district of columbia, with the hope that other cities would follow the example. ms. johnson: beautification, to my mind, is far more than a matter of cosmetics. to me, it describes the effort to bring the natural world and man-made world and harmony, into harmony, to bring youthfulness to life to our poll environment. hole in bierman. wholele in environment. narrator: after the presidential elections in 1964, mrs. lyndon johnson felt it would be most effective is the nation s first lady to concentrate her efforts in a few major areas of concern. during a meeting at the lbj ranch, mrs. johnson was urged by the secretary of the interior to share her lifelong interest in one of these areas con certification and beautification. putting this into practice would require organization and hard work. d to make herwante adopted hometown an example for others to follow. washington, d.c. would be a showcase for the nation. and so, the community for a more beautiful capital was
it is my pleasure to introduce this afternoon s speaker elizabeth schmidt who is a professor at the university of loyola maryland. she received her phd from the university of wisconsin madison. from the cold war to the war on terror, which fyi is available for purchase outside of this room today. she is also the author of cold war and the colonization in guinea. in 2007, mobilizing the masses. the author of peasants, traders, and wives. and decoding corporate camouflage, published in the committee. her next book is foreign intervention in africa after the cold war, sovereignty, and responsibility in the war on terror. today s talk is based on the last book, and is entitled, foreign intervention in africa during the cold war. thehank you very much for kind introduction. thank you for coming. organizationsf that i was also going to think thank. but he has done that for me. i will proceed to the talk. as eric indicated, my talk is primarily based on my on inform
championed by lady bird johnson who worked with private organizations to clean up the nation s capital. up next, showcase for the nation: the story of mrs. johnson s beautification program. it details the first lady s effort to plant trees and flowers and improve parks and playgrounds in the district of columbia with the hope other cities would follow. ms. johnson: beautification, to my mind, is far more than a matter of cosmetics. to me, it describes the effort to bring the natural world and man-made world into harmony, to bring youthfulness to life to our whole environment. narrator: after the presidential elections in 1964, mrs. lyndon johnson felt it would be most effective is the nation s first lady to concentrate her efforts in a few major areas of concern. during a meeting at the lbj ranch, mrs. johnson was urged by the secretary of the interior to share her lifelong interest in beautification. putting this into practice would require organization and hard work. mrs
university of wisconsin, madison. she has books, from the cold war to the war on terror, which fyi, is available for purchase outside of this room after this talk today. she is also the author of cold decolonization in guinea. masses, 1939 to 1958. the author of peasants, traders, and wives. and decoding corporate camouflage, u.s. business support or a part-time. par tied. her next book is foreign intervention in africa after the cold war, sovereignty, and responsibility in the war on terror. this book be published by ohio university press. today s talk is based on the last book, and is entitled, foreign intervention in africa during the cold war. dr. schmidt: thank you very much for the kind introduction and thank you all for coming. i had a list of organizations that i was also going to thank but i think christian has done for me. i will perceive on to the talk. talk isindicated my based primarily on information of various topics covered in my 2013 book foreig
district of columbia, with the hope that other cities would follow the example. ms. johnson: beautification, to my mind, is far more than a matter of cosmetics. to me, it describes the effort to bring the natural world and man-made world into harmony, to bring youthfulness to life to our whole environment. narrator: after the presidential elections in 1964, mrs. lyndon johnson felt it would be most effective is the nation s first lady to concentrate her efforts in a few major areas of concern. during a meeting at the lbj ranch, mrs. johnson was urged by the secretary of the interior to share her lifelong interest in beautification. putting this into practice would require organization and hard work. mrs. johnson wanted to make her adopted hometown an example for others to follow. washington, d.c., would be a showcase for the nation. and so, the community for a more beautiful capital was born. mrs. johnson assembled her committee for the first time on february 11, 1965,