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- contribution to our country -- and I want to say on behalf of all the people of this Nation that we, the people of the United States, are deeply in the debt of the people of Okl ahoma for the quality o f the men that they send to the United States Cong ress. I
- to be with the members and friends of this organization -- one of the first to champion the beautifi cation cause. I hate to contemplate what America's cities and countryside would look like today if your organization had not attacked this problem the se many years. All
- Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 12th Annual Meeting of Keep America Beautiful, Inc,. New York, New York, 10/7/1965"
- , but a place of the heart. And Georgia is not only a state, it is a distinctive part of all America. It is hard to find a phase of life Georgia does not touch. Even in today's World Series game they are using bats made of Georgia hardwood. Georgia's leaders
- poverty in the United States starting to take shape in Washington. And I can think of no bet~er spot to point up the need for such a concentrated effort than here in the Wilkes Barre - Scranton area -- at the very h ape~ of the Appalachian area
- landmark in the history of our nation. One of the most int eresting things about' .the program to me is the name itself -- Volunteers in Service to America -- VISTA which says in one word what the program i s . You know, at our particular point of history
- -- an opportunity to send to Congress a young man who traces his ancestory to chiefs of the Osage and Cherokee nations. I hope you will arrange matters so young Doug Martin 1s descendants will also trace their ancestory to a United States Congressman. Over
- of that room with the intriguing name .. - the Wildlife Library. Ma1be its use will increase with the coming of Vassar. Certainly beauty in America qualifies as a political issue. But l haaten to add that it is nota partisan issue. Our interest in protecting
- standing on the prairie with the spaciousness of the heavens wrapped around you, and looking out to the farthest star. You, who live in the Great Plains of America have thia window on the univerae as your daily fare, and I think it gives you a special per
- realization -- in a South strong in its fairness and mighty in its contributions to the mind and spirit of all the United Sta t es of America. A famous man -- Mirabeau B. Lamar -- who belongs to both Georgia and Texas, once said in establishing the University
- and says, "This is the other side of America. Look f And Act! 11 I am only one of 65 million Ame rican women. Almost a ll of us are involved, one way or anothe r , in being the best citizens we know how to be. Actually, none of us just sat down and said, 11
- dwellers. Our small towns and our farms still account for much of the nation' s vitality - - and offer hope for the whole world. As I listened to the young leaders who opened the program today, I marveled for a moment at the continuing vitality of America
- ROOM, THE V/HITE HOUSE NOVEMBER 22, 1968 Welcome to your house -- for it is your house now. And welcome to your country -- for frorn this moment, America is your country. It is appropriate, I think, to begin our trip around the New America of 1968
- of health progress in America. Second, I simply cannot pass the opportunity to pay tribute to a good and devot ed f riend; a champion of noble causes ; a determined leader -- and, as the President and Congress can attest, a pers i s tent lobbyist 1 Mary
- of the Western Hemisphere have been forging lir..ks of international understanding for nany- , ma.ny ~... · B.i~-t here in San Antonio 52 years ago, the Pan American Round Tables were organized to bring about better understanding between the United States
- on extraordinary achievement for a better America. Extraordinary acbievement _is what is needed today ü we are to make our cities good places to live. In our country, there is a new awareness that we must do something about the quality of our environment
- came back to take a longer look -- a woman's look .,._ at the problem of attacking p ove rty still existing in affluent America. This keeps my husband up late at night and consumes much of his day. It has brought to our door some of the best minds
- brilliar.t servants of yoc.r state and our country. And in the batt!e to restore and pi·otect the beauty of America they fight side by side -- on the front lines of the United States Senate. Here in Peoria you are meeting one of the profound challenge s
- families are d::dving, camping out, or jetting from one end of the country to the other at an unprecedented rate. I have had the pleasure of travelling about Australia with my good friends Ed and Amt Clark. I know how well Ed knows and loves the United
- of the century, there were only eight junior colleges in the United States .... and only one of those a public institution. Today, by contrast, there are 680 two-year colleges in the Nation -- more than 400 of them publicly supported. Learning hallows this ground
- are grateful to a donor who asked to remain anonymous. The White House has been the scene for the drama of the United States for almost 170 yearso One has only to walk in the door to feel the presence of history. The White House china reflects the t astes
- and broken bencbes to a real garden spot of azaleas, dogwoods and evergreens -- a mecca for government workers at lunch. On Saturday, March 30tb - on a glorious sunny day - I went out walldng in tbe parks with a few friends. I wish each of you could
