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Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Opening of University of Texas Round-Up Showcase, 3/30/1966" (Item)

it -- the University of Texas opened its doors with its one building still not completed, without any president to administer its affairs and with a faculty of less than a dozen. But even in those early year s , the University claimed the lasting devotion

Press release, "Text of Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Convocation, Texas Womans University, on Receipt of Doctor of Laws Degree, 3/31/1964" (Item)

teac hes us that the world of scholars hip must be guided by higher ideals than prevail in the world of affairs. But, a university is unwo rthy of its mission if it is content to be a r emote shrine of learning, untouched by the cares and r

Press release, "Excerpts from Notes of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks at the Parent-Child Project, Glenwood Elementary School, Charleston, West Virginia, 3/13/1967" (Item)

is an example for schoola and farnilies all across the country. For you are proving an important point: Teachers cannot teach alone; students cannot learn alone; education must be a family affair. A parent 1 s interest heightens the child 1 s interest; a mother

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Hermitage in First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony Commemorating 20th Birthday Anniversary of Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee, 3/15/1967" (Item)

from the West was in the White House -- for, as you know, Tennessee in thos days was regarded as a western frontier state. After Jackson•s inauguration, a new spirit pervaded national affaire. '1t was a proud day for the people~ ' wrote a Kentucky

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, YWCA National Convention Cleveland, Ohio, 4/20/1964" (Item)

can do much in th e ir civic life. They can alert citizens to be interested in the affairs of their city. They can push a1'ld prod legislators. They c a n raise sights and set standards. Today, the resources available in our society are so vast. We

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Emory University Honors Day Convocation, 1:30 PM, Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, 5/11/1964" (Item)

in my lifetime. I was a college student in the Sout h , in a different decade and in a different atate of affairs. If you will look back with me for a moment to th e 1930s, it may make much clearer to you the challenge of the Sixties - - the challenge

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 6/3/1965" (Item)

into the tides of human affairs. I am glad that I have had the opportunity to share this milestone with you. #### -~

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC, 6/3/1964" (Item)

can no longer turn inward and concern itself with its own affairs, no individual can turn inward and concern herself only with her own and her family's lives, The world has become so small that the problems of Viet Nam and Zanzibar come to our