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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, 4/13/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • b e f o r e , c o u ld s ta n d up as the farces. in that was never a f a v o r i t e have read a b i t everywhere S h a k e s p e a r e /o f I f i n a l l y got S h a k e s p e a r e 's e a r l i e s t p la y s one j u s t r ig h t
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/26/1966 (Monday) (Item)
  • and 16-hour w orking days a lw a y s on public v ie w . And la s t , a long sw im in the lake on Sunday. I took w ith m e the G erm an background to read and le f t in str u c tio n s with P a ts y to m e e t and put in th eir room s our h ou se g u e
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, 7/12/1966 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • ; Lady Bird back to White House; wedding gift for Luci Johnson; funny story about 25 tourists as stand-ins; LBJ gives speech to American Alumni Council; talk with Luci and Pat Nugent about wedding; Lady Bird reads press stories about White House weddings
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/25/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • on LBJ; Gridiron Dinner; Lady Bird gives tour of White House and has dinner with Mrs. Dobie; Lady Bird goes through "Read and File"
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/13/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • Snow in Washington; reading and editing Ruth Montgomery's book; decorating Lynda's and Luci's rooms; meeting with Dick Adler about entertainment for Italian state dinner; briefing by Frank Meloy on Italy; LBJ's late for dinner because of Cabinet
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/10/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • the and "The 2 Before his Library C a r l - arrival S a n d b u r g 's P r a i r i e Y e a r s '"The l i f e read up a b i t from Lynda B i r d ' s "F o g " T h e w a s, p eo p le Y e s . th o u g h t. "The War Y e a r s " of L i n c o l n
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/14/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • the gentleman on my right tos n ig It b eing in A r a b ic , the menu. I c o u ld n ’ t read it, but then he very g r a c io u s ly added "Husse i n "-on e w hich ‘A I could r e a d , We then went in to the East Room a fter dinner and heard the Dave
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/26/1967 (Sunday) (Item)
  • arrive; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird reads & goes bowling; party for the Bob Jacksons; reminisces about 1934; guests watch "Journey to the Pacific" and "Pancho" Head Start film; Mrs. Jackson's father dies on this day; Lady Bird has massage and goes to bed
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • ecid ed the s im p le s t thing to do w ould be to p ile in c a r s and ju st take the rou te. On the w ay I saw r e a lly v e r y litt le ev id en ce of the burning and looting w e had read so m u ch about, although w e w e r e going through a p
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/11/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • of Achievement" Johnsons meet honored guests at Judicial Reception with receiving line for 700 guests; press ask Judge Sarah Hughes about W. Manchester book; Lady Bird reminisces about 1960 Campaign; visit with friends upstairs; Lady Bird reads "Of Time
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/8/1965 (Friday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird to LBJ's hospital room; vote on Highway Beautification Bill; Luci Johnson reads LBJ a poem and a prayer while LBJ kneels; LBJ to surgery;--removed gall bladder and kidney stone; Lady Bird talks to family and Billy Graham; LBJ returns from
Folder, "President of Senegal (Stag Luncheon), 9/28/66," White House Social Files, Bess Abell Files, Box 17 (Item)
  • DATE RESTRICT ION To S/CPR - Mrs. Dunaway from AFMW - Bayard King CONFIDENTIAL 9/ 16/66 A Benjamin H. Read to Walt Rostow with CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET attachments 8/19/66 A Benjamin H. Read to Walt W. Rostow with a CONFIDENTIAL attachment 9/21
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/4/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Bird describes grooming cattle for auction; BBQ dinner at ranch house; LBJ gives gifts to wives & brief remarks; photos taken; movies in the hangar; Lady Bird has paraffin bath for arthritic finger and reads "Capable Honor" by Allen Drury
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/23/1967 (Monday) (Item)
  • Bird mentions guests at Senate reception and is complimentary of Hubert Humphrey; men to East Room; women to Queen's Room for program on youth, Peace Corps and poverty by Bob Taft III & Jay Rockefeller; look at drapery fabric; massage & reading
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/23/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird has breakfast, packs & says goodbye to Lynda Johnson; flights canceled due to snow; Lady Bird stops at Bergdorf Goodman on way to Pennsylvania train station for trip back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird reads "The Arrangement" on train; Lady
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/10/1967 (Friday) (Item)
  • Bird & the Ed Clarks to Corcoran Gallery; tea & tours at White House for the Clarks & guests; LBJ speaks briefly to guests; Lady Bird practices Appalachia speeches; dinner at Scoop Jackson's home; LBJ reads John Steinbeck letter about Vietnam
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/1/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • had dinner and then to bed. The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one. from a mission to find a big stack of mail. He said he had returned He had only time to read two
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/24/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • 0:00-0:10 contains last segment of September 21, 1968, audio diary; 4:08, transcript should read "Voltaire's Candide." There are several missing and wrong words in the transcript.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/25/1967 (Monday) (Item)
  • & Mrs. John Waller of Australia; Lady Bird naps & reads newspaper; office work; bowling; hair styled; small, personal dinner party for 30; Lady Bird mentions guests; LBJ gives toast to "friends;" Lady Bird gives tour to ladies; Lady Bird visits
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/28/1966 (Monday) (Item)
  • LBJ and Lady Bird to arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India; Lady Bird has desk work, reads, and has hair done; Lady Bird describes the exchange of gifts; formal photographs; Lady Bird mentions several guests; receiving line
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/10/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • 05:55, this should read "Nkrumah"
Folder, "11/17/65 Dinner (Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden) [1 of 3]," White House Social Files, Entertainment Files, Box 62 (Item)
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, 6/4/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/9/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • 5:31, should read "Alan" and I had planned instead of "Sharon" and I.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/17/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Bird & LBJ discuss statement; Lady Bird visits with guests before going to Capitol for State of the Union message; teleprompter malfunctions; LBJ does not read the "I will not run" statement; visit in Speaker's office; buffet dinner at White House
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, 12/5/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • a s t e r n c o u n trie s. And I do not th in k i t is m y im a g in a tio n th a t m a k e s m e s e e in D ean R u s k an a l m o s t i m p i s h tw in k le of th e e y e , a m o r e read y sm ile . And ev e n V i r g in i a , a s L u c i w ould
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/22/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • LBJ has meeting with Walter Washington; Lady Bird meets with Nathaniel Owings about Las Trampas & Pennsylvania Avenue plan; office work; lunch; Lady Bird reads about Iran & has her hair styled; arrival ceremony on South lawn for Shah of Iran; LBJ