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Oral history transcript, Robert E. Baskin, interview 1 (I), 3/16/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: ROBERT BASKIN INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Mr. Baskin's office at the Dallas News, Dallas, Texas Tape 1 of 1 F: Bob, we've known each other too long to be formal, so we might as well go on there. Lyndon Johnson? B: Briefly, when
Oral history transcript, Daniel J. Quill, interview 2 (II), 10/15/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • the results. Do you remember? Q: Well, the Election Bureau in Dallas--I think they were getting what reports they could, but so many of the~ boxes in the country, you know, the judges take the boxes home with them and wait until Monday morning to deliver
Oral history transcript, Dixon Donnelley, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • we found to be of tremendous use. As a matter of fact, I recommended it to Walt Rostow yesterday to be continued in the new Administration. Every morning at about ten o'clock, we have a conference call between the White House, the Defense
Oral history transcript, Richard S. (Cactus) Pryor, interview 1 (I), 9/10/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)
  • , the late caterer I should say, because he died about a year ago, would set up his chuck wagon and portable barbecue pits, and by nine 0' clock in the morning the aroma of the barbecuing pork ribs, for which he was famous, the beek brisket and the chicken
Oral history transcript, Rufus W. Youngblood, interview 1 (I), 12/17/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • a secret weapon that we've hesitated to mention this morning, or we haven't mentioned. That's prayer! And actually, we don't use the term "worry." A good agent cannot really worry; he can be concerned, but if he worries, he won't be an agent long
Oral history transcript, Javier Baz Manero, interview 1 (I), 1/19/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • to take the inevitable trip around the Ranch? S: That was the next morning after breakfast. F: You got there too late to do it that evening? LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
Oral history transcript, Cecil Stoughton, interview 2 (II), 3/2/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • INTERVIEWEE: CECIL STOUGHTON INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 - begi:ns at about 350 F: Okay, Cecil, this is the next morning, March 2nd now. S: Right, I've got a little time left. F: Yes. And we'll go on from
Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • at dinner; and Aaron Schaffer was a man that I would normally consider a very kindly and gentle person, but an unreconstructed liberal out of the New Republic school. And after dinner, we got around to coffee. He turned to Miss Grace and he said, "After
Oral history transcript, Otto Lindig, interview 1 (I), 3/1965, by Jessie Hunter (Item)
  • to the Johnson's at night and went back to Fredericksburg the next morning. I: That was his headquarters. Now let's go back to those earlier days if you can recapitulate perhaps some of the experiences the President had in his early youth before he went
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/23/1968 (Friday) (Item)
  • u p e rb c o r n b r e a d , and L y n d o n . a te s e n s ib ly . J$ th e lo n g New Y e a r 's v a c a tio n w a s a tim e of the b r id g e to u rn a m e n t, th is w e e k e n d i s the tim e of m o v ie s . L a s t n ig h t, i t w a s
  • Lady Bird is invited to the Greenhouse in Dallas; Lady Bird meets and tours with Roy White, Mark Gosden and National Park Service staff at the LBJ state park; lunch; visit to LBJ birthplace; visit with Roy White about renovations to LBJ Ranch; LBJ
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/13/1965 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • a good c o m p a n io n L iz O dom i s ! re m in is c e d about v ario u s tr ip s . We We h ad a d r i n k in r o u t e , a n d th e n w h e n w e la n d e d J e s s e m leaKj o i n e d us and t h e D e a th e s a n d w e w e n t to a new S p a n ish
  • Lady Bird to hair salon in Austin; Lynda Johnson to Dallas shopping; Lady Bird and Jessie Hunter to Denison to Eisenhower birthplace; lunch at Holiday Inn; to Fort Worth for tour by Ruth Carter Johnson of Museum of the Southwest; view Museum
Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Shoumatoff, interview 1 (I), 11/3/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , 1973 I NTERVI EloJEE: MADAME ELIZABETH SHOUMATOFF INTERVIEWER: JOE B. FRANTZ PLACE: Her home on Long Island, Locust Valley, New York Tape 1 of 1 F: Suppose you tell me at the beginning how you got to be a president's portrait painter. S: You
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/10/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • w ho a r e v e r y r i c h o r v e r y t a le n te d a nd a p p e a r in c o lu m n s , and this is a new d im e n s io n for h e r b e c a u s e C h u c k R o b b l o o k s l i k e the " A l l - A m e r i c a n b o y " , w h o l e s o m e , handsom
  • plans; further renovation work when Herbert Wells arrives; Lady Bird & guests drive the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird asks Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam for status of Johnson business affairs; Don & Jesse leave for Dallas; Lady Bird reads; LBJ calls just to talk
Oral history transcript, George C. McGhee, interview 1 (I), 7/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • and the final denouement of the MLF? M: The meeting was in the summer, and the final killing of the MLF --actually, Of course they dragged it through the ANF thing for another year. But I think in November or so of '64, was the news leak you mentioned, so
