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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/15/1965 (Thursday)

Lady Bird works on Boyhood Home project; Lady Bird meets with volunteers for Johnson City house; LBJ to arrive at Bergstrom with the McNamaras; Lady Bird and guests meet LBJ's helicopter at the Haywood Ranch; BBQ dinner and then back to the LBJ Ranch…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/16/1965 (Friday)

LBJ and the McNamaras go horseback riding; everyone goes to Schornhorst Ranch; Lady Bird describes ranching in the Hill Country; everyone goes to Johnson City and the Lewis Ranch; Dolly Bolton joins them for lunch; ladies go on field trip with Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1965 (Saturday)

Johnsons and McNamaras go horseback riding to Martin and Danz ranches; press statement on Vietnam at LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird, the press and cookies; possible postponement of visits from Ayub Khan, Pakistan, and Shashtri, India; Lady Bird has lunch; trip…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/18/1965 (Sunday)

Easter service at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Blanco; Johnsons visit Percy Brigham, banker who loaned LBJ $50 for college in 1927; Lady Bird works at Johnson City house; LBJ meets A.W. Moursund and helicopters to Haywood Place; Lady Bird…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/19/1965 (Monday)

LBJ on phone with McGeorge Bundy about foreign problems; LBJ meets with Dale Malechek about LBJ Ranch; lunch with staff, helicopter to Bergstrom and flight to DC; LBJ talks with press pool about Vietnam; Foreign Aid Bill; stop in Columbia, SC, for…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/20/1965 (Tuesday)

Visit of Prime Minister Aldo Moro, Italy; Lady Bird takes home movies in the Rose Garden; state dinner; Lady Bird mentions attendees; Lady Bird converses with Foreign Minister Fanfani at dinner; Leontyne Price is entertainment for the evening and…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/21/1965 (Wednesday)

San Jacinto Day; Lady Bird goes to the dentist and works in office; tea with Alice Roosevelt Longworth who tells stories of living in the White House; Lady Bird attends meeting about the Fish Room; reception at the Italian Embassy; back to White…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/27/1965 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird's meeting about tourist services at White House; "The President's Park;" tape recordings about history of White House; Lady Bird views USIA film, "A President's Country;" LBJ has press conference; tea for Independent Agency wives; Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/28/1965 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird meets leaders of "Let's Beautify America" campaign; Lady Bird's interview on beauty is published in "Reader's Digest" who donated 800 rose bushes for Union Station; Lady Bird mentions projects in Topeka, KS, & Greenville, MS; Dominican…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/1/1965 (Saturday)

Lady Bird works at Johnson City home and gives tour to female press; to LBJ Ranch with NBC crew and George Stevens, for USIA film, "The President's Country;" after breakfast, filming and photos at the Scharnhorst; to Haywood and West Ranches to film…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/2/1965 (Sunday)

Lady Bird to St. Barnabas Church with Dorothy Territo & Simone Poulaine; flight to meet Liz Carpenter and female press at Jefferson, TX; small crowds at Marshall airport and downtown; Lady Bird tours Excelsior Hotel; lunch at Guarding Oak & Ruth…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/4/1965 (Tuesday)

LBJ & Dominican crisis; Lady Bird on LBJ's cold & weight; Lynda's article in "Life" magazine; Lady Bird meets Metropolitan Opera singers, two PROJECT HOPE workers, National Gallery staff on Pictures for Patients, and MS Mother of the Year; Lady Bird…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/5/1965 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird greets Junior League Garden Club; Lady Bird to Head Start program at Trinity Zion Church; lunch with Jane Engelhard about White House renovations; Lady Bird's session with ABC TV on beautification program; diplomatic reception; Vietnam and…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/6/1965 (Thursday)

Lady Bird to Congressional Club brunch--theme is the Whistle Stop campaign; Lady Bird is presented with original Fred Sebol train cartoon; to Arboretum with friends; meeting with Governor & Mrs. Paiewonsky of the Virgin Islands about Lady Bird's…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/7/1965 (Friday)

Lady Bird to New York to shop for clothes at the Carlyle; Lady Bird chooses clothes by Mollie Parnis who loans her own shoes; "Salute to Spring" in the rain; ceremony in front of New York Public Library with entertainment--all cancelled and moved…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/8/1965 (Saturday)

Lady Bird talks with Lynda and Luci; Dominican Republic; Lady Bird & Lynda to National Gallery; tea with Jane Engelhard and family; Lady Bird goes to LBJ's office; Johnsons and friends go to Camp David; bowling and dinner; Lady Bird watches…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1965 (Sunday)

Mother's Day; gifts from Lynda & Luci; "gourmet" breakfast; bowling and a walk; naps or reading for all; on television, watching Foreign Minister Khoman of Thailand on "Meet the Press;" Bill White; more bowling and dinner; back to the White House;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/11/1965 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird's Landscapes-Landmark tour in Greyhound bus with Cabinet wives & press; Damfrey's Wayside Shelter dedication ceremony; planting a dogwood; Interstate 95 plantings and Highway One; visit to Monticello & heirs of Thomas Jefferson; Lady Bird…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/13/1965 (Thursday)

Lady Bird goes swimming and takes trip to beauty parlor; Lady Bird greets Daughters of the Cincinnati; luncheon for Senate Ladies; preview of memorabilia exhibit cases in the East Wing; each table is set with china from a different President; desk…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1965 (Friday)

