOST- DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS IN THE STATES SENATE VOTED TO HELP THE UNITED NATIONS~ Jtz WAS IN FI~ANCIAL DIFFICULTY., L BUT !:!QI. SENATOR GOLDWATER. MOST DEMOCRATS AND MOST REPUBLICANS KNOW THAT THIS NATION MUST CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD, AND THAT A GREAT SOCIETY Ll KE OURS MUST STRIVE FOR CONSENSUS AND UNITY, AND THAT PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MUST BE CONSTRU TIVE AND CREATIVE, NOT NARROW AND NEGATIVE. ( ~J t I BELIEVE IN THE TWO- PARTY SYSTEM, I Ml!l!'t'E 10 L~THERE MUST BE TWO RES PONS I BLE PARTIES. l...THERE MUST BE MEN WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO LEAD A GREAT NATION AS THE STANDARD-BEARERS OF THOSE TWO GREAT PARTIES. NO MATTER HOW DIFFERENT THE PERSONALITIES AND THE DETAILS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTY PROGRAMS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE LEADERSHIP OF THOSE GREAT PARTIES MOVE WITH 1N THE MAl NSTREAM OF AMERICAN THOUGHT AND PHILOSOPHY. LlSAY TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE AND PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS WHO PUT COUNTRY ABOVE PARTY -- WE WELCOME YOU TO THE BANNER OF LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON! WE WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT. 1 ~FOR THIS PRESIDENT, MY FELLOW AMERICANS, IS THE PRES I DENT OF ALL OUR PEOPLE. • Z!E IS A P;ESIDENT IN iHE GRfAT AMERICAN

TRADITION~-- FOR LABOR AND roR , FOR FARM

£~ 1LY AND FOR CITY WORKER, FOR NORTH AND ~OUTH AND FOR EAST AND WESTJ PRES I DENT LYNDON JOHNSON REPRESENTS

THE S~ RIT OF NATIONAL UN I!~ THE EMBODIMENT OF l NATIONAL . ~URPOS~ THE MAN IN WHOSE HANDS WE 9AN PLACE OUR FORTUNES,.. OUR Ll VES, AND OUR HONOR. LlAM PROUD TO BE THE FRIEND OF THIs GREAT PRES I DENT. 11 (!j) j 1 AM PROUD THAT HE HAS ASKED THIS GREAT CONVENT I ON TO SELECT ME AS Hl S RUNNING-MATE. 11ASK YOU, MY FELLOW AMERICANS, TO WALK WITH S, TOW US, TO H WARD WITH IU---~ PRES I DENT LYNDON JOHNSON... '

A LET us CONTINUE. II LET us GO FORWAR D. ~LE~ US TAKE THOSE GIANT STEPsJ4itlll/illliH~&L~ OUR PRES I DENT HAS CALLED US -- TQ END THE SHAME OF POVERTY, TO END THE lNJUSTlCE OF PREJUDlCE AND THE

DENIAL OF OPPORTUNJTY, TO BUlLD THE GREAT SOCIETY~ l AND TO SECURE THE FREEDOM OF MAN AND THE PEACE OF THE WORLD.c) OFFICIAL REPO T 0 THE PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

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Resulting in the nomination of LYNDON B. JOHNSON of Texas for President

LYNDON B. JOHNSON ( and in the nomination of Nominated for President of the United States HUBERT H. HUMPHREY of Minnesota 1964 August 26, for Vice President

