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  • from oral history transcripts and other sources as a service to our researchers. Not intended to be complete or definitive. discoverlbj.org May 5/1 LBJ is in San Marcos to discuss the program for the future of San Marcos Army Air Field. Last week
  • for civilian war housing project for the San Marcos Navigation School is selected. 2/11 President Roosevelt nominates Thurman Arnold as an associate justice of the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. 2/16 Ida Nell Connally has a baby daughter. 1
  • speech in San Marcos. 5/10 Rebekah Johnson marries O.P. Bobbitt in Monterrey, Mexico. 5/19 W. Lee O’Daniel announces his candidacy for Senate seat Rebekah Baines Johnson (LBJ’s mother) has operation at Scott-White hospital in Temple. 5/23 LBJ makes
  • /4 LBJ makes speeches in San Marcos and Lockhart. 1/6 LBJ meets with Austin city councilmen on planning for postwar employment of returning servicemen. “I don’t want to see another leaf-raking program [after?] the war.” 1/10 LBJ just returned
  • . 8/13 News Report: During LBJ’s absence, CTJ opens his Austin congressional office. 8/19 LBJ just returned from Alaska. News Report: LBJ makes major speech at commencement in San Marcos commemorating Dr. Evans’ retirement, broadcast over the state
  • and San Marcos, and addresses a dinner meeting of the business men’s club. 10/9 LBJ addresses a dinner meeting of the Texas Association of Broadcasters in Mineral Wells. 10/10 LBJ drives from Mineral Wells to Dallas, where he rides in the State Fair
  • Defense Secretary McElroy informs LBJ of the decision to close Camp Gary in San Marcos. LBJ writes McElroy questioning the economy of moving Camp Gary’s activities to Fort Rucker, Alabama and informs McElroy he is requesting a GAO audit of the army’s
  • Austin airport at noon, makes commencement address at San Marcos, returns to Washington. 1961 Chronology ● p. 7 of 23 07/2024 7 lbjlibrary.org REFERENCE: LBJ CHRONOLOGY Drafted by LBJ Library archival staff from oral history transcripts and other
  • , then takes MMW to airport, with Marie Fehmer. 12:45 p.m., goes to Marble Falls by car with J.C. Kellam and MF to dedicate monument. CTJ is present. They go to Haywood Camp and later return to LBJ Ranch. 5/27 1 p.m., goes to San Marcos with Kellams, CTJ