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Telephone conversation # 5882, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN CONNALLY, 10/14/1964, 8:45PM (Item)
  • New York
  • LBJ TELLS CONNALLY OF WALTER JENKINS' ARREST ON MORALS CHARGE; CANCELLATION OF LBJ'S FUND-RAISING DINNER IN DALLAS BECAUSE OF ASSOCIATIONS WITH JFK ASSASSINATION; JENKINS' RESIGNATION; CONNALLY ADVISES LBJ TO CANCEL SUNDAY EVENTS, APPEAR WITH HIS
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/31/1963 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • to a I t 's a w onderful w ay to w elcom e the New Y e a r, w ith m y own d e a r fa m ily , people th a t I love. It m ak e s th is the b ig g e st. We looked out o v e r the c o u n try th a t I love. The r u s s e t glow of the su n s e t o v e r
  • LBJ goes deer hunting; Lynda Johnson to Dallas; Luci Johnson to a game; Lady Bird takes nap; meeting with staff from Washington; social gathering with relatives; T.J. Taylor's estate; dinner with the Wests and Chambers; to Austin for two parties
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/24/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • MEMORANDUM T H E W H ITE HOUSE W ASHINGTON Monday, F e b ru a ry 24, 1964 This was an unrem arkable de sk day and dom estic day. I w orked with B ess, and Ashton and L i z . with Lynda. This morning And then had lunch in m y r o o m
  • ; news reports on the change in spelling of Luci Johnson's name; free concerts by National Symphony Music for Young America
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/4/1969 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Saturday, January 4 , 1969 Page One Our f ir s t fu ll day back in the White House on the last lap! I usually feel vigorous when we f ir s t return from the Ranch and I tackle my desk. This morning I had a b rief conference with Abe and then saw
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/27/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • has tour of new wing & visits patients; photos; small buffet supper & bowling for staff & friends; group watches movie, "Live for Life;" LBJ to Dallas for Rural Electrification Administration meeting; Luci Nugent accompanies LBJ
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, 10/22/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • o n n a lly w as on m y left, . a n d the w ife of the new G o v e r n o r, M r s . P r e s t o n S m ith , an d M a v is H eathe a n d M r s . H a r r y A ik en a n d M r s . R o la n d B oyd a n d L iz Odom w h o h a d b e e n c h a i r m a n
  • ; luncheon at Austin Convention Hall; introduction by Lady Bird & speech by Muriel Humphrey; fashion show, "Alexis, We Love You;" Lyn Nugent models shirt made from Humphrey scarf; drive by LBJ Library site; group meets Hubert Humphrey at Dallas airport
Telephone conversation # 338, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/7/1963, 5:20PM (Item)
  • PRESS COVERAGE OF LBJ'S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE; LBJ PRAISES NEW YORK DAILY NEWS PHOTO OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY AND HER CHILDREN; JOHNSON FAMILY'S MOVE TO WH TODAY; LBJ INVITES MRS. KENNEDY TO VISIT HIM AT WH, SENDS HIS LOVE TO HER CHILDREN
Telephone conversation # 4977, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/17/1964, 9:22AM (Item)
  • WHITE BACKLASH ISSUE; FEAR THAT CIVIL RIGHTS WILL AFFECT JOBS, HOUSING; INFORMAL NEW YORK TAXI DRIVERS POLL SHOWING SUPPORT FOR GOLDWATER; PROPOSED TAXI FARE INCREASE IN NYC; LYNDA JOHNSON'S VISIT TO NYC, TV SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 5857, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE REEDY, 10/10/1964, 12:25PM (Item)
  • PRESS GUIDANCE FOR FINAL WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN; HECKLING OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON WHISTLESTOP TRIP; LBJ'S NEW ORLEANS SPEECH; DAVID RABINOVITZ WISCONSIN JUDGESHIP; HARRIS POLL; NIXON'S STATEMENTS; WHISTLESTOP PRESS COVERAGE; LUCI JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN
Telephone conversation # 6335, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/11/1964, 10:30PM (Item)
  • JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE STORY ABOUT WALTER JENKINS' RELEASE FROM HOSPITAL WHICH QUOTES MARJORIE JENKINS; WALTER JENKINS' FUTURE; CLARK CLIFFORD'S DISAPPOINTMENT ON NOT BEING NAMED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL; RFK; "DON" (COOK)
Telephone conversation # 6336, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 11/11/1964, 10:30PM (Item)
  • RFK; CANDIDATES FOR CABINET APPOINTMENTS; "DON" (COOK) FOR TREASURY OR JUSTICE; TOM WATSON OR FRANK STANTON FOR HEW OR COMMERCE; EDWIN WEISL, JR.; JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE STORY ABOUT WALTER JENKINS
Telephone conversation # 8347, sound recording, LBJ and ORVILLE FREEMAN?, 7/16/1965, 7:30PM? (Item)