Atlantic City, New Jersey August 24 through August 27, 1964 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 112 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 113 of American working people are no longer in danger of any bank Dennis Chavez of New Mexico, Robert Kerr of Oklahoma and· Clair failure. They are protected by the insurance of the United States Engel of California. (There was a moment of silence.) Thank you. Government. Chainnan McCormaclc: The Chair appoints as members of the Because of Sam Rayburn and the late Senator Robert F. Wagner, Committee to escort the Vice President into the Convention Con­ an individual American need no longer stand helple s in the market gressman John Blatnik of Minnesota, Honorable Gene Foley of place, forced to sell his labor as a commodity. He has the protection Minnesota, Honorable Herb Waters of Minnesota, Senator George of collective bargaining. McGovern of South Dakota, Governor Harold Hughes of Iowa, Hon­ Because of Sam Rayburn there has been incorporated into the laws orable Cyril King, Secretary of the Virgin Islands, and the Honorable of thi land the Fourth Commandment of the Laws of God: "Honor J. McFaver of Georgia. (Applause.) thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land." A great American whom I introduced the other night, one of the No longer does our Nation turn its back on the men and women wh_o truly outstanding members of the United States Senate and a great are too old to work. Social Security protects their age-and also thetr Democrat, I request him, the Honorable Warren G. Magnuson of self-respect. This is not only a matter of the Nation's laws-but be­ Washington to assume the Chair. (Applause.) (Senator Magnuson cause of Speaker Sam Rayburn it is now a part of the Nation's assumed the Chair.) Magnuson: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. conscience. Senato1· I have known three generations of great Americans from Texas. Delegates to the Convention. Applause.) I know that if Speaker Sam Rayburn were here tonight, he would (The President entered the Presidential Box. Standing Magnuson: Let us sing "Happy Birthday" to the President. unhesitatingly say that much of what he accomplished he owed to his Senator ("Happy Birthday" was sung to the President.) (Applause.) great teacher, Speaket· of the House, Vice President of the United Convention: In 1948 a young Mayor of States John Nance Garner, who brought him up in the ways of the Fellow delegates to the Minneapolis emerged upon the national scene. Since 1948 that young Congress. Mayor has become a national leader in his own right, a national leader And, presumptuous as it may seem, I most earnestly believe that the for the rights of men and women, young and old, all generations, President of the United States would be the first to say that for much a man dedicated to the ideals of Lyndon B. Johnson, dedicated to the of his effectiveness he is indebted to the instruction and advice of fight against the common enemies of mankind. But ladies and gentle­ Speaker Sam Rayburn. men, I want to add something here tonight that hasn't been said at There is one single act of legislation, however, which to me, esp?­ this Convention yet. I think the nomination of the Johnson-Humphrey cially hallows the name of Speaker Sam Rayburn. Beca~se of h1s ticket last night was the greatest assurance for peace in our time tremendous efforts it is now the law of our land that chtldren may that we ever took out in all our history. (Applause.) no longer be com;elled to spend the precious hours of childho.od at It is with high honor and a great privilege that I present to you hard work. No longer are little girls in the mills and little boys m the now the next Vice President of these United States, Hubert Humphrey. mines part of our national economy. Because of .sam Rayburn they (Applause.) have been elevated to their proper place as the smgle greatest asset HUBERT H. HUMPHREY of our national treasury. ADDRESS BY THE HONORABLE By hi generalship in the House, Speaker ~am Rayburn wro~e t~e ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY Emancipation Proclamation for American c~tldhood,. a law whtch m OF THE UNITED STATES my opinion gave more freedom to more chtldt·en Without regard to Senator Humphrey: Mr. Chairman, Mr. President, my fellow race, creed or color, than any document in r~corded history. . Democrats, my fellow Americans, I proudly and humbly accept your "Suffer little children to come unto me," said our Maker. If th1s be nomination. Will we ever be able to forget this unbelievable, this the mightiest law of all, it is upon it that I commend my old friend moving, this beautiful, this wonderful evening? to you and to God-your faithful servant, Mr. Sam of Texas. What a challenge to every person in this land to live up to the Good luck and God bless you all. (Applause.) goals and the ideals of those who have gone before us, and have charted Chainnan McCormaclc: The Chair recognizes the outstanding Mayor the course of our action. of the great City of New York, the Honorable Robert Wagner. I was deeply moved last night. I received a singular tribute from a friend and a great President, a tribute that I shall never forget, and (Applause.) I pray to Almighty God that I shall have the strength and the wisdom Mayor Wagner: Mr. Chairman, fellow delegates and friends: measure up to the confidence and the trust that has been placed in I ask all here tonight to please rise and join with me in a moment to me. And please let me say thank you, my fellow Democrats. of silence to honor the distinguished and great Democratic Senators I believe that I know President Johnson as well as any man. So let who have died since 1961: tell you about him. I have known for 16 years his courage, his Herbert H. Lehman of New York, Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, me wisdom, his tact, and his persuasion, his judgment and his