HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 34-73 - 4/24/1973 - MEMORIAM/LYNDON BAINES JOHNSONRESOLUTION NO.� '3
A RESOLUTION IN MEMORIAM 0= LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON, 36TH PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
WHEREAS, on November 22, 1963 a searing flash of history catapulted
Lyndon Baines Johnson into the Presidency of the United States, and
WHEREAS, President Johnson assumed such awesome responsibilites in one
of the most difficult periods of American history and carried his objectives
through to ultimate fruition, and
WHEREAS, Lyndon Johnson contributed 31 years to the service of the
citizens of his State and this Nation, during which time we witnessed the
most far reaching civil rights legislation of the 20th Century, an 11.5
billion dollar tax cut, the Gu1F of Tonkin Resolution,and
WHEREAS, by President Johnson's declaration of a "War on Poverty" the
Nation reached a pinnacle of prosperity and well being unsurpassed to this
day.
Yes, we could go on with many more"WHEREASES", but Lyndon Johnson's
claim to history cannot be told in those official words.
WE, the citizens of Elk Grove Village and this Nation know that we are
the richer for his having served both as a force of great magnitude in the
U.S. Senate and as our President. He taught us to rise above our prejudices
by a living example. A true Southerner, he none the less championed the cause
of civil rights. He brought home to us a sorely needed lesson in loyalty.
In many respects his political philosophy was diametrically opposed to that of
John F. Kennedy, yet Lyndon Baines Johnson was responsible for the enactment of
47 out of 51 pieces of "Kennedy Legislation". No Vice President could have
served the Chief Executive more loyally.
The Nation sincerely regrets that Lyndon Johnson could not have lived to
see his determination in Viet Nam, commencing in August, 1964 bear fruit in
January, 1973.
He has at last returned to the hill country of West Texas from where he
came. He has left his mark on the lives of all of us, as so many great
Americans have.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and Du Page, State of
Illinois, that this resolution !shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval according to law.
PASSED this 24th day of April 1973.
APPROVED this 24th day of April 1973.
Charles J. Zettek
President
ATTEST:
Richard A. McGrenera
Village Clerk