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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/30/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • racing in the snow, a c ro s s the lon ely white grounds. I read o v e r m y speech fo r Tex a s W om en ’ s Un iv e rs ity , three o r four tim es, once to Lyndon. , , Did some tran scrib ing, made a check on a ll the s ilv e r , china, and household
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • for the youngest ·ones instead of g.o ing to the ~peech. ­ ·By 11 ;30 Lyndon was· into his night reading. He is captive all the . :J ·1 ~----------------.-~....-:1.:J. \ week nights, a~.d what a_ glorious relief we.ekends are.!
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/3/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • d for happy reasons because, this m orning, fo r the f ir s t time in such a long time, Lyndon sounded bouncy and like h im s e lf and there w e re no night sw e ats.-. And la te r on in the day, I heard that M cG eorge Bundy had used
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • ^ % it a fte r a ll th ese y e a r s Lyndon knew and Worked w ith FDR, we only have about two or th ree au tograp hed p ic tu r e s of h im , and how m uch we tr e a su r e them . I w an ted to be read y to le a v e on tim e for m y own sa k e , and b e c a u
  • & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip
Folder, "White House Fashion Show, 2/29/1968 [1 of 3]," White House Social Files, Bess Abell Files, Box 23 (Item)
  • . for the President From Bees Abell Reading around to your right the lollowing are a eated at your table for tomorrow night' a dinner: Mrs. 1obn N. Dempsey (Connecticut) GOT. John A. Volpe (Mas eachu.aetta) Mrs. Raymond P. Shaler (Pemusylvania) Mr • .James H. Rowe
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/17/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • I , - L C, 1965 Tuesday, August 17th '■ ^ ' // ^ ^' Where has the summer gone -- the lovely, golden sum m er? lie-in-the-ham m ock tim e, my read-a-m ystery-book tim e? My Here suddenly August is more than half over, and the list is long
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/20/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • grad u ates had gotten th e ir jo b s a s soon as they had com p leted the c o u r s e . One of th e c h e e r y lit t le s u c c e s s s to r ie s that m ake L yndon's tw e lv e o 'c lo c k nights w o rth w h ile and a ll th e o th er fo lk s too^^W
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/2/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Good night's sleep; to National City Christian Church with LBJ; lunch with the Valentis and A.W. Moursund; nap and read Sunday papers; Lynda Johnson & Warrie Lynn bowling in E.O.B; swim and watch TV with guests; Lady Bird's appraisal of Charles
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/1/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • e e d s for the fu tu re, and w e hoped it w ould be p o ss ib le to f ill in sta ff, w h e r e e v e r the gaps m ade fo lk s lik e Bob Knudsen. w ork a ll day and a ll night. And then, c lo s e to 2:30, I w ent in and w orked with B e s s , the o
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/30/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • and reads papers and night reading; Lady Bird swims in pool; LBJ and McGeorge Bundy discuss Vietnam; Lynda visits with parents and guests; United Nations and Vietnam; reception for handing of Eleanor Roosevelt's portrait is cancelled
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/11/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • sh o rt, th ese la s t m on th s. ; ' ] A ll the It s e e m s that Lyndon n ev er g ets I do not know how he a r i s e s to w ork i so h a rd . A f t e r la y in g down h is night read ing at two, fin ish e d or u n fin ish ed , and aw akening
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/20/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • a sk el’to f sp r e a d -o u t night read in g, and th e r e , sittin g by • h im , w ith a b ig g rin on h is fa c e , chew ing on a p aper m ark ed 'Top S ecret" w a s P a tr ic k Lyndon. We w e r e enth anted ( sa t down and talked to Lyndon ju st
  • Arrival ceremony for General Stroessner, President of Paraguay; receiving line; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent are introduced; LBJ & General Stroessner have meeting; Lady Bird reads newspapers and works in office; loan of painting to White House; Lady Bird
Folder, "Misc. Correspondence - 1968," Office Files of Yoichi Okamoto, Box 1 (Item)
  • Houae Police, I think with ao many of them we would like to take the picture on the North Portico with the police and the President informally poaitioned on the atepa. October NOTICE 11, 1968 TO THE PRESS The President last night signed HR 19136
