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Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 9 (IX), 7/14/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • do you can correct me. I believe that they asked me to come out to the LBJ Ranch. They were home on a--like he used to come as often as he could just to get away and go home and relax and think about things when he wasn't so busy, like he
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 3 (III), 1/11/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • at the White House on April 22. R: Yes. Well, I'm thinking about the opening of the campaign then on May 3. Senator Wirtz resigned as under secretary of the interior and went home, came back to Austin, to participate in Mr. Johnson's campaign. I came a week
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 4 (IV), 6/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • about his meeting with [Douglas] MacArthur? Anything else on that trip to Australia? I know there were some home movies of it. R: Yes, yes, you're right. He took the camera, I guess he took Lady Bird's camera or got another one. She
  • involvement in a home movie with Mrs. Johnson; the establishment of the LBJ Foundation; LBJ's early plans for a library and park in Johnson City; the circumstances surrounding LBJ's Silver Star medal; LBJ having to choose whether to run for House or Senate
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 6 (VI), 9/17/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . And Congressman Johnson was partial to young men rather than too many women around. I guess for one thing maybe the men could work harder, and the women would lots of times have to go home and cook supper for their husband when he got off from work. Then he'd call
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 5 (V), 9/9/1982-9/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , the home in Washington. Do you remember that? Sometime in late 1942 I think or early 1943. R: Yes, I remember it fairly well. They lived in Woodley Park Tower and then they moved across the street, and I can't think of the name of it right this minute
  • The Johnsons buying their home at 4921 Thirtieth Place in Washington D.C. and the layout of the house; LBJ moving to a bigger office space in the Old House Office Building in 1943; LBJ's work as chairman of a subcommittee to investigate Navy
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 8 (VIII), 9/15/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • /exhibits/show/loh/oh Rather -- VIII -- 4 would get together in the late afternoon. Then many, many times, many times, Mr. Johnson would then take Mr. Rayburn on home with him to 30th Place for dinner, and Luci and Lynda would be so delighted to see Mr
  • duties in LBJ's House office and his personality; Sid Richardson's home on St. Joseph's Island; Luci Johnson's birth; LBJ's decision to run for U.S. Senate in 1948; Jim and Miriam Ferguson giving their files on supporters to LBJ for his use in the 1948
Oral history transcript, Mary Rather, interview 7 (VII), 9/8/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • for very long because I did come back home. I suppose I went--about what time? G: It was August. R: August of 1944. Oh, I'm in December 1944. G: It was mid-August according to [the 1944 chronology]. 3 LBJ Presidential Library http