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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/10/1963 (Tuesday) (Item)

it to start looking like the Johnsons lived here. I put out a picture of President and Mrs. Kennedy--no, I believe it’s just the President--and Caroline, and the pony, the little pony that Lyndon gave them. And then I put out a picture of Daddy with Tommy
the inventory and sale of the Elms; evening social gathering of Johnson and Kennedy staffs; Ted Sorensen; Abe Fortas' interest in art and music; Jacqueline Kennedy's work; [Nancy] Salinger; LBJ's tour of the White House; civil rights legislation

Telephone conversation # 83, sound recording, LBJ and DAVID SARNOFF, 11/27/1963, 2:13PM (Item)

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Telephone conversation # 4151, sound recording, LBJ and C. C. "CHARLEY" MCDONALD, 7/3/1964, 8:14PM? (Item)

MCDONALD CONGRATULATES LBJ ON CIVIL RIGHTS BILL SIGNING; OFFERS CAMPAIGN ADVICE, URGES LBJ NOT TO DEBATE GOLDWATER, TO MAINTAIN CONTACTS WITH KENNEDY FAMILY, USE RELIGIOUS GROUPS TO ASSIST IN INTEGRATION, PRAISES LBJ, JOHNSON FAMILY

Telephone conversation # 11155, sound recording, LBJ and EUNICE SHRIVER, 12/18/1966, 6:55PM (Item)

Shriver, Eunice Kennedy, 1920-

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/3/1963 (Tuesday) (Item)

, Ann Chapman, Wendy Marcus, Jo Sherfy – a lot of good old friends putting their shoulders to the wheel. Mary Ellen Monroney and I went out to look for some chintzes for the windows for the two rooms that will be left vacated when the two Kennedy
Friends and volunteers help in White House living quarters; Lady Bird meets with Clark Clifford and others about the White House Fine Arts Committee; preservation of the White House and the Capitol; Jacqueline Kennedy's recommendation to discontinue

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 10/8/1964" (Item)

for increased assistance for higher education and most specifically for a m u ch broadened educational vocational program. 1 am sure 1 do not have to tell you -- who sit here watching launchings at Cape Kennedy - - how tremendous our scientific achievements have

Telephone conversation # 77, sound recording, LBJ and NELLIE CONNALLY, 11/27/1963, 1:35PM (Item)

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/31/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)

for an attack on Lebanon, and I pray that any crisis w ill hold o ff another twenty days. And for the country, an interesting headline. Senator Teddy Kennedy w ill fight Russell Long for the job of Senate whip. Lyndon is not waiting for the New Year. Ever
New Year's Eve; renewed fighting in the Near East; Senator Ted Kennedy will fight Russell Long for Senate Whip position; LBJ is swimming every day & walking with Lady Bird; coffee at Rev. Truesdale's; Johnsons meet new Treasury Secretary at airport

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/24/1964 (Monday) (Item)

/operations c lo s e to Picayune, and fro m there, fin a lly , to C a p e Kennedy. It would fo llo w the path of the Saturn, fro m it 's birth place in Huntsville, to its launch pad at C a p e Kennedy. F o r me/' the purpose is / to find a device to get

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/27/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)

and w ife . The Ir is h have r e a lly put th eir stamp on our p o litic s ] And fro m the court - Justice and M r s , Brennan - this r e a lly was the II night fo r the Iris h m a fia , The sta ff that we had in h erited fro m the Kennedy A d m
and Warrie Lynn Smith at State Dinner; Kennedy family; death of Indian Prime Minister Nehru; LBJ's toast; entertainment by George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Dedication of Stage - East Room, 9/29/1965" (Item)

billiantly than President and Mrs . Kennedy. Within this year the first ~pade of dirt was turned for a great cultural center for all our nation. Within this month the Congress passed the bill to provide a National Arts and Humanities Founda tion so

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at a Tea for Members of the Fine Arts, Painting and Advisory Committees on the Restoration of the White House, 5/7/1964" (Item)

Remarks of Mrs . Lyndon B. Johnson at a tea for members of the Fine Arts, Painting and Advis ory Committees on the Restoration of the White House, May 7, 1964 Friends : Welc om e to this house to which, under the inspira tion of Mrs . Kennedy, you

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/11/1963 (Wednesday) (Item)

the children’s ward, a little engagement that Mrs. Kennedy had made some weeks ago and had asked me to keep. I took Lucy and Beth Jenkins with me, and we had baskets of toys to distribute among the children. The people were lined up out front: Dr. Schultz

