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- the road that beckons and the road that depresses. I know what a lift 0£ spirit a::id surge of pride I feel when I drive up over the crest of the hills back home near Llano, Texas. There, in the distance is Pack Saddle Mountain, and on either aide
- s ci.ebG:.tes Peoria has helped to lead and build this country. ! am especially happy to be here with Mrs. Dirksen and Mrs. Donglas6 Like Mr. Lincoln and the earlier Mr. Douglas, their husbands do not a gr ee about everything. But they a.re both
- MORE . " ·. , " One of the recent da.ys I enjoyed most in the White House • • • one of the satisfactioםs I will trea sure most - - was h&ving been able to obtain the Douglas Chandor portrait of Mrs. Roosevelt and ;זla.ce it in the Great Hall
- , , ,"~o' w RELEASE AFT ER 6:30 P. M. WEDNESDAY , JUNE 24, 1964 Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B$ JOHNSON NATIONAL CONVENTION OF AMERICAN HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION DETROIT, MICHIGAN-JUNE
- Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, National Convention of American Home Economics Association, Detroit, Michigan, 6/24/1964"
- FOR RELEASE AFTER 9:30 A. M. SUNDAY, JUNE ll, 1967 Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE --·-------~-----------------------------------------------------REMARKS OF MRS. ' LYNDON B. JOHNSON AT THE CALVIN COOLIDGE HOME
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Calvin Coolidge Home, Plymouth, Vermont, 6/11/1967"
- R EMARKS OF MR S. LYNDON B. JOHNSON AT THE HOME OF MARK TWAIN - HANNIBAL, MISSOURI FOR RELEASE AFTER 1 :45 P. M., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1967 Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE One of the challenges of my childhood
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Home of Mark Twain - Hannibal, Missouri, 9/21/1967"
- TO SALUTE GEORGE PERKINS MARSH ROCKEFELLER HOME, WOODSTOCK, VERMONT Mr. Secretary, Governor Hoff, We are gathered here today to pay tribute to a man and an idea. The man is George Perkins Marsh, for whom this bouse was home for so many years. The idea
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Ceremony to Salute George Perkins Marsh, Rockefeller Home, Woodstock, Vermont, 6/11/1967"
- a very special place. One of our Congresswomen -- Julia Hansen -- teils me how. proud she is that your climbing posts are made from Douglas Fir timber from the woods of the great northwest. There is lots a.nd lots of soft sand -- two feet of it, I believe
- of the world's best natural harbors, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel that is symbolic of all that is progressive and modern, and your handsome, new library. I would like to see the General Douglas MacArthur memo rial because, as you may know, General MacArthur
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 6/15/1966"
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- community to another. Home is nota place back over the hill, behind us. It is wherever we are, and I am thrilled to pay tribute to the thousands of people over the years, wbo bave made Offutt their home, and left it a little more lovely every tirne. Colonel
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks, Restoration Luncheon, the White House, 10/15/1968"
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- and ailvex-, and all the things that go to make a home are gathered together and express how, at the very earliest times, there was craftsmanship and elegance in American living. There have been fascinating days at sites of special interest to me
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson for the American Landmark Celebration, 7/30/1964"
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- e of vast and con stant chang e, it is more important than ever that we pres erve our rich i nheritance and remember i ts significance - - both for the pr e sent and for our future . It is most appropriate that this. the home of President Wilson
- tell him about all of you. The sugar maple which we carried home last year is flo'.lrishing and the lovely painting of the sugar mill in the snow-covered grove of maples gives us great pleasure. I am looking forward to the rest of my visit here
- at anxiously-await e d envelope p o s tmarked :'C a m b ridg e, Massachusetts" arrived in y our home. This day m arks t h e c ulm ination of those y ears. You have str ugg l e d, g r t-;an ed a nd g rown within the demanding and rig or ous int ellectua l l ife
- know, in 1940 , after I had been in Congress several years, I l ooked up the number of homes with e l ectric l ighting in my State, and we had 59 out of every 100 . Today we have 100 percent rural electrification. In Oklahoma they had 55 percent
- . But history lives here, too -- in the memory of President James Polk, who served Tennessee and the Nation, who was one of the great expansionist Presidents .... and who called this county home. When Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from
- peace. We share your pride in being the home port of the USS BAINBRIDGE, one of the Navy's three nuclear surface ships, and in the men who were part of its historic voyage around the world. Today, many of your husbands are working on the ALBEMARLE
- -- anxiety because I am not used to whistle-stopping without my husband, anticipation because in the South I was coming to a region I call home. During the two days of whistle-stopping on this train, r•ve met so many wonderful people. I am not like
