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  • FOR RELEASE AFTER 3:00 P. M. TUESDA Y, JUNE 6 , 1967 Office of the Press Se c i·e tary to Mrs. J ohnson T HE WHITE HOUSE --------------- --------- --- --- -------- ----------- ------ ----------REMARKS OF MRs. · LYNDON B. JOHNSON AT BEA UTIF1
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Beautification Awards Ceremony, the White House, 6/6/1967"
  • with small triangles and squares most of them barren and devoid of even a sprig of grass. Think what it might mean to have these planted in flowers or shrubs I But even if a neighborhood association, or a business firm wanted to contribute flowers
  • 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"
  • --direct, unequivocal statement--was to the effect that the board of directors of our association supported the proposed legislation titled S 2084. I added that one reason for our support of this legislation was that it recognized outdoor advertising
  • Beautification Act; passage of the Act and resulting problems; evaluation of Secretary Boyd’s actions; Donald Thomas; Hubert Humphrey’s involvement in Highway Beautification Act; characterization of Tocker in the press; overview of his opinions regarding outdoor
  • announced the names of three new members of the Committee: Mr. Stephen Currier, a long time urban con­ servationist: Mr. Robert Weaver of Housing and Home Finance Agency: and Mr. Laurance Rockefeller. October 1, 1965: Associated Press Managing Editors Mrs
  • . This was a framed picture of pressed Texas wildflowers made by Mrs. Margaret Allen of Leander. The other was the singing of "Happy Birthday" to Uz Carpenter who had her birthday that day and a gift to her of a pair of field glasses by Dr. Elo Urbanovsky on behalf
  • . This was a framed picture of pressed Texas wildflowers made by Mrs. Margaret Allen of Leander. The other was the singing of "Happy Birthday" to Uz Carpenter who had her birthday that day and a gift to her of a pair of field glasses by Dr. Elo Urbanovsky on behalf
  • make this arrangement possible. I suggested at that time that we form a non-profit corporation, as we have in the case of other national parks. I wrote a memo that went to Mrs. Kennedy from the Associate Director of the Park Service proposing
  • in 1946 with the Ohio State Journal . M: When did you go with Scripps-Howard? B: Well, I had an intermediate stop . I was with the Associated Press in the Columbus bureau for about a year and then from the Associated Press went to the Columbus
  • to the American LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 6 Conservation Association
  • ; Laurance Rockefeller; Hubert Humphrey; consultant to American Conservation Association; Nixon administration proposed changes in the Council; Udall-LBJ relationship; transition; Hickel's influence with Laurance Rockefeller regarding Citizen
  • for the signing ceremony, trying to bring in everybody we could think of in the various transportation interests including all of the modes, some of the suppliers, and such organizations as the Transportation Association of America and the National Freight Traffic
  • . In the associations I've had in the CAB and other regulatory agencies, I'm just absolutely confident the President, whether it be Eisenhower or Kennedy or Johnson, has stayed out of it . M: Did your decision in the Northeastern Airlines case stick, or did they get
  • live in Washington is that you naturally get going on the telephone, and, you know, Joe's a great friend. It's just easy to talk to him and for him to talk to us. There's a funny thing on the press though. difficult relations were. This is an example
  • ; Russ Wiggins; 1960/1964 Democratic convention; meeting of JFK and Graham regarding the VP nomination; Home Rule; LBJ’s attitude toward the press; beautification; press relations; civil rights; assessment of LBJ’s presidency.
  • a terribly divided party--which we obviously had. There were just countless occasions when in working with him and even with his colleague Bobby Baker at the time that I found many things being done that were little perceived by the press. M: Can you give
  • Biographical information; first association with LBJ while working for Senator Patrick McNamara; impressions of LBJ; LBJ’s techniques for garnering votes; “Johnson Treatment;” LBJ’s relationship with Eisenhower; total liberal; LBJ lacked tremendous
  • s, planted by the Associated Clubs o f V irg in ia fo r Roadside Development. And I spaded in the d ir t on a dogwood. T h is is the Y e a r o f the Shovel fo r m e! Th e chief le sso n o f th is m orning is to see what has been done w ith In te
  • Press relations
  • Lady Bird's Landscapes-Landmark tour in Greyhound bus with Cabinet wives & press; Damfrey's Wayside Shelter dedication ceremony; planting a dogwood; Interstate 95 plantings and Highway One; visit to Monticello & heirs of Thomas Jefferson; Lady Bird
  • throughout the United States. He has been commissioned to work in joint venture with Marcel Breuer and Kenzo Tange, in designing a new plan for Flushing Meadows, New York. His firm Lawrence Halprin & Associates, has been commissioned, together with Wurster
  • 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
  • Press relations
  • Lady Bird sleeps late; LBJ has sore throat; Lady Bird greets wives of Associated General Contractors; Lady Bird interviewed by Rosemarie Tyler Brooks; Lady Bird has eye appointment to try on glasses; lunch meeting about Big Bend trip; office work
