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  • or international organization should be made in the manner to be prescribed by law and subject to the limitations imposed on treaties. Controversy over the Bricker Amendment continues throughout the year. The Eisenhower Administration opposes the amendment, saying
  • elected Speaker of the House. 1/6 Eisenhower delivers his State of the Union Message before a joint session of Congress. In foreign affairs Eisenhower promises that “America’s response to aggression will be swift and decisive” and calls for a military
  • claimed that Eisenhower and budget director Percival Brundage “trimmed” military spending requests over his opposition. 1/3 The White House is blocking attempts of the Preparedness Subcommittee to obtain copy or specific excerpts from the Gaither
  • . Senator Douglas is going to attempt to tack an anti-lynching amendment onto the natural gas bill. Eisenhower delivers State of the Union Message to Congress, outlining foreign, farm, tax and other major election-year issues. He calls for payments
  • /5 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) and CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) are already in Washington at the beginning of the year. LBJ and other Democratic and Republican legislative leaders meet with Eisenhower at the White House to discuss Eisenhower’s State of the Union
  • Eisenhower delivers the State of the Union address at 12:30; afterward LBJ meets with JFK and Robert Kennedy. The Democratic Conference meets at 3:30. At the conference, Gore introduces a motion to expand the Democratic Policy Committee from 9 to 15 members
  • McCormack meet with Truman at 10:45 a.m. Truman had just held a meeting with General Eisenhower, who is leaving today for Europe. Luci and Lynda host a birthday party for Speaker Rayburn during the afternoon. That evening the Speaker and Miss Lou Rayburn
  • to our researchers. Not intended to be complete or definitive. discoverlbj.org 4/9 After months of controversy, Senate approves the nomination of David Lilienthal as head of the AEC. Lilienthal was accused of being “soft” on communism, and opposition
  • voted against crippling amendments: LBJ, Wright Patman, Ewing Thomason, J.M. Combs. 4/20 LBJ is scheduled to fly to Denison to join the Speaker in ceremonies honoring General Eisenhower. From Denison LBJ is scheduled to go to College Station Saturday
  • Alfalfa Clun dinner. Meets with Justice Tom Clark after the dinner. 1/27 Sunday. Breakfast at The Elms with Russell, Reedy, Busby. Later goes to Camp David for the night with CTJ, the girls, and the Thornberrys. 1/28 LBJ, Lynda, Homer Thornberry return
  • which includes Bill Drake as a candidate for mayor. Mayor Tom Miller is threatening to run again. 2/11 Eisenhower is named by Truman as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and principal consultant to Secretary of Defense Forrestal. 2/12 Pope Pius XII
  • /29 No entry. 4/30 Meets during day with Amon Carter Evans; Carl Phinney; Max Freidman, David Schoenbrun; Ted Schroth; Corky Barner. discoverlbj.org May 5/1 Flies to Abilene, Kansas and dedicates Eisenhower Museum then flies to Austin and attends
  • in a Senate resolution passed on 6/24 requiring quarterly publication of payroll information on all Senate employees. 1/8 Speaker Rayburn hosts a party this afternoon at the Johnsons’ home for the children of the Texas delegation. 1/9 Eisenhower delivers
  • The Johnsons are in Washington. LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) attends a luncheon at Secretary Dulles’ home and later a bipartisan White House briefing where Eisenhower asks for support of his proposed Mideast Resolution. 1/2 LBJ attends a meeting of the Foreign
  • talks. This is his last visit in Texas before returning to Washington for the opening of the new session of Congress. 1/7 Henry Cabot Lodge announces that he is entering Eisenhower’s name in the 3/11 New Hampshire primary. The next day Eisenhower
  • . Kutor. Kutor had been appointed chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board but the nomination was later withdrawn over the question of salary. 1/23 General Eisenhower, chief of staff, announces publicly that he will not accept the presidential nomination
  • of his plane, DC-3. Committee flies to Rheims, meets with General Eisenhower and Lt. Gen. Lucius Clay. On return to Paris they meet Paul Porter, FCC chairman, at Orly Field. That evening return to Paris and attend the Follies Bergere. 5/20 Sunday. Paris