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Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Dedication of Clinical Research Center, Children's Hospital, Washington, DC, 2/27/1968" (Item)
  • . It is an honor for me to join you today, because I warmly support and admire all that you do - - and because I am thrilled by the new facility that we have cornet o dedicate. And to you, Mr. Secretary, whose guiding hand bas translated so much compassion
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" (Item)
  • ALBERT AND MARY LASKER AWARDS TO MEDICAL JOURNALISTS. ST. REGIS HOTEL - NEW YORK CITY l'm delighted to be here: First, to pa.y tribute to the Lasker Award winners of 1968 : writers, editors and a TV network who are communicating the dramatic story
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  • 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"
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson to American Institute of Park Executives, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 9/21/1965" (Item)
  • Institute and I thank you. For me, this past year has been on e of discovery of so many new facets to the whole business of enhancing the beauty of our country, and making it available to the people. Yours must be a very satisfying profession, for you
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Opening of University of Texas Round-Up Showcase, 3/30/1966" (Item)
  • and allegiance of its s tudents. Two years later, in 1885, when the first class was graduated, these new alumni got together immediately and orga nized The Ex-Students' Asso ciation, pledging themselves always t o give of their time, talent and m eans t o build
Press release, "The 'B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture' by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Convention of the American Institute of Architects, Portland, Oregon, 6/26/1968" (Item)
  • things. And in my nearly 34 years of lbring w5:th a pubiic servant, I have learned the value of heeding such a call -· not only for Presidenta, but also Mayors and City Commissioners. We are b e ing asked to develop a wholly new conservation
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Western Carolina College, Asheville, North Carolina, 3/14/1967" (Item)
  • e t books out, not to get books in; to get students in , not keep them out . That is the new story of the library today in America . Today 1 s libr arian, as someone has said, s e eks to get young people "hooked on books . " m ore " . .­ ln
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, World Food Exposition Youth Day - Madison, Wisconsin, 9/23/1967" (Item)
  • about the new America young people are helping to build. Years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt spoke in moving words about the future of America. "One day, 11 he said, "a generation may possess this land, blessed beyond a..,ything we now know; blessed
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 10/8/1967" (Item)
  • . There are more than 300 new towna in various stages of planning or developmett in the United States, and there are many rural regions, like this one in Berkshire County, searching for a harmonious growth pattern. The President bas recently announced that a 350
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Reception for Delegates to Urban America Conference, 9/12/1966" (Item)
  • way to freshen up the news frorn the cities than for city experts to bave a working conference, such as this one. Mr. €urrier tells me that ycur focus is not on architectural abstractions, but that you are probing for solutions to the day-to-day
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Reception Honoring Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty - the White House, 2/16/1967" (Item)
  • you could corne up this spring and go on that old stagecoach road that I mentioned in my letter. I bave been there recently and l have seen a new family of beavers. The maple sap will be running pretty soon and the maple trees will be tapped. I can
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Charleston, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • tasks of the Presidency make a long day's work, and that must come first. These last two days on the train and the stops we have made have given me a chance to look at the South from a new perspective. I am refreshed by what I have seen. The South
Press release, "Speech by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Depot in New Orleans, 10/9/1964" (Item)
  • FOR REL&ASE A.T 6 PoMo Friday, October 91 1964 SP£ECR rrr ?tlS . LINDOW JOHNSON At depot in New lrleans PRito;NDSi What a wandertul, fabulous way to end four unforgettable d~o And, I see you have brou!?ht to the depot just the person I wanted
  • Press release, "Speech by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Depot in New Orleans, 10/9/1964"
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, 9/22/1965" (Item)
  • for myself that the tribute is a just one. Your. downtown is m a rked b y an ease and grace of l andscaping and architecture that mc..sks the long hard work and planni.ng that built it. And this new courthouse is the capstone of your effort. And so I come
