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- clearly to two different philosophies -- the philosophies of "yes, certainly" and the philosophy of "no, never." As we stand here, we have to ask ourselves some searching questions. Are we to go back to the time when the Federal Govern ment accepted
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- Lands lakes place al the time of Texas' fight for independence from Mexico. TruC' Women is based on the lives of three of Ms. Windle 's ancestors. Michael Beschloss Assesses Presidential Greatness Historian Michael Beschloss gave a penetrating insight
- ; !·i...:M'Y v•.f •. Grady; Dr. C rawfor d ". Its contributions to the literature of our time has been unexcelled - Thomas Wolfe, William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Eudora
- Office. SoreJ Etrog, a Romanian-born artist who studied in New York City, pro duced this bronze abstract. Titled simply "The Source," and massive in appearance, it weighs less than six hundred pounds. Its permanent pedestal had not arrived at the time
- saved with another with another laye .- of wood. By t he time Mrs. Benjamin Harr i son g o t around t o replacing it, s he f o und five successive layers of wood piled atop each other. John f uincy Adams g ot in the "doghouse ," if I may use
- Y OF ANDREW JACKSON NASHVILLE 0 TENNESSEE One senses a great presence in this stately mansion. It bears the mark of a unique man and bis times. There is a peace here, and a feeling of lives well spent -- joined in purpose as well as in love. I have
- for fifteen years, and the young woman took care of her all that time. Soon a!ter her mother died, her sister was hospitalized with a malignancy. Her illness would ha.ve meant another burd en -- more years of ensla.vement. Sad as she w as, there is a silver
- of a master politician at work," Burka noted that the passage of time and a new appreciation of Johnson's social programs clearly contributed to !his new look. But without the release of the tapes at this time, a quarter-century before the schedule set
- Todd Lincoln in 1861 0 The fashion of the times is weil defined by the purple border -- a color sbe loved -- and by the eagle in the hold wing-spread pose so popu.lar in that erao I feel indebted to Mrs. Benjamin Harrison for two things: First
- of involvement. What good is intelligence, if it is not put to use? This American society can never achieve the destiny that it seeks, can never remove the slums, or the prejudice, or the ugliness, unless citizens join in the great adventure of our time. Brigham
- for Justice: The Passion and Politics of Phillip Burton. The $1,000 award was created from a bequest left to the Library in 1981 by D. B. Hardeman, long-time aide to Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and, later, House Majority Whip Hale Boggs. Hardeman wanted
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, Youth Conference on Natural Beauty, 6/27/1966"
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- ON NATURAL Wekome. BEAUTY The President joins me in greeting all of you. This is a landmark day. You young people are preparing to join in the leadership of an overriding cause of our time. lt is more than just an issue or a problem. lt !!_a cause
- whether the lights are turned out around the house. It i s a special treat to me to come to Billings on the occas ion of your Centennial , a time of heightened interest in the history and the character of Montana and the West. I am very conscious
- first. So, I am coming to visit some of the states I know best, in many of which I spent summer-times and vacation-times of my childhood. Ten months ago on a dreadful day that shook our country, my husband became your President. Since then he has tried
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Barter Theater, Abingdon, Virginia, 5/11/1965"
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- it is with the live theater , which unfolds befo1·e us scenes to be arr..uaed by, to be saddened by, to give us excitement, melanchol y, pleasure, to heighten our spirits and to make us think. I remember so well the last time I was in thia theater. It was too long ago
- this country - - who have b een giving time and tal ent to get the prog ram underway. You volunteers are living exampl es of the philosophy that "we are here to give to and not to get wha.t we c an from life." Half a milli on child ren in th e next few days
- well to look to Milwaukee 1s record: 134 park locations, used nearly 12 million times each year. Those are the statistics. But I know to the city's children, those 134 parks have meant Sunday afternoon strolls in the spring and coming upon the first
- . World Crise Provide Conference Backdrop Planning began in January 1979 for "The International ChaUenge of the 80's: Where Do We Go From Here?" At that time, the symposium planning committee, composed of members of the Univer~it) of Texa~ faculty
