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Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 3/14/1942 (Item)
  • - /, \ mand being approved end he said he had--so I will forbear. \A ~ I 1(rY. .,,. I called Kate Foley as soon as your letter came. Mrs. Forrestal is at Doctors' Hospital, East End Avenue at 87th Street, New York City, N. Y. She has been there for ~, 1 -H
Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 3/18/1942 (Item)
  • March 18, 1942, 12 o'clock noon Dearest: Much important stuff is happening tod~y. First. we received three hot wires this morning on the labor situation, one signed by the directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Austin, the other two signed by San
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/27/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • I V 1965 : , ■ Friday, August 27th Lyndon's 57th birthday was oddly divided between a quiet morning (I actually lay in bed and did some recording) and hours of riding the nice edge of tension. Some time during the morning I got a call from Lyndon
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/22/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE W A S H I N G T O N f Wednesday, A p r i l 22, 1964 t. >> vX-O Lyndon w h irled o ff in the h elico p ter this morning, on his way to open the W o r ld ’ s F a ir in New Y o rk . I spent the morning doing desk w
  • LBJ to World's Fair in New York; reception for leaders of Daughters of the American Revolution with descriptions of attendees by Lady Bird; LBJ's ancestor was founding member of DAR, Mary Desha; Lady Bird looks at samples for Luci's room; Lady Bird
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/17/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • of things that I have m eant to do, headed by re s t and learn to water ski, those not crossed off.-'- V’ ' ' We reached the White, House about 1:15 in the morning, so it was a short night, and I woke up early and worked with Liz before I • had a m
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/10/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • u t e , r- . A W hite House b a l c o n y s c e n e , e t c I^ A c t u a l ly, morning began e a r l y f o r me. I t was a l o n g , h a rd and almost~-the l a s t unearthe d such t h in g s trip to the E l m s as a t h i r t e e n year old
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/9/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • e r c ia l, with L i z and B ess, and I b e lie v e , F ra n ces Lew ine fo r a New Y o r k appearance t hat I had anticipated with both dread and the w ill to succeed. It w a s the f i r s t a n n iv e r s a ry luncheon of the E lean or R o o s e v
  • New York
  • LBJ and Railroad Strike; Lady Bird to first anniversary luncheon of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation in New York; Lady Bird & Jean Kintner to Needlework Shop to design needlepoint pillows for White House; Lady Bird mentions many people
  • New York
Folder, "Memos [1940]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 10 (Item)
  • . He rm.mt ayl1t . v victory umil thl end.. And, with ,nary tore• oxpan ion numt becom complete ao that both Yictory and deteo:t 1 cost more ettort t, stor than they make new toroe• It will look .tull.J black, but an :Lndiviclua.l oppoaito JU:tl
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/4/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • m en tion ed J a c k ie ’ s hope fo r new d r a p e s and new c h a ir s i n the State Dining R o o m , but she fe e l s that ad d itio n s w ill co m e , not fro m m a jo r g if t s , but fro m the s a le of the guide book. And sh e w arn ed m e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/5/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • an d to th e B a r t e r T h e a tr e in A bingdon , an d to d e d ic a te th e new w ing of th e M o d e rn M u se u m of A r t , a n d see La T r a v ia ta a t th e o p e r a , a n d h a v e a r e c e p tio n fo r T h o rn to n W ild e r to r e c e iv
  • Mrs. Cantinflas [Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff] dies; steel strike; Lady Bird dubs home movie of 1941 Senate campaign; White House maid finds rat in Luci Johnson's room; Lady Bird has lunch with Luci; new Chef for the White House; LBJ lunches and has
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/5/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • 1965 T u e sd a y , J a n u a r y 5th I s p e n t a l l d a y in th e N e v e r - N e v e r L an d of c lo th e s . Up a t s e v e n to c a tc h a n e ig h t o 'c lo c k p la n e to New Y o rk w ith R o b in D uke and h e r d a u g h te r, e n ro
  • New York
  • Lady Bird shops for clothes in New York with designers John Moore, Kandi Ohno, Sophie Gimbel and Adolfo; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda at White House; dinner with the McNamaras; LBJ's discussion with Labor leaders
  • New York
