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Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to be in Paris when the Germans invaded France, when they crossed the border. sisters was with me. I was in my mother's apartment in Paris. Here we were with a car and very little gasoline, and no coupons for more gasoline, not knowing what to do. Paul
Oral history transcript, Alan S. Boyd, interview 4 (IV), 5/15/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • , and them under the American flag . That was the crux of the problem . M: So the heat then came from the shipbuilders? B: Shipbuilders and the unions . And the problem was further exacerbated by the fact that the Maritime Union, the SIU, Paul Hall's
Oral history transcript, Charles L. Schultze, interview 2 (II), 4/10/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/7/1967 (Friday) (Item)
  • o c a l p o i n t i s t h e o l d w h i t e l i m e s t o n e Vi c t o r i a n style C o u rt H ouse, d e s c rib e d by M r. Z i s s e r m a n , the r e s t o r a t i o n a r c h i t e c t , a s a s t r u c t u r e u g l y e n o u g h to b e b e
Press release, "Opening Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Beautification Meeting, 5/18/1966" (Item)
  • - - ------ - -----~- OPENIKG RZMARKS BY MRS., JOHNSON Beautificatic:r: ~~eting ... Wednesday, ::Vi ay 18:. 1966 This h as been a thrilling morning and Pm delighted that several of you were able to be present at the dedication of Watts Branch
Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Beautification Luncheon, the White House, 4/17/1968" (Item)
  • $2, 500, 000 to take steps toward making thie Nation 1 s capital more livable and more beautiful. Not only is your handiwork enjoyed by the 3 million people who live and work in this city, it can be seen als o by 17 million vis~tors who come here
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/4/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • t it w hen I sa id o f a ll the ta le n ts I w ish ed I p o s s e s s e d , the one I m o st en vied w as the a b ility to m ak e w o rd s "m a r ch and sin g and connonade and ta lk the co o l,, dem anding v o ic e o f r e a s o n ." W ell, it w
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/28/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • e y w e r e , le d b y th e tw o c h a i r m e n , J a c q u e lin e S h a rp , a N e g ro g i r l , a n d G e o r g e ; MEMORANDUM-' ■Vi TH E W H IT E HOUSE WA3BINOTON W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 8, 1966 Fox. Page 2 A n d g e o g
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/8/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • t b u s i n e s s a t th e R a n c h . R a th e r c a lle d . And M ary I w o u ld b e l o n e s o m e i f t h e r e w e r e e v e r a tim e ; w h e n Vi M a r y d i d n 't c a l l ! It i s s o c o m f o r t i n g to h a v e J i m C a in a n d W
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/22/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • e o f i t - - "Vi c t o r y Thro u g h A ir P o w e r ". A n d h e s a i d , " Y e s , I s p e n t m o r e th a n 50 y e a r s o f m y lif e w o rk in g bn a i r p l a n e s a n d n o w I a m a 'c h im n e y s w e e p ' ' S o m e o n e r e m a r k
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/27/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • l ? ” - I co u ld c a ll him an d r a is e him on that! . - ■ Vi--'-:,': Vv; ■V.: . And he said/y^a r a th e r dvilcet e x p re ss io n , som ething to the e ffe c t th a t "co m e N p v em b er, the b e s t m an w ill w in ,’* And I got iii m y w o
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/2/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • to a s k M r s . M ilto n G ordon, on th e C h ild r e n s C om m it te e o f N ew Y o rk C ity , vi^ ose o r g a n iz a tio n h a d g iv e n m e a v e r y g e n e r o u s a w a rd fo r m y w o r k in H ead S ta rt. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE : W
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/4/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • h e r e vi^ere p o o l s of w a t e r a n d l e a v e s w e r e s t i l l w e t a n d th e s k y w as d a r k w ith clouds. T h e h e l i c o p t e r d s e t t l e d do w n onto D or ris ' f r o n t l a w n a n d t h e r e t h e y w e r e w a i t i
Oral history transcript, Mary Lasker, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • we can add that as an appendix. L: Yes. President Johnson--I went to see him in Palm Springs in the winter of 1964. thetic. He was vi siti ng there for a day or two. He was very sympa- He really had deep sympathy for people's illnesses
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/19/1969 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Am jjj^ng bA oadiy. a n d a c k e e A i^B.ni uf:> '^Aom jJxem aA tve madji. o io t wau. beJLiveen jJiem s t e p s a n d ik e y , c a l l e d o u t, "Go o d l u c k , M r. P r e s i den t ", a n d 1 9 , 1 9 69 vi kancLi ( f pag e 10 w&rvt o
Folder, "[A Report from Lawrence Halprin & Associates to Mrs Johnson's Committee for A More Beautiful Capital January 1967]," White House Social Files, Beautification Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • eXhibited an· interest in it'! broacheo, . ppsrently. that in s e of these c ocks. and tbey have already I think as s·oon as that 1 e ·will ~et a backl h or i tere t -­ 111 need comftunity interest throughout. There are ·go1ng to h&Vi
Oral history transcript, Oscar L. Chapman, interview 2 (II), 10/2/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • . It was the worst talk I've ever heard given on any president. F: Well, when you think really of the indignation that Harry Vaughan's deepfreeze, ,or Sherman Adams' vi cuna coat caused, you know, that's like your giving me a tip alongside some of this. C