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Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/26/1934? # 2 (Item)
  • with her friends, Dorris and Hugh [Powell]. A poem by Don Wahn, "Anticipation," clipped from the newspaper, is enclosed with the letter.
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 8/3/1966 (Item)
  • -Louis for a comb Returned to White House Talked with Bess 2:55 to third floor to get Nugents 2. 3:05 To second with Nugents, to get Luci. Saw the Baldwins and Powells taking a tour. Lynda talking to Powells and Baldwins. 3:10 Went down to staff party
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/12/1964 (Item)
  • :00 To State Department to stand in receiving line for Esther Peterson's Commission on the Status of Women. 1:30 To Jean-Louis 4:15 To Yellow Room for tea w/ visiting Texans who head just had White House tour. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Baldwin, Dorris Powell
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 12/14/1967 (Item)
  • with Dorothy. 11:35 Arrived at Dorris Powell's home in Karnack. 11:50 Left with Dorothy and Dorris, and Mrs. Barnes for the Post Office -- visited with personnel and discussed landscaping around post office. 2. 12:25 Returned to the Powell home 3. 1:43 Left
Oral history transcript, Dorris Powell, interview 2 (II), 4/18/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: MRS. HUGH POWELL (DORRIS POWELL) INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: LBJ Library, Austin, Texas Tape 1 of 2 G: You say that a Mr. Blocker was the architect for the Brick House? P: One of the Blocker sons. G: Did he live in Marshall
  • See all online interviews with Dorris Powell
  • Powell, Dorris
  • Oral history transcript, Dorris Powell, interview 2 (II), 4/18/1978, by Michael L. Gillette
  • Dorris Powell
Oral history transcript, Ben H. Powell, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • ://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh POWELL -- I -- 2 Military Institute and got a B.A. there in 1936; then went
  • See all online interviews with Ben H. Powell, Jr.
  • ; a letter to Powell, dated 1/7/69, regarding leaving the White House and appreciation of Powell’s father, Wirtz and firm.
  • Powell, Ben H., Jr.
  • Oral history transcript, Ben H. Powell, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by David G. McComb
  • Ben H. Powell, Jr.
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/19/1966 (Item)
  • of the steps, the President greeted: The Prime Minister/ The RighT Hon Keith J. Holyoake, C.H., and Mrs. The Amb of USA, H.E. Herbert B. Powell, and Mrs. Powell , The Prime Minister then introduced the President to: Mr. J. V. Meach, C.V.O.. Secy for Internal
Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 7/4/1962 (Item)
  • be underscored. SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE Powell and
Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 7/5/1962 (Item)
  • with Mrs. J and MF 8 10:15 Arrive LBJ Ranch Mrs. J , Doris Powell, Liz Carpenter * Selected names should be underscored. and to bed SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE Expenditure Code
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 4/13/1964 (Item)
  • Talked to Dorris Powell 11:00 To Elms w/ Helen 2:30 Lunch on bed 4:45 Jean-Louis for comb-out 5:30 Reception for 50 women appointees (List enclosed) 7:50 Left for National Theatre w/ Lynda - McNamara (President had dinner w/ Mr. and Mrs. George Brown
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 5/31/1964 (Item)
  • and 3:00 church church and stopped by Cousin Oreole's lunch. Called Mary Rather and Dorris Powell on telephone. Talked to Mrs. Wesley . West Rode in new Chrysler Imperial up and down runway. Talked to 5:00 5:40 10:00 10:15 for Expenditure John
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/1/1964 (Item)
  • Walked to President's office to go out to South Lawn to greet Prime Minister and Mrs. Eshkol 12:00 Doug Cater Talked to Ray Roberts re: sister's death 2:00 Mrs. Bundy and Liz 4:00 To Mr. Per 6:30 Return to White House Talked to Dorris Powell - Mrs. Philip
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 12/9/1965 (Item)
  • toured LBJ and Danz ranch areas 10:10 Returned to main house 11:17 With President. Told goodbye to Secretary Freeman and Guy Powell Toured LBJ and Lewis ranches with Mr. and Mrs. John Mecom and President, Jake, Marie, and Vicky 1:10 Return to main house
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 1/18/1966 (Item)
