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  • NEWSWEEK ARTICLE ON LBJ'S RECOLLECTIONS OF EVENTS FOLLOWING JFK ASSASSINATION, HARRY TRUMAN'S SWEARING IN AFTER FDR'S DEATH; WILLIAM MANCHESTER'S BOOK; LBJ SAYS HE HAS NOT SPOKEN TO ANYONE ABOUT EVENTS, DISCUSSES PRESS SOURCES, POSSIBLE RESPONSE
  • HELMS TELLS LBJ THAT RICHARD NIXON HAS ASKED HELMS TO REMAIN AS CIA DIRECTOR; LBJ PRAISES HELMS, REQUESTS THAT NIXON HAVE SOMEONE BRIEF LBJ PERIODICALLY JUST AS LBJ HAD SOMEONE BRIEF DWIGHT EISENHOWER AND HARRY TRUMAN, DISCUSSES ROLE OF FORMER
  • ; campaign styles of LBJ, Coke Stevenson; meeting with George Parr in San Diego, TX; addition of names to the tally list; previous Coke Stevenson election wins; cessation of investigation; Harry Truman, LBJ, George Parr meeting on train; Truman pardon of Parr
  • ^ O- - U'> 9516T u e sd a y , S ep tem b er 2nd^ ^ ^ ^ B e g a n a n o th e r p h a se in th e b u ild in g o f th e L yndon B a in e s . J o h n so n L ib r a r y , O P E R A T IO N LOOK THEM O V E R . B i l l H ea th , M ax B r o o k s , R o
  • Lady Bird travels to the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, and the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas, to help plan the LBJ Library; Lady Bird received tour of Truman Library from President Truman and Phillip Brooks, Director; lunch
  • 1964 F r i d a y , J u l y 17th A v e ry sp e c ia l day - - m y day with Lynda. B u t it b e g a n w i t h th e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e o n e - m i l l i o n t h c o p y of T h e W h it e H o u s e G u id e B o o k t o a n a s t o n i s
  • Lady Bird spends day with Lynda Johnson; presentation of one millionth "White House Guide Book"; Lady Bird & Lynda to Truman Library in Missouri; President Truman gives tour of Library--Lady Bird describes exhibits; to Truman home with Bess Truman
  • MEMORANDUM THE W H ITE HOUSE I WASHING T O N S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 25, 1964 WHD Page 1 T h i s d a y b e g a n w i t h m u n d a n e t h i n g s s u c h a s h a v i n g the d r e s s m a k e r o v e r , D i a n a ’ s d r e s s m a k e r
  • Lady Bird meets with dressmaker; Lady Bird to dentist; LBJ, Lady Bird and Lynda have lunch with Dr. & Mrs. J. Frank Dobie, Walker Stone, Bill Stevens and President Truman; reminiscences by HST, including the decision to drop the atomic bomb; HST
  • MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE WASBINOTON F r i d a y , J u ly 16 , 1965 Page 1 I t b e g a n e a r l y a n d w ith o u t a n y n ig h t r e a l l y b e f o r e i t . w a s l a t e le a v in g D a lla s , an d I w a s s l e e p l e s s on it. T
  • for Johnson family and LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird walks White House grounds and uses Truman Balcony to speak with Abe Fortas on telephone; Fortases come for coffee; Arthur Goldberg as possible nominee to UN; Fortas to Supreme Court
  • Paper Clip Removed from 03/05/1968, pages 6 -10. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON T u esd a y , M arch 5, 1968 P age 6 I had b een happy la s t n ight, when I had s e e n Lyndon's ligh t out at e le v e n , and had rea d m y s e lf to s le
  • painting; Bess Truman portrait; office work; Lynda & Chuck Robb's party; Johnson family have dinner; victory on Civil Rights Act of 1968/Fair Housing Act
  • r c h e d on to p o f h i s d a d d y 's s h o u l d e r s . came o v e r an d s a t w i t h u s a l i t t l e , They and M argaret Truman and C l i f t o n D a n ie l came down when th e M is s o u r i f l o a t went b y . M iss K ate Loo n e y
  • i b r a r y s e t up as soon a s p o s s i b l e a n d h a v e a s k e d C l a r k C l i f f o r d t o g e t me t h e l e t t e r s of a s s o c ia tio n o r w h a t e v e r t h e p iece o f p a p e r i s c a l l e d t h a t s e t up t h e Truman
  • ; china used from each President; office work; nap; LBJ & Lady Bird visit with Australian group in Library; Lady Bird visits with Robin Duke on Truman Balcony; late dinner with Senator Richard Russell and others
