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•• 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

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

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

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

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

$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

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

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

- 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

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/11/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)

s, planted by the Associated Clubs o f V irg in ia fo r Roadside Development. And I spaded in the d ir t on a dogwood. T h is is the Y e a r o f the Shovel fo r m e! Th e chief le sso n o f th is m orning is to see what has been done w ith In te

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, 7/7/1967 (Friday) (Item)

. In a g r e a t r u s h I h a d g o t t e n L i z d o w n f r o m W a s h i n g t o n a n d s h e h a d m a d e a s m a ll advance run T h u rsd a y afternoon^ I m e t J a k e a n d B e r y l a t B e r g s t r o m a b o u t 8 :4 5 a n d w e s e t o u t i
Lady Bird tours 10th District Beautification projects; press; first, Lockhart courthouse; several people from LBJ's early years; Lady Bird visits with former roommate, Helen Byrd Falley; to Praha & tour of St. Mary's Church; fish fry, Monument Hill

)om and see so many participants of that one w0rd, c o nservation „„ people who l ove to climb mountains fc r the aheer joy of it, people who fight the o rganized battles t o preserve gr&anery or roadsides, people who give voice t o it in books o r

, "This effort has been success ful in improving the school arrl stimulating the surrounding residents to desire improvement of their physical environment. 11 He thinks that many people here now want to brighten up their surroundings because of Syphax. So you

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/13/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)

of the w hole even in g— ^Although I w as . -v' •.•tl happy :to adopt it..,‘ T h is w orld , p a r tic u la r ly the dram a, in te r e s t s m e and h a s fu rn ish e d m e w ith m any happy h o u rs. . And I lik e to m e e t the people w ho m ake it up

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/27/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)

ay out enough fo r ■; th em . ^ A nd then c a m e ,/w h a t I think w as the p u rp o se of h is c a ll, 'T h e wonderftil thing,'’-he sa id , I'was j think, though th e re h a s b een lo ts ofjpeaisBi p r e s s u r e s , a ll the people who know

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/26/1967 (Saturday) (Item)

k of l o v e . e v e r y step. M y a d m i r a t i o n of t h e B u t t s r o s e w i t h A n d n o t t h e l e a s t of t h e s e t r i u m p h s w a s to f i n d a l l of t h e s e c re a tiv e people. A n d m o s t of t h e m w e r e v e r y l

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/25/1967 (Friday) (Item)

ju st r e tu r n w hat people have b e e n s a y i n g to m e a l l a f t e r n o o n - - ' I ' l l p r a y f o r y o u r h u s b a n d . ' " I w a lk e d on a n d th e r e w a s J e s s i e H u n te r w ith h e r w ild flo w e r s e e d booth

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