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Press release, "Remarks of the President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Dedication of Eufaula Dam, Eufaula, Oklahoma, 9/25/1964" (Item)

contribution to our country -- and I want to say on behalf of all the people of this Nation that we, the people of the United States, are deeply in the debt of the people of Okl ahoma for the quality o f the men that they send to the United States Cong ress. I

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 13 (XIII), 9/2/1979-9/3/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, of course, was a free worker and so were the wives of a lot of his staff members. We enjoyed it. I learned so much. That was where I first found out that America was a melting pot, was to address the poll tax list of the Tenth District. Because you would
; LBJ's and Alvin Wirtz's continued interest in the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA); Welly Hopkins' work with United Mine Workers and John L. Lewis; visits to Harold Ickes' home; hosting other Texans; Tom Corcoran playing the accordion

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 44 (XLIV), 1/26/1996, by Harry Middleton (Item)

out in the country, the main thing you saw were tractors, lots and lots of tractors; it was a farm show. And it just reminded you that this piece of America is the bread basket, you might call it that, and they just must have--these great mammoth
. Johnson's appreciation for the variety in lifestyles around the United States; voting and election day 1960; the Johnsons' activities in the days following the election, including John F. Kennedy's visit to the LBJ Ranch; the apartment on the fifth floor

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 22 (XXII), 8/23/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

there were a bunch of men running one of these little repair car things, just an open car, couldn't have been more than four or maybe eight men on it. He hovered low and talked to them. And I know that he did it sometimes if there were a lot of farm workers

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 9 (IX), 1/24/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst in the tape recordings and transcripts of the personal interviews conducted with me and prepared for deposit in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. A list of the interviews

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 15 (XV), 1/4/1980-1/5/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

grandfather's hands, from 1912 to 1941 in Uncle Claud's hands, in recording the sales on these rolling, green hills of Autauga County and farmlands of Chilton County, cotton production--most of it was in tenant farms, and then some of it, the most productive

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 33 (XXXIII), 9/4/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst in the tape recordings and transcripts of the personal interviews conducted with me and prepared for deposit in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. A list of the interviews

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 25 (XXV), 1/2/1982-1/3/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

particularly at lunchtime, like Normandy Farms out in the country where they had copper on the mantel and a beautiful rural setting and marvelous popovers. Collingwood, which is a great white-columned mansion on the way to Mount Vernon on the banks

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 27 (XXVII), 1/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

figure, but just a good human being that people believed in. Today's word would have been "credible," I guess; we didn't use that word then. General Bradley said MacArthur's plan would have put the United States in the wrong war, at the wrong time

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 16 (XVI), 1/29/1980-1/30/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and then somewhere along the way as a paid worker. And to begin with, there was Charles Henderson, but he left before long for a bigger job, as I remember, I think in Senator [Tom] Connally's office. My place in the office had to emerge by doing, because

Folder, "[Public Activities - Biographic Information - Navy] Sampling - Mrs. Johnson's Correspondence During LBJ's Active Military Duty," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 74 (Item)

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Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 12th Annual Meeting of Keep America Beautiful, Inc,. New York, New York, 10/7/1965" (Item)

to be with the members and friends of this organization -- one of the first to champion the beautifi cation cause. I hate to contemplate what America's cities and countryside would look like today if your organization had not attacked this problem the se many years. All
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 12th Annual Meeting of Keep America Beautiful, Inc,. New York, New York, 10/7/1965"

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Waycross, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)

, but a place of the heart. And Georgia is not only a state, it is a distinctive part of all America. It is hard to find a phase of life Georgia does not touch. Even in today's World Series game they are using bats made of Georgia hardwood. Georgia's leaders

"Suggested remarks for Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Dedication of New Science Center at Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 1/11/1964" (Item)

poverty in the United States starting to take shape in Washington. And I can think of no bet~er spot to point up the need for such a concentrated effort than here in the Wilkes Barre - Scranton area -- at the very h ape~ of the Appalachian area

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Vista Graduation, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2/26/1965" (Item)

landmark in the history of our nation. One of the most int eresting things about' .the program to me is the name itself -- Volunteers in Service to America -- VISTA which says in one word what the program i s . You know, at our particular point of history

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 10/27/1964" (Item)

-- an opportunity to send to Congress a young man who traces his ancestory to chiefs of the Osage and Cherokee nations. I hope you will arrange matters so young Doug Martin 1s descendants will also trace their ancestory to a United States Congressman. Over

Press release, "Address of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Yale Political Union, New Haven, Connecticut, 10/9/1967" (Item)

of that room with the intriguing name .. - the Wildlife Library. Ma1be its use will increase with the coming of Vassar. Certainly beauty in America qualifies as a political issue. But l haaten to add that it is nota partisan issue. Our interest in protecting

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Nebraska State Conference on Natural Beauty, Lincoln, Nebraska, 6/15/1966" (Item)

standing on the prairie with the spaciousness of the heavens wrapped around you, and looking out to the farthest star. You, who live in the Great Plains of America have thia window on the univerae as your daily fare, and I think it gives you a special per

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Emory University Honors Day Convocation, 1:30 PM, Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, 5/11/1964" (Item)

realization -- in a South strong in its fairness and mighty in its contributions to the mind and spirit of all the United Sta t es of America. A famous man -- Mirabeau B. Lamar -- who belongs to both Georgia and Texas, once said in establishing the University

