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- National Committee’s Presidential Campaign Kickoff Dinner is
held tonight in Washington. Speakers include Paul Butler, Humphrey, Robert
Meyner, LBJ, JFK, Pat Brown, G. Mennen Williams, Symington and Truman.
1/24
LBJ issues a statement concerning Secretary
- years of LBJ.
To the press, a few days before the opening of the
renovated area, Library Director Harry Middleton explained:
"No museum should go more than 10 years without taking a
look at itself and revising and updating its exhibits." The
new exhibits
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a chapter of history in which their
grandfathers might have participated.
Among the documenls on display is
the draft of the order by which Presi
dent Truman relieved General Doug
las MacArthur of his commands.
Among the most stirring episodes
of the war
- misery."
Harry Truman called the White
House the nation's most preten
tious prison. As for LBJ, Ms.
Carpenter recalled his musing, '1f
there were easy solutions for
problems, they wouldn't get to the
president. That's what presidents
are for."
Richard
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accepts in a radio speech from a naval base on the Pacific Coast.
7/21
Democratic National Convention nominates Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri
for vice president.
7/22
LBJ defeats Buck Taylor in Texas Democratic primary, but lost Washington
County
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sentatives of the Veterans Adminis
tration to discuss veterans' issues.
OtherUpcomingEvents at the Library:
David McCullough, noted author,
will speak on June 15. His subject
will be Harry S. Truman, who also
is the subject of his forthcoming
book, slated
- .
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner honoring Speaker Rayburn is held at the National
Guard Armory. LBJ, Adlai Stevenson, Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry Truman speak
at the dinner, with Truman in particular lashing out at the Eisenhower
Administration. Truman
- com
plete some of the programs of his
predecessors. Medical insurance for
the elderly had been on the Demo
cratic agenda since Harry Truman's
time. The hope of federal aid for ed
ucation went back as far as Franklin
Roosevelt. The Civil Rights law
- Foundation Award Committee: Harry McPherson, Verner,
Liipfert, Bernhard and McPher on; Miss Linda Howard, Professor, Ohio State
University; Dr. William J. McGill, President of Columbia University; Mrs. Johnson;
Arthur Krim, Chairman of the Board, Orion
- The Sights and Sounds of an America that was ...
see pag 4
Cohen Joins LBJ School
Cohen
Wilbur J. Cohen, who was Secretary
of the U S Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare in 1968, has been
appointed first occupant of the Sid Richard
- )' about foreign affairs. There ·s a
lot of missed opportunity going on
here, because we are the onl) \Uper
power. l think there are times when
we do have to be the world\ police
man, and lrn4 is probabl~ the best
example of that."
"The Last Roundup
- s Johnson was BIG, esti
mated at about ten pounds.
Her husband, "Mr. Sam," a mem
ber of the Texas legislature, got
on his horse to ride to tell his fa
ther that a "United States Sena
tor" had been born. What an
insightful proclamation
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resumed it when the lapse brought
unfavorable attention. Now it's a
tradition.
Placing the wreath sent by Presi
dent Reagan on President Johnson's
grave at the LBJ Ranch, Library
Director Harry Middleton recalled
for a group of visitors LBJ's plea
early
- Among
Octoher2001
Lady Bird Johnson and Harry Middleton, Executive
Director of the LBJ Foundation, enjoy a moment at the
Future Forum picnic. Story on page 12
Photo by Charles Bogel
Laying of Wreath Marks LBJ's 95th Birthday
Annually, on ugust
- the
papers available for research. The Presidential
Libraries Act of 1955 formalized th is arm nge
ment by authorizing
the federal government
Harry Middleton
to
enter into the same arrangement with all
living former presidents, the current
incumbent
- structure of the military be changed.
Tonight is “Democratic Party Night.” Throughout the country small parties are held
to raise funds for the Democratic Party. A political quiz show featuring Adlai
Stevenson as quizmaster and Harry Truman, Mrs. Alben
- · programs was put
rnle for two reasons. fir ·t. his family per chi:;cd....
suaded him. S condly. he wanted to add a into place to enhance the quality of' life. To
corrccri vc to some misconceptions that he him, that anyone would go to bed hungry,
secs
- Johnson at 90: "TimeIs a Golden Coin"
Nicole Covert; Catherine Robb; Harry Middleton; Lyndon Nugent
On December 11, 2002, over a
thousand well-wishers packed the
LBJ Auditorium to observe Lady
Bird Johnson's ninelieth birthday.
Former Library Director
- fried
chicken, hash, peach cobbler, and popovers, and helped them quickly make their home a hot ticket on
Washington, D.C.'s dinner party scene. Few passed up an opportunity to sup at the Johnsons' table, and
such meals were the perfect platform to build
- fried
chicken, hash, peach cobbler, and popovers, and helped them quickly make their home a hot ticket on
Washington, D.C.'s dinner party scene. Few passed up an opportunity to sup at the Johnsons' table, and
such meals were the perfect platform to build
- of the Board, Orion Pictur s
Corporation; Mrs. Albert Lasker. President, Albert & Mary
Lasker Foundation, Inc.; Honorable Thurgood Marshall,
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the U. .; Mr Harry
McPherson of the law offices of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard
- journalist, which are part of the Library's collect1ons. The exhibit.
which will run through September, document
- & Co.
