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Two historical figures came to life
on the stage of the LBJ Auditorium.
The first was. Abigail Adams, in ,the
person of Rebecca Bloomfield, who
has created a one-woman show on
the celebrated-and
outspoken
wife of America's second President
- and memorabilia
of servicemen who the day before
their deaths had been part of peace
time America are among the most
poignant items in the display.
Visitors study a mock-up of desert
tank action.
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Lifesize figures add interest to the
exhibit
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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
- preoccupied by the
crisis in Cyprus than events in Asia,
LBJ was acutely concerned about
launching any warlike action against
Hanoi unless he was assured "beyond
doubt" by his senior military and
civilian advisers that our destroyers
were indeed attacked
- which the exhibit labels ''The War
That Broke America's Wilt" They are poised
for action against a photographic backdrop of
a battlefield. The accompanying soundtrack
carries LBJ's voice expressing his own
anguish in committing them to war.
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- in these early
months cover events such as the pas
sage of a bill to cut taxes and congres
sional action on the civil rights bill
and the poverty bill. Listeners will
hear LBJ exhorting his staff and his
Cabinet to appoint African Americans
and women
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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
- in
China through establishment of coalition government of Nationalists and
Communists. Decision was made by Secretary Marshall, who had spent thirteen
months in China seeking to end the civil war.
1/30
House Democrats present former Speaker Rayburn
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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
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operators wou'kljust move [out of the
city]. That meant they had to have the
Governor's Mansion, and also for the
first time they started looking seri
ously at the presidency.
The Democratic Party before the
Triangle Shirtwaist fire had been a
weird
- and
operations in Navy Department.
3/10-11
Frances Perkins appears before Vinson’s Naval Affairs Committee on
absenteeism bill.
3/15
John L. Lewis, president United Mine Workers of America, threatens to call a
strike of 450,000 soft coal miners
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"Korea: America's First Limited
War," can be obtained from
the Library's museum store for
$8.95.
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TO l'E SIGNED
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Photo by Pat Burchfield
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- it takes
is some imagination and guida.ince.
One of the many aims of the Citizens Ad-visory Committee has been to
corne .u p with a manual of tips for citizen action. You all have it there in your
bands.
A few days ago when the womerful and tireless
- . Secretary -- friends:
There are 17, 000 towns across the country with less than 6, 000
people -- but 1 am esp~cially glad to corne to this one, because Montevideo
has taken action which makes it an example to the others.
1 have enjoyed this morning
- of science in action.
\.Vhether or not you decide to make science your car e er, your lives will
be enriched by this expe ience. You w·n have been exposed to the restl es s, in
quiring mind which is the ess ntial ingredient, n ot only of science
- of the coast who took action to safeguar d the land along
whi ch this scenic road now travels. For, this coastline lies here in the
afternoon sun - - the western boundary of our continent.
Inscribed on this plaque - - we can read the words of Robinson
Jeffers
- given it. And so, let's go see it in action and learn
from seeing .
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- much on knowledgeable leadership such as yours - - and
on action-taking public servants like your Mayor.
Tonight 1 my mind goes back to a day -- February 3, 1965 -- two
years ago, when a small group of us gathered in the Red Room of the Wi.t.:te
House
- and prologue.
There are here many examples of leadership of government and
,p-ivate ente rprise to which we could point. But certainly one out
s~andi!lg milestone was the action seven years ago when Philadelphia,
with foresight, p assed a unique cla us e
- -eight languages taught there add to the interest of the area
and the strength of the Nation.
I wanted not only to see the natural beauty of your country, but a l so
to sal ute the citizens and leaders-in-government who have taken action to
preserve
- the
drawing boards.
11m willing -- and I know you are willing -- to do
everything we can to substitute for the delight of debate -- the
art of action.
There are many specific things we can do in both
great and small projects:
1) We can provide immediately
- would allow me two wishes tonight, one would be that you will
go back to those places ••• continue to seek out where the action is -- n ס
rnatter how far they are from the beaten path. It rnay take some doing nם
your part~ It may take your own
- Revolution.
Under 18 new laws, old problems are being attacked with new methods 0
1 have seen them these last tw o days and I think you and Mr. Jackson would
be pleased.
The Teacher Corps, whicb we saw in action in Canada Township 1n
North Carolina yesterday
- ourselves: What kind of a world do women want?
Above all, we want a world at peace, a security based on
mutual trust. We want our c hilar.en to live in a country--in a
community which bases its actions among its citizens on fair play,
fair p lay for all
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the follow- through on the t-v11ite House Ccnf erence on Natur~l :Oea:1.:t~' •
I
For while Washir.r,:ton
e;..~erts,
ca~
rally together the l eaders and
it is -- af tt;r all -- back in our hometowns , where i nsp:::::'ation
beco:.:ies action anc.l results
- , had spent a good
deal f time thinking about the long
term consequences of his decisions.
hree, the President must look far
into the future at the consequences of
his actions, or there would not be
effective national planning. Only the
Presidential
- about the actions of our
adversaries in Hanoi, and our allies
in Saigon?
UT Professor Emeritus Ro rt
Divine put the Vietnam War into
context in his keynote address,
"Perpetual War for Perpetual Peac ."
That tit!
Divine explain d, "cap
tures the ess nee
- Regents to accept 800 apartments
that were surplus army barracks.
9/14
Ford Motor Company halts all production at its plants throughout the country
and lays off 50,000 workers. Company says the action was caused by “crippling
and unauthorized strikes
- ,'" Bellowsrecalled.
words like gracious, charming,
"She didn't just sit by and bat
genuine and vibrant.
her eyelashes. She took action.
• "Shewas a wonderful lady," All of her grandkids are active
Bellowssaid, putting just the
slightes~emphasis on "lady."
See FEEDING
- ,'" Bellowsrecalled.
words like gracious, charming,
"She didn't just sit by and bat
genuine and vibrant.
her eyelashes. She took action.
• "Shewas a wonderful lady," All of her grandkids are active
Bellowssaid, putting just the
slightes~emphasis on "lady."
See FEEDING