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/23/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

in a r un while the re.st of us li s t

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, National Convention of American Home Economics Association, Detroit, Michigan, 6/24/1964" (Item)

and says, "This is the other side of America. Look f And Act! 11 I am only one of 65 million Ame rican women. Almost a ll of us are involved, one way or anothe r , in being the best citizens we know how to be. Actually, none of us just sat down and said, 11

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 34 (XXXIV), 2/23/1991, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, donate and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst in the tape recordings and transcripts of the personal interviews conducted with me and prepared for deposit in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. A list of the interviews

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 11 (XI), Jan. 27-28, 1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to a good friend of ours. Welly Hopkins was asked to become general counsel of the United Mine Workers. John L. Lewis' name was just like that of the devil himself to many Texans, and Welly had been a conservative Texas state senator in many ways
to Washington, D.C.; Dorothy Jackson's marriage to Philip Nichols; anticipation of a world war; Charles Marsh telling the Johnsons about the dangers of Adolf Hitler; Welly Hopkins' work for United Mine Workers; the 1940 Democratic National Convention in Chicago

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 28 (XXVIII), 3/15/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 44, United States Code, I, Claudia Taylor Johnson of Austin, Texas, do hereby give, donate and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst in the tape recordings

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 8 (VIII), 1/23/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

give, donate and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst in the tape recordings and transcripts of the personal interviews conducted with me and prepared for deposit in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. A list
in public housing and the completion of the first public housing units in Austin; the Johnsons' visit to Brenham, Texas, in 1937.

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 10 (X), 1/25/1979-1/26/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of Austin, Texas, do hereby give, donate and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst in the tape recordings and transcripts of the personal interviews conducted with me and prepared for deposit in the Lyndon Baines Johnson

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 1 (I), 8/12/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. It was a country of red clay and green pines. Cotton was the money crop and the principal crop, some corn, some subsistence farming, many blacks. People were poor, but not that they ever thought of it. My life there was visiting kinfolks in little towns, and going

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 14 (XIV), 9/9/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to the Oral History Interviews of CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 44, United States Code, I, Claudia Taylor Johnson of Austin, Texas, do hereby give, donate and convey to the United States of America all my

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview S-XIII, 1/23/1987, by Nancy Smith (Item)

with the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 44, United States Code, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, I, Claudia T. Johnson of Austin, Texas, do hereby give, donate and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 31 (XXXI), 3/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Johnson -- XXXI -- 2 He talked to his usual constituency like the Farm Home Administration about the programs on REA [Rural Electrification Administration

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 12 (XII), 8/19/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 44, United States Code, I, Claudia Taylor Johnson of Austin, Texas, do hereby give, donate and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 19 (XIX), 2/6-7/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of us. Your words are exactly right. There was a lot of midnight oil burned, a lot of feeling that we can roll up our sleeves and remake America. It was a heady time to be alive and to be in government. G: This next question is something that we'll
Paul Bolton to cover the creation of the United Nations; Senator Tom Connally; LBJ's trip to Europe at the end of World War II; Mrs. Johnson's ruptured tubal, or ectopic, pregnancy; Lynda as a toddler; the Washington, D.C. celebration of Japan's

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 17 (XVII), 9/20/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. There was a lot of feeling of we, all of us in this together, America is a great country and we can and we will. And then there was also some undertow. G: You had a lot of German-Americans in your district, I suppose, and I know that President Johnson's father
LBJ's involvement with the Naval Affairs Committee in 1943 and efforts to stop absenteeism in navy jobs; food rationing in World War II; how life in the United States changed during WWII; attitudes toward military service; German-American

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 26 (XXVI), 1/9/1982-1/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, typical southern senator I knew. Or we would go very occasionally to some--Senator and Mrs. Tom Connally would have a dinner. She was a beautiful woman, the only person I've ever known who was married to two United States senators. He and Lyndon were

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 41 (XLI), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

with the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 44, United States Code, I, Claudia Taylor Johnson of Austin, Texas, do hereby give, donate and convey to the United States of America all my rights, title and internst in the tape recordings and transcripts of the personal

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 24 (XXIV), 11/15/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

toward the southerners, but I did get exposed to, learned and liked, a lot of those from all over the United States. For instance, Mrs. Prescott Bush, from Connecticut, and Mrs. [Leverett] Saltonstall, who must have been from Massachusetts. I get a little

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

Middleton PLACE: LBJ Ranch, Stonewall, Texas More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Tape 1 of 2, Side 1 J: My overall remembrance of the year 1960 is one of total confusion, travel all over the United States

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1941-1955]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 14 (Item)

the boy-• are oall•4 b6ok into the C&mpt • U. ahould speak on the BUl ot Right• t.nd Out1o• or th• le youth ot America, and the ram.11101, mother• and tather1, who are ocm.tr1but1ng their tam.117 unit to th• ut1Te arme4 roroe to defend A.mor1ca. Th

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 5 (V), 4/1/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 38 (XXXVIII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)

; Arthur Godfrey's farm; Sam Houston Johnson's broken leg and his wife, Mary; LBJ's relationships with Bill Moyers and Sam Houston Johnson; Sam Houston Johnson's book My Brother Lyndon; LBJ's relationship with Senator John Pastore; the 1957 Civil Rights

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