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President's Daily Diary entry, 5/17/1965 (Item)

Park , courageou s all y an d trusted friend, LBJ " 4. Autographe d cop y of my Hope fo r Americ a - - "T o Presiden t Chun g Hee Park , a good friend , wit h admiratio n fo r you r leadershi p i n th e caus e o f freedom, 'LBJ" To th e East Roo m

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/22/1965 (Item)

e whic h reads : Mann "On Tuesday , Jun e 22 , a t approximatel y 12:1 5 pm , th e Presiden t in a telephon e c onversation fro m hi s des k Advise d Man n that h e hope d th e interva l befor e fre e election s i n th e Dominica n Republi c could

Folder, "Greece - Papandreau Visit - 6/23-24/64 [1 of 2]," Country Files, NSF, Box 127 [2 of 2] (Item)

advised the Embassy of the approval of the Kremasta Dam loan in the amount of $7.7 million and understand United States officials are arranging delivery of the formal letter of advice to the Public Power Corporation. We hope details can be worked out

Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1984, by Clarence Lasby (Item)

. It was called the Bay of Pigs Report. ML: It was at that time that it happened? CL: Yes. ML: My heavens, did it ever take place? CL: It did take place, but it didn't turn out as you and others had hoped, The report came in at the time of the Bay of Pigs

Oral history transcript, Henry H. Fowler, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 12 I was able to plan to leave the government finally at the end of 1945, which I did. I should say that we had hoped and our

Oral history transcript, Homer Thornberry, interview 1 (I), 12/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

time he was our favorite son nominee for president. F: Was this just to hold the delegation, or did you think something might work out? T: Of course, a lot of us hoped it might work out. I doubt that he thought so. LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Emily Crow Selden, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

thing, she did it because she really wanted to get the second degree; she was interested in history. The other reason is that she loved being at the University of Texas and hated to leave. had hoped to stay on. I I finished in mid-term and then came

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Pechman, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

thirty books. I hope that they have been influential. Two years later, I was elevated to the post of Director of Economic Studies, which I still hold. At Brookings I have been not only director, but also a senior researcher and have published a couple

Oral history transcript, NYA Interview, group interview 1 (I), 1968, by William S. White (Item)

with the NYA, was consciously the beginning of a political career? Do you think he had that hope in mind then of coming to Congress later? Did this help to build a political base for him? RR: Bill, I don't know whether he had it in his mind. I would think so

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Baccalaureate Address, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass., 6/9/1964" (Item)

. Happy women, with a sense of what they can do and where they are going , must create the homes in which children can learn young that habit of happiness which , more than anything else, lessens the darker strain in human nature and gives us hope

Oral history transcript, Edward J. Brenner, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

have been built here so we now have practically all of our operations out here . And the few remaining ones we have back in the Commerce Department and we hope to get out here in the not too distant future . 1,1 : Does the distance from Washington

Oral history transcript, Charles Timmes, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

the country, I told him all about it. (Laughter) All wrong, too, incidentally. Not entirely. But out of that meeting came [the decision] to build up two more divisions. Still concerned about invasion from the North, and hoping that two more divisions maybe

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 90: Aug. 1‑10, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

,as no private discussion of Sabah outside the meetings. I expressed the personal hope to .both Johari fron.Malaysia and Ramos fro~ the Philippines that the matter would be settled amicably. Neither seemed to want to· discuss it. My personal impression

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 99: Oct. 10‑15, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

oae more •tep wlalcb we all hope will lead toward peace -- the caa•atloa el tu Nmlll .. of North Vletaam. peace wCNld not ban beea pudble 011 If y• TIil• nap toward aad Weaty laad aot been a .. ceaafal the fl•ld ef batU.a. Bm JOI&aad I kaow tut

Folder, "Gen CO 263 Republic of Senegal," WHCF CO, Box 66 (Item)

nnd understanding. It was noncouunittal and I think well received. I found nothing but idealistic hopes within the framework of tl7.T.O. Nany were our"ban the bomb", "Peace Narching types. My self--education in the Peace Corps due to my ~peaking eng