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Fort Davis National Historic Site, Fort Davis, Texas, 4/4/1966" (Item)
  • experiences of the last two days in Big Bend National Park - - to enjoy with you this remarkable restoration of Old Fort Davis and the con­ struction of the new visitor center. My delight in seeing this land of the Davis and Chisos Mountains has been
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Beautification Awards Ceremony, Washington, DC, 6/28/1966" (Item)
  • for their new emphaeie on design and lanqscaping. But today we are recognizing what ree!dent• here in the diatrict have been doing. A c!ty does not speak to you because it le big but because it is beautiful, and it is YOU. the citizen, who make• it so. National
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Reception for Citizens' Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty, 3/29/1968" (Item)
  • years; to dare to dream of a national park in the redwoods, or a recreation park in the Potomac Basin, or high- speed ground transportation and subways for our cities, and of new cities and new towns. But -- quite apart from the big endeavors
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Opening of the U. S. Pavilion Hemisfair, 4/6/1968" (Item)
  • visitors can share and feel the aspirations and friendship that have united us since the days when explorera, traders, missionaries arrived in the New World. The exhibits take us from the certainty of history through the dramatic achievements -- and stern
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of Kiwanis Park, Stamford, Conn., 5/16/1968" (Item)
  • PARK, STAMFORD, CONN. MA Y 16, 1968 lt is signüicant and symbolic that one of the first places ready in Stamford' s new downto\vn area is this gracious little park. Too often in America, the places for people have come only as afterthoughts
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Beautification Awards Ceremony Washington, DC., 6/28/1968" (Item)
  • that leads one to the Capital. In the heart of our city 0 Pershing Square hurst forth in a blaze of colorful glory0 And certainly all of us are pleased that so many of the big government buildings are winning architectural awards for their new ernphasis
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Horticultural Domes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 9/21/1965" (Item)
  • FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1965 -- 2:00 p. m. CDT REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON DEDICATION OF HORTICULTURAL DOMES MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Ever since I read about Milwaukee's exciting new astrodomes for nature I have wanted
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Stage - East Room, 9/29/1965" (Item)
  • to dedicate a new stage. Not the first. That honor, I am told, goes to young Tad Lincoln who had his own theatre - - complete with stage -- on the floor above. How fortunate we are to have this proper platform for the performing arts in the White House
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, National Wildlife Federation Conference Banquet, Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC, 1/11/1966" (Item)
  • for two million visitors each year, usually with wide-eyed children eagerly in the vanguard, Because the zoo is so closely associated with the interests of people who care about wildlife, . I plan to use your contribution in landscaping the new entrance
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of 'The American Drawings of John White, 1577-1590' by the British Museum and the University of North Carolina Press, 4/7/1964" (Item)
  • AND THE UNIVIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA P RESS - APRIL 7, 1964 Mr. Ambassador, Mr. 11{)1.. /I) '1tJ ~tieBD , Friends: It is a privilege to receive these most treasured pages of the first pictorial history of the New World by a Britisher and you may be sure
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Alexandria, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • . But -- because this is the beginning of a four - day trip that will take me down the railroad track 1, 682 miles to New Orleans, I would like to tell you some of the reasons 1 am going. For me , this trip has been a source of both anxiety and anticipation
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, American Road Builders Association, Denver, Colorado, 2/23/1966" (Item)
  • news b ecause I know that this is very mt:.ch on your minds, too, and that the meetings you attend, more and m e re, discuss and are concerned with such :new demands as "social and aesthetic values,' ' "scenic vi stas," "historic routing" -- an unheard
Press release, "Address of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson before the Luncheon at the Annual Convention of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, 10/1/1965" (Item)
  • members to be quite specific. So - - with your permission, may I manage your beautification news? MORE One of your distinguished colleag ues, the late H. L. Mencken, once said he had spent hi~ Ufe watching the growth of the roadside jungles in our
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" (Item)
