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Oral history transcript, Robert D. S. Novak, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • was bidding for the Johnson memoirs and Mrs. Johnson's stuff. And Liz Carpenter told the executive vice president of NAL that if they published our book, they wouldn't have a chance at the memoirs. M: Do you know whether or not this came from the family
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/3/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • th e y w e re a l l h av in g r e f r e s h m e n ts an d a s k e d th em to m a k e th e m s e lv e s a t h o m e , I q u ic k ly w en t u p s t a i r s . L a te r on I h a d a b r ie f s e s s io n w ith Liz an d D ick N e lso n a b o u t
  • Lynda Johnson starts semester at George Washington University; Lynda's first interview with Dorothy McCardle; meeting group of college editors; Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain performance interrupted by LBJ; meeting with Liz Carpenter & Dick Nelson about
Oral history transcript, George E. Christian, interview 2 (II), 12/4/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • g b e f o r e we turne d the tap e o n a nd we ma y as well continue it. Let's talk a little bit about your relationship with the distaff pres s corp s , the East Wing pre s s corps headed by Liz Carp e nter, how you s taye d o ut of her wa y
  • East Wing press corps; Liz Carpenter; White House reporters; press accreditation; LBJ’s relationship with the press; LBJ-Udall controversy; cabinet members; MLK and RFK assassinations.
Folder, "Background on stops for Whistle Stop [2 of 2]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 12 (Item)
  • , a schoolhouse, two hotels, seven stores, an apothecary's shop, a printing office, two shoemakers, two blacksmiths, three carpenters, a tailor, and three brickyard&. Most of the establishments were clustered around the Capitol Square, as in any small courthouse
  • See all scanned items from White House Social Files Liz Carpenter Subject Files Box 12
  • Carpenter, Liz, 1920-
  • Folder, "Background on stops for Whistle Stop [2 of 2]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 12
  • Liz Carpenter Subject Files
Oral history transcript, Richard J. Hughes and Betty (Elizabeth) Hughes, interview 1 (I), 8/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • it is a bigger job than any of us anticipated, and we must get to work." She had Liz Carpenter here, I guess, on the next plane, and we went all over Atlantic City. was disappointed that the press was so bad. We had fun, and I Now, after Chicago
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 24 (XXIV), 2/6/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • , and as I recall, I think that he did succeed in getting--oh maybe some twenty or thereabouts placed in reasonably good jobs. Of course, Liz [Carpenter] went on as Lady Bird's press secretary, and Bess [Abell] became Lady Bird's secretary. What did he give
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 41, 1 October 1987," LBJ Library (Item)
  • mastectomy, and it saved a lot of lives. . . . And I think that [ my husband] was a great sobering and balancing factor in the presidency at that time. Getting Better All The Time is Liz Carpenter's account of some of the experiences she has had and "wis­
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/5/1968 (Item)
  • Jones pl . 5: 56pt Harry . 6: 00p f 6:04p t _ 6:12p t 5, 1968 y (includ e visited by) J pl ' 5:01p f 5:27p £ WHITE HOUSE JUNE LD 4:25p t WEDNESDAY McPherson Jim Jones Liz Carpenter Jinn Jones pl WHITE HOUS E Dat IDENT LYNDO N B
President's Daily Diary entry, 3/31/1968 (Item)
  • or t Activity LD 2:55p To 31, 1968 Sunday (include visited by) the Oval Office - 2:56p t Christian - pl 2:57p 3:02p Watson 3:37p Jones 3:03p Christian 3:00p 3:01p 3:03p 3:36p Liz Fleming Carpenter George Christian During this time
President's Daily Diary entry, 11/20/1968 (Item)
  • , >ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON DIARY iFii 1968 Wednesday 'resident bega n his day a t (Place) NeW Time Telephone 11 In Out Lo Yor k City Day i or t Activity LD (include visited by) 3:26p :o Charles 3:55p t Liz 4:15p t George 4:25p t Georg e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/29/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird and Bess Abell work on seating chart for wedding; gifts from Luci Johnson to Bess Abell, Liz Carpenter, and Willie Day Taylor; Luci has luncheon for her friend; LBJ has stag luncheon for Prime Minister Wilson of Great Britain; airline
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/16/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • LBJ and Lady Bird go to National City Christian Church; both watch Hubert Humphrey on TV; LBJ and Jack Brooks discuss redistricting; Lady Bird interviews for chef position; Lady Bird bowls with Liz Carpenter; Johnsons have dinner with several
