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- is that I feel I know McAlester and the surrounding area because I learned about it from a dear friend of yours, my husband's and mine, the late Senator Bob Kerr. Last September at the dedication of Eufaula Dam, the President told us of Senator Kerr's dreams
- —she had been the real general. Our enemy had been trying to turn an idea of mine into an elegant reality worthy of the White House, and of T iffany's, and I hoped of the Johnson Administration. I t turned out to be a formidable enemy. All
- was small b y t cday 'a standardo, and we came mostly from small towns all ove r T ex ae . But we c ounted ourselve3 fortunate that we coul d study with a faculty that boas ted such intellectual g iants as Dr. Bob Montg omery, Dr. Walter Prescott Webb, and J
- (AS ACTUALLY DELIVER ED ) MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON: Friends, I feel like I am seeing a dream come true because for years I would hecr Senator Bob Kerr talk about his plans for his State -- dams, water, soil conservation, flood control -- and here I am with one
- 1965 ' Tuesday, May 11th Began m y long-awaited Landscape-Landmark to u r into V irg in ia . I was up at seven, had brea kfast quietly - - I had re a lly hoped to s lip out ' W ithout waking up Lyndon, but L i z w ith her idea always on the p ic
- (Continued) a fterw a rd , but Bob J a ck so n w as at m y hand the w hole s t a y .., I told them h.ow d elig h ted I w as to b e h e r e on th is im p ortant day in the life of P a d re '■ Islan d . iv- ■ Its d ed ica tio n into the N ational P ark s y
- aw ard s fo r e x c e lle n c e in d e sig n or lan d scap in g to a b u s in e s s e sta b lish m e n t, a n e ig h b o rhood, a public b u ild in g. I think, I hope, h e ’ll give them so m e en co u ra g em en t, son® pat on the head. A t any r
- a lon g w ay from th ose days to C arn egie H all. He talked about a str ik e i •MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE W ed n esd a y , M ay 10, 1967 ; WASBINOTON Page - of 1912 or 1913, and I cou ld s e e old heads bobbing through the a u d ien ce in m e m
- w hat w e hoped to g et out o f th is - - w e, the G overn m ent, w e, the p e o p le . • ■■ - 3 - F e w er dropouts 13 ------ -------------------------------------- --- ---- --------- --------- 1965 T h u r sd a y , A u g u st 12th (con tin u
- e the G o ld e n A g e G le e Club w as re'h e a r s in g a song. When the Red, R e d R o b in C o m e s ^ Bob,Bob, Bobbing A lo n g . And then, they b ro u g h t out a b ig b ir th d a y cake, w h ich w as f o r a l l the p eo p le h avin g b ir
- flo w e re d cloth,... . ' aawi.it m u s t be th e 'in thing.'^ And th en I sa id goodby and w as b ack a t the White H ouse by 2:30, w o rk in g © b r ie f ly a t m y d e sk , doing som e p ic tu re s on the T ru m a n B alcony w ith Bob. K
- o ln 's s ta tu e . I hope I h av e th e g r a c e to u n d e r s ta n d the w e ig h t of a l l the c o n flic tin g s t r a i n s of thought a n d hope th a t w en t th ro u g h h is m in d . A n d th e n the fiv e o th e r w r e a th s w e re la
- in d e e d I w ill be c o m in g b a c k to N ew Y o rk . I am s p o ile d . I hope once o r tw ice a y e a r . I s h a ll t r e a t m y s e lf to so m e of the s a m e , though i t w ill in d e e d n o t b e the s a m e w ith o u t B e s s a n d
- a r r y H a l p r i n . And J i m i l u M a so n who h ad done the b u s t of L y n d o n . A nd Bob M e r r i l l of the M e tr o p o lita n O p e r a w h o se p e r f o r m a n c e s th is y e a r a r e u n f o r g e tta b le - - a n o th e r new m
- hoped t h a t he co u ld c o m e in a n d s e e everybody fo r ju st a m in u te. B u t w h e n I saw h i m , I to ld h e sh o u ld not tr y . So I w e n t b a c k in to th e Yellow R o om j u s t s a y in g t h a t I w a s going to a c c e p t th e r
- and swimming in the creek and visiting for weeks. I hope that South never disappears and 1 hope Chester remains a stronghold of that South while it progresses. Here, as everywhere, I believe what every mother and father wants for their children is freedom from
- chancellor said when he was asked, ''When will the gardens be completed?" He replied, 0 Never, I hope." For we hope the great ideas of mankind which will be portrayed here through statuary and symbolic planting will never be completed. I dares~ that years f
- will be decided at the polls in November ? 1 believe it is this: Will America, having forged so far ahead under President Kennedy and President Johns on toward a more just and compassion ate society, now turn back? Will we continue on the upwa rd, hopeful road
- the mountain to see what I can see - - to see how dedicated teachers are working to brighten the hope of Canada _ - and our whole country. I hope that some day, whe'!l you young people graduate from Canada, you'll go dow11 the mountain to see what you can see
- -, ... FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY TUESDAY 0 OCTOBER 6, 1964 - - 5:15 p . m . £ST REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDCN B C> JOHNSON ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROL!NA Thank you for welcomi::::.g me to North Ca.rolina. l hope it is significant that I am coming i n
