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Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Alexandria, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • -- of a special brand of gentility and coui·te sy. I am even more proud of the new South - - the glistening new skylines of its cities - - the spirit of growth -- the signs of prosperity both in t h e factory and on the farm. There are so many advances
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Valdosta, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)
  • income of only $186 a y ear to this new time in which Georgia 1s per capita income exceeds $1800. Just since 1960, it has gone up $255 and that 's $ 23 more than the national average. I think 1 can speak truly and proudly of the advances in the economy
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Mobile, Alabama, 10/9/1964" (Item)
  • , to serve their neighbors and their nation with such distinction. These are the men my husband depends on and we count them old and valued friends. I am delighted to b e here in this lively City of Mobile. By coming just a few blocks from the station, I have
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Waycross, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)
  • have played a key role in keeping America strong. Much of the credit for the nation's defenses belongs to Congressman Carl Vinson and Senator Richa1·d Russell. In all Lyndon's years in Washington, he relied on the friendship and counsel of Carl Vinson
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Charleston, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • -- and the whole Nation in this election - ­ are at a crossroads between past and future . Your wonderful city tells the story of what is happening. I see great strength in Charleston. It has its roots in the traditions and beauty of the past; but it also has
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Chester, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • -- anxiety because I am not used to whistle-stopping without my husband, anticipation because in the South I was coming to a region I call home. During the two days of whistle-stopping on this train, r•ve met so many wonderful people. I am not like
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Selma, North Carolina, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • Carolina is a bright page of Southern history. North Carolinians now have an average per capita income of $245 more than the y had in 1960 and that is $13 above the national average. I was delighted to know this. After all, this is ham and egg country
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Petersburg, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • Petersburg National Battlefield Park and the Crater. I'd like to see the streets where those jaunty volunteers of 1812 turned out in smart dress uniforms to honor President Madison and won from him for Petersburg the title of "Cockade City of the Union." I
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Durham, North Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • go, people tell me all about their cities and states. On this particular trip, I've had the good fortune to be escorted by Secretary and Mrs. Hodges who not only know all about North Carolina, but have played a great part in making it the prosperous
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • , too. It's good that he was a big enough man to be shared not only in the South, but by the Democratic Party all across the country. You have much to be proud of in this oldest part of the nation. You have demonstrated valor and perse'C'erance from
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Norfolk, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • visions. And with the looking ahead, it has produced a booming city in the New South. -1­ .. .. We need, this one common country of ours needs and ever rising national prosperity. an ever- sustained It requires leadership .. - local and national
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 10/8/1964" (Item)
  • will occur in many areas: scientific, political, cultural, military, and commercial. They will help join together the peoples of many nations of the world in an atmosphere of great er understanding . Confusions can be eliminated through communications. Before
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Greensboro, North Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • common life which is education, it has been that lead. The evidence of this is impressive beyond dispute. Thie was the first state in all the Union to open the doors of a State University to the people. Here in Greensboro, learning has been encouraged
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Richmond, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • your sons Americans . " I t was advice Virginia had taken l ong before it was given. Virginia holds the national record fo r supplying native sons for the Preside ncy and also for Secretaries of State. Here in Virg inia, and particularly in Richmond
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Savannah, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)
  • -man, a builder-man, a gc~ng-ahead man; a man unafraid to run that race with racing time that must be run by all men and all nations who do not wish to be left in the slack waters of history like solitary, grounded ships in the restless, unstayable flow
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)
  • with many of them on this train this morning. I do not need to tell you who Hend together so well the graciousness of the 18th century with the challenge of the 20th that history is still happening -- and happening to us . I admire the way the people
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Charlotte, North Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)
  • development. I feel h e re a concern for the development of people as well. You are making this city a representative of the Great Society my husband likes to talk about with the oldest symphony orchestra in the South, your opera and the Mint Museum. You
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Biloxi, Mississippi, 10/9/1964" (Item)
  • toward peace instead of war. 11 It is our privilege to choose our leader. In doing so. we make a constant choice in shaping our personal destiny. Thomas Jefferson said, "Let the people know the facts and they will decide wisely. 11 History has proven him