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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)

know, sometirnes the simple and sinçere words of a young ste r can best express our hopes and dreams. The other day a letter frorn a boy in Storrs , Connecticut, carne across my desk, and because 1 think it embodies the yearning within us ail

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Columbia Community College, Nashville, Tennessee, 3/15/1967" (Item)

that this time is as full of hope as Jefferson•s or Polk1s -- let tbem come to this spoto Foi- Columbia Colloge is an admonition to any pessimist: stop wringing your bands for a moment - and list en td the ringing of eie school belle in our new country

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, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 10/8/1964" (Item)

of problems through the world on a rapid, reliable basis. Cape Kennedy is not the only launching pad in Florida. This campus -- as well as the other campuses throughout the state- are our educational launching pads. From it we hope to send bright young men

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Peoria County Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois, 9/22/1965" (Item)

. But I hope, and believe, this building demonstrates that we too havelearned the painful lessons of past failures. This court~ouse perfectly exemplifies the task of preserving old values in the midst of change. A building which is a brilliant reflection

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, 12th Annual Meeting of Keep America Beautiful, Inc,. New York, New York, 10/7/1965" (Item)

million dollars, and I think any official who has had to s ign the check for litter clean up becomes a dedicated spokesman for a positive beautification campaign. Ugliness breeds u gliness. It seems to m e that our two-prong ed hope is, first, good taste

Cable, LBJ to Wilson, 6/5/67, 11.09 PM (Item)

had no advance indication had been taken. We believed, that we had in fact, a clean week for diplomacye Arthur Goldberg has had a difficult Council. resolution. Like you, we had hoped for a Jfllltk quick cease-fire But we have had to deal

Hotline message, LBJ to Kosygin, 6/6/67, 10.21 AM (Item)

participated in attacks on Egypt. This wholly false and obviously invented charge has leJto attacks on our representatives in various Arab localities in violation of the most elemental rights of legation. Since you know where our carriers are, I hope you can

Folder, "Speech, October 29, 1968," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

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

Memorandum # 280, South Vietnam, 2/14/1964 (Item)

and of the Secretary o~ State, but also of senior officials of all agencies concerned. t . I It is my hope and expectation that the establishment of this committee will permit an energetic, unified and skillful prosecution of :the only war we face at present. cc

Memorandum # 356, Implementation of the Korry Report on Development Policies and Programs in Africa, 10/5/1966 (Item)

of State to take primary responsibility in developing an action program to carry out the Report's other recom mendations. I would hope that this program would be in effect by December 1. It should include steps for the implementation of each recommendation

Telephone conversation # 3971, transcript, JUANITA ROBERTS and JAMES FARMER, 6/23/1964, time unknown (Item)

. ...... _:·· "·'' " ,. Hello, lb·•· Roberts. Ja ~:;;:·'l'c···~·-· Two of &Mm 1N~• our •taff melllMra, aa4 I'm oa the way down to Mia•ie•lppi aow••• ta look at CM abuacloa peraoullr. Aad I'd hoped &o be able to cbat wl&Ja &be Pn•ldeat .n.t AL Y••· lie'• left a mnU., llan

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 10/30/1965 (Item)

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Mrs. Johnson began herday at (Place) LBJ Ranch Entry No. MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Date Saturday, October 30, 1965 Time Euripides "To be many shapes of mystery and many things God makes to be past hope or fear

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 12/31/1965 (Item)

and Luci and Pat Entry No. Time Activity Three tourists: 1. To Mildred Stegall w/ thanks and appreciation for loyalty through the years. 2. To Luci and Pat for happiness and success in the year. 3. To President - hope that this year will be brighter than

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 8/9/1968 (Item)

Mrs. J - very rough - but I hope of some help -- mff Dictated at the ranch August 2-17, 1968 Mrs. J Aug. 8:15a to 9 - Friday pool for swim w/ the President, T Johnson, J Jones, mf Mrs. J got hairdo. Pres met plane carrying VP and Mrs. Humphrey

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 10/8/1967 (Item)

Changed clothes -- left with Professor J.M. Burns; drove to Mt. Hope Farm -took a walking tour in the woods to look at foliage. 5:32 Returned to the Sawyers' residence -- got warm by the fire. 5. 6:37 Went to the Clark Art Institute -- for a guided tour

Telephone conversation # 13311, transcript, MARIE FEHMER and HUBERT HUMPHREY, 8/25/1968, 12:31PM (Item)

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

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of 'Wildflowers of the United States', 9/16/1966" (Item)

will be proud to have this one, a nd -- may I hope - the future four volumes -- so she may turn to the section from which she cornes. I wiah this edition on the Northeast had been out several weeks ago when I returned from New England and wanted to look up

Press release, "Excerpts from Notes of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks at the Parent-Child Project, Glenwood Elementary School, Charleston, West Virginia, 3/13/1967" (Item)

the problems of their school at a PTA meeting. The best way to look into the future, I believe, is to look into a schocl. Today - - and tbis evening - - I have looked into your schoolso The feeling a I have after a day in Charleston are amazement , hope

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

, hope and pulling together can do to change the face of a city! I know now -- firsthand, Muriel, why you said tome: "You can't corne to Minneapolis unless you see Niccolet Mall. " Mr. Mayor, and mernbers of the Downtown Council -- I know how justly proud

