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- of those
13, 400 centers throughout the United States.
I came to New Jersey, Governor, because it would give me an
opportunity to see telescoped both urban and rural examples of
Head Start. About 51 percent of the projects throughout the nation
are like
- New Jersey
- the effort. And it certainly is 1
1 am beginning to see evidences of this kind of new zest as 1 travel.
What is happening here is beginning to happen other places.
a head start.
You have
About 71 million Americans live in towns of 10, 000 persona or less
- of a master politician at
work," Burka noted that the passage
of time and a new appreciation of
Johnson's social programs clearly
contributed to !his new look. But
without the release of the tapes at
this time, a quarter-century before
the schedule set
- you have earned. As a wife, I know the
inspiration that achievement such as yours brings to my husband.
In you and through your achievements g leam both the
present rea lity and the future promise of the New South. That
New South, while never
- red year s ag o t his city wa s burned to t he ground. I am told
it has now pass e d the rn illi 0n mark in population, a nd it is evident there is no
end in sight .
Two years a g o tl e wo r l d wa s stunned by the news of the airplane
crash in Paris
- will be proud to have this one, a nd -- may I hope -
the future four volumes -- so she may turn to the section from which
she cornes.
I wiah this edition on the Northeast had been out several weeks
ago when I returned from New England and wanted to look up
- as
a people -- a connecting link between a past which millions of Americans
helped to rnake and a future we must continue to rnake.
After this New England visit,
The character of an area bas its effect on the peoplec, .1\ · 1 will be
better able to understand
- a poverty bill 30 years ago, those
former cotton farmers would have been retrained to a new skill,
rather than remaining on in an economy that time has passed by.
The lasting answer to wiping out poverty in this country
is not just charity, but a full-scale
- the winter snows.
We will be driVing around after lunch to see some of the
golden-fringed forsythia, the red and pink tulips, and yellow
daffodils bursting forth. And, ringing Hains Point, will be the
old and the new cherry trees which will one day make
- ANNIVERSARY
LUNCHEON, HILTON HOTEL, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964
Mr. Ambassador, Mrs . Kintner, Friends of Eleanor Roosevelt:
For me, it is a great privilege to come here today and
participate in this anniversary occasion.
I met Eleanor Roosevelt fi r st
- New York
- Press release, "Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation First Anniversary Luncheon, Hilton Hotel, New York, 4/9/1964"
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thing s for the youne sters ; and 1 threw the switch int roducing electricity
into the school.
Now , we come to Jackson to dedicate a bran~ new gymnasium replacing
the one built by the "!.J•! . P . A . I am so proud to k now that the old gymna
s i um
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It is an honor for me to join you today, because I warmly support
and admire all that you do - - and because I am thrilled by the new facility
that we have cornet o dedicate.
And to you, Mr. Secretary, whose guiding hand bas translated so
much compassion
- ALBERT AND MARY LASKER AWARDS TO
MEDICAL JOURNALISTS. ST. REGIS HOTEL - NEW YORK CITY
l'm delighted to be here: First, to pa.y tribute to the Lasker Award
winners of 1968 : writers, editors and a TV network who are communicating
the dramatic story
- New York
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of the Annual Albert and Mary Lasker Awards to Medical Journalists - St. Regis Hotel - New York City, 5/10/1968"
- Institute and I thank you.
For me, this past year has been on e
of discovery of so
many new facets to the whole business of enhancing the beauty of
our country, and making it available to the people.
Yours must be a very satisfying profession, for you
- and allegiance of its
s tudents. Two years later, in 1885, when the first class was graduated,
these new alumni got together immediately and orga nized The Ex-Students'
Asso ciation, pledging themselves always t o give of their time, talent and
m eans t o build
- HER HEART BELONGSTO THE LBJLIBRARY
Mary Martin Launches New Exhibit
See Story on Page 7
James Rowe Reflectson PresidentsHe Knew
James H. Rowe, Jr., Washington attorney who has known
every President since Franklin Roosevelt, for whom he
worked
- : A
Biography."
University of Texas faculty members
Bruce Buchanan (Government),
Richard Schott (LBJ School)
and Michael Stoff (History) form
the committee which advises the
library on awarding grants.
s
Museum News:
Lisa Royse New Curator; Major
- things. And in my nearly 34 years
of lbring w5:th a pubiic servant, I have learned the value of heeding such a
call -· not only for Presidenta, but also Mayors and City Commissioners.
We are b e ing asked to develop a wholly new conservation
- to the public on
June 5. On the evening before, 800 members of the Friends
f the Library gathered for a preview of the new displays, a
buffet supper on the plaza and a gala program of entertain
ment by Opera Diva Leontyne Price, Broadway star Carol
Channing
- e t books out, not to get books in; to get students in , not
keep them out .
