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Telephone conversation # 3456, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 5/14/1964, 8:30PM (Item)
  • ADJOURNMENT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POVERTY BILL; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL; HUGH CAREY; NEA CONCERN THAT AID TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS WILL UNDERMINE SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM; JOKES FOR UPCOMING LBJ SPEECHES; BOB HOPE
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/3/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • e r e in Rom e and had taken us to the Baptist orphanage there. She's leading the s ort of life I would have liked to have led when I e m e rg e d from C o lle g e y e ars ago, i f I hadh't gotten m a r r ie d instead, I had hoped the g i r ls
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • and I m ade a point of sittin g down on the so fa w ith Bob M cN am ara and te llin g h im a b it about the S ch ool of P u b lic S e r v ic e and the L ib ra ry and that when it opened I hoped that w e w ould h a v e a big s o r t of co n cla v e on g r
  • Civil Rights Act of 1968 & gives speech; Lady Bird visits with Pat & Luci; Pat Nugent leaves for Vietnam; LBJ & departing Cabinet members gives speeches at reception; Lady Bird asks Bob McNamara to speak at LBJ Library; small dinner party
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/17/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • to see her, and there was Luci in Ashton's office, a sight I shall never forget, in a little girl d re ss, middy blouse ^^^;^:, ., and very short skirt, freckles painted across her nose, two fronts teeth blacked out, an upturned sailor hat with a bobbing
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/4/1969 (Saturday) (Item)
  • . And from the House there were the Jack Brooks, and the Bob Poages. It is i nteresting how at times lik e this one breaks through normal barriers of c iv ilitie s and expresses real feelings and they were sad to see us go. And the George Mahons. From my
Folder, "Notes and Transcripts of Johnson Conversations, 1951," Pre-Presidential Telephone Conversations and Meetings, Box 1 (Item)
  • to ask. Allen - Anytime you have anything to tell me I have the time to listen. Johnson - I was told that Drew Pearson made mention of substantially the same thing last Sunday. The story says (reading Allen's story) Now, Bob, Jl no such talk ever
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/8/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • (Continued) a fterw a rd , but Bob J a ck so n w as at m y hand the w hole s t a y .., I told them h.ow d elig h ted I w as to b e h e r e on th is im p ortant day in the life of P a d re '■ Islan d . iv- ■ Its d ed ica tio n into the N ational P ark s y
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/5/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • aw ard s fo r e x c e lle n c e in d e sig n or lan d scap in g to a b u s in e s s e sta b lish m e n t, a n e ig h b o rhood, a public b u ild in g. I think, I hope, h e ’ll give them so m e en co u ra g em en t, son® pat on the head. A t any r
Folder, "March 19, 1968 - 1:01 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • , if in the last three to four months -- if you were to find that the same men either affirmed their attitude or reached a change of attitude. It would be of considerable help to you. The group of Dillon, Dean and the Republicans was a very good group. Bob Murphy
Oral history transcript, George Christian and Harry Middleton, interview S-1, 4/1/1996 (Item)
  • , and I was a speech writer and there wasn't anything much lower than a speech writer. (Laughter) But I have come on to much more exalted planes. Now, in this library there are some forty some million papers and they are very--I think Mr. [Robert "Bob
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • d to M a rg ie M c N a m a ra a o u t the g u e s t l i s t f o r th e p a r ty w e hope to g iv e f o r th em in la te F e b r u a r y . S h e 's s t i l l in the h o s p ita l. . s o ,p a in f u lly jh ijv a n d .d ra w n ,. w h en I!d s e e n h
  • Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/20/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • Vermeil[?] Room. From A r t s and Le t t e r s t h e r e were t h e R a lp h E l l i s o n s , The n e g ro a u t h o r , D r . John Hope F r a n k l i n an d h i s w i f e , p r o f e s s o r and a u t h o r , as her e s c o r t. Lynda B i r d h a d
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/27/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • flo w e re d cloth,... . ' aawi.it m u s t be th e 'in thing.'^ And th en I sa id goodby and w as b ack a t the White H ouse by 2:30, w o rk in g © b r ie f ly a t m y d e sk , doing som e p ic tu re s on the T ru m a n B alcony w ith Bob. K