- of the region. Quite properly the scholarships are granted on condition that the recipient commit himself to at least a period of service at home following completion of his etudies. We have so much to do -- all of us in all parts of the United States of America
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Presidio La Bahia, Goliad, Texas, 4/9/1968"
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- and presidio of La Bahia. There are now over 600 similar landmark plaques, gracing sites of noble memory all over the United States. I hope this number will double and double again inthe next few yea1·s. America is a young nation, and we are just beginning
- of the United States - and in the White House. It is a strain that a sometimes weary and anxious world needs. This i s not a part of the world that looks backward or listens to those who do. Billings is often called the ga.t eway to the West. I am glad to begin
- of the coasts of the United States. There are more than 250 national parka and historie areas. In our varied America of 50 States, there are places for raft rides, pac:k trips, ski-ing, boating, biking, and tbey are available to pocketbooks of all sizes
- · place to a thou së.rnd other places , in the United States, in Europe, in Latin America, in Cana da . A celebration likc this can be a great instrument of understan din g . Lé1st year, my visit to EXPO vvas also my discovery of Ca nada . I carne aw2y ç
- in the desert, but a leafy oasis. ' . All over the United States, towns and cities are giving new attention to ways of becoming more beautiful. A young town like Page need not batt le old blight. It can write its own future , and the road to beauty should
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Arrival at Santa Fe, New Mexico, 9/22/1966"
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- Sur highway - a highway so beautiful that one cannot look at it witbout wishing that all highways in the United States could make as much of their own particular natural surroundings. And today we have flown across the Grand Canyon country, settled
- Association. Fc::ir eleven years, she ha.s Àeen the guiding spirit behind New York 1 s "Heart of America" ball. Together with Athcr special eveats undar ber diroction, this bas brought more than one million dollars to programs of the Arnerican Heart
- 11 Joseph Pulitzer, Igor Sikorski, Alexander Graham Bell, George Santayana, David Sarnoff, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Father Flanagan are but a few. Our very name, America, comes from Amerigo Vespucci. Down the bay is the great Verrazano Narrows Bridge
- , there are hundreds of historic reminders of our c ountry's proud beg innings along with hospitality that is legendary. Over 100 years ago William Makepeac e Thackeray called Richmond the "merriest and most picturesque place in America. " I am personally delighted
- the United Nations divided by the conflict of ideology and power, and so she became the prophet of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Are we ready to fig ht similar battles against new foes in our own day? If not, our grief is an empty thing
- planners through Washington reveals they are scouting not only for funds, but for style and direction for their communities. - 1 MORE .- . ..!"' The question in America now is, whotbei' the sldll and talent and know-how ia rising to fulfill the de
- seminar. A short while ago, I was supposed to meet with a group to discuss the worre n's job corps. We looked around for a place where 100 women leaders from all over the United States could talk about the hopes and pitfalls of this great venture
- as Plymouth Rock. For the ancestors of tens of millions of American citizens discovered their America bere. As we begin a trip up the Hudson River -- perhaps the most beautiful river in Ame rica -- this Statue seemed the most appropriate place to ~ art
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Fund Raising Dinner, Chicago, Illinois, 4/23/1964"
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- the abilities God gave him. We want him to grow up with a fair chance to provide a decent life for . his family and for his children. In a country as free and rich as America no one should be held back because he was born to a poor family, or U.1 a poor
- of those distant places. The starnp that we are proClaiming today bas a very special message that I bope our countrymen will take to heart: "Plant for a more beautiful America." Our cities don•t have to be ghettos of concrete and frustration; our
- AMERICA CONCERT BY THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL SYMPHONY, WHITE HOUSE LAWN Good afternoon• . How pleased I am that our first event on the White House lawn this spring brings together one of our leading musical organizations and an audience of young people . I
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Music for Young America Concert by the Washington National Symphony, White House Lawn, 5/24/1967"
- ON "REDISCOVERING AMERICA 11 - THE WHITE HOUSE Welcome to the White House. We can begin our do-it-yourself "Discover Arnerica" program right here. You are sitting in a house whicb is discovered anew by over 1, 730, 000 visitors each year -- sometimes 30, 000 a day
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Women Doers Luncheon on 'Rediscovering America' - the White House, 5/2/1968"
- AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AWARDS LUNCHEON BILTMORE HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY NOVEMBER 19, 1968 Thank you, Mr. Perrin. It is a pleasure to be with Keep America Beautiful -- its officers and members -- on this day of tribute. 1 am touched and grateful
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Keep America Beautiful Awards Luncheon, Biltmore Hotel, New York City, 11/19/1968"