Oral history transcript, William J. Crockett, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • so. He would look at those books and say, "There's not a damn thing in it. It's just a bunch of words. There's no new policy. reason for me to go. '1 There's nothing new. There's no new stateMent. There's no new So we tried to get the desk
Oral history transcript, William A. Reynolds, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • their friendship or their loyalties. Johnson and Clinton Anderson of New Mexico and Kerr and [Richard] Russell of Georgia really ran the Senate on the Democratic side along with the late Styles Bridges, [Everett] Dirksen and some of them on the Republican side. G
Oral history transcript, Edward Joseph, interview 2 (II), 2/23/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • . paper clippings of things. Dan ~'oody I think I still have some news- I had written in to the newspaper chiding for his actions and what he had been accusing Lyndon of and things like that. Mrs. Moody and I almost had a. . . . And Ed Clark took
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/16/1968 (Saturday) (Item)
  • to r of the o u tsta n d in g sy m p h o n y o r c h e s t r a of the U n ited S ta te s - New Y o rk o r B o s to n , I b e lie v e . T h e n w e d ro v e a r o u n d tow n a n d lo o k e d a t th e o u tsid e of the l i t tle S unday h o u s e s , St
Oral history transcript, Robert C. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • upset. It seemed as though President Roosevelt had been campaigning in New York and the impetuous, southern born, Steve Early had kicked a Negro policeman in the groin. This had been played up quite a bit, and Jonathan suggested that I get the boys
  • to LBJ Ranch regarding housing message; his impact on LBJ’s thinking; reason for resignation; prejudice; feeling that the new administration will attempt to make administrative reform
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • g day going over the p lan s for the new ; ' ad d ition feg -tha fine tooth com b - - d ecid ing m y bedroom w indow s on the ■ n o rth m u st sin k further for v iew and pr o p o r tio n , ■ although I’d g iv e up another ’ b o o k sh e lf
  • Lady Bird is spending nights in each room at LBJ Ranch "to test them;" guests arrive via plane; discussions about new addition to house and rearranging the house; lunch; continue discussions; interview with Daniel Green of the "National Observer
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/26/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • . And then there was Lynda B ir d in New Y o r k to talk to. She'd been to see " B a r e fo o t in the P a r k " the night b e fo r e , and the night b e fo re that she»d seen " H e llo Doll y " , and she sounded like she'd been having a m a rvelo u s tim e
  • Lady Bird sleeps in; meeting with Eleanor Lemair about changes to Solarium; meeting head of Florists Association about Lady Bird delivering Easter flowers; Lynda Johnson in New York City; LBJ and Lady Bird to LBJ Ranch; dinner at Ranch with Jesse
Oral history transcript, Thomas G. Corcoran, interview 2 (II), 8/20/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • of the electorate in Texas and point out to me that in substance, Texas, because of the way in which it was settled was as big a melting pot as New York, and that particularly he had always been able to have the support of the Negro and the Mexicans. His problem
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/2/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • THURSDAY, JU LY 2, 1964 - page 1 T h u r s d a y , J u ly 2nd, L u c i 's 17th b i r t h d a y . S e v e n te e n th w as a v e r y s p e c i a l y e a r w ith m e - - th e y e a r w h e n I b e g a n f a llin g in lov e w ith s o m e b o d y new e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/3/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • in g . :‘ \ '1 ■ « !« ^ J a n u a r y 3 ; 1967 - - p a g e 2 I b a c k f o r l u n c h ,. and th e n I sp e n t the a fte rn o o n w ith R o y . ^ ■-iwr, w ew alk e d o ve r t h e o u tlin e o f M r . K l e in 's new shop w ith h im ; j F
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/9/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d . It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I have m et b efo re. And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
  • Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/21/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • c h w a s p a in te d , had a. new flo o r , c le a n and b r ig h t i n s i d e , o n ly , a la s , w ith c o lo r e d w in d o w s th a t w ou ld h a v e b e e n b e t t e r l e f t c le a r . . L yn d on w a s in an e x u b e r a n t m o o d . l
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/29/1964 (Sunday) (Item)
  • e r s a n d h ad t r a v e l e d in a c o v e r e d w a g o n ,^ to i t s p r e s e n t site ^ - ^ n d i s s t i l l p ro d u c in g grapes! Our new m i n i s t e r , the R e v e r e n d J . W. L a n g f o r d , f r o m C a n a d a , i s ab o u t th
  • LBJ and Lady Bird to St. Barnabas Church; new minister is Rev. J. W. Langford; to Lewis Place with Jesse Kellam and Marianne Means; brunch at LBJ Ranch; visit from John and Nellie Connally; mention of progress of John Connally's right hand; Lady
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/13/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • and s ta ff to jo in A . W . and lo o k a t a new r a n c h th a t i s fo r s a l e . h im ! A lm o s t a n a d d ic tio n w ith A nd I w a s to jo in h im - - I p r o m is e d , I hop ed - - a t 1 :3 0 . So M r . B o w e n and P a t and I d r o v e
