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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • and I m ade a point of sittin g down on the so fa w ith Bob M cN am ara and te llin g h im a b it about the S ch ool of P u b lic S e r v ic e and the L ib ra ry and that when it opened I hoped that w e w ould h a v e a big s o r t of co n cla v e on g r
  • Civil Rights Act of 1968 & gives speech; Lady Bird visits with Pat & Luci; Pat Nugent leaves for Vietnam; LBJ & departing Cabinet members gives speeches at reception; Lady Bird asks Bob McNamara to speak at LBJ Library; small dinner party
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/1/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • 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
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/8/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • (Continued) a fterw a rd , but Bob J a ck so n w as at m y hand the w hole s t a y .., I told them h.ow d elig h ted I w as to b e h e r e on th is im p ortant day in the life of P a d re '■ Islan d . iv- ■ Its d ed ica tio n into the N ational P ark s y
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/5/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • aw ard s fo r e x c e lle n c e in d e sig n or lan d scap in g to a b u s in e s s e sta b lish m e n t, a n e ig h b o rhood, a public b u ild in g. I think, I hope, h e ’ll give them so m e en co u ra g em en t, son® pat on the head. A t any r
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/10/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • a lon g w ay from th ose days to C arn egie H all. He talked about a str ik e i •MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE W ed n esd a y , M ay 10, 1967 ; WASBINOTON Page - of 1912 or 1913, and I cou ld s e e old heads bobbing through the a u d ien ce in m e m
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, 2/6/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • t e a . Bob K n u d s e n to o k a p i c t u r e , I d is p a tc h e d t h e m on a t o u r of t h e W h ite H o u s e w ith m y e a r n e s t th a n k s an d high h o p e s . T h e a t h e r e b e g a n u n d o u b ted ly one of t h e f u n n ie
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/20/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • Vermeil[?] Room. From A r t s and Le t t e r s t h e r e were t h e R a lp h E l l i s o n s , The n e g ro a u t h o r , D r . John Hope F r a n k l i n an d h i s w i f e , p r o f e s s o r and a u t h o r , as her e s c o r t. Lynda B i r d h a d
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/27/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • flo w e re d cloth,... . ' aawi.it m u s t be th e 'in thing.'^ And th en I sa id goodby and w as b ack a t the White H ouse by 2:30, w o rk in g © b r ie f ly a t m y d e sk , doing som e p ic tu re s on the T ru m a n B alcony w ith Bob. K
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/24/1966 (Thursday) (Item)
  • a n d A r th u r an d h e r f a th e r a n d D aphn e an d th e Bob B e n ja m in s and t h e i r tw o c h ild r e n . Six of u s p ile d in to th e T h u n d e r b ir d w ith h i m d r iv in g , tw o in a b u c k e t s e a t in f r o n t, and w e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/11/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • . And then M r. W est c a m e up an d Bob K nudson took the p i c t u r e of the t h r e e of u s w ith the b l u e p r i n t s of the W hite H ou se so th a t sh e can f it in into a n y of th e f a m ily r o o m s h e r own f u r n i t u r e o r th in g s th
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/3/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • . And I hope m a y b e t h e r e w ill b e s o m e u s e of it o t h e r th a n j u s t a s an e x h ib it in the L i b r a r y . E v e n s o i t ' s in the c a n , an d I m a r k off on m y m e n t a l t a b l e t one m o r e c h e c k b y th in g s d o
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1966 (Saturday) (Item)
  • ts w e r e l e f t f o r o u r own L t. A t k in s an d Bob K n u d sen a n d O k am o to , a n d a m o m e n t f o r u s to h av e a b it of a d rin k . f A nd th en th e r e c e iv in g lin e c o n tin u e d . I w as d e e p ly p ro u d . O u r o
Telephone conversation # 6867, sound recording, LBJ and WH SITUATION ROOM, 2/22/1965, 7:41AM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS FOR REPORT ON VIETNAM; SITUATION ROOM REPORTS THAT SITUATION IS QUIET, NGUYEN KHANH APPARENTLY HAS GIVEN UP HOPE OF RETAINING POWER FOLLOWING COUP, NO INJURIES TO US FORCES OR INSTALLATIONS
