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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/16/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • a n iz a tio n and a v e ry im ag in ativ e co n cep t, M r. A Dowling sa id , "T o have b eau ty , you have to have m oney. " He a ls o sa id , "You have to have lo c a l p rid e , a ll c itie s . " you have to think y o u r c ity is the b e s t
  • Lady Bird meets with Robert Dowling about Beautification and Sterling Gardens; Lady Bird flies back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird presents award for American Heart Association; the third Congressional reception is held at the White House
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 8/25/1966 (Item)
  • with Bess. 10:20 Arrive LaGuardia. 2. 10:50 Arrived Carlyle Hotel. Bob Dowling, owner, came up and talked a few minutes. 11:00 Looked at clothes w/ Miss Treyz and Bess. 3. 1:15 Lunch 2:50 Left hotel - had extra time and drove by World's Fair Grounds 3:55
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 7/29/1968 (Item)
  • Secondari in for cocktails. 8:15 Left for the Helen Hayes Theatre with Bess to see "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie." After the performance, Robert W. Dowling took CTJ backstage to meet the star, Zoe Caldwell. 11:00 Left the theater with Bess. 11:10 Returned
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 4/27/1967 (Item)
  • , Mary Lasker, Liz, and Nash: saw color slides to be used in a book. 2. 11:18 To the library for pictures with Robert Dowling and guests. 3. 11:35 Departed the White House with Lynda and members of the Society for a More Beautiful Capital for a bus tour
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 10/11/1967 (Item)
  • House. 9:07 Left National Airport on Eastern Shuttle. 2. 10:57 Arrived at the Hotel Pierre, New York City. Was met by Mr. Robert Dowling, the owner. Fitted clothes with Adele Simpson, Miss Treyz, and Mrs. Raines (Adele Simpson's daughter). Fitted
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/25/1966 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Not a successful day; breakfast with LBJ; Lady Bird to New York on clothes-shopping trip; meeting with Robert Dowling about Sterling Gardens; Lynda Johnson interviews for job; Lady Bird returns to White House; physical exercises; Lady Bird views
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/27/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Breakfast; meeting with staff & National Geographic about White House book on flowers; photos with Robert Dowling who donated tent for entertainment to White House; bus tour for members, Society for a More Beautiful Capital; 5 buses for 200 guests