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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1964 (Saturday)

Lynda Johnson returns to Washington; Lady Bird to World's Fair heliport to meet LBJ; Lady Bird & LBJ to Singer Bowl where LBJ gives speech on poverty program; Lady Bird gives brief remarks; to Venezuela exhibit where they see President Betancourt;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/10/1964 (Sunday)

Lynda & Luci Johnson and Warrie Lynn Smith give Mother's Day gifts to Lady Bird; breakfast in bed with LBJ; Lady Bird's speech at Emory University the next day; LBJ and Lady Bird to St. John's Church; to party at Phil Potter's house ; Lady Bird to…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/12/1964 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird and LBJ discuss family problem; Lady Bird goes to the foot doctor; Luci Johnson and her school; Lady Bird goes to White House movie theater with her brother, Tony Taylor, and Dr. Hurst, to watch home movies; LBJ confers with members of the…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/13/1964 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird to hair salon; controversy about Lady Bird's property and tenants in Alabama; Lady Bird and Luci Johnson to Huntlands Estate in Virginia; Lady Bird reads Bill White's book on LBJ

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1964 (Thursday)

At Huntlands with Luci; controversy over Lady Bird's tenants in Autauga County, Alabama; Lady Bird walks with Jerry Kivitts; Lady Bird talks with doctors about LBJ's health; Lady Bird writes notes with pro's and con's of LBJ running for President;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/15/1964 (Friday)

Lady Bird finishes Bill White's book on LBJ; Lady Bird records her White House Diary; Lady Bird walks with Jerry Kivitts; Lady Bird works on invitation lists for upcoming events at the White House; Lady Bird has telephone conversation with Dr. Hurst;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/16/1964 (Saturday)

Lady Bird records her White House Diary; Lady Bird goes for walk; Luci Johnson boats with friend, Beth; Lady Bird describes countryside; Lady Bird enjoys sunbathing; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke" on TV

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/17/1964 (Sunday)

Lady Bird returns to White House; Johnson family to St. Mark's Church; lunch with the Dean Rusks, Robert McNamaras and McGeorge Bundys; Vietnam; Lady Bird and LBJ to Bob Thompsons; dinner with the Valentis

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/18/1964 (Monday)

Lady Bird has photos taken; controversy about Lady Bird's Alabama tenants and the poverty bill; Lady Bird works on mail; dinner at Mike Monroney's for the Walter Lippmanns; LBJ has stag luncheon for Willy Brandt; Dr. Milton Eisenhower and the…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/19/1964 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird does desk work; visit of King of Burundi; paintings for the White House; Lady Bird works with Dick Goodwin on Lady Bird's upcoming Kentucky speech; military reception on White House lawn; Johnson family greets the guests; Lady Bird mentions…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/20/1964 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird's speeches in Kentucky the next day; Bill White's birthday party; Lady Bird's thoughts on Dean Acheson and General George Marshall

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/21/1964 (Thursday)

Lady Bird trip to Kentucky; press; Lady Bird meets Gov. & Mrs. Breathitt; 8-hour tour by motorcade; Lady Bird halts car to shake hands with schoolchildren; Lady Bird walks to Arthur Robertson home & Lick Branch School; reminiscences about Fern…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/22/1964 (Friday)

Lady Bird returns from Kentucky; tea with Bess & Elaine Beeman and Jim & Ida May Cain; LBJ to stag White House Correspondents dinner; roles of the President; Kentucky trip and Poverty Bill

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/23/1964 (Saturday)

Dedication of the George Marshall Research Library; to Virginia Military Institute; ideas for LBJ Library; Lady Bird describes ceremony with speeches by Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower and LBJ; dinner at the Fortases; Lady Bird mentions Abe Fortas…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/24/1964 (Sunday)

LBJ and Lady Bird to St. Mark's Church; visit with the Valentis; photos by press of LBJ and Courtney McPherson; LBJ plays golf; George Mahon

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/25/1964 (Monday)

Lady Bird's speech for the Museum of Modern Art that evening; to Carlysle Hotel in New York; speech by David Rockefeller; dinner and reception at Museum; party at Adlai Stevenson's home

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/26/1964 (Tuesday)

Lynda Johnson to Camp David; Lady Bird records for Westinghouse movie on White House paintings; LBJ, Lady Bird and Luci Johnson to dinner at the International Inn; to D.C. National Guard Army for gala "Salute to President Johnson"; LBJ speech; Luci…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/27/1964 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird greets President of Ireland, Eamon de Valera; Lynda Johnson in crowd waiting for Irish President; Lady Bird has lunch with Helen Thomas and Frances Lewine; State Dinner for President Eamon de Valera; exchange of state gifts; Lynda Johnson…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/28/1964 (Thursday)

LBJ & Lady Bird to Arlington Cemetery to lay wreath for JFK's 47th birthday; to Irish reception at Mayflower Hotel; interview with L.B. Stevens; Lady Bird's speech to graduation class at Georgetown Visitation; Warrie Lynn Smith's visit ending; LBJ &…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/29/1964 (Friday)

Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B.…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/30/1964 (Saturday)

Johnsons drive to Lewis place and Logan ranch; Lincoln gets stuck in mud; visit with Lucia Johnson Alexander; Johnsons' absentee voting; Lady Bird drives to Mrs. Winheimer's to discuss flowers for LBJ Ranch and then to Jewel Malechek's; bad weather,…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/31/1964 (Sunday)

Johnsons to Edison Street Methodist Church in Fredericksburg; visit to Cousin Oriole; Lady Bird invites Mary Rather, Dorris Powell and Neva West to State dinners; Lynda Johnson in Austin with friends; fly back to Washington; funny reaction of Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/1/1964 (Monday)

State visit of Israeli Prime Minister & Mrs. Eshkol; Lady Bird's speeches for Georgetown Visitation and Radcliffe; Lady Bird sends flowers to Mamie Eisenhower at Walter Reed; State dinner for Eshkols and exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird mentions…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/2/1964 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird and Eric Goldman work on Georgetown Visitation speech; preservation of Lincoln Room at Blair House; Israeli reception at Mayflower Hotel; dinner for Adlai Stevenson at Sheraton Park Hotel by Women National Democratic Club

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/3/1964 (Wednesday)

LBJ speaks at Coast Guard Academy graduation, New London, CT; Lady Bird gives commencement address at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School; Lady Bird gives her speech a C+; Lady Bird presents diplomas to Walter Jenkins' daughter, Beth; Luci…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/4/1964 (Thursday)

Presentation of Johns Adams silver urn to White House with Adams family members present; Mark Bortman, People-to-People program, and visit of Bashir Ahmed, camel driver, during Vice Presidency; Committee of Preservation of the White House; Bortman…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1964 (Friday)

Lynda & Luci Johnson and Young Citizens for Johnson; memorial service for Prime Minister Nehru, India; luncheon for Shah of Iran; exchange of State gifts; Lady Bird mentions several guests; Lady Bird talks with Shah about dams & irrigation, as well…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/6/1964 (Saturday)

Plane shot down over Laos; breakfast with LBJ; Lady Bird works on speech for Radcliffe; possibility of war in Laos; visit with Lynda Johnson; cute newspaper stories about Luci Johnson; Lady Bird does desk work, has massage, and records diary; dinner…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/7/1964 (Sunday)

Johnsons to St. Marks Church; coffee at the Valentis' and LBJ's photograph with Courtney Valenti; visit with Pierre Salinger; Texas friends to White House for swim and dinner

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/8/1964 (Monday)

Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ leaves for commencement address at Swarthmore; Lady Bird and Kay Graham to Art Fair sponsored by Washington Post; Lady Bird's remarks; Lady Bird works on Radcliffe speech; dinner with LBJ, Lynda Johnson and…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/9/1964 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird gives commencement address at Radcliffe College; discussion with Mrs. Carl Gilbert; luncheon at Radcliffe President's home; Helen Keller; tour of Kennedy Library site; back to DC; State dinner for Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/10/1964 (Wednesday)

Presidential Scholars reception; Lady Bird mentions special guests; Lynda Johnson serves as hostess on White House lawn; LBJ attends briefing on Southeast Asia; LBJ & Bobby Kennedy meet Presidential Scholars; Lady Bird & LBJ have dinner and lay on…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/11/1964 (Thursday)

Lady Bird's speech for Golden Slipper Square Club in Philadelphia; Lady Bird mentions charitable work of club; presentation of award; three-hour drive back to Washington; LBJ's decision to run for Presidency; Civil Rights Bill and its repercussions

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/12/1964 (Friday)

Lady Bird works at office; to State Department for Conference of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women; friends for tea at White House; State dinner for German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard; Lady Bird mentions several guests at dinner;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/13/1964 (Saturday)

Lady Bird cleans out clothes closet; Lady Bird drives with friends through Virginia countryside; dinner with friends at White House; walk on White House grounds; Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; Movies - "Mr. President" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown";…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/14/1964 (Sunday)

Flag Day; Lynda Johnson lays wreath at Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor and National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; press coverage of Lynda Johnson's trip and speech; LBJ & Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; interstate highway system and…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/15/1964 (Monday)

Office work, dress fitting and shopping; Lady Bird's interview with Author William Manchester about JFK Assassination; painting for White House; 1964 Election; relations of Turkey and Greece; walk on White House grounds; LBJ and Joseph Alsop on…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/16/1964 (Tuesday)

Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1964 (Wednesday)

White House tour for "Life" photographers; visit from Helen Adams McBerney; office work; phone conversation with Lynda Johnson in Hawaii; Lady Bird to doctor for physical; LBJ back from speech in Cleveland; talk with Luci Johnson; LBJ conference with…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/18/1964 (Thursday)

Office work and planning for upcoming appearances; Lady Bird meets with John Walker of National Gallery of Art; commission for LBJ portrait; Lady Bird walks White House grounds with dogs and Dr. Jim Cain; discussion about LBJ's decision on running…

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