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  • of Riis Plaza, New York City 5/23/66 27 Philadelphia Trip (Society Hill and 18th century garden) 6/10/66 28 Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska Trip (history,,andbeautification tour) 6/15/66 29 "Faces of the West" Trip 9/20-23/66 30 Far Eastern Trip
  • of Riis Plaza, New York City 5/23/66 27 Philadelphia Trip (Society Hill and 18th century garden) 6/10/66 28 Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska Trip (history,,andbeautification tour) 6/15/66 29 "Faces of the West" Trip 9/20-23/66 30 Far Eastern Trip
  • : “We are pretty well settled here. Patsy’s husband, with the help of Lewis, and some carpenters, is fixing the basement into a more livable place with lots of paint, more closets, new curtains, some new furniture, et cetera.” 1/20 Texas delegation
  • takes LBJ School deanship Dean Elspeth Rostow Mrs. Elspeth Rostow is the new Dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. She was appointed by University of Texas President Lorene Rogers to suc­ ceed Dr. Alan Campbell, who had been chosen
  • It was younger was quicker than other cities to accept someone new. Socially 1t has been said that in Boston the important com­ modity is brains, in Philadelphia it is family, in New York it is money-and in Washington it's power. But power ·hifts and ach election
  • looking for books," he recalls. He spent many hours in Goodspeed's Book Store in Boston, William H. Allen and Son and Leary's in Philadelphia, and Loudermilk's in Washington. The first activity of the Library's new Center for the Study o( Congress
  • Among Issue Number LXXI], June, 2000 Former Presidents Ford and Carter with NBC's Tim Russert Whither the Oval Office? Symposium Examines the Once and Future Presidency Story on Page Five African-American Art Featured in New Exhibit Lift every
  • Among Photo by Charles Bogel Wearing historically correct uniforms, these bluejackets from the USS Constitution heave a gun into battery. Story on page 3 Future Forum Rings In New Year . .. The invitation read: Future Forum. l.ocation: Matt's
  • and administration and LBJ Library staff, . imp!_ ,aw th role of the U. in the world as a natural sour e of interest at the beginning of a new decade: the urgency which Iran and A!ghanbtan brought to that inten~t could not then be foreseen. The ~ymposium's discussion
  • /2024 1/1 Thursday. Former Governor Coke Stevenson announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in a New Year’s Day speech broadcast from Austin at 11:45 a.m. According to the American Statesman (1/2/48), Stevenson “followed his usual campaign custom
  • ~~AmongFriends ofLBJ 1ssue NUMBER xi, JANUARY 24 1978 NEW§LEIJEREUIEUP§ PETHE PETHE LBJ8RAQY b1 ; :,;~;;~- ..~ ,_./!~ .... A National Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson (See pages 2-41 A National Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson It was a tribut
  • halfway." Caro's first book, The Power Broker, appeared in 1974. It was the story of Robert Mo­ ses, the man who virtually created New York City as it appears today. Caro necessary to tell the story of New York City. The resultant book won both
  • Scott of Philadelphia to discuss the protection of Negroes in the Deep South and civil 1 lbjlibrary.org REFERENCE: LBJ CHRONOLOGY Drafted by LBJ Library archival staff from oral history transcripts and other sources as a service to our researchers
  • Lausche votes with the Democrats to organize the Senate. Senator Mansfield is elected Democratic whip. Senator Anderson offers a motion to consider the adoption of new Senate rules in hopes of changing Rule 22, the filibuster rule. LBJ immediately moves
  • Adler. "He hooked me up with a very creative new publishing tirm called Rug­ ged Land, and a dear old friend. Mickey Herskowitz, a writer. "I never dreamed that my story would appem on the front page of the New York Times... Since that artide ap- Ms
  • .. .. FOR RELEASE AT 12:00 NOON (EDT) FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1966 REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B . JOHNSON AT PRESENTATION OF SOCIETY HILL MEDAL AND DEDICATION OF 18TH CENTURY GARDEN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA l feel a particular surge of pride
  • Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Presentation of Society Hill Medal and Dedication of 18th Century Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6/10/1966"
  • (speech) February 22,. 1964 Remarks at Mexican Fiesta, Sports Arena, Los Angeles June 19, 1964 Arrival remarks, and viewed tactical aircraft display, Edwards Air Forc e Base Speech, groundbreaking ceremony for new Rapid Transit S )Stem, Concord I II
  • about thern from e n.th,.lsiatStic mayors and citizens and I always look forward to seeing them firsthand. There is no doubt the bustle of activity is underway. In Philadelphia, the historie area of Society Hill bas been charmingly restored. In San
  • , the more impressed I am with the remarkable things which remarkable women are doing -­ from my friend Ruth Johnson, who is the moving force for the Museum for Western Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, to Dr. Mary Bunting -- new arrival in Washington -- whom we
