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Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Presentation of Society Hill Medal and Dedication of 18th Century Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6/10/1966" (Item)

rounds near the statehouse sball remain a public open green forever " --and ''walks may be laid out and trees planted, to render the s ame m o r e beautiful and commodious." That waa the hope of 1737 and it is the hope of today. Society Hill, between

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Reception for Delegates to Urban America Conference, 9/12/1966" (Item)

an environment of sanity and hope, of beauty and fresh air, of honest work and refreshing pleasure. You have corne here from all quartera of Ame1·ica, and from across the seas, to advance the art of urban developrnent. lt is thrilling tome that leaders

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Reception Honoring Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty - the White House, 2/16/1967" (Item)

know, sometirnes the simple and sinçere words of a young ste r can best express our hopes and dreams. The other day a letter frorn a boy in Storrs , Connecticut, carne across my desk, and because 1 think it embodies the yearning within us ail

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Columbia Community College, Nashville, Tennessee, 3/15/1967" (Item)

that this time is as full of hope as Jefferson•s or Polk1s -- let tbem come to this spoto Foi- Columbia Colloge is an admonition to any pessimist: stop wringing your bands for a moment - and list en td the ringing of eie school belle in our new country

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Valdosta, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)

hope I can come back some leisurely time and try it. This is a campaign visit, but it is also a sentimental journey. From t he time I was six until I was twenty-one, my summertime s were spent in Alabama with side trips to Georgia. Georgia strains run

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 10/8/1964" (Item)

of problems through the world on a rapid, reliable basis. Cape Kennedy is not the only launching pad in Florida. This campus -- as well as the other campuses throughout the state- are our educational launching pads. From it we hope to send bright young men

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, 9/22/1965" (Item)

. But I hope, and believe, this building demonstrates that we too havelearned the painful lessons of past failures. This court~ouse perfectly exemplifies the task of preserving old values in the midst of change. A building which is a brilliant reflection

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 12th Annual Meeting of Keep America Beautiful, Inc,. New York, New York, 10/7/1965" (Item)

million dollars, and I think any official who has had to s ign the check for litter clean up becomes a dedicated spokesman for a positive beautification campaign. Ugliness breeds u gliness. It seems to m e that our two-prong ed hope is, first, good taste

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of 'Wildflowers of the United States', 9/16/1966" (Item)

will be proud to have this one, a nd -- may I hope - the future four volumes -- so she may turn to the section from which she cornes. I wiah this edition on the Northeast had been out several weeks ago when I returned from New England and wanted to look up

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)

the problems of their school at a PTA meeting. The best way to look into the future, I believe, is to look into a schocl. Today - - and tbis evening - - I have looked into your schoolso The feeling a I have after a day in Charleston are amazement , hope

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9/20/1967" (Item)

, hope and pulling together can do to change the face of a city! I know now -- firsthand, Muriel, why you said tome: "You can't corne to Minneapolis unless you see Niccolet Mall. " Mr. Mayor, and mernbers of the Downtown Council -- I know how justly proud

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Opening of Hemisfair - San Antonio, 4/6/1968" (Item)

and architectural tcr ms , is 2 vvarm , surprising and delightful llêlrmony . I hope that lesson of harmony is cmricd away by nearly eig_ht mi lli on v i.si t ors to San Antonio and Hemisfair this year . I hope that essential lesson wi ll b e carried from tlüs

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks Accepting the Eleanor Roosevelt Candlestick Award at the Women's National Press Club Dinner, 12/2/1968" (Item)

, when Tommy C orcoran and Ben Cohen were busW‫ם‬g in and out of the West Wing, and so many hopes of the Nation were in that briefcase they carried to the HiU each day -- as Grace Tully knows• A whole revolution of government 1trivig‫ ם‬to open the doors

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Pensacola, Florida, 10/9/1964" (Item)

months along with us . I am proud of his record and I hope you will want to continue it. ######

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)

, is bringing fresh hope and light into our blighted. areas and disadvantaged scbools. It has the spirit of cmr early missionar ies -- except today 1 s challenges lie in our landlocked bills and in city slums. On Monday, in Charleston, West Virginia, we

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 10/8/1967" (Item)

-acre site in the Nation's Capital, no longer needed as a training school for boys, will become a model inner city community. There will be a welcome opportwiity for creative new ideas about city living to show their merit. · I hope these new

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Women Doers Luncheon on 'What Citizens Can Do to Improve the Health of the American Child' - the White House, 4/2/1968" (Item)

hope that you haYe had the opportunity of visiting over the luncheon table. Since las t Sunday night, some of you may have been wondering whether we would be holding t his luncheon. Let me say it clear and strong: we •re going to be wo!'king until

Press release, "The 'B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture' by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Convention of the American Institute of Architects, Portland, Oregon, 6/26/1968" (Item)

-- and hopeful -- about the phyeical setting of life in our country. As you may know, my concern has been expreseed in an effort called ''beautification,. 11 I think you al so know what lies beneath that rather inadequate word. For ''beautüication," to my mind

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)

and with the highest hopes of the future. I t is not only four- lane highways and new industries we ne ed, it is also that reaching for the best t hing s of mind and heart which is proioundly, so humanly, illustrated here today. The South h as come a long way, even

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson 'Salute to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson' Luncheon Given by Federated Democratic Women of Ohio, Deshler Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, 9/18/1964" (Item)

