Today in History - Oct. 31 Oct 20, 2009
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, saying he hoped for fruitful peace negotiations. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Milan “Mike’’ Miskovsky, 83; helped resolve hostage cases Oct 20, 2009
In 1967, after riots devastated several US cities, President Lyndon B. Johnson convened a commission led by the Democratic governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner Jr., to examine the causes of social unrest. Mr. Miskovsky, then working at the Treasury Department, directed the commission s investigation, interviewing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. (Boston Globe)
Lawmakers unaware of forged letters before key vote Oct 16, 2009
Also on the tour is the Children s Garden, a popular spot because of the footprints and handprints of presidential grandchildren - from those of President Lyndon B. Johnson to George H.W. Bush - that line its walkway. Guests can gaze at the magnolia trees that towered over President Obama s beer summit in July, when Obama, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., and Cambridge police Sergeant James Crowley talked after the officer s arrest of the professor sparked a national uproar over race... (Boston Globe)
William Justice; rulings as a federal judge shook up Texas Oct 16, 2009
The soft-spoken jurist spent three often tumultuous decades on the bench, following his appointment by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. To some, Judge Justice was a judicial renegade who disregarded the public s will by imposing his own concepts on a conservative state. (Boston Globe)
Who is gambling on Afghanistan? Oct 15, 2009
Another case involves former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed the Civil Rights Bill in his term creating equal rights covering the general public regardless of race, color, religion and national origin. Despite the landmark progress in civil equality he had achieved, people would prefer to remember more of his decision dragging the country deep into the mire of Vietnam War. (People's Daily Online, China)
William Wayne Justice Dies At 89 Oct 15, 2009
Seven years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Justice to the federal bench in Tyler. Justice served as chief judge of the district for a decade, starting in 1980. (Click2Houston, TX)
Tough guys don't need to dance Oct 14, 2009
Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan. It's early in 1965, and president Lyndon B Johnson faces a critical decision. (Asia Times Online)
North Korea begins 'Plan C' Oct 14, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News. "History demonstrates that developing China-North Korea relations are in keeping with the fundamental interests and shared wishes of both countries' peoples. It also benefits the protection of regional peace and stability." - Chinese President Hu Jintao. (Asia Times Online)
Obama at the Afghan Precipice Oct 13, 2009
It's early in 1965, and President Lyndon B. Johnson faces a critical decision. Should he escalate in Vietnam. (CBS News)
Red-Light Camera Fees Help Hospitals Oct 13, 2009
27 million, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital received $536,000 and Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital got $177,000. The city of Houston and state of Texas equally share the red-light camera violation proceeds. (Click2Houston, TX)
Writer responds to Mr. Shirk and Mr. Cator Oct 13, 2009
Cator and his fellow conservatives have hated American social programs since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law and Cator's conservative party voted against Medicare when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law. I guess they would be against the reform of health care. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Jackson man charged in September fire Oct 13, 2009
Sentrell Kelly, 20, of 6332 Lyndon B. Johnson Drive is charged with arson, according to the Jackson police arrest docket. Jackson Fire Department Chief Fire Investigator Greg Travis said the arrest stems from a fire that occurred in September on Lyndon B. Johnson Drive in northwest Jackson. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Politics shape the Supreme Court Oct 13, 2009
President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and President Reagan appointed the first female Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor. President Harry S. Truman had the luxury of appointing four justices to the Supreme Court during his two-term presidency. (University News, MO)
State's only Job Corps Center marks its 30th anniversary Oct 8, 2009
Job Corps is a federally financed job training and educational program which was established in 1965 under the administration of former President Lyndon B. Johnson to provide vocational training, basic education and life and social skills to young men and women between the ages of 16 and 24. Currently, Bamberg Job Corps Center employs 107 faculty and staff members and maintains an enrollment of between 190 and 220 students. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
