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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

Telephone conversation # 2174, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 2/24/1964, 6:45PM? (Item)

BUNDY READS LBJ DRAFT LETTER TO UK PRIME MINISTER ALEC DOUGLAS HOME ABOUT UK BANK INTEREST RATES; PROPOSAL FOR WILLARD WIRTZ TO CALL GEORGE MEANY ON LONGSHOREMEN'S UNION DISPUTE OVER WHEAT SHIPMENTS TO USSR

Telephone conversation # 2564, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 3/19/1964, 1:00PM (Item)

DISCUSSION OF UK TRADE WITH CUBA AND LBJ'S MEETING WITH UK PRIME MINISTER HOME; BUNDY READS STATE DEPT PRESS STATEMENT ON PANAMA

Telephone conversation # 3705, sound recording, LBJ and LUTHER HODGES, 6/12/1964, 10:34AM (Item)

HODGES REPORTS MEETING WITH LUDWIG ERHARD, NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY IN KENNEDY ROUND ON GRAIN, COAL; LBJ TO MEET WITH ERHARD; HODGES ASKS FOR LBJ'S VIEWS ON UPCOMING ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA, HANDLING PRESS; BARRY GOLDWATER; LBJ READS RECENT

Telephone conversation # 6417, sound recording, LBJ and DON COOK, 11/19/1964, 2:20PM (Item)

LBJ READS CABLE FROM UK PRIME MINISTER HAROLD WILSON ABOUT UK MONETARY CRISIS, DISCUSSES POSSIBLE RESPONSE; POSSIBLE NEED FOR UK TO RAISE DISCOUNT RATE OR SEEK IMF LOAN; FRB ROLE IN RAISING US RATE; J. EDGAR HOOVER STATEMENT ON WARREN COMMISSION

AIRLINE STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS; WAGE, PRICE INCREASES; MURPHY SAYS TAX INCREASE MAY BE NEEDED DUE TO ECONOMY; LBJ DISCUSSES INCREASES IN FEDERAL BUDGET DUE TO UPCOMING BILLS, VIETNAM SPENDING; POSSIBLE NEED FOR BILL TO END STRIKE; LBJ READS MEMO

CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF FRB, MONETARY POLICY, INTEREST RATES; LBJ ASKS FOWLER TO MEET WITH WILLIAM MCCHESNEY MARTIN, ROBERT WEAVER ABOUT HOUSING LOANS, EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT FEDERAL DEFICIT; FOWLER READS FROM MEMCON OF HIS MEETING WITH MICHEL

Telephone conversation # 12819, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 3/17/1968, 3:40PM (Item)

FOWLER READS COMMUNIQUE ON GOLD CRISIS FROM GOVS. OF EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKS; MARTIN REPORTS ON UK ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, CLOSURE OF LONDON GOLD MARKET; LBJ ASKS MARTIN ABOUT UK BUDGET; FOWLER, LBJ DISCUSS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON UNNAMED MATTER (TAX BILL?)

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

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