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • 1964 T h u r s d a y , J u l y 16th B e g a n w i t h h e a r i n g G o l d w a t e r s a y on T V in r e g a r d to L y n d o n , " Y e s , I kn ow t h e f e l l o w . " My r e a c t i o n w a s chiefly, " I hope Lyndon d o e s n 't use t h a t
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/20/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • C a ssa tt, nothing w ill e v e r r ep la ce ' it r e a lly . I hope I'm not one of th ose people who, b eca u se so m eo n e h as given m e so m eth in g fo r three or four y e a r s , is hurt when they w ithdraw it. I m u st a lw a y s rem em
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • h e r e w as M r s . Bob K i n tn e r ( J e a n K in tn e r ) w h o m I 'v e known f o r so long and b e e n so fond of, a n d M is s K a t h e r i n e Q uinn, who i s M is s D e m o c r a t , of n C o n n e c tic u t. It m u s t have b e e n s o
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/5/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • y q u ic k ly w e w e r e in s id e in th e D ip lo m a tic R e c e p tio n R o om g r e e t i n g th e r e s t of the p a r t y f r o m I r a n . And w h e n L yndon to o k the P r i m e M i n i s t e r a w a y , B e s s had Bob K nu dse n h an d
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/20/1969 (Monday) (Item)
  • , t u l i p s , n a r c i s s u s , v i o l e t s — e s p e c i a l l y p r e p a r e d by M a r i e t t a B ro o k s , s h e s a i d ; and Bob S t r a u s s , and C a ro ly n K ellam w ith Monday, J a n u a ry 20, 1969 b o th h e r l i t t l e
Telephone conversation # 190, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT ANDERSON, 11/30/1963, 1:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ SAYS HE HOPES HOUSE WILL REPORT TAX BILL TO SENATE BEFORE CONGRESS ADJOURNS; DOD BUDGET; BUDGET "GIMMICKS"; HOWARD SMITH'S OBSTRUCTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; ROY WILKINS' VIEWS; LBJ'S CONCERN THAT LACK OF ACTION ON BILL WILL LEAD TO CIVIL UNREST
Telephone conversation # 665, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/23/1963, 1:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; MCCORMACK SAYS VOTE IS NOT A DEFEAT FOR DEMOCRATS; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES TO SEE MCCORMACK AND LEW DESCHLER AT WH RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON
Telephone conversation # 1828, sound recording, LBJ and JOE KILGORE, 2/3/1964, 1:20PM (Item)
  • JENKINS TELLS KILGORE THAT LBJ BELIEVES REPUBLICANS MIGHT WIN US SENATE RACE IN TEXAS IF KILGORE RUNS AGAINST RALPH YARBOROUGH; LBJ HOPES KILGORE WILL RUN FOR CONGRESS AGAIN; POTENTIAL EFFECT OF US SENATE RACE IN TEXAS ON NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Telephone conversation # 6216, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CLARK, 11/5/1964, 12:56PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF ELECTION RESULTS IN PENNSYLVANIA, GENEVIEVE BLATT'S CLOSE SENATE RACE, HOPE OF ABOLISHING POVERTY; CLARK SUGGESTS TO HHH THAT EDMUND MUSKIE OR PHIL HART BE ELECTED SENATE WHIP; DEMOCRATIC INCREASES IN PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSIONAL
Telephone conversation # 6326, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 11/11/1964, 7:38PM (Item)
  • WALTER JENKINS CASE; DISCUSSION OF CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURT VACANCIES, POTENTIAL CANDIDATES; ANTHONY CELEBREZZE'S HOPE FOR COURT APPOINTMENT; FBI REPORTS ON MLK; DINNER HONORING MLK'S RECEIPT OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE; CONSOLIDATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Telephone conversation # 9159, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY BYRD, SR., 11/12/1965, 10:35AM (Item)
  • LBJ EXPRESSES HIS AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ADMIRATION OF BYRD, SAYS HE REGRETS BYRD'S DECISION TO RETIRE FROM SENATE BUT HOPES HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY HARRY BYRD, JR; BYRD THANKS LBJ FOR CALL, ASKS ABOUT LBJ'S RECOVERY FROM GALL BLADDER SURGERY
Telephone conversation # 10591, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 8/8/1966, 12:38PM (Item)
  • DE GAULLE AND FRANCE'S GOLD POLICY; STEEL PRICE INCREASE; DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL BUDGET, DOMESTIC AND MILITARY EXPENDITURES, INFLATION, WAGE-PRICE CONTROLS, TAX BILL AND UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; LBJ HOPES DILLON WILL BE UNDERSECRETARY
Telephone conversation # 11913, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/22/1967, 10:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS HOPES FOR OUTCOME OF MEETING WITH ALEXSEI KOSYGIN; KING FAISAL'S RECENT MEETING; LACK OF ARAB UNITY EXCEPT OVER JEWS; JACOB JAVITS' STATEMENTS; JOHN WILLIAMS' OBSTRUCTION OF DEBT LIMIT BILL; SENATE ACTION ON CENSURE OF THOMAS DODD
Telephone conversation # 11621, sound recording, LBJ and LOUELLA DIRKSEN, 3/8/1967, 10:50AM (Item)
