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Folder, "Beautification Summary - The Committee for a More Beautiful Capital, 1965 - 1968," White House Social Files, Beautification Files, Box 22 (Item)

, philanthropist from New York Walker Stone, editor in chief of the Scripps Howard Newspaper Alliance Bernard Boutin, Executive Vice President of the National Association of Homebuilders Adam Rumoshosky, Marketing Director of the American Petroleum Institute

Oral history transcript, Nash Castro, interview 1 (I), 2/25/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

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
Natural resources and national parks
Biographical information; National Park Service

Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Lady Bird Johnson Award for Highway Beautification (Texas Dept. of Highways)" (Item)

remarks, ''and we harvested out of it a more beautiful spring." She said the scrapbook&prepared for the contest showed such a wide variety of beauty as a cool oasis in an arrid zone, hillsides ablaze with color, rainbow-hued roadsides, the salvaging

Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Lady Bird Johnson Award for Highway Beautification (Texas Dept. of Highways)" (Item)

remarks, ''and we harvested out of it a more beautiful spring." She said the scrapbook&prepared for the contest showed such a wide variety of beauty as a cool oasis in an arrid zone, hillsides ablaze with color, rainbow-hued roadsides, the salvaging

Oral history transcript, Alan L. Dean, interview 2 (II), 3/13/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

had the congressional committees on our side. Even the city organiza- tions like the National League of Cities and the Conference of Mayors, which some HUD people thought would oppose the plan, refused to opposed the transfer. I say a few hard

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 4 (IV), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

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
of the Department of Transportation; Urban Mass Transit; Maritime Administration; National Transportation Safety Board; appointment as Secretary and confirmation; reflections on LBJ; domestic legislative achievements; international relations; effects of Vietnam War

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 (Item)

of North Carolina, and the University of Pennsylvania. His firm, Lawrence Halprin & Associates, has earned some 40 major awards for excellence President Johnson appointed him to the National Council on the Arts in December of last year. FOR RELEASE AT 4
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

Oral history transcript, John L. Sweeney, interview 1 (I), 11/14/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

Johnson? S: Yes. Pat McNamara was, even though somewhat junior in status in the Senate, nevertheless by the fortuitous set of circumstances that resulted in the selection of the right committees when he came in in '54 had already advanced
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

Oral history transcript, Charles L. Schultze, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

by Kermit Gordon? S: Kermit Gordon, that's right. Now there are a lot of different people involved in this story, and they all felt different parts of the elephant. I found from talking to people that it is very difficult to piece the story together

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in it, and Cohen had it very much in hand. G: I didn't find that there was anything I coul d do about it. In your dealings with the President did you try to get him to go farther? L: No. On National Health Insurance in the beginning, I dealt with people
The genesis of the Heart, Cancer and Stroke Commission; Dr. Michael DeBakey; goals of funding national clinical research; influence of the American Medical Association and the National Institutes of Health; Dr. James Shannon; LBJ’s interest

Oral history transcript, Donald A. Williams, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

an association which is a non-governmental unit to bring about improved program activities. There is also a national association of soil and water conservation districts, of which the over 3,000 soil and water conservation districts in the country are members

Oral history transcript, Thomas W. Fletcher, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

to be the deputy mayor. I want a city manager for that job." Horace Busby then called Pat Healy of the National League of Cities, John Guenther, U.S. Conference of Mayors; Mark Keane, the executive director of the International City Managers Association; and Mr
Appointment as Deputy Mayor; LBJ's hopes for city government; work with D.C. Council; relationship with Congress; difficulties from serving unrepresented constituency; high percentage of disadvantaged people in D.C.; budget process; program budget

Oral history transcript, Phillip Tocker, interview 2 (II), 8/1/1984, by Lewis Gould (Item)

--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

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)

•• a showcase of beauty on the Mall making it magnificent national landscape worthy of the American people -- and usable by the American people. 1 hope this project will excite the interest of all of us here and s ON the seeds oi similar projects throughout

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

life better. They assure me Nebraskans will continue tbeir lead in the Nation's natural beauty movernent. For all Americans, that rnovernent is advancing from the countryside to the cityscapes and roadsides--wbere people congregate, and where

