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- . All our national history proves that a committed citizenry is a mighty force when it bends itself to a de t ermined effort. Ther e is a g rowing f e eling abroad in this land today that ugliness bas been allowed too long, that it is time to say "Enough
- ? It is something close to a miracle today to feel and observe that Juanita r ealizes that she will have her turn to ring the clean-up bell, }\er turn to serve the milk, or to paint at the easel or take her time to finish any project she starts because it is hers
- Davis is in what it says about the character of the American people. Although Gemini Eight has taken us one step closer to the moon, we still have time to walk back in our past. still have time to pa:eserve our heritage for the guidance of future
- . that r obb ed you of 121 of your high-heart ed men and women. For a long time after that s ummer of 1962 p the very m ention of your city's name evok ed s ym pathy th1·ougho~t th e world. That you plan to tu rn this loss to inspiring n e w pr ogress seems
- in his State of the Union message that this is a time of te sting - So many foundations of our daily life are on trial. One of these foundations which I believe is most important, and too likely to be swept away in busy, urban life is simply the quality
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9/20/1967"
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- people who remember back through every step of the procedure that brought the whole downtown redevelopment into being 20 years ago. You must have seen endless meetings, drawinga, blueprints, more meetings . . . and I am sure there were many times when you
- and pins. Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes created a stir when she refuse d to go "al! out" for the mod look of 1873 - .. a bt.tstleo She compromi scd and wore a modified -- or mini-bustle. Grace Coolidge 1s time came in the f!apper era with the V-neck
- times -- and finally, after sorne pers:tstent phone calls, and devious tec:hniques tbrough daughter and friends, she agreed to my request. I am especially happy that four very irnportant gl'andsons are on band for there are many people in this room who
- in the country to discuss what constructive action can be taken. Many times Lynda, Luci, and I have sat in the same room where John Adams sat with his wife to listen in. Because of these sessions, I believe your children and mine will grow up in a happier
- is that you have developed the one resource that ie least exhauatible: your natural beauty. This is a wise and farsighted investment. As today's generations a!"e frear than these before them, so future gene rations are going to have even more free time
- a sense of national heritage which stems from this man. Jefferson was a most conspicuous apostle of democracy. He expresoed the hopes and ideals of his time in his person, ht s words and in his faith in the equality of man. This house attracts me aa few
- by staff members in an effort to train local agency director s in the carrying out of the equal employment opportunity policy. This report also indicated that the time required for complaint processing was reduced from an average of 130 to 85 working days
- remember !eading a small girl by the hand into Children's Hospital for a minor operation that never theless could have bee n serious., A few hours later, happy and relieved, we walked out. That event is repeated thousands of times here: the '" scared child
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks, Restoration Luncheon, the White House, 10/15/1968"
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- and sparlding autumn days driving through Vi rginia or exploring around Texas, or seeking !and marks all across tbis vast land.. There was a marvelous time with Mr 0 Henry DuPont at Winterthur. There the treasures of this country in furniture, fabric, china
- Cabinet officers. I am happy to have with me today the wives tot\: three members of the Cabinet who are typical of the hard-working wives of members of this administration and women everywhere who give time to their communities. In Washington these ladies
- and their community and willing to use their time and talents to do something about it. I 1d like them to stand up and take a bow, The wife of our Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara -- Margie McNamara; the wife of our Secretary 0£ Agriculture Orville Freeman
- 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
- . 3 SymposiumProbesTensionBetweenPresidencyand Press A political phenomenon of recent times is a growing antagonism between the White House and the cor respondents who cover it. In March, a symposium co-sponsored by the Library and the National
- and ready wit. Ruefully admitting her veteran status. Roberts noted how the pas sage of time affects her perspective. "Each successive election gets me more upset.... All these beautiful boys, who do their hair with blow dry ers. and they call me 'Ma'am
- , his times and his presidency at the LBJ Ranch, at the LBJ Library, in San Marcos and in Washing ton, D.C. In its early years the Library began serving birthday cake to its visitors on August 27. One year it decided to drop the practice-but quickly
