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  • LBJ writes that he fears that a lack of letters from Lady Bird shows her indifference toward him; he stresses that he needs to know how she feels. He asks her to send a letter a day to "drive some of the loneliness away."
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  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 9/15/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ expresses disappointment he has not gotten letters from Lady Bird for three days; he encloses a letter from his mother and asks her to destroy it.
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  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 9/25/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird describes her activities at home, how much she misses LBJ, and how much she enjoys his letters. She says the cook commented on what "a fine looking young man" he is.
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/13/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ writes that he is still sick and if he isn't better by afternoon will call a doctor. He thanks Lady Bird for her letter and wire.
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  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/11/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • the difference in future letters.
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-17-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/17/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-22-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/22/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • 1934-10-22
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-9-22-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/22/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • 1934-09-22
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-22-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/22/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • 1934-10-22
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Twelve hours after writing her last letter, Lady Bird writes that she is still feeling forlorn after re-reading LBJ's last letter. She anticipates seeing friends in Dallas at the Texas-OU football game, thanks LBJ for the NBC folders, and asks him
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-3-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/3/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird received two letters from LBJ today and says sending letters by special delivery makes no difference in the time of delivery. She comments on the clippings he sent, mentions the book she is reading, asks about the GE [General Electric
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-8-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/8/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird comments on pamphlets LBJ sent her and on the letter from LBJ's mother to LBJ that he had enclosed with his letter to Lady Bird. Lady Bird describes finding treasures among her mother's books, cleaning house, and spending the evening
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/26/1934? # 2
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ comments on Lady Bird's letter to him describing her conversation with Victor [McCrea] while she was in Dallas. He also comments on letters from his mother and from "Mr. Dick" [Congressman Kleberg] and mentions again the letter he wrote Lady
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-19-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/19/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ describes his dinner with Maury [Maverick], George Green, and Ralph Cameron. He comments on the sweetest letter Lady Bird has ever written, his mother's letter about choosing a wife, and a letter from "Mr. Dick" [Congressman Kleberg] saying he
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-8-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/8/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ says he has not received a letter from Lady Bird for two days. He describes letters he has received from his mother and Welly [Hopkins], says he is sending her NBC Music Appreciation Hour pamphlets, and tells Lady Bird he loves her. He says
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-9-27-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 9/27/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-6-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/6/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/12/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-10-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/10/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-23-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/23/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
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  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 11/7/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-9-30-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 9/30/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird asks LBJ to not write letters like the last two she has received, and she describes portions of the letters that made her unhappy. She does not want anything to hurt their relationship. She then writes about setting out plants
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/4/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird is disappointed she did not receive a letter today from LBJ. She took Isabel, Nig, Panky and Willy Floyd to the Fair and while they were there, she saw Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage. She tells LBJ the books arrived
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/5/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • for LBJ. Lady Bird comments on the letter from LBJ's mother that he enclosed with his last letter. She says they cannot plan on Thanksgiving. She cannot be home before November 17.
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/11/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Again responding to Lady Bird's October 17 letter, LBJ repeats the question Lady Bird is "prone to repeat," "Must you have all or nothing?" LBJ answers the question, "yes." LBJ describes seeing Will Rogers in Judge Priest. LBJ says he received
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-21-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/21/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ writes that he has received two letters from Lady Bird and is happy. He describes friends, help he gave to the Customs Collector in Piedras Negras, a discussion about the Texas Club, and problems experienced by cotton farmers in storm-damaged
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  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 9/26/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ wires that he arrived in Washington and will telephone Sunday night. He is protesting to the Post Office on delay of letters from Karnack.
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  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the books that he sent her, including the book on Nazism. She comments on Roosevelt and His America by [Bernard] Faÿ. She expresses her love for LBJ, mentions his phone call Sunday, says her letter of Monday was not mailed
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/9/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • of a friend's husband in an oil well explosion and asks LBJ to write the widow. She ends the letter by saying she is sending him a rose petal she has kissed and commenting on his picture proofs.
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-11-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/11/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird expresses her concerns about LBJ's letter of Monday saying he begins to "speak of us in the past tense." She asks him to stop urging her to marry him until they see each other in January. She wishes he were on his way to Corpus but would
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-17-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/17/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • [Note: This appears to be the second half of a letter from Lady Bird to LBJ. There are no pages 1-4.] Lady Bird comments on his person-to-person call to her while she was in Dallas. She tells him about an invitation to go to the theater
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/17/1934? # 2
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird describes her day and says she is waiting for Dorris [Powell] to come by to take her to the Little Theatre in Shreveport and hopefully bring a letter from him. She talks about the books he has sent her, asks about law school
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-18-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/18/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird says Dorris [Powell] was unable to get tickets for the play they had planned to attend in Shreveport. Lady Bird says she wants to take her father to a show and try to get him interested in something besides work. She didn't get a letter
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-18-34pm
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/18/1934? # 2
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird is unhappy about LBJ's last letter; she assures LBJ that she loves him. She says she received his pictures and will forward one to Alice and one to his mother. She describes purchasing lumber for fencing.
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  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/2/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird writes that she feels a little better after reading LBJ's most recent letter but "not much." She asks about LBJ's possible trip to Texas, says she would hate to see him lose a semester in law school, but if he is in Texas perhaps
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-10-4-34pm
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/4/1934? # 2
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird is upset about the "bad, mean letter" she just received from LBJ. She writes that her father is thrilled at the possiblity the Bankhead Bill will be repealed. She asks LBJ if he has sent his mother pictures to replace the ones that LBJ
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-9-18-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/18/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird comments on LBJ's "lamb of a letter," and asks about his law school courses. She writes about how her work around the house is progressing, how she misses her friends in Austin and their good conversation. She mentions seeing the Dodge
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-9-20-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/20/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird writes that it has been several days since she has received a letter from LBJ. She describes a visit with an elderly neighbor; asks LBJ to recommend books on economics, government, or current affairs; mentions she is getting pictures
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-9-24-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/24/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • Lady Bird writes that LBJ's letter yesterday "put me on the spot" and answers his questions about their relationship by saying she can't answer yet. She asks about apparent job offers to LBJ and asks about his law classes. She describes driving
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-ctj-9-26-34
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/26/1934?
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ expresses disappointment after his phone conversation with Lady Bird a day earlier. He says he wrote Lady Bird a long letter but decided not to mail it. He describes going out with friends despite still being sick and says Gene [Latimer] now
  • pp-ctjandlbj-letters-lbj-10-14-34
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/14/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)
  • LBJ writes in response to Lady Bird's October 17 letter to him, reassuring her of his love for her. He discusses plans for their future together, including a possible new job. He descibes seeing the play Jayhawker and his plans to go dancing
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  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/20/1934
  • Courtship Letters
  • Pre-Presidential (Before Nov. 22, 1963)