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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/6/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • in a ll the V irg in Islan d s and th at th ey s o m e tim e s have a s m an y a s 10, 000 to u r ists on a b u sy s ea so n d ay. I had ask ed Abe and C arol to com e ov er and d is c u s s w ith m e the fin a l d isp o sitio n o f M r s. Joh n son 's alb
  • speech; meeting with Abe & Carol Fortas about Rebekah Johnson's book; supper with the Fortases and Valentis; LBJ tell stories from his youth
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/26/1966 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Johnsons to Secretary Fowler's daughter's wedding; Johnsons lunch with Abe Fortas; Lady Bird works on her speeches; LBJ and Lady Bird to the Robert McNamaras for dinner; Lady Bird visits with Nicholas Katzenbach; Lady Bird considers Walt Rostow
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/21/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • a r l y - - a l l of L y n d o n 's d a y s d o . B ut I d i s a p p e a r e d f r o m h is r o o m r a t h e r so o n to m e e t J im W ebb in th e W e s t H all w ith L iz and ta lk e d ab ou t o u r v i s i t to C ape K en n ed y , on ly two d ay
  • reminisces about her mother's opera records; speeches by Roger Stevens & LBJ; program by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Howard University Choir; LBJ watches Luci & Pat Nugent on television; Isaac Stern & Abe Fortas play duet
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/18/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • a b o u t an h o u r - - u n ab le to a c t u a l l y s le e p . A nd t h e n I got u p , m a d e r e a d y fo r the d ay and w a s out in the W e s t H a ll b y 9:30 to m e e t C a r o l F o r t a s . J u s t a t th a t m o m e n t L yndon c a m e
  • LBJ to Bethesda Naval Hospital; Lady Bird's diary meeting with Carol Fortas; telephone calls; Lady Bird to Bethesda Naval Hospital; nap; goodbye to houseguests & visit with Tony Taylor; party for underprivileged children; Wizard of Oz play
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/26/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • i p a n d s p e e c h - - c e r t a i n l y l a s t f o r a lo n g , lo n g tim e . I s a w a p a r t of A m e r i c a th a t I knew the l e a s t of a l l - - O r e g o n - - th e f a r N o r th w e s t, A nd t h i r d , L yn do n n a m e d Abe F o
  • Lady Bird to Portland, Oregon, for last trip & speech; LBJ nominates Abe Fortas as Chief Justice & Homer Thornberry for Associate Justice of Supreme Court; Lady Bird gives speech to American Institute of Architects; Orville Freeman is in panel
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/12/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ; speeches by Stewart Udall, Carol Fortas, Nash Castro & Lady Bird; Lady Bird Johnson Park; drive by Columbia Island; Beautification Committee meeting at Rockefeller home; National Street Hardware Study; Anacostia Park; overlook at LBJ Library; toasts