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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

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.!

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/26/1967 (Item)

- - breakfast in bed Orange slices, tea, and chipped bee f Joined by Mary S and mf -The President read the morning papers and some messages from Washington. MW had left w/ the Sgt the night before the letters to be signed thanking German officials -- and those

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/14/1967 (Item)

. but remained in the Center Hall Activity (include visited by) --they did not go into the ture bedroom. He brought the night reading out of the bedroom and sent it over. e - and breakfast ; , y 14, Johnson

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/2/1967 (Item)

)3,r MARCH 2, 1967 The White House, Wash, DC Dav THURSDA Y Expendi- Activity (tnctude visited bv) turf Code The President arrived in Oval Rm Ofc w/ Jake Jacobsen (carrying last night's night reading) and Marvin Watson MJDR - "come in a minute

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 64, 15 December 1996," LBJ Library (Item)

months of conversations, packaged for research. 2 Dictabeh lli 1: ct:JUI 1. have been reproduced and .lJhle in the Library·s Reading R m n Digital Audio Tape. enablin; h kners to go directly to the ocginnm_:-of the con versation of interest to them I

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 59 (LIX), 1/16/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

be striking that very night--Thursday, March 30--and the railroad unions were free to strike on that Friday night. I guess the railroads then in their own way got some injunction that prevented the railroad strike from taking place from a small union. We got

Oral history transcript, Betty Cason Hickman, interview 1 (I), 4/10/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

before you came in and I thought you should know about this." He said, "Oh," he read it, and he said, "Thank you very much," and put it in his pocket and he went on about his business. Well, I found out a 1itt le later in the day that she worked

Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler, interview 4 (IV), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

red me. . Then we'd work late every night . I 4le was working on the student aid part df it then, so a lot'of times we'd be there at eleven . or twelve o'clock at night . LBJ would come by or be there and sign the payro! 1 s and . send them on i n

Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler and Charles K. Boatner, interview 1 (I), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that would like to have a job. I'd like for you to interview him when you get ready to hire down in Texas." him on the shoulder. LBJ told me that, that C. N. tapped So I had an interview then with LBJ and he hired me. . Then we'd work late every night

Oral history transcript, Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, interview 2 (II), 3-21-84//19, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: NADINE BRAMMER ECKHARDT INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mrs. Eckhardt's residence, Austin, Texas Tape 1 of 1 G: Here we go. E: Okay. I want to start beginning with--I've been reading those notes and the layering of events during

Oral history transcript, Allen E. Barrow, interview 1 (I), 6/11/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

the pleasure of being associated with, and I was quite close to Senator Kerr . Mrs . Kerr said, in my presence one night when I took them to the hotel after we'd been on a speaking thing, that I was closer to him than his own sons were . stop right there . F

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/23/1966 (Item)

time on the telephone talking to Washington concerning Congress adjourning today. He read all the local newspapers. Talking to PMG O'Brien they discussed O'Brien's press conference be held Monday on this 89th Congress. He teased Ken Gaddis about getting

Oral history transcript, Chester R. Huntley, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

there had been no previous maneuvering in that direction. H: No. F: Nothing to give you any lead. H: No. F: Did you think that the threatened liberal revolt was serious or do you From all I read and heard there was none. It came on rather suddenly

Oral history transcript, McGeorge Bundy, interview S-I, 3/30/1993, by Robert Dallek (Item)

of 1964. I don't now know whether I actually stuck it in the night reading, or whether I didn't bother because it wouldn't get read. Probably the White House records would show it, although they might not; he might not have checked it. It might not turn up

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 6 (VI), 8/18/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

little small power boats that always kind of protected around the Sequoia, as we went off. I was looking around the yacht; we had read about it, seen pictures of it. It wasn't what I would call an extravagant yacht at all. 2 LBJ Presidential Library

Oral history transcript, Walter Jenkins, interview 14 (XIV), 7/19/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Histories [NAID 24617781] Jenkins -- XIV -- 3 this was coming on. J: None whatever. I noticed from reading this other people thought that he was testy and hard to get along with a day or two before. I never noticed that. G: Really? J: If he

Oral history transcript, Warren G. Woodward, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1968, by Paul Bolton (Item)

and say that we were unable to get there on account of weather, and that you, Paul, were to read the speech that night. Because we were all concerned as to what we would say to the gathering crowd at Wichita Falls as to why he was not there, bearing

Oral history transcript, Bess Abell, interview 1 (I), 5/28/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

that ran needlessly into the middle of the night. When they were ready to take a vote on a measure, both of them generally knew how the chips were going to fall. They'd be ready for the vote and I guess there weren't very many surprises because the tally

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/4/1968 (Item)

International Airport the Jetstar departed Philadelphia Intl Airport --same passengers --President finished up his night reading from last night 10:55a Wheels down - Andrews Air Force Base 11:05a Helicopter to the jJbccatkxlkroEgKKx Ellipse same passengers

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/27/1967 (Item)

appointments and also about Justice Dept. All this while j in the of " sc" " ' '' ' midst " desk the phone calls ~ and the night reading w/ mary s. and ~ ' consultations, ""'" 1 the "President ^ " was""working ........his HITS House Date July 27

Folder, "August 2, 1967 - 12:09 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

] MEET1l>1G ~~o:re&-eOPf~ Pt>bllcotion ltequ1rii GeNFIDEN 'I IAL Perm1n1on of Copyrlglit Hetldec . W. lhomas JohllsOn - 4 - The Vice President said the re we re 52 cities which we re potentially about to explode. The re we re 10 last night with high

