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  • : .. .... ·­ REMARKS BY MRS . LYNDON B . JOHNSON OCTOBER 19, 1964 FORT WORTH, TEXAS Governor, Congressman Wright, Friends: I always look forward to coming to Fort Worth but I confess I looked forward to it more when I thought I was coming
  • Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas, 10/19/1964"
  • LibrEJ,ry Austin, Texas 78705 Dear Ms. Houston: I appreciated ~'·Here is the for the Fort your call. column I wrote Worth Star word that the White House had not returned I turned for as I told Carter did execute both did Ford. turned hard
  • LibrEJ,ry Austin, Texas 78705 Dear Ms. Houston: I appreciated ~'·Here is the for the Fort your call. column I wrote Worth Star word that the White House had not returned I turned for as I told Carter did execute both did Ford. turned hard
  • LBJ and Congressman Wingate Lucas meet the train from Fort Worth bringing 500 Shriners to Washington. They all have a photo made on the Capitol steps on 7/19. 7/21 LBJ has a breakfast meeting with Bernard Baruch and Senator Gore. He later attends
  • Democratic barbecue in Fort Worth. Governor Jester addresses the picnic, tells Democrats not to bolt the party, but urges that the state delegation to the national convention be uninstructed as to candidates, thus giving Texas more influence in the vice
  • on the floor. The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports that Rep. Cannon of Missouri, author of the convention parliamentary manual published by the Democratic National Committee, who will also serve as parliamentarian at the Democratic National Convention, has
  • is scheduled to leave Washington and arrive in Austin that evening for what is expected to be a six-week stay. 8/6 LBJ makes a speech broadcast over WBAP at Fort Worth, regarding the new war mobilization subcommittee and the need for the imposition of standby
  • faction of the Democratic Party in Texas, declines to appear on behalf of LBJ for president at a Fort Worth political rally on Saturday sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Dickson says LBJ prefers not to have his name brought up in that connection
  • today. 1/4 LBJ spends the day at the Senate; phones Bill Moyers in Fort Worth about the possibility of his working for Johnson. Apparently Drew Pearson writes a column today about LBJ’s 8/22/59 letter re: labor bill. 1/6 Congress convenes. 1/7
  • . 8/20? LBJ speaks to American Legion in Fort Worth, denounces red tape, calls for strong war effort. 8/23 O’Daniel defeats Allred for Senate nomination. 8/24 LBJ takes part in ceremonies renaming Marshall Ford Dam as Mansfield Dam, Walter Jenkins
  • in the afternoon. Fess Parker, star of the “Davy Crockett” television show visits with LBJ and Rayburn at the Capitol. Parker is in Washington to take part in the National Rifle Association annual meeting and is a luncheon guest of Rayburn. Reedy reports to LBJ
  • of an Antonio. The academic awards ere presented during the LBJ School's Commencement convocation Guest speaker was Con­ gressman Jim Wright of Fort Worth, Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representaliv s. The awards, provided by the LBJ Foundation, were
  • . Connally signs the deed of gift that transfer the title to her notes to the LBJ Library. two couples, in rhe pride of our lives. We were two women so proud of the men we loved. When Air Force One arrived in Fort Worth, soggy clouds still enveloped the I
  • in the County in the Lubbock highway Odessa District: Donald J. Rejsek. district, Sept. 27 received a plaque Fort Bend County maintenance and $1,000 in cash from the former supervisor for the Houston District; first lady in ceremonies at Lyndon James L. Souther
  • in the County in the Lubbock highway Odessa District: Donald J. Rejsek. district, Sept. 27 received a plaque Fort Bend County maintenance and $1,000 in cash from the former supervisor for the Houston District; first lady in ceremonies at Lyndon James L. Souther
  • -bodied men for desk jobs in the armed services. 6/13 General MacArthur is scheduled to visit Austin and will address the Texas legislature. He is also scheduled to visit Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth on the following days. Pickle wrote LBJ
  • The Johnsons fly to Fort Worth to attend the funeral of John Connally’s daughter Kathleen. Apparently they return to the Ranch afterward, staying until 5/4. 5/5 LBJ, in Washington, attends a meeting of the Public Works Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors
  • regular Sunday radio broadcast, LBJ hosts five Texas congressmen and gives them an opportunity to discuss specialized issues: Clark Fisher of San Angelo spoke on the new defense program; Wingate Lucas of Fort Worth on the outlook for labor legislation
  • Walter Jetton rose to the chal­ lenge. After throwing beef, staff, and all the fixings into a caravan, he traveled from Fort Worth to co­ ordinate an outdoor feast that he was to repeat numerous times in the next four years. On election night 1968, Ms
