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- concerned her self. Our country is the better for it. Wolf Trap Farm Park is a spot blessed and made beautiful by natu re. Now, thanks to Mrs. Shouse, this lovely site today begins to take on a new role -- one which will enrich the lives of us all
- the Chester blacksmith who came out to inspect the first locomotive to come here and then announced he'd seen everythin g and was ready to die. I've seen a lot, but 1 want to go on seeing more. I am enjoying seeing the prog ressive new South. Especially, I
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Congressional Wives Prayer Breakfast, 2/4/1965"
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- , wise Deborah and courageous Esther, provides us with the timeless example of their lives . We can certainly profit from their wiodom in meeting the problems we face, problema aome as new as tomorrow and some ns old as man•o aspirations for a better life
- in the field.)"£ health research. lndee~: Jshe embodies the American spirit of promoting life, liberty, and fie pursuit of happiness. To Mary, the pursuit of happiness sometimes involves the pursuit of city fathers. And in the case of New York City
- of teaching in what seemed to me a far-off, exotic place like Alaska or Hawaii. And I was a journalism major, with vague hopes of finding a place in those alluring news rooms where the clatter of events constantly breaks over typewriters. But whatever I
- the boa.rd members from the ten counties consult with their communities a.nd. recommend wha.t needs to be done in the several such a.s research rice for $2 a.n hour. on new uses for cedar in the Hill fa.rm.a of the lower vo.lley of weeds. Country
- Folder, "9/1/1947, News release on soil productivity," Statements Files, Box 6
- that- the chapters you co-authored are c oncluding. I congratulate all three of you. There are many reasons why l particularly covet this degree from Middlebury. There is something very reassuring about uncluttered New England villages and countrysides
- is only the beglnnin g of learni ng , and that one new horizon only open s the door to s till another . B y chance, I too!{ a Geology couroe and my whol e perspec tive of the life of man on this physical planet was stretched and b roodened. It happened
- they ••• Tonight hands In that l speak to them as well • •• 1•t for relleotion the and mine. the destiny and asked your vote Texans ••• launoh111g a new dq have pas1ed since years are those ••• 2!_ knowledge. grow•~ your 8eJJ1.tor, y012 give sit
- See all scanned items from file unit "5/22/1948 Speech by Congressman Johnson, "The Challenge of a New Day""
- Record copy, 1948 campaign kickoff speech, "The Challenge of a New Day," 5/22/1948
- . This, I am sure, is changeless. Today on this campus we see the signs of wise planning -- the careful preservation of the old and th e orderly development of the new. The University of Alabama is fortunate to have a man with the stature and vision of Dr
- was I unable to find that she had made a previous visit. The process of leaviםg Washingto םafter 34 years is a Uttle like drowning. All your past flashes before you. We shall alwaye love this town• We came here in the high elation of the New De al
- a wonderful display of art work about the playground which you have clone with Mrs. Schulson. Out here, you have cverything from a play giraffe to the new trash cans given by your, neighbor. Of course the se thing s don 1t just happen. They are here be cause
- , and J. heartily congratulate you on what you have done . At the parking lots, I loved seeing the ingenious bright new plantings t hd.t relieve the solid asphait and c ernent style of those essential parts of a city. B right geraniurns and petunias
- but, as your b eloved New E ngland poet Robert Frost said, "The woods are lovely. dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep." ### ..