The hardest job there is Oct 4, 2009
" That is good perspective, both for us and for the president. He has a hard job, but not as hard as some other presidents. He has challenges, but not as great as some who came before him. He has critics, but not as harsh (so far) as some of his predecessors, including his last two. The president seems at ease, both with his predicament and with his promise. Outside the White House the furies howl, some of them his former friends, sensing betrayal, and some of them his newly emboldened partisan... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A singular sensation Oct 3, 2009
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Democrats keep control of federal courts8:44 pm | (No comments posted.) Oct 3, 2009
Three years after McGoverns win President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat, acted upon McGoverns advice and appointed Fred Nichol as a U.S. district judge. Nichol, a Democrat, was a state circuit judge and a former state legislator from McGoverns hometown of Mitchell. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
They write at the pleasure of the president Oct 2, 2009
President Lyndon B. Johnson also had a speechwriting team. One day Johnson asked for a speech to be prepared for delivery in a rural area. (Albany Times Union)
Tabloids descend on Marfa; Quaid & wife released from Marfa jail; deputy denies fraudulent arrest claim Oct 2, 2009
He also won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years. He played a hard-nosed sheep rancher in Brokeback Mountain, then sued Focus Features and the film s producers in 2006, claiming he was compelled to work cheaply when told the film which earned 82 million at the domestic box office had no prospects of making money. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Zelizer: Obama should listen to Biden Sep 30, 2009
The emerging relationship between Biden and President Obama brings back memories of Vice President Hubert Humphrey and President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1964, many congressional Democrats were strongly warning Johnson that it was not wise to escalate America's involvement in Vietnam. (CNN -- US)
Cambridge announces free flu clinics Sep 30, 2009
1:30 to 3 p.m. Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments, 150 Erie St.. Wednesday, Oct. 14. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Obama looks escalation in the eye Sep 30, 2009
Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan. WASHINGTON - In a remarkable parallel with a turning point in the Vietnam War 44 years ago, United States President Barack Obama will preside over a series of meetings in the coming weeks that will determine whether the US will proceed with an escalation of the Afghanistan war or adjust its strategy and reduce the US military commitment there. (Asia Times Online)
Full story..... Sep 26, 2009
Quaid won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years, but he s perhaps best known for his roles in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, Independence Day and Kingpin. He also played a hard-nosed sheep rancher in Brokeback Mountain, then sued Focus Features and the film s producers in 2006, claiming he was compelled to work cheaply when told the film which earned 82 million at the domestic box office had no... (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Don Yarborough, JFK supporter, threat Sep 25, 2009
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Texan, was concerned that Mr. Yarborough might defeat Connally in 1964 and that his liberal views would drive conservatives into the Republican fold, thus jeopardizing Kennedy s reelection chances in 1964. Johnson convinced Kennedy that a presidential visit to Texas would help unite the famously fractious party. (Boston Globe)
House Votes to Stop Medicare Premium Hikes Sep 25, 2009
Medicare was enacted in 1965 under President Lyndon B. Johnson as a national health care plan for the disabled and for people 65 and o 00004000 lder. Who do you think then it should be divided into Parts A and B. (CBS News)
Seed Stomp’ This Weekend A LBJ Park Sep 24, 2009
A seed planted this first weekend of fall at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site could bring spring flowers. Children and their families are invited to take part in a Seed Stomp -- the chance to scatter indigenous wildflower seeds in designated areas of the park Saturday and Sunday from 1:30-3:30 p.m.. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
America's National Parks Prepare for Nationwide Day of Service and Celebration, September 26th Sep 22, 2009
Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial, Austin, TX - As part of NPF's First Bloom events, the Austin Boys and Girls Club will arrive at 10:00am at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Johnson City. The major activity for the day will be scattering grass seed at the Johnson Settlement. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cost of care for elderly, poor still rising Sep 21, 2009