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/27/1964 (Friday) (Item)
  • our boat had sunk right a fte r we had le ft January 2nd or 3rd or 4th, we set out boat riding in two boats, one that had been lent to Lyndon a fter ours had sunk, and the oth er A. W. ‘ s, equipped with brand new m o tors, which made it stand up on i
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/30/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • r a i l s i l v e r s ic k le of a new m o o n a n d the b r e e z e on the to p d e c k w a s v e r y w e lc o m e , I s e t t l e d down f i r s t f o r a long d i s c u s s io n w ith A lan B oyd a b o u t the freew ay c o n t r o v e r s y in San
  • LBJ & Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; read newspapers; Saul Pett interviews Lady Bird for article on LBJ; Johnsons watch Sunday news programs; lunch; Lady Bird bowls; guests arrive for dinner on the "Sequoia;" Lady Bird names guests
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/23/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • . / th a t v e r y o ften g re w in c lu m p s c lo s e by. I m a d e a n o te to w r ite th e h e a d of th e hig h w ay d e p a rtm e n t in New MEMORANDUM T H E W H IT E HOUSE ( WASHINGTON S e p te m b e r 23, 1966 - - p ag e 5 M ex ic o to t e l
  • New Mexico
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/14/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • a l y e a r, w it h L y n d o n 's b le s s in g . M u c h o f th e in c r e a s e i s c a u se d b y new e d u c a tio n a id m e a s u r e s p u sh e d t h ro u g h th e C o n g r e s s t h i s y e a r and s o e a r n e s t ly urged b y L y n d o
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/1/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • to th e o t h e r so fa a n d c h a tte d w ith the w ife of the A m b a s s a d o r f r o m P a r a g u a y . W e t a l k e d of G e n e r a l S t r e s n o r s v i s i t . A nd w ith d iffic u lty to th e new A m b a s s a d o r 's w ife f r o m
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/22/1966 (Friday) (Item)
  • e N o b o d y w o u ld b e l i e v e i t . T h ird , K T B C 's p la n e, T h e c o m f o r t o f h a v in g a p riv a te , d isc ree t,m odeoftravell e a v i n g a t th e h o u r w e w a n t e d , c o u ld b e q u ite w ip e d o u t b y new
  • New York
  • Johnson women to New York; Lady Bird buys dress for wedding and flies back to White House; phone call with Betty Weinheimer about LBJ Birthplace; lunch; meeting with Liz Carpenter about press; meeting about travel for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent
  • Carlyle Hotel, New York City
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/1/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • V MEMORANDUk . THE WHITE HOUSE WA8HINOTON M onday, M a rc h 1, 1965 T h e new m o n th b e g a n a t th e R a n c h , w ith a g r e y sk y . vl £ o u ^} w ith Jew el an d D a le . I d ro v e a ro u n d We lo o k e d a t th a t o ld C a lic h
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/14/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • d and b e a u tifu l, w a s fu ll o f ta lk abou t t h e ir new h o m e . I h av e m is s e d h er and M a x e x c e p t fo r ^ b ig g a th e r in g s fo r s e v e r a l y e a r s and it w a s fun to h a v e a q u iet e v e n in g w ith th e m . ■^
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/25/1966 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • e r in g . A nd a t r i o of s o u th e r ners - - G o v e rn o r R o b e r t M c N a ir of S outh C a r o lin a , new 0 I b e lie v e ,: a n d M il l s G odw in o f Vir g in ia --^he h a d rid d e n o n th e t r a i n w ith m e in ‘65. A nd D
  • 01:01 - should be '64, not '65; 03:58 - marble from "New" Mexico, not Mexico; 03:30 to end of tape is very fast and Lady Bird sounds like chipmunk
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/21/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • a r s . A new s e rv a n t - - a C h in a m a n . L y n d o n h a d a r r a n g e d to h i r e h im in S an S a l v a d o r w ith o u t e v e r l a y i n g e y e s on h i m , k n o w in g t h a t h e s p o k e no E n g l i s h a n d a l i t t l e S p
  • LBJ & Lady Bird to St. Francis Xavier Church; LBJ gives Lady Bird & Jesse Kellam khaki ranch clothes; ranch guests are the Bob Hardestys & Harry Middletons; LBJ hires a new servant, Mr. Wong; Johnsons & guests ride through the Danz & Martin Ranches
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/28/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • e d ! \ N e v e r w ill ; T h e S e c r e t S e r v ic e p ic k e d u s up w ith a c a r , a n d w e d r o v e up p a s t the c e m e t e r y to s e e the h a n d s o m e new hurir tgow o n g ate M r . W e i g l h a s m a d e u s to m a t c h
  • LBJ and Lady Bird have breakfast and go for walk; new wrought iron gate at family cemetery; meeting about landscape design for ranch; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and others; LBJ's weight loss; renovation of Johnson home in Johnson City; Lady Bird
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/31/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • , reteim a, redbud - - I h ave a lw a y s w anted a long allel^ o f b loom in g t r e e s , but don’t have the eye to know w h e re th e y shou ld b e . , 1 - ': w en t to the b ir th p la ce h o u se . It sounds s o p om p ou s. I m u st find a new n