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  • food, as other politicians visited regularly and built relationships over Wright's chile con queso and peach cobbler. Lady Bird Johnson once wrote, "I have yet to find a great chef whose desserts I like as well as Zephyr's." Wright was known to have
  • food, as other politicians visited regularly and built relationships over Wright's chile con queso and peach cobbler. Lady Bird Johnson once wrote, "I have yet to find a great chef whose desserts I like as well as Zephyr's." Wright was known to have
  • , itandard Two Texas highway ~aintenance foremen were winners of the 1977 Lady Bird Johnson Highway Beautification Awards and received checks and plaques from her at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park Thursday evening. Eugene B. Barrier, maintenance
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Lady Bird Johnson Award for Highway Beautification (Texas Dept. of Highways)"
  • , itandard Two Texas highway ~aintenance foremen were winners of the 1977 Lady Bird Johnson Highway Beautification Awards and received checks and plaques from her at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park Thursday evening. Eugene B. Barrier, maintenance
  • Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Lady Bird Johnson Award for Highway Beautification (Texas Dept. of Highways)"
  • Presidential Library. Lady Bird Johnson, whose signature issue was beautifying roadways, had a staff of 30, said Stacy A. Cordery, a history professor at Montmouth College in Illinois who studies first ladies. Betty Ford had almost the same number. Jacqueline
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • . Braniff vs. Eastern Airlines. Spring LBJ has no opposition for re-election in primary. June CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and Rebekah Baines Johnson travel from Washington to Texas, visit Monticello and the Hermitage en route. LBJ works for farm parity. June
  • Presidential Library. Lady Bird Johnson, whose signature issue was beautifying roadways, had a staff of 30, said Stacy A. Cordery, a history professor at Montmouth College in Illinois who studies first ladies. Betty Ford had almost the same number. Jacqueline
  • sent this stO('yto my good pal. Al Spivak of UPI. SOIM time ago it is an account of one of L8Js great political trips, New Or1eans.1964 that I never got published.The trip coincided with the famous Lady Bird Special. LB j took the (ace lS$UI head oc,, I
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Reference File, "Whistle Stop -1964 ("Lady Bird Special," 10/6-9)"
  • sent this stO('yto my good pal. Al Spivak of UPI. SOIM time ago it is an account of one of L8Js great political trips, New Or1eans.1964 that I never got published.The trip coincided with the famous Lady Bird Special. LB j took the (ace lS$UI head oc,, I
  • Reference File, "Whistle Stop -1964 ("Lady Bird Special," 10/6-9)"
  • (Lyndon Johnson) (recuperating in hospital; visitors include Governor James Allred, and C.N. Avery. 4/24 LBJ released from hospital; went to parents’ home in Johnson City. LBJ and CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) have dinner with Allreds at Governor’s Mansion. 4
  • June 5, 1967. "This day began with the most dread and frightening sound that can happen in this house–the sudden ringing of the telephone in the middle of the night. It can never be good news." (Lady Bird Johnson” Diary) At 4:35 AM
  • ." (Lady Bird Johnson in her diary) At 4:35 AM LBJ receives a call from Secretary of State Dean Rusk who tells him that war has broken out in the Middle East. Over the next
  • CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) in Washington LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) scheduled to speak at Hyde Park Baptist Church (Austin). LBJ visits wounded servicemen McCleskey Hospital in Temple. 1/3 LBJ speaks at the Capitol, sponsored by the Austin American Legion. 1
  • with his brother re CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) sketch and problem. May 5/1 New York World’s Fair opens; LBJ and CTJ decide to go at last minute. 5/10 Maury Maverick elected mayor of San Antonio. 5/19 House passes $773 million Naval Appropriations Bill
  • . 2/3 Congressional Club tea; CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) taking Mrs. Barkley. 2/4 Radio correspondents stag dinner honoring Truman. 2/6 Barkley reception, Shoreham Hotel. 2/9 Luncheon meeting of the 81st Club is held at the Congressional Hotel
  • 1944 – January 1945 Both CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and Lynda Bird are sick at Christmas. January Early January 1/3 Controversy over Coke Stevenson’s appointments to the Board of Regents. Coke is nominating Texas Regulars. LBJ (Lyndon Johnson
  • ) plans to appeal personally to FDR. 1/11 Congressional reception; Dorothy Jackson Nichols recalls attending with CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson), LBJ, and LBJ’s sister, Rebekah. February 2/5 LBJ meets with director of budget, Harold D. Smith. c.2/7 LBJ
  • archival staff from oral history transcripts and other sources as a service to our researchers. Not intended to be complete or definitive. discoverlbj.org CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) attends a luncheon given by Mrs. Fritz Lanham in honor of Miss Lou Rayburn
  • training, health insurance, and aid for Europe and Asia. 1/10 Truman submits federal budget to Congress. He proposes that an estimated surplus of $202 million be used for reduction of the national debt rather than tax cuts. 1/15 CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson
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  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • to find out what is causing the infection to continue. Lady Bird is in bed today with a cold and Lynda is just recovering from high fever and a cold. In fact, everybody in my house and in my office has been sick.” Case Bill, designed to redress the “Pro
  • , Texas to Norris City, Illinois. 1/26 Rayburn appoints LBJ member of the Board of Visitors of the Naval Academy. CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) announces purchase of KTBC. Station operates only during the day and shares time with UT, has no network affiliation
  • Democrats, and 1 Independent (Senator Wayne Morse). LBJ and CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) are guests of Sarah McClendon at the Women’s Press Club dinner that night. 1/6 LBJ and CTJ attend a cocktail party given by the Dale Millers in honor of Speaker Rayburn
  • CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) leaves Marshall for Washington, D.C. with Ray Roberts. 1/2 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) hospitalized in Washington, D.C. with severe bronchitis; friends said he was worn out and needed a rest; by 1/15 he is still being ordered to rest
  • . Gathering for a dinner Friday were Lady Bird Johnson (sitting left) and Liz Carpenter, (sitting -right), along with (standing. fro_mleft) _,,. TaylorJohnsowAA-S Tom Johnson, Lynda Johnson Robb, LanyTempl&, Hany Middleton, Walt Rostow, Bess Abell, George
  • . Gathering for a dinner Friday were Lady Bird Johnson (sitting left) and Liz Carpenter, (sitting -right), along with (standing. fro_mleft) _,,. TaylorJohnsowAA-S Tom Johnson, Lynda Johnson Robb, LanyTempl&, Hany Middleton, Walt Rostow, Bess Abell, George
  • /1 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) flies to Dallas with CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson), WJ (Walter Jenkins), MMW (Mary Margaret Wiley), and Moursunds; they meet the Gene Chambers, Mrs. West, and Mr. & Mrs. Charles McGaha, attend Cotton Bowl game, return later to Ranch
  • /1 New Year’s Day at the Ranch. In Washington by 1/4. (1/2 & 1/3 missing) 1/4 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) flies to NYC. CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and girls already there). Returns 1/6 to Washington on JFK’s plane. 1/11 LBJ flies to Fort Worth
  • of women in the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, and Naval and Marine Corps Reserves, which passed the Senate on 7/23/47. 1/27 CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and LBJ attend the Army-Navy-Air Force Reception at the White House, 9 p.m. 1/28 Stag Reserve Officers
  • on Lady Bird fohri: • . Army, which he entered· as a. private uiet and ubli • • son's KTBC television iitatjon in Austin.·. ~-nd,Ieft as a QuartetQ\aster Corps capReynolds said he. hnd no u&-e for the ad- tain :t,1fterserving .in North Africa -and uarlere
  • on Lady Bird fohri: • . Army, which he entered· as a. private uiet and ubli • • son's KTBC television iitatjon in Austin.·. ~-nd,Ieft as a QuartetQ\aster Corps capReynolds said he. hnd no u&-e for the ad- tain :t,1fterserving .in North Africa -and uarlere
  • Angeles. CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) notes that she went to the West Coast with LBJ, trying to be his secretary. LBJ was working on James Forrestal’s program, inspecting Navy yards and training programs. January 1/3 LBJ visits Lockheed Aircraft plant. 1/4
  • time I saw him do this was in the photo. Daddy was so sad anyone felt was mistreating his dogs. He loved them dearly and was just trying to balance their "standing on two feet". What about: "Not many dogs have been privileged to shoo birds off the WH
  • time I saw him do this was in the photo. Daddy was so sad anyone felt was mistreating his dogs. He loved them dearly and was just trying to balance their "standing on two feet". What about: "Not many dogs have been privileged to shoo birds off the WH
  • in the Democratic Conference yesterday. That afternoon LBJ, CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson), Yarborough and Bobby Baker fly to Aiken, South Carolina to attend the funeral of Mrs. Strom Thurmond. They return to Washington after the funeral and LBJ goes directly to a stag
  • for them. 2/6 CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) attends a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Tom Connally and Mrs. George Mahon in the Senate wing of the Capitol honoring Billie Bob Murphy, and that afternoon attends the 2:30 funeral of Harold Ickes, who died 2/3
  • /5 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) and CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) are already in Washington at the beginning of the year. LBJ and other Democratic and Republican legislative leaders meet with Eisenhower at the White House to discuss Eisenhower’s State of the Union
  • in Washington. [On 12/31/48 there was a meeting of Democratic senators in Washington] January 1/3 Congress convenes. LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) is sworn in as Texas’ junior senator, with CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) and Lynda seated in the galleries. A petition protesting
  • CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson) is invited to a dinner for ladies only given by Mrs. Bob Kerr. 1/10 LBJ announces new committee assignments for Democratic senators. Former Vice President Alben Barkley is assigned to the Foreign Relations and Finance
  • against the bill. LBJ, CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson), the Thornberrys and Mary Rather fly to Florida to vacation until 1/28. They attend a dinner in honor of Senator George Smathers on 1/19 in Miami Springs. 1/20 After George Brown informs Charles Francis