. This year, I have traveled 40, 000 miles from Eastport, Maine to Vernal, Utah. And I can report to you that the citizens of this country are busy. They are transforming small islands of poverty to communities of hope. This is what the great society is all

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Beautification Awards Ceremony, Washington, DC, 6/28/1966" (Item)

, who keepe rlght on thinking up more things for us all to do. i~ The awards we are about to present, we hope, will be happy reminders of your success. But please don•t rest on your laurels. These newly planted areas are like new-born hables. They take

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Ceremony Commemorating the Issuance of New Beautification Stamp, 10/5/1966" (Item)

of hope, as well as of beauty. It joins the Audobon Stamp and the John Muir Stamp of the stately redwoods in proclaiming America's priceless asset of natural beauty. You can be sure tlat the mail I send f rom now on will bear this stamp

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson on the Occasion of Tulip and Daffodil Plantings, Charles Young Elementary School, Washington, DC, 11/18/1966" (Item)

of the joys of gardening -- and the rewards -- corne from planting . with one's bands. I hope that many bands will take part in these plantings so that you will dis cover bow fulfilling this can be. Flowers give life to one's dream of a better world. I know

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Presentation of Heart Volunteer Award - the White House, 2/16/1967" (Item)

. No one watches this drive more anxiously tban the ZZ million Americans who are suffering from some type of heart or blood vessel disease. But underlyi.ng these statistics is a bright ray of hope, best exemplified by a young lady who i s here today

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Music for Young America Concert by the Washington National Symphony, White House Lawn, 5/24/1967" (Item)

a major symphony orchestra during their visit. Our community has been e x tremely fortunate that one of its residents, who has a deep interest in making music available to young Americans learned of Mr. Mitchell's hopes ar1d deci

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Beautification Awards Ceremony, the White House, 6/6/1967" (Item)

that have e ntere d , Here -- lies the great hope for m aking our entire city beautiful. T wenty-one citizen associations have been recognized today. There is n o gre ate r force for wide spread progres s than like-min ded neighbors w ho are determined

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dunaway General Store, Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 6/10/1967" (Item)

opening the store, it is my privilege to make the first purchase inside and also to be the first person to use the Strawbery Banke post office substation. AU will be nostalgie expe'riences, and 1 hope you realize how much 1 appreciate the honor. Mr

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Lincoln School, Columbus, Indiana, 9/21/1967" (Item)

in their midst. 11 I hope private businesses everywhere will take note of this testimony -- and see for themselves its documentation in the community and the citizens of Columbus. The cities of today, await the help of enlightened businesses. As in all benevolent

Press release, "Address of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Yale Political Union, New Haven, Connecticut, 10/9/1967" (Item)

citizens can do. We have boarded buses in front of the White House and set out to open our eyes to the city'a needs. (That is somethir.g I hope you'll do when you go h ome -- look at your city with new eyes.) I remember coming upon a ravine in the Northeast

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Beautification Awards Ceremony Washington, DC., 6/28/1968" (Item)

for us all to do. The awards we are about to present, we hope, will be happy reminders of your success. But please don 1t rest on your laurels. These newly planted areas are like new-born babies. They take awhile to grow, with loving care. What you ha

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

graduate of Visitation could hope to do little more than tr e at the symptoms of world ills. You, with you r exµanded horizon s and your wider sen se of p articipation, c an strike a t the root c a us es . Today a woman with t he strength to take

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks on Arrival at Billings, Montana, 8/14/1964" (Item)

my journey here to see the great Western tapestry: the r olling plains from here to the Crow Agency; the rising peaks of the Grand Tetons in Wyomi ng where we shall spend tonight, and t he valleys of the Gr e at Salt Lake. I hope to see some

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, University of Vermont, 8/20/1964" (Item)

. It is a people's world. It is a cou.ntry where all of us can stand on our own two feet. My husband has increased our opportunity to make our voices heard and our contributions count. Your Governor has followed his lead. I hope you will accept the challeng e. Your

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Petersburg, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)

believe it can be said of those months that he has b r

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Ahoskie, North Carolina, 10/6/1964" (Item)

have been a beacon-light to the rest of the South. And there isn't a mothe r or father here who doe sn't hope that her children will be able to prepare themselves in high schools and colleges for a prosperous future. With the kind of determination you

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Wilson, North Carolina, 10/6/1964" (Item)

of the free world. I am proud of that record, I believe you approve of it and I hope you want it to continue.

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Durham, North Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)

to the expanding horizons of the free world. I am proud of that record, I believe you approve of it and I hope you want it to continue. ##### - 2

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Charlotte, North Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)

Carolina has given much to this Administration - your splendid delegation in Congress and your dedicated and far signted Luther Hodges as Secretary of Commerce. I believe the Administration has returned good for all you have done for it. I hope you

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)

only describe as a lot of determination, energy and devotion to his job .... these will all help solve the problems that face our country. I am proud of this record. continue it. ##### - 2 I hope you will want to

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 'Salute to Spring' Ceremonies, New York, New York, 5/7/1965" (Item)

that the impulse of a green t humb persists in the city dweller. I congratulate your Mayor and the City of New York for setting the example which many cities are now following. But please don 1t rest on your laurels; those r esponsible for this burst of beauty hope