leadership. PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 115 114 their radicalism, they But I shall never forget those hours and those da!s of tragedy and that never was. In their recklessness and in tradition. crisis Ia t November that we once again relived tomght, when a dear distort the American conservative and wonderful friend and a great President wa~ taken from us. And Yes, those who have kidnapped the Republican Party have made another stepped forward without a falter, w1thout a moment of it this year not a party of memory and sentiment, but one ·of stri­ and radical language. hesitation or a moment of doubt. dency, of unrestrained passion, of extreme I was among those that he called to his side. He asked us, the (Applause.) people Republicans and Democrats alike, Americans all, for our he~p. And by contrast, which is clear to all, under the leadership of And I, say thank God that John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the patr.IOt President Lyndon Johnson, the Democratic Party stands today as he wa , that he had the foresight that day in Los Angeles to prov1de the champion of great causes, as the Party of purpose and conviction, national unity, and as the Party of hope for all for his country. as the Party of Thank God for this country and for the peace of the world that mankind. (Applause.) Ptesident Kennedy had the wisdom to choose Lyndon Johnson as Now let me document my case. Above all, the contrast between the his Vice President. (Applause.) Democratic leadership and that of the Goldwater party is sharp I am sure you remember these words: "Let us continue." Those and decisive on the question of peace and security. For 25 years, my simple and direct words of President Johnson reached the. hearts of fellow Americans, both parties have held the conviction that politics the face our people. Those words rallied them, lifted them a~d umfie? .them: should stop at the water's edge, that we must be united in In this world, disaster is but a step away. There 1s no margm. for of our enemies, and that we must be united in support of our allies error. The leader of the free world, the leader of t~e Amencan and our friends. democracy, holds in his hands the destinies not only of h1s people, but And I say here tonight, to every American, to every friend of free­ turns its back upon of all mankind. dom woe to that party or that spokesman that Yes, the President of the United States must be a rna~ of calm bipartisan foreign policy. Woe to those who are willing to divide this and deep assurance who knows his country and knows. his people. Nation, and beware of those who cast false doubts upon our great Above all he must be a man of clear mind and sound JUdgment, a strength. (Applause.) man who' can lead, a man who can decide, a man of purpose and What great problems there are to solve: Problems to control the conviction. And, Lyndon Johnson is that man. (Applause.) awesome power of the nuclear age, to strengthen the grand alliance He is a man with the instincts of a teacher, who would rather with Europe. To continue the task of building a strong, prosperous persuade than compel, who would rather unite .t~an divide. and united hemisphere under the Alliance for Progress. To assist President Johnson is respectful of the trad1bons of ~he Presi­ our friends in Asia and Africa in preserving their freedom and pro­ dency, and he understands the compelling need for restramt in the moting their progress. And to defend and extend freedom through­ use of the greatest power ever assembled by man. ,. out the world. In President Johnson's hands, our people know that our po\~er, 1s Now, my fellow Americans, these urgent problems demand reasoned for justice, and in his hands our people know that ou.r power 1s for solutions, not empty slogans. Childlike answers cannot solve man peace. In his hands, our people know that our power 1s ~or freedom. sized problems. Pre ident Johnson has helped to make the Democratic Party the These problems demand leadership that is prudent, restrained and only truly ·national party. And this Convention demonstrates our responsible. They require a President who knows that Rome was not strong and our abiding unity and brotherhood. (Applause.) built in a day, but who also knows that the great edifice of Western What a contrast, what a contr·ast with the shambles at. the Cow Civilization can be brought down in ruins in one hour. Palnce in San Francisco. What a contrast with that incredtble spec- The American Presidency is not a place for a man who is impetuous tnd • of bittern ss, of hostility, oi personal attack. . at one moment and indecisive the next; (Applause) nor is it a The American people have seen the contrast. The Amencan people place for one who is violently for something one day arid violently do hav<-: a clear choice, and I predict .thir choice will be Lyndon opposed to it on the next (Applause), nor is it an office where state­ JohntVJn in Nov mber (Applau!le.) . . .. ments on matters of major policy are so confusing and so contra­ Ralph Waldo Emerson once spoke of "the two parttes which d1v1de dictory that neither friend nor foe knows where he stands. the state"-the party of hope and the party of memory, my fellow And my fellow Americans, it is of the highest importance that both Democrat . They renew their rivalry, he said, from generation to friend and foe know that the American Pre ident means what he says generation. and says what he means. (Applause.) This contest, between the party of hope and the party of memory The temporary spokesman of the Republican Party (Applause) ; lies at the very heart of this campaign. . yes, the temporary Republican spokesman is not only out of tune During the last few weela!, shrill voices have tried to lay cla1m with the great majority of his countrymen, he is even out of step to the great spirit of the American past. But they long for a past with his own party. 116 PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 117