Slept late; office work with staff; opening of the Johnson City house; viewing of David Brinkley's show on Washington; solicitation letters for papers for the LBJ Library; gifts of plants and trees for the White House grounds; Lady Bird talks with…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/15/1965 (Saturday)

Lady Bird and office work; talk with Luci Johnson; luncheon guests of LBJ; visit to art exhibit at Dumbarton Oaks; trip to Camp David; Lady Bird bowls with June White; the David Brinkleys are guests; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" Lady Bird reads…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/16/1965 (Sunday)

Situation in Dominican Republic; Lady Bird watches Arthur Schlesinger on TV; Lady Bird and LBJ to church in Smithburg, MD; Lady Bird bowls with June White and David Brinkley; Lady Bird and LBJ to Senator Harry Byrd's home in Berryville; Luci Johnson…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/17/1965 (Monday)

Renovations of White House rooms; ceremony on South Grounds for President and Mrs. Park of South Korea; U.S. ally in South Vietnam; tour of Washington; desk work at White House; Lady Bird swims with LBJ and staff; Dominican Republic; ABC program on…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/18/1965 (Tuesday)

Portrait of LBJ by Peter Hurd; LBJ's place in history; Lady Bird's ABC television program on beautification; Project Head Start announcement; LBJ and Lady Bird to Mayflower Hotel for reception given by President and Mrs. Park of South Korea; Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/19/1965 (Wednesday)

Presentations in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden to companies who donated landscaping at schools in Washington; Lady Bird fills in for LBJ to greet group from North Carolina; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital meets on the SEQUOIA; tour of Washington…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/20/1965 (Thursday)

Shooting in Dominican Republic; auction of Jacqueline Kennedy letter to Lady Bird; luncheon of 81st Club members; gift of charm by members to Lady Bird; ABC filming at Treasury Department; story by film producer about Pope John; LBJ meets with…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/21/1965 (Friday)

Lady Bird meets with the Joseph Hirshorns; Hirshorns to donate sculpture collection; the White House Festival of the Arts; Lady Bird talks with Luci about graduation invitations; filming for ABC program on beautification; stories by John Secondari;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/28/1965 (Friday)

ABC filming of Beautification program at Mount Vernon; desk work at the White House; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson; Luci's conversion to Catholicism; Lady Bird to Barney House for a dinner; paintings at Barney House; LBJ's work with the…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/31/1965 (Monday)

Visit from Tony and Matiana Taylor; trip to the LBJ birthplace home; trip to Johnson City to Sam Johnson House with discussion on landscaping; city park for Johnson City; Johnson family gift of trees for Johnson City; lunch at the LBJ Ranch;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/1/1965 (Tuesday)

Luci Johnson's graduation from National Cathedral School; LBJ gives commencement address; Mrs. Johnson meets with Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Brown from New York about renovations to the White House; art for the White House; the White House Festival of the…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/3/1965 (Thursday)

Lady Bird describes the landscape; Lady Bird goes snorkeling; Lady Bird gives a speech at the College of the Virgin Islands' first commencement; reception line for 1 1/2 hours; telephone call from Luci Johnson about her trip with LBJ; Lady Bird…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1965 (Saturday)

Lady Bird tours the Caneel Plantation and relates stories about the history of the island; Lady Bird, Tony and Matiana Taylor, and Bess Abell take a trip on a catamaran; they get caught in a storm on the seas; lunch in their rental; Lady Bird and…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/6/1965 (Sunday)

Lady Bird describes snorkeling, the fish and fauna; her guide is from the National Park Service

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/8/1965 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird receives tribute from National Society of Interior Decorators; White House Festival of the Arts; Rebekah Baines Johnson's book; meeting about the ABC film on beautification; reception for and LBJ's speech to Presidential Scholars;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/9/1965 (Wednesday)

LBJ has breakfast with Prime Minister Menzies of Australia; Lady Bird goes to the Congressional Club for presentation of doll wearing miniature of her inaugural ball gown; lunch with Sir Robert and Lady Jackson and Ed Clarks; ABC film on…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/10/1965 (Thursday)

Filming for the ABC program on beautification; boat is grounded in the Potomac, and Lady Bird is rescued by police boat; lunch; desk work; Lady Bird meets Rebekah Harkness who is giving portable stage to White House for East Room; Lady Bird talks to…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/11/1965 (Friday)

Filming at Mount Vernon for the ABC program on beautification; filming equipment late; LBJ and Lady Bird tour Manned Space Center in Houston; Johnsons travel to the LBJ Ranch; boating at the Lewis Ranch; magnolia tree for White House lawn; Luci…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/13/1965 (Sunday)

Lady Bird inspects the LBJ Ranch, wildflowers and trees, while discussing plantings with staff; LBJ looking at ranch property for sale; Lady Bird and the Secret Service meet up with LBJ; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for lunch; boat rides; Luci Johnson…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/15/1965 (Tuesday)

LBJ is in a dark mood; death of Senator Richard Russell's son; White House Festival of the Arts; press response to Festival; Lady Bird takes a nap; reception for Inaugural Committee workers; quick remarks by LBJ; visit by Tony and Matiana Taylor;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/16/1965 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird meets 100 Maryland women; Lady Bird takes a nap; LBJ goes to funeral of Senator Russell's son in Georgia; Lady Bird discusses a triple TV cabinet with Frank Stanton; meeting about the LBJ Library; LBJ returns home to dinner with Lady Bird…

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