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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/13/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • the b ig e v e n t of the d ay - the d in n e r fo r the B r itis h , f o r w h ic h I h a d p u r c h a s e d a new r e d ev en in g d r e s s a n d w a s going to u s e f o r th e f i r s t tim e m y h a ir p ie c e , w h ich I h o p ed , w ould m a k
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/8/1968 (Saturday) (Item)
  • New York
  • LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/17/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Wednesday, May 17, 1967 Page 8 in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life. Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/19/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • e in th e L B J L i b r a r y . I know h o w m u c h e p h e m e r a l w e a r e l e t t i n g p a s s b y - - a l l th e l i t t l e c l i p s o f m e on new s show s fro m C a l i f o r n i a to M a in e . E a c h of the t r i p s h a s b e e n
  • Lady Bird swims; LBJ has growths on hands & heel, possibly cancer; Lady Bird has coffee for Ambassadors' wives; office work; lunch with Lynda Johnson to discuss wedding; Lady Bird meets WMAL group to receive film of her New England trip; Lady Bird
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/6/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • so m e good We did n o t h av e tim e to go out New Y o r k A v en u e - - the m a j o r e n t r a n c e f r o m the n o r t h a n d e a s t an d the s h a b b ie s t o f a l l . So th a t a w a it s a n o t h e r t i m e , a n d M a r y fle w off
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/4/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/15/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ic t u r e s . B a c k on the s e c o n d flo o r I took a new grip on lif e , phoned m y two r e m a in in g h o u s e g u e s t s - - A r c h b is h o p L u c e y and M ayor H a r r y A kin - to w e l c o m e th em . I w en t in to s e e Lyn, I