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/31/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • t. L yndon r e a d out loud to u s the New Y o rk T im e s M a g a z in e s to r y by so m e o n e none of u s h a d e v e r m e t, w ho h a d n o t in te rv ie w e d a m e m b e r of th e f a m ily o r any b o d y in o u r P r e s s o ffice o r
  • LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast with guests while others attend church; news articles about Johnsons and the wedding; Lady Bird bowls with guests; possible blessing of marriage by Pope Paul VI; gift from Tony Taylor of their mother's silver cups for Luci
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/24/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • Eastern fabl'ic!-. and possibly a new dress for the Convenlivn. And then a quick trip dovm to the First Floor to say hello to the wive:,; of the foreign ministers from Latin America that Mrs. Rusk was condu
Folder, "[September 15, 1967 - Meeting with AFL-CIO Executive Council]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)
  • in the past three years. Our goal is to assure that every man has a decent job at a decent wage. There is much :work ahead to fulfill this aimo The President looked to the three great domestic problems: Crime, Housing, and Training for new skills
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
Oral history transcript, Herbert N. Blackman, interview 1 (I), 1/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • were you born and when. B: I was born in Brooklyn, New York, in December 1913 and I was educated in the public schools in Brooklyn, and I have my undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College and a Master's degree from Columbia University. M: What
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/22/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • g ro w n in to a new . ^ . y o u n g w o m a n th is l a s t y e a r . ' ■ . .. ..... . .. v'r: - ' J ■... v' .; v ’, : • ' V-. .'v.f' T ” -.- . . , " • ' •'•. '• ' '• ' ■A l i t t l e b e f o r e 1:00 I s a id goodnight: to a fe w a r o u
  • New York
  • George Washington's birthday; Lady Bird to New York City to purchase clothing; visit with Lynda Johnson; Mollie Parnis reminisces about Mamie Eisenhower; lunch, looking out over Central Park; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to Mary Lasker's party; Lady
  • New York City
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/29/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • a rly e v e r y c o u n t r y / e l s ^ i n the w orld, s e e the b e s t of our own handicrafts on display and fo r sale. The little talk ended with an accolade to those who actually produced this show t h e m s e lv e s - the handicapped. a new a lo ss
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/9/1965 (Saturday) (Item)
  • 1965 SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 L y n d a and I w e n t up to the H ill to W rig h t P a t m a n 's lu n c h e o n fo r the T e x as D e l e g a t i o n - - w i v e s , c h ild r e n , and g r a n d c h i l d r e n h o n o rin g the t h r e e new m e m b e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/27/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • , when the sw itch w a s p u lle d . M ean w h ile , in the 100 y e a r s , the i n t e r c o a s t a l c a n a l h a s gone a l l the w ay f r o m New J e r s e y , down to/\ I t h i n k / \ a p p r o x im a t e l y J a c k s o n v i l l e an d m e a n w
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/3/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • r th e f u tu r e , an d to n ig h t is f o r s u c c e s s . W e a te q u a n titie s of f r i e d f is h , w a tc h e d th e new s on TV , e v e r y b o d y 's v e r s i o n o f th e s te e l s tr i k e s e ttle m e n t, a n d th e n r e t u r n e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/29/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • strike; news article about LBJ buying suit; office work; Lady Bird walks grounds; LBJ speaks on television about end of strike; LBJ and Lady Bird attend dinner for Carl Albert; the Johnsons go to Camp David with guests
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/26/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • e to 11, M r. M yrick and Jimmy Pitt ca m e out and s a t in the fro n t yard w ith m e , show ed m e the new r e v is e d sk e tch , and the e s tim a te - - it now runs c lo s e to $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 .0 0 , s ix fo r the land and m o r e than s ix fo r
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/24/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • n io n h a l l , th e r e w a s a n o th e r new e x p e r i e n c e too. D avid u. M acD onald, in in tro d u c in g Lyndon, pled g ed t h a t "the Union s h a ll do a l l of the d o w n - t o - e a r t h w o r k that is p o s s ible,-t o e le c
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