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  • • • .,_,,;r-..._ • FOR RELEASE AFTER 10:45 A. M. SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1967 Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE REMARKS OF MRS.. LYNDON B.·· JOHNSON AT THE DUNAWAY GENERAL STORE, STRAWBERY BANKE, PORTSMOUTH, NEW
  • New Hampshire
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dunaway General Store, Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 6/10/1967"
  • .. .· .. ' , FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1965 ...... 12:00 noon REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON 12TH ANNUAL MEETING OF KEEP AME RICA BEA UT IF UL, INC. NE W YORK, NEW YORK Mr . Perin, Friends: It is a g reat pleasure for me
  • New York
  • Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 12th Annual Meeting of Keep America Beautiful, Inc,. New York, New York, 10/7/1965"
  • that be was then willing to die• • •• " This was the spirit widespread in that electiono Andrew Jackson by bis deeds bad excited the new nation. In bis heroic defense of New Orleans, he had confirrned a young nation' s confidence in itself. For the first time, a rugged man
  • RECEPTION UNVEILING THE NEW WHIT E HOUSE CHINA Today is a proud occasion for me. a new set of state china. We celebrate the arrival of For the artisb·y, we are grateful to many in this room - - to Tiffany' s and Castleton -- and for the gift we
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House Reception Unveiling the New White House China, 5/9/1968"
  • the States devoted his life to education and did everything in his power to dissipate ill feelings and forge a new basis for unity between North and South. He advised his fellow South erners: "Make your sons Americans . " Here in Virginia, and particularly
  • of the kind Abraham Lincoln loved. lt is a pioneering into planning our public buildings - - in­ deed our cities for excellenceo Unless this bold new pattern succeeds. the alternative is a growing wilderness of haphazard ugliness. This scl:ool and this city
  • AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AWARDS LUNCHEON BILTMORE HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY NOVEMBER 19, 1968 Thank you, Mr. Perrin. It is a pleasure to be with Keep America Beautiful -- its officers and members -- on this day of tribute. 1 am touched and grateful
  • New York
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Keep America Beautiful Awards Luncheon, Biltmore Hotel, New York City, 11/19/1968"
  • core water and power benefits of this dam are well known. lt a bonus is the heavenly blue lake that be g i~s here and winds ite way thro ugh Navajo country towards the labyrinth of the new Canyonlands National Park -- created by Congress t"°Ro
  • FOR RELEASE UPON ARRIVAL AT SANTA FE AIR!PORT SCHEDULED FOR Z:OO P.M. • MST, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1966 REMARKS OF MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON UPON ARRIVAL AT SANTA FE, NEW M.EXICO Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE
  • New Mexico
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Arrival at Santa Fe, New Mexico, 9/22/1966"
  • the key to your city and you-r proclamation, I want to tell you that a ceremony such as this, fusing the best of the old and the new South, is one that gives me great satisfaction. As Honorary Chairman of the American Landmarks Celebration, I am certainly
  • , where the man­ made lakes and picnic areas along your own Interstate Higbway #80 are pointed out as an example of excellence, and where Secretary Udall told me just a few days ago tbat Nebraska bas one of the best plans for developing new parks
  • "NION, NEW HA VEN, CC~NECTICUT, OCTOBER 9, 1967 0 When 1 received the invitation from John J. 0 1Leary ...... a name no Democrat can reeist -- to corne and talk to the Yale Political Union about beautification, l was delighted to accept. Delighted
  • Press release, "Address of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Yale Political Union, New Haven, Connecticut, 10/9/1967"
  • of realizing it in our time. Every living person and thing responds to beauty. We ail 1Uently thirst for it. We receive strength and renewal by experiencing stirring and satisfying sights. Let me sbare with you news of a few of the wonderful projects tbat have
  • . It speaks from the fine Strategic Air Command Headquarters and the historie old brick buildings tbat have been rehabilitated to lead new and useful lives. I am particularly happy to know that you cherish the se visible reminders d long ago days. AU over
  • FOR RELEASE AFTER 11:00 A. M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1966 REMARKS OF MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON AT WlilTE HOUSE CEREMONY COMMEMORATING THE ISSUANCE OF NEW BEAUTIFICATION STAMP Office of the Press Secretary t o Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE Mr
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Ceremony Commemorating the Issuance of New Beautification Stamp, 10/5/1966"
  • New York
  • Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Rededication of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 5/25/1964"
  • FOR RELEASE AT 11:30 a. m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1964 REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK Mrs. Pearson, Mr. Minister, the Reverend Clergy, members of the U.S. -Canadian Commission, distinguished guests and friends
  • Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, 8/20/1964"
  • of those 13, 400 centers throughout the United States. I came to New Jersey, Governor, because it would give me an opportunity to see telescoped both urban and rural examples of Head Start. About 51 percent of the projects throughout the nation are like
  • New Jersey
  • of a master politician at work," Burka noted that the passage of time and a new appreciation of Johnson's social programs clearly contributed to !his new look. But without the release of the tapes at this time, a quarter-century before the schedule set
