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Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson upon Presentation of the 1968 Distinguished Volunteer Service Award of the American Heart Association - the White House, 2/21/1968" (Item)
  • :.rtieular tribute to one pers0n -- who symbolizes the dedication of the p rivate citizen ., Jane Pie kens Langley has given her charm, energy, and compassion tô the Heart Fund as vice president and chéirman of special projects of the New York Heart
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of American Museum of Immigration - Statue of Liberty, 5/17/1968" (Item)
  • the many divergent threads that make up the fabric of America. 1 was delighted -- when I was asked to find a c opy of the German language newspaper, published in a small town in Texas -- Fredericksburg -- which proclaimed the news in 1908: "A Son
  • New York
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Richmond, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • why Virginians love this land so much. To me, Virginia means b eautiful rolling country, exquisite gardens , and love of family. My husband had an anc estor, Leonard Barnett, from New Kent County. I can understand the Virginia mother who told her son
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Waycross, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)
  • and a beacon of the new South. A while back the President asked me to make a tour of Appalachia, the Southern highlands. There once again, as in the dimly remembered days of the depression, I heard the cries of hungry babies. I sat down with women who couldn't
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Paseo Del Rio Lighting Ceremonies, San Antonio, Texas, 4/1/1966" (Item)
  • in 1731, seeking a new life. Those 15 families -- some of whose descendants are here tonight -- established the first civil settlement in Texas. From the beginning, this river bas been the lifeline of San Antonio. The waves of settlement brought colonizers
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 56, 15 November 1993," LBJ Library (Item)
  • of American for­ ces to Vietnam. President Lyndon Johnson maneuvered the measure through the House and Senate with astonishing speed. The vote in Con­ gress, with only Senators Morse and Gruenjng dissenting, was to mark the beginning of a new phase
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 74, January 2001," LBJ Library (Item)
  • to me.... " But she did know long-time LBJ aide Horace Busby, a childhood friend of hers. So when Ms. Smith was working at Cosmopo!ita11 maga­ zine, and its new owner Helen Gurley Brown asked her to do a story on the Johnson girls, she said, "Okay, 1
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)
  • 1 s pride gives ber child new enthusiasm -- and the good effects of tbat partnership in learning never stop. I know how glad my children were am what high marks they gave me when 1 attended a play or joined with the othe r parents to talk about
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Home of Mark Twain - Hannibal, Missouri, 9/21/1967" (Item)
  • was to conquer the spelling of Mississippi. Those eleven letters in that romantic, lyrical word took new meaning for me as I ventured into history and geography. But the real windows of the Mississippi were opened by your illustrious Missourian, Mark Twain. My
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Governors' Wives Luncheon, the White House, Washington, DC, 2/29/1968" (Item)
  • many of them have helped me discover their own states -- from the white church steeples and covered bridges of New England to the wide open spaces of our Great American West. Another group of our guests today are from the Arœ rican fashion industry
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks at Ground-Breaking Ceremonies for Filene Center Auditorium, Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, 5/22/1968" (Item)
  • concerned her ­ self. Our country is the better for it. Wolf Trap Farm Park is a spot blessed and made beautiful by natu re. Now, thanks to Mrs. Shouse, this lovely site today begins to take on a new role -- one which will enrich the lives of us all
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Chester, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • the Chester blacksmith who came out to inspect the first locomotive to come here and then announced he'd seen everythin g and was ready to die. I've seen a lot, but 1 want to go on seeing more. I am enjoying seeing the prog ressive new South. Especially, I
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Congressional Wives Prayer Breakfast, 2/4/1965" (Item)
  • , wise Deborah and courageous Esther, provides us with the timeless example of their lives . We can certainly profit from their wiodom in meeting the problems we face, problema aome as new as tomorrow and some ns old as man•o aspirations for a better life
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Women Doers Luncheon, 2/5/1965" (Item)
  • in the field.)"£ health research. lndee~: Jshe embodies the American spirit of promoting life, liberty, and fie pursuit of happiness. To Mary, the pursuit of happiness sometimes involves the pursuit of city fathers. And in the case of New York City
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 6/3/1965" (Item)
  • of teaching in what seemed to me a far-off, exotic place like Alaska or Hawaii. And I was a journalism major, with vague hopes of finding a place in those alluring news rooms where the clatter of events constantly breaks over typewriters. But whatever I
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Middlebury College Commencement Exercises, Middlebury, Vermont, 6/12/1967" (Item)
  • that- the chapters you co-authored are c oncluding. I congratulate all three of you. There are many reasons why l particularly covet this degree from Middlebury. There is something very reassuring about uncluttered New England villages and countrysides
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, the University of Texas Ex-Students Association Distinguished Alumnus Awards Banquet, 10/16/1964" (Item)
  • is only the beglnnin g of learni ng , and that one new horizon only open s the door to s till another . B y chance, I too!{ a Geology couroe and my whol e perspec ­ tive of the life of man on this physical planet was stretched and b roodened. It happened
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 47, 1 July 1990," LBJ Library (Item)
  • . A month later, some of them joined members of the Friends of the LBJ Library for a celebration that saw I ,600 people dining on the Library's plaza (see cover photo). At both the Washington and Austin events, a new film titled "LBJ: A Remembrance
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 90, January 2009," LBJ Library (Item)
  • ," she said. To round out a busy day, mem­ bers of the Johnson family also appeared in Au tin on Wednesday afternoon at the LBJ Library to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit, "To the Moon," which celebrates the nascent space pro­ gram in the 1960s
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 9, 6 September 1976," LBJ Library (Item)
