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Reference File, "Camp David" (Item)
  • . The photographs reproduced in these pages all come from the holdings of the presidential libraries, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. President Franklin D. Roosevelt enjoyed entertaining at Shangri La as well as in the White House
Reference File, "Camp David" (Item)
  • . The photographs reproduced in these pages all come from the holdings of the presidential libraries, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. President Franklin D. Roosevelt enjoyed entertaining at Shangri La as well as in the White House
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 6/15/1966" (Item)
  • and offer cooling shade, I find it hard to believe that the site of Old Fort Cook was one of barren prairie. Years ago someone--many someones--had the foresight to plant these trees. Years from now, other people are going to be grateful that we planted
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 of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Luncheon for Conservation Leaders - the White House, 11/13/1968" (Item)
  • )om and see so many participants of that one w0rd, c o nservation „„ people who l ove to climb mountains fc r the aheer joy of it, people who fight the o rganized battles t o preserve gr&anery or roadsides, people who give voice t o it in books o r
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, United Church Women Luncheon, 3/24/1965" (Item)
  • care experts is evidence that there is a great desire of so many people to do something about it. One of these letters says so well what a lifeline of hope the War on Poverty has brought. It is from a settlement house worker in ? border town: "Day after
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Horticultural Domes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 9/21/1965" (Item)
  • comes to mind: " Nature -- where order in variety we see Where all things differ, yet all agree. 11 Now you have in these three domes many climates all year round. They are an exciting new dimension in dramatizing nature for the people of Milwaukee
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas, 10/19/1964" (Item)
  • , civil rig hts , the education bill, the arbitrat ion of the railroad strike, the poverty bill. 11 And then - - the telephone interrupted us - - before he could continue . s All of these measure/ affect people directly. In terms of dollars and cents
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Downtown Urban Renewal Area of Montevideo, Minnesota, 9/20/1967" (Item)
  • . 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
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of the Buchanan School Plaza - Washington, DC, 5/7/1968" (Item)
  • enjoy? She was a wise and skilled adviser in every pbaze of the Plaza 1 s develop­ ment. Sbe selected designers of talent and imagination who could invent a world of high adventure and challenge -- child- s ize. Many people bad a hand in making Buchanan
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Statewide Democratic Luncheon/Fashion Show Introducing Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey, Austin, Texas, 10/22/1968" (Item)
  • witbin the reach of everyone. None of these programs is perfect, but they are vital and they mean a fuller lüe for many, many people born with the odds stacked against them. These prog rams were not easily a chieved and will not easily be protected. But ü
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Democratic Women's Clubs of Kentucky, Sheraton Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, 10/5/1968" (Item)
  • WOMEN'S CLUBS OF KENTUCKY SHERATON HOTEL LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY OCTOBER 5 , 1968 1 am glad tobe herein Kentucky. We Johnsons have strong bonds of friendship and family with the people of this State. Some of the ancestors in whom we feel the greatest pride
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks on Arrival at Billings, Montana, 8/14/1964" (Item)
  • that only yesterday in the long calendar of time, an undaunted people drove wagons across the se plains and mountains and settled here. •. ' ' They put their brand o f optimlsm on the American character. It is a strain that runs deep in the Congress
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks, Dedication of Flaming Gorge Dam, Dutch John, Utah, 8/17/1964" (Item)
  • the quantity of our resources. How many people have dreamed and planned and built to bring this great reservoir into being! I wish John Wesley Powell could again board his boat at Green River City and float through Flaming Gorge to see how much greater
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • with many of them on this train this morning. I do not need to tell you who Hend together so well the graciousness of the 18th century with the challenge of the 20th that history is still happening -- and happening to us . I admire the way the people
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Charlotte, North Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • development. I feel h e re a concern for the development of people as well. You are making this city a representative of the Great Society my husband likes to talk about with the oldest symphony orchestra in the South, your opera and the Mint Museum. You
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. L. B. Johnson at the Fund Raising Dinner, Detroit, Michigan, 6/26/1964" (Item)