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • ilie s , w iv e s and ch ild ren , to spend the night at the W hite H o u se. We had su ch a fr ie n d ly , n ic e tim e w ith th em in H ouston, and th ey had s e e m e d e a g e r at- the p r o s p e ct o f com ing to the W hite H ouse.- -He sa id
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/9/1965 (Monday) - version 1 (Item)
  • a r ly bed s e e m s im p o s sib le in our l if e . I am c o n so led b e c a u s e an ev en in g lik e th is is gen u in ely r e s tfu l to Lyndon. w e w e r e h om e b y 12, I to s le e p , he for night read in g. And
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/9/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • ed v e r y happy and c a r e fr e e . ' ■ " ■ 1 w a s w ea rin g m y iv o r y ch iffon by Stavrop olous. Jean L o u is cam e ■A and gave m e a v e r y fa n cy up h a ir -d o , and I w as read y by 7:15 to have r ‘ 'v' ■ ■ ■ ■. - ' .V rf
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/17/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30, and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
  • Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/2/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Show; tea with the Bill Livingstons; tea with houseguests; late night due to House vote; 8th Congressional reception; men receive briefing while women have program from Presidential descendants; dinner; Johnsons to Texas; Lady Bird sleeps & reads
Folder, "11/17/65 Dance (Following Dinner for Her Royal Highness, The Princess Margaret)," White House Social Files, Entertainment Files, Box 62 (Item)
  • ,,,aj✓e.1,f-t/j, P.. -w;&th✓;{(c@1,,d, ,_,"fk THE SOUTHWEST GATE ~k :l#J~teX~&J ~ ~ -JJrj1-t~ rr/ NOT / o o 'r:-/4r-i TRANSFERABLE November 18, 1965 Mr. President: At Marvin's request I am sending the attached "working lists" for last night's
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Smith; Kermit Gordon; painting from Queen Elizabeth; Lincoln Room; Carl Hayden; Mrs. Paul Douglas; social gathering after dinner; night reading on Panama; Lady Bird's praise for Bess Abell and dinner menu
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/23/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • e , u n d e r E is e n h o w e r, I th in k . I th o u g h t it w ould ta k e the a tte n tio n , the a c c la im , th e s p o tlig h t, off the D ip lo m a tj a n d th is w a s th e ir night,^ th e ir l a s t n ig h t w ith th e J o h n so n a d m
  • Start children; Johnsons hold Diplomatic Reception; Lady Bird names guests; small dinner party for the Joe Frantzes and Governor & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads before sleep
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/14/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • on night reading
Telephone conversation # 4194, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 7/9/1964, 7:52PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS HIS NOTE URGING HOUSE TO INVOKE 7-DAY RULE TO BRING POVERTY BILL OUT OF RULES COMMITTEE, READS MEMO ON INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX BILL, DISCUSSES SENATE POVERTY BILL, OTHER BILLS; LBJ PRAISES O'BRIEN, OFFERS TO HOST WH PARTY FOR O'BRIEN'S
Telephone conversation # 665, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/23/1963, 1:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON FOREIGN AID APPROPRIATIONS BILL; MCCORMACK SAYS VOTE IS NOT A DEFEAT FOR DEMOCRATS; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES TO SEE MCCORMACK AND LEW DESCHLER AT WH RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON
Telephone conversation # 1113, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY JERSIG, 1/1/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; UT-NAVY COTTON BOWL FOOTBALL GAME; LBJ INVITES JERSIG FAMILY TO VISIT AT THE RANCH; LBJ READS HOUSTON HARTE NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL ON LUDWIG ERHARD VISIT TO LBJ RANCH; GERMANY; JERSIG TELLS LBJ ABOUT HIS GRANDCHILDREN; DEER HUNTING
Telephone conversation # 1237, sound recording, LBJ and FRED KAPPEL, 1/8/1964, 11:14AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PORTION OF STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET; TAX BILL; PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN ECONOMY; BUSINESS COUNCIL STAG DINNER OF 1/7/64 AT WH
Telephone conversation # 8633, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/26/1965, 1:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ QUESTIONS ANTITRUST DIVISION'S POLICIES UNDER LEADERSHIP OF DONALD TURNER, READS MEMO ON RISE IN PRICES, TELLS KATZENBACH TO SELL METALS FROM STOCKPILE, JOKES ABOUT JACOB JAVITS' ATTENDING BOAT RIDE WITH AMBASSADORS YESTERDAY; IMMIGRATION BILL
Telephone conversation # 13321, sound recording, LBJ and MARVIN WATSON, 8/26/1968, 10:39AM (Item)
