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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/1/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • r i v e d a t the White H o u se a little l a t e , h u r r i e d into m y b e a u t ifu l / i\ new y e llo w d r e s s , ( b y G a l a n o s !) , but s t i l l w a s a litt le l a t e w alk in g to the E a s t R o o m fo r the fo u r o ’ c l o c k r
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/2/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • e s to r s that I would h ave sw o r n w e r e a u th e n tic. When I com p lim en ted the v e r y old, v e r y handsom e p ian o, sh e sa id that i t had c o m e fro m New O rlea n s by r iv e r b oat up the M is s is s ip p i and the R ed R iv e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/27/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • to New Y o rk where Lynda w ill c ra sh the bottle of champaign; ever done. o ver the bo w ’of the sh ip , the f i r s t one she has L y ndon's cold is s t i l l wi th h im , reducing h is t e r r if ic energy to bounds where the r e s t of u s can keep
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/14/1969 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n . I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e . Lyndon had gone back a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
  • New York
  • Hotel Pierre, New York City
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • thinking that s omehow she has r i s e n l e s s to the tide of o p p o r t u n ity ,th a n Diana, and MEMORANDUM THE WHI TE HOUSE W A S H I N G T ON T hu rsd ay, A p r il 16, 19 6 4 Page 3 me Dr. Blake Smith brought m ethe unw elcom e news which I
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/3/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • o d e in w ith M u r i e l a n d O p al - - L yndon a h e a d w ith H u b e r t a n d th e S e n a to r o v e r a new high w ay th a t w a s o pen ed to d ay f o r the f i r s t ti m e . And th en t h e r e w e r e g a th e r in g c r o w d s a n d
  • staff; Johnsons fly to Houston Astrodome for Humphrey rally; new Houston highway; Lady Bird reminisces about 1941 campaign; Lyn Nugent walks with grandfather; speeches by Ralph Yarborough, LBJ & Hubert Humphrey; return to LBJ Ranch; LBJ's speech on tv
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • in g to g eth er in a sp a c e sh ip to new a d v en tu re, to con q u er a new w orld , than to shoot down ea ch o th e r 's p la n es a s w e had to la s t nigh t. to a c tiv ity o v e r V ietn a m la s t n igh t. X ', ; - z T his tim e it r e f e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/5/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • a r ily n , s to p p in g to c a l l J o h n G o n e lla a t h o m e and c o n g r a tu l a t e h im on the new b a b y b o r n l a s t n ig h t. w o uld b e a g i r l . We h ad so h o ped it And J u a n it a a b o u t th e L i b r a r y . R eedy
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/17/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • new m a n t e l . Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/4/1967 (Monday) (Item)
  • h en I got th e f r a n tic new s to com e H e w a s in th e c a r w a i t i n g f o r m e . I jo in e d an d I had r u n , b u t not f a s t e n o u g h - - t h i s b e in g a b a d d a y f o r h i m - - a n d I c o u ld f e e l h i s t e n s e n
  • ; Lady Bird has hair & medical appointments; renovations in Lady Bird's bedroom; Averell Harriman party for Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb & diplomatic corps; LBJ will meet William Randolph Hearst; news conference at State Department; LBJ swims with Earl
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, 2/13/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • LBJ & Lady Bird go swimming; LBJ is losing weight; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird's upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird selects new clothes; National Medal of Science Award ceremony; LBJ gives speech; photos, receiving line & reception; lunch
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/12/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • A b e a n d mew ho w a t c h e d h i m , a n a w e s o m e N ot e n tir e ly new fo r m e . a n h o u r b u t fo r days, fo r w eek s. ' I h a d s e e n i t in 1955. Bu t n o t f o r B u t th e n h e c o u l d e s c a p e f r o m b e i n g M a j
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/16/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/2/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • Luci Johnson's 18th birthday and anniversary of LBJ's heart attack; Lady Bird has hair appointment; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Luci Johnson's baptism at Catholic church, quietly, without press coverage; Lady Bird and LBJ to New York for speech
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/5/1966 (Monday) (Item)
  • o n e o f th e b ig g e s t MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE ( WASHINGTON M onday, S e p tem b e r 5, 1966 Page 5 w o r d s in the v o c a b u la r y o f the s a n ita r iu m . m y w o r ld then^ And th ey w e r e b ra n d new to ^ n d I think