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Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/8/1934 or 11/9/1934? (Item)
  • Lady Bird writes on stationery from the New Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans saying she showed her father her ring when she returned from Austin, and they talked. Her father and other family and friends think she should wait before marrying.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/22/1934? (Item)
  • Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the phone call which "made everything alright again." She asks about the "New York business" and the "South Texas deal."
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/19/1934? (Item)
  • Lady Bird tells LBJ that if he comes to Texas she will be with him "all the time you can put up with." She asks about offers he has received from New York and South Texas. She comments on his low spirits and encourages him to have enthusiasm
Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/1/1934 (Item)
  • LBJ writes that "he has just about lost his ambition" although their phone call last night "gave me new strength." He is discouraged by Lady Bird's indecision, says Maury Maverick has offered to lend them his house for a honeymoon. LBJ says he
Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/20/1934 (Item)
  • LBJ writes in response to Lady Bird's October 17 letter to him, reassuring her of his love for her. He discusses plans for their future together, including a possible new job. He descibes seeing the play Jayhawker and his plans to go dancing
Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/26/1934 (Item)
  • LBJ expresses his feelings about their continued relationship and tells Lady Bird about his mother's letter about her. He writes that the GE [General Electric] plans in New York are "out of the picture." He has caught another cold but will go
Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/27/1934 (Item)
  • , talks about the show he saw, and a discussion with Helen [Crouch] about her father who is on the New York Court of Appeals. LBJ tells Lady Bird he is anxious to receive the pictures of her in her cotton dress.