Folder, "Arms Control on The Ocean Bottom Panel I (Nat'l Security)," Files of Charles E. Johnson, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

ADMINISTRATION TO VORK ON THE . TREATY IN THE HOPES OF Ji'ORESSTALLIN8 INTERNATI"ONAL LE9'L TANCI.ES WHEN THE If'l,t.'(UNARY UNDERSEAWORLD BECAME A REALITY. • - • us,· "wg MUST PREPARE FQR THEFUTURE LEST IT OVERTAKE HE SA IO. A MAJOR AIMWOULD BE TO PRECLUDE

Folder, "Government [1931-1936]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 4 (Item)

. Dear Mr. Marsh: T ank you for yollr letter or We are now baok in New York and I shall hope to see you here before long. My telephone number is Rhinelander-4-1080. It is not listed in the telephone book so I am giving it to you no~. With every

Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) - Notes [1940-1943] [1 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 11 (Item)

a statement that the beet deten•• ot n.moara07 lay in the effec tive tunot1on1ng ot the 1n,tttution1 ot ~racy. It 1.a the hope, I think, ot neey .AJnertou. that th• 1n ■titution1 of Demoere.oy may prOTe to be etteotiT•• AMrioe.ne want a body or repreaentat1Ye

Folder, "Political Notes [1948]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 30 (Item)

only hope is for a pre-convention "I-won't run~it-they-nominate-me" from Eisenhower. he It is not probable that will go that tar however. The President's picture is folding. Gael Sullivan resigned yesterday as executive secretary ot the party

Folder, "Japan, Ikeda," Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

. President: Thank hoping to physical you very resume much for my work upon your the kind message. completion I am of my examination. With my best wishes. Sincerely Hayato .The President, The White House. yours, Ikeda OUTGOING

Folder, "Boutelle, Paul Benjamin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 7 (Item)

, September 3 through 6, 1965. At one of the sessions of this convention, BOUTELLE became involved in a discussion regarding civil rights. He stated that he is a 1~Black Nationalist 11 and ''that he hoped there would be a revolution in America and all over

Folder, "Communism and the Negro Movement – A Current Analysis," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 63a (Item)

into support of communist objectives. Long-range communist strat.egy looks to the establishaent of a Negro-labor co~li~ion which the communists hope to be able to manipulate as a powerful political-action weapon. Using this weapon, they aim to provoke class

Folder, "Capital Beautification," Bess Abell Files, White House Social Files, Box 30 (Item)

an effort bepn? Sageatlm: Peru.pa with a meethag at the White HOliH aooa after tlle laaupration at which the First L&cly wotald omline bar hope• &11d appoint an CNtataadilaa committee of top-fiigbt 1owl'nmeat and noa1ove1'DD1eat leader• to come up with aa

Folder, "NSAM # 289: Indian Ocean Naval Deployment, 3/19/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

interim replies, if t here should be any leaks or queries prior to April ~. fter April 4 we hope that announcements regarding port calls will be made by host governments as desired and suitably replayed by us. We do not intend to take the initiative

Folder, "NSAM # 337: US Intelligence Facilities in Pakistan, 8/10/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 7 (Item)

postponement. Ayub bas apparently deelded on a ttt•for ... tat res.p onse: (1) alleging that we are using political pressure~ (2) por traying Pakistan as the "agpieved party"J and {3) therefore asklns wi to come to birn. ff!$ hopes to get th• Qt.hell

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 4, 3 January 1975," LBJ Library (Item)

and helped, both emotionally and in sub stance, to make them the memorable events they were. But perhaps this one, which we inaugurate today, pro vides a better test than any of the strength of President Johnson's hope for this institution. He perceived

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 7, 1 November 1975," LBJ Library (Item)

black district in the state of Texas, and the poorest" - voiced his own hope that public opinion would express itseir firmly: "I wish to heck that the people of Texas . . . would rise up and tell their legislators and their executors that it's high time