- they will occupy a place of honor in the White House Library for all time to come. One of the most intriguing mystery stories of the United States is the story of the Lost Colony. But though the colony was lost, the scenes, the animals, and the Indians
- this nation. To explore the side roads -- to take the time to travel to the pockets of charm -- that is the essential part of the process of discovery. We must be willing to take the hour' s side trip off the interstate. I remember visiting the Strawbery Banke
- everybody else who goes there, I want to go back, especially in lilac time. You have no idea what it does t o a Texan who is used to just 28 inches of rainfall per year to see all of that water . Last night we sat and watched the lights come
- Washington's Alexandria, to have been welcomed in tradition rich Fredericksburg, and now to be at Randolph-Macon College whose roots go back to our historic beginnings. You are fortunate young men. You have come on stage at a time when your country needs you
- touch with San Angelo because my husband like most cattlemen reads the San Angelo Standard Times. I am glad to see San Ange lo looking so prosperous and busy. It has taken teamwork in t he Congress and White House to achieve thi s, and I know you
- is your stories of these trips that will be cherished most and read and r e -read. And let me confess sornething right now. The President is going to have a b (J.rd time talking me out of this citation and candlestick for the Library• I want th ~ m with me
- , pneumonia and influenza, would be much higher. Since 1962, life expectancy has jumped five years, from 70 to 75. Life expectancy for blacks has risen even more, with a stunning 8 year improvement for black women. This year, for the first time in America
- this ceremony has an added dimension -- a senti mental one. The President and I have shared the joys and strengths of long time friendship with the proud parents of Beth Jenkins. Today is, therefore, a very special and proud day for us too. And to you parents
- for the Inks and Buchanan dams in the 1920s, fondly recalled the times "Lyndon helped me out. Ile helped me in just about anything ... personal problems ... anything. Took care of 'em too." Cotten said be met LBJ in the first ear he ran for Congress. "I met him
- of the time--Kennedy and Humphrey because Johnson eliminated one and selected ,theother as his vice presidential running mate, Goldwater because he would be the Republican candi date in the election. "An Evening With .... " Frank Vandiver, President
- and private s(h(1ols. nursing ,tn
- the world's, major powers. By all the good old rules of political reaction, these events should have strengthened President Johnson in his 1964 election run. In times of crisis, U.S. voters ordinarily flock to the cause of the man in office. Johnson, who
- the world's, major powers. By all the good old rules of political reaction, these events should have strengthened President Johnson in his 1964 election run. In times of crisis, U.S. voters ordinarily flock to the cause of the man in office. Johnson, who
- and piece of fur niture has a story attached to it, such as the , triking Welsh dress er used as a buffet in the West Room of the house. The dresser was a gift of Ms. Jane Engel hard, and Mrs. Johnson says it has crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times
- for a baven of natural beauty amidst the increasing · -:lamor of modern lüe. 1 would like to share it with you. Dear Mrs. Johnson: I have written to you last Easter and 1 offered you to corne to Connecticut, but Lucy 1 s wedding had ail of y our time. I wish
- OF AMERICAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION STATUE OF LIBERTY I have been to the Statue of Libe rty many time s - - but 1 can neve r come here without a lift of spirit or a catch in my throat. The few acres of this little island are as sacred to Ame rican history
- of the Presidency doesn 1t stop day by day, and it is what be must put first . So, I am coming to visit some of the states I know best, in many of which I spent s ummer-times and vacation-times of my childhood. Ten months a g o on a dreadful day that shook our
- were alive today, I wonder what she would think of my standing up here talking to you. In her day candidates' wives were seen but not heard. But times are changing and I'm happy to have moral support today from Mrs. Sanders, the wife of your Governor
- much of the Southern countryside. We have come through the hard times when Southern farm people could earn . "''· '• . ....._,.-, ,, ,. ... . an average gross income of only $186 a year to this new time in which Georgia's per capita income exceeds
- . All our national history proves that a committed citizenry is a mighty force when it bends itself to a de t ermined effort. Ther e is a g rowing f e eling abroad in this land today that ugliness bas been allowed too long, that it is time to say "Enough