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for the congressman-at-large seat also, which Texas gained when the legislature
did not redistrict the state in 1951. There is also speculation that Martin Dies
may announce.
Early January
Olin Teague is touring Korea for about 2 1/2 weeks, and he hopes to visit
- to Acapulco the next day.
2/10
The Johnsons, Kellams, Baileys, Wiley and Bob Armstrong leave at 1 p.m. for
Mexico on Wesley West’s plane. They are forced to spend the night in
Monterrey after the pilot refuses to fly into the unfamiliar terrain around
- /12
FDR wires LBJ to remain in Texas and campaign; CTJ campaigns for LBJ in Elgin,
Giddings, Brenham and Washington County, accompanied by Mrs. Bob Long.
6/13-6/14
LBJ tours West Texas.
6/16
Giant LBJ homecoming rally in Wooldridge Park, Austin
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McNeill’s. Sleeps late next day.
6/15
LBJ has lunch with General Brett.
6/17
LBJ attends dinner for Joe, Tisse Reichstein, Elaine Clark, Perren and Bob
Sherrod. Has supper with Marquat, Van North, Kurtz and Vance.
Directive issued to House and Senate
- staff wrote in response to LBJ’s congressional mail that “LBJ has been ill
with the flu for several days and although he hopes to return to Washington
almost any day now he has been unable to obtain reservations on the train or
plane.” The bill LBJ
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with HHH and Harry McPherson at 12:20. Other appointments: Dale Miller, Ed
Welsh, Najeeb Halaby, Oscar Chapman and Dr. Teller, Bob Dunphy. Attends
executive meeting of NSC at WH this afternoon before informal dinner at the
Goldbergs with CTJ and Lynda.
1
- recovery” from the coronary thrombosis he suffered on
9/24/55.
LBJ and CTJ attend KTBC board meeting in Austin. On 2/15 they hold a long
meeting with KTBC sales staff--Bud Graham, Bob Meacham, Bob Slack, Bobbitt,
Kellam, Harvey Herbst, Victor [?], Earl
- all day, except for meeting Mr. & Mrs. Graham Purcell at Friendship and
stopping by Thornberry office staff party.
1/29
Attends coffee in McCormack’s office for Purcell. Meets with Gene Chambers; Bob
Donovan (Times Herald); Andrew Heiskell (Life
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CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) is invited to a dinner for ladies only given by Mrs. Bob
Kerr.
1/10
LBJ announces new committee assignments for Democratic senators. Former
Vice President Alben Barkley is assigned to the Foreign Relations and Finance
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honoring Oveta Hobby and Bob Anderson.
3/4
As part of Ike’s “New Look,” the NSC requests that the Defense budget be cut by
about $4 billion in fiscal 1954 and another $6.6 billion in fiscal 1955 in order to
reduce the deficit and achieve a balanced budget
- of Alaska (Ernest Gruening and E. L. Bob Bartlett). LBJ is re-elected
majority leader; Everett Dirksen defeats John Sherman Cooper for the position of
minority leader left vacant by the retirement of William Knowland.
When the Senate opens, LBJ, exercising
- 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
- and economy, the tidelands controversy, and veterans legislation.
1/12
Monday. Austin American-Statesman editorial: “Your Capital City; Looks like the
Senator is Going to Do It Again”: “We hope, and seriously doubt, that our
yammering about the quality
- of state is confirmed by the Senate.
LBJ and CTJ attend the Truman-Barkley dinner at the Mayflower Hotel as guests
of Bob Clark.
1/19
LBJ and CTJ attend electoral dinner as of Bob Clark.
1/20
Inauguration Day; Truman and Barkley are sworn into office
- bill” wrapping up emergency unemployment
pay, an increase in social security payments and a possible cut in taxes as an
anti-recession stratagem for Congress, saying he hoped the House would send
these elements in one package to the Senate. He endorsed
- . He also expresses his hope that LBJ, as minority leader, will not oppose
Eisenhower: “Don’t ever forget for a moment that you are Texas’s senator and
that Texans care little, if at all, who is minority leader. Few of them know there is
such an office
- hopes to leave Washington for Texas in next 10 days.
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- , Paul Douglas, and Herbert Lehman.
7/24
LBJ writes his mother that CTJ, Mrs. Will Odom, and the children have left by car
for Karnack, and will arrive in Austin in about a week. LBJ hopes to leave for
Texas by the weekend. Sam Houston and Josefa
- , for which there was some hope of Senate acceptance. A second
cloture attempt fails on July 12.
5/21
CTJ and LBJ are invited to Rosemont, the home of Harry Byrd, for a luncheon.
5/22
81st Club luncheon.
5/23
CTJ attends Mrs. Truman’s luncheon
- L.
Lewis charges Krug with responsibility for Centralia disaster and demands Krug
resign.
4/4
Mrs. Rebekah Johnson still in hospital, in wheelchair, but hopes to be walking
soon.
4/7
300,000 telephone workers in 39 states go on strike. Long