  • eventa tcok p lace: the adoption of the Declaration of Indeper.dence and the completion of work on the Constitution. B ·ù t the founding of a new nation was not the only concern of the l~t riotso Bea.uty was part of Pbiladelphia 1 s planning from
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Beginning of 'Adventures in Learning' Trip and Showing of 'Pancho' Film - the White House, 3/13/1967" (Item)
  • to the comm\lllity - - t aaching and e?lriching the lives of the people of all ages. . In visiting some of the claesroorns of the se three stateo, I will be glirnpsing classrooms in every state where we are attacldng old problerns in new ways
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the 1967 National Clean Up Contest Awards Presentation, the Statler Hotel, Washington, DC, 2/20/1968" (Item)
  • pollut ion and sign control, new outlets for health and recrea.tion in the city's core. - 1 ­ MORE A good exarnple of thls diversity of activities can be found in Lubbock, Texas. Congressrnan Mahon bas told me that projects here range frorn a war
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Presentation of the 1968 Distinguished Volunteer Service Award of the American Heart Association - the White House, 2/21/1968" (Item)
  • :.rtieular tribute to one pers0n -- who symbolizes the dedication of the p rivate citizen ., Jane Pie kens Langley has given her charm, energy, and compassion tô the Heart Fund as vice president and chéirman of special projects of the New York Heart
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Garden Clubs of America Dinner, Greenwich, Connecticut, 5/16/1968" (Item)
  • - - bas contributed to riots, to mental ill-health, to crime. You bave helped gardens come out from behind their wall e . They are no longer the sole provi nce of the homeowner or connoieseur. The bank on the corner, the new industrial development
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of American Museum of Immigration - Statue of Liberty, 5/17/1968" (Item)
  • the many divergent threads that make up the fabric of America. 1 was delighted -- when I was asked to find a c opy of the German language newspaper, published in a small town in Texas -- Fredericksburg -- which proclaimed the news in 1908: "A Son
  • New York
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Richmond, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • why Virginians love this land so much. To me, Virginia means b eautiful rolling country, exquisite gardens , and love of family. My husband had an anc estor, Leonard Barnett, from New Kent County. I can understand the Virginia mother who told her son
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Waycross, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)
  • and a beacon of the new South. A while back the President asked me to make a tour of Appalachia, the Southern highlands. There once again, as in the dimly remembered days of the depression, I heard the cries of hungry babies. I sat down with women who couldn't
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Paseo Del Rio Lighting Ceremonies, San Antonio, Texas, 4/1/1966" (Item)
  • in 1731, seeking a new life. Those 15 families -- some of whose descendants are here tonight -- established the first civil settlement in Texas. From the beginning, this river bas been the lifeline of San Antonio. The waves of settlement brought colonizers
Press release, "Excerpts from Notes of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks at the Parent-Child Project, Glenwood Elementary School, Charleston, West Virginia, 3/13/1967" (Item)
  • 1 s pride gives ber child new enthusiasm -- and the good effects of tbat partnership in learning never stop. I know how glad my children were am what high marks they gave me when 1 attended a play or joined with the othe r parents to talk about
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Home of Mark Twain - Hannibal, Missouri, 9/21/1967" (Item)
  • was to conquer the spelling of Mississippi. Those eleven letters in that romantic, lyrical word took new meaning for me as I ventured into history and geography. But the real windows of the Mississippi were opened by your illustrious Missourian, Mark Twain. My
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Governors' Wives Luncheon, the White House, Washington, DC, 2/29/1968" (Item)
  • many of them have helped me discover their own states -- from the white church steeples and covered bridges of New England to the wide open spaces of our Great American West. Another group of our guests today are from the Arœ rican fashion industry
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks at Ground-Breaking Ceremonies for Filene Center Auditorium, Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, 5/22/1968" (Item)
  • concerned her ­ self. Our country is the better for it. Wolf Trap Farm Park is a spot blessed and made beautiful by natu re. Now, thanks to Mrs. Shouse, this lovely site today begins to take on a new role -- one which will enrich the lives of us all
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Chester, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • the Chester blacksmith who came out to inspect the first locomotive to come here and then announced he'd seen everythin g and was ready to die. I've seen a lot, but 1 want to go on seeing more. I am enjoying seeing the prog ressive new South. Especially, I