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On october 22nd, 1965, president Lyndon Johnson signed the highway beautification act, ich called for removing some Outdoor Advertising signs and encouraged scenic enhancement along the interstate highway system. The beautification effort was championed by Lady Bird Johnson, who also worked with private organizations and Government Office to clean up the Nations Capital. Next on reel America Showcase for the nation, the story of mrs. Lyndon b johnsons Beautification Program, the 23 minute film b...

Each family could come on and decorate the way they wanted. They needed to raise funds. There were no Government Funds for this. She came up with the idea of the guidebook. It was successful to raise funds for this redecoration. She solicited all over the nation for people to donate historical furniture and artistic items. Then she worked to make sure there was a law that cap. That those items became a permanent part of the white house collection. She succeeded in getting a new position created,...

Francisco of a heart attack, is reported to the press earlier that day that he died that he might be coming out of the woods and of course, he dies. Much like grace, much like jackie kennedy, she is stoic. The newspaper reporter who got on the trip, they are reporting now that this horrible change events as they go back east on the train, and they say she is never breaking down. They are worried. Shes not crying. And she says im not going to. She knows she has this responsibility of setting the ...

Announcer American History tv was live on saturday from marion, ohio, for a modern symposium on first ladies, from Florence Harding to Michelle Obama. That was the theme of the annual warren g. Harding symposium at Ohio State University at mary and it is about four hours. Host and now entitled paving the way, we you please welcome the two rector of special events at the National First lady library, lucinda fraley. Lucinda thank you. And thank you, everyone, who was involved in the symposium. You...

The newspaper reporter who got on the trip, they are reporting now that this horrible change events as they go back east on the train, and they say she is never breaking down. They are worried. Shes not crying. And she says im not going to. She knows she has this responsibility of setting the stage for the country. She takes that very seriously. Privately, she is devastated. This is her whole world. You have no children to rely on her one son from a first marriage already has died, he died in 19...

Our coverage of president ial candidates of the iowa state fair continues all week. Former Texas Governor rick perry is running for the 2016 republican nomination and will take the traditional Des Moines Register soapbox stage. Later, a couple candidates visit the first of the nation primary state of new jersey. John kasich calls a town call meeting in se lalem. Chris christie also answers questions at a town hall meeting in salem, live at 7 p. 00 p. M. O wednesday. More history tv and the confe...

They didnt know the holocaust was coming, but it was not done. Grace throws herself into helping get ready for world war ii. During world war ii, is a real volunteer, a spotter in North Hampton and that kind of thing. She did take a more active role in her post white house years. Then even though you have rationing, she doesnt get to plymouth much during the war, she seems the homestead going in plymouth, has an interest where her husband grew up and where he was sworn in. She decides to donate ...

For the media. By the time they sold it in the 80s, it was huge and provided the family with substantial earnings. Then mrs. Johnson took some of the funds, investments, and she invested it into large ranching operations. She alsoarly managed those. She was an early civil rights advocate. She was so strongly inigne supp of the civil right act, that she was there when lbj signed that bill. She was the only woman in the room in 1964 when he signed gly that. She also was very strongly interested in...

Two daughters. She ran his Congressional Office the age of 21 and had two daughters. She ran his Congressional Office. She purchased and managed an mae austin radiod station. She owned and managed large ranching properties. Lady bird became first lady when she was 50 years old. She was first lady for a little over six years. D at the she died at age 94, and shes buried at the lbj ranch in texas. Lbj went into the navy in 19411942, during world war ii,r and while he was in the navy, ed lady bird ...

Hundreds of local High School Students are likely late for dinner tonight. Why they just left campus nearly four hours after the normal dismissal time. And after three days of searching, detectives and neighbors are still asking, where is baby willow . Why theyre now sweeping sewers where the abandoned baby was born. Good evening, this is news 6 at 7 00, getting results. Im julie broughton. Im ginger gadsden. Thanks for joining us. Im lisa bell. A woman who says she was attacked by a massage the...