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/12/1967 (Item)

. , Mrs. Johnson returned the file to the President, and the President said, "I think she's been framed." At this point, the President was handed (from mf) an item from tonight's night reading from Douglass Cater I giving Miss Kearns accounting of how

Oral history transcript, Estelle Harbin, interview 1 (I), 11/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

at night when we were ready to close up, lots of nights we counted our money to make sure we had enough to eat on at Childs' Cafeteria, which was across the Capitol grounds, right across from the Grace Dodge Hotel. time. Lyndon ate there all the He knew

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 7 (VII), 12/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

guidance on what he wrote, but whether to go in or go out, so that's where this all came from. My point in reestablishing that--I know that the article says it was on Sunday night that I did it, and I just didn't think even when I read the article that I

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 2 (II), 11/18/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

moved to Washington, D.C., arriving, I believe, on about Sunday, the twenty-third of July 1967. So I was involved with them on Sunday and on Sunday night, trying in that personal way that we all have of getting settled and getting reunited with my

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 75, June 2001," LBJ Library (Item)

so far in liking with him that before she went from the play, she ap pointed him to come that night unto her, by the name of Richard Ill. Shakespeare, overhearing their con clusion, went before, was enter tained, and at his game ere Burbage came

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 1 (I), 4/13/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

as he was president. Well, that night I was in Baltimore with the ex-Governor of Maryland, a Democrat, Governor [John] Tawes, and the Democratic Speaker of the [Maryland] House [of Delegates], Marvin Mandel, who is now governor of Maryland

Oral history transcript, W. DeVier Pierson, interview 2 (II), 3/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

was normally up until after mid-night or later or night reading. I'm sure you've had night reading described to you more times than you want to hear about it now. Mc: I'll hear about it anytime. The President is also known for what is described as his

Oral history transcript, Bess Abell, interview 3 (III), 7/1/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

gathering of Sunday night supper when he would tell his wife to call some friends in to dinner, or whether it was a luncheon planned the day before for three prime ministers who were in this country at the United Nations, which was quite a feat in itself. My

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Christian. The Presiden t was reading the J une 22, 1943, issue of the New York Tin-ies concerning President Roose v elt 1 s actions in Detroit. The Presid~nt read aloud excerpts of. an articl e entitled 1 'Rayburn assails Roosevelt critics. 11 The President

Oral history transcript, Bertha Allman Graef, interview 1 (I), 10/20/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

/show/loh/oh ~- I -- 4 So he had a knowledge even then of some politics although I don't think he intended to go into politics at that time. G: Do you have any idea what kind of books or readings he would have you read for the courses? BG: Oh, we

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. And the real kicker came when it became obvious that his attitude was clear-cut on what was right and what was wrong at the University. I date the end of the real problems at the University from that dinner that night. ment that I had suffered terminated

Oral history transcript, Sid Davis, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

a month before that--and I had to get my affairs in order with my station in Ohio. I got everything I could get on Khrushchev and started to read about his life, his politics, his biography and all the current affairs I could put together. You have

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

■■■:;■; m e m o r a n d u m '^ ;;';/'. ■ . ■ . r- , THE WHITE HOUSE ■• ' . W A SH INGTON T u e sd a y , A p ril 11, 1967 *5 y ' ' ' ' i' .■ ■ I aw oke fro m m y f ir s t night in the Gay Ro o m . ■ ' ■vj. ■V' - . Page 1 ^ ' : One
;" visit from John Ben Shepherd and Mamie; ride around LBJ Park, Danz & Martin ranches; dinner; to Cedar House for the night; Lady Bird reads "The Secret of Santa Vittorio"

Folder, "[January 27, 1966 - 8:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

refraining? Pr ,~ .:; :i d , :nt: \Vha t ti.!"C the latest facts on infiltra.tion.2 _, .. 11 ... . "! . ' . ... " . ·r .... ..... - SANITIZEli" . . • :::I .Mee ting in Cabin~t Room JanuJ.4·y 27, 1906 3 (Prea.ident read report

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 1 (I), 7/24/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

what it was. Jack just said they were going to be late. I think I came on back by myself to Washington and then Jack called me later that night on the phone and told me what had happened. Then pretty soon after that it was on the late news that night

Oral history transcript, Welly K. Hopkins, interview 3 (III), 6/9/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

letters that I ever read in my life. I don't know whether I had it in that batch of things I turned over to the Library or not. I doubt it. I moved around a good deal in those days and didn't keep up with my files very well. the answer to your

Folder, "Government [1931-1936]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 4 (Item)

. s1noeroJ,y, JI./R PRES.ERVATION COPY >0.. 0 u ll!U 6 AT --C-HE_C_K- - ftLASS OF SERVICE DESI RErk D0Mlt8TIC WESTERN UNION CABLlt TELEGRAM FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT LETTER ~ > 0::: ACCT'G INFMN. ' WEEK END NIGHT

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 12, 15 April 1978," LBJ Library (Item)

. Then the Presi dent reads. I doubt that there was a single day of the Presidency, Sundays included, that I didn't give two or three hours to just solitary reading. There was hardly a night that I was President that I didn't read two or thre hours. Even

Oral history transcript, Joe Robertson, interview 1 (I), 7/10/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

started a huge food program and you probably still have it. You as an historian have read Harry Caudill's When Night Comes to the Cumberlands [Night Comes to Cumberlands] haven't you? 27 LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY

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