  • :25 Returned to second floor 2. 11:10 To State Dining Room to welcome 175 - Pittsburgh Federation of Jewish Women 11:30 To second floor 3. 11:35 With Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Estes in Yellow Oval Room 12:15 Talked with Sandy Fox and Bess re: ashtrays, etc
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/10/1964 (Item)
  • To second floor 8:00 Dorris Powell arrived 9:25 Dinner w/ President, Dorris, Mariallen, and A.W. 9:55 To South Grounds w/ President for Lynda's hamburger party entertainment 10:20 To second floor 10:30 To pool 11:30 Retired Page No:
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/13/1964 (Item)
  • and Dorris Powell 7:00 To pool w/ President and above guests 7:25 Congressman and Mrs. Pickle, Marge and Walter Jenkins 8:55 Dinner w/ above 9:05 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Valenti 9:50 To move "Mr. President" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" 12:30 Guests departed 12
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/14/1964 (Item)
  • :35 Walked w/ President to Decatur House for the Dukes' party 8:30 Return White House 8:40 Secretary Rusk - Valentine 9:35 Dinner w/ President 10:15 Dorris Powell moved to Queens' Sitting Room 10:30 Retired Page No:
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/17/1964 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, DAILY DIARY Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Entry No. Date June 17, 1964 Day Wednesday Time Appointment O P Activity (include visited by) Expenditure 9:45 Dorris Powell left 12:00
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 1/27/1967 (Item)
  • with Mrs. Hugh Powell on the phone. 1. 10:30 To dentist. 12:50 To second floor. 12:55 To theater to see Gail Linke about redecorating. 1:15 To dentist's office. 2. 1:20 To pool. 20 laps 1:40 To second floor. 3. 2:05 To Green Room to meet with Senator Long
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 1/30/1967 (Item)
  • . To second floor alone. 11:15 To curator's office. 11:25 To President's office. 11:35 To second floor. Worked on mail with Ashton. 2:00 Lunch. 2:45 In Queens' Sitting Room with Arthur Morgan (sculptor, friend of Dorris Powell) 3:45 Bid Mr. Morgan goodbye
Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 7/6/1962 (Item)
  • Arrival o f Dalla s newspape r me n vi a LB J plane : Te d Dealey , Jo e Dealey , Dic k West , Jac k Kru eger 13 7:00 Drinks aroun d poo l wit h 4 newspaper me n Mrs . J. , Li z Carpenter , Dori s Powell , CK , Bernie an d Lynd a 14 7:45 Driving t o
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Dedication of Glen Canyon Dam, Page, Arizona, 9/22/1966" (Item)
  • years ago. One cannot explore Lake Powell's 1800 miles of shoreline in a hur r y. but the places invite exploration: places like Rainbow Bridge, Cathedra! in the Desert, Hole in the Rock: canyon• U.ke Hidden, Drütwood, and Pickaxe, Dungeon
Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 7/7/1962 (Item)
  • Walte r Jenkin s Lunch - Te d Dealey , Jo e Dealey , Jac k Kru eger, Dic k West , Mrs . J , Liz , Dori s Powell , Christ y CK, M F LD t Bil l Willi s i n Sa n Antoni o (Pilot ) Drove t o Llano , wit h CK , Mrs . J , me t Mr . an d Mrs . Kella m an d
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 4/19/1967 (Item)
  • , Mrs. William W. Heath, Mrs. Karl F. Rolvaag, Mrs. Richard H. Nolte, and Mrs. Herbert B. Powell.) 5:00 Went to the first floor to greet Mrs. James C. Davis from Georgia and her friends Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Garland, and her son-in-law, Edward Bowen. They had
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 7/4/1967 (Item)
  • , and small press pool. 4. 4:55 Arrived at the Hugh Powell residence. The President brought gifts for their new grandson. Drove by historical marker, post office and rode through Caddo State Entry No. Time Activity Park and on to the Brick House. Ruth
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 1/17/1967 (Item)
  • Phoned Dorris Powell. 12:50 Went down to dentist. 1:55 Returned to second floor. 2:15 Lunch on tray in room. Fitting with Lucinda. Bess in. Discussed dinner plans. 3:15 Rest. 3. 4:03 Mrs. Albert Thomas arrived. 5:09 Mrs. Thomas left. 4. 5:10 Tea in West
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 2/24/1967 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary WASHINGTON Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Entry No. White House Time Date Friday, February 24, 1967 Activity 8:30 Breakfast. Talk to Dorris Powell on the phone. 10:37 To Dr. Enoch's
