Luci Johnson Defends August Wedding Plans and Life in White House
In a first person interview, Luci Baines Johnson rejects the idea of a teen age marriage with fiancé Airman Patrick Nugent and says she will marry after finishing school if possible. She discusses her weight, eye work, politics, and the strain of the presidency on family life.
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New York Times News Service
New York
Luci Baines Johnson
Wash
Ington
Patrick John Nugent
Pat
Marri
Miss Johnson
White House
Georgetown University School of Nursing
Texas
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington
Maryland
Ceralene
Limoges
China
Women Governors Pioneered by Nellie Ross and Ma Ferguson
The article recalls Lurleen Wallace potential nomination in Alabama echoing Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming and Miriam Ferguson of Texas as the first two women governors. It recounts Ma Ferguson’s 1925 Texas victory and Ross’s 1925 Wyoming rise, noting their political dynamics and the era’s gender politics while adding 1965 unemployment at 4.6 percent.
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New York
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Nellie Tayloe
Ross
Wyoming
Miriam ‘Amanda (Ma) Ferguson
Texas
United States
Ma Ferguson
Nellie Tayloe Ross
William Bradford Ross
U.S. Mint
Denver News
Ferguson
Bettye Frink for State Treasurer Campaign Message
Bettye Frink presents a campaign pledge to continue efficient state treasurer service. She thanks voters and asks for prayers and consideration. The note cites her husband Bill as a 100 percent disabled World War II veteran and lists Bill Smith of Hartselle Alabama as campaign advertiser.
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Bill
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Gateway Center
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Decatur—Gateway Center
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Israel
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U.S
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Michigan
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VEC, Inc
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Decatur Daily
Pluto
Secretary of Defense
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Indian Preserve
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Cooper Furniture & Appliances
Bank & Church Sts
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Decatur
W. Moulton Sr
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