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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1966 (Saturday)

Luci's wedding day; Lynda sings "Get Me To The Church On Time;" cable from Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird describes her thoughts, decorations & the service; telegram read from the Pope; Luci stops to kiss parents and give roses to mothers;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/3/1966 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird meets with 3 photographers about wedding; East Hall is turned into beauty parlor; Lincoln Room is set up for fittings; Luci Johnson signs photos for staff much of the night; LBJ check on Luci at 7 a.m.; Luci has party for White House staff;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/2/1966 (Tuesday)

State dinner for Israeli President Shazar; bridesmaids work on Luci's mail in Solarium; Warrie Lynn Smith's birthday; kitchen staff working on wedding cake; Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent interviewed for television; Nancy Dickerson's father dies; Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/1/1966 (Monday)

Lady Bird comforts LBJ; bride & bridesmaids fittings; Luci's wedding photos; Lady Bird to hair salon; shooting at University of Texas; Paul Bolton's grandson is a victim; Nugents arrive; phone calls with Arthur Godfrey and Marvin Watson; Johnsons to…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/31/1966 (Sunday)

LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast with guests while others attend church; news articles about Johnsons and the wedding; Lady Bird bowls with guests; possible blessing of marriage by Pope Paul VI; gift from Tony Taylor of their mother's silver cups for Luci;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/29/1966 (Friday)

Lady Bird and Bess Abell work on seating chart for wedding; gifts from Luci Johnson to Bess Abell, Liz Carpenter, and Willie Day Taylor; Luci has luncheon for her friend; LBJ has stag luncheon for Prime Minister Wilson of Great Britain; airline…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/27/1966 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird meets with Warren Woodward and Bob Kollar about wedding travel plans; Lady Bird places several calls about wedding arrangements; office work; Lady Bird to luncheon for Luci Johnson given by bridesmaids; back to White House; telephone call…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/23/1966 (Saturday)

LBJ & Lady Bird to AMVETS building dedication; Johnsons and Congressional delegates to Indianapolis where LBJ speaks; LBJ goes to stag luncheon at Indianapolis Athletic Club; Lady Bird attends ladies luncheon; travel to Ft. Campbell, KY; LBJ naps;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/22/1966 (Friday)

Johnson women to New York; Lady Bird buys dress for wedding and flies back to White House; phone call with Betty Weinheimer about LBJ Birthplace; lunch; meeting with Liz Carpenter about press; meeting about travel for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/20/1966 (Wednesday)

LBJ & Lady Bird have personal talk; Lady Bird attends meeting about Luci Johnson's wedding; SNCC to picket near church; Lady Bird to Luci's bridal shower given by her employer, Dr. Kraskin & wife; back to White House for rest; LBJ has agency…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/19/1966 (Tuesday)

Tea with Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Luci and Lynda Johnson; LBJ naps; Lady Bird reminisces about party at Friendship House in 1937; Alice Longworth reminisces about her honeymoon; LBJ comes in to say hello; Mrs. Longworth reminisces about McKinley…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/17/1966 (Sunday)

Johnsons sleep in; Johnson family to St. Mark's Church; Rev. Bill Baxter is leaving for Peace Corps; back to White House for Sunday television shows; lunch; family discussion in LBJ's bedroom; jobs for Lynda Johnson; LBJ naps; Lady Bird bowls; Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/14/1966 (Thursday)

LBJ's manner with people; Drew Pearson article; John Connally's Hemis Fair reception; swearing-in ceremony of Barnaby Keeney as Director, Humanities Commission; visit to church for wedding seating plan; Lady Bird mentions wedding details; stag dinner…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/13/1966 (Wednesday)

Jack Valenti on "Today Show;" office work; phone call with Robin Duke about Lynda Johnson in Spain; Luci Johnson and fianc

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/12/1966 (Tuesday)

Office work on Luci Johnson's wedding and social events; Lady Bird to hair salon; meeting on White House garden; LBJ interrupts meeting; ride on MacCarthur Blvd. and Dale Carlia for azalea and crepe myrtle plantings; possible rose garden by Potomac;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/9/1966 (Saturday)

Coffee and swimming with LBJ; walk with press at Reagan Ranch; LBJ and rest of press drive to Reagan; Lady Bird describes deer and livestock; lunch with select press; Lady Bird to hair salon; LBJ and Lady Bird to John Hills' for barbeque; tour of…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/8/1966 (Friday)

Lady Bird views possible house for Luci Johnson in Austin; Pat Nugent and Lady Bird measure rooms; lunch at Youngblood's Restaurant; back to LBJ Ranch; guests there for tours of Texas poverty programs; tours through Reagan & Scharnhorst ranches;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/5/1966 (Tuesday)

Houseguests leave; preparations are made for volunteer hostesses tea party at LBJ birthplace; LBJ wants BBQ for press and press conference; Lady Bird dictates information for handout on birthplace; BBQ luncheon for 85 at the LBJ Ranch; press…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/3/1966 ()

LBJ and Lady Bird drive to Blanco to the Episcopal Church; lunch; Lady Bird and Mathilde Krim fly to Santa Fe, NM, to see brother, Tony Taylor; Lady Bird reads paper on urbanization; shopping at her brother's shop for home furnishings; Lady Bird…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/2/1966 (Saturday)

Luci Johnson's 19th birthday and anniversary of LBJ's heart attack; LBJ, Lady Bird, dogs and guest swim in pool; everyone tours the ranches; visit to Cousin Oriole; lunch; helicopter to the Krim's; boating and swimming at Coca-Cola Cove; Luci's…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/28/1966 (Tuesday)

