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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/31/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • for an attack on Lebanon, and I pray that any crisis w ill hold o ff another twenty days. And for the country, an interesting headline. Senator Teddy Kennedy w ill fight Russell Long for the job of Senate whip. Lyndon is not waiting for the New Year. Ever
  • New Year's Eve; renewed fighting in the Near East; Senator Ted Kennedy will fight Russell Long for Senate Whip position; LBJ is swimming every day & walking with Lady Bird; coffee at Rev. Truesdale's; Johnsons meet new Treasury Secretary at airport
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/12/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • to be the trad e m ark of Lyndon and h is b o y s. A ctu a lly in cold fac t, he n eed s m any of the things that Bobby Kennedy has and r e p r e s e n ts and is able to a ttr a c t. But , as he h im s e lf sa id , we tr a v e le d d ifferen t p a th s
  • Johnsons to National City Christian Church; lunch, newspapers and Republic Convention on TV with LBJ; cocktail party at the Jack Valentis; dinner at White House with friends; news story about LBJ and the Presidency; Bobby Kennedy
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • ay 9» 1964 P a ge 3 Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r . The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity. fie ld , w ith
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/5/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Bird describes Jack Valenti; guests for dinner at White House with meeting about campaign; Lady Bird talks with Clark Clifford about Jacqueline Kennedy Garden and recording White House entertainment
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • a chance to thank him clvi1"' again. And the _illustrious architect, ~h Pei -- a quiet, gentle man • . I asked him how the Kennedy Library was coming. He told me that they . I -~· ............;. ~;.," . __...:._,:____.::_,;,_,,_,_,.._,,,,_.,,;d
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/3/1967 (Friday) (Item)
  • Office work; swearing-in ceremony for District of Columbia Council; LBJ gives off-the-cuff speech; Lady Bird has lunch & goes to hair salon; family photographs in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden and the West Hall; Francis Lewine interviews Lady Bird