  • you have earned. As a wife, I know the inspiration that achievement such as yours brings to my husband. In you and through your achievements g leam both the present rea lity and the future promise of the New South. That New South, while never
  • red year s ag o t his city wa s burned to t he ground. I am told it has now pass e d the rn illi 0n mark in population, a nd it is evident there is no end in sight . Two years a g o tl e wo r l d wa s stunned by the news of the airplane crash in Paris
  • will be proud to have this one, a nd -- may I hope -­ the future four volumes -- so she may turn to the section from which she cornes. I wiah this edition on the Northeast had been out several weeks ago when I returned from New England and wanted to look up
  • the winter snows. We will be driVing around after lunch to see some of the golden-fringed forsythia, the red and pink tulips, and yellow daffodils bursting forth. And, ringing Hains Point, will be the old and the new cherry trees which will one day make
  • ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON, HILTON HOTEL, NEW YORK THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964 Mr. Ambassador, Mrs . Kintner, Friends of Eleanor Roosevelt: For me, it is a great privilege to come here today and participate in this anniversary occasion. I met Eleanor Roosevelt fi r st
  • New York
  • Press release, "Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation First Anniversary Luncheon, Hilton Hotel, New York, 4/9/1964"
  • thing s for the youne sters ; and 1 threw the switch int roducing electricity into the school. Now , we come to Jackson to dedicate a bran~ new gymnasium replacing the one built by the "!.J•! . P . A . I am so proud to k now that the old gymna­ s i um
  • . It is an honor for me to join you today, because I warmly support and admire all that you do - - and because I am thrilled by the new facility that we have cornet o dedicate. And to you, Mr. Secretary, whose guiding hand bas translated so much compassion
  • ALBERT AND MARY LASKER AWARDS TO MEDICAL JOURNALISTS. ST. REGIS HOTEL - NEW YORK CITY l'm delighted to be here: First, to pa.y tribute to the Lasker Award winners of 1968 : writers, editors and a TV network who are communicating the dramatic story
  • New York
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of the Annual Albert and Mary Lasker Awards to Medical Journalists - St. Regis Hotel - New York City, 5/10/1968"
  • Institute and I thank you. For me, this past year has been on e of discovery of so many new facets to the whole business of enhancing the beauty of our country, and making it available to the people. Yours must be a very satisfying profession, for you
  • and allegiance of its s tudents. Two years later, in 1885, when the first class was graduated, these new alumni got together immediately and orga nized The Ex-Students' Asso ciation, pledging themselves always t o give of their time, talent and m eans t o build
  • things. And in my nearly 34 years of lbring w5:th a pubiic servant, I have learned the value of heeding such a call -· not only for Presidenta, but also Mayors and City Commissioners. We are b e ing asked to develop a wholly new conservation
  • to the public on June 5. On the evening before, 800 members of the Friends f the Library gathered for a preview of the new displays, a buffet supper on the plaza and a gala program of entertain­ ment by Opera Diva Leontyne Price, Broadway star Carol Channing
  • e t books out, not to get books in; to get students in , not keep them out . That is the new story of the library today in America . Today 1 s libr arian, as someone has said, s e eks to get young people "hooked on books . " m ore " . .­ ln
  • about the new America young people are helping to build. Years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt spoke in moving words about the future of America. "One day, 11 he said, "a generation may possess this land, blessed beyond a..,ything we now know; blessed
  • -namely, that money wage in­ creases in excess of productivity are bad for labor and the country." 5 News from the Archives Library Acquires New Collections General \\'estmoreland with President Johnson, 1968 The Library recently acquired two sets
  • . The new improvements are part of a construction pro­ gram to be undertaken by the University of Texas, which owns the Library building. The proposed renovations -the result of a study commissioned by the LBJ Founda­ tion-were approved by the University
  • way to freshen up the news frorn the cities than for city experts to bave a working conference, such as this one. Mr. €urrier tells me that ycur focus is not on architectural abstractions, but that you are probing for solutions to the day-to-day
  • you could corne up this spring and go on that old stagecoach road that I mentioned in my letter. I bave been there recently and l have seen a new family of beavers. The maple sap will be running pretty soon and the maple trees will be tapped. I can
  • tasks of the Presidency make a long day's work, and that must come first. These last two days on the train and the stops we have made have given me a chance to look at the South from a new perspective. I am refreshed by what I have seen. The South
  • FOR REL&ASE A.T 6 PoMo Friday, October 91 1964 SP£ECR rrr ?tlS . LINDOW JOHNSON At depot in New lrleans PRito;NDSi What a wandertul, fabulous way to end four unforgettable d~o And, I see you have brou!?ht to the depot just the person I wanted
  • Press release, "Speech by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Depot in New Orleans, 10/9/1964"
  • for myself that the tribute is a just one. Your. downtown is m a rked b y an ease and grace of l andscaping and architecture that mc..sks the long hard work and planni.ng that built it. And this new courthouse is the capstone of your effort. And so I come