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- . From 1936 through 1963 you were associated with the Chattanooga Times as a reporter, then Washington correspondent, and finally editor of the News Focus service. This last period was from 1958 to 1963. In 1963 you became a columnist for the Chicago
- ra ry . We w e r e going to,-^ ^ ^ rticu larly,ytelk about film in g a State D inner, w h ich D r. Stanton m ig h t do, fo r the L ib ra ry only, not for CBS u s e . But today ,/t h e p ic tu r e s took a sin g u la rly new tumy^isft. im p e r a tiv e
- LBJ gives speech to National Association of Broadcasters in Chicago; LBJ Library meeting; responses to LBJ's March 31 speech; Lady Bird visits with her daughters; second LBJ Library meeting; office work; swearing-in ceremony of Angie Biddle Duke
- funny, because in California I am a Democrat, but in New York [Jacob] Javits, I think, is a fine, fine man, and I love Rockefeller. So I'm sort of in-between, sort of a liberal Republican in New York and as I go West, I get more and more Democratic. F
- u ite n a t u r a l in L u c i 's h o u s e h o ld . B u t p e r h a p s not e x a c t l y w h at the p r e s s i s u s e d to. We a r r i v e d in v e r y f u ll n u m b e r c o n s id e r in g th at the b ig new s w a s m o r e th a n a th o u s
- LBJ's 60th birthday; Lady Bird watched Democratic National Convention until 3 a.m.; Lady Bird talks to Lynda Robb on phone; Mrs. Richard Daley invites Lady Bird to luncheon in Chicago; LBJ & Jake Pickle swim; Liz Carpenter calls with Convention
- n io n h a l l , th e r e w a s a n o th e r new e x p e r i e n c e too. D avid u. M acD onald, in in tro d u c in g Lyndon, pled g ed t h a t "the Union s h a ll do a l l of the d o w n - t o - e a r t h w o r k that is p o s s ible,-t o e le c
- LBJ & Lady Bird 5-state tour; Lady Bird describes Chicago; stop at Cline High School, South Bend, IN; LBJ speech; stop at Peru, IN; LBJ speech & Lady Bird remarks at National Convention of League of Women Voters, Pittsburgh, PA; LBJ addresses United
- Chicago, Illinois
Oral history transcript, Everett D. Collier, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1975, by Michael L. Gillette
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- with each other a great deal over the years. The part where perhaps I came to know him best, and had the closest association with him, was right after he became president. He requested a news media liaison from Texas in Washington, and I was the one
Oral history transcript, Robert E. Waldron, interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette
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- period. I was privileged to go with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson on the plane when we went directly from here to the convention and arrived. The Texas delegation had been delegated to a dreadful hotel called the New Clark. Governor [John] Burns
- ( CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON WHITE HOUSE DIARY TAPES December 31, 1968 Tuesday, New Year's Eve at the Ranch was dreary and cold. headline for the world. An ominous With the renewed fighting in the Near East, the U.N. is about to censure the Israelis
- New Year's Eve; renewed fighting in the Near East; Senator Ted Kennedy will fight Russell Long for Senate Whip position; LBJ is swimming every day & walking with Lady Bird; coffee at Rev. Truesdale's; Johnsons meet new Treasury Secretary at airport
- up early. He went for a walk, and then a brief church service at St. John’s. How glad I am about that. I went in to see Lucy and got the delicious news that she and Beth Jenkins--who was spending the night with her--after having studied algebra ‘til
- Johnsons awake early, go for walk, and attend service at St. John's Church; Luci's fireplace mishap; description of Luci at the White House; Lady Bird and LBJ go to New York for funeral of Senator Herbert Lehman; in 1955, Lehman asked Senate
- , It '- tile wt...t of die ay. Ctlw Pn1ldat thaab4 lea. Aiba aJUI aMt• thll .-bf' 1~~d1oa wa1Tuai1...). ·· .· . new• . . . otUr t1dnt I• tat •• tar a1 I caia iee Jo• an uadltn1 tb.e Ml.wl• Saat tltutloaJut rtpt. .(dae Pn•ldeld taW tUt CJaairmaa Ko..,.ta
- at a little p a st one. The p erso n whose m in istra tio n s I needed m o st was Jean L ouis, and I spent the a f t e r noon getting re p a ire d . T hat too is one of m y New Y e a r's R esolutions - - to look b e tte r at a ll public ap p earan ces
- . And then there was Lynda B ir d in New Y o r k to talk to. She'd been to see " B a r e fo o t in the P a r k " the night b e fo r e , and the night b e fo re that she»d seen " H e llo Doll y " , and she sounded like she'd been having a m a rvelo u s tim e
- Lady Bird sleeps in; meeting with Eleanor Lemair about changes to Solarium; meeting head of Florists Association about Lady Bird delivering Easter flowers; Lynda Johnson in New York City; LBJ and Lady Bird to LBJ Ranch; dinner at Ranch with Jesse
