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Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • CASTRO INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ 25 February, 1969, Washington, D. C. (Tape 1 of 1) F: This is an interview with Mr. Nash Castro in his office in Washington, D. C. on February 25, 1969. The interviewer is Joe B. Frantz. I suppose, Nash, we might
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  • Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz
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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/17/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Beautification tour of Washington with Nash Castro, Mary Lasker, and others; Social Office meeting; Lady Bird meets with Dorothy Territo about the Johnson City house; beautification meeting; Lady Bird swims; LBJ and Lady Bird skip dinner; Lynda
Folder, "Beautification Summary - The Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, 1965 - 1968," White House Social Files, Beautification Files, Box 22 (Item)
  • National Capital, Inc. Nash Castro estimated that $974, 000 was to be spent on the beautification of highway approaches to Washington by the District of Columbia, Park Service and the Highway Commissioner of Maryland. Secretary Udall announced
Folder, "[A Report from Lawrence Halprin & Associates to Mrs Johnson's Committee for A More Beautiful Capital January 1967]," White House Social Files, Beautification Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • a 8peaker's Committee is not only getting someone else to do the speaking, but ~earing the interesting bits of information they bring back. qr instance, Nash Castro is just back from a Honvention of the uarden Living Industries of the ~astern United ~ta ~ es
Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , of the conference. F: Yes, he was. Had you become involved yet with National Park Service? L: No, I was just getting to know Nash Castro at this time. Then Mrs. Johnson started the idea of forming a committee, and I thought she should form a committee
  • Castro; Committee for National Health Insurance; beautification stamps; 1968 campaign; dedication of Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park in Fredricksburg; Laurance Rockefeller and Mrs. Aston; how to spread beautification around a city.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird works on speeches & Beautification luncheon; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird works with staff, Nash Castro & Jane Freeman on tour guide script; Lady Bird calls LBJ in Honolulu; LBJ's eyes
Oral history transcript, Laurance Rockefeller, interview 1 (I), 8/5/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , the National Park System in the act of 1936 put historic sites in parks. We were fortunate to have Connie Wirth become chairman of this state historic trust with all his experience in Washington. And I'm glad to say, speaking of state parks, that Nash Castro
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/28/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Meeting with Madam Shoumatoff about FDR portrait; Lady Bird, Nash Castro and Mary Lasker visit award-winning beautification sites; Beautification Committee meeting; Lady Bird mentions attendees and agenda; award ceremony in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/19/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • projects; Texaco to upgrade service stations; brief remarks at Jefferson Junior High School; Pennsylvania Avenue plan; Lady Bird meets with Dick Goodwin, Mary Lasker and Nash Castro; Lynda Johnson; LBJ to stag dinner; dinner with Luci
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/3/1967 (Monday) (Item)
  • Johnsons sleep late; Lady Bird describes arrival ceremonies for President & Mrs. Sunay, Turkey; Sunays are taken to Blair House; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson lunch; tour of Beautification projects with Mary Lasker & Nash Castro; decision on dogwood
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/12/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ; speeches by Stewart Udall, Carol Fortas, Nash Castro & Lady Bird; Lady Bird Johnson Park; drive by Columbia Island; Beautification Committee meeting at Rockefeller home; National Street Hardware Study; Anacostia Park; overlook at LBJ Library; toasts