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 55, 1 June 1993," LBJ Library (Item)

of Chicago Law School because of the environment he created. Whenever the history of the Johnson presldency is written, I sincerely hope that this part of that legacy is not dismissed nor forgotten. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER This letter from Senator Carol

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 74, January 2001," LBJ Library (Item)

said later. "you never forget what poverty and hatred can do when you see its scar~ on the hopeful face of a young child .... " "lt was extraordi nary skill, combined with extraordi nary moral courage, that made Lyndon Johnson the most effective

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 85, November 2004," LBJ Library (Item)

than ordinary people. But it also made him more gener ous, more intelligent, more progressive, and more hopeful for the country. He was. inside, a soft man. 1 saw him weep as he watched television reports from Selma. "My God!" he said. ·Those

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vice President Reports on his Vietnam Trip, 11/8/1967, Volume 4, Tab 60," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

countries visited, he sa id the acting head of Indonesia, General Suharto, and the Malaysian Prime Minister both told him that if the United States fails in Vietnam, all hope for a free Southeast Asia would be lost . In Malaysia the Prime Minister said

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/7/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

1965 THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 I s le p t d e lic io u s ly la te . in c re a sin g ly . It s e e m s an e a s y thing to do T h is is the se c o n d day of th a t d ie t th a t I hope w ill g e t off two p o u n d s. L iz and I s p e n t the m o r n

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/9/1965 (Saturday) (Item)

I a m h av in g m y f in a ls an d if I ta k e off a h a lf d ay to do th is , I m a y not ev en g r a d u a te in J u n e . »I L u c i, the l o v e r of c lo th e s ! I j u s t hope th a t sh e show s up w ith e v e r y th in g i n 't a c t a t

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/26/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)

i t i o n s in troduce a l i t t l e p r i v a c y and to ' o r d e r w i l l h e l p a n d we hope t h a t w i l l ta k e p la c e w it h i n th e n e x t m onth. In t u r n L y n d o n h a d a l o n g m e e t i n g w i t h J a c k , B i l l

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/6/1965 (Saturday) (Item)

t he*s r e a l l y n o t w e ll e n o u g h r ^ n d the hope fa d e d in the g r e y w e a th e r ,/^ n d L y n d o n 's la c k of e n th u s ia s m . L iz a n d I w e n t f o r a d riv e - if I d o n 't g e t out of th is h o u se I ’l l tu r n

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/7/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)

iet U nion, to jo in in th is effo rt to r e p la c e d esp a ir w ith hope and te r r o r w ith p ro g ress. And tow ard the end th ere cam e som eth in g w hich i s a lm o s t a sig n a tu re to h is sp e e c h e s l a t e ly - - a r e fe r e n c e

Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 5/10/1943 (Item)

hoped Senator would go to••• him end handle it throu·hout, but l bueaa I can do it alri ht. ehip 10. l told Sim th thin s you said w l'fanted to put up aa oollatera~ to cover the ,loan or $26,000 ioh A.unt Effie is to mako to ua, and aeked him

Folder, "NSAM # 349: Development of the Frontiers of South America, 5/31/1966 [2 of 3]," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 8 (Item)

studying several pilot proposals for the use of sensoring devices by lowaltitude aircraft. These efforts will, it is hoped, produce means to gather detailed data for direct appli cation to development prograimning more rapidly and efficiently than

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/21/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)

o u g h t a c o u p le . Soon, I hope I ’l l g e t a l l th is w ra p p e d up an d n e v e r hav e to th in k a b o u t it a g a in u n til su m m e r. T h e n I h a d lu n c h in th e s u ite w ith R o b in D uke, who l a t e r on show ed m e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/2/1964 (Monday) (Item)

r e d p ic tu re s to g e th e r with it, hand it out to two o r th ree p eople who a r e in t e r e s t e d in h elpin g us s e ll it, e s p e c i a l l y to A b e F o r t a s ' f i r m , in the hopes that we can m o v e it b e f o r e the month