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Folder, "President's European Trip Briefing Book - June 1963 (II)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 3 (Item)

.. We believe it is quite important that· both the British :and,;ourselves be quite ·firm with the Indians both with regard to wJiat. we are prepared to furnish them and what they should buy from µs. We have have told the British that·we hope

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)

Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 2 (II), 6/4/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

with these litter kits. I don't quite know. I hope they didn't turn into litter. Just to show you the absurdity of what it was, with all the best intentions in the world public relations gone awry without any substantive direction, the little litter bag

Folder, "February 18, 1968 - 8 a.m. President's breakfast with boys on the Aircraft Carrier Constellation," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

are against public education, but the majority run our country. "No we better go to church. you did. 11 Let's go. Thank you. I enjoyed it and hope {Sailor sitting next to General Walt turned to his buddy on the other side and said of the President, "Boy

Folder, "February 20, 1968 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Clifford," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

and a little cocky and he went to General Marshall and said, 111 hope the General ~nows that I have spent many hours on this plan and that it is O. K. 11 General Marshall told him "Eisenhower, I hope it is too. You may be the one called upon to execute it. 11

Folder, "June 9, 1968 - 2:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors in Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

burning our We could say we know you are acting in good faith, but that we know what happened on the 37-day pause before. Say if we do it again, and we are all wrong again, we electrify the world with hope and get nothing. Walt Rostow~ I do not see how

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Deployment of Additional U. S. Troops in Vietnam, 7/27/1965, Volume 3, Tab 35," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

offers them no prospect of an early victory . and no grounds for hope that they can simply outlast the US and (2) North Vietnam itself is under continuing and increasingly damagi ng punitive SEllVtCE SET -4GP. SECRET .. .. • . (J

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/11/1966 (Friday) (Item)

at the sig n a tu res -- and v e r y often I cou ld . S e c r e tly I hoped that Johnny W alker and C arter Brow n w e r e a s im p r e s s e d ■as I w a s! ’.■■'i;/', ' ' 5 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE F r id a y , M a r c h 11, 1966 WASHINGTON P age 2

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/13/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

r a b ilia w h ich w e hope to s ta r t show ing in c a s e s in the E a st Wing fo r the to u r ists oawr e bac ked up, often s ix -w id e on b u sy su m m er d a y s. h T hey w ill be r e a d y fo r th em to s e e in e a r ly S u m m er

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/31/1965 (Monday) (Item)

had gone into A u stin fo r a p a r k m e e tin g that m igh t la s t a ll day, h is s e c r e ta r y s a id . I a sk e d ■ E r n e s t to co m e out and ta lk w ith u s , and ta c tfu lly (I hoped) w en t o v er th e a ttr a c tiv e p la n s M r. M

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/9/1965 (Monday) - version 1 (Item)

an som and the R eg e n ts, and th en in ca m e Lyndon. so m ew h a t d iv id ed . F r o m then on the p r e s s co n feren ce w as Lyndon ta lk ed . Y e s , he hoped the b uilding w ould be fin ish e d w ith in two y e a r s a fter th e plan s w e r

Folder, "[September 13, 1967 - 12:32 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

position, doubt that the Soviets will stand by the common ground achieved with the US on the resolution of language in the Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly, no high hopes were expressed that the General Assembly will be able to take

Folder, "Japan, Volume 1, Cables, 11/63 - 4/64," Country Files, NSF, Box 250 [1 of 2] (Item)

possibility and dangerous consequence of violence in Indonesia-JVIalaysia confrontation and expressed hope Japan would make major effort persuade S'ukarno that problems must be settled by peaceful process. it was necessary Ikeda said whatever anyone thinks

Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1966," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)

won; let right he done; let Julian Bond take his s r c ILL YOU JOIN THE DEFENDERS OF BOND'S " Julian Bond is not giving up. He will spearhead a voter registration drive in Atlanta, for he has not lost hope that the democratic process can he made

Folder, "Simulmatics Media Study," Papers of Robert Shellow, Box 4 (Item)

of the questions I discussed wi th you on t he telephon e t h is morning . We think t he answers to them will be very useful to us in examining the effect of the media on riots , and we hope they can be work ed in by the city study team . I have also sent a copy

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for] September 25, 1968 National Security Council Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

. The Soviets will of course attempt to deflect attention by counterattacks on other issues (German "revanchism", Viet-Nam, and the Middle East) and generally will try to place Czech events in a cold war context in hope s of silencing the non aligned countries

Oral history transcript, Sarah (Mrs. T. J. .) Taylor, interview 1 (I), 7/23/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

of time in Karnack. went to school in Marshall, and then she went to school here. went to St. Mary's. She Then she Now I hope I'm telling this right; this is as well as I can [remember]. But she and Aunt Effie moved to Dallas, St. Mary's

Oral history transcript, Jerry Voorhis, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

to those I can remember very well asking his advice and counsel about the legislation and my having gotten none of my bills passed. But I hoped to have some influence on other things that were done. M: I have read that Lyndon Johnson worked closely

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1940]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 10 (Item)

ovor, and in so doing loeuiing the Fe.vorite Son retirement program. lf Alabama nthdra?Js Bnnkhaad, end yield.a to Ne York nominating Roosev9lt, and then Alabama makes the seaoc4 nominating apeeoh, followed by· Indie.n.a, and, we hope, Toxaa, e.nd

Folder, "Memos [1940]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 10 (Item)