  • MRS. DIRKSEN REPORTS THAT EVERETT DIRKSEN IS IN THE HOSPITAL, WILL BE THERE FOR 10 DAYS BUT HOPES TO VOTE ON CONSULAR CONVENTION; DIRKSENS' RECENT STRENUOUS TRIP TO ILLINOIS; LBJ OFFERS ASSISTANCE, ENCOURAGES MRS. DIRKSEN TO HAVE DIRKSEN STAY
Telephone conversation # 13558, sound recording, LBJ and CARL HAYDEN, 10/17/1968, 4:00PM (Item)
  • HAYDEN EXPRESSES HOPE LBJ WILL SIGN PALO VERDE BILL RELATED TO COLORADO RIVER; LBJ SAYS HE VETOED SIMILAR BILL LAST YEAR BUT WILL EXAMINE THIS BILL CAREFULLY, ASKS HAYDEN TO DO ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW FOR LBJ LIBRARY AND TO SPEAK FRANKLY ABOUT LBJ
Telephone conversation # 22, sound recording, LBJ and DAVID MCDONALD, 11/23/1963, 4:15PM (Item)
  • LBJ SAYS HE IS MEETING WITH ARTHUR GOLDBERG; MCDONALD EXPRESSES HIS SUPPORT; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECH TO JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS; MCDONALD SAYS HE HOPES CONGRESS WILL PASS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL AS TRIBUTE TO JFK; GOLDBERG, MCDONALD DISCUSS PAST SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 12856, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SPARKMAN, 3/31/1968, 10:30PM (Item)
  • SPARKMAN TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT LBJ'S SPEECH WAS BEST HE HAS MADE EXCEPT FOR LAST 15 SECONDS, SAYS HE HOPES LBJ WILL RECONSIDER DECISION NOT TO RUN; LBJ SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; SPARKMAN'S DAUGHTER'S CAMPAIGN WORK AS SERVICEMAN'S
Telephone conversation # 13909, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD NIXON, 1/10/1969, 5:11 PM (Item)
  • good and I want you to look good. I am not going to recommend a bunch of new programs. going to review what we have done in a relatively brief address. hope I can say we have a surplus of between 2 and 3 billion. from an 8 billion deficit. I am I
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/25/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • 1964 Sat urday, July 25~ Was an easy and pleasant day. About noon I W(·nt ove r to Lyndon's office, hoping I could snare him, a nd walked right into an informal press conference. Lyndon in his rockin;; chair, some 25 or 30 news paper peopl e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/11/1963 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • for President Kennedy and now for Lyndon. The Kenny O’Donnells, the O’Briens, the Maguires, the Jenkinses, Bill Moyers alone, Jack Valenti. We just had a drink, watched the fire, talked about the day’s events, the Congress, the problems, the actions, and I hope
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/14/1963 (Saturday) (Item)
  • h o u r s v?ith B i l l a t T h e E l m s . W h a t a jo b , t r y i n g to s e l l t h i s h o u s e t h a t I f i l l e d w i t h l o v e a n d som e ta s te , I hope, and a g re a t d eal of c a r e . I t to o k m e a b o u t t h r e e o r f o u
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/2/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • " . Up to now sh e a n d W a rrie h av e m a n a g e d to do a lo t of th in g s q u ite f r e e ly , q u ite u n b o th e re d by p e o p le , I hope th a t i t c o n tin u e s , ‘^/ ■ L a te in th e e v e n in g w e w en t fo r a dip in the p o o l. B
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/21/1963 (Saturday) (Item)
  • ith D r . Stanton , I, w h om I hope v e r y m u ch to b e a b le to p e r su a d e to c o m e dow n and h e lp us out in s o m e c a p a c ity . Our p o o l o f th e h igh c a lib r e b r a in s lik e h is is not to o d e e p and w id e and w e do
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/13/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • r a b ilia w h ich w e hope to s ta r t show ing in c a s e s in the E a st Wing fo r the to u r ists oawr e bac ked up, often s ix -w id e on b u sy su m m er d a y s. h T hey w ill be r e a d y fo r th em to s e e in e a r ly S u m m er
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/15/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • :30. I r e a d the p a p e r hoping to g e t i n a w o r d w ith L y ndon, b u t h e w a s too b u s y on the phone. r So a f t e r e n u m e r a b l e c u p s of co ffe e I w e n t to m y r o o m a n d c a l l e d G e o rg e H a r tz o g a n d l
Folder, "November 26, 1968 10:21-11:11 Foreign Policy Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)
  • the strategic arms race. We would hope to announce some principles with Soviets to get it moving toward a peaceful settlement. In Southeast Asia, we are in a position to demand a lot from the Soviets. We did what they asked us to do - - stop the bombing
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/9/1965 (Saturday) (Item)
  • I a m h av in g m y f in a ls an d if I ta k e off a h a lf d ay to do th is , I m a y not ev en g r a d u a te in J u n e . »I L u c i, the l o v e r of c lo th e s ! I j u s t hope th a t sh e show s up w ith e v e r y th in g i n 't a c t a t