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/13/1969 (Monday) (Item)

would not be a candidate for re -e le c tio n . desk is a bleak business. Emptying a I thought about how the house had looked when I had v is ite d Mrs. Kennedy five years and two months ago. could be gripped by the sadness then. Today I cannot. I

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/26/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)

te d though I didn*t m e et them so a lso w e re the Gene Cham bers and H. E. Butt; old tim e rs lik e Tom C o rc o ra n a nd Jim Row e; quite a fe w g o v e rn o rs , in cl uding the Sanfords; not a Kennedy in sight, and ev e ry w h e re m o re and m

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Statewide Democratic Luncheon/Fashion Show Introducing Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey, Austin, Texas, 10/22/1968" (Item)

at stake in America this November. 1 belicve that issue is simply this: Will America, ha.ving forged so far ahead under President Kennedy and Preside nt Johnson, toward a more just and compassionate society, now turn back? Will we lQJeheart becaus e

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Naturalization Ceremony, East Room, the White House, 11/22/1968" (Item)

are, to use the title of a book by President Kennedy, "a nation of immigrants." But what we often fail t ‫ ס‬realize is how quickly new Americans and their families make their contribution t o a better America. We have with us today, for example, a number

Press release, "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's Remarks, University of Utah Commencement, Salt Lake City, Utah, 8/15/1964" (Item)

Young said, "Suppose there was a union of effort in every political and financial matter, undertaken for the benefit of the whole people? Who cannot see the good that would result? 11 It was this same union of effort that our late President Kennedy spoke

Letter, Lyndon B. Johnson to Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1943 (Item)

later on rext week. LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SERVICE DAILY OIL REPORTS LEGAL INFORMATION TELEGRAPH REPORTS BUSINESS REPORTS VANN M. KENNEDY, Editor PAUL BOLTON, Associ.,te Editor R. W. BYRAM, St.,tistici"n TEXAS ST ATE HOUSE REPORTER PUBLISHERS

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/12/1964 (Sunday) (Item)

to be the trad e m ark of Lyndon and h is b o y s. A ctu a lly in cold fac t, he n eed s m any of the things that Bobby Kennedy has and r e p r e s e n ts and is able to a ttr a c t. But , as he h im s e lf sa id , we tr a v e le d d ifferen t p a th s
Johnsons to National City Christian Church; lunch, newspapers and Republic Convention on TV with LBJ; cocktail party at the Jack Valentis; dinner at White House with friends; news story about LBJ and the Presidency; Bobby Kennedy

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/9/1964 (Saturday) (Item)

ay 9» 1964 P a ge 3 Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r . The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity. fie ld , w ith

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/20/1964 (Friday) (Item)

Tour of White House gardens with Mrs. Paul Mellon; plan to create a Jacqueline Kennedy garden; personal time swimming with friends and family; approval for Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; telephone call to Jacqueline Kennedy

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/3/1964 (Saturday) (Item)

the sum m er. MEMORANDUM THE W H ITE HOUSE Sunday, M a y 3, 1964 WASHINGTON Page 2 I think Kennedy sent back, during those three y e a rs that he did it, a good number o f in form ed, enthusiastic friend s and possibly future public servants them

Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 1/8/1964 (Item)

who pJtovi..ded PJtv.Ji__deni Kennedy wilh a A chedul.e .to keep 7. -~~---?, him phft1i..'C!.a1/_y tu. ljou have no appoi..nimeni/.J unLil 70 amJ on a i t 4z tr,. ]Jti..day o~ W• J:#'1Jff;..r:1::ii/aij1""-1!iifaiJJ;rd~;,/Je ,~ J l tnC"e'• ... ,DJt

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/5/1964 (Sunday) (Item)

the tram poline used to be. It is now g o n e ^ it belonged t o M r s . Kennedy^and the hole has been f ille d and lev e le d . We la y down on the ground and looked up at the blue, blue sky until we began to fe e l damp and cold, and then thought what

Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Democratic Women's Clubs of Kentucky, Sheraton Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, 10/5/1968" (Item)

will be decided at the polls in November ? 1 believe it is this: Will America, having forged so far ahead under President Kennedy and President Johns on toward a more just and compassion ate society, now turn back? Will we continue on the upwa rd, hopeful road

Press release, "Remarks by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 10/24/1964" (Item)