. The roads of approach of fascist capital and fascist labor do not converge in shop and mind and heart where defense materials move toward the customer . The buyer is the United States--one hundred thirty -4million representing the last hope

Folder, "Portugal, Volume II, Memos 8/64-11/69," Country Files, NSF, Box 203 (Item)

. The Portu• guese Foreign Minister, Dr. Franco Nogueira, informed Ambassador Anderson in Lisbon, May 11, that the Portu• guese share the u.s. concern over the potentially explosive situation in southern Africa. He said Dr. Salazar hopes that even though you

Folder, "Jamaica, Presidential Correspondence," Special Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 29 (Item)

to do its job with understanding. With respect to the specific recent cases involving West Indian students, I understand that detailed information has already been forwarded to you through our Embassy in Kingston. I hope that when your representatives

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 18, 15 December 1979," LBJ Library (Item)

in the Johnson Library. He was hopeful that there could be a spee y declassification of this material But whereas ¼bite House papers on domestic matters are opened for research in accordance with the wishes LBJ set forth in his deed of gift, the open ing

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 34, 15 July 1985," LBJ Library (Item)

A. Califano, Jr. 10:30a.m. ':4.ssessment.What Hvrked? What Failed? Why?" Moderator: Elspeth D. Rostow Panelists: James MacGregor Bums Stuart M. Butler John Hope Franklin Allen J Matusow Charle· A. Murray John E. Schwarz Ben J. Wattenberg Final Word: Bill D

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 65, 15 March 1997," LBJ Library (Item)

outlined his own mix of hopes and predictions for the national political process: • Perhaps a hybrid system for n01ni nating presidential candidates, including state caucuses as well as conventions, would be an improve ment. (We are not likely to get

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/28/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)

s so w e ll, is so s u r e in h e r to u ch , / V ,. I lo o k e d a t th e m , lik e d th e m , am going to buy one o r two and hope I c a n so o n g et c lo th e s o u t of m y l i f e f o r th e n e x t th r e e o r fo u r m o n th s . T h e n I

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/28/1964 (Friday) (Item)

t o a sk M r . DuPont, the c h a irm a n o f h e r F in e A r t s C o m m itte e ,-a n d M r . F o s s burgh, the c h a irm a n o f h e r P a in t in g s C o m m it t e e , and what two fin e r ones could th ere p o s s ib ly be and I do so hope

Folder, "India [3 of 3]," Files of Edward K. Hamilton, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

with the two major problems facing India - the modernization of agriculture and the control of population. I believe these two papers are factually accurate and balanced. I hope that you will have an opportunity to read them. With warm regards, Sincerely

Folder, "Australia: President's Trip to the Holt Funeral, Memos and Misc. Cables, Dec. 1967," International Meetings and Travel Files, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

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Oral history transcript, Oveta Culp Hobby, interview 1 (I), 7/11/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

: No, I didn't. I was delighted and very much touched when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Confirmations, and introduced me and made a remark that I have never forgotten. I hope I can quote it, that "Mrs. Hobby was the kind of woman you would

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 6 (VI), 4/24/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

was the leader of our party. I thought it would have a unifying effect on the party. I hoped that he might be able to make the trip from the ranch to Chicago to the airport, get complete protection there, fly by helicopter from the airport to the convention hall

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview S-I, 8/1994, by Douglass Cater (Item)

and in a sense, the presidential library as an enduring institution. We don't want to make this highfalutin. In fact, I'm going to ask dumb-boy questions, which I hope will provoke Liz to speak in nonacademic terms, calculated to be understandable by the citizen

Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)

program be broken and at the minimum that there be some reason to be hopeful on the part of the Negro -community that it will be resolved soon. King believes that Mayor Yorty and Police Chief Parker have an uncommon capacity to say the wrong thing

Oral history transcript, Clyde O. Martz, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

and experience and hope that they will stay for a reasonable period of time with the Division but recognizing that that kind of man is looking for experience and probably will move on to something else after four or five years. B: Do you find that your Division

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 22 temporary thing, or did you assume you were signing on for a permanent job? M: No. I was hoping I was signing on for a more permanent job but realized the hazards. August 1st. Mr

Oral history transcript, Donald A. Williams, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

directly to do with the origins of that Act? W: Not that I am aware of. This Act was sponsored primarily by Congressmen Clifford Hope of Kansas in the House but received very strong support LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

Oral history transcript, Drew Pearson, interview 1 (I), 4/10/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

out hoping to be a diplomat. I wanted to have some part in foreign affairs because I felt this was terribly important. But I didn't have any money in those days and, also, career diplomats had to have money. So I got into newspaper business abroad

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 71: Apr. 6‑11, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)

his government, Huongfor Loe as Prime :tvlinister. respected He is afraid that the timing would bring about the charge that he "made these changes under orders. That is the way our people think, and I cannot afford it, especially at this time. I hope

Folder, "United Kingdom - Visit of PM Wilson, 2/7 - 9/68," Country Files, NSF, Box 216 (Item)

the United States, Britain, and the world are set out in words which all of us would endorse of the hopes and aspirations for our people -indeed, ours. I think any through which moving. You your conception yours and, We welcomed everything you have said

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 77, March 2002," LBJ Library (Item)

libraries as educational sites. "If you walk into the Lyndon Johnson Library, you learn not only about Lyndon Johnson and his tim s, but a lot atiout Texas, and Mexican Americans, and these won derful temporary exhibitions that tell you a lot. ... I hope we