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  • would share it. But I am afraid she is a little too dependent upon us, upon the haven and privacy of home-now this house. When I look at the newspapers and read, "President Comes Badefrom Texas," "NATO, Vieb1am, Among Problems Crowding Calendar," and I
  • would share it. But I am afraid she is a little too dependent upon us, upon the haven and privacy of home-now this house. When I look at the newspapers and read, "President Comes Badefrom Texas," "NATO, Vieb1am, Among Problems Crowding Calendar," and I
  • could do so politely. I remember early on that I wished all of those old people would hurry up so that I could get home to my babies to yearning years later to stay on at a good party! There was a great network of Congressional spouses sometimes
  • LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) is in Washington, goes to the Capitol today to look at the new majority leader’s office (P-38). Later he attends parties at Senator Bible’s home and Walter Hornaday’s. Castro assumes power in Cuba following the collapse of Batista
  • will be the veterinarian. Th asig- • was oper, n COD1 Pr Texi) w• ai~ • 'IL Highway Awards- i03 Contlnueclfrompqel,-.1 !!f. I - The ceremony took a humorous• twist when Liz said that Alec Gould and Harold Woods had just determined that the nine millionth
  • will be the veterinarian. Th asig- • was oper, n COD1 Pr Texi) w• ai~ • 'IL Highway Awards- i03 Contlnueclfrompqel,-.1 !!f. I - The ceremony took a humorous• twist when Liz said that Alec Gould and Harold Woods had just determined that the nine millionth
  • Jimmie Allred writes LBJ letter of thanks for treatment LBJ gave him in Washington when he was there and for “wonderful gathering out at your home.” 2/16 Banquet of New Dealers in Austin, attended by Texas federal, state and county officials
  • " Henry Ford II, Preston Jone!!, Ed Clark, Linda Tobias, Helen Hayes, Jake Pickle, Mrs. Johnson, Kirk Douglas and emcee Cactus Pryor, after the program. This hope has he n made a reality through the activities of the Friends of the LBJ Library, and now
  • ,1, -r-. ■ T.._,ln fa■ JS.-',a.i-, ~~~: - .:-~~~ - ~It~~~ -::.:_ --=- .. The famed Variety headline which an­ nounced the stock market crash of 1929 Pen and Ink drawing titled "And How Many Carbons, Sir?" by John Held, Jr., whose car­ toons
  • to touch him. There were opposition signs too. One huge placard hekl high by tllree frowning white men in bib overall$ dectared: "BLACKBIRD GO HOME." Written in large blook letters, it was an obvious reference to President Johnson's use of "Sircf
  • to touch him. There were opposition signs too. One huge placard hekl high by tllree frowning white men in bib overall$ dectared: "BLACKBIRD GO HOME." Written in large blook letters, it was an obvious reference to President Johnson's use of "Sircf
  • 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
  • at the WH. Attends Touchdown Club Presentation Dinner that evening. 1/13 Breakfast with Justice Douglas, attends Drew Pearson reception for Senator and Mrs. McIntyre, then reception at Howard University for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founders. Cocktails
  • -Fulbright natural gas bill through the Senate immediately, but he is going to encounter opposition from Senator Paul Douglas of Chicago. Chicago’s Negro population “has been seething” since the recent murder of Emmett Till, from Chicago, in Mississippi
  • one day become the 38th president on Thanksgiving Day to wish him a happy holiday and ask him to serve on the Warren Com­ mission. Congressman Gerald Ford agreed, and when asked where he was, replied, "At home." "In Michigan?" Johnson asked. "No sir
  • , President, United Automobile , Aircraft Agriculture Implement Workers of America N. THOMPSON POWERS for Secretary Willard Wirtz, Labor ROBERT WEAVER, Housing & Home Finance Agency ADAM YARMOLINSKY for Secretary Roberts. McNamara, Department of Defense
  • with credibility and dignity, and this matter is going to be resolved on the basis of the rule of law. And I daresay, sir, if this were happening in your country, there might be tanks in the streets." And occasionally I'd get an acknowledgment that that was true
  • them by heart, of the man who pushed us, dreamed out loud with us ... I BJ believed that no job ·s too big and none too small, even for presidents It gave him that quality he never lost, th remarkable ab1hty to translate down-home folks to na- 4
  • /01 4:32PM Him and Her Did anyone ask me to find out where Him and Her were buried? If you still need to know, they are in the Children's Garden at the White House. Also, if anyone is interested, LBJ never worked in a funeral home or worked
