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President's Daily Diary entry, 3/3/1966 (Item)

Ketchum for almost an hour. The President shook hands with all those present, welcomed them to the White House, and made no formal remarks. ATTENDANCE: Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Brenan Hon and Mrs. Horace Busby M Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Carpenter Dr. and Mrs. H

Oral history transcript, W. Evans Buchanan, interview 1 (I), 2/7/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

and don't have to be in competition for the consumer dollar, like building a post office building--let the government say, "You've got to pay your carpenter $50 .00 an hour or whatever ." M: Now, if you had a free hand as a builder, you could build

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 38, 20 October 1986," LBJ Library (Item)

, Alan Shepherd, Walter Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Donald (Deke) Slayton, and Gor an Cooper. Missingfrom the photo: John Glenn. 6 HISTORY OF THECONGRESSLAUNCHED wenty leading congressional authorities assembled in Wash ington on July 22 to discuss

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 45, 30 April 1989," LBJ Library (Item)

by having President Reagan appear with carpenters on a housing project rather than behind a podium to make the announcement. It was generally agreed that the demands of television account for much of the staging. "It is more diffi cult to get a story

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 70, 27 January 1999," LBJ Library (Item)

. Gregory Peck. Peter Yarrow (of Peter. Paul, and Mary), and Van Cliburn. The Library's special thanks go to the planners who have helped put this program together: Ed Dorn. Lit. Carpenter. George Christian. Betty Sue Flowers, Bob Hardesty, Robert King

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 81, June 2003," LBJ Library (Item)

da s there was "no way a Mejicana ... going tc be valedictorian." Three gripes and y u·re was But she noted that thincrs are changing: recently a Marj Carpenter, former mouerator journalist and of the Presbyterian Amy Freeman Lee makes

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1950" (Item)

: “We are pretty well settled here. Patsy’s husband, with the help of Lewis, and some carpenters, is fixing the basement into a more livable place with lots of paint, more closets, new curtains, some new furniture, et cetera.” 1/20 Texas delegation

Folder, "Far East Trip, May, 1961," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

(?§ f:«ef±'1 Bu ■b7 J.prll 26, 1961 I GPO a TllD !O 1.ll Oil Tue9'&7, Ll• Carpenter, fl1 Bowu-4 Bun1.a ant 111Hlt , tor exp1ora,or, ecmtuenoe th three Hate ott1oeraa 4 nb, Ob.lna Attain apeo1al.lat ctellipated ltJ \he a.ontm7 to help pl..aa

Folder, "Lynch, Connie Charles," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 10 (Item)

the National Convention of the NSRP held at Carpenter's Hall, 920 Main Street, Jacksonville, Florida. LYNCH spoke in opposition to integration and called upon all white people to organize to stop the Federal government from continuing to support Negroes

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 7 (VII), 5/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it will be clear to anybody that's trying to find out what it means. building trades. Situs picketing was a problem with the The difficulty with plumbers, with electricians, with carpenters, with laborers, is that if they have a contract dis pute

Folder, "Travel, Far East - May, 1961 - Iteneraries, Arrangements [Pakistan] [2 of 2]," VP Travel Files, Box 3 (Item)

, ICA Car No. Mies Mary Margaret Wiley Miss Elizabeth Carpenter 7 Car No. 8 Car No. 2 Protocol seat. Mr. Walter Jenkins Dr. James Cain Mr. Robert Waldron Car Cars Ii>. 1 to 9 only will Cars mentioned below will and diepe.rae. enter

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/4/1967 (Item)

^, Mr . an d Mrs . R. /Cahill, Mrs . H. R . -^Cohen ^ , Mr. and Mrs. J . Caliman, A. W. XCoker ^Camp, Dr. T C . • oler, T . E. Carlin, M. D. Connole , P0 Carpenter, R. L. ^Connors S , W. F. ^ ^Carroll, Dr. and Mrs. F. B. Coon , R. C

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/13/1967 (Item)

Stewar t Aspinall . Josep h F . Carpente r . Cong. Aspinal l requeste d Christophe r E . Cobe y . a handshak e fo r hi s son . Josep h M . Darlin g . ,, Thoma s M . Davis , II I , Eduar d Duane DePu y . I Jeffre y A . Gearhar t _ jj Georg e B . Hartzog