  • c MEMORANDUM THE W H IT E HOUSE W A SH I N G TON Saturday, M a r c h 7, . 1964 . T h is m o rn in g at 11:30 I m e t with L i z , a nd D ick M c G u ir e ^ and ^ t o talk about m an y in v ita tio n s f o r m e to m ake s p e e c h e s . D
  • with Jesse Kellam and the Thornberrys; upcoming Lady Bird trip with President Truman to Greece for funeral of King Paul; Executive Order creating Committee for the Preservation of the White House
  • ri '■/' ' 1967 T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 31 T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 31 ra n a l l th e g a m u t o f e m o tio n s , L y n d o n had d e c id e d he w o u ld go to th e f u n e r a ls o f G r i s s o m and C h a ffe e and he a sk e d m
  • & people; unveiling ceremony for FDR portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Margaret Truman & Cliff Daniels are houseguests; Margaret's pianos sank into White House floor; Lady Bird & LBJ make remarks; "Sunrise at Campobello"; Lady Bird to Harkness Ballet
  • TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1966 P a g e One T u esd ay, N ovem b er 29, w as m ark ed for m e as the day when so m eth in g turned out ju st righ t, when I ta sted the_h eady w in e o f s u c c e s s , : ' _ Ah ■ tis ^ p r o je c t c o m p le te d
  • to United Orthodox Jewish Ladies luncheon; news articles about Truman Capote party; Lady Bird works on New York speech, but Liz Carpenter has to rewrite; Lady Bird interviewed about beautification; Lady Bird bowls and dines with Dr. Willis Hurst
  • M O ND AY , N O V EM BER 2 8 , 1966 M onday, N o v e m b e r 2 8 , th e f i r s t d ay of m y W a sh in g to n in te r lu d e w ith o u t L yn d on , I a w o k e and th e c lo c k s a id te n m in u te s o f t e n . The m o s t jo y o u s f e e
  • Lady Bird is at White House without LBJ; Lynda Johnson to Truman Capote party in New York; Lady Bird views large photos for "Living White House" book and party; Lady Bird selects wedding photographs to be sent as Christmas presents; lunch; "Living
  • 1965 r' T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 12 The J a p a n e s e State V isit. a little b it b e fo re eleven. coat and fur hat. I w o re m y new Navy d r e s s and fur P e r h a p s it w ill be R o b in 's l a s t State v is it. We w i l l m i s
  • State dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Eisako Sato; Lady Bird explores storerooms to make inventory; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; Lady Bird describes ceremonies and exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird mentions several guests; Roosevelt and Truman
  • 4 Broadway play; m y own m in ister B ill Baxter and his pretty young wife, from St. M arks; M argaret Truman Daniel and her husband Clifton Daniel o f the New Y ork T im e s; Abe F ortas and Woody and Mary Ellen Woodward. This is the firs t time w
  • c MEMORANDUM T u esd a y , July 19, 1966 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON What a b le s s e d lu xu ry i s a fr e e m orningj P age 1 '• A fter b rea k fa st w ith Lyndon I w en t in and c u r le d up w ith L u ci in h er bed to do som e la s t ch
  • McKinley assassination; Lady Bird attends meeting on Truman balcony about Luci Johnson's wedding; Lady Bird bowls and has dinner with LBJ
  • the and then Lyndon There t h e y in the Rose Garden them,____ _ ana Lyndon began s n o u t in g back and f o r t h to from a balcony the went into out on the Truman B a lc o n y . semi-press Sandburg^ in t r o d u c e d in Room and ha d some d e l i c i o
  • LBJ banters with reports from the Truman Balcony; Lady Bird works at The Elms; Lady Bird tours White House with Mr. & Mrs. Carl Sandburg and Mr. & Mrs. Edward Steichen; Carl Sandburg's books are mentioned; Lynda and Luci Johnson meet the guests
  • ^ page. one. S unday, January 19, 1969 The g o ld en c o i n i s s p e n t , t h i s i s t h e l a s t f u l l d a y i n th e W h ite H o u se . Sunday. J a n u a ry 1 9 th . 9^ wa^ up a .IjjLLLe pa^iJ: e.i.ghJi~-Ad. (va^ gna.y an d dAe.aAy
  • . pleasant to riclc So wc decided it \vould jus t be quidcr and more arc.\.