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Congressional Wives Prayer Breakfast, 2/4/1965"
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- of the Office of Economic Opportunity, which is de3igned to give children from culturally deprived homes a chance to prepa re themselves to take advantage of Dchooling. The ouccess of this program depende upon the enthusiasm and the volunteer work of WOl'J'Hm
- , Shafter Wa t ts -- M rs. Roosevelt told of her work at the w·ashington Railroad Station during the F irst World 'Nar and the imp re ssion an incident made on her. A rathe r s t riking -look ing youne soldie r would not buy a post card to write home. She
- , peace of mind for her parents who are back home waiting for a letter or a phone call, and the widening horizons of meeting young women from all over our co untry. These are · just a few benefits which the "Y " gave her. In the next building, the expanded
- that paper around with him until it absolutely wore out. I sometimes suspect be still cherishes the idea of teaching again someday so I always feel at home among teachers. I suppose all of us can look back and re.member someone among our teachers who more
- , there has been a marked tendency for the young people of education and talent to leave their home base and seek fame and fortune elsewhere. This was true in many Eur opean nations, where the t alented flocked to a few centers; on the mainland
- Operation Alert can accomplish. High standards ef public service are very important to the President, and I know he will be proud to hear of this remarkable program when I get home t o tell him about it. The best recipe for a project as succesful a11
- done by students at the Institute. They are disarmingly strong, gentle poems, and I would like to quote frorn one:, by Charles Long. "As brothers, the universe is our home, and in it we walk with beauty in our minds , with beauty in our hearts
- them in abundance in window boxes in the front of practically every home, in gardens, in the streets, and the roads approaching the towns 0 W e have much to learn from the people of the Netherlands. Like the people of your country, Mr. Ambassador
- lZ, 000 m iles to participate in Heart Associa tion events around the country. In her home community, she is a dedicated H eart Sunday Volunteer. She has found that there is a great truth in the adage which holds, 1 'who brings bis neighbor's
- , and lemon drops. So, I feel quite at home here in the Dunaway General Store and I am delighted that a general store is included in this restoration of Strawbery Banke. What a wonderful vignette of lüe you are '..,re:f;;rea:tii!g .'here for visitors
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Lincoln School, Columbus, Indiana, 9/21/1967"
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- young far.n.Uies anywhere wou.!d lilœ to live • •• a community that is open tn every singl e respect to persons of every race, color and opinion, that makes them feel welcome and at home here ••• a community which will ofier their children the best
- he's seen in 33 years on Capitol Hill) - - that Senator Mansfield could n ot be with us on this visit. But, he sent his helping hand - Maurine Mansfield. I have one advantage over Maurine, as a wife away from home on vacation, l don't have to worry
- fifty overseas and in training with the Peace Corps. These young men and women who gave up the comforts of life at home to serve their country and their fellow man in Turkey, Peru and around the world a r e making a real contribution to world peace
- with shade trees, fountains of water, crystal streams; and every tree, shrub, and flower that will flourish in this climate, to make our mountain home a paradise. " I urge you not to forget these dreams. Let us remember these pioneers. Americans have always
- ington •s home where you feel the presence of America 1s beginnings. A day like that reminds you of Ralph Waldo Emerson's words : ''The true test of civilization is, not the census , nor the s i ze of the cities , nor the crops -- no, but the kind of man
- am at home ther e . So this is a journey of the heart. And because I particularly wanted to see you who live along these winding railroad tracks to have a personal part in t his election because you play a personal part in our government. - l
- escort on this whole tour of the Sc•uth, tell me Wilson is one of the loveliest towns in the South. When they go on about the long tree shade~ streets and comfortable homes, I want to get off the train and settle down. I was fascinated to learn
- day, I work among these people, most of whom lr..-e 'in unbelievable surroundings, and the great majority of whom have never glimpsed the interior of what we consider an ordinary home •••• the water source is too often one spigot for twenty families
- and for this whooping crane. Your organization is literally doing a great deal to keep whooping cranes in circulation in one form or another. Texas is, as you know, the winter home of the whooping crane and you can be sure this one will have a treasured spot
- of this Center. I hope that you will feed out to the Nation new thought, new ways for 350 million people to live accor ding to their aspirations. -: MORE i ~ . 1 ,1 . ,e Eacb of you students will return to your home m Houston and Helena and Haverhill
- this historie old school is the wide range of its influence: how far..flung are the footprints of you.r graduate s. For .. a.lmos t a century, a graduate of Southwestern was most likely to be a leader close to home ..... in the pulpits or the business and civic