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Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Tyler, Texas, 10/26/1964" (Item)
  • and they all have oany o ffictal duties. But they go far be yond those in giving service t o t heir cooounities. Aoong the things th0y do are t each~ ing r eoedi al reading t o boys and girls who oight other wis e drop out of school, the y help find j o bs f
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/10/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • " -" . I had w aked up th is m orn in g to/the m o st m a rv elo u s fu ll-p a g e 'a d jl in the N ew Y ork T im e s w hich read: " F r o m sw eat sh op s to S t o kow ski", and it w a s a trium phant tellin g of the p r o g r e s s of labor from lo fts
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/13/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • discussed his Honolulu Conference, Vietnam and the SEATO Treaty; LBJ and Lady Bird call Maxwell Taylor about his TV appearance; Johnsons read newspapers
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/30/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • with pneumonia. Imagine walking in an apple orch a rd at nine o 'c lo c k in the morning, in a sheer organza evening d ress, in about 50 d eg ree tem perature, m istin g rainj I ve b e en delighted to read that she ' s posed w illin g ly fo r the many
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/1/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • being the life blood of T exas, and dams and irrigation the biggest interest Lyndon during his fir s t four ye a rs in the C on g re ss, so we had our conversation cut out for each other. . / ? And another thing, I had read with great delight aboutDr
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/12/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • as up and d r e s s e d and had read m y little ca rd s fo r s p e e c h e s th r e e or four tim e s when w e le ft fo r the a irp o rt a t 8. ■. l' w The p lan e w as fu ll of n ew sp ap er p e o p le . T h ere w e r e the r e g u la r s , H elen
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/1/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Visit by Mayor Robert Wagner and sons; LBJ & Lady Bird to memorial service for Senator Clair Engle; lunch; Lady Bird reads "When the Cheering Stopped"; dinner with Anthony Celebrezze, Willard Wirtz, Dick Goodwin and their wives; Robert Wagner
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/22/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Washington's Birthday; Lady Bird joins LBJ in bed for coffee and to read newspapers; tension about Vietnam; LBJ mentions role of press; Lady Bird works on tile samples and clothes from Mollie Parnis; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson about article
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/7/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • inside; Lady Bird gives speech; attends party at Anna Rosenberg Hoffman's; Lady Bird talks with Mr. Hoffman about Africa; discussion about LBJ and RFK relationship; toasts; back to Washington; Lady Bird talks about artwork for White House; Lady Bird reads
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/8/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Smithsonian for "Reading is Fundamental;" welcoming speech by Dillon Ripley; speeches by Lady Bird & Margy McNamara; LBJ Library meeting covered by press; Lady Bird bowls with Muriel Humphrey & Jane Muskie; press take
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/12/1966 (Saturday) (Item)
  • to Luci's party at City Tavern in Georgetown; LBJ arrives at the party; LBJ and Lady Bird read Sunday papers until Luci came in
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/16/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • for Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty where Lady Bird makes statement and helps Alan Boyd present awards; Laurance Rockefeller speaks; LBJ joins reception; LBJ swims; Lady Bird reads Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement"
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/30/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • NBC filming for Project Head Start; Actor Danny Kaye is there for Head Start ceremony; Lady Bird gives remarks for Head Start ceremony; Sargent Shriver reads a funny letter; praise for Luci Johnson from her boss, Dr. Kraskin; LBJ has luncheon
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/9/1967 (Friday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird has hair styled while she reads John Adams' "Familiar Letters;" Lady Bird describes picture on plane & mentions press; breakfast; Lady Bird describes each stop; tour of "Old House" where four generations of Adams lived; luncheon; toasts