  • ALMOST INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION ABOUT USDA PRESS LEAK TO CHARLES BAILEY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE ABOUT RECENT ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND AT LBJ RANCH; LBJ DISCUSSES LAND LEASES AT RANCH, COMPLAINS ABOUT LEAK, READS FROM NEWS STORY
Telephone conversation # 10423, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 7/25/1966, 3:24PM (Item)
  • DALEY THANKS LBJ FOR HIS RECENT REMARKS IN INDIANAPOLIS ABOUT RIOTING, DISCUSSES HHH'S NOTE EXPLAINING INACCURATE PRESS REPORT OF HHH'S SPEECH IN NEW ORLEANS; DISCUSSION OF UPCOMING WEDDINGS OF LUCI JOHNSON AND OF DALEY'S DAUGHTER; AEC FACILITY
Telephone conversation # 9351, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 12/31/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • INVITATION TO RUSK TO MEETING IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA; PRESS INQUIRY ON WH CLEARANCE OF RICHARD RUSSELL'S RECENT SPEECH; PRESS COVERAGE OF VIETNAM PEACE EFFORTS; POSSIBLE LBJ PRESS CONFERENCE; WH STAFF'S PRESS CONTACTS; JACK ANDERSON COLUMNS; NEW YEAR'S
Telephone conversation # 9402, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 1/2/1966, 12:56PM (Item)
  • LBJ OFFERS DIRKSEN NEW YEAR'S, BIRTHDAY GREETINGS; INFLATIONARY EFFECTS OF BETHLEHEM STEEL PRICE INCREASE; WAR-PROFITEERING; LBJ DISCUSSES ESTIMATES OF COSTS OF VIETNAM WAR IN FEDERAL BUDGET REQUEST; DIRKSEN ADVISES LBJ TO USE LOWER ESTIMATE; JOHN
Telephone conversation # 13124, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCONNELL, 6/20/1968, 4:44PM (Item)
  • LBJ CONTINUES READING LETTER FROM PAT NUGENT REQUESTING TRANSFER TO NEW DUTIES IN VIETNAM; LBJ ASKS MCCONNELL'S VIEWS ON REQUEST, DISCUSSES NUGENT'S BROTHER'S, CHARLES ROBB'S COMBAT SERVICE IN VIETNAM; MCCONNELL'S CONTINUATION AS AIR FORCE CHIEF
Telephone conversation # 13826, sound recording, LBJ and DREW PEARSON, 12/30/1968, 8:26AM (Item)
  • NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS; PEARSON'S PROMISE TO LECTURE AT UT; PALESTINIAN ATTACK ON EL AL AIRCRAFT, ISRAELI RESPONSE; PHANTOM JET SALE; COMMUNIST TENDENCY TO CREATE CRISES DURING US ELECTIONS, TRANSITIONS; APOLLO 8; PUEBLO; US ACCOMPLISHMENTS; LBJ'S
Telephone conversation # 13222, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD HUGHES, 7/30/1968, 8:46PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NEED TO CONTINUE BOMBING NORTH VIETNAM, POSSIBLE NEW ENEMY OFFENSIVE, CANDIDATE HHH'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT EFFECT OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ON VIETNAM; RICHARD HUGHES' CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM; SOVIET PRESSURE ON VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 13407, sound recording, LBJ and SOL TAISHOFF, 9/6/1968, 7:27PM (Item)
  • TAISHOFF'S HEALTH; LBJ ASKS TAISHOFF'S ADVICE ABOUT APPOINTMENT TO FCC, DISCUSSES CANDIDATES: JOSEPH BORKIN, JOHN CRISWELL, REX LEE; QUESTION OF LBJ FILLING VARIOUS VACANCIES, NOT NEW PRESIDENT; BIASED PRESS COVERAGE OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/25/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • 1964 Sat urday, July 25~ Was an easy and pleasant day. About noon I W(·nt ove r to Lyndon's office, hoping I could snare him, a nd walked right into an informal press conference. Lyndon in his rockin;; chair, some 25 or 30 news paper peopl e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/13/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • that M ary L a sk er is going to g iv e m e fo r m y b irth d a y . 'D o ris and I talked about the p o s s ib ility of m y con tribu tin g the planting to the new P o s t O ffice that is to go up in K ck arn in a c a ll to B rook e A s to r . She i s v
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, 1/23/1965 (Saturday) (Item)
  • g ly did go back to sle e p , leaning on L u c i 's p re se n c e to c o m fo rt and pet and re a s s u r e and a lso c o g niza nt o f w ha t a f l u r r y th e re w ould be w ith the new sm en i f I got up at 3 :0 0 A . M . and d ro v e back in . W
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/1/1966 (Thursday) (Item)
  • ip t fo r the new book , "The L iv in g W hite H o u se" , MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE V WASHINGTON T h u r sd a y , S e p te m b e r 1, 1966 Page 2 g iv in g h e r s o m e a n e c d o te s abou t our lif e h e r e , p a r tic u la r ly L y n d
  • News headlines about troop withdrawal in Europe, taxes and members of President's Club; office work; wedding gifts for Margy McNamara; Lady Bird's upcoming California trip; interview with National Geographic; photo in news of Luci grocery shopping
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/9/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • the m e n f in is h e d t h e ir b r ie fin g , we jo in e d th em in the S tate D ining R oom f o r c o c k ta ils a n d h o r s d ’o u e v e r s . I h a d a ch a n c e to v i s i t w ith m a n y of th em a b it. T he new R e p u b lic a n l e a d e r
  • Attack on U.S. Embassy in Moscow; Luci Johnson gives tour to her history class; possible paintings for the White House; Lady Bird meets with Liz Carpenter about interview with U.S. News & World Report; Congressional reception with briefing
