Hiring Gene and Helen Williams and their job duties; Lady Bird Johnson's massages; Sugar Pickle's health; Jac Gubbel's assistance in landscaping the LBJ Ranch and Mr. Erb's help with the trees and yard work; hiring a foreman for the LBJ Ranch; LBJ's Senate Preparedness Subcommittee work trying to control spending and corruption; Luci's early interest in religion; the tidelands issue; the possibility of Dwight Eisenhower running for president; returning to visit San Marcos with LBJ; growing media attention for LBJ; LBJ's involvement in financial issues relating to Lackland Air Force Base and military spending; LBJ's interest in the Ranch; furnishing the Ranch and 4921 30th Place; Tom Connally's political career; activities of October 1951 through January 1952.