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- him in stature and in wisdom. ln early man hood, he had a burden that became a bright vision of hope for every man, woman, and child. This dedicated young teacher of the children of migrant farm workers became the champion of the poor, the sick
- not qualify for either [program], has become the great albatross of this new right in America." "It wasn't possible to put cost controls in in 1965," Wilbur Cohen maintained. "It would never have passed the Congress." In fact, Califano pointed out, Presi dent
- " (whose faces are visible) include Joe Frantz, Henry Cisneros, Norman Bonner and LarryMcMurtry. Texa~ uf 1.:owb11y, anJ Lhe range and the herds. Those dominalc our m) th~ ot Tc •as. but the truth is lhat there 1sn t a more urban state in America." The pa
- at the Johnson Library and Museum. The artist, Alban B. "Bud" Butler, Jr., used his travels around the United States, Latin America, Europe, and his service in World War I as fodder for his whimsical and entertaining illustra tions. A Romp Through Peace and War
- . !\e~ Deal Farm Polley. Robert A. Cah·erl, Te,a, A&M l'nher• sity; Wayne D. Rasmussen, ll ,S. Department of ~rirulture, Gladys L Baker, l' .. •. D parlm nl of Agriculture; Ed~ard L. Schapsmeier, Illinois State l nh·er~ity; Frederick H. Schapsmeier
- and a quarter before, of New Harmony and Brook Farm,'' with similar unsatis factory results. Some did yeoman work in promoting civil rights. "Nearly a thousand white students went South during "freedom summer" in 1964 .... Nine civil rights workers were
- -1936._In 1940 he became general counsel to the United Mine Workers Union. Now retired, he and his wife Alice live in Culpepper, Virginia. . . . phy of the poll tax or the philosophy of While campaign ·ng for the Senate ·n 1990, Hopkins bec_ameacq~wmted
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Symposium: Children in Crisis, 18-19 September 1992," LBJ Library
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- to sound the alarm but to ,issue "a call to arms." • There is much to take arms against. Con sider just a handful of the grim statistics about America's children: • The United States ranks 22nd in the world in combating infant mortality. And black
- it is not. It i.s a failure of decision-making. accountabilil), and ultimall:l,. uf presidential leadership. It i. not a sound basi, for det miming. futun: policy towards Central America.·· Robb said the United States should continue to back the Contra forces
- of Representatives, has been president of the United Negro College Fund since September. He spoke of the challenges facing America as a competitor in the next century. One: "There must be investments in our physical infrastructure. Our bridges, our roads, our transit
- , demonstrating what American artists thought and felt about World War II, are shown together for the first time in almost forty years. In 1943 the organization Artists for Victory, Inc. assembled a compet"tiv print exhibition entitled "America in the War
- Strauss, Special Representative for Trade egotiations Jack T. Conway, Senior Vice President, United Way of America William K. Coors, Chairman and Executive Officer, Adolph Coors Company 2 from page 1 John E. Swearingen, Chairman of lhe Board, Standard
- memoir. On ep temb r 27 he came to th LBJ Li brary Auditorium to comment on his career as Secretary of the Trea sury, Secretary of State, and White House Chief of Staff, which includ ed dealing with the Iraqi crisi , the conflicts in Central America
- rights for very body. II we re trying to do is to make this government of the United States of America honest. We only ask that when we i;tand up and talk about ·one nation under God, liberty. justire for ever bod;,' Lo be able t look at that flag and put
- . So on these pages is a condensation of the reports made that day, which in effect becomes a apsulized "State of the LBJ Library." Admini tration Independence-Almost 20 years after a retiring arc.hivist of the United States, Wayne Grover, re ommended
- on the sourc..:s of re ·enue, and state and local governments nccu to pcrfom1 what tl-iecilltens ask of us and what the federal government has advocated early 409,; of the mon )- that wa~ raised by )!ate and local governm nts in the United uuc~ comes from sales
- Johnson's life-long love affair with nature is exemplified through her continuous efforts to beauti.fy the highway1, and cities across the United States. Her dedica tion to preserving the native plant heritage of America led to the estab lishment
- Electoral Politics Douglass Cater, in a second lecture co-sponsored by the Library and the LBJ School of Public Affairs during 1980, took a searching look at the way America elects its Presidents and uggested the following reforms for Presidential campaigns
- , across the road in a humble farm house, our Grandmother Re bekah Baines Johnson wrote: "And then there came a sharp compelling cry-the most awe some, happiest sound knovm to human ears, the cry of a newborn baby-the first child of Sam Ealy and Rebekah