  • of these great projects seem to me tobe reproaches, not signs of progress. The architecture which excites me most is made for delight and intimacy: for the enjoyment of those who inbabit it. For instance, Philadelphia has found a way to depress its new Delaware
  • Education . Financing Public Broadc~ting Housing and Urban Developnent Manpower Ma.rine·Sciences New Towns 2 I ... r 1967Int~rc~~ncy Task Forces (Continued) 1967 Tnsk Force 1967 Task Force 1967 Task Force 1967 Task Force 1967 Task Force 1967 Task Force
  • MEDAL AWARD FROM THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES NEW YORK, NEW YORK M r. Pace, Your Eminence, distinguished friends: Thank you for your generous wo :rds. I am pleased and honored to accept the Gold Medal Award. It is a n awa rd tbat I
  • New York
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Acceptance of Gold Medal Award from the Institute of Social Sciences, New York, New York, 12/1/1966"
  • FOR RELEASE AFTER 6:30 P. M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 1 1967 Office of the Press Secretary to ""Mr s. Johnson ~THE WHITE HOUSE REMARKS OF MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON UPON RECEIVING HEAD START CITATION FROM THE CITIZENS 1 COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NEW YORK
  • New York
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Receiving Head Start Citation from the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, Hotel Pierre - New York, New York, 5/10/1967"
  • /1 New Year’s Day at the Ranch. In Washington by 1/4. (1/2 & 1/3 missing) 1/4 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) flies to NYC. CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and girls already there). Returns 1/6 to Washington on JFK’s plane. 1/11 LBJ flies to Fort Worth
  • .. .· .. ' , 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"
  • or that shortsighted notion about public service are disturb­ ingly obvious. We have let our bridges rust and our highways clog. In too many areas of this nation, we can see the air we breathe. From Philadelphia and New YorkCity on one coast to San Diego and Los
  • the Endowments for Len years, and he sponsored legislation that established th Institute of Museum Services, which provides modest 6'Tants lo museums of every kind. Now president emeritus of the nation's largest private university, New York University, Brademas
  • the high cost of neglect. In community after community, hopeful new initiatives are under way to lift up children and their families. There are beacons to guide us down a road to a better future for our children. Nearly a quarter century ago, President
  • thinks Allred should replace Byrnes on Court and is going to suggest him. 10/13 After bitter sectional fight House passes bill outlawing poll tax in eight southern states, including Texas. 10/14 News Report: Washington Daily News column reports rumors
  • , 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
  • Looking Back. .. Fifty Years of the New Deal Legacy (Stories, pages 2-13) Symposium panelists and speakers included these present and former members of Congress: from left, Sen. ,Jennings Randolph, Rep. Claude Pepper, Rep. Jake Pickle, former
  • 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"
  • to leave our "dailyness 11 and see what we never saw before in the daily round .--f or art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he woul d never be able to see beyond his immediate world, nor could the world see the man within. We are so often pictured
  • New York
  • Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Rededication of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 5/25/1964"
  • "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"
  • -----------------------------------------------------------------Mrs. Rockefeller, friends: Let me assure you that this book is going to be in daily demand at the White House Library. It is just the kind of meaningful reference that we have been needing. And I am sure that every fut ure inbabitant of the White House
  • to the commission, but Johnson was appar­ ently thinking of a new role for the commission along the lines advocated by Goldman, Busby, Barrett, Marsh, and Califano. On September 17, 1965, W. Marvin Watson relayed a Presidential message to Goldman requesting
  • 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
  • LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) is in Washington, goes to the Capitol today to look at the new majority leader’s office (P-38). Later he attends parties at Senator Bible’s home and Walter Hornaday’s. Castro assumes power in Cuba following the collapse of Batista
  • that it ie harder and harder to get their story in the paper or on the airo The explosion of news reduces their ~ha:ncea to teil the daily s truggle o! life am de~.;::·i which hae such unseen dramatic i·esulta. I am so glad that there are awards as we have
  • 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"
  • a poverty bill 30 years ago, those former cotton farmers would have been retrained to a new skill, rather than remaining on in an economy that time has passed by. The lasting answer to wiping out poverty in this country is not just charity, but a full-scale