- state legislators see the new opportunities in education and vote their needed support. For all these reasons the President is proud of you and I came here to say to you that to this democratic President and his wife, the South is a respected, valued
- t he olcl a nd the new South are so vividly joine d . I understand Ahoskie began as a railr oad town and I was advised the best thing I could do fo r it was to bring in a trainload of passengers . I've done my best. I ' m so rry we can 't stay long
- new weapons" in the war on poverty. I have been working particularly on Project Head Start which we h ope will be an important breakthrough in edu
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Barter Theater, Abingdon, Virginia, 5/11/1965"
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- thrilled a countless number of Americans in New York, on the road, in t'~eaters like this, on the stages of college campuses and in little theaters everywhere. To name only a few of the stimulating plays he has produced, let me cite "A Man for All Season
- . And it certainly is a day I've looked forward to. Coming here , meeting you, and seeing your schools with their new dress of greenery . It look s so nice n ow and you and I can remember how it looked last September when there was no g r ass a nd no plants a t all
- is true of ycur unive re ity is true of our nation, too. When John and Abigail Adams -- the first occupants of the White House .... liv.sd the re, ours was a bra.11d new republic~ - , Washington was a tiny, sh aky, cou!'ageous little c a pital in a mudhole
- here. For at every beach, there are new shells to find, new dunes to paint. And I believe you who hold Padre Island in your hand will feel very much as the survey party of Colonel Parilla did in 1766. Two hundred years ago, they paid the highest tribute
- restoration in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Miss Dorothy Vaughan, who first bad the idea of turning an urban renewal project into a whole living history of an early New England seaport town, is sitting in this room. Strawbery Banke does not He along a super
Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks, Restoration Luncheon, the White House, 10/15/1968"
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- OC'I'OBER 15, 1968 It is a pleasure to have each and every one of you here ! As I have traveled about the country, I bave seen your handiwork from Salado, Texas, to Tarrytown, New York. Many of you 1 know through vieits to your restoration project
- school. Lynda will be a junior in colleg e. T h ey are intensely interested and very g rateful for the work of the Young Citizens for Johnson and have met with them in Wisconsin, California and New York and Washington. I believe
- New Jersey
- predicting: 11Sam Rayburn has served this district well in the Texas legislature. In the halls of Congress, he will go far. 11 Two days later, he sat with other new members of the House to hear the inaugural address of the college president who had entered
- to grips with it. None of us who read or hear the news can escape the shock of the headlines. A group of hoodlum s rnug an old man and leave him to die. A grocer is rnurdered by a strongarrn robber. The taxi driver is knifed. The quiet man murders hie own
- -- emotionally, as weil as physically. They must be attuned to the tempo of our time s -- and how fortunate we are to have the people who see this need and are filling it. This kind of round-the-clock community playground is a new and constructive answer
- find them. I hope we can encourage them and give them o pportuni ty. more , . The experiment has worked. The stars in their eyes matcbed tbe stars in their new flag. They brought tbeir genius as well as tbeir hearts. Albert Einstein, Andrew Carnegie
- last sumrne r 1 - 1 MORE A variety of projects have been carried out in the schools. ranging from tbe topographical map of the new Braille Trail at the Arboretum which the children of Webb School made , to the forcing and plant'lng of bulbs
- of our guesta - who in quite different ways have tried to do s omething about the cause of conservation. .. ·. „ 1 have asked Mrs. Helen Fena.1i:e to teil ua tbe graes roots story of why the people of New Jersey wanted to preserve a place called
- , the more impressed I am with the remarkable things which remarkable women are doing - from my friend Ruth Johnson, who is the moving force for the Museum for Western Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, to Dr. Mary Bunting -- new arrival in Washington -- whom we
- income of only $186 a y ear to this new time in which Georgia 1s per capita income exceeds $1800. Just since 1960, it has gone up $255 and that 's $ 23 more than the national average. I think 1 can speak truly and proudly of the advances in the economy
- on Georgia for bats made of Georg ia hardwood. Savannah itself is typical of the American melting pot. It grew from the English under Ogl ethorpe, Salzbugers under Baron von Reck, a colony of wealthy and cultivated Jews, a body of New England Puritans, French
Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 10/8/1964"
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- and women home to the towns and cities of this state with a new thrust of ideas. We hope that you will put into the business and political community of Florida and your zest and intelligence. Surely a nation and a state which masters all the intricacies
- New Jersey
- as long as there are communities like Allentown and public servants l ike your late b e l ove d , Mayor John T. Gross. The lampost ga rdens, the hand some town bourses and t he new Civic Center eloquently testify to the £.act t hat h e was not only
- the Ohio River Ba.sin. Then men of little vision cried out against this as ' 1 pork barrel n. They were a gainst this progress. Well, we ignored their warnings. we moved ahead . Since \~o rld Jlar II alone, over >21 billion of new industry develop ment has
- they ••• Tonight hands In that l speak to them as well • •• 1•t for relleotion the and mine. the destiny and asked your vote Texans ••• launoh111g a new dq have pas1ed since years are those ••• 2!_ knowledge. grow•~ your 8eJJ1.tor, y012 give sit
- See all scanned items from file unit "5/22/1948 Speech by Congressman Johnson, "The Challenge of a New Day""
- Folder, "5/22/1948, Speech by Congressman Johnson, "The Challenge of a New Day"," Statements Files, Box 6
- of ourselves as a very young, very new nation. It is sometimes difficult for us to realize that among the nations of the world we ha-Ye the oldest democ ratic constitution in existence. Surely the exper iences of your years here at school have brought you very
- of this remarkable ins titution, a n d here you are today -- ready to turn y our knowledg e and skills to new fi elds o But with a ll you&.· per c ~pt:ion, with all your brainpower, I w m1der if you know h ow gr eat i s the pride in you of those who are i n th i s