  • /01 4:32PM Him and Her Did anyone ask me to find out where Him and Her were buried? If you still need to know, they are in the Children's Garden at the White House. Also, if anyone is interested, LBJ never worked in a funeral home or worked
  • boyhood home in Johnson City when she first decided to write a play based on the former President's early years. Her two.act musical, Texas Hill Country, is about the Johnson family and the people of Blanco County in the years 1918 and 1924. The production
  • of the Johnson family received a numhcr of distinguished visitors lo the Librar Below, top lo bottom, Mrs. John on welcomes Ambassador and Mrs. Zhang Wenjin, from the People's Republic of China; The Right Honorable Sir Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of 'cw
  • the North Korean attack. It galvanized not only the U.S., but Europe. After 1950, we had the military structure of NATO. Robert Divine: The significance of the Korean War is that it brought home to the American people and their leaders the realities
  • -mesmerizing-but he was never at home in a press confer­ ence-undoubtedly feeling there was a booby trap in every question, or more likely perhaps wondering why his good intentions should be questioned .... '·. . . He was tough and rude-and kind and sentimental
  • . of the conversations available through the web site, but decided in 'tead simply to create a "hot link" from our site to the C­ SPAN web site, where sound recordings of over eight hundred segments and full tel phone con­ versations are already available. Home. Search
  • a call from Mrs. Johnson, who said, "Joe. I'm having a little dinner for the President tonight, and I'd like you to come." Cali­ fano replied, "Mrs. Johnson, I haven't been home this week. l 've got to see my wife and kids." She replied, 'Tm having all
  • fairs Committee. he has fr)L1ghtfor recognition of th Gulf War syndrome so veterans can receive treatment. h is the author of the 1-lomemak r IRA legi lation, which is aimed at xpand­ ing retirement opportunities for stay-at­ home spouses. She has been
  • 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
  • The Johnsons spend Christmas of 1949 in Texas, having dinner and the tree at Mrs. Sam Johnson’s home and stockings at 1901 Dillman Street. January 1/3 Congress convenes; Sam Rayburn is sworn in as Speaker of the House. 1/4 President Truman delivers the State
  • are on display in the ret­ rospective exhibition, David Douglas Duncan: One Life, A Phorogmphic Odyssey, which opened on March 6 al the LBJ Library and Museum. Co­ sponsored by the University of exas Harry Ransom Center and the Library, the exhibition celebrates
  • University, and is President of the International Solar Energy Society. He and his family have Jived in a solar heated home of his own design for nearly 20 years. Dr. Lo£ was selected by a Committee co-chaired by Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and Dr. William J. McGill
  • Homes and Other Institutions CRre of the Elderly for the 1966 Interagency Task Forces /v.(. 1966 Task 2. 3. 4. . ✓.y. 6. 7. 8. 9. / J.O. ./Vll. 12. ·M3 .. 14. 15. 16. 17. ,._,. 18. Force on..Law Enforcement and Criminal. Justice, Juvenile
  • especially for the gallery. Visitors can hear Kirk Douglas and I lelen Hayes reading from rhe love letters the young couple wrote during their courtship. This part of the tour includes never-before-seen footage from family home movies which Mrs. Johnson
  • as First Lady, there will be considerable space devoted to her life before that time, and also to her post-White House days at the LBJ Ranch. This new exhibit will display video excerpts from Mrs. Johnson's home movie , never before seen by the public. One
  • and stunt night. 5/15 LBJ talks to Gilbert Adams twice today concerning the county convention in Beaumont. LBJ tells Adams to put Jack Brooks on the delegation to the state convention. LBJ and CTJ have cocktails at the home of Justice Douglas
  • Court to work for Roosevelt in the White House, wanted to be Vice President. However, labor vetoed Jimmy Byrnes ... and that was the end of him. And, Bill Douglas of the Supreme Court, was a favorite of Roosevelt's and sort of wanted to be Vice President
  • con3 centrates on reports of military action, the charged atmosphere on the home front, and ,the political fig­ ures of the day-Buder dearly loved to lampoon politicos. Bud Butler died in 1949. With the assistance of his family and friends, the LBJ
  • , , ,"~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"