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Leland Olds: The Record vs. The Propaganda

Description: Text of a speech given by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in the U.S. Senate, outlining reasons why Leland Olds should not be granted a nomination to the Federal Power Commission.
Date: 1949
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Unlimited Debate: The Last Defense of Reason

Description: Printed version of Senator Lyndon B. Johnson's speech discussing cloture and the proportions of population representation in the Senate, part of a filibuster to present a rules change that would allow a minority of Senators to block legislation.
Date: March 9, 1949
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Handwritten Letter From Helen P. Thorne to Jeane Bertig Kempner, June 1, 1949]

Description: Letter from Helen P. Thorne to Jeane Bertig Kempner discussing having thanked Mary Jean for a book Mrs. Kempner had actually sent her. She thanks Mrs. Kempner but also informs her that her eyesight is going and therefore she is unable to read the gift. Mrs. Throne also talks about her son; Oakleigh making a speech at an event and how proud she is of him before sending her well wishes to Mrs. Kempner and her husband.
Date: June 1, 1949
Creator: Thorne, Helen P.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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[News Clip: Texas News Recap 1949 and See Saw Zoo]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a series of news stories from the year 1949, and a clip from the puppetry show, "See Saw Zoo".
Date: 1949
Duration: 29 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. Leo Weston, May 9, 1949]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Duffy Weston sending her a copy of Kempner's speech at Washington & Lee University. Kempner then goes on to explain the rest of the time that he spent in Washington and New York, as well as the other cities him and Henrietta Kempner traveled to.
Date: May 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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