Telephone conversation # 8628, sound recording, LBJ and CONRAD COOPER, 8/26/1965, 11:45AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS RESPONSE TO QUESTION AT PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY ABOUT CURRENT STEEL NEGOTIATIONS, SAYS HE HOPES BOTH SIDES CAN REACH RESPONSIBLE SETTLEMENT WHICH WILL BE IN NATIONAL INTEREST; COOPER TELLS LBJ THEY WILL TRY TO DO SO; VIETNAM
Telephone conversation # 8629, sound recording, LBJ and I. W. ABEL, 8/26/1965, 11:55AM (Item)
  • RECENT WH DINNER FOR BUSINESS, LABOR LEADERS; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS HOPE BOTH SIDES WILL REACH RESPONSIBLE NON-INFLATIONARY SETTLEMENT IN STEEL NEGOTIATIONS; INCREASED IMPORTS, DECREASED EXPORTS; VIETNAM SITUATION; LBJ ASKS FOR SETTLEMENT AS BIRTHDAY
Telephone conversation # 10591, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 8/8/1966, 12:38PM (Item)
  • DE GAULLE AND FRANCE'S GOLD POLICY; STEEL PRICE INCREASE; DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL BUDGET, DOMESTIC AND MILITARY EXPENDITURES, INFLATION, WAGE-PRICE CONTROLS, TAX BILL AND UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; LBJ HOPES DILLON WILL BE UNDERSECRETARY
Telephone conversation # 11913, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 6/22/1967, 10:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS HOPES FOR OUTCOME OF MEETING WITH ALEXSEI KOSYGIN; KING FAISAL'S RECENT MEETING; LACK OF ARAB UNITY EXCEPT OVER JEWS; JACOB JAVITS' STATEMENTS; JOHN WILLIAMS' OBSTRUCTION OF DEBT LIMIT BILL; SENATE ACTION ON CENSURE OF THOMAS DODD
Telephone conversation # 12854, sound recording, LBJ and WILLARD WIRTZ, 3/31/1968, 10:26PM (Item)
  • WIRTZ PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH AS CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE, SAYS HE HOPES TO EVENTUALLY PERSUADE LBJ TO CHANGE HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION; LBJ THANKS WIRTZ BUT SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE
Telephone conversation # 12857, sound recording, LBJ and FRANK STANTON, 3/31/1968, 10:58PM (Item)
  • STANTON PRAISES LBJ'S SPEECH; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION, HIS HOPES TO END VIETNAM WAR; DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S TRAVEL PLANS FOR TOMORROW AND QUESTION OF STANTON ACCOMPANYING HIM
Telephone conversation # 9338, sound recording, LBJ and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 12/27/1965, 9:35AM (Item)
  • VIETNAM BOMBING HALT; LBJ SAYS HE FAVORS HALT IF THERE IS HOPE OF PEACE, DISCUSSES REPORT FROM GEORGE BROWN? ON PORT CONGESTION IN SOUTH VIETNAM; PRESS LEAKS FROM MILITARY, HHH; PHILIPPINE CONTRIBUTION IN VIETNAM; PEACE EFFORTS; EFFECTIVENESS
Telephone conversation # 12855, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 3/31/1968, 10:27PM (Item)
  • MOYERS TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT HE HOPES LBJ WILL CHANGE HIS MIND ABOUT NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION; LBJ SAYS HIS MIND HAS BEEN MADE UP FOR AWHILE AND DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; MOYERS SAYS HE MAY WRITE A BOOK ABOUT LBJ SOMEDAY
Telephone conversation # 12856, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN SPARKMAN, 3/31/1968, 10:30PM (Item)
  • SPARKMAN TELLS LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON THAT LBJ'S SPEECH WAS BEST HE HAS MADE EXCEPT FOR LAST 15 SECONDS, SAYS HE HOPES LBJ WILL RECONSIDER DECISION NOT TO RUN; LBJ SAYS DECISION IS IRREVERSIBLE; SPARKMAN'S DAUGHTER'S CAMPAIGN WORK AS SERVICEMAN'S
Telephone conversation # 12859, sound recording, LBJ and NELSON ROCKEFELLER, 3/31/1968, 11:59PM (Item)
  • ROCKEFELLER SAYS HE WAS SHOCKED BY LBJ'S SPEECH; LBJ SAYS HE HOPES SPEECH WILL GIVE ROCKEFELLER SOME THOUGHT, DISCUSSES HIS DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION, FUTURE PLANS, EFFORTS TO SEEK PEACE IN VIETNAM, MEETINGS WITH ROCKEFELLER'S BROTHERS
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/25/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • i t to Lyndon, who took i t with gusto and pretended that he was drinking i t . I hope that none of the cars that passed us recognized any of us. I t would have been an unsettling sight. c Back at the White House Lyndon lay down. y e t. He's
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/14/1966 (Monday) (Item)
  • , or th eir own h a p p in e ss. To try j it fo r at le a s t one y e a r , lea rn in g about life togeth er and r e s p o n s ib ility and ’ in d ep en d en ce, then a lw a y s, alw a y s hope they w ill com e b ack to A u stin by c h o ic e . I i
