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Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, McAlester, Oklahoma, 10/27/1964" (Item)

is that I feel I know McAlester and the surrounding area because I learned about it from a dear friend of yours, my husband's and mine, the late Senator Bob Kerr. Last September at the dedication of Eufaula Dam, the President told us of Senator Kerr's dreams

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, the University of Texas Ex-Students Association Distinguished Alumnus Awards Banquet, 10/16/1964" (Item)

was small b y t cday 'a standardo, and we came mostly from small towns all ove r T ex ae . But we c ounted ourselve3 fortunate that we coul d study with a faculty that boas ted such intellectual g iants as Dr. Bob Montg omery, Dr. Walter Prescott Webb, and J

Press release, "Remarks of the President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Dedication of Eufaula Dam, Eufaula, Oklahoma, 9/25/1964" (Item)

(AS ACTUALLY DELIVER ED ) MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON: Friends, I feel like I am seeing a dream come true because for years I would hecr Senator Bob Kerr talk about his plans for his State -- dams, water, soil conservation, flood control -- and here I am with one

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

and swimming in the creek and visiting for weeks. I hope that South never disappears and 1 hope Chester remains a stronghold of that South while it progresses. Here, as everywhere, I believe what every mother and father wants for their children is freedom from

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Opening of Mary Reece Harper Humanities Garden, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 9/10/1965" (Item)

chancellor said when he was asked, ''When will the gardens be completed?" He replied, 0 Never, I hope." For we hope the great ideas of mankind which will be portrayed here through statuary and symbolic planting will never be completed. I dares~ that years f

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Democratic Women's Clubs of Kentucky, Sheraton Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, 10/5/1968" (Item)

will be decided at the polls in November ? 1 believe it is this: Will America, having forged so far ahead under President Kennedy and President Johns on toward a more just and compassion ate society, now turn back? Will we continue on the upwa rd, hopeful road

Press release, "Excerpts from Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnsons Notes at Canada Township School - Tuckasegee, North Carolina, 3/14/1967" (Item)

the mountain to see what I can see - - to see how dedicated teachers are working to brighten the hope of Canada _ - and our whole country. I hope that some day, whe'!l you young people graduate from Canada, you'll go dow11 the mountain to see what you can see

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

-, ... FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY TUESDAY 0 OCTOBER 6, 1964 - - 5:15 p . m . £ST REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDCN B C> JOHNSON ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROL!NA Thank you for welcomi::::.g me to North Ca.rolina. l hope it is significant that I am coming i n

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

candidates who came through Selma carried the State -- why didn't the President come too. My husband chuckled and wished earneotly that he could come here, but he hopes to see all of you in Raleigh tonight. The economic for ging ahead of North

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Women Doers Luncheon, 2/5/1965" (Item)

the joy of coming upon a burst of blooming trees or flowers. I remember so well last year in Eastport, Maine, a town beset with unemployment troubles. Stores were boarded up and closed along once-prosperous streets. But the spark of hope was ~sible in one

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia, 5/11/1965" (Item)

a sense of national heritage which stems from this man. Jefferson was a most conspicuous apostle of democracy. He expresoed the hopes and ideals of his time in his person, ht s words and in his faith in the equality of man. This house attracts me aa few

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of Glen Canyon Dam, Page, Arizona, 9/22/1966" (Item)

who brought this project, ' live ...-born, into ite rocky cradle. Glen Canyon is not ju~t a Colorado él am. lt b.e long s to the Nation. Many hopes were born beca.use of Glen Canyon. Many hopes will be fulfilled because of it. Water is a vital c

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Dedicating the Sylvania Recreation Area, Ironwood, Michigan, 9/22/1967" (Item)

live a few hours drive away. 1 hope they don't all corne on the same day! But for summertimes, and weekends, this can be balm to the city dweller. And 1 daresay, he will love ' bis fellow man the more for having been bere. I am so pleased to know

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Statewide Democratic Luncheon/Fashion Show Introducing Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey, Austin, Texas, 10/22/1968" (Item)

there is difficulty and challenge ? Or will we continue on the upward, hopeful road? You and I bave watched, and helped, so many worthwhile programs come about and grow -- Headstart, Medicare, the Job Corps, many educational programs which place a better opponunity

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at a Meeting to Discuss Formation of a Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, 2/11/1965" (Item)

- 1 MCRE '· .. Washington has never been short of committees. And Washington has never been short of imagination and planning. But, what I would hope that we could do together, - is perhaps to lift our planning and our imagination off

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Fund Raising Dinner, Chicago, Illinois, 4/23/1964" (Item)

of the best friends the people of this country have ever had. T here are other members of my family who are better at making speeches than I am. But I hope you won't mind -- I hope my husband won't mind -· if I tell you some of the things he might find

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, University of Kentucky Wood Utilization Center, 5/21/1964" (Item)

Administration, the University of Kentucky, the K entucky Farm Bureau F ede ration, and the UoS. For est Service - - a truly joint effort -- r epresents the kind (.)f p utt i ng tog e ther that will grow and grow and succeed in bringing hope and economic vitality

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Opening of the U. S. Pavilion Hemisfair, 4/6/1968" (Item)

, hard questions -- of the present, into the uncharted hopes of tomorrow. The exhibits compel us to face these questions: ~( can we meet the challenges of tomorrow alone? * what about shortages of water and living space? more ' . * can air and w

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

to see if I can flush quail but I do hope I can flush a few voters to the polls. I 've heard Thomasville is called the "Playground of Presidents" and, lik e any wife with a busy husband, I hope sometime I can persuade Lyndon to come here and play golf

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, United Church Women Luncheon, 3/24/1965" (Item)

care experts is evidence that there is a great desire of so many people to do something about it. One of these letters says so well what a lifeline of hope the War on Poverty has brought. It is from a settlement house worker in ? border town: "Day after

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 'Head Start Day' Ceremony, 6/30/1965" (Item)

li'le neat and tidy and secure lives. We are trying to rescue the next generation, to throw a lifeline to families who are l ost in a sea of too little of everything - - jobs, education, and most of all perhaps -- hope. Thank you, Mr. Shriver, for all

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, World Food Exposition Youth Day - Madison, Wisconsin, 9/23/1967" (Item)

3, 400 miles, and I have seen as many sights. But there could be no more stirring experience than to stand here and see seven thousand young faces, turned toward the future; hear seven thousand voices, speaking hope for our country. l'm happy

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of Padre Island National Seashore, 4/8/1968" (Item)

of terrain, how the parking lots can be screened, how signs and rnarkers can be tasteful will reap dividen

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, City Hall, Columbus, Ohio, 9/18/1964" (Item)

-- and naturally I hope -- so will the Democrats l Mr. Mayor, I want you to know how much I appreciate the wonderful turnout here on your doorsteps. I am glad, too, to hear that out there in the crowd are some schoolteachers from all over Ohio. Schoolteachers hold

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Ashland, Virginia (Randolph-Macon College), 10/6/1964" (Item)

most. In the next decade, the advantages of the intellectual inspiration you have received must be t ranslated into practical realities, into the hard-headed solutions of the world's pressing problems. As a mother, I know what our hopes are for all

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs Annual Convention in Lexington, KY, 5/21/1964" (Item)

on the outskirts of hope because they are too poor. That's why Lyndon's war on poverty bill, now in the Congress, is so important to the conscience and the future of this country. MORE .. , '\ There is no magic formula, no handy ready-mix l But by training

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. ######