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- a p p o i n t e e s
1 5 8 women a p p o i n t e e s .:
the E ast
front
January
about
row r i g h t
eight new women just
a p p o in t e d who
p JU. '
were to be sworn i n .
affair,
Including
That
was the
C a t h e rin e W h i te,
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- performance sponsored by Cabinet; call at theatre for Senators to floor of Senate for quorum; Lynda Johnson to Lord and Lady Harlech's party; Lady Bird reviews State Department information on Jordan
- Road, Aunt Effie wrote
Unole Claude. asking him to tell her just how muoh mo1'y she
had beoause ahe wanted to make her will, and "if' it is'•', in
perfeotly legal shape." He answered that she had approximately $62,000 and that her affairs were in good
- to have some private conversation and that
would be m y time to depart.
So I did, thereby not seeing the thousand or
so guests cla m o rin g at the gates.
I rushed hom e, feelin g stra n gely truant,
jumped into m y red lace dress and went out to the W
- Urban affairs
- Urban affairs
- draws a crowd; Lady Bird has tea for Mrs. Alexandros Matsas, wife of departing Greek ambassador; tea & tours for five new ambassadors' wives; discussion about Shah of Iran; LBJ greets group; John Macy meeting about Fine Arts Commission; bowling
- Lady Bird writes that it has been several days since she has received a letter from LBJ. She describes a visit with an elderly neighbor; asks LBJ to recommend books on economics, government, or current affairs; mentions she is getting pictures
- a book on Lyndon. I just couldn’t be more pleased. I wouldn’t want to
be in better hands, both for his deep knowledge of Lyndon and for his magnificent love affair
with the English language. He is a lover of words. But also, I dread it, simply because
- disheartened about the state of affairs at WPB and the ~ J
. REA-Faddis Committee-WPB-Priva-tePower Company-Bob Poage fuss.
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- LYNDON B. JOHNSON
COMMITTEE ON
10TH TEXAS DISTRICT
NAVAL AFFAIRS
ctongrt!is of tbt Wnitcb ~tatc~
J,ouse of l\epresentatibts
Rla~bingtou, 11\. (:.
February 2 7, 1942.
Dearest:
Here's a summary of my day:
Letters: 14 (two of then two-pagers
- LYNDON B. JOHNSON
COMMITTEE ON
10TH TEXAS DISTRICT
NAVAL AFFAIRS
ctongre~s of tbt Wnittb ~tates
J}ou~e of l\tprt~entatibe~
mtajf,fngton, 1.9. €:.
Me.rch -2; ··1942
Dearest:
First, a brief report on the social front. Today was the..
~
Texas
- LYNDON B. JOHNSON
COMMITTEE ON
10TH TEXAS DISTRICT
NAVAL AFFAIRS
~ongrcss of tbt llnitcb ~tatcs
1t,ouse of l\epresentatibes
Ula~bington, ;». «:.
March 4., 1942
Darling:
This won't be a really long one., as it's getting late
and I em sleepy. We
- him know-how I feel about it-that I am not a suspicious. snooping person trving to find out if
the sales man takes five minutes off to get a coke and priing unduly
into their affairs. but that having bought a new business about
which I kne·w· nothing I
- LYNDON B. JOHNSON
COMMITTEE ON
10TH TEXAS DISTRICT
NAVAL AFFAIRS
ctongress of tbt ltntteb a,tates
1(}oujt of .l\.eprtjtntatibtj
lllasf,ington, I.\. «:.
16, 1942
Darling:
Tode.y we had another speed test and I made 34 words per
minute
-
Baines Johnson and Claudia Taylor Johnson", and trust it will purchase one small and ardent gun.
If you are etting along alright you can send me a check for
the Neal Douglass pie ures and he phone calls, but nothing else.
AFFAIRS
· --
Me.:roh 3, 1942
- them. I don't like this but don't know wha_t to do.
The most disgusted I have ever been with the state of affairs here was
when Escoe told me Sunday that he had not filed application to raise the
two salaries--he had talked to the local man her~, Hooper
- in in an y f a m ily affairs."
The S p e a k e r g r a c i o u s l y
c a m e in and h a d n ic e w o r d s of g r e e t i n g to the g ro u p and then L yn da
an d I r e t u r n e d to the W hite H ouse fo r a long a f te r n o o n w ith c lo th e s
s p e l
- LYNDON B. JOHNSON
COMMITTEE ON
10TH TEXAS DISTRICT
NAVAL AFFAIRS
C!tongress of tbt ltnittb ~tates
J,ouse of l\epresentatibes
llfajf,fngtont I). (:.
:March 5, 1942
Deares,t :
Here are a few birthdays to begin on:
V Donald Nichols (Dorothy's son
- Johnsons and Dean Rusks tour the LBJ Ranch and the Martin Ranch; Rusk talks about Brazil, Haiti, Vietnam, China and Africa; discussion of the LBJ Library and School of Public Affairs; lunch; Jimilu Mason works on LBJ bust; Lady Bird uses movie
- (as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs), and the tax bill; Lady Bird gives wives a tour of family quarters, and they see Catlin paintings and chandelier in the Treaty Room which came from LBJ's Senate office; Gerald and Betty Ford
- three
nights a week, so you see how much time I have left,
after keeping an 8 room house and working in the yard,
for social affairs, rarely get to attend all¥•
Had a good letter from Gene, you should see what
all she is doing, even more than you ·or me
-
Virginia:
Your letters are always like a breath of
Spring.
I love reading them and knowing how
involved you are with the world.
Next week I
have plans to meet with a group of students from
the LBJ School of Public Affairs - - I hope
their interest
- children of Hubert Humphrey, Robert McNamara & Bill Wirtz; Lady Bird mentions guests and menu; LBJ School of Public Affairs; Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass perform
- letter to grandmother at Hye Post Office; guests to boyhood home and LBJ Ranch for lunch; Gronouski on Poland and Red China; Johnsons & guests to Danz place--car is stuck in mud; Lady Bird takes nap & talks to daughters; foreign affairs
- discuss the LBJ School of Public Affairs; recorded message for history of the White House is completed; Luci Johnson gives away hamsters
- Lady Bird meets with Jim Ketchum; office work with Liz Carpenter and Bess Abell; reception for House members; briefing for House members and tour for wives; Luci in bed with flu; stag dinner to discuss foreign affairs; Lady Bird exercises; news
- plans; further renovation work when Herbert Wells arrives; Lady Bird & guests drive the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird asks Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam for status of Johnson business affairs; Don & Jesse leave for Dallas; Lady Bird reads; LBJ calls just to talk
- takes nap; Lynda Johnson visits New Orleans; guests for dinner; talk at dinner about LBJ School for Public Affairs and Vietnam; to theater to watch films
- Comment about LBJ by Goldwater; LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast with Ken Galbraith; Willow oak tree to plant at White House; LBJ appointment with the Australian Minister for External Affairs; LBJ & Lady Bird walk to Lafayette Park & shake tourists' hands
- Dress fitting; Lady Bird works with Hester Provenson on speeches for trip; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird has doctor visit; Lady Bird has tea for Texas friends; reminiscences about "Fandango" held at LBJ Ranch; LBJ School for Public Affairs