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/11/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • at the sig n a tu res -- and v e r y often I cou ld . S e c r e tly I hoped that Johnny W alker and C arter Brow n w e r e a s im p r e s s e d ■as I w a s! ’.■■'i;/', ' ' 5 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE F r id a y , M a r c h 11, 1966 WASHINGTON P age 2
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/28/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • s so w e ll, is so s u r e in h e r to u ch , / V ,. I lo o k e d a t th e m , lik e d th e m , am going to buy one o r two and hope I c a n so o n g et c lo th e s o u t of m y l i f e f o r th e n e x t th r e e o r fo u r m o n th s . T h e n I
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/15/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • :30. I r e a d the p a p e r hoping to g e t i n a w o r d w ith L y ndon, b u t h e w a s too b u s y on the phone. r So a f t e r e n u m e r a b l e c u p s of co ffe e I w e n t to m y r o o m a n d c a l l e d G e o rg e H a r tz o g a n d l
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/7/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • iet U nion, to jo in in th is effo rt to r e p la c e d esp a ir w ith hope and te r r o r w ith p ro g ress. And tow ard the end th ere cam e som eth in g w hich i s a lm o s t a sig n a tu re to h is sp e e c h e s l a t e ly - - a r e fe r e n c e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • b r ea k fa st in b ed . And then d r e s s e d , with L iz com ing in e v e r y m o m en t or two for an other two or three,^^^ four p ictu re s of m e to sig n fo r the sta ff, w hich I w a s v e r y glad to do. I hope I n ev er forgetr
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/24/1967 (Sunday) (Item)
  • e w a s rid in g h igh . It s a t is f ie d a d e e p in b r e d d e s i r e to sh ow h is r e s p e c t and fr ie n d s h ip fo r a d ea d friend^ and he hoped by h is p r e s e n c e to g iv e e v id e n c e o f h is s p e c ia l f e e lin g a s
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/3/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • the m o st of it ! I le a r n e d la te r that C o n g ressm a n F r elin g h u y sen had a lon g li s t of w hat he hoped w e re h u m orous su g g e stio n s of w h ere to sig n b ills an had d l is t e d the Statue of L ib erty for this v e r y b ill
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/23/1966 (Sunday) (Item)
  • h a t none o f us gave an y r e a l th o u g h t t o -- t h e m i r a c l e of T e l - S t a r i t s e l f and y e t what hope t h a t m u s t h o l d . I f man c a n d o t h i s ca n h e - 5 - p o s s i b l y t u r n h i s t a l e n t s tos o l
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/5/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • im so m u c h , an d I hope ; th a t w e an d h e a n d a l l the s ta f f w ill w eig h al l th is wa;ve of .......: /p u b lic ity ju d ic io u s ly and p h ilo s o p h ic a lly . ^0 -T ; I s p e n t the m orning to P e t e rH ud.^ V
Telephone conversation # 12810, sound recording and transcript, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 5:00PM (Item)
  • Unruh put out one in California saying that they felt like he ought to run and they were going to urge him to put his name on the ticket. They -4­ asked us for comment, and we told them we had notbi. ng to say. I haven't called Sorensen, I hope I
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • ard a little b it, about the L ib ra ry , ajid h e and I cam e c l o s e s t to lau gh in g. And then Wilbur Cohen, iabout the L ib r a r y ,'h o w m uch I hoped the r e c o r d s of HEW, w h ose w ork had con tain ed so m uch of the things
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/17/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • is c lo a k -a n d -d a g g e r m is s io n . The John S e c o n d a r is, L yndon's b ea u tifu l young frie n d fr o m New Y ork, Jeanne V an d erb ilt, and, o f c o u r s e , our h o u se g u e sts the P e te r H urds. G u ests that I hope to s e e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/8/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • , a n d w e 'l l s h a r e the b e s t w a lk - i n c l o s e t a n y b o d y c o u ld hope f o r . The p o in t i s it m u s t not be a c r a s h p r o g r a m . We m u s t w o r k to w a r d s o m e th in g I 'l l be s a t i s f i e d w ith a n d lo
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • w ith c o f f e e , and the M a yo r t e llin g us how he hoped to han dle the p r o b le m of a r a c e r io t in C h ic a g o . s a id he w ould not have h is p o li c e m e n w e a r s t e e l h e l m e t s . He T h ey s i m p l y w o r e c a p