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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, 4/1/1968 (Monday) (Item)

e e d s for the fu tu re, and w e hoped it w ould be p o ss ib le to f ill in sta ff, w h e r e e v e r the gaps m ade fo lk s lik e Bob Knudsen. w ork a ll day and a ll night. And then, c lo s e to 2:30, I w ent in and w orked with B e s s , the o

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

Telephone conversation # 12854, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 3/31/1968, 10:26PM (Item)

WIRTZ PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH AS CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE, SAYS HE HOPES TO EVENTUALLY PERSUADE LBJ TO CHANGE HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION; LBJ THANKS WIRTZ BUT SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE

Telephone conversation # 12857, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 3/31/1968, 10:58PM (Item)

STANTON PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION, HIS HOPES TO END VIETNAM WAR; DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S TRAVEL PLANS FOR TOMORROW AND QUESTION OF STANTON ACCOMPANYING HIM

Telephone conversation # 12855, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 3/31/1968, 10:27PM (Item)

MOYERS TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT HE HOPES LBJ WILL CHANGE HIS MIND ABOUT NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION; LBJ SAYS HIS MIND HAS BEEN MADE UP FOR AWHILE AND DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; MOYERS SAYS HE MAY WRITE A BOOK ABOUT LBJ SOMEDAY

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

ROCKEFELLER SAYS HE WAS SHOCKED BY LBJ'S SPEECH; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES SPEECH WILL GIVE ROCKEFELLER SOME THOUGHT, DISCUSSES HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION, FUTURE PLANS, EFFORTS TO SEEK PEACE IN VIETNAM, MEETINGS WITH ROCKEFELLER'S BROTHERS

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/7/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)

iet U nion, to jo in in th is effo rt to r e p la c e d esp a ir w ith hope and te r r o r w ith p ro g ress. And tow ard the end th ere cam e som eth in g w hich i s a lm o s t a sig n a tu re to h is sp e e c h e s l a t e ly - - a r e fe r e n c e

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/24/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

e w a s rid in g h igh . It s a t is f ie d a d e e p in b r e d d e s i r e to sh ow h is r e s p e c t and fr ie n d s h ip fo r a d ea d friend^ and he hoped by h is p r e s e n c e to g iv e e v id e n c e o f h is s p e c ia l f e e lin g a s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/3/1965 (Sunday) (Item)

the m o st of it ! I le a r n e d la te r that C o n g ressm a n F r elin g h u y sen had a lon g li s t of w hat he hoped w e re h u m orous su g g e stio n s of w h ere to sig n b ills an had d l is t e d the Statue of L ib erty for this v e r y b ill

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1968 (Sunday) (Item)

ard a little b it, about the L ib ra ry , ajid h e and I cam e c l o s e s t to lau gh in g. And then Wilbur Cohen, iabout the L ib r a r y ,'h o w m uch I hoped the r e c o r d s of HEW, w h ose w ork had con tain ed so m uch of the things

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

and to in v ite them to sta y at the W hite H o u se . I hope by now that th ey know th ere is alw ays room for th e m , M arilyn und ertook to r e tr ie v e th em from N ew Y ork . to w ork on sea tin g and ju st how w e w ould handle i t . And B e s s and I

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, 1/25/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

r o o k e r s , th e J im R o w e s . B e tty B e a le 's e s t im a t e w a s f a ir . but not g a y . I th in k T h e m o o d w a s w a r m and fr ie n d ly , I found m y s e lf p u sh in g a g a in s t th e w a ll o f g lo o m hoping th a t I

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/14/1969 (Tuesday) (Item)

k e t h i s , " I hope i t may b e s a id a h u n d red y e a r s from now t h a t to g e th e r we h e lp e d to make o u r c o u n try more j u s t f o r a l l i t s p e o p le , a s w e ll a s to in s u r e th e b le s s in g s o f l i b e r t y f

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/15/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

, w h ic h i s r e a ll y an in d u lg e n c e fo r m e . 36 P r e s i d e n t s . S o m e tim e I hope to g o to th e h o m e o f e v e r y on e o f the B y n o w , I m u s t h a v e gon e to a t l e a s t 12. T h e r e w a s a la r g e c r o w d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/22/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

. The M a r sh a ll S te v e s had a r r iv e d by t r a i n - - th e l a s t r e m a i n i n g p e o p le w h o d on 't fly . And I ju st hope th e y 'v e g o t t e n h e r e in t i m e to w a t c h th e c e r e m o n y . D e a n R u s k h a d t o ld L

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