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  • to Chicago. 5/24 Children’s annual party at the Congressional Club. Oilman Hugh Roy Cullen, millionaire-philanthropist and Republican Party backer, wires Sen. Robert Taft that his backers on the Texas State Executive Committee “plan to ride rough-shod over
  • the Republican Party of Senator Taft. They have the Republican Party of Senator Morse. And somewhere--way out behind the Chicago Tribune Tower--is the Republican Party of Senator McCarthy with one foot heavy in Greece and the other foot in 1953 Chronology ● p. 9
  • -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
  • to Kansas City, Mo. to attend 78th birthday luncheon party for Truman. Later flies to Chicago to attend fundraising dinner. 5/9 Flies from Chicago to Walla Walla, Washington for ceremonies at Walla Walla and Pasco re: Ice Harbor Dam. Spends night
  • , former defense secretary who left the government on 10/8, but said this decision might be “reconsidered” in view of Wilson’s statements to a New York Herald Tribune reporter on 12/30 disclaiming responsibility for holding down military spending. Wilson
  • or comfort here in the Senate.” LBJ reiterates his offer to resign his seat and “submit my candidacy to the people of Texas once more” if any lawful tribunal finds that I received the nomination as the result of any fraud by anybody.” LBJ also attends
  • Military Tribunal. House passes extension of Selective Service Act to 2/15/47. Draft was due to expire 5/15/46. 1946 Chronology ● p. 4 of 17 07/2024 4 lbjlibrary.org REFERENCE: LBJ CHRONOLOGY Drafted by LBJ Library archival staff from oral history