our elderly; and a place In the last three and a half years, most Democrats and Repub­ young; a home of security and dignity for afflicted. lican have agreed on the great decisions our Nation has made. But of compassion and care for our not the temporary Republican spokesman, not Senator Goldwater. I say to those responsible and forward-looking Republicans who ·put He ha been facing backward, against the mainstream of American our country above their party, and there are thousands of them, we history. Most Democrats and mo t Republicans in the United States welcome you to the banner of Lyndon Baines Johnson. (Applause.) Senate, for example, voted for the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. But not Yes, we extend the hand of fellowship. We a k you to join us Senator Goldwater, the temporary Republican spokesman. (Applause.) tonight, for this Pre ident, my fellow Americans, is the President of Most Democrats and Republicnns in the Senate voted for an eleven all of the American people. He is a President in the great American and a half billion dollar tax cut for the American citizens and Ameri­ tradition. Laborer and busines man, farm family and city dweller, can business-but not Senator Goldwater. North and South, East and We t will receive the unending attention Most Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, in fact four fifths and care of this President. (Applause.) of the members of his own party, voted for the Civil Rights Act­ President Lyndon Johnson represents the spirit of national unity but not Senator Goldwater. and national purpose. In his hands we place our lives, our fortunes Most Democrats and Republicans in the Senate voted for the estab­ and our sacred honor. great President. I am very lishment of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency I am proud to be the friend of this to select me as his running that seeks to slow down the nuclear arms race among the nations­ proud that he has asked this Convention but not Senator Goldwater. mate. (Applause.) fellow American , to walk with us, to work with Most Democrats and mo t Republicans in the Senate voted last year And I ask you, my us, to help President Johnson build th"e for an expanded medical education program-but not Senator Gold­ us, to march forward with for America of the future. water. Great Society Yes, let us continue. Let us, fellow Democrats and fellow Ameri­ and most Republicans in the Senate voted for Most Democrats go forward. Let us take those giant steps forward to which the not Senator Goldwater. cans, education legislation-but President has called us-to end the shame of pove1·ty, to end the voted for Most Democrats and most Republicans in the Senate injustice of prejudice and the denial of opportunity, to build the the National Defense Education Act-but not Senator Goldwater. Great Society and to secure the freedom of man and the peace of the And my fellow Americans, most Democrats and most Republicans world. We can do no less, and to this, tonight, let us resolve to in the Senate voted to help the United Nations in its peace keeping pledge our every effort. functions when it was in financial difficulty-but not Senator Thank you. (Standing ovation.) Goldwater. Chairman McCor?nack: The Chair appoints, as members of the Yes, my fellow Americans, it is a fact that the temporary Repub­ committee to escort into the Convention Hall the President, and the lican spokesman is not in the mainstream of his Party. In fact, he next President of the United States, the following members: has not even touched the shore. (Applause.) Chairman, Congressman Carl Vinson, of Georgia· Governor John I believe in the two-party system, but there must be two respon­ De~psey of Connecticut; Senator Frank Moss, of Utah; Mayor Victor sible parties. There must be men who are equipped to lead a great Sch1ro, of Louisiana; Congressman William L. Dawson, of Illinois; nation as the standard-bearers of the two parties. It is imperative that Congressman AI Ullman, of Oregon; ongressman Neal Smith, of the leadership of the great parties move within the mainstream of Iowa; Mrs. Geri Joseph, of Minnesota; Honorable Hulett Smith American thought and philosophy. Democratic nominee for Governor of West Virginia; Honorable Sa~ Arizona; Honorable I pledge to this Convention, I pledge to our great President, to all Goddard, Democratic nominee for Governor of the American people, my complete devotion to this task: to prove Douglas Wynn, of Mississippi. the attention of this once again that the Democratic Party deserves America's affections, The Chair takes this opportunity to call to Committee, Carl Vinson, and that we are indeed the Party of hope for the American people. great Convention that the Chairman of the of our country in (Applause.) has served the longest of any man in the history of all time So tonight let us here and now pledge that the campaign that we the House of Representatives. One of the great Americans Carl Vinson, for th~ will wage will be worthy of our great President Johnson; and, my the country is no more indebted to any one than that we have today. fellow Americans, let us resolve and pledge tonight that our campaign great powerful military force addressed to me: will be worthy of the memory of the late and beloved President, John I will now read a telegram You are having Fitzgerald Kennedy. (Applause.) "My heartiest greeting to my fellow Democrats. ticket. Johnson While others may appeal to passions and prejudices, and appeal to a great Convention, and you have produced a great my services fear and bitterness, we of the Democratic Party call upon all Ameri­ and Hu_mphrey are unbeatable. Dul"ing the campaign, Harry S. Truman." cans to join us in making our country a land of .opportunity for our are avallable whenever possible. 