- candidates who came through Selma carried the State -- why didn't the President come too. My husband chuckled and wished earneotly that he could come here, but he hopes to see all of you in Raleigh tonight. The economic for ging ahead of North
- the joy of coming upon a burst of blooming trees or flowers. I remember so well last year in Eastport, Maine, a town beset with unemployment troubles. Stores were boarded up and closed along once-prosperous streets. But the spark of hope was ~sible in one
- a sense of national heritage which stems from this man. Jefferson was a most conspicuous apostle of democracy. He expresoed the hopes and ideals of his time in his person, ht s words and in his faith in the equality of man. This house attracts me aa few
- who brought this project, ' live ...-born, into ite rocky cradle. Glen Canyon is not ju~t a Colorado él am. lt b.e long s to the Nation. Many hopes were born beca.use of Glen Canyon. Many hopes will be fulfilled because of it. Water is a vital c
- live a few hours drive away. 1 hope they don't all corne on the same day! But for summertimes, and weekends, this can be balm to the city dweller. And 1 daresay, he will love ' bis fellow man the more for having been bere. I am so pleased to know
- there is difficulty and challenge ? Or will we continue on the upward, hopeful road? You and I bave watched, and helped, so many worthwhile programs come about and grow -- Headstart, Medicare, the Job Corps, many educational programs which place a better opponunity
- - 1 MCRE '· .. Washington has never been short of committees. And Washington has never been short of imagination and planning. But, what I would hope that we could do together, - is perhaps to lift our planning and our imagination off
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Fund Raising Dinner, Chicago, Illinois, 4/23/1964"
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- of the best friends the people of this country have ever had. T here are other members of my family who are better at making speeches than I am. But I hope you won't mind -- I hope my husband won't mind -· if I tell you some of the things he might find
- Administration, the University of Kentucky, the K entucky Farm Bureau F ede ration, and the UoS. For est Service - - a truly joint effort -- r epresents the kind (.)f p utt i ng tog e ther that will grow and grow and succeed in bringing hope and economic vitality
- , hard questions -- of the present, into the uncharted hopes of tomorrow. The exhibits compel us to face these questions: ~( can we meet the challenges of tomorrow alone? * what about shortages of water and living space? more ' . * can air and w
- to see if I can flush quail but I do hope I can flush a few voters to the polls. I 've heard Thomasville is called the "Playground of Presidents" and, lik e any wife with a busy husband, I hope sometime I can persuade Lyndon to come here and play golf
- care experts is evidence that there is a great desire of so many people to do something about it. One of these letters says so well what a lifeline of hope the War on Poverty has brought. It is from a settlement house worker in ? border town: "Day after
- li'le neat and tidy and secure lives. We are trying to rescue the next generation, to throw a lifeline to families who are l ost in a sea of too little of everything - - jobs, education, and most of all perhaps -- hope. Thank you, Mr. Shriver, for all
- 3, 400 miles, and I have seen as many sights. But there could be no more stirring experience than to stand here and see seven thousand young faces, turned toward the future; hear seven thousand voices, speaking hope for our country. l'm happy
- of terrain, how the parking lots can be screened, how signs and rnarkers can be tasteful will reap dividen
- -- and naturally I hope -- so will the Democrats l Mr. Mayor, I want you to know how much I appreciate the wonderful turnout here on your doorsteps. I am glad, too, to hear that out there in the crowd are some schoolteachers from all over Ohio. Schoolteachers hold
- most. In the next decade, the advantages of the intellectual inspiration you have received must be t ranslated into practical realities, into the hard-headed solutions of the world's pressing problems. As a mother, I know what our hopes are for all
- on the outskirts of hope because they are too poor. That's why Lyndon's war on poverty bill, now in the Congress, is so important to the conscience and the future of this country. MORE .. , '\ There is no magic formula, no handy ready-mix l But by training
- rounds near the statehouse sball remain a public open green forever " --and ''walks may be laid out and trees planted, to render the s ame m o r e beautiful and commodious." That waa the hope of 1737 and it is the hope of today. Society Hill, between
- an environment of sanity and hope, of beauty and fresh air, of honest work and refreshing pleasure. You have corne here from all quartera of Ame1·ica, and from across the seas, to advance the art of urban developrnent. lt is thrilling tome that leaders