Discover Our Collections
Limit your search
Tag- Digital item (119)
- Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007 (111)
- Mrs. Johnson's secretarial staff (109)
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (10)
- Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905-1995 (2)
- McConnell, John P. (John Paul), 1908-1986 (2)
- Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993 (1)
- Freeman, Orville L. (Orville Lothrop), 1913-2003 (1)
- Jones, Jim (1)
- Moyers, Bill D., 1934- (1)
- Murphy, Charles S. (Charles Springs), 1909-1983 (1)
- Robb, Lynda Bird, 1944- (1)
- Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 (1)
- 1968-05-02 (2)
- 1968-06-20 (2)
- 1964-01-13 (1)
- 1964-01-16 (1)
- 1964-02-02 (1)
- 1964-02-24 (1)
- 1964-03-03 (1)
- 1964-03-30 (1)
- 1964-04-03 (1)
- 1964-04-10 (1)
- 1964-04-13 (1)
- 1964-04-25 (1)
- 1964-04-27 (1)
- 1964-04-29 (1)
- 1964-04-30 (1)
- Johnson family (119)
- Lady Bird Johnson personal (82)
- Press relations (53)
- Social events (40)
- Humor and mimicry (39)
- Arts (33)
- Vietnam (32)
- Congressional relations (31)
- Religion (27)
- Beautification (24)
- Ceremonies (23)
- LBJ health (21)
- LBJ speeches and statements (21)
- Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences (20)
- National politics (20)
- Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary (109)
- Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings (10)
- Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary (109)
- Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary (109)
- White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts (10)
- Personal diary (109)
- Telephone conversation (10)
119 results
- 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
- c r a z y eights with them. E a r lie r they had gone fish in g o v e r at the pond, Thgrhad sat up the night b e fo re u n ti^ ou trageou sly late hour, playing ca rd s. But then, a fte r a ll, L u c i had gotten m o re than nine hours s le ep
- ; Lady Bird reads Steinbeck book
- 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
- lg e n c e , j
- Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird to hair salon; controversy about Lady Bird's property and tenants in Alabama; Lady Bird and Luci Johnson to Huntlands Estate in Virginia; Lady Bird reads Bill White's book on LBJ
- e v e ry night except th is one night and why did we have to get up and s t a r t ro am in g th is one n ig h t? I 7 / 1 2 / 6 4 - - page 2 So b ack to bed and up ju st in tim e to m ake it to the C h ristia n Church - N ational C ity C h ristia
- and thv hom e mad e b read n1adc m ore news than the sta ti stics of th e prL·ss c o:1f ,,r e;ncc. - l 1964 Saturday , July 1Hth__ (_conlin11ed) Phili p Carter, Hodcling Carler's son , who is no\\' with NEWSWEEK, was th e re, a very hand som1
- LBJ's presidential campaign; press conference at LBJ Ranch; photos taken of LBJ and Lynda Johnson on horses; LBJ's statement to press about riots; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for boating; BBQ for lunch; Lady Bird reads book and swims; LBJ naps
- him the appropriate key. Anoth er thing. Driving back from Montgomery to Billingsley one night, somcwht:rc in the neigh borhood of Prattville.:, which she says is a hotbed of the White Ci: izcns Council, they had seen a bonfire off the road
- 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.!