Senate Daily Diary entry, 12/5/1960 (Item)
  • 3:30p 14 15 7:30p 8:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LBJ Ranch Date. Activity (include visited by)* LD Expenditure Code To Austin -- see travel activity Attended Judge Ben Powell's funeral with Mr. Kellam; Woody; MMW and Ashton Fifth floor KTBC Dr
Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 2/6/1942 (Item)
  • •• Ben Powell, Sr • ., wae in town I made rq •xcuaee to Abby and took Ure. Powell and hr da.ughter•in•ln. lt WMJ just the aort of th~ng to de f'or •• Powell and I'm very glad I did it. Y~4 know she we., extreJnely nioe to me in Auatin and she ia quite th
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/13/1964 (Item)
  • Cong Mrs Lindsey Beckworth Mrs Sores Powell Mrs J's guest fr Karnack Texas Cong Walter Rogers Cong Mrs Pickle Sen Joseph Lynda Bird Clark Philadelphia Honolulu Pennsylvania Hawaii Sent flowers with handwritten card note, "Hurry and Ge t wel l
President's Daily Diary entry, 2/13/1964 (Item)
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON at 11:00 meeting: Secretary of State Secy. Harriman Amb. Bruce Wm. Tyler Richard Phillips Gordon Knox McGeorge Bundy Pierre Salinger Mr. Bridges Mr. Henderson Mr. Hadow Sir Harold Caccia Mr. Butler Sir Richard Powell Amb. Ormsby
Vice-President's Daily Diary entry, 7/3/1962 (Item)
  • President began his day at (place). Entry No. Time Telephone f or t Lo Date 7/3/62 1a. Activity (include visited by)* LD 17 8:45 Went swimming and ate supper with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Akers of Beaumont , 3 Kellams Valentis, Doris Powell, Liz Carpenter
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 11/28/1968 (Item)
  • :24 CalledMrs.Hugh Powell 7:44 called Sam Houston Johnson 8:30 Luci made eloquent blessing before Thanksgiving dinner. The guests were President, Lynda Luci, Mr.andMrs. Krim,daughter Daphna, Mr.andMrs.WaltRostow, Peter and Ann Rostow, and Mrs. Rostow's
Senate Daily Diary entry, 8/26/1960 (Item)
  • office t o mee t wit h Congressma n Ada m Powel l Selected names should be underscored. SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE R Page No.
Senate Daily Diary entry, 8/3/1959 (Item)
  • (Killeen); E. H. Rhode (Copperas Cove); Sid Weiser (Lampasas) Earle Powell (Gatesville) 7 10:45 a Eliot Janeway 8 10:55a Ken BeLieu 9 11:05a Dolph Briscoe, Jr. and Joe Montague 10 12:00 Senator Johnson opened the Senate 11 1:00 p Mary Johnson
Folder, "JCS - War Games, Vol. 6, 12/29/1966," Agency Files, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • of State for Inter­ American Affairs. Dr. Ralph Powell, Consultant to Department of State, on leave from American University to supervise a China Study at RAC.(Research Analysis Corporation.) Control Element: Colonel Ginsburgh, White House Staff. Captain
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 53, 1 July 1992," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Issue Number LIii July 1, 1992 Chiefof StaffOpensWorldWarII Exhibit Some 3,000 persons crowded onto the plaza outside the Library on April 21 to hear General Colin Powell, Chair­ man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, inau­ gurate the most ambitious
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/18/1965 (Item)
  • Mississippi REMARKS 1 Attending were : The Secretar y o f Labor, Willar d Senator Wayn e Mors e Senator Jenning s Randolp h Senator Cliffor d Cas e Cong. Phi l Landru m Cong. Ada m C . Powel l Cong. Pats y Min k Cong. Lloy d Meed s Cong. Ogdfe n Rei d \Cong
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 34 (XXXIV), 2/23/1991, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • was in charge of this and that. And then, I remember, in November of that year, I, actually I, I got up and made a speech to the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs at their 56th annual convention in Austin. I was invited by Mrs. Ben Powell, who is [from] the firm
  • Senator Robert Taft stepping down as Senate majority leader in 1953 and later dying; the Texas drought; LBJ's travel throughout Texas in the summer of 1953; C. T. McLaughlin; Mrs. Ben Powell; Lady Bird Johnson's efforts to improve her public
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/20/1966 (Item)
  • * q.4d;) ! To room where pictures were idsplayed with Mrs. Johnson and Amb. Powell At this point, the President asked The President had asked Warren Woodward (the advance man for New Zealand) Amb. Powell - "How much do sheep to arrange for a selection