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  • thinks Allred should replace Byrnes on Court and is going to suggest him. 10/13 After bitter sectional fight House passes bill outlawing poll tax in eight southern states, including Texas. 10/14 News Report: Washington Daily News column reports rumors
  • and the Chicago national convention turns to LBJ as a dark-horse compromise candidate. A majority of major Texas daily newspapers choosing up sides in the upcoming state Democratic Party convention fight are committed to LBJ. 4/18 LBJ wires county chairmen
  • ; Federal Aid for School Construction is on the agenda. The meeting continues past the noon opening of the Senate. LBJ flies to Chicago at 4:45. That evening he attends a dinner at the South Shore Country Club where he is met by John Connally. 1960
  • with Speaker. 3/20 WH leadership breakfast. In morning, talks with John Hope (EEOC); Roland Boyd; Walker Stone re: story in Daily News about B-70 [RS-70?], telling him that McNamara didn’t ask LBJ to endorse his position of opposition to plane, LBJ didn’t
  • program that will cut back on manpower and place increased dependence on airpower and new weapons. Eisenhower also asks Congress for new tariff-cutting powers, revised labor laws, a lowered voting age, 90¢ minimum wage, statehood for Hawaii, federal health
  • Lausche votes with the Democrats to organize the Senate. Senator Mansfield is elected Democratic whip. Senator Anderson offers a motion to consider the adoption of new Senate rules in hopes of changing Rule 22, the filibuster rule. LBJ immediately moves
  • for persons of all ages. That evening at 10 p.m. LBJ speaks on a nationwide CBS broadcast, introducing him and eight other new senators, about Truman’s foreign policy. 1/6 Speaker Rayburn’s 67th birthday. President Truman pays a surprise visit to the Capitol
  • the Roosevelt Administration, would select delegates who would support Garner as “favorite son,” and vow not to join a “Stop Roosevelt” faction at the national convention. 5/17 CTJ goes to New England for a few days. 5/23 House passes $1,111,754,916.00 Relief
  • Jimmie Allred writes LBJ letter of thanks for treatment LBJ gave him in Washington when he was there and for “wonderful gathering out at your home.” 2/16 Banquet of New Dealers in Austin, attended by Texas federal, state and county officials
  • /18 In Chicago, preparing for the Democratic National Convention, Averell Harriman is attempting to convince Democratic Party members that any retreat on New or Fair Deal programs, especially on civil rights, would be disastrous. Contesting Texas
  • in Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle’s office. 1/3 Congress convenes. New senators are sworn in, including Price Daniel, who replaces Senator Tom Connally. Republicans control both houses of Congress. The party breakdown in the Senate is 48 Republicans, 47
  • stations in 13 Atlantic Coast states, the District of Columbia, and parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia are asked to close between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. beginning 8/3 under a recommendation issued by Harold Ickes, defense petroleum
  • . Attends dinner at the French Embassy before attending opening of the Mona Lisa exhibit at the National Gallery. 1/9 Attends WH congressional leadership breakfast, then Senate Democratic Caucus at the Capitol. Opens the Senate and swears in new members
  • , former defense secretary who left the government on 10/8, but said this decision might be “reconsidered” in view of Wilson’s statements to a New York Herald Tribune reporter on 12/30 disclaiming responsibility for holding down military spending. Wilson
  • /1 New Year’s Day at the Ranch. In Washington by 1/4. (1/2 & 1/3 missing) 1/4 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) flies to NYC. CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and girls already there). Returns 1/6 to Washington on JFK’s plane. 1/11 LBJ flies to Fort Worth
  • Aunt Effie dies on New Year’s night. 1/3 80th Congress convenes, controlled by Republicans for first time in fourteen years. Joseph Martin elected speaker of the House. Proceedings televised for first time. 1/4 Stag party for E.H. Perry at Driskill
  • : “We are pretty well settled here. Patsy’s husband, with the help of Lewis, and some carpenters, is fixing the basement into a more livable place with lots of paint, more closets, new curtains, some new furniture, et cetera.” 1/20 Texas delegation
  • ’, then leave for Texas. 4/11 CTJ has been ill with cold and fever but is better now. Ray Roberts in Washington working on LBJ’s subcommittee. 4/12 LBJ just back from New York City. FDR dies of cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia; Harry Truman sworn
  • /2024 1/1 Thursday. Former Governor Coke Stevenson announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in a New Year’s Day speech broadcast from Austin at 11:45 a.m. According to the American Statesman (1/2/48), Stevenson “followed his usual campaign custom
  • writes that the amendment is the subject of almost daily conferences between the President, the Attorney General, Senator Bricker and other Republicans, but that he has not been asked to participate in the discussions. 1/17 In his regular Sunday radio
  • Ford Dam. Bill Deason and Marion Fore visit Johnsons in Washington from about 7/21 or 7/22 – 7/28 or 7/29. CTJ goes with them to New York City for a visit. LBJ votes to report minimum wage out of committee, but was defeated. 7/19 07/2024 LBJ votes
  • with his brother re CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) sketch and problem. May 5/1 New York World’s Fair opens; LBJ and CTJ decide to go at last minute. 5/10 Maury Maverick elected mayor of San Antonio. 5/19 House passes $773 million Naval Appropriations Bill
  • LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) is in Washington, goes to the Capitol today to look at the new majority leader’s office (P-38). Later he attends parties at Senator Bible’s home and Walter Hornaday’s. Castro assumes power in Cuba following the collapse of Batista
  • of 1942, the Johnsons have bought 4921 Thirtieth Place. Atmosphere in Washington in 1943: rubber and fuel oil shortages, gasoline rationing. Early in 1943 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) moves his office from 1320 New House Office Building to 504 Old House Office
  • Hardy Hollers speaks at Austin Rotary Club. 4/4 After three-hour session in Mayor Miller’s office, the strike called by IBEW against KTBC is settled. At no time was the station off the air. Construction of new 5 kw transmitter installations was slowed
  • . They have blocked the appointment and ask LBJ not to get involved on either side. 2/11 The Dallas Morning News reports that LBJ says a survey will be made soon to see how many combat-qualified men in the Armed Services can be moved into field forces