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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, 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

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, 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

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

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/4/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)

it ie s , A u stin am ong th e m . T h ey a r e so fu ll o f youth and en th u sia sm , I w as d elig h ted to s e e O pera in d eed has a new fa c e . N ex t I w en t to the Red R oom to m e e t two w o rk ers o f PR O JEC T HOPE and to r e c e iv e
LBJ & Dominican crisis; Lady Bird on LBJ's cold & weight; Lynda's article in "Life" magazine; Lady Bird meets Metropolitan Opera singers, two PROJECT HOPE workers, National Gallery staff on Pictures for Patients, and MS Mother of the Year; Lady Bird

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/23/1966 (Sunday) (Item)

h a t none o f us gave an y r e a l th o u g h t t o -- t h e m i r a c l e of T e l - S t a r i t s e l f and y e t what hope t h a t m u s t h o l d . I f man c a n d o t h i s ca n h e - 5 - p o s s i b l y t u r n h i s t a l e n t s tos o l

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/6/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

tic k e ts and p a r c e l th em out to m y v e r y fa v o rite c o n stitu e n ts. And then, stand ing in the h a ll, hoping that I w ould at le a s t get c lo s e enough to a C abinet o r C ourt w ife to in tro d u ce m y c o n s titu e n ts . So w

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/11/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

lly, w e 'll have another m eetin g in three w e e k s, g et down to the MEMORANDUM c THE WHITE HOUSE T h u rsd a y , F e b r u a ry 11, 1965 WASHINOTON P age 4 s u g g e stio n s , and I hope so m e tim e in M arch, planting done. Of c o u r s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/23/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

s t hope th e y w e r e so u n d a s le e p . I h a d a s k e d M a rily n to g e t w ith H e le n , a n d ch o o se a b o u t fo u r of m y r e v e n in g d r e s s e s a n d s u g g e s t th a t J e w e l a n d B e t t ^ t r y th em o n , a n d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/4/1965 (Monday) (Item)

o m i s e d too m u c h , hoped f o r too m uch. A f t e r w a r d we d ro p p e d L u c i a t th e W hite H o u se an d w en t on w ith L y n d a to th e F S t r e e t Club - - th e f i r s t .tim e I h av e b e e n to th e F S t r e e t Club in a g

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/9/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)

r e e n rib b o n th a t s tr e t c h e s m a je s ti c a l ly - 1 - 1965 T u e s d a y , M a rc h 9 th (co n tin u ed ) f r o m th e C a p ito l to th e L in c o ln M e m o r ia l. A ll of th a t is fin e , b u t I hope v e r y m u c h to a d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/16/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

their a im s and hopes w e re - - ill-fash io n ed w e r e his intentions I b elieve and not a bad w ord. A nd w h e n C h u c k feac u s e d t h e p h r a s e " y o u r p e r m i s s i o n " , L y n d o n q u i c k l y s a i d , " Y o u h a v e it and m y

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