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/18/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • Discussion about Big Bend trip; Lady Bird has lunch and swimming with staff wives; Bess Abell tells story about White House telephone operator and Gregory Peck; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson; Lady Bird has clothes fitting; Liz Carpenter receives
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/2/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird to St. Barnabas Church with Dorothy Territo & Simone Poulaine; flight to meet Liz Carpenter and female press at Jefferson, TX; small crowds at Marshall airport and downtown; Lady Bird tours Excelsior Hotel; lunch at Guarding Oak & Ruth
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/12/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • Johnsons and friends to Johnson City to Sam Johnson House; tourists recognize them; swimming; LBJ takes nap; TV documentary on beautification; drive around ranch; Lady Bird mentions KTBC; Lady Bird talks about Liz Carpenter; candle-lit dinner
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/16/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird arrives back at White House and then to bed; LBJ, Lady Bird, Luci and Senator Bill Fulbright to National Cathedral for Adlai Stevenson's funeral; Lady Bird takes nap; office work with Ashton Gonella and Liz Carpenter; Secret Service names
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/18/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird to the dentist and lunch with Liz Carpenter; Lynda and Luci Johnson invite their friends to White House; Lady Bird has tea with Lillian Sevilla-Sacasa; plan to invite diplomatic wives to White House; Lady Bird meets with Members
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/23/1967 (Item)
  • n (pl ) ^ .-..* ~~~~~~' c /HITE House Date MENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON January DIARY 'resident began his day at (Place) Time Te 1: 1 Lo In Out The White feorhtnC * • Activity j LD 3:55p t , 4:17p t 4:18p t | 4:25p t Liz George Monday
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/25/1967 (Item)
  • stor y o n Liz Carpenter--sai d t o se e Mr s . Johns o To To m Johnso n (pl) --about reques t t o se e And y Glas s — said woul d b e gla d to se e him . Aske d Tom to join him fo r lunch today. To_the mansion w/ --firs t walke d o n th e Sout h
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/4/1965 (Item)
  • Vice President Humphre y Chuck Roch e (DN C Joe Califan o Jack Valent i Paul Southwic k Liz Carpenter Larry O'Brie n October 4 , 196 5 MONDAY Justice Abe Fortas (ret . hi s call ) - th e President wen t to his offic e fr . Cabine t Room to tak e th
Oral history transcript, Bertha Allman Graef, interview 1 (I), 10/20/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • about? BG: No, I don't think so. G: Did you see him any after that? BG: Well, not personally. I just don't know. I kept up with him very much, and I read all of his books, and I kept up with all of his 1ife, you know. Bird's book and Liz
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 18, 15 December 1979," LBJ Library (Item)
  • President. The anniversary committee which worked with Chairman Mar lo put the event together included some of those former members of the Johnson and Hum­ phrey taffs: BessAbell, Horace Busby, Liz Carpenter, Bill Connell, Harry Middleton, Eiler and Edna
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 35, 1 November 1985," LBJ Library (Item)
  • activities with children and education. induding her Chairmanship of Project Head Start. is scattered throughout Liz Carpenter\ Press Secretary fiks. Tho ...e files also contain drafts and final copies of Mrs. Johnson's weeches. trip files. and biographic
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 36, 15 February 1986," LBJ Library (Item)
  • Buren, Tyler and Polk-who play d a part in Texas' arly history. Exhibit will run until July 27. March 10. An evening with General William Westmoreland. March 19. An evening with William Bundy. April 17. Liz Sutherland Carpenter Distinguished Visiting
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 51, 15 December 1991," LBJ Library (Item)
  • reminiscences from former LBJ staffers George Christian, Liz Carpenter, Harry Middleton and Walt Rostow. U.T. Professor Lew Gould gave an historian's view of the Johnson Presidency. Eleanor Butt Crook, wife of former U.S. Ambassador to Australia, Wil­ liam H
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/27/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • LBJ has a fever; Lady Bird and Liz Carpenter work on beautification; lunch and discussion about presidential libraries; Lady Bird meets with Bess Abell; LBJ has press conference; representatives chosen for Churchill funeral; Nicholas Katzenbach
Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, 3/8/1969, by Jack Valenti and Robert L. Hardesty (Item)
  • on the televbion •et that rested on the outer edge of the table near the window. He a1ked Bill Moyer• and my•el! and Liz Carpenter to give him augge•tion• for a dr&ft 1tatement which he wa• going to make on landing at Andrew•. I know that all three of u• iLll
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/23/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Busy day for Lady Bird; recent newspaper stories; discussions about art and the Pearson luncheon; meeting about Lady Bird's future schedule; Lady Bird's wish to visit the South; Lady Bird with LBJ at Sulgrave Club event honoring Liz Carpenter
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/4/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird meets with Jim Ketchum; office work with Liz Carpenter and Bess Abell; reception for House members; briefing for House members and tour for wives; Luci in bed with flu; stag dinner to discuss foreign affairs; Lady Bird exercises; news
Folder, "5/17/65 - Exchange of Toasts Between the President and President Chung Hee Park at a State Dinner," Statements Files, Box 146 (Item)
  • : Mrs. Liz Carpenter/ Mrs. Bess Abell/Mrs. Lucy Ferguson Dunaway Chief of Protocol DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE Monday, May 17, 1965 at eight o'clock The President & Mrs. Johnson H. E. The President of the Republic of Korea 8t Mrs. Park H. E. Key
Oral history transcript, Katie Louchheim, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
Folder, "White House Fashion Show, 2/29/1968 [1 of 3]," White House Social Files, Bess Abell Files, Box 23 (Item)
  • with both Mr. Carter and Rex Scout.en. cc to: Rex Scounten M. 0. Carter [2 of 2] RED TAG BESS LIZ IS ANXIOUS FOR YtIDU TO KNOW THAT FRANKIE WELCH RECOMMENDS THAT JULIAN TOMPCHIN AND STEVE WYOSOKI (CHARDON MARCHE) NOT BE INVITED TO LUNCHEON. President
Oral history transcript, Laurance Rockefeller, interview 1 (I), 8/5/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • [Elizabeth Carpenter] too--Liz Carpenter. R: She was very active in it. So this conference was a real springboard, and the purpose of it was to try and, well, it was an unofficial statement of national policy and objective. I mean, it really had
Oral history transcript, Marjorie Lawson, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 21 (XXI), 1/7/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and Liz Carpenter go to see Baalbek; I go look at a housing project. And when you see one housing project, you've seen them all, honest. There really wasn't very much to the Lebanon thing. He had those meetings, as I said, with the President and the vice
Oral history transcript, Robert S. Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/30/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • ? They will appreciate it and you will profit from it." I got a very effusive reply. Wonderful idea. Liz Carpenter called me up. She was then working for him. G: Oh yes. What year was this? A: It was when he was Vice President, must have been '63. Liz told me
Oral history transcript, Kenneth M. Birkhead, interview 1 (I), 1/10/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • of Senate Democrats; John Sparkman; Paul Douglas; Paul Butler; Matt McCloskey; Americans for Democratic; Charlie Murphy; Albert and Mark Lasker Foundation; 750 Club; Ed Foley; Liz Carpenter; Ralph Hewitt; Bob Berry; Dave Lloyd; Jack Kennedy; Ted Sorenson
Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 2 (II), 11/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • a ;';":') on it-- it must be the 27th or 28th of l-larch--the heat again3t ,hhnson was getting very, very hot indeed. You know, Kennedy and ;'>J,iirthy were both on his tail. and McPherson and Liz Cater and I and Bess Abell and Ervin Duggan-- C~~p~nter that's about all
Folder, "Visit to Greece (funeral of King Paul) [2 of 2]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 2 (Item)
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  • See all scanned items from White House Social Files Liz Carpenter Subject Files Box 2
  • Carpenter, Liz, 1920-
  • Folder, "Visit to Greece (funeral of King Paul) [2 of 2]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 2
  • Liz Carpenter Subject Files
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/29/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • l y in the m o r n in g , Liz; c a m e o v e r a n d w e ta lk e d a b o u t m y a tte n d in g F o r d T h e a t r e . I h a d d e c id e d a g a i n s t i t ovei!.- th e w e e k e n d . beciLeaving f o r A u s tin a t s e v e n . I w il l I do
  • Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter meet about Ford's Theatre; LBJ Library meeting with Frank Stanton about obtaining film footage; second LBJ Library meeting about exhibits & audiovisual matters; Lady Bird explains concept of the wall of red archives boxes