  • Johnsons to Christian Church in Johnson City; visit with Truman Fawcetts about Johnson homestead; lunch at LBJ Ranch; helicopter to Haywood Ranch; nap; ride around ranch; back to Washington
  • to the Christian C hur ch, a sn:iall, white , modest structure. tion, a great many of whom filed C.•U t Lyn~on Not more than forty in the congrega­ called by the ir first name as we and shook hands afterwards. Then we drove by Truman Fawcett• s hous e, catc
  • of things that I have m eant to do, headed by re s t and learn to water ski, those not crossed off.-'- V’ ' ' We reached the White, House about 1:15 in the morning, so it was a short night, and I woke up early and worked with Liz before I • had a m
  • of 1948 election; possible indictment of clerks; Ed Lloyd; possible consequences of investigation; Truman train boarding was not in Corsicana; Presidential logs at Truman Library; Givens Parr; changes in Salas’s story; George Parr’s money; vote count
  • DISCUSSION OF WHETHER MCNAMARA SHOULD RELEASE INFORMATION ON SIZE OF US NUCLEAR STOCKPILE AT DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM HEARINGS; ANDERSON DISCUSSES SECURITY OF STOCKPILE INFORMATION, PAST OPPOSITION TO TRUMAN'S RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ATOM BOMB
  • LBJ ASKS HOOVER TO MAKE BACKGROUND CHECK OF LLOYD CUTLER WHO IS BEING CONSIDERED AS COMMERCE UNDERSECRETARY; APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM "RED" RABORN AS CIA DIRECTOR; PAT COYNE; LBJ PRAISES FBI INVESTIGATION OF VIOLA LIUZZO CASE; TRUMAN'S STATEMENT
  • LBJ APOLOGIZES FOR DELAY; LONG THANKS LBJ FOR INVITATION TO TRUMAN LIBRARY TOMORROW, DISCUSSES WAYNE MORSE'S SPEECH CRITICIZING VIETNAM POLICY, ASKS WH HELP IN WRITING SPEECH TO ANSWER MORSE; LBJ SUGGESTS LONG WORK WITH MCGEORGE BUNDY; ROBERT LANDRY
  • DISCUSSION OF INCLUDING MARGARET TRUMAN, HHH, TOM CLARK IN DELEGATION TO FUNERAL FOR TRYGVE LIE OF NORWAY; RUSK'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH JEWISH GROUP ABOUT ISRAELI ATTACK IN BEIRUT; LBJ EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR RUSK CONTRARY TO PRESS REPORTS; CLARK
  • LBJ ASKS IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD REPLICA OF OVAL OFFICE IN LBJ LIBRARY; POPULARITY OF TRUMAN LIBRARY'S REPLICA; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S VIEWS; LBJ SAYS THIS IS THE ONE THING HE WANTS; IMPRESSIVENESS OF OVAL OFFICE; SCHEDULE FOR LIBRARY'S COMPLETION
  • WALTER JENKINS' ARREST ON MORALS CHARGE; FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS MEETING WITH JENKINS; CLIFFORD REPORTS ON TRUMAN'S STATEMENT TONIGHT PRAISING LBJ; CLIFFORD DISCUSSES PROPOSED WH STATEMENT ABOUT JENKINS' RESIGNATION WITH LBJ, WEISL; JENKINS' 1959
  • OFFICE SECRETARY TELLS LBJ LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS WAITING FOR HIM ON TRUMAN BALCONY WITH GUESTS; CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ, OFFICE SECRETARY IS FOLLOWED BY 1:50 MACHINE NOISE; RECORDING OF FOWLER STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN AND ENDS BEFORE
  • and Salas's belief of involvement by President Truman; impact of Box 13 and persistent rumors around the election; Salas's book; responses from investigator Kellis Dibbrell and John Broderick, former editor of Alice, TX, newspaper; LBJ Library release of 5000
  • : Local fallout from 1948 election and investigation; Corsicana may have been Truman train disembarkation point; Salas leaves politics in 1950 and moves, returns to Alice in 1958; Parr makes accusation against Salas in 1952; recap of timeline of count
  • . Topics: Salas’s role in election; timeline of vote count; San Diego meeting with George Parr, LBJ; usual practice of election manipulation; Truman train visit in Corsicana and Supreme Court halt of investigation; Texas Rangers at Salas’s house; Salas
  • to take: context of Watergate; commercial possibilities; translation payment, meeting Aguilar; journalists’ pursuit of Salas; statute of limitations; President Truman; Hubert Humphrey; television morning shows; vote count; George Parr’s previous support
  • votes; investigation; Parr, LBJ, others join President Truman campaign train in Corsicana, Justice Hugo Black ends investigation same day; during investigation Salas visited by LBJ then Texas Rangers; Salas lied during investigation; Salas no longer