  • on the part of some of my associates as to whether or not this was a good idea, and what sort of a return we would get, we put this out as a contest to the ninety-odd thousand people through � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY
  • Press relations
  • LBJ returns from Texas & is very tired; Lady Bird swims & goes to hair salon; tea with T.J. Taylor's nurse, Jean Hughes; Ms. Hughes gives Lady Bird photos of Taylor; Lynda Robb's pregnancy; tea for National Association of Food Chains; beautification
  • . Then later he had gone to Des t10ines and made a lot of money in contracting work. The war had come along and interfered with everybody's life pretty much, but he made a lot of money. He looked Lindsey's address up in the press where he sa\'1 an ad
  • the motor carrier and railroad safety functions, so we decided not to press hard at that time on the car service functions. M: In general, from your point of view, was the passage of this act quick enough to be impressive to you? 0: It was the fastest
  • Press relations
  • ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
  • Press relations
  • LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to hair salon; American Association of Nurserymen awards at Statler Hilton; Lady Bird congratulates landscape winners; speech praising Lady Bird; LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Robb, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent
  • to the White House." I said, "Why?" He said, "I can't tell you." So I was able to find a place for my wife and kids to stay at a motel, and the FBI got my suit pressed for me, got on the airplane, landed at Andrews Air Force Base, arrived at the White House
  • Press relations
  • Lady Bird to Portland, Oregon, for last trip & speech; LBJ nominates Abe Fortas as Chief Justice & Homer Thornberry for Associate Justice of Supreme Court; Lady Bird gives speech to American Institute of Architects; Orville Freeman is in panel
  • to it ; and if you don't I'll just tear this little piece of paper up ." He said, "Oh, no, don't do that ." I said, "Ail right, then let's have a press release on it to seal our agreement .'" � � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL
  • unethical. People didn't know that because this press group, particularly the television crowd, would keep playing that up by just a word or two here and there, and just kept dropping coconuts on the heads they stopped, you see. ever~vhere And actually
  • Press relations
  • MATERIAL FOR REEDY'S PRESS BRIEFING; PRESENTATION OF IOWA HOG TO LBJ TOMORROW; ORVILLE FREEMAN VISIT; LBJ'S MEETING WITH STEWART UDALL ON FEDERAL BUDGET, BEAUTIFICATION; EVENTS COMMEMORATING ANNIVERSARY OF JFK'S DEATH
  • Press relations
  • STATEMENT ON DEATH OF UPI PRESIDENT ROY HOWARD; PRESS REACTION TO TODAY'S ACTIVITIES; GOOD COVERAGE OF LBJ'S TRIP TO HIS STUDENT RESIDENCE IN SAN MARCOS, STEWART UDALL'S COMMENTS ON LBJ'S COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION; POSSIBLE REMARKS BY ORVILLE
  • Press relations
  • ITEMS FOR MOYERS' PRESS BRIEFING; LBJ'S BIRTHDAY MESSAGES AND GIFTS FROM FRIENDS, HEADS OF STATE; LBJ'S SCHEDULE; POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF TRIP TO RANCH; STATEMENTS ABOUT DISABLED VETERANS' BILL; POSSIBLE VETO OF HIGHWAY BILL
  • Press relations
  • JONES SAYS HE IS MEETING WITH ALAN BOYD ON HIGHWAY SAFETY BILL, DECISION TO SEND BILL TO HOUSE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE; JONES SUGGESTS LBJ CALL GEORGE FALLON ABOUT BILL; LBJ DISCUSSES PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN MAKING SUCH CALLS, PRESS LEAK FROM FALLON
  • Press relations
  • CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISCONTENT, SENATE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON DEFERRAL OF HIGHWAY FUNDS; RANDOLPH COMPLAINS ABOUT CHARLES SCHULTZE; LBJ DEFENDS HIS POLICY, READS CRITICAL PRESS STORY ON HEARINGS; FEDERAL DEBT LIMIT BILL
  • FOR RELEASE AT 5:00 P. M. FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1968 Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE --------------------------------------------------------------------REMARKS OF MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON AT WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Reception for Citizens' Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty, 3/29/1968"
  • FOR RELEASE AFTER 11:00 A. M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1966 REMARKS OF MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON AT WlilTE HOUSE CEREMONY COMMEMORATING THE ISSUANCE OF NEW BEAUTIFICATION STAMP Office of the Press Secretary t o Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE Mr
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Ceremony Commemorating the Issuance of New Beautification Stamp, 10/5/1966"
  • •, FOR RELEASE AT 2:00 P.M. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1966 Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE -- ------------------------ -- -------- ------------·· -----------­ REMARKS OF MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON ON THE OCCASION OF TULIP
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson on the Occasion of Tulip and Daffodil Plantings, Charles Young Elementary School, Washington, DC, 11/18/1966"
  • FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVER Y THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1967 Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Johnson THE WHITE HOUSE RE:MARI
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of the Syphax School Playground - Washington, 5/25/1967"