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  • of his continued hospitalization at Mayo’s. Juanita Roberts writes LBJ at Mayo’s and reports on the progress of the redecoration of LBJ’s office. 1/30 LBJ is released from Mayo’s and goes to Austin for a 2-3 week recovery period at the Ranch. February
  • is sworn in as vice president. Senators Byrd, Russell, Stennis and LBJ postpone a meeting they held after the inauguration regarding Wilson’s nomination hearing, because Russell wanted to watch the parade. LBJ returns to his office, and Mary Rather noted
  • -elected. Senate votes to override the veto the next day. 2/26 Democrats meet Saturday night at Hotel Adolphus, call for continuation of national Democratic leadership, lash out at Republicans. Headline speaker: Robert E. Hannegan, chairman of Democratic
  • Employment Opportunity RFK - Robert F. Kennedy S212 - LBJ’s Capitol office UT – University of Texas VM – Vicki McCammon WH - White House (but not always; sometimes it is spelled out) WJ - Walter Jenkins Please be aware that there may be misspellings of proper
  • on Equal Employment Opportunity RFK - Robert F. Kennedy UT – University of Texas WH - White House (but not always; sometimes it is spelled out) WJ - Walter Jenkins Please be aware that there may be misspellings of proper names. 07/2024 1 lbjlibrary.org
  • , on duty in Paris as NATO commander, announces he will run for president as a Republican if he receives a “clear-cut call to political duty,” but will not actively seek the nomination. The other Republican candidates are Robert Taft, Earl Warren and Harold
  • for much of the three days of debate. 1/16 LBJ reports that Eisenhower’s budget is nearly $6 million above the goal the President set for this year as a candidate in 1951. 1/17 LBJ meets with Walter Reuther, Hubert Humphrey and Robert Oliver. 1/18 LBJ
  • : marshals, customs collectors and Sarah Hughes. Dinner at the Thornberrys. 8/11 10:20 meeting at RFK’s office with RFK, Yarborough, Clark. Attends funeral of Paul Johnson at 11 a.m., lunches with Wesley West, Baker, Dodd, Bible, Smathers, Robert Byrd
  • senators receive choice assignments: Robert Byrd, Thomas Dodd, Gale McGee on Appropriations; Clair Engle, Bob Bartlett and Howard Cannon on Armed Services. The Johnsons’ dog, Little Beagle Johnson, is returned home after being lost for 2 days. He apparently
  • have withdrawn their troops and therefore the U.N. cannot make exceptions for Israel. 2/22 Assistant Secretary of State Robert Hill attempts to deliver Dulles’ reply to LBJ’s letter of 2/11 to LBJ’s Senate office. LBJ meets Hill as he is leaving his
  • Eisenhower delivers the State of the Union address at 12:30; afterward LBJ meets with JFK and Robert Kennedy. The Democratic Conference meets at 3:30. At the conference, Gore introduces a motion to expand the Democratic Policy Committee from 9 to 15 members
  • column and radio broadcast. LBJ wants to see the memoranda to see who has come up with ideas. 1/25 Robert E. Lee is confirmed as a member of the FCC by a 58 to 25 Senate vote, despite the controversy which arise because of Lee’s association
  • in President Truman’s 1948 budget. Meeting of special session of the State Democratic Executive Committee in Austin, called by Chairman Robert W. Calvert at the request of Governor Beauford Jester, makes plans for taking over organization and financing
  • successor. Truman also accepts Robert Lovett’s resignation as under secretary of state, and replaces him with James Webb. 1/7–1/12 In Three Rivers, Texas, an Anglo funeral director refuses to hold services for Felix Longoria, a Mexican-American soldier
  • on 5/27. March Juanita Roberts suggests that someone interview Mrs. Rebekah Johnson to record her voice as a permanent record in a history of LBJ. 3/2 In an interview, LBJ says he doubts that Eisenhower’s prediction of an economic upturn in March
  • , 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