Taylor says such a change not only would reduce the number of people covered by Medicare but also would implement an adjustment for a longer life expectancy today compared to 1965, when Medicare was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Frank Sloan, a health economist at Duke University, believes that as long as new technologies and procedures continue to prolong lives, the only way to bring down costs in the long run is to reduce the amount of treatment provided. (Triangle Business Journal)
Stabbing follows fight by ex-colleagues Sep 19, 2009
CAMBRIDGE Housing Authority gets 2d $10m grant The Cambridge Housing Authority has received $10 million in federal stimulus money for the modernization and greening of the Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments, a 12-story, 180-unit development for the elderly and disabled in Cambridgeport, near Central Square. The US Housing and Urban Development grant, which is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is the second $10 million awarded to the authority in the last two weeks, authority... (Boston Globe)
Good deals, great times Sep 13, 2009
Many attractions, like the Texas State Capitol (512-463-5495; ) and the Lyndon B. Johnson Museum (512-721-0200, ), are free. Also, fall is a great time to see Austin; school s back in session and the bats are at their peak. (Boston Globe)
Alumnus nabs White House job Sep 10, 2009
Created in 1964 by former President Lyndon B. Johnson, the White House Fellow program gives American leaders in all fields of expertise "first hand, high-level experience with the workings of the Federal government," according to the Fellowship's Web site. Lyman will likely have the opportunity to interact with President Barack Obama on occasion throughout the year but will primarily be working with senior officials at the Department of Transportation on administrative issues. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
A pivotal moment in Afghanistan Sep 9, 2009
Former Republican senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, who accompanied Obama on a trip to Iraq during last year's political campaign, publicly advised Obama last week to listen to recordings of conversations that President Lyndon B. Johnson had with then-Sen. Richard Russell (D-Ga. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Pia Lopez: Faces of health care reform Sep 6, 2009
They might follow the advice of President Lyndon B. Johnson, who successfully pressed for Medicare legislation over vocal opposition in 1965. He cautioned Congress not to "let it sit there like a lot of dead cats on the porch. Move it out.". (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Another View: Iraq and Afghanistan aren't ours to win or lose Sep 6, 2009
The president and his national security team should listen to recordings of conversations that President Lyndon B. Johnson had with Sen. Richard Russell about Vietnam, especially those in which LBJ told Russell that we could not win in Vietnam but that he did not want to pull out and be the first American president to lose a war. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
White House NOT working on health bill? Sep 6, 2009
The current democratic party needs to take a look at Lyndon B. Johnson. He knew how to get things done. (TheHill.com)
Obama's dilemma like LBJ's Sep 5, 2009
News leaked recently that President Barack Obama had called a group of historians to the White House a few months ago to educate him on the thinking of President Lyndon B. Johnson in late 1964 as he weighed the possibility of ordering a major military escalation in Vietnam. As we know, that fateful escalation came in 1965. (Albany Times Union)
Air Force career put Madison man in contact with world's leaders Sep 2, 2009
Dean was assigned to Air Force One in 1965-70 and served under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. The particular plane, also known as SAM26000, today is on permanent display in the Air Force National Museum. (Athens Banner-Herald)
On Afghanistan, Obama loses George Will Sep 2, 2009
Even as Obama wrestles with the toughest and most ambitious domestic agenda of any president since Lyndon B. Johnson, his foreign policy proposals are becoming increasingly contentious (like Johnson s.) A Washington Post-ABC news poll conducted last month had shown that a slight majority of Americans have already turned against US involvement in Afghanistan. In that poll, however, conservatives still favored the war, while liberals were opposed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
NYT: White House to shift civil rights efforts Sep 1, 2009
When the Nixon administration took office, it sought to delay school desegregation plans reached under former President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Reagan administration dropped the divisions policy of opposing tax-exempt status for racially discriminatory private schools. (MSNBC -- Politics)