George Kozmetsky, Dean, Graduate S~hool of Business, The
University of Texas at Austin
Rohert 0. Anderson, Chairman of the Board, Atlantic Richfield
Company
W. Donham Crawford, Chairman of the Board, Gulf States
Utilities Company
Douglas M. Costle
- at EOB. Calls Joe Moody, National Coal Policy Conference, per Bobby Baker’s
request. Stops by Mayflower for old Truman Committee reunion dinner. Attends
WH stag dinner for King Saud, afterwards goes to Sargent Shriver’s dinner-dance
for Amb. and Mrs
- , the bill would
exempt natural gas producers from federal regulation. LBJ says Democrats are
“closely divided” on it, but predicted that a majority of Republicans will support
the measure. Drew Pearson reports that LBJ is determined to “ram” the
Harris
- . 'They shared
a philosophy. It boils down to 'Love
'em, and shove 'em."' They had a
passion for education. for reading:
they believed, with James Russell
Lowell, that "the best academy is a
mother's knee."
Four of the presidents in her
book: Harry Truman, Ronald
- arrangement. The
administration does not ask Congress for the resolution.
4/5
LBJ delivers a speech on the Senate floor concerning passage of S. 3184, the
highway bill. The proposed increase in federal aid for highways would provide six
times as much money
- of the Navy
Thomas S. Gates reinforces Burke’s stand with his presence in the audience and his
unofficial approval. Influential congressmen also criticize the Rockefeller panel
proposals to end inter-service rivalries.
1/7
Congress opens new session
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with HHH and Harry McPherson at 12:20. Other appointments: Dale Miller, Ed
Welsh, Najeeb Halaby, Oscar Chapman and Dr. Teller, Bob Dunphy. Attends
executive meeting of NSC at WH this afternoon before informal dinner at the
Goldbergs with CTJ and Lynda.
1
- OF THE PORTRAIT OF BESS TR UMAN
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
This is a very happy occasion for me. For I have long felt that the
Wbite House should have a portrait of Mrs. Truman.
lt was not easy to get tbe lady 1 s permission. In typical modesty, she
put me off seve!'al
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of the Portrait of Bess Truman to the White House, 4/18/1968"
- , Harry Johnson and Douglas McGregor.
2/16
Truman addresses the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Washington at the
National Guard Armory. LBJ and CTJ attend with Bess Beaman’s daughter,
Marion Storm, and Lillian Collier.
2/18
The Johnsons host
- on June 4: “There is no enthusiasm
here for the General’s visit....do not believe he will have any of the Eastern
seaboard hysteria.”
6/19
LBJ and other congressional leaders are present at the White House when
Truman signs S.1, the draft and Universal
- and Attorney General of Texas, Grover Sellers, and his wife attend
Inaugural dinner. Correspondence shows that LBJ requested tickets.
1/20
FDR and Harry Truman sworn in on White House porch.
1/22
LBJ writes: “Lady Bird and Lynda seem to be very well
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In a speech in Chicago, Attorney General Brownell says that Truman knew that
Harry Dexter White was a “Russian spy” when he appointed him to a post on the
International Monetary Fund in 1946. The next day the House Un-American
Activities Committee
- Committee because of his age
and ill health.
1/5
LBJ attends bipartisan congressional leadership meeting at the White House this
morning, later meets with Truman. That evening LBJ attends a dinner given by Eric
Johnston for Mikoyan, the deputy premier
- from the collections of the
Library of Congress, the National Ar
chives, the Ohio Historical Society, the
Chicago Historical Society, and the
Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower
and Kennedy Presidential Libraries.
From March 15 to April 25, 1976
- . And when he
chose LO address the country on the energy cri is, he deliberately
picked the format of the fireside chat. In the 1980 campaign, even
Ronald Reagan quoted from FDR to such an extent in his acceptance
addre. s that the New York Times titled its
- Hotel in honor of his 50th birthday. LBJ
(Lyndon Johnson) invited, but apparently had left for Washington, D.C.
1/6
State of the Union Message. Truman requests labor legislation, balanced budget,
unification of armed services, universal military
- introduced to amend the Surplus Property Act, which, if
passed, would give veterans priority next to the federal government in
purchasing surplus property, is still pending in committee.
1/21
In combined State of the Union and budget message, Truman asks
- for Presidents Truman and
Eisenhower, represented the U.S. at
the coronation of Queen Elizabeth
and covered the Korean War cease
fire talks at Panmunjom, ranged
across her eventful life and some of
the world figures she has known.
Among them:
Bernard Baruch