- ’ : A fte r dinner ev ery b od y s e ttle d down to w atch a sp y m o v ie , w h ile I w en t o ff fo r m y r e g u la r S aturday night date w ith GUNSMOKE, and th en b a ck to s e e the r e s t o f the sp y m o v ie . And then, though I hoped Lyndon w
- Lady Bird and office work; talk with Luci Johnson; luncheon guests of LBJ; visit to art exhibit at Dumbarton Oaks; trip to Camp David; Lady Bird bowls with June White; the David Brinkleys are guests; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" Lady Bird reads
- the night with u s ^ It was much too late to go to their " .. :- x :; : home. ^ n d we a ll/r o around in the balmy; intoxicating spring air; . ■ " . It v " ■■ 7 - -' ' a lm o st se e m s as though the sunshine does not know the tragedy
- LBJ & Lady Bird arrive at LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird reads until 2 a.m. and sleeps late; LBJ, Lady Bird & the Arthur Krims drive around ranch; drought in Texas; lunch; Lady Bird and LBJ take naps; Lady Bird & Luci Johnson Nugent, who is expecting, go
- 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
- , at la s t , h e w as tir ed . So it w as an e a r ly night and I read N ich olas and A lexan d ra u n til I w as s le e p y . # # # # # ## c
- ; Johnsons fly to Puerto Rico; LBJ talks with press on plane; Johnsons stay at Porterfield House on Ramey AFB; LBJ talks with General McConnell while Lady Bird, Luci & Lyn tour base; dinner; LBJ plays dominoes; Lady Bird reads "Nicholas and Alexandra"
- ^ % 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
- 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
- ~ And shortly Wal ter ther1..~aft
- MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE W A S H I N G T ON P a ge 1 M o th e rs* Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964 A ctu a lly , it [th ed a y]began rig h t a fte r we got home from A tlan tic C ity, about a little p a s t one o 'c lo c k at night, with Lynda, L
- - c / Sunday, O ctober 3, 01965 \ p V^' u Lyndon and I had a la te b rea k fa st and then got read y to go to the N ation al C ity C h ristia n Church. -^ ' f When w e w alked in I cam e fa ce to fa ce w ith Judge an d M r s. F e r g u so n fro m
- 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
- and report on Jordan; Lady Bird to bed and LBJ to night reading
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- liv e . The D a v is e s w ill fe e d him . He had a n ic e ta lk w ith D a le M alech ek - - in fa ct, he had spen t the night w ith D a le and J ew ell so that he c o u ld b e h e r e tod ay fo r fu rth er ta lk . -A n .^ yak rovb ew th d ; R oy
- 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
- 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
- on a flig h t a c r o s s ■T ex a s! L a te in the aftern oon I w ent o v er to L yndon's o ffic e to s e e if I could find out w ithout a sk in g anything about the r e s u lts of h is c a ll la te the night b efo r e fr o m P u erto R ic o . I didn't
- 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
- LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
- 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
- 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
- ig h ty A c r e s . We^ d iv id e d u p in to tw o c a r s a n d d ro v e a r o u n d u n t i l . i t w a s b la c k night,"- s to p p in g to s e e th e q u a il. A s w e w e r e h e a d in g e a s t th r o u g h th e M a r tin in th e g la d e w
- Conference on Youth for Conservation and Natural Beauty group at ranch; LBJ reads proclamation for 1967 Conference; Lady Bird makes remarks; car tour of LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird gives deerskin bookmarks; work on James & Mary Davis' home; pick up
- 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
- 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
- on night reading
- LADY BIRD AND LYNDA JOHNSON REPORT ON THEIR WHISTLESTOP CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH ON LADY BIRD SPECIAL; LBJ READS UNFAVORABLE COLUMN ABOUT WHISTLESTOP CAMPAIGN, ASKS ABOUT HECKLERS, SIZE OF CROWDS, LUCI JOHNSON
- REQUEST THAT LUCI JOHNSON READ SPEECH ON BEHALF OF LBJ AT JEWISH ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK NEXT WEEK; NEED TO APPROVE CONTENT OF SPEECH; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ASKS MOYERS TO CALL LUCI, ASKS ABOUT HIS SON'S HEALTH, EXPRESSES SYMPATHY ABOUT MOYERS' COLD
- ALMOST INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION ABOUT USDA PRESS LEAK TO CHARLES BAILEY OF MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE ABOUT RECENT ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND AT LBJ RANCH; LBJ DISCUSSES LAND LEASES AT RANCH, COMPLAINS ABOUT LEAK, READS FROM NEWS STORY
Telephone conversation # 13002, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 5/2/1968, 10:47AM
(Item)
- SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; PROBLEMS WITH WARSAW AS SITE; COMMUNISTS' MISINTERPRETATION OF PRESS STORIES; US CONTACTS WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE IN LAOS, INDONESIA; INEFFECTIVENESS OF HARRY ASHMORE; LBJ READS LETTER FROM CHARLES ROBB TO LYNDA JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 13003, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 5/2/1968, 10:47AM
(Item)
- LBJ READS LETTER FROM CHARLES ROBB TO LYNDA JOHNSON ROBB; INCREASE IN NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOP MOVEMENTS; CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SITE FOR VIETNAM PEACE TALKS; POPE PAUL'S PEACE EFFORTS