- and 20, 1977 INTERVIEWEE: Mrs. Jane Englehard INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mrs. Engelhard's home, Cragwood, Far Hills, New Jersey Tape 1 of 3 G: Let's start with your parents, first of all. Your father was a Brazil- ian diplomat. E
- to the United States and involvement in the microfilm business; New York Governor Alfred Smith; a plane crashing into the Empire State Building; marrying Charles Engelhard; Engelhard’s political career; Engelhard’s involvement in the gold business; race
- C f Jan u ary 1966 72, T hursday B e s s a n d I l e f t t h e s n o wy Was h i n g t o n on an "*V ' ■ . ■ e a r l y p l a n e f o r New Y o rk . to c a tc h th e t r a i n . ■ . , . . We t h o u g h t we w uo l d h a v e But a l u l l
- New York
- Lady Bird goes to New York City to purchase clothing; Lady Bird attends dinner party given in her honor at Brooke Astor's home; Lady Bird mentions several people at the party; Charles Engelhard tells a funny story; Lady Bird recounts an earlier
- New York City
- that M ary L a sk er is going to g iv e m e fo r m y b irth d a y . 'D o ris and I talked about the p o s s ib ility of m y con tribu tin g the planting to the new P o s t O ffice that is to go up in K ck arn in a c a ll to B rook e A s to r . She i s v
- c a m e in . A nd th e n l a t e r M o llie I f it t e d a l l the th in g s I h a d s e l e c t e d e a r l i e r th is y e a r - - a n e le g a n t w h ite ev en in g d r e s s w ith lon g s le e v e s , a n d b o ug ht a d e l i c i o u s new p
- New York
- Lady Bird awakens to LBJ working in bed; they talk and have breakfast; Lady Bird flies to New York City for clothes shopping and fittings; article about Ed Clark; hair styled for evening; Lady Bird & Bess Abell go to "I Do, I Do" play; Lady Bird
- Pierre Hotel, New York City
- an d to th e B a r t e r T h e a tr e in A bingdon , an d to d e d ic a te th e new w ing of th e M o d e rn M u se u m of A r t , a n d see La T r a v ia ta a t th e o p e r a , a n d h a v e a r e c e p tio n fo r T h o rn to n W ild e r to r e c e iv
- Mrs. Cantinflas [Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff] dies; steel strike; Lady Bird dubs home movie of 1941 Senate campaign; White House maid finds rat in Luci Johnson's room; Lady Bird has lunch with Luci; new Chef for the White House; LBJ lunches and has
- that we were wordsmiths . The only instance I know of anybody our level having made a definite contribution to new policy was Jack McNulty, who through reading � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B
- ~~-quite the flare of a State Dinner. ' . . ¥1 ~ ' cAt my table I had the pxa:x1u1k President, the Ambassador, T£~J.are , Virginia, Frank Pace who had been my host when I had been given an award in New York last December. It was so good to get
- ay 9» 1964 P a ge 3 Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r . The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity. fie ld , w ith
- New York
- New York
- t. L yndon r e a d out loud to u s the New Y o rk T im e s M a g a z in e s to r y by so m e o n e none of u s h a d e v e r m e t, w ho h a d n o t in te rv ie w e d a m e m b e r of th e f a m ily o r any b o d y in o u r P r e s s o ffice o r
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast with guests while others attend church; news articles about Johnsons and the wedding; Lady Bird bowls with guests; possible blessing of marriage by Pope Paul VI; gift from Tony Taylor of their mother's silver cups for Luci
- en t. And a s the New Y ork T im e s sa id , . "The golden w h ite sp len d or of C arn egie H all sounded m o re lik e a Union h a ll. ''^,^ . / "^ u n io n s. \ the au d ien ce of th e 50 yea r or so stru g g le of the la b o r ; ^ - ; L
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- New York City
- before the mad rush to leave, the la te -August fever, set in. P ro sp ect's not good, but w e'll try . After all, it took 20 years for M edicare. Th n e I had a look at Lynda B ird's new clothes. She takes - to heart too much this idea of economy
- , a u t o g r a p h i n g (one of th e d u l l e s t jo b s in th e w o rld ) an d c le a n in g off th e d e s k . news was fro m Luci. ta l k to W endy. y o u n g sters. T h e big I t r i e d t o t e l e p h o n e h e r i n N ew O r l e a n s a n d d
- Lady Bird walks White House grounds with Lynda Johnson and Carolyn Kellam Curtis, and they have lunch and bowl one game; office work; Luci Johnson launches the SS LOUISE LYKES in New Orleans; LBJ & Lady Bird to Jack Valenti's birthday party; Lady
- a b le a n d w e ll d r e s s e d . L y n d o n w as s tr e t c h e d out in h is p a ja m a s , d rin k in g te a , an d th e y w e r e a p p a r e n tly e n jo y in g t h e i r v i s i t . N ixon w a s s a y in g , of th e New Y o rk T im e s
