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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/17/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)

to see her, and there was Luci in Ashton's office, a sight I shall never forget, in a little girl d re ss, middy blouse ^^^;^:, ., and very short skirt, freckles painted across her nose, two fronts teeth blacked out, an upturned sailor hat with a bobbing

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/16/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)

r ly , s m ilin g lad y put out h er hand and sa id 1^ ^ M EMO RANDUM c TH E W H I T E H O U S E WASHINGTON T u e s d a y , June 16, 1964 Page 3 I'm M r s . C h a r le s M a r s h ." II Tl Thank g o o d n e s s I didn’ t fa in t. I hope m y

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1966 (Saturday) (Item)

ts w e r e l e f t f o r o u r own L t. A t k in s an d Bob K n u d sen a n d O k am o to , a n d a m o m e n t f o r u s to h av e a b it of a d rin k . f A nd th en th e r e c e iv in g lin e c o n tin u e d . I w as d e e p ly p ro u d . O u r o

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/17/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

hoped t h a t he co u ld c o m e in a n d s e e everybody fo r ju st a m in u te. B u t w h e n I saw h i m , I to ld h e sh o u ld not tr y . So I w e n t b a c k in to th e Yellow R o om j u s t s a y in g t h a t I w a s going to a c c e p t th e r

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

, t u l i p s , n a r c i s s u s , v i o l e t s — e s p e c i a l l y p r e p a r e d by M a r i e t t a B ro o k s , s h e s a i d ; and Bob S t r a u s s , and C a ro ly n K ellam w ith Monday, J a n u a ry 20, 1969 b o th h e r l i t t l e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/2/1965 (Saturday) (Item)

rce One, taking Him, quivering a ll over when he gets on a plane, and Sam H ouston, who can sc a rc e ly walk, who Lyndon hopes to have helped by m assag e and m edical tre a tm e n t and such com panionship as we have tim e fo r betw een now

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/31/1965 (Monday) (Item)

had gone into A u stin fo r a p a r k m e e tin g that m igh t la s t a ll day, h is s e c r e ta r y s a id . I a sk e d ■ E r n e s t to co m e out and ta lk w ith u s , and ta c tfu lly (I hoped) w en t o v er th e a ttr a c tiv e p la n s M r. M

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, 7/12/1965 (Monday) (Item)

othing to do b u t s m il e Q b r a v e l y a n d w a v e a t e v e r y b o d y a n d s a y , " I hope you a r e h a v in g a good v a c a t i o n t r i p . " One p e r s o n s a id , "Y ou m a d e o u r v a c a t i o n . " I m urm u red to a m a n s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/23/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

s t hope th e y w e r e so u n d a s le e p . I h a d a s k e d M a rily n to g e t w ith H e le n , a n d ch o o se a b o u t fo u r of m y r e v e n in g d r e s s e s a n d s u g g e s t th a t J e w e l a n d B e t t ^ t r y th em o n , a n d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/18/1967 (Saturday) (Item)

o r P r in c e s s Irene . I told the g o v e r n o r s' ^w iv e s th is la u g h in g ly , sayin g I hoped th ey r e a liz e d th ey h ad a th r ifty a d m in istr a tio n . ' ” ' , ^ " I >- • ■■'■; MEMORANDUM- ; • ■ k ; . ' - ^ V:",' '1

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/27/1967 (Thursday) (Item)

I'v e b e c o m e .; T h e m o r e I 's e e wU m o r e d e lig h t in th o se th in g s that a r e b e a u tifu l in w hat w e h a v e a c c o m p lis h e d . A nd h ave m o r e im p a tie n c e and y e t m o r e hope about a l l the th in g s that n e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/16/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

their a im s and hopes w e re - - ill-fash io n ed w e r e his intentions I b elieve and not a bad w ord. A nd w h e n C h u c k feac u s e d t h e p h r a s e " y o u r p e r m i s s i o n " , L y n d o n q u i c k l y s a i d , " Y o u h a v e it and m y

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/19/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)

e s d a y , A p r i l 19, 1966 Page 3 t h o s e t h a t I c o u l d n ’t r e a c h , " W e l c o m e , I a m so g la d y o u ' r e h e r e . I hope it w as an in te re stin g c o n fe re n c e ." W ith t h e u s u a l g r e e t i n g s of " H e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/7/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

a n d - p a in te d . Page 7 M e a n w h ile , k ee p in g e v e ry th in g q u ie t an d j u s t p u ttin g out fo r th e C h in a R e c e p tio n e ig h t o f th e p la te s th a t w e re r e a l l y lo v e ly . e x i s t s , I hope w e ca n c a s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/14/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

m m u n ity - - p ro b a b ly th e o n ly hope e ith e r to a c q u ir e a s k ill --------^ MEMORANDUM THE W HITE HOUSE WASHINGTON T u e s d a y , M a r c h 14,: 19 67 P age 7 o r th e a b ility to g e t a lo n g w ith fo lk s th a t w ould e n