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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, 5/29/1964 (Friday) (Item)

long b e fo r e , with A. W, to go rid in g aro u n d a ll the r a n c h e s. And then a bout 5 o 'c lo c k I s ta rte d doing what I lik e b e s t . Went f or a rid e to the L e w is p la c e , with L iz and Bob Ma s s ^ of the S atu rd a y Evening
Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B

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

d to M a rg ie M c N a m a ra a o u t the g u e s t l i s t f o r th e p a r ty w e hope to g iv e f o r th em in la te F e b r u a r y . S h e 's s t i l l in the h o s p ita l. . s o ,p a in f u lly jh ijv a n d .d ra w n ,. w h en I!d s e e n h
Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical

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

a r r y H a l p r i n . And J i m i l u M a so n who h ad done the b u s t of L y n d o n . A nd Bob M e r r i l l of the M e tr o p o lita n O p e r a w h o se p e r f o r m a n c e s th is y e a r a r e u n f o r g e tta b le - - a n o th e r new m

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, 4/7/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)

iet U nion, to jo in in th is effo rt to r e p la c e d esp a ir w ith hope and te r r o r w ith p ro g ress. And tow ard the end th ere cam e som eth in g w hich i s a lm o s t a sig n a tu re to h is sp e e c h e s l a t e ly - - a r e fe r e n c e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

at M a y o 's -- who p u lled it out w ith p in c e r s or so m eth in g lik e th a t -- a n d Lyndon w as on h is fe e t in th r e e d a y s. I grip p ed h er hand w ith s p e c ia l w arm th . n ow . I know She is an ard en t R ep u b lican I hope

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

and to in v ite them to sta y at the W hite H o u se . I hope by now that th ey know th ere is alw ays room for th e m , M arilyn und ertook to r e tr ie v e th em from N ew Y ork . to w ork on sea tin g and ju st how w e w ould handle i t . And B e s s and I

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/17/1966 (Thursday) (Item)

e r n e r ) w a s the C h a ir m a n , and M rs . N o rm a n V in c e n t P e a le w a s th e m a in s p e a k e r , I hope I ta k e a le s s o n fro m h e r b o o k . A la r g e p a r t o f h e r s p e e c h w a s th r e e s t o r i e s - v ig n

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/2/1965 (Sunday) (Item)

m y day in a n u tsh ell, hoping so m u ch that it w ould do so m e good for th e P ilg r im a g e fo r w h ich I have s o m u ch a d m ira tio n . F o r on ce p u b licity w a s a to o l and not a burden. V And th en , le a v in g it ra th er

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/13/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)

ho h a v e e n t e r t a i n e d u s ^ t h e l a r g e d in n e r4 th e P r e s i d e n t i a l S c h o l a r s ' b u f f e t s u p p e r j - - y ^ g r a c i o u s ( . l e t t e r a n d a u to g ra p h e d p i c t u r e ^ a n d I hope a h ap p y m e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/31/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

T u e s d a y , J a n u a ry 31 {C o n tin u e d ) ■■■ w o m a n f r o m P e n n s y lv a n ia , aja4 tw o w id o w s I had e s p e c ia lly hoped w o u ld be p r e s e n t and w e re n o t - - R o b e r ta V in s o n and A n ita W i l l i a m s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/20/1966 (Thursday) (Item)

h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r , M r s. H o ly o k e , a n d o u r A m b a s s a d o r ' s w ife , M r s . P o w e l l , c a m e f o r m e . o u r g o o d b y e s to S i r B e r n a r d a n d L a d y F e r g u s o n . W e m ad e I hope th a t we s

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