- in Wahington, D.C. On Tue, day, Augu l 27, LBJ would have been ninety-four. Just under f ur hundred peopl visited lhe Library that day-very good attendance, for a weekday at that time of year-and contributed to the celebration. The crowd disposed of five ery
- time to read you the thousands of se r ious letters from c i vic beautification committees, ga r den clubs and conservationi s ts who report their activities. They a re thrilling -- filled with ideas which we try to p ass on. And t hey are evidence
- whn go through a big wedding. We ,vt:'nt from town to town looking for an nrcn town hall or a justice of the reace." Although Mrs. Abell ha~ been working [or '.1-lrs. Johnson since l'.?60. \\'llen she was a part-time pri·ca,c scrrrtary. she's looking
- whn go through a big wedding. We ,vt:'nt from town to town looking for an nrcn town hall or a justice of the reace." Although Mrs. Abell ha~ been working [or '.1-lrs. Johnson since l'.?60. \\'llen she was a part-time pri·ca,c scrrrtary. she's looking
- . Frank Rose to guide it through these changing and demanding times. You have gathered here because you know that Alabama, like the rest of our country, is in transition. Your conference theme recognizes that the decade of the sixties offers both
- , probing, falling. resting and trying again") to describe what the e ening's celebration was all about: "That's why we're here tonight," she said. "Inside this building, we have tried to portray for the future a time when men and women of good will did
- archives staff has been processing for the past three years-bring LBJ to life in a way no paper document ever could, dramatically demonstrating his per suasive ability, his humor, his determi nation, and at times his frustration. The conversations
- prosecu tors; the modern, real-time, invasive media: aod high-tech communica tions such as email. Why would future presidents or their advisors keep diarie for example, knowing they are liable to be subpoenaed? The traditional records used by historians
- told them, and aplendor the time would o( the Presidency come wlien I would look lack and !ind it hard on the majeaty to believe that I had actually in ~r•, I slept been there. But on thh ~ night, I went to bed then. And for the first
- by Marvin Watson, former Postmaster General, and U.S. Represen tative Tom Loeffler from the 21st Congressional district. Mrs. Johnson ended the program on a poignant note: "Tonight is full of memories, a time of reunions and thoughts of dreams pursued
- . Polk, who added more to our national empire than anybody. There is where Daniel Webster stood and said, ''I know no north or south, no east or west." Then I stopped ·rnd said, 'But I know many of you are here in the Capitol for the first time and I know
- a place where leaders of the time, representing all points of view, would come to discuss, to debate, and to illuminate issues of concern to the American people. In that spirit, there have been assembled here not onh· his supporters but nlso those who
- Society of LBJ. but our best hope in these more than slightly retrograde times.'· Even though, he said. his title is "one grade down from the long standing, deathless expression which Lyndon Johnson gave us.'' there should be "no doubt as to where
- faiths. They came over to the White Hou~e to talk about forming a Job Corps for Girls. We had quite a time finding a place to meet that day. Every room was filled with meetings or tourists. · Lyndon had even booked the Rose Garden. Ther~· ·a re days when
- will justify his faith in you. It is a good time to be a woman. I am proud to be in the company of so many women who, as members of the great working f o rce of our country, have added stature and distinction to our r ecord. It is more that c oincide nce
- wi ves of members of this administration and women everywhere who give t i me t o their communities . They have also gi ven help to poss i ble school drop-outs by sitting hour after hour with youngsters of low -income and some times broken families
- ' ·in Los Angeles who told me about an unnamed bus driver who had è'\even minutes to wait at the end of bis line. He used the time, first to pickup trash and litter, and then to bring g rass and flower seeds and plant them. By using just a few minutes
- and with beauty in our steps. " I am proud to have the se hour s to get to know many of you a little better, and to see your works. We are all living in exdting times. We are living in an age that puts new premium on bèz.uty -- whether it is man-made, or natural
- . And for the first time, men are teaching in Canada School. And as a souvenir of our meeting, and of the Preside~t's interest in this hopeful venture, I have brought some "apples for teacher 11 - - golden apples, syrnbolizing their membership in the Teacher Corps
- for a long time. Their leadership and their gifts have made the magic begin. It takes that kind of commitment to make a city grow the way we want it to grow a.nd change the way we want it to change. It will take help on your part to keep the magic alive. How