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/25/1967 (Item)

McNamara 47 7. Mr . Wal t Rosto w 8. Mr . McGeorg e Bundy 9. Mr . W . Marvi n Watson 10. Mr . Georg e Christia n 11. Mr . Jame s Jone s 12. Mr . To m Johnson 13. Mrs . Elizabet h Carpente r 14. Mrs . Bes s Abel l 15. Mis s Mari e Fehme r 16. Mis s Mar y

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/7/1965 (Item)

Hom e Administration Francis J . Angie r - Wate r Commission, Vergennes , Vt. Paul Carli n - Nat' l Assn o f County Officials , Wash , D C L. C . Carpente r - Mo . Farmer s Assn , Columbia , Mo . Stephen Cook e - Bridgeport , V t and Mrs . Robt Croni n

Oral history transcript, Chris Dixie, interview 1 (I), 3/23/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

been given the chance to exploit the War on Poverty and uplift itself, I bel ieve thi s country and the world wou ld be so much better off today. That was one of those disasters that befell the whole human race. Now Elizabeth Carpenter was up

Oral history transcript, Henry D. Owen, interview 1 (I), 12/18/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

: In the case of the speeches that I did for him when he was Vice President as I remember, Mrs . Carpenter called me and told me what the speech was about and what the general guidelines would be and � � LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL

Oral history transcript, Morris Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/13/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

that night. I forget the fellow's name--he was the Capitol bureau manager for the Houston Chronicle. G: It wasn't Les Carpenter, was it? R: No, no. He was the Chronicle's representative in Austin and a good friend of ours and a friend of Coke's. G: Bo

Folder, "Memos to the President – 1967," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)

correction for the flnal printa. Would you please let Mrs. Johnson, Lynda, Ll& Carpenter, etc., see these for thelr cholde. "' I don't LBJ/mf 10-2-67 9:00p care. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Monday, TO: THE PRESIDENT FROM: OKAMOTO

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/18/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

to buffet for the Scott Carpenters and the Buster Keatons; LBJ leaves for LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird visits with Luci and Lynda Johnson; Lynda's 21st birthday

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1956" (Item)

Reference File, "Cooks / Chefs" (Item)

. Johnson's !avorite recipes. With all good wiahes to you, Cooks 11pt < .- Davia Sincerely, Elizabeth Carpenter Press Secretary and St:.li! Director to Mrs. Johnson Ml:a. James A. Longo Th~ Pattcrsoc. News Pa.acrsoi:., New Jer3ey (Rosalie L:mgo

Reference File, "Cooks / Chefs" (Item)

. Johnson's !avorite recipes. With all good wiahes to you, Cooks 11pt < .- Davia Sincerely, Elizabeth Carpenter Press Secretary and St:.li! Director to Mrs. Johnson Ml:a. James A. Longo Th~ Pattcrsoc. News Pa.acrsoi:., New Jer3ey (Rosalie L:mgo

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 9 (IX), 11/18/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

company, Lyndon, when he first went to Congress he started in and asked the Texas Power & Light Company to lower the rates in Johnson City, because the people up there could hardly afford it. All right. John Carpenter was head of the Texas Power & Light

Oral history transcript, Sally O'Brien MacDonald and Sarah McClendon, interview 1 (I), 2/16/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Oral history transcript, John E. Babcock, interview 1 (I), 11/22/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/15/1968 (Saturday) (Item)

; filming outside; Johnsons to Melvin Winters' for fish fry; LBJ talks with Doris Kearns; Lady Bird, Lynda Robb & Les Carpenter go for walk; men play dominoes; ladies play bridge; Lady Bird & Lynda return to LBJ Ranch

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/16/1968 (Monday) (Item)

is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/18/1967 (Item)

^^-- Actress , Ne w York, N . Y . Mr. Hug h O' Brian Actor, Beverl y Hills , Calif . '• Hon . & Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Hon. & Mrs. Tyle r Abel l "' V Social Secretary to the First Lady Leslie E. Carpenter out of town Press Secy. & Staff Dir. to the First Lady

