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- will be acceptable to him for the two
roles--chairman of the Texas delegation as well as favorite son--only if he
renounces “liberal” alliances with groups such as the Americans for Democratic
Action, the anti-Shivers Democratic Advisory Council of Texas, and the CIO
- or definitive.
discoverlbj.org
1/24
Conclusion of present set of Preparedness Subcommittee hearings lists principal
areas on which action must be taken. Interim report of 17 points is unanimously
approved by entire subcommittee.
1/26
Prominent Democrats
- ” the Congress by
threatening to veto bills. LBJ says the Democratic victory last November was a call
for government action, something the Republican administration has not provided.
1/25
LBJ is at the Ranch until 1/27.
1/27
CTJ begins Hester Beale
- and the Americans for Democratic Action will
“attempt to muscle in” on the legislative program of Congress. The DNC has
circulated an analysis of the President’s State of the Union Message attacking it
on certain points. LBJ replies that the Democratic leadership
- as a filibuster designed to
prevent action on the Bricker Amendment and the Eisenhower program. LBJ
criticizes Knowland’s statements in a speech on the Senate floor, charging that
the Republicans have engaged in lengthy debate, not the Democrats, and that
Knowland
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LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) is elected Democratic whip, and Ernest McFarland is
elected Democratic majority leader.
1/3
Congress convenes.
1/5
Senator Taft delivers a speech attacking the Truman Administration’s foreign and
military policies, saying
- /1
Puerto Rican nationalists attempt to assassinate Truman outside Blair House.
11/2
LBJ speaks at a luncheon meeting of the Theater Owners of America.
11/7
Republicans make significant gains in congressional elections. Senate Democratic
Majority
- agrees to call meetings at the request of any senator. The Gore
motion is defeated in the Democratic caucus on 1/12 by a vote of 51-12.
1/8
LBJ calls Senators Pastore, Holland, Smathers and Chavez this morning to thank
them for their action
- in President Truman’s 1948 budget.
Meeting of special session of the State Democratic Executive Committee in
Austin, called by Chairman Robert W. Calvert at the request of Governor
Beauford Jester, makes plans for taking over organization and financing
- and then cabinet meeting at WH. During afternoon,
LBJ calls Carl Rowan to ask him to help on speech for Jewish Congress dinner; then
calls Bobby Baker about whether or not to accept invitation from Jewish Congress.
1/10
Democratic Conference. Then LBJ meets
- . . . .I saw one statement
that Army officials shouldn’t marry such women--or that wives shouldn’t be
allowed overseas.”
5/17
Over the weekend, in a speech to Americans for Democratic Action, President
Truman denounces the oil lobby and offers
- for Rotary Club meeting, and barbecue at night.
Democratic National Chairman Robert Hannegan ruled that anti-fourth term
Texas Democrats be seated on the Democratic National Convention’s temporary
roll call, over the pro-FDR delegation. This action gives anti
- Relations Committee following which he
meets with Senators Russell and Knowland and General Persons of the White
House staff.
1/3
Congress convenes. Party ratio in the Senate is 49 Democrats to 47 Republicans. LBJ
is re-elected majority leader when Senator
-
LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) is unanimously elected minority leader of the Senate at
the Democratic caucus; he is nominated by Russell and seconded by Greene and
Chavez. Earle Clements is elected Democratic whip. Later LBJ is photographed
with President Truman
- in Washington. [On 12/31/48 there was a meeting of Democratic
senators in Washington]
January
1/3
Congress convenes. LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) is sworn in as Texas’ junior senator,
with CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and Lynda seated in the galleries.
A petition protesting
- criticisms
and suggestions to LBJ.
3/1
LBJ urges Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson to take action immediately
under War Foods Order 9-19 by delivering substantial quantities of protein feed
to the Texas area in order to alleviate feed famine.
3/2
- in
China through establishment of coalition government of Nationalists and
Communists. Decision was made by Secretary Marshall, who had spent thirteen
months in China seeking to end the civil war.
1/30
House Democrats present former Speaker Rayburn
- and
operations in Navy Department.
3/10-11
Frances Perkins appears before Vinson’s Naval Affairs Committee on
absenteeism bill.
3/15
John L. Lewis, president United Mine Workers of America, threatens to call a
strike of 450,000 soft coal miners
- Regents to accept 800 apartments
that were surplus army barracks.
9/14
Ford Motor Company halts all production at its plants throughout the country
and lays off 50,000 workers. Company says the action was caused by “crippling
and unauthorized strikes
