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Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

we were so democratic I traveled with my maid, who was Spanish and had at that point joined me. It took forty-one days to go from Portugal to Buenos Aires, because the British decided there were a lot of spies on the boat. They stopped us--I forget
relations in South Africa; meeting LBJ for the first time; Sam Rayburn; Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1964; political social gatherings; visits to the Ranch; working with Mrs. Kennedy on the Fine Arts Committee; White House furnishings

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/20/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

National politics
is visiting; Luci is writing book about Yuki; LBJ teases Luci about her briefcase; filming in Treaty Room; tea for Connie Freeman; visit with the Bill Whites; Dean Rusk testifies before committee of Democratic National Convention; Vietnam; USSR invades

Hampshire primary a little bit, I don't think he ever did anything affirmative to get in thereo I think that Johnson over-reacted by ordering Bobby to fire a fellow called Paul Corbin from the Democratic National Committee. Paul Corbin, C-O-R-B-I-N, had

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/9/1967 (Thursday) (Item)

in 1968; post-mortem discussion; Lady Bird has clothes fittings & desk work; LBJ gives prepared speech at dinner for Democratic National Committee and then goes "off-the-cuff"; that morning, LBJ meets with Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, Henry Fowler & John

Telephone conversation # 12805, sound recording, LBJ and EUGENE BLACK, 3/11/1968, 8:28AM (Item)

LBJ'S TALKS WITH WRIGHT PATMAN, FULBRIGHT, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BILL; FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BANK; TREASURY DEPT'S OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS; DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIVISION ON VIETNAM; SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Telephone conversation # 9674, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 2/25/1966, 4:02PM (Item)

National politics
LBJ EXPRESSES IRRITATION WITH SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S LACK OF ACTION ON TAX BILL; FOWLER'S TALK WITH HERMAN TALMADGE ABOUT BILL; FULBRIGHT'S ALLEGED ANGER ABOUT NOT BEING INVITED TO WH DINNER; LEE METCALF; REPUBLICAN VOTES ON BILL; EVERETT

Telephone conversation # 10204, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 6/2/1966, 8:05PM (Item)

A (National Security)-SANITIZED
National politics
CREATION OF SENATE CIA WATCHDOG SUBCOMMITTEE OF FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE; GEORGIA GOVERNOR'S RACE; UNFAVORABLE POLL ON VIETNAM; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTION; CUBA AND USSR; COMPOSITION OF US FORCES IN VIETNAM, USE OF RESERVES; DRAFT REJECTEE

Telephone conversation # 9665, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 2/22/1966, 6:50PM (Item)

RUSK'S TALK WITH BOURKE HICKENLOOPER ABOUT SENATE EFFORTS TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; LBJ MIMICS FULBRIGHT, ASKS RUSK TO TALK TO DIRKSEN ABOUT FOREIGN AID BILL; POSSIBLE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE VOTE ON RESCINDING TONKIN GULF

Telephone conversation # 9623, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 2/5/1966, 8:27AM? (Item)

NEED TO IMPROVE LOBBYING EFFORTS FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATION; MANSFIELD'S REPORT ON VIETNAM; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ COMPARES SAM RAYBURN, CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL

Telephone conversation # 13007, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 5/4/1968, 10:13AM (Item)

INCREASED ENEMY INFILTRATION IN VIETNAM; CLIFFORD'S UPCOMING TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AID; WILLIAM FULBRIGHT'S REACTION TO MARCH 31ST SPEECH, PEACE TALKS; SELECTION OF PARIS AS SITE OF TALKS; PROMOTION FOR JAMES

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
Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/8/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

Office work; Promotions for Women in Armed Forces bill signing ceremony; LBJ presents Bronze Star to Major Marie Rodgers, an African-American, and a Legion of Merit to Colonel Ethel Hefley; Committee for Preservation of the White House meeting

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