Discover Our Collections


  • Specific Item Type > Personal diary (remove)
  • Tag > Digital item (remove)
  • Type > Text (remove)
  • Subject > Lady Bird Johnson personal (remove)

98 results

  • that' ^ ^ » . ' : • ii. > - i ^ ^ ~" . A lic e B ro w n ’s plane s e t down about 10:00 b rin ging Ma co n d a and N an cy 'i ' who so o n d ep arted fo r San A ntonio, and H erb ert Wel l s , h er d eco ra to r from ( , H o u sto n . -A nd w e spent the liv e -lo n
  • s~e a movie· and i:alk and : belongs to us. );~ ~ ~ ~ .... ,. be with friends, to exercise and to catch up -on the thinking work that • ii-- ,. ~-. .- a day full of appointments ·does not permit. .... .-This day b_egan early .with-~going
  • out to be one of the g a y e st And Noel and J o e C lark - - I w as happy to ; g e t the opportunity to w h isp er to N o el that I n eeded h er h elp on our p la n s fo r th e C apitol G rounds. 'G o v ern o r J a ck B u rn s of Haw a ii, L in co
  • MEMORANDUM Q THE WHITE HOUSE S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 5 , 1966 WASHINOTOH Page 1 L y n d o n ’s d e p a r t u r e to H a w a ii - w o u ld I a l w a y s b e s o r r y t h a t I d i d n ’t g o ? I t w a s t o t a l l y s e r i o u s
  • was among them. A ft e r v isitin g with them , I went to the m o vie theatre and saw f i l m s taken at the ra n c h -w h e n the children w e r e young, Lyndon during W orld War II, a ll of which I soon re c o g n iz e d with dism ay w e r e just the lea
  • n. The s t o r m h a spased. She r e s e n t s th e s h a r p th in g s h e s a id ab o u t h e r ta k in g a job w ith th e S h e r a to n in H a w a ii, o r a t th e W o r ld 's F a i r o r a t an y job she co u ld g e t a n y w h e r e , b u t
  • in g th e m a ll. T hink i t w as d e a r of W rig h t to do it b e c a u s e a s L y n d a s a y s " th is town w as d e s ig n e d II f o r C o n g r e s s m e n and t h e i r w ives and not fo r c h i l d r e n and c h i l d r e n s e ld o m jo
  • n d tw o; and T . J, II, C h ris tin e and N ancy and S ally , and we a ll s a t down to lu n ch . - 1 - ^ 1963 T u e sd a y , D e c e m b e r 31st A fte r lunch, the n u cleu s of u s - - th a t is , Tony and T, J, and I, to g e th e r w ith
  • n c o s t u m e o f th e g a y ' 9 0 s c l i m b e d in to a sw in g t h a t h u n g o n a r e d v e l v e t r f ------ ---------------- -— ......................................................................... ^ >,. . ii^np . ^ ,,iw _ ii
  • d t o J i m m y I o a w J o e K e n n e dy ge.t h im a jo b w it h lli5 ' Itq u u r -ii ii g xtist'a a r e t r y i n g t o do i t t o s o m e of m y s t a f f . n i g h t i s n ’t d o i n g a n y goo d. T h e y '^ ^ ' T h i s goin g out t o a p
  • e on th e g r o un d , to (3 s h a r e h e r p r e d ic a m e n t. w.«iiapip"jiwp > III J i l W f |i,ii I ii iiil I I M W I W i i p i l MEMORANDUM ^ THE W HITE HOUSE WASHINOTOM S u n d a y , A u g u st 1, 1965 : Page 5 A nd so th e c ro w d
  • n c e d a t a f i v e - t h i r t y p res s D ) -ii- c o n f e r e n c e i n h i s b e d ro o m t o a s m a l l g r o u p o f newsp a p e r men. Sim ply s a y in g t h a t th e d o c t o r s h a d warned him a g a i n s t g o i n g " o n t h e
