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  • ADJOURNMENT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POVERTY BILL; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; HUGH CAREY; NEA CONCERN THAT AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS WILL UNDERMINE SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM; JOKES FOR UPCOMING LBJ SPEECHES; BOB HOPE
  • was &!llllliDg "I want you to know you are one ot the greatest Senators in this party and I am very grateful ''What have I done now?" He said: my education bill So, it's education·bill to you." And, I said: "You got Bob Kerr to make a speech on and that ia
  • security, not the desire of public officials or private citizens, should determine when it must be restricted. I am hopeful that the needs I have mentioned can be served by a constructive approach to the wording and spirit and legislative history
  • —she had been the real general. Our enemy had been trying to turn an idea of mine into an elegant reality worthy of the White House, and of T iffany's, and I hoped of the Johnson Administration. I t turned out to be a formidable enemy. All
  • . He had ca lle d up Bob, put out his request, with a ll the u rgency of which he is so beautifully capable. And I know he hung b reath less on his answer, so it must have been with a g rea t feelin g of achievem ent, of r e l ie f, that he heard Bob
  • long b e fo r e , with A. W, to go rid in g aro u n d a ll the r a n c h e s. And then a bout 5 o 'c lo c k I s ta rte d doing what I lik e b e s t . Went f or a rid e to the L e w is p la c e , with L iz and Bob Ma s s ^ of the S atu rd a y Evening
  • Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B
  • that through Bob Palmer you have given me the opportunity to get back to talk to friends in the West, and to discuss some of our mutual problems and opportunities. You and I and all Americans have common for our selves, for our children, for our country. hopes
  • and I m ade a point of sittin g down on the so fa w ith Bob M cN am ara and te llin g h im a b it about the S ch ool of P u b lic S e r v ic e and the L ib ra ry and that when it opened I hoped that w e w ould h a v e a big s o r t of co n cla v e on g r
  • Civil Rights Act of 1968 & gives speech; Lady Bird visits with Pat & Luci; Pat Nugent leaves for Vietnam; LBJ & departing Cabinet members gives speeches at reception; Lady Bird asks Bob McNamara to speak at LBJ Library; small dinner party
  • e e d s for the fu tu re, and w e hoped it w ould be p o ss ib le to f ill in sta ff, w h e r e e v e r the gaps m ade fo lk s lik e Bob Knudsen. w ork a ll day and a ll night. And then, c lo s e to 2:30, I w ent in and w orked with B e s s , the o
  • d to M a rg ie M c N a m a ra a o u t the g u e s t l i s t f o r th e p a r ty w e hope to g iv e f o r th em in la te F e b r u a r y . S h e 's s t i l l in the h o s p ita l. . s o ,p a in f u lly jh ijv a n d .d ra w n ,. w h en I!d s e e n h
  • Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical
  • Vermeil[?] Room. From A r t s and Le t t e r s t h e r e were t h e R a lp h E l l i s o n s , The n e g ro a u t h o r , D r . John Hope F r a n k l i n an d h i s w i f e , p r o f e s s o r and a u t h o r , as her e s c o r t. Lynda B i r d h a d
  • flo w e re d cloth,... . ' aawi.it m u s t be th e 'in thing.'^ And th en I sa id goodby and w as b ack a t the White H ouse by 2:30, w o rk in g © b r ie f ly a t m y d e sk , doing som e p ic tu re s on the T ru m a n B alcony w ith Bob. K
  • a r r y H a l p r i n . And J i m i l u M a so n who h ad done the b u s t of L y n d o n . A nd Bob M e r r i l l of the M e tr o p o lita n O p e r a w h o se p e r f o r m a n c e s th is y e a r a r e u n f o r g e tta b le - - a n o th e r new m
  • hoped t h a t he co u ld c o m e in a n d s e e everybody fo r ju st a m in u te. B u t w h e n I saw h i m , I to ld h e sh o u ld not tr y . So I w e n t b a c k in to th e Yellow R o om j u s t s a y in g t h a t I w a s going to a c c e p t th e r
  • y q u ic k ly w e w e r e in s id e in th e D ip lo m a tic R e c e p tio n R o om g r e e t i n g th e r e s t of the p a r t y f r o m I r a n . And w h e n L yndon to o k the P r i m e M i n i s t e r a w a y , B e s s had Bob K nu dse n h an d
  • , t u l i p s , n a r c i s s u s , v i o l e t s — e s p e c i a l l y p r e p a r e d by M a r i e t t a B ro o k s , s h e s a i d ; and Bob S t r a u s s , and C a ro ly n K ellam w ith Monday, J a n u a ry 20, 1969 b o th h e r l i t t l e
  • of the Security Council opens a very hopeful path away from danger in the Middle East. It reflects responsible concern for peace on the part of all who voted for it. The United States has warmly supported this resolution. We hope the parties directly concerned
  • WIRTZ PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH AS CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE, SAYS HE HOPES TO EVENTUALLY PERSUADE LBJ TO CHANGE HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION; LBJ THANKS WIRTZ BUT SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE
  • STANTON PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION, HIS HOPES TO END VIETNAM WAR; DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S TRAVEL PLANS FOR TOMORROW AND QUESTION OF STANTON ACCOMPANYING HIM