TESTING TED'S LEGACY: A COMPLICATED LIFE Aug 31, 2009
Even the "Master of the Senate," Lyndon B. Johnson, did not have a legislative record to match Kennedy's. His legacy in the Senate was history unfolding, and we were lucky to be alive to witness it. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Show me some spine, Mr. President Aug 31, 2009
If Obama wants to win, he could tear a page out of Lyndon B. Johnsons book on sure-fire ways to overcome congressional resistance ... Tom Johnson, former deputy White House press secretary for President Lyndon B. Johnson (no relation), recalls that LBJ was relentless in pursuit of needed votes and that he knew what it would take to win every lawmakers vote on Capitol Hill. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
On Aug. 20, 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over Aug 30, 2009
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure. In 1977, the U.S. launched Voyager 2, an unmanned spacecraft carrying a 12-inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature. (FOX61, CT)
Little Red Schoolhouse: gone, but unforgettable Aug 30, 2009
But the president who won that measure, Lyndon B. Johnson, chose a very old-fashioned setting for signing it: the one-room school he had attended in Gillespie County, Texas. Long since converted to a private home, Johnson's one-room school was a "corny" setting for the signing of a "great education bill," his wife, Lady Bird, admitted. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Beck's challenge: In or Out 2010 Aug 29, 2009
I did complain, constantly, as Bush presided over the largest increase in government since Lyndon B. Johnson. Because I, apparently unlike many (on both sides), have actual principles and I choose to hold on to the truth before the party. (Fox News)
Ted Kennedy's Vietnam Syndrome Aug 28, 2009
In one of his first leadership positions, chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees and Escapees, Kennedy lobbied the Lyndon B. Johnson administration to take more care with civilian casualties and refugees, making a trip to Vietnam in 1965. In 1968, he returned to the country, this time sending staffers ahead to identify problems and cut through military spin. (Slate)
Kennedy dead at 77 Aug 27, 2009
He took the oath from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on Nov. 7, 1962. Even with a brother in the White House and another as attorney general, a freshman senator was supposed to work diligently for local concerns and to perform committee work in patient obscurity. (Boston Globe)
The end of a remarkable family line Aug 27, 2009
For the death of the last Kennedy brother is more than the passing of one of America's greatest legislators, a man whom history may well rank with Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Henry Cabot Lodge, Robert Taft, Lyndon B. Johnson, Everett Dirksen, Howard H. Baker Jr. and Robert J. Dole as among the top 10 senators in the American pantheon. Mr. Kennedy's death marks the end of a generation of Kennedys who defined an era (the 1960s), defined an ideology (modern liberalism), defined an... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Passing Of Era... Aug 26, 2009
Some antiwar Democrats were urging Robert to run in Democratic primaries against President Lyndon B. Johnson. Edward Kennedy, who had grown close to his brother during their time in the Senate together, advised against it. (The Drudge Report)
Scotts Flowers looks for the rosier side to business Aug 25, 2009
And in 1966, when George Scott was president of the now defunct Northeastern Florists Association, as part of its annual fair in Boston, the association announced that it would be presenting a plaque to America s First Lady, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, in acknowledgment of her contribution to the campaign to Beautify America. Once, you made friends with your florist, explains Ranieri, who trained at the South Florida School of Floral Design and worked with local flower shops in the 70s before going... (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Johnson: What LBJ would do Aug 25, 2009
Editor's note: President Lyndon B. Johnson secured passage of Medicare, the Voting Rights Act and other milestone legislation. Tom Johnson, who served as one of LBJ's White House press secretaries, is former chief executive of CNN News Group and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times. (CNN -- US)
A short history of health care in the U.S. Aug 25, 2009
Another significant leap made when Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill for Medicare and Medicaid. This provided concrete medical provisions to the elderly and poor. (The Current Online, MO)
Kim, Kessler & Cowan: Don’t Pass on the ‘Next New Deal’ Aug 25, 2009
If progressives recognize the magnitude of what s within our grasp today, we can gain a victory that has eluded us for decades and that follows proudly in the footsteps of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. Anne Kim, Jim Kessler and Jonathan Cowan are, respectively, the economic program director, vice president for policy and president of Third Way. (Roll Call)
