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Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 12/5/1968 (Item)
  • . To the President's room. 1. 8:37 Called Haywood Smith. 9:18 Called John Gonella at home -- talked about new baby! 10:15 Worked at desk with MWT. Made numerous calls during the morning to Bess's and Sandy Fox's offices re: sitting, etc. for dinner tonight. 10:56
Oral history transcript, Harold J. Russell, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • . Mr. Macy has done an amazing job in changing, easing whenever possible, or even writing new regulations which were instrumental in bringing many, many handicapped people into federal service. He has done an outstanding job. Mr. Driver
Oral history transcript, Lucius D. Battle, interview 2 (II), 12/5/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • on those two points--I think the question of supply of military equipment is a very difficult one indeed and would have been difficult in any measure. But we had at that time embraced rather strongly the new Nasser regime and at least they considered
Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 1 (I), 12/5/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • brief and yet curiously intense.I was marched across the well of the Senate by Gerry Siegel during a break in the proceedings and introduced to my new boss, and he said, "Glad to have you, do your best," somewhat abruptly but with full force. B: From
  • Civil Rights Bill; LBJ’s 1964 campaign speech in New Orleans; Johnson treatment; immense capacity to judge people; Johnson-Rayburn relationship; first signs of Presidential ambition; LBJ’s relationship with oil and gas industries; relationship
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/5/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • a r ily n , s to p p in g to c a l l J o h n G o n e lla a t h o m e and c o n g r a tu l a t e h im on the new b a b y b o r n l a s t n ig h t. w o uld b e a g i r l . We h ad so h o ped it And J u a n it a a b o u t th e L i b r a r y . R eedy