- policy, health maintenance organiza tions and the career of Dr. Garfield. "Forty years ago," Califano said, "Dr. idney Garfield was asked by Edgar Kaiser to pr vide health care services to 5,000 workers and their families on the building site
- and less John L. Lewis," Ward recalled Garner telling the cabinet. Lewis, president of the United Mine Worker , returned the compli ment. The Vice President her portedly said, w:L, an evil, , hiskey-drinking old man. No one can say how Gamer would have
- for Wednesday-Friday. May 12-15. Its purpose will be to examine the sea change which transformed America in that turbulent period. and what the change has meant for the nation. "LBJ Remembered.'. a round-table discussion involving several former LBJ staffers
- pany the document on its travels. but on October 28, 2003, he made an exception for the LBJ Library. He has under taken this project, Lear says. as part of his three-stage love affair with America. That affair began when he was very young. His grand
- Lyndon Liz Carpenter arrived on the arm of Ben Barnes. The occasion began with a powerful a capella rendition of "America the Beautiful" by Johnny Ray Watson, of Bastrop, Texas. Johnson's book of how to work with the opposition. The rank
- in his presidency for an eff'ort "to perfect our unity." "The work he spoke of," Middleton said, "was not completed and is not completed to this day. But many of the di visions that plagued America a quarter of a century ago /rave dis appeared-in large
- . and off on diplomatic rn issions. and and dances, and kept up morale. The she was left to run the farm, trying to soldiers adored her. They would cheer run his legal business as be. t she could, her into camp; they callccl h ·r Lady and of course Jtoj
- proceedinos. which will be pub lished as soon as time permits. ConLact Ted Gittinger at 512-9165137 ext. 265 for further information (ted.gittin [email protected]). R tiring LBJ Library Dir ctor Harry MiddJet n invited Archivist or the United States Jolm Carlin
- Smith, of United Press Internationat-··Jeak it to him first. lt gets home first that way, and when old Judge Moursund reads this, he'll know what we're trying to do out here with his money." He taught us ... that a nation of two hundred million
- when Marty was named a recipient of The Archivist's Award for ··service to the United States or America as a member of the Armed Forces by participation in Homeland security contingency operations." On December 9, 2002, in a simple cere mony held
- . "By The People": America's Role In The World In January a cross section of several hundred Americans met in Philadelphia to launch a program ailed the ational Issues Forum. In the succeeding months, hundreds of local forums will gather to consider what the United
- , 'The Origins of the Black Revolution: The Transformation of San Francisco Bay Area Black Communities, 1945-1969"; Nicholas J. Cull, "Selling America: The Rise and Fall of the United States Information Agency and the Voice of America, 1953-1994"; James S
- ,ytrength. Why do the Rri:1sian5deject to the United States and not the nther teay around? Why haw millions of immigrants come to thb country? Why have people all over the world looked to America as the land of promise? Now I think we must once again believe
- . President Carter said he exerts his efforts for peace ""only after we [getj the personal approval of the President of the United States ... Every agreement that we try to con summate must be approved in advance by the White House. We are very careful about
- are anti-slavery, CiYil War and Reconstruction, Western expansion. temp ranc . and Progressive Era Reforms. The exhibit will be on display in the Library until the end of Februar). 199 . Another, somewhat smaller, exhibit at ·the Library is "Workers
- of Senegal. The spring and summer of 1966 had brought poor weather conditions and a small harve l for the African repub lic In September of 1966, enghor visited President Johnson to r que t 193,0 0 ton of United States millet to feed his hungry people
- ... seems bent, especially in the House of Representatives, on undoing much of the social and economic advance the United States has made during the last half cen tury." It is interesting to note that back in 1964, it was a Democraticlandslide in CongTess
- : "The promise of America is a simple promise: Every person shall share in the blessings of this land." On Education: "I believe that every boy and girl in this great land has a right to all the education he or she can use ... I intend to work to make this right
- Issue Number L Vlll August I, 1994 America in the Sixties Library Opens Permanent Exhibit Whar rhe nation looked like in the years of the Johnson Presidency is rhe subject of a new permanent exhibit at the Library. Designed and constructed
- rights movement. Professor Branch had just published a second volume on that slice of American history, titled Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65. His first volume, Parring the Waters: America in the King Years I 954-63, won the Pulitzer
- struggle to make life better for our unfinished America. That wa a time of trying, not always 5ucceeding, bu always seek ing solutions.'' The ren vation, underta en y the Univer ity of Texas, d ubles the gallery space in the mus um. The exhibits