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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1969 (Friday) (Item)

—she had been the real general. Our enemy had been trying to turn an idea of mine into an elegant reality worthy of the White House, and of T iffany's, and I hoped of the Johnson Administration. I t turned out to be a formidable enemy. All

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/29/11966 (Tuesday) (Item)

^and ju st as I hoped it w ould be, ■ ' ■ I sp en t the e a r ly ■morning w ith L iz on m y few w ord s to say at the J ew ish lu n ch eon and going o v er r e p o r ts and fa c ts and fig u r e s for m y in te r v ie w w ith M e r le S e c r e s t

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/14/1963 (Saturday) (Item)

h o u r s v?ith B i l l a t T h e E l m s . W h a t a jo b , t r y i n g to s e l l t h i s h o u s e t h a t I f i l l e d w i t h l o v e a n d som e ta s te , I hope, and a g re a t d eal of c a r e . I t to o k m e a b o u t t h r e e o r f o u

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/11/1966 (Friday) (Item)

at the sig n a tu res -- and v e r y often I cou ld . S e c r e tly I hoped that Johnny W alker and C arter Brow n w e r e a s im p r e s s e d ■as I w a s! ’.■■'i;/', ' ' 5 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE F r id a y , M a r c h 11, 1966 WASHINGTON P age 2

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/28/1964 (Friday) (Item)

t o a sk M r . DuPont, the c h a irm a n o f h e r F in e A r t s C o m m itte e ,-a n d M r . F o s s burgh, the c h a irm a n o f h e r P a in t in g s C o m m it t e e , and what two fin e r ones could th ere p o s s ib ly be and I do so hope

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/15/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

:30. I r e a d the p a p e r hoping to g e t i n a w o r d w ith L y ndon, b u t h e w a s too b u s y on the phone. r So a f t e r e n u m e r a b l e c u p s of co ffe e I w e n t to m y r o o m a n d c a l l e d G e o rg e H a r tz o g a n d l

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/13/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)

. snow s t i l l fa llin g . - -.-^ And B e s s and I. And then L iz And then I w ent to s le e p , w ith the And m y h ea rt w as sinking about our p arty ton igh t. I had hoped fo r it to b e one of the m o s t glam orou s w e had e v e r had

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/4/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)

it ie s , A u stin am ong th e m . T h ey a r e so fu ll o f youth and en th u sia sm , I w as d elig h ted to s e e O pera in d eed has a new fa c e . N ex t I w en t to the Red R oom to m e e t two w o rk ers o f PR O JEC T HOPE and to r e c e iv e
LBJ & Dominican crisis; Lady Bird on LBJ's cold & weight; Lynda's article in "Life" magazine; Lady Bird meets Metropolitan Opera singers, two PROJECT HOPE workers, National Gallery staff on Pictures for Patients, and MS Mother of the Year; Lady Bird

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/17/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)

i p t of the f a m ilie s who h av e liv e d h e r e . s o r t of a s e r i e s of a n e c d o te s of how th ey r e a l l y liv e d in th e h o u s e , and w h at th e y 'v e a d d e d to it. A nd h e r e i n l i e s a c o n tr ib u tio n I hope

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/30/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

MEMORANDUM THE W H ITE HOUSE W ASHINOTO N T h u r s day, A p r i l 30, 1964 Today dawned cold and rainy. Ah, unhappy fo r e c a s t fo r Saturday, when the 3000 Dem o c ratic ladies w ill converge upon us, on--hopeful ly ^ t h e White House

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/4/1964 (Monday) (Item)

m en tion ed J a c k ie ’ s hope fo r new d r a p e s and new c h a ir s i n the State Dining R o o m , but she fe e l s that ad d itio n s w ill co m e , not fro m m a jo r g if t s , but fro m the s a le of the guide book. And sh e w arn ed m e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/6/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)

and I, and then I went to bed thinking that this was enough of a day to have lasted a month! And just hoping that my guests at noon,/di d notice the Andrew Jackson urn from the H erm itage, and the Madison tureen a n d the John Adams tureen and perhaps

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/12/1966 (Monday) (Item)

n s . m y h e a r t b e g a n to s i n g . A nd th e n ? Th a t w a s w hen T h e y w e r e so b e a u tif u l! I hope I h a v e th e g r a c e to know th a t e v e r y d a y I sp e n d h e r e i s a p r iv ile g e . A nd n e v e r m o re s o

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

a t k in d of c o o p e ra tio n fro m p r iv a te e n t e r p r i s e you th in k y o u a r e m a k in g so m e h e a d w a y . J im m y P ip k in w as th e r e to r e c e iv e it . A nd I hope h e f e lt the w a r m th of m y s m ile a n d h a n d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/28/1966 (Monday) (Item)

r e s s and t e l e v i s i o n w e hope w i l l s e l l th e b o o k . A . A ^ c a m e b r in g in g th e guestli s t . B ess I w e n t o v e r i t c a r e fu lly , t r y i n g a s u s u a l t o th in k o f s o m e p a r tic u la r t i e , s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/12/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

o m . I hope th e y s t a y . We h ad t h r e e of th e m And t h e y a r e d e lig h tf u l t h e r e , And the s t i l l life to th e r i g h t of th e e n t r a n c e to th e MEMORANDUM T H E W H IT E HOUSE V. WASHINGTON T h u r s d a y

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