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Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Reception for Citizens' Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty, 3/29/1968" (Item)
  • Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty. The President's Council bas led the nation's concern for quality in the se six years since its establishment. The Citizens Advisory Committee bas been tackling some of the really challenging issues: how
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at White House Reception for Citizens' Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty, 3/29/1968"
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Annual Awards Ceremony of the Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, the White House, 6/11/1968" (Item)
  • , to improve this cit y -- our Nation 1s Capital. You al'e the doers „„ you do not dream idly nor give up in despairl You are showing all7f~ how each person ca!l coutribute something of positive v alue. Your accompliahments ar e impo!i: ant -- to your families
  • Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Annual Awards Ceremony of the Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, the White House, 6/11/1968"
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)
  • implement what is already underway, supplement what should be underway, a nd be the catalyst for ac tion. I have never received such truly thrilling mail as was p rompted by the announcement of this committee. Their.ghtful sugg estions of "what wa have don3
  • 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"
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)
  • - THE WHITE HOUSE Mr. Secretary, Friends ­ l'm so happy that all of you could be with us today to honor the Citi zens Advisory Committee on Recr6ation and Natural Beauty and to mark another stride forward in the efforts to make our Nation more beautiful. You
  • 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"
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Beautification Awards Ceremony, Washington, DC, 6/28/1966" (Item)
  • of its visitors. Our nation 1 s cëp ital has a history of beauty, a record of questing for grace and symmetry and vbtas that canpel the eye. We are indebted to L'Enfant in designing a city for posterity when Washington was a village almoet lost in the mud
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Beautification Awards Ceremony Washington, DC., 6/28/1968" (Item)
  • visitorso Our nation's ccp ital has a history of beauty, a record of questing for grace and symmetry and vistas that canpel the eye. We are indebted to L'Enfant in designing a city for posterity when Washington was a villa.ge almost lost in the mud. lt has
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Nebraska State Conference on Natural Beauty, Lincoln, Nebraska, 6/15/1966" (Item)
  • and outdoor recreation facilities of any state in the Nation. And I appreciate, Governor, your taking your know-how to the recent state beauty cenference in my native Texas. Nebraska is truly "Big Sky" country! There is no inspiration more rewarding than
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, Youth Conference on Natural Beauty, 6/27/1966" (Item)
  • foundations. You have the ear of the Nation, and the Nation needs your action. The next three days will be a time of self-testing for each of you. Your steering committee bas given you a fine framework. It is up to you to build on it. You will feel
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Beautification Luncheon, the White House, 4/17/1968" (Item)
  • LUNCHEON, THE WHITE HOUSE Welcome to this house 1 This morning you saw some of tbe charms -­ and the challenges -- of this city. This is the third luncheon that bringe us togetber: the Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, and its generous
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/12/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • Desk work & phone calls; plaque from National Recreation and Park Association; 220 dogwoods for Columbia Island from 1965 Inaugural Committee; tea for Beautification Committee who donated 2500 dogwoods; 1 million daffodils; hike & bike trails
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/19/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Johnson's Diary May 16-June 6, 1965 [Book 21] Folder Title Box Number 3 Restriction Codes (A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C
  • Presentations in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden to companies who donated landscaping at schools in Washington; Lady Bird fills in for LBJ to greet group from North Carolina; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital meets on the SEQUOIA; tour of Washington
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • v e r y m uchr-^ow g r a te fu l I w a s. ■:iA■ O ver the p a st th ree y e a r s , the people in th is room h ave p rod u ced n e a r ly " two and a h a lf m illio n d o lla r s to take step s tow ard m aking th is nation*s ca p ito l m o r e liv e
  • of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/16/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Natural resources and national parks
  • for Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty where Lady Bird makes statement and helps Alan Boyd present awards; Laurance Rockefeller speaks; LBJ joins reception; LBJ swims; Lady Bird reads Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement"
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/2/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • LBJ has Congressional Leadership Breakfast; Lady Bird meets Ladies Committee of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; planning for the Women Doers' Luncheon on child health; photos with the National Association for Retarded Children and their poster child
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Luncheon for Members of Committee for a More Beautiful Capital and Beautification Donors, 4/13/1966" (Item)
  • FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1966 -- 12:15 p. m. REMARKS BY MRS. LYNIDN B. JOHNSON LUNCHEON FOR MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL CAPITAL AND BEAUTIFICATION DONORS No one more than you gathered here today are truly
  • Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Luncheon for Members of Committee for a More Beautiful Capital and Beautification Donors, 4/13/1966"
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Luncheon for Conservation Leaders - the White House, 11/13/1968" (Item)
  • the Great Swamp in its natural state. Mrs. Fenske was director of the Great Swamp Committee for eight years and now ia director of the North Jersey Coneer„ vation Foundation. She haa been descrlbed aa a "one woman army" that saved the ewamp, but 1 believe
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, 12/17/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ; bus tour & dedication of Haines Point fountain; remarks by Lady Bird; LBJ gives remarks to Committee; Beautification booklet; Lady Bird meets with Charles Maguire; LBJ to reception given by African-American appointees; LBJ awakens ill and goes