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- is t i m e th e p e r s o n who w a s news w a s E s t h e r P e t e r s o n , who had j u s t b e e n g iv e n a new jo b a s A s s i s t a n t to t h e P r e s i d e n t on C o n s u m e r P r o b l e m s an d th e p i e c e ^e r e s i s t a n c e w
- Examining samples for family quarters; tea for ladies of the press; Lady Bird mentions many press women; Esther Peterson, Assistant to the President for Consumer Problems; tour of the WH; history of WH rooms; Eleanor Roosevelt; Nan Robertson's news
- r t s a n d in p a r k s on o u r f iv e s ta te to u r of New E n g la n d . A d ay lik e th is is a n e x h a u s tin g s e m in a r on the g e o g ra p h y , e c o n o m y - - the lo o k of the la n d a n d the p eo p le th a t m a k e up o u r
- New York
- Johnsons make a five-state New England tour; crowds at airports; LBJ gives speech at Rhode Island University in Providence; anti-war demonstrators; LBJ speaks at Navy League luncheon in Manchester, NH; birthday party for Senator George Aiken
- Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, New York
- v e l y M a ry wi^^^ I th a t h e r f r i e n d w a s p r o b a b ly dy ing a n d h a v in g to cope w ith th is u gly , h u m ilia tin g in c id e n t. I w as a n g ry and b itte r and h u rt. T he New Y o r k P o s t d e s c r i b e d th e a f
- New York
- New York City
Oral history transcript, Betty Cason Hickman, interview 1 (I), 4/10/1984, by Michael L. Gillette
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- forth. I think that was a good learning point for the girls there in the Texas office. G: You indicated earlier that you had met Mrs. Johnson before you met LBJ. H: Yes. She gave a luncheon for the new girl s on the staff. She always made us feel
- suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n . I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e . Lyndon had gone back a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
- New York
- Hotel Pierre, New York City
- in g . :‘ \ '1 ■ « !« ^ J a n u a r y 3 ; 1967 - - p a g e 2 I b a c k f o r l u n c h ,. and th e n I sp e n t the a fte rn o o n w ith R o y . ^ ■-iwr, w ew alk e d o ve r t h e o u tlin e o f M r . K l e in 's new shop w ith h im ; j F
- h a d c o n d u c te d th a t o n e - d a y to u r th ro u g h the old 10th D i s t r i c t to s e e g r a s s r o o ts u rb a n ren ew al and T exas re s to ra tio n s . M rs. E. T . X im e n e s of San A ntonio. And D r . a n d H e 's a new R e
- guests visit upstairs & receiving line; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of toasts; new strain of wheat for underdeveloped countries; entertainment is Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass introduced by Lynda Johnson; former Mexico President Mateos in coma
- constituents. when I got back to the White House I heard the happy news that Lyndon had d riven down to W inchester, to be present at the crowning of L u c i Baines] And la te r on, I saw the picture of him standing on the steps to the high school MExMORAN
- Lady Bird meets with Sen. John Sparkman and Liz Carpenter about Lady Bird's trip to NASA in Huntsville, Alabama; tea with Clifford & Virginia Durr and daughter, Ann Lyon, Helen Fuller of "New Republic," and Anita Williams; LBJ to New York to address
- LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Johnson joins the meetings; replies are received in response to LBJ Library acquisition letters; possible new fountain for White House ellipse; office work; phone call to Frances Lewine; new drapes for State Dining Room
- c a llin g L y n d a. S h e 'd a r r i v e d in New O r le a n s F r id a y n ig h t t o m e e t G e o rg e , being c h a p e ro n e d b y L in d y B o g g s, w ho is p lay in g th e p a r t of a v e r y giving f a m ily f r ie n d t o m y c h ild
- takes nap; Lynda Johnson visits New Orleans; guests for dinner; talk at dinner about LBJ School for Public Affairs and Vietnam; to theater to watch films
- and s ta ff to jo in A . W . and lo o k a t a new r a n c h th a t i s fo r s a l e . h im ! A lm o s t a n a d d ic tio n w ith A nd I w a s to jo in h im - - I p r o m is e d , I hop ed - - a t 1 :3 0 . So M r . B o w e n and P a t and I d r o v e
- d B e s s to h a v e a p o s t- m o r te m on th e F e s t i v a l . o f th e A r t s , an d w e d is c u s s e d th e one-by-one h a m m e r -b lo w s o f th e f r o n t- p a g e s t o r y - - New Y o rk T im e s , New Y o rk H e r a ld T rib u n e
- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; lunch, newspapers and Republic Convention on TV with LBJ; cocktail party at the Jack Valentis; dinner at White House with friends; news story about LBJ and the Presidency; Bobby Kennedy
- s t of w a lk in g o u t lo o k in g m u c h m o r e a t t r a c tiv e an d on top of the w o rld . c A t 2 :0 0 w a s m y m a in m e e tin g of the day . M a ry L a s k e r h a d c o m e dow n fro m New Y o rk a n d N ash , G e o rg e H a rtz o g