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Showcase for the Nation: The Beautification Program
Transcript
[Below is an edited scene list that was provided for this film, from the LBJ Library audiovisual archives. Useful shot descriptions are included where possible, although most have been cut for length. For more information please contact johnson.library@nara.gov.]
Landscape and floral scenery around Washington, D.C.
wide shot flowerbed by road, Washington Monument in background Flowerbed by Potomac River, Jefferson Memorial in background LS Capitol building, white flowers in foreground
Scenery, Lady Bird Johnson and LBJ in field of wildflowers, LBJ Ranch, Texas
Fade to wide shot LBJ Ranch wide shot LBJ Ranch LBJ Ranch exterior wide shot Pedernales River banks Medium shot Pedernales River banks Point of view from behind LBJ, Lady Bird Johnson walking outside Close-up Pedernales River Medium shot LBJ, Lady Bird Johnson kneeling in wildflowers Close-up Lady Bird Johnson sitting in wildflowers Medium shot LBJ laying, Lady Bird Johnson sitting in wildflowers Close-up wildflowers
White House exterior in winter
Still photographs: Lady Bird Johnson's first Beautification Committee meeting
Color still: Lady Bird Johnson, Sec. Udall, zoom out to committee Color still: Sec. Udall, Lady Bird Johnson, Committee viewing artwork, zoom in painting
Lady Bird Johnson's first Beatification project (Washington, D.C. park triangle), 3/9/1965 Dissolve to ?, Sec. Stewart Udall, pan right to Lady Bird Johnson, zoom out, tilt down Lady Bird Johnson using ceremonial shovel, fade to black
Lady Bird Johnson's committee trip aboard the USS Sequoia, 5/19/1965
Fade to Lady Bird Johnson boarding yacht Fade to Lady Bird Johnson boarding yacht, shaking captain's hand USS Sequoia in river Committee seated in Sequoia talking
Washington, D.C. scenery, Washington monument, Jefferson memorial, flowers
Lady Bird Johnson attends commemorative planting of cherry tree, Hains Point, Washington, DC, 4/13/1966
Lady Bird Johnson at presentation of playground equipment gift from Mrs. Diaz Ordaz (First Lady of Mexico), 3/8/1967
Lady Bird Johnson at dedication of water fountain at Hains Point
Lady Bird Johnson at daffodil bulb planting, Columbia Island, 10/20/1967
Bus driving up, pan left; Lady Bird Johnson boarding bus Bus name: "Daffodil Special" Dissolve to Lady Bird Johnson walking with Committee Close-up Lady Bird Johnson, Mayor Washington planting flowers
Lady Bird Johnson at Terrill Jr. High School dedication of the new school landscaping, 12/06/1965 Fade to Lady Bird Johnson at Terrell? Jr. High School Lady Bird Johnson, Mayor Washington standing outdoors
Lady Bird Johnson at Buchanan School playground dedication, 5/7/1968 Medium shot Mrs. Vincent Astor at podium, Lady Bird Johnson listening
Lady Bird Johnson visits her Trailblazer program participants, 8/17/1967
Watts Branch Park Beatification
Washington business district Beatification program
H Street plaza BW still: Washington D.C. street Dissolve to sign: "F Street" Medium shot F Street walkway
New York Ave.
Businesses around Washington D.C. improving their appearance
Lady Bird Johnson's Beatification Awards ceremonies, 1966-1968 First National Youth Conference, 9/15/1967 BW still photographs: White House Conference on Natural Beauty, 5/24/1965; Arbor Day plantings, 4/30/1965 Lady Bird Johnson's committee meeting on signing of Redwood Forest Act Committee looking on Sec. Udall, Lady Bird Johnson sitting Committee listening on, pan right Sec. Udall, Lady Bird Johnson sitting, Lady Bird Johnson talking, zoom in wide shot Committee, pan right Close-up Mayor Washington speaking Close-up Lady Bird Johnson Lady Bird Johnson traveling across country, giving speeches, dedications, walking outdoors
Fade to clouds Close-up Lady Bird Johnson in plane Point of view from air wide shot scenery Dissolve to crowd, banner: "Welcome Mrs. Johnson Montevideo High School Band" Lady Bird Johnson at podium speaking Dissolve to Lady Bird Johnson at podium speaking Monument being dedicated wide shot lake, pan left Medium shot Lady Bird Johnson at podium by lake Medium shot Lady Bird Johnson by landmark at Padre Island Lady Bird Johnson walking on beach Dissolve to rocky seashore, tilt up Lady Bird Johnson standing by flower Medium shot Lady Bird Johnson standing by flower
Lady Bird Johnson speaking at Columbia Island ceremony, Columbia Island scenery, Lady Bird Johnson Park dedicated, 11/12/1968
Beautification scenery around Washington D.C., natural landscaping, playgrounds, parks
Description
"The Story of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Beautification Program" - This film is from the LBJ Library moving picture collection created by the White House Naval Photographic Unit, aka the Navy Films. The films consist of monthly reports on the activities of President and Lady Bird Johnson from 1963-1969. This edited content is from the LBJ Library audiovisual archives.
Duration
23 minutes, 3 seconds
Credit
NARA
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