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Opening of Hemisfair - San Antonio, 4/6/1968" (Item)

and architectural tcr ms , is 2 vvarm , surprising and delightful llêlrmony . I hope that lesson of harmony is cmricd away by nearly eig_ht mi lli on v i.si t ors to San Antonio and Hemisfair this year . I hope that essential lesson wi ll b e carried from tlüs

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)

, when Tommy C orcoran and Ben Cohen were busW‫ם‬g in and out of the West Wing, and so many hopes of the Nation were in that briefcase they carried to the HiU each day -- as Grace Tully knows• A whole revolution of government 1trivig‫ ם‬to open the doors

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Pensacola, Florida, 10/9/1964" (Item)

months along with us . I am proud of his record and I hope you will want to continue it. ######

Letter, Lyndon B. Johnson to Lady Bird Johnson, 2/17/1942 (Item)

t I DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY WASHINGTON Dear Bird : Thanks for your note written Sunday . Glad to know about Wicky ' s little girl . I hope she will hurry and grow up and Tex uill give her the right name to begin

Letter, Lyndon B. Johnson to Lady Bird Johnson, 2/21/1942 (Item)

1vlildred ~ Jo Forrestall to come up and have lunch with you at the House restaurant . Remember that I am expecting that daily letter every morning , and I hope your conscience really hurts when you don ' t write it . Ii Mrs . Lyndon B. Johnson 1_32

Telegram, Lady Bird Johnson, Lynda Bird, and Lucy Baines to Lyndon B. Johnson, 8/27/1959 (Item)

~ LADt BlRD LYNDA BlRD AND LUC~ BATNES=• =THE LOVE AND HOPE OF US • • • - - - - - - - - ~- -- '! - 1- ~ - WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCER:'~ 1 '-IG ITS SERVICE - 1 I r-t --.J ;_, I -

Folder, "11/13/1961 - Remarks by Vice President on greeting Chairman Park of Korea," Statements Files, Box 59 (Item)

and pleasure to welcome you to Washington. You have visited America before, but never our nation's capital, and I hope your stay here will be enjoyable and pleasant. I am sure that it will be beneficial nations. to the over-all interests of our two 2

Hotline message, LBJ to Kosygin, 6/10/67, 11.58 AM (Item)

message. It now appears that military action in the Middle East is b~ing concluded. I hope our efforts in the days ahead can be devoted to the achievement of lasting peace throughout the world. Respectfully, Lyndon~- Johnson ~ ,?s-.1sz B.0.123S6,Sec

Folder, "April 5, 1968 - 11:10 a.m. President's meeting with Negro leaders after death of Martin Luther King," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

: I hope my Department will not be required to enter this situation. We will not unless called upon. We will see to it that law and order will be maintained. I knew Dr. King. I had deep respect for him. White leaders respected Dr. King

Telephone conversation # 13909, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 1/10/1969, 5:11 PM (Item)

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

Folder, "[July 25, 1968 - 11:45 a.m. Meeting with Finance Minister Strauss]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

countries. Maybe in four or five years or so the British and French may have to bail out the Federal Republic. The President stated he was hoping and praying for a united Europe. Until this could become a reality, it was essential that the United States

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)

, is bringing fresh hope and light into our blighted. areas and disadvantaged scbools. It has the spirit of cmr early missionar ies -- except today 1 s challenges lie in our landlocked bills and in city slums. On Monday, in Charleston, West Virginia, we

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 10/8/1967" (Item)

-acre site in the Nation's Capital, no longer needed as a training school for boys, will become a model inner city community. There will be a welcome opportwiity for creative new ideas about city living to show their merit. · I hope these new

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at Women Doers Luncheon on 'What Citizens Can Do to Improve the Health of the American Child' - the White House, 4/2/1968" (Item)

hope that you haYe had the opportunity of visiting over the luncheon table. Since las t Sunday night, some of you may have been wondering whether we would be holding t his luncheon. Let me say it clear and strong: we •re going to be wo!'king until

Letter, Lyndon B. Johnson to Lady Bird Johnson, 4/1/1943 (Item)

and Saturday. We have an appoint~nt to eat dinner with Eddie Weisl and Dick Berlin (Berlin is with INS - Hearst papers). 'l'omorrow I hope to see Paley of the Columbia Broadcasting Company and also the SeSac people. I will write you upon my return and tell you

Record copy, Remarks of the President in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/29/1964 (Item)

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

Press release, "The 'B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture' by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Convention of the American Institute of Architects, Portland, Oregon, 6/26/1968" (Item)

-- and hopeful -- about the phyeical setting of life in our country. As you may know, my concern has been expreseed in an effort called ''beautification,. 11 I think you al so know what lies beneath that rather inadequate word. For ''beautüication," to my mind

Record copy, Speech Before Fund Raising Dinner, Democratic Advisory Committee of Texas, Whitney, Texas, 11/21/55 (Item)

. 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

Folder, "Pamphlets Master File," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 2 (Item)

. In every corner of every continent men charged with hope contend with ancient ways in the pursuit of justice. They reach for the newest of weapons to realize the oldest of dreams; that each may walk in freedom and pride, stretching his talents, enjoying

Folder, "[December 23, 1967 - 8:50 p.m. Meeting with Pope Paul]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

the President ot know that I have not only given counsel to South Vietnam but I have scolded the North for not making moves toward peace. PRESIDENT I think your statements have been fair and just l want to express the hope that with President Thieu