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  • not qualify for either [program], has become the great albatross of this new right in America." "It wasn't possible to put cost controls in in 1965," Wilbur Cohen maintained. "It would never have passed the Congress." In fact, Califano pointed out, Presi­ dent
  • tomb in New York City, seen from the Hudson River, on the day it was dedicated in 1897. (Library of Congress, Division of Prints and Photographs.) 3 GRANT SCHOLAR SPEAKSAT EXHIBIT OPENING When the exhibitopened at the Library,John Simon, editor
  • ( 1961 ). In 1972 Duncan set a new stan­ dard in photographic achieYement, becoming the first photographer to hold a one-person exhibition New York's prestigious Whitney Museum of Art. His career was apt I_ described by the esteemed foreign c rrespon­
  • Aunt Effie dies on New Year’s night. 1/3 80th Congress convenes, controlled by Republicans for first time in fourteen years. Joseph Martin elected speaker of the House. Proceedings televised for first time. 1/4 Stag party for E.H. Perry at Driskill
  • Adler. "He hooked me up with a very creative new publishing tirm called Rug­ ged Land, and a dear old friend. Mickey Herskowitz, a writer. "I never dreamed that my story would appem on the front page of the New York Times... Since that artide ap- Ms
  • but to lift each person to a new and higher degree of per­ sonal dignity and life. He believed in a divine destiny for this nation. Not that we should rule the world, but serve as an example and friend to the other societies. We do not live alone. We do n t
  • to their own wages. •"Husbands could will children to someone else. If you died. your husband could decide he wanted to give your children to his best friend down the road. •"Widows in New York State could not live in their house more than 40 days after
  • of The Redwoods National Park, the Wilderness Act, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Reminiscences in New Willis Hurst, cardiologist who attended President Johnson through the years, came to the Library to launch a book of reminiscences about LBJ
  • heard a woman tell me that she was saved from financial bondage because a new government program -- Medicare -- covered the staggering expenses of her mother's l t!.St long illness. That program bas touched the lives of 20 million otber Older Americans
  • , 000, 000 and create 13, 000 new jobs. I am a Democrat and proud of it. I have - - for 29 years -­ had a front row seat on what the government and the m en and women who play the hard, daily role in it, do about the problems that come before them. And I
  • Orange Biscuits Sweet Creamery Butter Chilled Elberta Brownies Peaches Tea Milk Iced Tea Coffee Mixed Nuts Mints Adults: Children $2.00 1.00 COPY LBJ LIBRARY MENU NUMBER SEVEN DINNER New England of Celery Carrot Hearts Delmonico
  • Orange Biscuits Sweet Creamery Butter Chilled Elberta Brownies Peaches Tea Milk Iced Tea Coffee Mixed Nuts Mints Adults: Children $2.00 1.00 COPY LBJ LIBRARY MENU NUMBER SEVEN DINNER New England of Celery Carrot Hearts Delmonico
  • Service Commission and as LBJ's "talent scout;' sets new guidelines for opening the voluminous Macy files in the Library's collections. 3 War Art RecordsImpressionsof Those Who "Profile of a Vietnam Veteran: Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Fade Away
  • . The vacated space, located next to the replica Oval Office, proved to be an ideal spot for a new gallery. The quandary of financing the project remained. There would be significant costs, which the Museum budget was unprepared LOcover. That problem vanished
  • . They have blocked the appointment and ask LBJ not to get involved on either side. 2/11 The Dallas Morning News reports that LBJ says a survey will be made soon to see how many combat-qualified men in the Armed Services can be moved into field forces
  • when this tree gr ew to c aturi ty it wo uld s hade gener ations ye t m born and that a President rs daily wo rk, like this tree , e;hould be f o.r cor e than his own tiae. This was no t t he e xpression o f a philos o phy new t o c y husband . It has
  • or a horse's hoof or a man's head. They will of course put as many as they can back together, and they haven't finished digging up the whole thing, because China is a vast storehouse of man's life for centuries. So whenever they build a highway or build a new
  • , and current fellow workers1,000 in all-assembled to honor the former First Lady in a salute that in­ cluded serious tributes, hilarious hi- jinks, a mammoth cake, and the premiere of a new film, "Lady Bird Johnson: A Life," produced by Charles Guggenheim
  • disarray. The other group [believe] it was a war about the balance of power in all of Southeast Asia-from the South China Sea down to the critical Straits of Malacca including Thailand and Malaysia. Indonesia and Singapore. Australia and New Zealand. While
  • of them thirty years from now? What kind of faciliti s will they be, in this very new age of high-tech c mmunications? ''Thirty years ago little attention was paid to their museums. Today the museums are an integral part of the libraries and perform
  • stations in 13 Atlantic Coast states, the District of Columbia, and parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia are asked to close between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. beginning 8/3 under a recommendation issued by Harold Ickes, defense petroleum
  • Online October 6, 2009 Tuesday 4:01 AM GMT A snapshot of some first ladies' staffs BYLINE: By The Associated Press SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS LENGTH: 203 words First ladies are dogged by questions about why someone who isn't elected or paid, or who isn't
  • Online October 6, 2009 Tuesday 4:01 AM GMT A snapshot of some first ladies' staffs BYLINE: By The Associated Press SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS LENGTH: 203 words First ladies are dogged by questions about why someone who isn't elected or paid, or who isn't
  • periods a leader emerged and a new majority part~· was. formed. Nothing that has happened so far would indicate that will not hap­ pen again.'' Larry Saba to: "We "ill han politi­ cal:parties, because as our founders discovered, ifs really the only way
  • ’, then leave for Texas. 4/11 CTJ has been ill with cold and fever but is better now. Ray Roberts in Washington working on LBJ’s subcommittee. 4/12 LBJ just back from New York City. FDR dies of cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia; Harry Truman sworn
  • :"es t.o be a ci t y planner, a landscape ::rchitect, a. forester , eve:~ a good ga1--denc:r, is assured of a place in t:;:-_i.s most e'.>l;citing new adventure, the r er.'.a king cf our cities 2rid towns . I b$lieve P.!nGricans a~e not just