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Press release, "Text of Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Convocation, Texas Womans University, on Receipt of Doctor of Laws Degree, 3/31/1964" (Item)

of the world were swinging open. That is the feeling of great adventure which you have today. The future of young women like you looms bright. Your horizons are not finite. You wfire born at the right time. It is a good time to be a woman. It is a good time

Press release, "Remarks of the President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Dedication of Eufaula Dam, Eufaula, Oklahoma, 9/25/1964" (Item)

. That development will go ahead, and as President, I am here to promise you that it will go on schedule. just had to break my budget one time this year. I had ::il billion less in the budget this year than last year. I was determined to keep it that way until ~-1ike

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Thomasville, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)

I ,"f"'- • FOR RELEASE UPON DELIVERY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1964 - 5:15 p . m. EST REMARKS BY MRS. LYNDON B . JOHNSON THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA Mrs. Sanders, the wife of your governor , tells me this is great quail country. I don't have time today

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Nebraska State Conference on Natural Beauty, Lincoln, Nebraska, 6/15/1966" (Item)

of the great strategists of all time--the Emperor Napoleon, once said that "Where flowers degenerate, man cannot live." The MORE t demise of natural beauty is a baunting challenge in a Nation that is covering over a million acres of ground with aspb alt

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of the Buchanan School Plaza - Washington, DC, 5/7/1968" (Item)

an exciting place this is I I have been coming by here ever so many times in the past months, watching Buchanan Plaza grow and take sbape, but not until today could I have imagined the full transformation that has taken place. I remember so weil a couple

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 10/6/1964" (Item)

on this whole tour of the South, said the time to come to Rocky Mount is the time of the June German. I explained to them that dancing is more in L uci's and Lynda's line than mine. I did most of my dancing in t he days when your leadi ng citizen, Kay Kayser

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Democratic Women's Meeting, Laredo, Texas, 10/17/1964" (Item)

personal greetings to all those good people. 11 And so, I called back and accepted again •• ••once for him , and ' once for me . The President remembers, and I remember , all the years that yo"J. have been his friends through times that were good and times

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Valdosta, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)

hope I can come back some leisurely time and try it. This is a campaign visit, but it is also a sentimental journey. From t he time I was six until I was twenty-one, my summertime s were spent in Alabama with side trips to Georgia. Georgia strains run

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 10/27/1964" (Item)

clearly to two different philosophies -- the philosophies of "yes, certainly" and the philosophy of "no, never." As we stand here, we have to ask ourselves some searching questions. Are we to go back to the time when the Federal Govern ment accepted

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Emory University Honors Day Convocation, 1:30 PM, Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, 5/11/1964" (Item)

; !·i...:M'Y v•.f •. Grady; Dr. C rawfor d ". Its contributions to the literature of our time has been unexcelled - Thomas Wolfe, William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Eudora

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at a Tea for Members of the Fine Arts, Painting and Advisory Committees on the Restoration of the White House, 5/7/1964" (Item)

saved with another with another laye .- of wood. By t he time Mrs. Benjamin Harr i son g o t around t o replacing it, s he f o und five successive layers of wood piled atop each other. John f uincy Adams g ot in the "doghouse ," if I may use

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Hermitage in First Day of Issue Stamp Ceremony Commemorating 20th Birthday Anniversary of Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee, 3/15/1967" (Item)

Y OF ANDREW JACKSON NASHVILLE 0 TENNESSEE One senses a great presence in this stately mansion. It bears the mark of a unique man and bis times. There is a peace here, and a feeling of lives well spent -- joined in purpose as well as in love. I have

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" (Item)

for fifteen years, and the young woman took care of her all that time. Soon a!ter her mother died, her sister was hospitalized with a malignancy. Her illness would ha.ve meant another burd en -- more years of ensla.vement. Sad as she w as, there is a silver

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House Reception Unveiling the New White House China, 5/9/1968" (Item)

Todd Lincoln in 1861 0 The fashion of the times is weil defined by the purple border -- a color sbe loved -- and by the eagle in the hold wing-spread pose so popu.lar in that erao I feel indebted to Mrs. Benjamin Harrison for two things: First

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks, University of Utah Commencement, Salt Lake City, Utah, 8/15/1964" (Item)

of involvement. What good is intelligence, if it is not put to use? This American society can never achieve the destiny that it seeks, can never remove the slums, or the prejudice, or the ugliness, unless citizens join in the great adventure of our time. Brigham

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

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks on Arrival at Billings, Montana, 8/14/1964" (Item)

whether the lights are turned out around the house. It i s a special treat to me to come to Billings on the occas ion of your Centennial , a time of heightened interest in the history and the character of Montana and the West. I am very conscious

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 10/7/1964" (Item)

first. So, I am coming to visit some of the states I know best, in many of which I spent summer-times and vacation-times of my childhood. Ten months ago on a dreadful day that shook our country, my husband became your President. Since then he has tried

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Barter Theater, Abingdon, Virginia, 5/11/1965" (Item)

it is with the live theater , which unfolds befo1·e us scenes to be arr..uaed by, to be saddened by, to give us excitement, melanchol y, pleasure, to heighten our spirits and to make us think. I remember so well the last time I was in thia theater. It was too long ago

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 'Head Start Day' Ceremony, 6/30/1965" (Item)

this country - - who have b een giving time and tal ent to get the prog ram underway. You volunteers are living exampl es of the philosophy that "we are here to give to and not to get wha.t we c an from life." Half a milli on child ren in th e next few days

