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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

with restrictions contained In the donor'& dead of gift. Paper Clip Removed from 04/11/1968, pages 1 -10. f 1968 ( ■ THURSDAY, APR IL 11 I w ent into Lyndon's room e a rly to have b rea k fa st w ith him and th ere in e a r n e s t co n v ersa tio n w as A m
Civil Rights Act of 1968 & gives speech; Lady Bird visits with Pat & Luci; Pat Nugent leaves for Vietnam; LBJ & departing Cabinet members gives speeches at reception; Lady Bird asks Bob McNamara to speak at LBJ Library; small dinner party

Telephone conversation # 13602, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 10/26/1968, 11:47AM (Item)

EVALUATION OF SPIRO AGNEW; POSSIBLE PERCEPTION LBJ IS ORDERING BOMBING HALT TO AFFECT ELECTION; GEORGIA POLITICS; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH FOR HHH; RUSSELL PRAISES LADY BIRD JOHNSON; LYNDON NUGENT; PEACE TALKS; INCREASED ENEMY CASUALTIES; CREIGHTON
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/2/1968 (Saturday) (Item)

luxury, valu ed b e c a u se i t ’s so r a r e . . Lyndon had thoughtfully had Jim Jon es c a ll m e back, from so m ew h ere on h is w h irlw in d trip to T e x a s , and s a y there w a s no n eed fo r me to c a tc h a p la n e d ow n ^ ^ m tl Why
LBJ flies from Texas, and Lady Bird flies from White House to meet in Marietta, Georgia; LBJ gave speeches in Houston on Friday; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent accompany LBJ; LBJ gives speech at CA-5 cargo plane ceremony; Johnsons tour inside the plane

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1968 (Sunday) (Item)

p e c ia l from C a lifo r n ia , about s e v e n o 'c lo c k , a fter having k is s e d Chuck goodb^ 'the n ight b e fo r e . • . y • / I w an^ to b e rig h t th ere at the door w ith open a r m s / to m e e t h er, but • ■ I b eg g ed Lyndon
Lynda Robb returns from California seeing Chuck off to Vietnam; LBJ's speech on Vietnam; LBJ goes to church with Luci & Pat Nugent; LBJ visits with Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Lady Bird's "See America" trip; Horace Busby & Lady Bird work on LBJ's

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/3/1968 (Sunday) (Item)

d w ith e n e r g y a s Lyndon h i m s e l f - - the b r a i n , the d r i v e , is s t i l l t h e r e , - - the p e r s o n a l i t y . B u t he is too h e a v y a n d t h e r e w a s a q u ic k c lu tc h a t m y h e a r t . We w a lk e d into th
staff; Johnsons fly to Houston Astrodome for Humphrey rally; new Houston highway; Lady Bird reminisces about 1941 campaign; Lyn Nugent walks with grandfather; speeches by Ralph Yarborough, LBJ & Hubert Humphrey; return to LBJ Ranch; LBJ's speech on tv

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/24/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

a t s e e m e d fittin g , he w en t out to C hurch w ith th e c h ild r e n and I w e n t b a c k to b ed . L ^ Sunday, D e c e m b e r 24 (C ontinu ed ) I w o k e up about te n , t h e r e , e v e r fa ith fu l. Lyndon had gon e to h is o f f ic
Christmas eve; LBJ returns home from trip; LBJ is first President to circumnavigate the world; LBJ, Lady Bird & family visit for two hours about the President's trip; LBJ goes to mass with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird goes back to bed; LBJ

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/14/1969 (Tuesday) (Item)

T uesday, Ja n u a ry 14, 1969 Page 1 T uesday, Jan u a ry 1 4 th was an a b s o lu t e ly u n iq u e day In my t h i r t y - f o u r y e a r s In W ashington. I t was th e day Lyndon gave h i s l a s t S t a t e o f th e Union speech and I
LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/24/1968 (Monday) (Item)

l e p t o v e r th e w e e k e n d . In th e m o r n i n g A r t h u r K r i m c a m e i n t o Lyndon* s r o o m w h ile w e w e r e h a v in g c o f f e e a n d s u m m e d u p h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n s w ith B i l l H e a th . B ill fe lt
for Arthur Goldberg & George Ball; news stories about LBJ-Goldberg rift; LBJ makes speech; Chief Justice Earl Warren swears in George Ball; Ball gives speech; Eve Labouisse talks about Greece; dinner guests; Lady Bird visits with Luci Nugent

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/19/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

of the m o s t p l e a s a n t e v e n i n g s of t h i s s u m m e r . Lyndon and I have h a d few s m a l l d i n n e r p a r t i e s in o u r 3 - 1 / 2 y e a r s h e r e . I can re m e m b e r anyw here. and su m m e ry . T o n i g h t w e h a d o n
speech; office work, including acquisition letters for the LBJ Library; tea with Mary Lasker to talk of Beautification projects; gift of painting for Luci Nugent's baby; second LBJ Library meeting; Johnsons have small dinner party; LBJ gives toast to Ed

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/20/1969 (Monday) (Item)

th e p o r t r a i t s o f Lyndon and me, s t i l l on t h e e a s e l s i n t h e E a s t H a l l , and p u t them i n t h e c a r e o f t h e C u r a t o r . And i n t o t h e Q ueens’ S i t t i n g Room and th e n i n t o t h e l o v e l y Q ueens
Lady Bird takes last stroll through rooms; Ashton Gonella's office & Luci Nugent's room are disaster; LBJ is giving Medals of Freedom to Mary Lasker, Laurance Rockefeller, et al; Johnsons greet Nixons and they ride down Pennsylvania Avenue

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/2/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)

s h o r t s k i r t a n d w h ite b o o t s , a n d P a t r i c k Lyndon., v e r y in d e p e n d e n t a n d m a s c u lin e w ith h is new h a ir c u t, w e re e v e r y b it a s in te re s tin g to the p h o t o g r a p h e r s a s w e r e the tw
Abe Fortas' nomination as Chief Justice; arrival ceremony for President Tombalbaye of Chad; Luci & Lyn Nugent are photographed by the press; LBJ signs bills creating Wild and Scenic Trails, Wild & Scenic Rivers, and two National Parks; LBJ gives

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/19/1967 (Monday) (Item)

to Johnson City for flower harvesting; dinner with Luci & Pat Nugent and friends at Steak Island in Austin; Luci has encounters with the press; Lady Bird to bed and reading "Of Time and The River" by Thomas Wolfe
Nugent Home, Austin, Texas

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/29/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

LBJ leaves wake-up call for 2 a.m.; LBJ meets with General Creighton Abrams; LBJ back to bed at 8 a.m.; Lady Bird works on script for July 1968 film; meeting on oral history project; Luci Nugent portrait for LBJ's present; Lady Bird to hair salon

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/7/1967 (Thursday) (Item)

Four-year anniversary of the Johnsons arriving at the White House; preparations for Lynda Johnson's wedding; office work; Luci Nugent is making a photo album for Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird visits with house guests in the Solarium; Lady Bird bowls

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/21/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

reminisces about her mother's opera records; speeches by Roger Stevens & LBJ; program by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Howard University Choir; LBJ watches Luci & Pat Nugent on television; Isaac Stern & Abe Fortas play duet

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

appointment; Lady Bird talks with Luci Nugent; Lady Bird's interview with Howard K. Smith; Johnsons meet Prime Minister & Mrs. Harold Wilson; invitation to Winston Churchill; exchange of gifts; LBJ and Wilson give toasts; Bob Merrill & Veronica Tyler perform

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