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- /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
- actions. Truman had seized the steel mills on 4/8. The Supreme Court ruled that the seizure was unconstitutional on 6/2. 4/22 Coke Stevenson declines to run for congressman-at-large as a warm-up for the 1954 Senate race. He still plans to run in 1954
- and political rights for all citizens and a federal statute punishing mob violence. Stevenson on 2/7 says he does not favor an amendment to a federal school aid bill denying funds to segregated schools. 2/6 The Senate passes the natural gas bill by a vote
- In telephone conversation with Mack DeGuerin, Ed Clark mentions that people in Texas think LBJ is leading candidate in the race for governor now, despite the fact that Beauford Jester, John Lee Smith and Coke Stevenson may be in the field. 1945 Chronology ● p
- from college days, if Ed Clark: "I did not know that Coke Stevenson was a saint." he agreed with Caro's ''unflattering book that [said] Johnson had a bot tomless capacity for deceit and for deception and for betrayal...?" "No," Deason replied, ·'Caro
- executive order to seize coal mines for the government. O’Daniel announces he will not run for governor this year; Allred has already announced he will not run. Homer Rainey will announce his intentions to run on radio Thursday morning. Coke Stevenson has
- a vote on the housing bill, the Senate strikes down a billion dollar loan system to finance cooperative housing development by a vote of 43-38. LBJ and Senator Connally voted for the co-op loans. 3/18 Coke Stevenson denies rumors he is planning to run
- National Committee. Other speakers included: Harry Truman, Coke Stevenson, Ed Pauley, Myron Blalock, W.A. Brooks, Hatton Sumners and LBJ. The dinner climaxed a month-long fundraising drive for the DNC. March Early March Pat Adelman chosen as general
- Drafted by LBJ Library archival staff from oral history transcripts and other sources as a service to our researchers. Not intended to be complete or definitive. 4/9 Harry Benge Crozier reports that Coke Stevenson, Jr. is considering running against LBJ
- Life and Casualty, headed by Coke Stevenson, and of ICE, headed by Ben Jack Cage. Cage, now in Brazil, has declined to appear before a State Senate investigating committee. 5/3 LBJ and Jenkins leave this afternoon for Austin to attend a conference
- LBJ’s election is filed with the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration by backers of Coke Stevenson. Senators Tom Connally and Francis Myers (D-Pa.) issue statements expressing support for LBJ and refuting the charges made against him. LBJ issues
- carry you through anxieties and sorrow. On the memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson in St. Giles Cathedra! in Edinburgh, there is this inscription quoting his Prayer: "Give us grace and strengtb to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety
- . Easter 4/10 discoverlbj.org 4/11 Adlai Stevenson makes a foreign policy speech in Chicago, cautioning against the risks which he says exist in any decision by the U.S. to defend Quemoy and Matsu against Chinese Communist attack without the backing
- Stevenson had been in Dallas and had been attacked by a little old lady with a parasol. It had made humorous stories and headlines aH over the world. I looked at those opening remarks. They said, "Mr. President, we are happy to see that you survived Dallas
- was the First Lady in the land, but after the White House she became, as Ambassador Stevenson has reminded us, the First Lady in the world. Grea t was her goodness, and it was her goodn e s s that made her so great. Let us today earnestly resolve to build
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Symposium: Children in Crisis, 18-19 September 1992," LBJ Library
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- , Syracuse University Brenda A. Leath, Associate Director, National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Harold W. Stevenson, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan Jeanette Watson, Djrector of many child development organizations Edward Zigler
- in the 1954 Senate race. 2/14 LBJ, Speaker Rayburn and Stephen Mitchell attend a reception hosted by Averell Harriman in honor of Adlai Stevenson, in New York. LBJ then makes a short speech at the Eastern States Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. LBJ, Rayburn
- dinner in Washington. Speakers include Truman, Stevenson, Rayburn, LBJ, Mansfield, and Gov. James T. Blair of Missouri. Democratic fund-raising activities are increasing while Republicans are backing away from a controversial $100,000 fund raised
- with JFK, Bundy, Stevenson. 3/20 Johnsons host party for JBC at Sheraton Park Hotel. 3/21 WH leadership meeting. 3/22 Meets with Rusk and congressional leadership re: Laos at 2 p.m., reads statement to CBS radio afterwards and goes to WH at 4:30. 3
- Robert Taylor, Jack Dempsey, Nancy Gates, Governor Stevenson, Senator Tom Connally, among others. All Texas networks carried the entire program and NBC had a 30-minute nationwide hook-up, 5 minutes of which was LBJ introducing Senator Connally. 8/27 LBJ
- candidates of 1960. Humphrey, JFK, Symington, Gore and Meyner are present. Nixon, Stevenson, LBJ are unable to attend. 1/14 LBJ meets with Clarence Mitchell and other delegates to the Legislative Conference on Civil Rights this morning. 1/16 LBJ addresses
- , that l ever knew. For he knew the country far better than Johnson, far better than Humphrey, and the reason for that, I think, is quite interesting. In 1956, Adlai Stevenson, who was our nominee, threw the Vice President's nomination open
- ," he allied himself with Maury Maverick, Charlie Hughes, Joe Kilgore, and Dolph Briscoe. Through his work with the Democratic Party and the Adlai Stevenson presidential campaign of 1952, Hardeman became acquainted with Sam Rayburn. In 1956 he began
- cratic politics when Adlai Stevenson was a candidate for president. He came to Washington in 1965 to work at the State Department and then as Special Assistant to LBJ. Markman began this evening's pro gram by explaining how hr\'in Wat. on came to write