118 PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 119 S enato1· HumphTey: Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow Democrats, my fellow Americans: Tonight it is my privilege to present to this time prosperity in ou t· history. (Applause. ) And almost every Ameri­ g reat Convention and to t his Nation a great friend, a great leader, can listening to us tonight has een the re ult in his own life. the Pt·esident of the United tates and the next President of the But prosperity for most has not brought prosperity to all. Those United States, Lyndon Johnson. (Standing ovation. Sustained who have received the bounty of this land, who sit tonight secure in demonstration.) affluence and safe in power, must not now turn from the needs of their neighbors. (Applause.) ADDRESS OF THE HO ORABLE LYNDON B. JOHNSON Our Party and our Nation will continue to extend the hand of ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF affection and love to the old and the sick and the hungry. For who THE UNITED STATES among us dares betray the command: "Thou shalt open thine hand P1· unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land." esident Johnson: Chairman McCormack, my fellow Americans, (Applause.) I accept your nomination. (Applause.) I accept the duty of leading this Party to victory this year. The needs that we seek to fill, the hopes that we seek to realize, (Applause.) are not our needs, our hopes alone. They are the needs and hopes And I thank you, I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for of most of the people. placing at my side the man that last night you so wisely selected Most Americans want medical care for older citizens. And so do I. to be the next Vice President of the United States. (Applause.) (Applause.) I lmow I speak for each of you and all of you when I say he Most Americans want fair and stable prices and decent incomes proved himself tonight in that great acceptance speech, and I speak for our farmers. And so do I. (Applause.) for both of us when I tell you that from Monday on he is going to Most Americans want a decent home in a decent neighborhood for be available for such speeches in all fifty States. (Applause.) all, and so do I. (Applause.) We will try to lead you as we were led by that great champion of Most American. want an education for every child to the limits freedom, the man from Independence, Harry S. Truman. (Applause.) of his ability. And so do I. (Applause.) But the gladness of this high occasion cannot mask the sorrow Most Americans want a job for every man who wants to work. which we share in our hearts. So let us here tonight each of us, all And so do I. (Applause.) of u , rededicate oUl·selves to keeping burning the golden torch of Most Americans want victory in our war against poverty. And promise which John Fitzgerald Kennedy set aflame. (Applause.) so 1do I. (Applause.) Let none of us stop to rest until we have written into the law of ~ost Americans want continually expanding and growing pros­ the land all the suggestions that made up the John Fitzgerald Kennedy penty. And so do I. (Applause.) progt·am and then let us continue to supplement that program with These are our goals. These are the goals and will be the achieve­ the kind of laws that he would have us write. (Applause.) ments of the Democratic Party. (Applause.) Tonight we oiTer ourselves, on our record and by our Platform These ar~ the g~als of this great, t·i ch nation. These are the goals as a Party for all Americans, an all-American Party for all Ameri­ toward whtch I Will lead, if the American people choose to follow. cans. This prosperous people, this land of reasonable men, has no (Applause.) place for petty partisanship or peevish prejudice. The needs of aTI For 30_ years, yea_r by year, step by step, vote by vote, men of can never be met by parties of the few. The needs of all cannot be both parttes have bullt a solid foundat ion for our present prosperity. met by a business party or a labor party, not by a war party or a Too many _h~ve w~rked too long and too hard to see this threatened !peace party, not by a Southern party or a Northern party. now by pohctes whtch promise to undo all that we have done together Our deeds will meet our needs only if we are served by a party over all these years. (Applause.) which serves all our people. I_ believe most o~ the men and women in this hall tonight, and I We are members together of such a Party, the Democratic Party beheve most Amencans, understand that to reach our goals in our of 1964. own Ia~? · ~v e must :vork _for peace among all lands. ( Applause.) We have written a proud record of accomplishments for all Amettca s cause 1s still the cause of all mankind. Over the last Americans. fou_r years th~ world has begun to respond to a simple American If any ask what we have done, just let them look at what we behef, the belief that strength and courage and responsibility are promised to do. (Applause.) the keys to peace. (Applause.) For those promises have become our deeds. And the promise of Since 1961, under the _leadership of that great President, John F. tonight I can assure you will become the deeds of tomorrow. Ke~nedy, '~e have earned o_ut the gTeatest peacetime buildup of (Applause.) nattonal stJ ength of any natwn at any time in the history of the We are in the midst of the largest and the longest period of peace- world. (Applause.) I report tonight that we have spent $30 billion more on preparing Democratic National 0onvention 2 items. Mimeographed. August 26, 1964.

A copy of a press release that contains Preeident Johnson's speech to the Denocratic National Convention announcing the selection of Hubert H.

Humpbre,y as his vice presidential candidate. Also included is a copy ot

9752 HUmphrey's acceptance .sPeech. ~rg i nal notations on the convention appear­

ances ot President and Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. ~lhbert HUmphre,y, and Mrs. John F. Kennedy have been added by Jim Bo:rma.nn of. WCCO Radio, Minneapolis.

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