Meeting with Madam Shoumatoff about FDR portrait; Lady Bird, Nash Castro and Mary Lasker visit award-winning beautification sites; Beautification Committee meeting; Lady Bird mentions attendees and agenda; award ceremony in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/23/1966 (Thursday)

Lady Bird walks Danz Ranch for progress on wildflower harvest; lunch in kitchen and talk with Dale Malechek about ranch business; Lady Bird canoes with Woody Taylor and describes the ducks and geese; walk with Weeze Deathe to work on Sam Johnson…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/21/1966 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird meets with Mr. Bowen, Texas Highway Department, and ranch staff about "Operation Harvest" of wildflower seed; Lady Bird lunches with Mr. Bowen; Lady Bird calls about Luci Johnson's wedding dress, her next speech, & script for Sam Johnson…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/18/1966 (Saturday)

Lady Bird records diary; Lady Bird walks Scharnhorst and Danz ranches and talks about harvesting wildflower seeds; Lady Bird describes a family of armadillos; Lady Bird reads "The Devil's Advocate" by Morris West; another walk later that day; Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1966 (Friday)

Lady Bird vacations at LBJ Ranch; diary is recorded; Lady Bird walks Pedernales River, and she describes flora, fauna, creatures and scenery; Lady Bird and her Secret Service agent misjudge distance (9 3/4 miles, not 4 1/2 mile walk); helicopter is…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/15/1966 (Wednesday)

Lady Bird says goodbye to LBJ, Luci and Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird travels to Offutt AFB, Omaha and Lincoln, NE; Lady Bird gives speeches and plants tree; Lady Bird receives painting by Nebraska artist; Lady Bird goes to Boys Town; Lady Bird and…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/13/1966 (Monday)

Phone call received about Vicki McCammon's family; Lady Bird works on Luci's wedding; Tom Clark's party for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; houseguests in the White House; work on Luci Johnson's wedding plans; family matters; Lady Bird mentions guests…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/7/1966 (Tuesday)

Johnsons fly back to White House with 19 guests and family; Lady Bird works on Luci's wedding list; LBJ's speech, presentation and reception for Presidential Scholars; buffet supper on White House lawn; Luci Johnson introduces entertainment; LBJ has…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1966 (Sunday)

News stories about LBJ's ratings and Beautification; Johnsons to Christian Church; Johnsons to Lewis place and drive with friends to the Tomlinson; lunch at the LBJ Ranch; to Moursund's ranch and Krim property; boating; story told about Dr. Lisa…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/4/1966 (Saturday)

LBJ & guests tour the ranches; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird talks about Rebekah Johnson; photos taken of LBJ and Lady Bird in the wildflowers; LBJ and Lady Bird vote at the courthouse; Lady Bird mentions 1941 Senate race; LBJ &…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/3/1966 (Friday)

Mary Lasker's neighbor called police about noise from party; Lady Bird angry about press coverage; decision to not televise Luci Johnson's wedding; Lady Bird to see Eakins painting for White House from Joseph Hirshorn; Lady Bird flies back to White…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/2/1966 (Thursday)

Lady Bird and Luci Johnson have clothing trip to New York; possible trip by Lynda Johnson to Spain; press stationed in hotel; tea for Mrs. Diaz Ordaz of Mexico; Elizabeth Arden hair stylist does Lady Bird's hair for party; Lady Bird to Mary Lasker's…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/19/1966 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird has an overwhelming day; afternoon tea for 3600 Democratic women; LBJ has breakfast meeting in bed; Lady Bird does desk work and has hair done; Women Doers about Head Start; Beautification project in Memphis; Lady Bird quotes press; Lady…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/10/1966 (Sunday)

Johnson family attend Easter service at St. Barnabas Church; some press attend service, too; Ralph Doppler gives Johnsons model of LBJ Ranch house; driving tour of Hill Country; story of LBJ driving over rattlesnake; Easter lunch at the LBJ Ranch;…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/5/1966 (Tuesday)

Lady Bird goes to hair salon and then meets Lynda Johnson at Boyhood Home; tree planting ceremony at Johnson City; Lady Bird mentions where Rebekah Baines and Sam Johnson met; Lynda Johnson's magazine article on "See America;" park is donated by LIFE…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1966 (Monday)

Lady Bird's group leave Big Bend for Fort Davis; Lady Bird takes photos of scenery; Lady Bird meets Nellie Connally and Ben Barnes at Fort Davis; Lady Bird meets two Native Americans & two Vietnam soldiers; Lady Bird views museum exhibits; Lady Bird…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/3/1966 (Sunday)

Breakfast by the Odessa chuck wagon gang; brief Palm Sunday church service; Lady Bird plants a pinon tree; rafting trip down the Rio Grande; Lady Bird describes the terrain; training astronauts in Big Bend for the moon; fossil remains, including…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/2/1966 (Saturday)

Lady Bird and her group stop at the Alamo; Lady Bird travels to Big Bend National Park ; Lady Bird arrives at Presidio Airport for ceremony; Lady Bird describes scenery on two-hour drive to Big Bend; BBQ luncheon and ceremony; Lady Bird describes the…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/1/1966 (Friday)

Desk work; Lady Bird leaves for her "Trails Through Texas" trip; Lady Bird reminisces about her wedding at St. Mark's in San Antonio; Lady Bird goes to Hemis Fair; restoration of the Alamo; LBJ, Maury Maverick and the NYA; ceremony and speech at the…

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/28/1966 (Monday)

LBJ and Lady Bird to arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India; Lady Bird has desk work, reads, and has hair done; Lady Bird describes the exchange of gifts; formal photographs; Lady Bird mentions several guests; receiving line and…

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