  • LBJ READS PART OF SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HE WILL MAKE AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; PLANS FOR LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO ATTEND CONVENTION; POSSIBLE NEED FOR FEDERAL TROOPS TO CONTROL DEMONSTRATORS; EFFORTS TO DRAFT LBJ OR EDWARD KENNEDY
Telephone conversation # 13547, sound recording, CONFERENCE CALL (with LBJ), 10/16/1968, 11:41AM (Item)
  • LBJ BRIEFS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON US POSITION ON VIETNAM BOMBING HALT, ASKS THEM NOT TO MAKE SPEECHES THAT WILL IMPAIR NEGOTIATIONS, SAYS HE WILL ADVISE ALL OF THEM OF ANY BREAKTHROUGH, READS WH PRESS RELEASE ON PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; AL SMITH
Telephone conversation # 13551, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/16/1968, 4:40PM (Item)
  • CLIFFORD SAYS EDMUND MUSKIE WANTS BRIEFING ON SOUTHEAST ASIA; LBJ'S BRIEFING OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON STATUS OF VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; HHH'S RESPONSE; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT MUSKIE; LBJ READS DRAFT SPEECH FOR AL SMITH DINNER, ASKS CLIFFORD'S
Telephone conversation # 13552, sound recording, LBJ and CLARK CLIFFORD, 10/16/1968, 4:40PM (Item)
  • LBJ CONTINUES READING SPEECH FOR AL SMITH DINNER; CLIFFORD PRAISES SPEECH, URGES LBJ TO ATTEND DINNER; RUSSELL LONG'S INTEREST IN MAKING FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, PERMANENT ARMY TRAINING BASE; NEW GALLUP POLL FAVORABLE TO HHH; LBJ'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/4/1969 (Saturday) (Item)
  • Lyndon's s ta ff Dorothy Territo, Juanita, and Harry Middleton on whom we have come to depend more and more. The dominant question was the short movies, "Space" is under way, Leonard reported. He read us a le tte r from [John] Secondari, the gist of which
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/17/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • in answering the m ail M rs, Kennedy had received af ter the P resid en t’ s assassination. L iv e ly , attractive, a newspaperman's wif e - she said you could read just so much of it, day after day, time after time until you fin ally got saturated with g r
Folder, "Senegal (only)," White House Social Files, Alpha Files, Box 1842 (Item)
  • palace. Sincerely, J. Willis Hurst, M. D. Professor and Chairman Department of Medicine Mrs. Bess Able The White House Washington, D. C. President Leopold Sedar Senghor .S'EE1 His ExcGllenoy Leopold s. Sengbor llr. Benjamin H. Read J une 2, 1966
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/28/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • begun when I read a Joe A ls o p column about an elem en ta ry school tea ch er i n H a rlem^ M rs , Kate Tutman, whose s tudents w e re fro m a m ighty u n d erp riviled ged segm ent o f A m e r ic a n l ife , and about her tough, and rath er gay re
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/23/1964 (Monday) (Item)
  • the Saturn rocket. That^plus voluminous m a t e r ia l that L illia n L e v y and Jim Webb had sent m e, gave me heavy reading fo r a long evening, and^I hope/y^better preparation fo r what I see to m o rro w in Hun t s v i lle . I certa in ly wouldn't c
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • read y for But m y en e r g y , m y sh e e r stren g th , sim p ly d o es not MEMORANDUM T u esd a y , M ay 14, 1968 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHXNOTOH m a tch a ll the th in g s to be d o n e. Page 2 So on the th ree h ours back to W ashington, I la
  • ; Lady Bird swims; Mr. Per shampoos & sets Lady Bird's hair; Lynda Robb reads aloud letter from Chuck; Lady Bird names guests at dinner; LBJ & Mrs. Marcos exchange toasts
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/9/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • NBC interview with Nancy Hanschman; Lady Bird's reads and edits Ruth Montgomery's biography on Lady Bird; reception for Blair House Fine Arts Committee with Robin Duke; needlepoint cushion tops by Lady Bird and ladies of the Cabinet
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/3/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • 's read about m e. I did not sit down with her and have a lengthy talk and it would probably^,profited therefrom,.. I think. A t any rate, it gave me a good opportunity to thank Katie. Since K a tie 's business is being on the desk at the State
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/3/1967 (Friday) (Item)
  • eB a k ey^who w e m igh t want to in v ite to le a v e th e ir p a p e r s. ; As D r. G ro v er sa id , you sp read a w id e net and g et a m ig h ty few f is h and yet I, m y s e lf , can t e s t if y that to b e ask ed i s taken a s a com p lim