  • a d been a member of a gang of r obber s . io ld u y i. ii? He h a d been aAji.e.Aied AeveAjil. iijne.A, i k e leadeA. D id he ik -in k he w o u ld be o.ccuAAed. o^ k a v in g A io le n 3 do n o i know, b u i oJL ang A a ie , he w o a (^uieJL a n d
  • M EMORANDUM T H E W H I T E HOUSE WASHINGTON F i r d a y , A p r i l 17, 1964 T h i s m o r n in g I spent with M r s. J. L e e Johnson - Ruth C a r t e r ii // Johnson, daughter o f A m o n C a r t e r -a ca n -d o w om an , v e r y m uch h e r
  • ro p in th e o ffice an d s e e . I s u g g e s te d w e ii, A f te r a d r in k we w e n t to th e b o w lin g a lle y , an d she b e a t m e r o u n d ly tw o a n d a h a lf g a m e s ; ^S hooting 137 one tim e to m y 105 o r so/^^^ ^ - A nd
  • o a r d m a rk u p o f the c h a n d e lie r o f w a te rfo rd g la sss -th t haatt On v i iei ta i IC r iu ' i ilp ii H 1 i no1 b i ] ibIIy I is n th t h iin n kki in i g o f g iv in g to th e Wh ite H o u s e ■ • She h a s b e e n our g u e s t
  • e 1865 I n a u g u r a l o f L i n c o l n . (/W . p . 0 ■ W ( ''" /• .= W ' ' II ^ ' J a n u a r y 22 , 1966 S a tu r d a y C o n t. : wh i c h Margy h a d g iv e n u s and t hen a b o u t 1 0 :0 0 we w e n t down t o s e e T h u n d e
  • II I N O T O N W e d n e s d a y , J u n e 10, 1964 Page 4 b o r n to m a n * s m o s t e x c e p t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t y . Y o u a r e y o u n g e r th a n m o s t of th e e a r t h ’ s q u a r r e l s a n d o l d e r th a n m o s t
  • it y of H a w a ii, a n d she w as going to s ta y on for a w hole w e e k of v a c a tio n - h e r f i r s t t r i p , r e a l l y , on h e r own. O u r f r i e n d . J a c k B u r n s , the G o v e r n o r of H aw aii, w ill le n d a good h an d
  • / T h i s w as p u s h , p u s h , p u s h t h r o u g h m a s s e s of h u m a n ity , w h ic h n e v e r s e e m e d to b o t h e r the e b u l l i e n t Ts ii vanana. And f in a lly a c h a n c e to s i t down at a t a b l e in the end of the r o
  • A N D • U ________ M ; , , UJ, ; II , , . I . . . . . . . . . . . . - r • _ . : ' s' V ' ' ' ' I - - ..‘f \ THE WHITE HOUSE ■ .W ASHI N GT O N S atu rd ay, M arch 18, 1967 •..•■ ■■■-;'•-,,■• Page 5 of the s m a ll tr ia n g le
  • ot the 'y' B r u m id i o ld f a m ilia r on e that I lo v e d i^ ii^ w ith the Bacaiajgysdie c e i l in g s , and P a u l or John b o w in g h o s p ita b ly , know ing e v e r y o n e o f u s by n a m e . B ut a s tr a n g e , w h ite c a ta c ly
  • , I th ii^ it w as around th ree o ’c lo c k , Lyndon w ent o v er to h is o ffic e , and I talk ed to Lynda and to L u ci. Both o f them w e r e e m o tio n a l, L u ci cry in g , Lynda d istrau gh t. ■ th is do to the b o y s? What d oes / ' v
  • e n o t q u ite a c c o m m o d a t e d y e t to the p a c e a t w h ic h L y n d o n ... . ........ ~ ' . . . - ■■IIII | , i , - _ i j 11,11 I , I I III [III ii,iiiT j | | j ) | | i i ( j I j i 111 ......... MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E
  • Meitner, scientist, during World War II
  • o r b o a t in s e a r c h of L yndon. T hey c o n fid e d th a t L yndon w a s a good w a t e r s k i e r j s a w h im out on s k ii s l a s t y e a r a n d h e ' s p r e t t y good a t it , I G e o rg e R e e d y s a i d - - - " T h e P r e s
  • o r i c l a n d m a r k s p r o v i d i n g the b a c k g r o u n d . ii D i n n e r w a s in the R o s e G a r d e n , one lo n g m a i n t a b l e , the r e s t r o u n d t a b l e s f o r te n . T h e M a r i n e B a n d p la y in g f r o m th