  • of still photos and mem ntos explained by cards. ii is filled with sound and three-dimen­ sional display,. It·. a dynamic trip for those with limited attention spans and is worth a visit of its own, even before the remainder of the exhibit is finished
  • President Kennedy on a whirlwind fund-raising trip to San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, and Austin. Then, on November 22, L963, during the motorcade through Dallas, the unthinkable happened. President Kennedy was assassinated. Hours later, Lyndon
  • could always tell a story, and this is one great tale - a war story, a coming of age story, an adven­ ture story about flying and hopes and dreams," Bob Schieffer. CBS News Correspondent, recently said. A natjve of Fort Worth. Mr. Wright began his po­
  • on "The Women's Movement Through the Eyes of the Media." Panelists will include Sey Chassler, Editor of Redhook Magazine; Peggy Simpson, President of the Washington Press Club; and Isabelle Shelton with the Washington Star. Tuesday will be devoted to state
  • to Fort Smith, Arkansas, before returning to Washington. 6/4 (Rehearsal?) Commencement address to Lynda Bird’s graduating class at the National Cathedral School for Girls. discoverlbj.org Marcia Baines, Huff Baines’ daughter, reported to work in 4121
  • with CTJ. 3/20 Attends graduation ceremony at Inter-American Defense College, Fort McNair, Texas Delegation luncheon. Attends German Ambassador’s reception honoring Mr. von Brentano. 3/21 Meets w/JFK this morning to prepare for President’s press
  • Seminary in Fort Worth, also worked fulltime as its information director. He preached in rural churches, was ordained as a Baptist teacher but not a minister, intended to teach ethics at Baylor Univer!lity, but changed his plans in l959 when Johnson asked
  • Seminary in Fort Worth, also worked fulltime as its information director. He preached in rural churches, was ordained as a Baptist teacher but not a minister, intended to teach ethics at Baylor Univer!lity, but changed his plans in l959 when Johnson asked
  • operational theory was that the key to a successful ad campaign was identifying the product's "unique selling position." Reeves realized that Eisenhower -- a five-star general who managed to be plain old "Ike" to millions of Americans -- was h1s own unique
  • operational theory was that the key to a successful ad campaign was identifying the product's "unique selling position." Reeves realized that Eisenhower -- a five-star general who managed to be plain old "Ike" to millions of Americans -- was h1s own unique
  • attention. When I read it last Sunday it seemed amazing to me that Gardner Cowles would allow Look to be used for such a tawdry piece of yellow journalism. I sent him a telegram at once urging him to review the situation with me, to .which he has not ·yet
  • standing on the prairie with the spaciousness of the heavens wrapped around you, and looking out to the farthest star. You, who live in the Great Plains of America have thia window on the univerae as your daily fare, and I think it gives you a special per­
  • World War ll.... She was, she said, 'a one-person recruitment ef­ fort.' She went out across the country to recruit for the WACs. She had one uniform, which she pressed every night and wore the next day. And it was such a huge success that they ended up
  • , Avenue Mrs. Bellin •wore a long .apartment, but the other ten- gypsy· dress by ·,Geoffrey •ants complained. They appar- Beene. She said .it was worth · ently thought that. listening $2,000 and' sh¢ had paid $100 to the rock rnusic-.that ,ema- for it. Mr
  • , Avenue Mrs. Bellin •wore a long .apartment, but the other ten- gypsy· dress by ·,Geoffrey •ants complained. They appar- Beene. She said .it was worth · ently thought that. listening $2,000 and' sh¢ had paid $100 to the rock rnusic-.that ,ema- for it. Mr
  • of the Br'tish Kingdom after the dral t agr ement wa, approve at Runnymedc-t come to the United States. IL "" on v1 w m 1976 m Cahforni . Bcl'ore that, 11v.as at th 1939 New Y World's F-a1rand because of the outbreak of World War II remained in Fort Knox
  • in the 1930s. His most recent ef­ fort is a work titled "And So It Will Be Here," a composition which sets to music a speech delivered by Texas Governor Oran Roberts 100 years ago, setting forth the state's hopes for its university. The Rostow work
  • terans Day Committee, which for many ye rs past has had its annual Veterans Day observ­ ance on the State apitol ground , thi year brought its ceremony to the Li­ brary Plaza. The program included muic by the Fort Hoo Army B nd, flyover by ergstrom Air
  • , dom stic and international education programs, library dnelopment, an
  • . The pastor, the Reverend A. A. Lucas, was the kingpin of Houston's African- Barbara Jordan 11 American ministers. He took his reli­ gious beliefs into the community, saying that a prayer without action "wasn ·1 worth a dip of scotch snuff." Jordan's father