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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/17/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • and came back Monday afternoon! And this sum m er I can think of a time or two when a very hard-working P resident has done it, but he has also taken his work with him, and packed m ore into those three days than any human ought to. After an hour
Oral history transcript, Peter B. Benchley, interview 1 (I), 11/20/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • " as they call it at those magazines, doing every department where someone else were unavailable, sick or on vacation . BA : What was the name of the book? BE : Time and a Ticket , it was called . BA : You may be too modest to mention this, but are you
  • Biographical information; TIME & A TICKET; LBJ's remarks regarding Vietnam; LBJ's reading and general knowledge; speech writing and the staff; "cussers/doubters/nervous-nellies;" consumer interest information; speech schedule put out on Fridays
Oral history transcript, Robert E. Waldron, interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Waldron -- I -- 2 W: Yes. I knew Senator Wirtz before he died. G: What were your impressions of him at that time? W: Truly~ my impression
Oral history transcript, Jane Engelhard, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh advisor to many of us and was well versed in the history of China at that time. [He] predicted pretty accurately what was about to happen
  • relations in South Africa; meeting LBJ for the first time; Sam Rayburn; Democratic National Conventions of 1956, 1960, and 1964; political social gatherings; visits to the Ranch; working with Mrs. Kennedy on the Fine Arts Committee; White House furnishings
Oral history transcript, Eugene Worley, interview 1 (I), 10/16/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • /oh 3 B: Yes, sir. Did Lyndon Johnson give you any help as a, by then, an older hand? W: Lyndon was always helpful. Not only to me. third term, wouldn't it--my first term? pretty well in Congress by that time. he helped you anyway he could. Let
Oral history transcript, Ben Wattenberg, interview 2 (II), 11/29/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • , 1968 INTERVIE\'lEE: BE~; INTERVIE\{ER: T. iL\?2.I BARER J. 1,'I/\.TTENBERG Mr. i;;"ttenberg' s office, Executive Office Building, PLACE: Washi~gton, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 B: Hr. Hattenberg, we '..;'2.re talk.ing last time about the group of you
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/10/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • . 'And M r. Stulb erg , the p r e se n t P r e sid e n t of the Union w ho h a s a d iffic u lt r o le fo llo w in g in h is sh o e s. , -" ‘ ; ;We found our s e a ts in a box w ith Mr. Stulb e r g 's w ife an d David “ 'T-l'V. 1.*-^ ” ■" * ■ •* !''' .i
  • LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/12/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • e d with what you m ig h t c a l l e ith e r le o t a r d s o r white union suits, the s ta rch ed , s t iff w h ite s k irts with the long flo w in g s le e v e s , and the e la b o r a t e ly e m b r o i d e r e d blue ja c k e ts ; the lit t le b
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/2/1965 (Saturday) (Item)
  • , to re m e m b e r what is due the job. \V 'i I s till find it v e ry difficult - - v e ry d ista ste fu l, in fact - - t o say F ir s t Lady. ’ Lyndon has been im m e rse d for the la s t two days in d rafts of his State of the Union M essage, the f ir
  • Back to Washington D. C.; LBJ works on State of the Union message; dinner guests to White House; Lady Bird mentions portions of State of Union message on beautification; Johnsons see movie, "Fail Safe;" LBJ sees Dr. Gould about his throat
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/23/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • of Palm Springs, w hen I say little * I a lm o st have to take it back, when I re m e m b e r what a long, long stream of com m unicants kept w alking on up to the a lta r a s we took com m union, I just w onder i f there was a crow d outside that kept
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/14/1969 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • T uesday, Ja n u a ry 14, 1969 Page 1 T uesday, Jan u a ry 1 4 th was an a b s o lu t e ly u n iq u e day In my t h i r t y - f o u r y e a r s In W ashington. I t was th e day Lyndon gave h i s l a s t S t a t e o f th e Union speech and I
  • 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
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • rk e rs , at the requ est of Jacob P a tov s k y ,., The c ele b ra tio n o f th eir 50th a n n iversa ry . He u rged the Union m em b ers to join the a n ti-p o v e rty cru sade, and announced the go vern m en t's plans to p rovid e a m illio n
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/24/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • o r D avid M acD onald h a ll, h e a d q u a r t e r s of a U n ited S t e e l w o r k e r ' s L o c a l, the ho m e lo c a l , w h e r e Lyndon w a s going to a d d r e s s the union m e m b e r s . And along the w a y we sa w so m e q u a r t e r
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/12/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • State of the Union Message; Lady Bird has a Beautification luncheon and tour of Washington, D.C., including public housing projects; LBJ has lunch at 6:30 p.m.; Lady Bird attends State of the Union Message with family and friends; 20-day bombing
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/8/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • State of the Union Speech; Fishbait Miller; Press Corps; Lady Bird's meeting about her upcoming trip to Pennsylvania
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/26/1967 (Sunday) (Item)
  • as com m union, .but an e x tra o rd in a ry b r i e f s e r v i c e . . ' A n d I f in d m y s e l f m i s s i n g B ill B a x t e r v e r y m u c h . . / ‘ ^ *' . " A s w e drov e aw a y , London sa id , ''Why don't w e s t op by J a c B ro o k s ' a n
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/4/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Congressional Prayer Breakfast; Lady Bird does office work; LBJ has television news conference; story about Adlai Stevenson's birthday cake; Stevenson discusses the Soviet Union, the United Nations, the Congo and China; Lady Bird meets with Barbara
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/12/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • t e d h is o r d e r s to a l l of th e G e n e r a l s , had l o s t h is . He S om e G e n e r a l, p o o r dope, T h e y w e r e found in t h e f o r e s t , w r a p p e d a r o u n d a co up le of c ig a rs , by a Union S e r g e a n t. T h