NASA exhibit lands in Rapid City Aug 24, 2009
The exhibit, based out of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, began its nationwide tour in April. The trailer also houses a launch timeline, from the early Mercury and Gemini projects to the shuttle missions, and a video about building the International Space Station. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Weddings, Engagements, Anniversaries, Births and other announcements (3) Aug 23, 2009
The conference will be highlighted by several distinguished speakers including the Honorable Michael Powell, son of General Colin Powell, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ginger Kerrick, an International Space Station systems instructor for the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and the first non-astronaut spacecraft communicator, and Dr. Rosemary O Leary, who served on NASA s Return to Flight Task Group and the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel as a consultant to NASA... (Boerne Star, TX)
First Family Visits Martha's Vineyard Aug 22, 2009
Lyndon B. Johnson spent time horseback riding on his Texas ranch and George W. Bush cleared brush on his. Ronald Reagan had a ranch in Santa Barbara, California. (CBS News)
Paying The Price For Illegal Care Aug 22, 2009
Some 80% of the births at Houston's Ben Taub General Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital are to illegal immigrants. In Fort Worth, it's about 70. (Investors Business Daily)
Many colleges adding housing Aug 21, 2009
Waiting to hear if it will be able to buy the Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments, a senior housing building at Main Street and Humboldt Parkway owned by the. The private college last year offered $3. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Deputies Kill Teen Who Stabbed 3 Aug 21, 2009
The teen was taken to Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, where he died. His name was not released. (Click2Houston, TX)
National Archives Highlights New Teaching Tools Aug 21, 2009
First, the audience was given a photo of President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and other members of the Kennedy administration watching television in the White House. After studying the picture, Jones asked them to use clues such as who was present, their facial expressions and details in the room to determine where and when the photo was taken and what they might be watching. (Roll Call)
CREATORS SYNDICATE columnists pay tribute... Aug 19, 2009
My political science teacher assigned us Rowland Evans and Robert Novak's classic tomes: "Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power" (1966) and "Nixon in the White House: The Frustration of Power" (1971). It was like giving the Bible on baseball to a kid who'd watched the game all her life without ever really knowing what all those signals mean. (The Drudge Report)
Columnist, commentator Robert Novak dead at 78 Aug 19, 2009
In collaboration with Evans; Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power, The Reagan Revolution; and Completing the Revolution: A Vision for Victory. His own 2007 memoir was entitled The Prince of Darkness. (FOX61, CT)
Former Gov. Hearnes dies at age 86 Aug 19, 2009
In 1966, he drew the ire of President Lyndon B. Johnson after candidly telling reporters that Democratic governors believed Johnson needed to improve or be kicked off the ticket in 1968. Besides his wife, Hearnes is survived by his three daughters, Lynn, Leigh and Julia, and four grandchildren. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Playing with fire at protests Aug 18, 2009
In 1960, just a few days before the presidential election, he was part of a crowd of several hundred people who surrounded Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, and his wife, Lady Bird, when they arrived for a luncheon at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. Many of the demonstrators carried signs labeling the Texas senator as a Judas. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Former Missouri Gov. Warren Hearnes dies at 86 Aug 17, 2009
In 1966, he drew the ire of President Lyndon B. Johnson after candidly telling reporters that Democratic governors believed Johnson needed to improve or be kicked off the ticket in 1968. Asked about his political legacy in 1972 by the St. Louis Globe Democrat, Hearnes said it bothered him that he would be evaluated and recorded as either a "good" or "bad" governor. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Obama in mountain West; knows vulnerability Aug 16, 2009
Just eight months ago, the president took office with sky-high job approval ratings, the first Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson to win the White House with more than 50 percent of the popular vote. He did it by cobbling together support that spanned the ideological spectrum. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
