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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1969 (Friday) (Item)

—she had been the real general. Our enemy had been trying to turn an idea of mine into an elegant reality worthy of the White House, and of T iffany's, and I hoped of the Johnson Administration. I t turned out to be a formidable enemy. All

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/4/1969 (Saturday) (Item)

. And from the House there were the Jack Brooks, and the Bob Poages. It is i nteresting how at times lik e this one breaks through normal barriers of c iv ilitie s and expresses real feelings and they were sad to see us go. And the George Mahons. From my

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

d to M a rg ie M c N a m a ra a o u t the g u e s t l i s t f o r th e p a r ty w e hope to g iv e f o r th em in la te F e b r u a r y . S h e 's s t i l l in the h o s p ita l. . s o ,p a in f u lly jh ijv a n d .d ra w n ,. w h en I!d s e e n h
Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/19/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

in d e e d I w ill be c o m in g b a c k to N ew Y o rk . I am s p o ile d . I hope once o r tw ice a y e a r . I s h a ll t r e a t m y s e lf to so m e of the s a m e , though i t w ill in d e e d n o t b e the s a m e w ith o u t B e s s a n d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/21/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

a r r y H a l p r i n . And J i m i l u M a so n who h ad done the b u s t of L y n d o n . A nd Bob M e r r i l l of the M e tr o p o lita n O p e r a w h o se p e r f o r m a n c e s th is y e a r a r e u n f o r g e tta b le - - a n o th e r new m

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/15/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

in g up on the s ta g e ju st a s e v e r y b o d y b eh in d it g e t s into th e ir p o s itio n w e a r e d o w n s ta ir s and out on the N o rth P o r t i c o - c a lm and s e r e n e - - I hope it lo o k s that w ay, a s the b ig b la c k c a r w

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/13/1969 (Monday) (Item)

and yellow with a flowered moire t a f f e ta . I hope i t will be enjoyed, perhaps in some guest room in the White House, in the future. Then Helen raised the shades—and the view was magnificently the same, now and forever. I was up e a rly , worked

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/7/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)

at an e a r ly map o f Sir W alter R a le ig h s * colony, and I had looked e a r l i e r / ^ t t h e ^ a r v e lo u s drawings of lo g g e r h e ad tur tles, Indian co n ju rer, Indian spearing fish fr o m a boat, and pelicans; and hoped that the guests

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/28/1964 (Friday) (Item)

t o a sk M r . DuPont, the c h a irm a n o f h e r F in e A r t s C o m m itte e ,-a n d M r . F o s s burgh, the c h a irm a n o f h e r P a in t in g s C o m m it t e e , and what two fin e r ones could th ere p o s s ib ly be and I do so hope

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/1/1965 (Monday) (Item)

u rin g th e tim e I am h e r e which I hope w i l l in c lu d e some o f th e American g r e a t - - Mary Cus s a t , my most h o p e fu l a d d itio n -r I w ould lo v e to have t h i s 'I , George Ca le b Bingham, S id n ey Mount. I would l i k

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/14/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

and to in v ite them to sta y at the W hite H o u se . I hope by now that th ey know th ere is alw ays room for th e m , M arilyn und ertook to r e tr ie v e th em from N ew Y ork . to w ork on sea tin g and ju st how w e w ould handle i t . And B e s s and I

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/17/1966 (Thursday) (Item)

e r n e r ) w a s the C h a ir m a n , and M rs . N o rm a n V in c e n t P e a le w a s th e m a in s p e a k e r , I hope I ta k e a le s s o n fro m h e r b o o k . A la r g e p a r t o f h e r s p e e c h w a s th r e e s t o r i e s - v ig n

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/12/1966 (Monday) (Item)

n s . m y h e a r t b e g a n to s i n g . A nd th e n ? Th a t w a s w hen T h e y w e r e so b e a u tif u l! I hope I h a v e th e g r a c e to know th a t e v e r y d a y I sp e n d h e r e i s a p r iv ile g e . A nd n e v e r m o re s o

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/13/1967 (Thursday) (Item)

v e r th o u g h t w e w o u ld h a v e s e e n y o u - - t h i s m a k e s o u r t r i p la e a w rc re iy E x c i t i n g ’’ —i*ii— —— — I hope M r . D re x le r got som e s e n s e o f th e ir —— ———M l I

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/31/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

T u e s d a y , J a n u a ry 31 {C o n tin u e d ) ■■■ w o m a n f r o m P e n n s y lv a n ia , aja4 tw o w id o w s I had e s p e c ia lly hoped w o u ld be p r e s e n t and w e re n o t - - R o b e r ta V in s o n and A n ita W i l l i a m s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/31/1966 (Monday) (Item)

of the s u c c e s s s t o r i e s of A s i a . And now th is c o u n tr y I hope I s h a ll liv e to s e e th e s a m e thing h a p p e n w ith th e b e a s t th a t we w r e s t l e w ith today. \ P e r h a p s i t is th is bond o: a s s o c i a t i o

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