That is the new story of the library today in America . Today 1 s
libr arian, as someone has said, s e eks to get young people "hooked on books . "
m ore
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ln
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about the new America young people are helping to build.
Years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt spoke in moving words about
the future of America. "One day, 11 he said, "a generation may possess
this land, blessed beyond a..,ything we now know; blessed
- .
There are more than 300 new towna in various stages of planning or
developmett in the United States, and there are many rural regions, like this
one in Berkshire County, searching for a harmonious growth pattern.
The President bas recently announced that a 350
- -namely,
that money wage in
creases in excess of productivity are bad for labor and
the country."
5
News from the Archives
Library Acquires New Collections
General \\'estmoreland with President Johnson, 1968
The Library recently acquired two sets
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Financing Public Broadc~ting
Housing and Urban Developnent
Manpower
Ma.rine·Sciences
New Towns
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The new improvements are part of a construction pro
gram to be undertaken by the University of Texas, which
owns the Library building. The proposed renovations -the
result of a study commissioned by the LBJ Founda
tion-were approved by the University
- way to freshen up the news frorn the cities than for
city experts to bave a working conference, such as this one.
Mr. €urrier tells me that ycur focus is not on architectural
abstractions, but that you are probing for solutions to the day-to-day
- you could corne up this spring and go on that old stagecoach
road that I mentioned in my letter. I bave been there recently and l
have seen a new family of beavers. The maple sap will be running
pretty soon and the maple trees will be tapped. I can
- tasks of the Presidency
make a long day's work, and that must come first.
These last two days on the train and the stops we have
made have given me a chance to look at the South from a new
perspective. I am refreshed by what I have seen.
The South
- FOR REL&ASE A.T 6 PoMo Friday, October 91 1964
SP£ECR rrr ?tlS . LINDOW JOHNSON
At depot in New lrleans
PRito;NDSi
What a wandertul, fabulous way to end four unforgettable
d~o
And, I
see you have brou!?ht to the depot just the person I wanted
- Press release, "Speech by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Depot in New Orleans, 10/9/1964"
- for myself that the tribute is a just one. Your. downtown is
m a rked b y an ease and grace of l andscaping and architecture that
mc..sks the long hard work and planni.ng that built it. And this new
courthouse is the capstone of your effort.
And so I come
-
experiences of the last two days in Big Bend National Park - - to enjoy
with you this remarkable restoration of Old Fort Davis and the con
struction of the new visitor center.
My delight in seeing this land of the Davis and Chisos Mountains
has been
- in the Kennedy
White House.
Excerpts from his remarks:
November 22, 1963, I was working in
the photo lab in the White House when
we got the sad news of President
Kennedy's assassination. One of us
took a camera and went to Andrews
Air Force Base where Air Force
- Service
Hide and seek: Our readers' dogs in
their favorite hideouts.
What makes the customs dogs in
Australia so special?
6 Paw Prints
26 Dogsport 101
Meet search dogs working in Haiti,
the new mixed-breeds competing in
AKC events, and the most
- Service
Hide and seek: Our readers' dogs in
their favorite hideouts.
What makes the customs dogs in
Australia so special?
6 Paw Prints
26 Dogsport 101
Meet search dogs working in Haiti,
the new mixed-breeds competing in
AKC events, and the most
- for their new
emphaeie on design and lanqscaping.
But today we are recognizing what ree!dent• here in the diatrict
have been doing.
A c!ty does not speak to you because it le big but because it is
beautiful, and it is YOU. the citizen, who make• it so.
National
- years; to dare to
dream of a national park in the redwoods, or a recreation park in the Potomac
Basin, or high- speed ground transportation and subways for our cities, and of
new cities and new towns.
But -- quite apart from the big endeavors
- visitors can share and feel
the aspirations and friendship that have united us since the days when
explorera, traders, missionaries arrived in the New World.
The exhibits take us from the certainty of history through the dramatic
achievements -- and stern
- PARK, STAMFORD, CONN.
MA Y 16, 1968
lt is signüicant and symbolic that one of the first places ready in
Stamford' s new downto\vn area is this gracious little park.
Too often in America, the places for people have come only as
afterthoughts
- that leads one to the
Capital. In the heart of our city 0 Pershing Square hurst forth in a blaze
of colorful glory0 And certainly all of us are pleased that so many of the
big government buildings are winning architectural awards for their new
ernphasis
- FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1965 -- 2:00 p. m. CDT
REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DEDICATION OF HORTICULTURAL DOMES
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Ever since I read about Milwaukee's exciting new
astrodomes for nature I have wanted
