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Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 7/20/1965

Title:

Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 7/20/1965

Number of Pages:

3

Description:

Note to say goodnight and thanking LBJ for various things he did throughout the day

Contributor:

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

Collection:

Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Post-Courtship Letters

See Also:

See all scanned items from the Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, Box 3; See all scanned items from file unit "November 22, 1963-January 20, 1969 Correspondence between Lady Bird and Lyndon Johnson"

Subject:

Lady Bird Johnson personal

Archivist's General Note:

Scans are of the originals, but the box numbers refer to the service set

Rights:

The donor(s) of these records transferred their copyright to the U.S. government and their writings are therefore in the public domain. This file may also contain materials from other sources that may retain copyright.

Specific Item Type:

Correspondence

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

pp-ctjandlbj-b3-f03-i06

Date:

1965-07-20

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Transcript:

[undated]
[7-20-65]
[Written on THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON stationery]

Darling –
I’m very tired – I’ve gone to bed. I’d love for you to come join me when you’re ready to sleep – if you’ll sleep just as well.
Meanwhile – thank you
2
for calling the telephone operators to thank them for their sweet service – and for calling Jack Connors to congratulate him on a job well done on “Meet the Press” and for spending many minutes with Mrs. Sues – who, I believe, must have valued it.
I love you,
Bird

[Note on envelope addressed to Lyndon: Jul 27, 1965 but written a week earlier.]