Kennedy, when he created the Commission on the Status of Women, envisioned our participating as full partners. Because of t his President's determination women will no longer be the forgotten sex in labor, in business or in Government. And, I know you

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview S-XIII, 1/23/1987, by Nancy Smith (Item)

be except to ease Mrs. Kennedy's burdens if I could. S: Whenyou did become aware of things that you wanted to do--probably after the 1964 election--and started deciding what your role was going to be, did President Johnson help you in picking your three

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/21/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/6/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

Lady Bird's clothing and shopping for shoes; call to Jacqueline Kennedy, who has a little girl with chicken pox; call to Nellie Connally and Lady Bird's concern for politics in Texas; call to Mary Lasker about art; dinner with A.W. Moursund, Babe

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/26/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)

Kennedy. I t ' s b e e n one y e a r , one m o n t h a n d two d a y s s i n c e P r e s i d e n t K e n n e d y ' s v i r g i n a p p e a l to ge t i t p a s s e d - a n d I ' d h a t e to put h o u r to h o u r a l l of the c a l l s , the t a l k s
Lady Bird's trip to New York for clothes fitting; lunch with Billie and Wendy; Tax Bill passed and signing ceremony; LBJ's speech and praise for Sen. Byrd; LBJ & Lady Bird to Mrs. Kennedy's house to present 4 signing pens; presentation of tray

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/30/1966 (Sunday) (Item)

of P r e s id e n t John F i t z g e r a l d Kennedy d u r in g th e f u n e r a l ma s s . P r e c e d in g t h e i r rem o v a l t o A r lin g to n where t h e y a w a ited th e jo y o u s day o f Re s u r r e c t i o n . " Somehow th e pronouns
LBJ and Lady Bird attend Red Mass at St. Matthews Cathedral with Luci, and Pat Nugent; Lady Bird reflects on bronze plaque in church about President Kennedy; Johnsons go to Jack Valenti's for coffee; lunch back at the White Housie; LBJ takes a nap

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/20/1964 (Saturday) (Item)

Senator Edward Kennedy's plane crash; Lady Bird calls Rose Kennedy, Birch Bayhs and Mrs. Edward Kennedy; telephone conversation with Lynda Johnson about security problem on her flight; office work; Lady Bird reads; walk around White House

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/26/1963 (Tuesday) (Item)

Lady Bird meets with Chief Usher, J.B. West, at the White House; in the afternoon, Lady Bird returns to the White House and discusses housekeeping details with Jacqueline Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy's request for Caroline's school at White House

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/28/1964 (Friday) (Item)

each o f the two c h ild re n , and one which I said I h o p ed--I thought perhaps she m ig h t lik e --to send on i MEMORANDUM THE W H I T E HOUSE WASHINGTON F r id a y , F e b r u a r y 28, 1964 Page 4 to M r s . R o s e Kennedy, I said goodbye
Return home from Florida; Visit to and meeting with Mrs. Kennedy about Society for the Preservation of the White House and its members; Mrs. Kennedy agrees to be public member; Fine Arts Committee; gift of four JFK minted coins; office work; John

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/28/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

MEMORANDUM C THE W H ITE HOUSE W A S H I N G T ON Page 1 Thursday* M ay 28, 1964 What a busy day. It began a little a fte r 11, by going to A r lington C e m e te ry to la y a w reath on the g ra ve o f P re s id e n t Kennedy, because to m o

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/16/1964 (Tuesday) (Item)

, and then w hen e v e r y th in g i s in p la c e in it it w i l l be turned o v e r to the F e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t, B obby w a s e a s y , r e la x e d , but he i s an e n ig m a to m e . M r s , R o s e Kennedy w a s th e r e , a s s lim and p r e
Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/20/1964 (Monday) (Item)

that thi~ wa~ the sa.nie group last y~ar that had so :;\\'J.n1pctl Prc:sitlcnt ___ .,,,, '--· 1964 Monday, July 20th (c1 •. tinued) Kennedy that he had lost a tie clasp and a shoe, so it was reported, and had been kissed, mauled and clutched

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/22/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)

and LBJ birthday; recordings project of White House entertainment with proceeds to Kennedy Center; visit with Texans at luncheon; walk in gardens with Dr. and Mrs. Morgan; visit with Luci Johnson

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/22/1963 (Friday) (Item)

Lady Bird describes riding in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, with JFK, Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor John Connally, and Nellie Connally; hearing shots fired; feeling the car accelerate and arriving at [Parkland] Hospital; Lady Bird discusses

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