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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/3/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • John Gronouski sworn as Ambassador to Poland and Larry O'Brien as Postmaster General; press invited into LBJ ranch house for tour; swearing-in ceremony at Hye Post Office; story of LBJ jumping in cotton at gin and playing baseball; LBJ mailed first
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/29/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/6/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • I got an S. O, S. fro m Lyndon's o ffice to com e rushing out to the R ose Garden and m e e t the M exican In terp a rlia m en ta ry Delegation, which I did post haste, and there--.n atu rally- - the f i r s t person in sight,/w as the L.ubiquitous
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/27/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • y d e s k ,/a n d talk in g w ith L iz about ■V ■ ■■ in ' V^ going to P a lm B each. A nd/our long m id dle-of-the-night c o n v e rsa tio n , I ^ h ad to ld L y n d o n ,,/^ a t M rs . Post,.^w as thinking the F e d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t
  • LBJ's sleep habits; troubles facing LBJ; possible trip to Palm Beach; Marjorie Post & possible donation of Mar-a-Lago estate to Federal government; arrival ceremony for Liberia President Tubman; Lady Bird to luncheon at Lorraine Cooper's; phone call
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird has photos taken with Mrs. Post & her staff; Lady Bird back to White House; newspaper stories; LBJ to Hawaii for Vietnam talks; LBJ, Luci & Lyn to New York for installation of Archbishop; upcoming Austrian dinner; upcoming Texas trip
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/13/1968 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird reads the newspapers; Lady Bird to Johnson City for meeting about new Post Office; Johnsons & Krims helicopter to & drive around Green Mountain Ranch; helicopter to Davis Ranch; Lady Bird & Mathilda Krim walk through fields of wildflowers
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/27/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Johnsons and Valentis attend National City Christian Church; friends invited to dinner; guests bowl or swim; article in Washington Post about White House housekeeping and new chef; Lera Thomas runs for Congress
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/21/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • and Frances L ew ine, whom I think are p ra ctica lly twins; M a rie Smith of the Post; Isabelle Shelton of the Star; Eleanor P o llock of the Philadelphia Bulletin; and Nan Robertson, who w rote such good color s to rie s in the New Y o rk T im es about
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/9/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • in 1968; post-mortem discussion; Lady Bird has clothes fittings & desk work; LBJ gives prepared speech at dinner for Democratic National Committee and then goes "off-the-cuff"; that morning, LBJ meets with Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, Henry Fowler & John
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/9/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • LBJ & Lady Bird to dedication of Housing & Urban Development building; LBJ gives a speech; Lady Bird swims and goes to hair salon; Good Housekeeping interview with Lady Bird about upcoming plans; office work; Washington Post interview
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/14/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Poor weather delays flight to East Texas; Lady Bird answers questions from reporters in Shreveport, LA; drive to Dorris Powell's home in Karnack; new Karnack post office made with bricks from T.J. Taylor's general store; meeting about landscaping