Oral history transcript, Phillip Tocker, interview 1 (I), 7/3/1984, by Lewis Gould (Item)

attorney in the state of Texas principally and have been since my graduation in 1933. In addition to being an attorney and representing for many years the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, which is the association of members who
Biographical information; how Tocker came to know LBJ; the billboard bonus law of 1958; Tocker’s work for the Outdoor Advertising Association of America; passing an amendment to the billboard bonus law; LBJ’s stance in regard to the billboard bonus

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of money . And we need an awful We're dealing with some very complex systems, and we're dealing with interfaces, which people don't understand too well from a technical point of view . We were able, as a nation, to fly Apollo around the moon and we did
of the Department of Transportation; Urban Mass Transit; Maritime Administration; National Transportation Safety Board; appointment as Secretary and confirmation; reflections on LBJ; domestic legislative achievements; international relations; effects of Vietnam War

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 1 (I), 4/2/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Service to give equal consideration to the various resources of the national forests, recreation being one of them, water, timber, grazing, wildlife being the others, and to administer all of those on a sustained yield basis. The people who were interested
; 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

Oral history transcript, Laurance Rockefeller, interview 1 (I), 8/5/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

beauty. His associates added a great deal to this heritage; Horace Albright was his principal adviser starting back in the early '20's. F: I might add for future reference that Horace Albright also used to be a director of the National Park Service. R

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, as you And people in the United States don't seem to me to be patriotic enough, or thrilled enough about the nation's c~pital. F: They don't see Washington as their big national monument. L: No, they don't. So the death of Kennedy gave many people
in Washington D.C.; Lasker’s relationship with Mrs. Johnson; supporting Robert Kennedy; encouraging Mrs. Johnson’s interest in beautification and health; beautification projects in Washington D.C.; National Institutes of Health and clinical research goals; Nash

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 2 (II), 12/18/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

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
of the Department of Transportation; Urban Mass Transit; Maritime Administration; National Transportation Safety Board; appointment as Secretary and confirmation; reflections on LBJ; domestic legislative achievements; international relations; effects of Vietnam War

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Rowe, interview 2 (II), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

around public housing, street trees. Other people were interested, too. Of course, Secretary [of the Interior Stewart] Udall was interested in a national beautification program. to say to me: That's one of the things Bird used "Can't you think

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 2 (II), 5/12/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

establishing the national forests one night and the next morning signing the act that took the authority away from him. Therefore, Udall had devoted much time and had his people devote six months to working up this presentation. very indirectly, but I knew
; 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

Folder, "Capital Beautification," Bess Abell Files, White House Social Files, Box 30 (Item)

) Aggreaai-n aupport for auch 'Vital pendiag prc,J.ct• •• the excitiD.1 Downtowa Mall of Dowatnwn·~ ?roar•••• lac., the Pena aylYallia Aq_nae Plaa. aacl the National Park Servic.e' • new plan to add excitin& amemtiea to the Mall ttaelf. How would au.ch

Oral history transcript, Lowell K. Bridwell, interview 1 (I), 10/17/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

in Westerville, Ohio, in 1924 . B: That's correct . M: Educated at Otterbein University? B: Otterbein College, which is in Westerville, Ohio . school associated with the United Brethren Church . It's a denominational At that time, it was the United
Biographical information; impressions of LBJ when he was majority leader; covering the Democratic National Convention in 1960; LBJ

Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that the climate was unsavory. up. There was rumbling of revolutions. Sun Yat-sen was coming My father and mother were quite close to Sun Yat-sen and many other important people of the revolution through the diplomatic corps and also through a press gentleman
relations in South Africa; meeting LBJ for the first time; Sam Rayburn; Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1964; political social gatherings; visits to the Ranch; working with Mrs. Kennedy on the Fine Arts Committee; White House furnishings

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/15/1965 (Monday) (Item)

tim e , and th e re is m uch u se of ivy. And a o v e r it long p e rg o la o r a rb o r w ith v in e s g row ing/in the su m m e r tim e , b u t, a la s , in w in te r quite b a r e , an d s e a ts u n d e rn e a th , w h ere old people c an s
United Nations
to Americana Hotel for benefit for the Association for the United Nations and the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fund