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
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/11/1963 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • was the head man, and his assistant Dr. Manigan, and the nice head of all the nurses, Mrs. Jenkins. They took us in, and we went from floor-to-floor, and I noticed, over my shoulders, the faces of so many familiar Washington news girls. I missed them. I like
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • is t i m e th e p e r s o n who w a s news w a s E s t h e r P e t e r s o n , who had j u s t b e e n g iv e n a new jo b a s A s s i s t a n t to t h e P r e s i d e n t on C o n s u m e r P r o b l e m s an d th e p i e c e ^e r e s i s t a n c e w
  • Examining samples for family quarters; tea for ladies of the press; Lady Bird mentions many press women; Esther Peterson, Assistant to the President for Consumer Problems; tour of the WH; history of WH rooms; Eleanor Roosevelt; Nan Robertson's news
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/30/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • MEMORANDUM THE W H I TE HOUSE WASHINOTON M onday, M a rch 30, 1964 An e a r ly c a ll fro m B e s s ^ had the am azing news that there was a six inch snow in Washington and it was s till snowing. - T h e r e fo r e the egg r o ll was out
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/3/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • v e l y M a ry wi^^^ I th a t h e r f r i e n d w a s p r o b a b ly dy ing a n d h a v in g to cope w ith th is u gly , h u m ilia tin g in c id e n t. I w as a n g ry and b itte r and h u rt. T he New Y o r k P o s t d e s c r i b e d th e a f
  • New York
  • New York City
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/20/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • in d e d m e o f the H ans C h r is tia n A n d e r se n s to r y a b ou t the e m p e r o r 's new c lo th e s . If you can g e t enough p e o p le - - en ou gh r e v ie w s - - to s in g , "Th is i s g r e a t, th is i s w o n d erfu l, th is is n e
  • New York
  • Lady Bird tours architecture at Yale University and New York; LBJ is in the hospital; Lady Bird likes rare books display at Beinecke Library at Yale; press are waiting outside the Beinecke for photographs; Lady Bird sees public housing units; Lady
  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/14/1969 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n . I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e . Lyndon had gone back a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
  • New York
  • Hotel Pierre, New York City
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/20/1967 (Monday) (Item)
  • mm MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE W ASHINGTON M onday, F e b r u a r y 20, 1967 P age 1 It w a s a h ard w orking day. I had m y f ir s t co ffee in L yn da's room .' She is going b a ck to New Y ork for a w eek w ith M cC a lls, and she is fu ll
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/9/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d . It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I have m et b efo re. And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
  • Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/27/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • d as an antique T h ere re an^old fra m e d print o f N ew Y o rk h arbor-- the city w h ere Eamon d e V a le ra was b orn a nd a lso a copy o f his baptism al c e r tific a te and a pictu re o f the church, St, Agne s in New Y o r k w h ere he
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/11/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • l s l i g h t l y a n n o y in g ^ ^ ~‘ ‘ a ^ r ^ r * 0 - ^3 a n d t r i v i a l . I w o n d e r if th e a n s w e r is t r y to f e e d th e m (new spaerpole)s o m e t h i n ^ ”^ ^ ' --- '■ c ( m o r e s u b s ta n tiv e . I c e r ta in ly h
  • Lady Bird works on Inaugural plans; Lady Bird to party for Martha Hodges; 1959 visit of Mexican President Lopez Mateos; Lady Bird talks about Luther Hodges; Lady Bird invites friends for drinks and swim; dinner with LBJ and Luci Johnson; news media
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/21/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • c h w a s p a in te d , had a. new flo o r , c le a n and b r ig h t i n s i d e , o n ly , a la s , w ith c o lo r e d w in d o w s th a t w ou ld h a v e b e e n b e t t e r l e f t c le a r . . L yn d on w a s in an e x u b e r a n t m o o d . l
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/6/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • the Apple Blossom F e s tiv a l, down the Shenandoah. I think I'm going to ask Wendy to take o ver that p rogra m fo r m e, perhaps to take her to New York; to look around here^ or to find her about the four n ec e s s a ry outfits it w ill requ ire