  • Lady Bird Johnson's Diary, December 1-28, 1966 [Book 39] Box Number Restriction Codes (A) CtOMd by Ex k u Uv * Ordw 1332S governing K C a ii to nitlDiMl security Information. (B) a o a e d by statute or by ths agancy wtiich originatad tha documant. (C
  • ld go u p i n p a r t of th e open s p a c e . A s I w a lk a d r i v e a r o u n d th e c a m p u s , ‘I a m c u jo U y a w a r e o f ‘ II : ’ . , how c r o w d e d i t i s b e c o m in g . .vT h e f o r t y a c r e s i s now j u s t a n a f f e
  • s s the w o r l d , w h e r e L y n d o n w a s i n H a w a ii w ith G e n e r a l K y. B u t i t w a s a f u l l d a y h e r e to o, th a t b e g a n a t 7, b e c a u s e I h a d a h a i r d o , a f t e r A l i c e B ro w n a n d I h a d o u r d e
  • i t i a l e d i t " o . k . ". An d I d i s c u s s e d w ith h im h is own d e c i s io n of l a s t F r i d a y n ig h t a n d a s k e d if it w e r e i r r e v o c a b l e b e c a u s e L y n d o n ..................... -■i»ii^»i i ^ . ii
  • tu rn ed the c o n v e r s a tio n tow ard h e r h u sb a n d , b u t in w hom I f e l t c o n s id e r a b le s tr e n g th . . ■• MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE W A .SHIN Q TO II F r id a y , S e p t e m b e r 9, 1966 Page 5 B ob and M a r g y M
  • I II I— - I, If •- •— . — ■VY''^ - V » ; > > . ■ w « , n w __ I H » I • ■ i li.iiW •— ! ^ T ,* - ^ r ^ ------ ■---- — ---------------------------------------- ------ . 'I ------- - ' -.1 FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3 I had a t le a s t sle p
  • n a b it la te f o r # d e lic io u s X H ii h a m :a n d g r its , a n d h o t b i s c u i t s , a n d \ - , c o u ld w ith c l e a r c o n s c ie n c e .‘th ro w c a u tio n to the w ind b e c a u s e I w a s going to n e e d a l l th e s tr
  • g w o u ld b e c o m p le te w ith o u t h im ,- ii^ h e s ta ff, J im J o n e s , a n d M a rie , M a ry R a th e r , L a r r y T e m p le . D in n e r w a s a l l L y n d a B i r d 's f a v o r ite s - s te a k , a n d s p in a c h , h o m e m a d
  • , g r a d u a l p u ll- o u t of G Is s ta rts . - I ' T lUTlI II . I i "IF till A f te r th e s tr e n u o u s d e m a n d in g l a s t t h ir te e n daysyi o r w a s i t tw o lif e t i m e s ^ th is w a s s o r t of a n is la n d of p e a c e
  • is s a p ic tu re - A nd P a t r i c k lo o k e d a d o r a b le in h is A ir F o r c e u n ifo rm m ad e b y L y n d o n 's ta il o r to m e e t h is D addy in H a w a ii. A nd i t w as an a b s o lu te ly h e a v e n ly p ic tu r e o u t th e r e w
  • MEMORANDUM U M ij^ a .r H 0 5 jfg ^ ; - ^ ' ' - n ^ : • ' "' v-' -: -:' ' -;' w a s h in 'o to ii T h u r s d a y , J u n e 1, 1967 r U 'C^'^'Oe^ ■•'■:-/^'?-.:^'-'^:A
  • e e d the s p o t w o u ld T h e r e w o u ld be a b u f f e r zone f o r w ild life b e t w e e n the V i s i t o r ' s C e n t e r a n d R a n c h R o a d 1. M EMO RANDUM THE W H ITE HOUSE W A S II I N O T O N Saturday, J u l y 8, 1967 Page
  • p e r s and put h im down in h is b ed in m y r o o m . is g o n e. ■ U -i !». i It*s b e e n a h ap p y e x p e r ie n c e ta k in g c a r e of h im -w ii^ L u ci H e le n ta k e s th e d ay s h if t , but fr o m about d a rk u n til abou t 8 :0