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 2 (II), 10/2/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, that was their trouble at one time. I'll tell you that name of the chatrman of that committee of one hundred oil people was Walter Halloran [?J from West Virginia. committeeman. He was the national Republican Now I can honestly say to you I did not know what F: his
Biographical information; Judge Ben B. Lindsey; Harold Ickes; Alvin Wirtz; FDR; LBJ techniques; Harry Truman; tidelands; civil rights; 1960 Democratic convention; Chapman's health; national lawyer's group for Johnson-Humphrey in 1964; conservation

Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 1 (I), 8/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

what we wanted: to get the people to examine this thing. man Lindsey's right. in that campaign. As they did, they began to believe that this And this is the point we emphasized out there I went out in that campaign, took a leave from my office here
Biographical information; Judge Ben B. Lindsey; Harold Ickes; Alvin Wirtz; FDR; LBJ techniques; Harry Truman; tidelands; civil rights; 1960 Democratic convention; Chapman's health; national lawyer's group for Johnson-Humphrey in 1964; conservation

Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

to know something about your background . B : Where were you born, and when? I was born in Florida, July 20, 1922 . I was actually born in Jacksonville, Florida, because that was the nearest hospital . My home was a small town of 600 people, turpentine
of the Department of Transportation; Urban Mass Transit; Maritime Administration; National Transportation Safety Board; appointment as Secretary and confirmation; reflections on LBJ; domestic legislative achievements; international relations; effects of Vietnam War

Oral history transcript, Katharine Graham, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

that democracy was being perverted by the way in which people had to raise money during the campaigns--by the amount of money they had to raise, and by the fact that most of it was undeclared. So this led him to sponsor this election bill which, as I remember

Oral history transcript, Nathaniel Owings, interview 1 (I), 3/25/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh You'-ra al:vays associating With the wrong people . 0 :' Always in the wrong,place, which I enjoy thoroughly . F: Did you
; GREEN BOOK; LOOK magazine feature; Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue; John Saylor; Lady Bird’s Committee for the Beautification of Washington; THE AMERICAN AESTHETIC; reflecting pool at the Capitol; Pennsylvania Avenue and the Mall or national

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/11/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

Natural resources and national parks
Breakfast; to Calvin Coolidge home, Plymouth; clean water project; National Historic Landmark plaque placed; John Coolidge tour of home; to First Congregational Church & Woodstock Historical Association; ride through Woodstock in 1911 Stanley

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" (Item)

them in abundance in window boxes in the front of practically every home, in gardens, in the streets, and the roads approaching the towns 0 W e have much to learn from the people of the Netherlands. Like the people of your country, Mr. Ambassador

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Beautification Awards Ceremony, the White House, 6/6/1967" (Item)

more u seable ar..d more attractive 1 Here I want to say a sped a l word for the s cience and art teache rs who weave this effort into their classes. A work like this sueceeds only to the extent of the people really involved -- the c hildren -- the teac

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Beautification Luncheon, the White House, 4/17/1968" (Item)

$2, 500, 000 to take steps toward making thie Nation 1 s capital more livable and more beautiful. Not only is your handiwork enjoyed by the 3 million people who live and work in this city, it can be seen als o by 17 million vis~tors who come here

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, Youth Conference on Natural Beauty, 6/27/1966" (Item)

ON NATURAL Wekome. BEAUTY The President joins me in greeting all of you. This is a landmark day. You young people are preparing to join in the leadership of an overriding cause of our time. lt is more than just an issue or a problem. lt !!_a cause

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)

AWARDS CEREMONY OF THE COMM!T'TEE FORA MORE BEAUTH.•""UL CAPITAL, THE WHITE HOUSE - JUNE 11, 1968 It is a pleasure to welcome all o! you here today, for you are the people who have been working day in and day out, with your hands and your hearts

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, White House Conference on Natural Beauty, 5/24/1965" (Item)

best fight ugliness in a nation such as ours -- where there is g reat freedom of action or inaction for every individual, and every interest -- where there is virtually no artistic control - - and where all action must originate with the single citizen

Press release, "Opening Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Beautification Meeting, 5/18/1966" (Item)

cents. If people realize that the cost of throwing a paper cup out of the car window is 34 cents~ this alone should be a deterrent. .. Newspapers are sponsoring anti..litter campaigns. I just ?no-~ read where the N,"'=~..:ee News Advocate

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