  • on on that bridge, your bridge. I couldn't help but think that al­ though the Lord has blessed Michigan with much beauty, it was the Democrats who made it accessible to more people . Thank you all for coming out for this wonderful evening . I know something of what
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. L. B. Johnson at Fund-Raising Dinner, Minneapolis, Minnesota Municipal Auditorium, 6/27/1964" (Item)
  • . When Lyndon told me about coming to Minnesota, I was quick to want to sign up to come , too, because I wanted to thank you all f or the caliber of people you s ent to Washington, and I wanted to say that when you elect a Senator you just don't send
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Opportunity Park. Akron, Ohio, 9/17/1964" (Item)
  • . These efforts by many people, working together, to create beauty and opportunity in the heart of a city give me a glow of pleasure as it must give all of Akron a glow of pride. The congratulations I can offer to those who made this possible can never measure up
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Garden Clubs of America Dinner, Greenwich, Connecticut, 5/16/1968" (Item)
  • at~ention in a memorable way, and they make people strive l:arder. At least, I know today's honor, will in my casel You may be sure tha~ wherever I live 1 will be working diligently at the grase roots -- because that is where it must all begin. I don 't
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Art Museum, Atlanta, 5/11/1964" (Item)
  • in keeping with the characte r a nd hi story of your people o I commend you fo r y ot r vi sion creating this At lan ta Memorial Cultural Center to serve this g r eat region of the country. In many communi tie s th roughout the l and, no adequate facilities
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Congressional Prayer Breakfast, Shoreham Hotel, 2/2/1967" (Item)
  • of joy, the habit of finding joy in the things ••• •• and the people around us. Joy is importantly different from mere pleasure. Joy bas in it the real recognition of the contrasta and depths and problems of life. Joy is an act of courage because it can
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Reception Given by Miss Frances McGovern, Candidate for Congress, Honoring Mrs. Johnson, Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel, Akron, Ohio, 9/17/1964" (Item)
  • the bricks and mortar for the better life for all our people that we seek. My warmest thanks to you all for making this a very special stop. ####
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Sam Rayburn Statue, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 1/6/1965" (Item)
  • -- they will labor under the great white dome of the Capitol with the same faith in the people and the same nobility of purpose. - l - MORE The tribute was given b y my husband. "Everyone who knew Sam Rayburn cherishes the moments they shared with him, whether
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Arrival at Hamilton Air Force Base, California, 9/20/1966" (Item)
  • -you to you and the beauty minded people of California -- and to ee_e for myself. But let'• not linger any longer. Let us begin -- to see California 1 1##1###
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 9/22/1966" (Item)
  • , and creating together, and the incentive is an inspiration larger than themselves. America's Indian people have a shared wisdorn and a symbolisrn that are admired the !:'orld ov.~r. Here they find living expression in the finest of traditi onal works
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of the Syphax School Playground - Washington, 5/25/1967" (Item)
  • , "This effort has been success­ ful in improving the school arrl stimulating the surrounding residents to desire improvement of their physical environment. 11 He thinks that many people here now want to brighten up their surroundings because of Syphax. So you
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Biloxi, Mississippi, 10/9/1964" (Item)
  • toward peace instead of war. 11 It is our privilege to choose our leader. In doing so. we make a constant choice in shaping our personal destiny. Thomas Jefferson said, "Let the people know the facts and they will decide wisely. 11 History has proven him
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Women Doers Luncheon and Panel Discussion on What Citizens Can Do to Help Ensure Safe Streets,' the White House, 1/18/1968" (Item)
  • neighborhood, nor incom e level. Most shocking to mè is the incredible number of cases where a cry for help goes unheededs Wby? Those who heard it, "did not want to become involved. " Acte of violence are not the doing of a handful of people. The President's
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Baccalaureate Address, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass., 6/9/1964" (Item)
  • services of health and welfare, in the enormously and grieviously understaffed field of education. The easy way, the easy life, is no longer the good life and the good people of this world know they cannot afford to live it. The woman pioneer - - you
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Receiving Head Start Citation from the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, Hotel Pierre - New York, New York, 5/10/1967" (Item)
  • . Their talents, dedication and understanding have peved the way for programs such as Head Start. They offer precious support to people and organizations con­ cerned with the welfare of children of poverty. Their efforts have pointed up one of the oldest truths cf