  • , members of the Friends joined Mr~. Lyndon 8. Johnson and Archivist of the United Stutes Jame~ fl. Rhoads at premieres of a multimedia presenta­ tion, LBJ Humor, and the new Library Orientation Film. Both features were produced by the Library staff
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, University of Alabama and American Association of University Women Leadership Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2/25/1966" (Item)
  • . This, I am sure, is changeless. Today on this campus we see the signs of wise planning -- the careful preservation of the old and th e orderly development of the new. The University of Alabama is fortunate to have a man with the stature and vision of Dr
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Symposium: Children in Crisis, 18-19 September 1992," LBJ Library (Item)
  • the high cost of neglect. In community after community, hopeful new initiatives are under way to lift up children and their families. There are beacons to guide us down a road to a better future for our children. Nearly a quarter century ago, President
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 50, 1 August 1991," LBJ Library (Item)
  • , Betty Ford. Bottom: Beverly Sills, Earl Warren, Nelson Rockefeller. Among the speakers have been many of the leaders of the Johnson administration. 2 Library Faces" 3 Initiating a new program to feature ex­ hibits in the lobby commemorating a local
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Symposium: Government's Stake in American Culture, September 14, 1995," LBJ Library (Item)
  • the Endowments for Len years, and he sponsored legislation that established th Institute of Museum Services, which provides modest 6'Tants lo museums of every kind. Now president emeritus of the nation's largest private university, New York University, Brademas
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 21, 15 January 1981," LBJ Library (Item)
  • -=-; _Among Friends ofLBJ ISSUE NUMBER XXI,JANUARY15, 1981 A NEWSLETTEROF TH£ FRIENDS OF THE LBJ LIBRARY Mrs. Johnson greets new Board member George Christian. Foundation Board Meets in Special Session Members of The Lyndon Baines John­ son
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 68, 1 May 1998," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Issue Number LXVIII May 1, 1998 Images of LBJ (see pages 2-3) A new and \ er~ popular exhibit in the Library is an auto­ mated talking and moving l"igureof President Johnson telling humor­ ous stories. The animatronic image was built by the Sally
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1943" (Item)
  • of 1942, the Johnsons have bought 4921 Thirtieth Place. Atmosphere in Washington in 1943: rubber and fuel oil shortages, gasoline rationing. Early in 1943 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) moves his office from 1320 New House Office Building to 504 Old House Office
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 75, June 2001," LBJ Library (Item)
  • opinion so much.' Later his mother succumbed to typhoid- ·he too was only 46-on the same day that his wife died of complications r her first childbi1th. Luckinbill/TR recalled staiting in politics in the New ~ rk A sernbl when he was fre·h from Harvard. s
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of the Syphax School Playground - Washington, 5/25/1967" (Item)
  • a wonderful display of art work about the playground which you have clone with Mrs. Schulson. Out here, you have cverything from a play giraffe to the new trash­ cans given by your, neighbor. Of course the se thing s don 1t just happen. They are here be cause
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Beautification Awards Ceremony, the White House, 6/6/1967" (Item)
  • , and J. heartily congratulate you on what you have done . At the parking lots, I loved seeing the ingenious bright new plantings t hd.t relieve the solid asphait and c ernent style of those essential parts of a city. B right geraniurns and petunias
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, University of Vermont, 8/20/1964" (Item)
  • but, as your b eloved New E ngland poet Robert Frost said, "The woods are lovely. dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep." ### ..
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Petersburg, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • state legislators see the new opportunities in education and vote their needed support. For all these reasons the President is proud of you and I came here to say to you that to this democratic President and his wife, the South is a respected, valued
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Ahoskie, North Carolina, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • t he olcl a nd the new South are so vividly joine d . I understand Ahoskie began as a railr oad town and I was advised the best thing I could do fo r it was to bring in a trainload of passengers . I've done my best. I ' m so rry we can 't stay long
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Barter Theater, Abingdon, Virginia, 5/11/1965" (Item)
  • thrilled a countless number of Americans in New York, on the road, in t'~eaters like this, on the stages of college campuses and in little theaters everywhere. To name only a few of the stimulating plays he has produced, let me cite "A Man for All Season
Press release, "Mrs. Johnson's Remarks at School Dedication, 12/6/1965" (Item)
  • . And it certainly is a day I've looked forward to. Coming here , meeting you, and seeing your schools with their new dress of greenery . It look s so nice n ow and you and I can remember how it looked last September when there was no g r ass a nd no plants a t all
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 55, 1 June 1993," LBJ Library (Item)
  • . President, Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation. He describedWashingtonas a "politi­ cal genius" who "was able to per­ suade almost everyone, including himself, that he was no politicianat all." oven door and pulled out two pecan pies
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1953" (Item)
  • in Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle’s office. 1/3 Congress convenes. New senators are sworn in, including Price Daniel, who replaces Senator Tom Connally. Republicans control both houses of Congress. The party breakdown in the Senate is 48 Republicans, 47
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Symposium: Legacy of the Sixties, 1999," LBJ Library (Item)
  • ,° In his r tirement LBJ had me to lunch on cla . The Dallas Morning New had published a story saying LBJ wanted to be chancellor f The niver:;ity of Texas. H glared at me and asked. '·Why in the hell would I want be the chancellor nf The University of Texas
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 27, 1 January 1983," LBJ Library (Item)
  • , in the New York Times, notes that Caro weighs the evidence to get the picture he wants and confuses the function of a biographer wilh that of a Judge "-and in this case, a hanging judge." For those seeking to understand Johnson, Donald says, "Mr. Caro's book
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1952" (Item)
  • talks. This is his last visit in Texas before returning to Washington for the opening of the new session of Congress. 1/7 Henry Cabot Lodge announces that he is entering Eisenhower’s name in the 3/11 New Hampshire primary. The next day Eisenhower