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Horticultural Domes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 9/21/1965" (Item)

well to look to Milwaukee 1s record: 134 park locations, used nearly 12 million times each year. Those are the statistics. But I know to the city's children, those 134 parks have meant Sunday afternoon strolls in the spring and coming upon the first

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of 'The American Drawings of John White, 1577-1590' by the British Museum and the University of North Carolina Press, 4/7/1964" (Item)

they will occupy a place of honor in the White House Library for all time to come. One of the most intriguing mystery stories of the United States is the story of the Lost Colony. But though the colony was lost, the scenes, the animals, and the Indians

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Women Doers Luncheon on 'Rediscovering America' - the White House, 5/2/1968" (Item)

this nation. To explore the side roads -- to take the time to travel to the pockets of charm -- that is the essential part of the process of discovery. We must be willing to take the hour' s side trip off the interstate. I remember visiting the Strawbery Banke

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. L. B. Johnson at the Fund Raising Dinner, Detroit, Michigan, 6/26/1964" (Item)

everybody else who goes there, I want to go back, especially in lilac time. You have no idea what it does t o a Texan who is used to just 28 inches of rainfall per year to see all of that water . Last night we sat and watched the lights come

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Ashland, Virginia (Randolph-Macon College), 10/6/1964" (Item)

Washington's Alexandria, to have been welcomed in tradition rich Fredericksburg, and now to be at Randolph-Macon College whose roots go back to our historic beginnings. You are fortunate young men. You have come on stage at a time when your country needs you

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, San Angelo, Texas, 10/26/1964" (Item)

touch with San Angelo because my husband like most cattlemen reads the San Angelo Standard Times. I am glad to see San Ange lo looking so prosperous and busy. It has taken teamwork in t he Congress and White House to achieve thi s, and I know you

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks Accepting the Eleanor Roosevelt Candlestick Award at the Women's National Press Club Dinner, 12/2/1968" (Item)

is your stories of these trips that will be cherished most and read and r e -read. And let me confess sornething right now. The President is going to have a b (J.rd time talking me out of this citation and candlestick for the Library• I want th ~ m with me

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC, 6/3/1964" (Item)

this ceremony has an added dimension -- a senti mental one. The President and I have shared the joys and strengths of long time friendship with the proud parents of Beth Jenkins. Today is, therefore, a very special and proud day for us too. And to you parents

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Reception Honoring Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty - the White House, 2/16/1967" (Item)

for a baven of natural beauty amidst the increasing · -:lamor of modern lüe. 1 would like to share it with you. Dear Mrs. Johnson: I have written to you last Easter and 1 offered you to corne to Connecticut, but Lucy 1 s wedding had ail of y our time. I wish

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of American Museum of Immigration - Statue of Liberty, 5/17/1968" (Item)

OF AMERICAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION STATUE OF LIBERTY I have been to the Statue of Libe rty many time s - - but 1 can neve r come here without a lift of spirit or a catch in my throat. The few acres of this little island are as sacred to Ame rican history

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Richmond, Virginia, 10/6/1964" (Item)

of the Presidency doesn 1t stop day by day, and it is what be must put first . So, I am coming to visit some of the states I know best, in many of which I spent s ummer-times and vacation-times of my childhood. Ten months a g o on a dreadful day that shook our

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Savannah, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)

were alive today, I wonder what she would think of my standing up here talking to you. In her day candidates' wives were seen but not heard. But times are changing and I'm happy to have moral support today from Mrs. Sanders, the wife of your Governor

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Waycross, Georgia, 10/8/1964" (Item)

much of the Southern countryside. We have come through the hard times when Southern farm people could earn . "''· '• . ....._,.-, ,, ,. ... . an average gross income of only $186 a year to this new time in which Georgia's per capita income exceeds

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, White House Conference on Natural Beauty, 5/24/1965" (Item)

. All our national history proves that a committed citizenry is a mighty force when it bends itself to a de t ermined effort. Ther e is a g rowing f e eling abroad in this land today that ugliness bas been allowed too long, that it is time to say "Enough

Press release, "Excerpts from Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks at Morven, Princeton, N.J., 8/12/1965" (Item)

? It is something close to a miracle today to feel and observe that Juanita r ealizes that she will have her turn to ring the clean-up bell, }\er turn to serve the milk, or to paint at the easel or take her time to finish any project she starts because it is hers

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Fort Davis National Historic Site, Fort Davis, Texas, 4/4/1966" (Item)

Davis is in what it says about the character of the American people. Although Gemini Eight has taken us one step closer to the moon, we still have time to walk back in our past. still have time to pa:eserve our heritage for the guidance of future

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Art Museum, Atlanta, 5/11/1964" (Item)

. that r obb ed you of 121 of your high-heart ed men and women. For a long time after that s ummer of 1962 p the very m ention of your city's name evok ed s ym pathy th1·ougho~t th e world. That you plan to tu rn this loss to inspiring n e w pr ogress seems

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Congressional Prayer Breakfast, Shoreham Hotel, 2/2/1967" (Item)

in his State of the Union message that this is a time of te sting - So many foundations of our daily life are on trial. One of these foundations which I believe is most important, and too likely to be swept away in busy, urban life is simply the quality

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9/20/1967" (Item)

people who remember back through every step of the procedure that brought the whole downtown redevelopment into being 20 years ago. You must have seen endless meetings, drawinga, blueprints, more meetings . . . and I am sure there were many times when you

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Governors' Wives Luncheon, the White House, Washington, DC, 2/29/1968" (Item)

and pins. Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes created a stir when she refuse d to go "al! out" for the mod look of 1873 - .. a bt.tstleo She compromi scd and wore a modified -- or mini-bustle. Grace Coolidge 1s time came in the f!apper era with the V-neck