Oral history transcript, Sanford L. Fox, interview 1 (I), 11/27/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

one of our carpenters make it from a block of walnut, and then I made the holder part with two small pieces of the deerskin. It was the suede part and the pipe fits in it fine. When I went back to Mrs. Dunaway who happens to be the person who does

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 10 (X), 10/14/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it, but it was life and death to the carpenters and the plumbers and the electricians and the machinists. LBJ was giving them a square shake in that. He wasn't giving them what they wanted; he couldn't have given it to them even if they had wanted to, but at least

Oral history transcript, Otto Lindig, interview 1 (I), 3/1965, by Jessie Hunter (Item)

. helped. In those days, when a house was built all the neighbors Maybe they had one carpenter but all the neighbors helped to build the house? I: In other words, all the people in that neighborhood came to help Sam Ely Johnson to build the house? L

Collection, Papers of Virginia Durr (entire collection) (Item)

Virginia: Thanks reports. so much for your periodic They are fascinating us tied to the grass and keep roots. Affectionately, . E eth Carpenter P Secretary and Staff Director to Mrs. Johnson ~Mrs. Virginia Durr Box 2173 Montgomery, Alabama

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. (1942)," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 20 (Item)

. BURROUGHS JACK P. BURRUS JOHN W , CARPENTER WILLIAM W , CARUTH , JR. DR. LLOYD E , CASEY MISS HAZEL CHANEY WILLIAM B. CLAYTON CLEVE H. CULPEPPER RT , REV , A , DANGLMAYR JOHN II. DONOVAN JULIUS DORSEY KING H , DUGGAN CAPT. EARL H, EDDLEMAN OLIN F. ELLINGTON

Oral history transcript, One More Story (group interview), 11/17/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. When I say the children, I mean like me, Luci and the Thornberrys and some of the little John Connally children and Christy. I know we have a picture upstairs with the Carpenters in it and the Barkleys and the Worleys and all these little [children

Folder, "Gen JL 9 Alien Property, 11/22/63 - 7/31/65," WHCF JL, Box 42 (Item)

~~ ~# ~ /;_frv_~lr~ Aff ~ht/ ~-J. -fe-. ~ /4ef" 7H-f/ hv ~IU~_d ~ ~➔ ~ ~ ~d~ ~- LESLIE CARPENTER 7 8 4 NATIONAL WASHINGTON PRESS 4, BUILDING D. C. 17 December 1964 Dear Jack: It is extremely important to me that the most favorable consideration

Folder, "Johnson, Lyndon B. [1941-1955]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 14 (Item)

. CARPENTER they did not think of reviving the committee first, which would have enabled them to snare its chair manship for themselves. In addition to his other accomplishments, John son has surprised many of his colleagues by emerg ing as a national

Folder, "[Visitors - Foreign] Adenauer, Konrad [April 1961] 2 of 2," LBJA, Subject Files, Box 90 (Item)

, l'bliah Newspaper tl/c./ York Tunes l!lft.,/ sh Film Man tre, Preas-=,{ f Bronlar = - e House,Ht:- ~ ~ r BACK ONLY ~-~ /. Lyndon B. Johnson V- ,, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson v J Mrs. Uz Carpenter v' I Mary ~garet .J( 2 ,~ I Wiley D Fir s

Folder, "NSAM # 315: Communications Security Survey [includes information on physical and telecommunications security at the White House and the LBJ Ranch], 10/29/1964 [2 of 2]," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

. Roberts Agt. Kivett Mr. Reedy Speaker Mc;:Cormack Mr. Moyer Senator Hayden Secy. Wirtz Secy. Rusk Mrs. Carpenter Secy. Dillon Sgt. Gaddis Secy. McNamara Bess Abel P.M. Gen. Gronouski Douglas Cater Secy. Udall Carroll Welch Secy. Freeman

Oral history transcript, John Wesley Jones, interview S-I, 6/8/1974, by Richard D. McKinzie (Item)

alked up the _ ga~gplank, no one made any reference to my wife's condition, and we were shown to our cabin with great relief. And as soon as they saw ~h~t we had a 22 month old child with us, the ship's carpenter went to work -and before we sailed