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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/10/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE ( WASHINGTON Sunday, December 10, 1967 Page Sunday, December 10th, was a romantic, off-beat day. I woke' a little before 9:00, asked for all the papers and a big pot of c.o ffee, and leisurely read and ·read
Lady Bird reads newspapers about Lynda Johnson Robb's wedding; for several hours, Lady Bird reads the love letters LBJ wrote to her while there were courting in 1934; Lady Bird dresses for Diana MacArthur's party; Lady Bird and Tony & Matianna

Folder, "June 4, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. President's Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

. There were 83.. defectors to ARVN last night. Heavy men and material flow contimi~s into the South. There have been no MIG flights below 20th. We found 100 mm weapons around DMZ. Thieu disagrees on general mobilization in the House. Walt Rostow: General

Folder, "October 14, 1968 - Foreign Policy Advisory Group meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Berlin, On Saturday night he had a dinner with the Schroeders (ladies present} where there was a good firm discussion. On Sunday he met with the troop commanders in Stuttgart.: Generals Lemnitzer, Wade, Polk, Burchinal, and Admiral Wendt

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

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

McGE~~iEt ~~')g~~ Of6';El965 1965 EP Rft M?="· McGeorge Bundy The White House The enclosed is for White House clearance prior to transmission. (Ref. Leddy/Bundy telephone conversationo) /~?L.- ,,,,,,, -- Benjamin H. Read Executive Secretary

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/3/1965 (Saturday) (Item)

Canadian Prime Minister Pearson gives speech about Vietnam; lunch with Pearson in Aspen Lodge; discussion is about Civil War and Lake Erie pollution; Lady Bird reads "Hurry Sundown" and goes for walk with Secret Serviceman Jerry Kivett; bowling

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

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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, 6/8/1968 (Saturday) (Item)

LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/22/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)

Bird mentions guests; topics of conversation are jobs for the handicapped & anti-American sentiment in France; toasts; Lynda Johnson toasts to George Washington; Lady Bird visits; snowing; Lady Bird reads; San Antonio wins cleanest city award

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, 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, 8/20/1967 (Sunday) (Item)

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Folder, "National Security Council (I)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

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