  • . Johnaon and I hope that. the fut.are will 1JMJ you many b1-•in9• ance of joy and at.laf~ion. -· an iaoerely, Lewi••• 'lbCllp Brookdale rana •• o. Box 549 a.d , .., aera,,y llra. LBJ:JHM:EHsmb / CCg Mrs. Rob rts Central Files/Mro James Moyers
  • LBJ SAYS HE IS MEETING WITH ARTHUR GOLDBERG; MCDONALD EXPRESSES HIS SUPPORT; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH TO JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS; MCDONALD SAYS HE HOPES CONGRESS WILL PASS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL AS TRIBUTE TO JFK; GOLDBERG, MCDONALD DISCUSS PAST SUPPORT
  • MOYERS TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT HE HOPES LBJ WILL CHANGE HIS MIND ABOUT NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION; LBJ SAYS HIS MIND HAS BEEN MADE UP FOR AWHILE AND DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; MOYERS SAYS HE MAY WRITE A BOOK ABOUT LBJ SOMEDAY
  • SPARKMAN TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT LBJ'S SPEECH WAS BEST HE HAS MADE EXCEPT FOR LAST 15 SECONDS, SAYS HE HOPES LBJ WILL RECONSIDER DECISION NOT TO RUN; LBJ SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; SPARKMAN'S DAUGHTER'S CAMPAIGN WORK AS SERVICEMAN'S
  • ROCKEFELLER SAYS HE WAS SHOCKED BY LBJ'S SPEECH; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES SPEECH WILL GIVE ROCKEFELLER SOME THOUGHT, DISCUSSES HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION, FUTURE PLANS, EFFORTS TO SEEK PEACE IN VIETNAM, MEETINGS WITH ROCKEFELLER'S BROTHERS
  • of the conflict. That chance •• that hope •• we cannot forego. We ·aould be misled - - and we are prepared for that contingency. We pray God it does not occur.. It should be clear to all of us that the new phase of negotiation• which will open on November Z
  • hope he ml1ht tune Into the Meet the Pre11 1peclal today at 4:00p with publhher1. I thlnk he would like at lea•t some ol lt. '\ ... 3. . •om• I • .. I 4. We're doln1 well on the platlorm. 11w been keepln1 a personal watch on lt
  • good and I want you to look good. I am not going to recommend a bunch of new programs. going to review what we have done in a relatively brief address. hope I can say we have a surplus of between 2 and 3 billion. from an 8 billion deficit. I am I
  • and families, and in the life of such a city and in the life of such a nation, religion has always, and religion must always, play a part in all that we do or all that we hope to do. I hope that the day will never come when any man, for any cause, will try
  • . They are trying to give Fort Bliss to Oklahoma. And today the Republican Secretary of the Interior is in Texas to dedicate our Big Bend Park. I hope some of our Eisenhower Democrats are out there to keep him from giving it away to Old Mexico. Personally, I think
  • the negotiations so we 111 just stay right on that, and hope that this thing works out 11 , and then Mr. Wallace said, "Yes, sir. Mr. President, that's been my position all along, too, the position you stated, and I agree with you • that we shouldn't play any
  • ~~ ?."!,L~~tatl and 11 p~~r~J.::n~~ll~h~. This Budget -- and this legislative help each and every 1 • I fulfill program -- are basic designed American dfflYP his year's hopes: citizen to 9 h i s h op e s f o r a f a i r c h an c e t o
  • believe I can speak for every member say that we will firmly reject The Democratic Party because such a course. did not grow to greatness it set its face "against" It has flourished because still represents -- the hopes, of my party when I
  • see no problem. 11 Abrams said: "I subscribe to it a hundred per cent." I would hope that you all could be prepared to say nothing, answer no telephone calls, do no leaking. I know that's possible if the Congress determines that it wants
  • of And though I cannot tell you precisely ~hopeful year in South Vietnam and elsewhere: t1r.t ~ . rr sv,N events has occurred this . _.l~A- ~ ·~ .o;ti~ ~ -- · ·/':' - - ~ 6teady strengthen~ng of_th constitutional where a million men are now arms
  • accept the position in a spirit of gratitude for their generous support and with a prayerful hope that I can be worthy of their trust. I believe that Democrats can all work together in harmony. One of my deepest convictions is that there are more vital
  • hope it meets with the approval of all states. of the people in all of the fifty
  • the following beliefs Dulles, -- President of the world. which expresses my own I hope, all Americans will hold for the future: "Tod.a;y'outer space is free. "It is unsoa.rred by conflict. "No nation holds a concession there. "It must remain that way
  • and President is confident it will remain that way. 2. Thia President baa followed a pollcy of making tho cuts before­ hand (lnatoad of including cut lmura.nco), and a•kins only for the mlrd­ mum essential it takes to do the job. He hopes Congresa will respect
  • taken element of hope from so many people. I think the problem is to have to rr.ake a. statement when weight of .feeling is well, another ••• --tax issue --more troops ~ --more costs ($~ Billion) Is there a way of conveying an impression
  • buried in that thin layer of topsoil p been using so reckl essly. survival -· which we have ~ If we continue to let it .go, the hope of mankind's goes with it." In exhibits laid before the board, Johnson disclosed 1,320,691 a~rea in the ten count