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Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 34 (XXXIV), 2/23/1991, by Michael L. Gillette
Senator Robert Taft stepping down as Senate majority leader in 1953 and later dying; the Texas drought; LBJ's travel throughout Texas in the summer of 1953; C. T. McLaughlin; Mrs. Ben Powell; Lady Bird Johnson's efforts to improve her public speaking…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton
A Theta Sigma Phi breakfast in 1960; the Ladies for Lyndon movement; the Johnson daughters' activities; Luci's interest in religion; preparing for LBJ's political rise; public speaking; the Johnsons' connection to St. David's Episcopal Church in…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 43 (XLIII), 1/23/1996, by Harry Middleton
LBJ's opinion of accepting the vice-presidential nomination; how Lady Bird Johnson and LBJ's closest supporters felt about LBJ accepting the vice-presidential nomination; LBJ's activities immediately after the Democratic National Convention; trip to…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 10 (X), 1/25/1979-1/26/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Political issues of 1939; where the Johnsons lived; the Johnsons' friends; raising the height of the Marshall Ford Dam; the extension of Rural Electric Association lines and building of the Pedernales Electric Co-op in Johnson City; Lady Bird…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 13 (XIII), 9/2/1979-9/3/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Visiting the home of Evalyn Walsh McLean and socializing in 1941; Lady Bird's participation in a 75th Club luncheon honoring Eleanor Roosevelt; riding in Sam Rayburn's car; diversity in the 10th District; Lady Bird Johnson using her movie camera;…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 15 (XV), 1/4/1980-1/5/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
Closing up LBJ's Senate campaign headquarters after the 1941 loss; trip to New York City with Gene Boehringer Lasseter to see Van Cliburn; the political importance of postmasters; LBJ's involvement in the extension of Selective Service and the draft;…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 16 (XVI), 1/29/1980-1/30/1980, by Michael L. Gillette
Lady Bird Johnson's daily activities in Washington, D.C., while LBJ was serving in the navy in 1942; LBJ's congressional office staff and Lady Bird Johnson's role as manager of the office in LBJ's absence; correspondence with constituents; living…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 19 (XIX), 2/6-7/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
A January 1945 dinner for Grover Sellers at the Johnsons' home; Franklin Roosevelt's 1945 inauguration; the relationship between Senator Alvin Wirtz and Secretary Harold Ickes; the Johnsons' relationship with the Henry Wallace family; LBJ's work on…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 20 (XX), 2/20/1981-2/21/1981, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ's 1946 campaign and schedule of campaign activities; Gene Autry campaigning with LBJ; criticism after LBJ shook hands with African-American constituents; Wooldridge Park gatherings for food and political speech-making; the women's division of the…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 25 (XXV), 1/2/1982-1/3/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
1949 employees, including Zephyr Wright, Patsy White, and Lewis; Drs. John Washington, Radford Brown and Lawn Thompson; Lady Bird Johnson's work managing the household finances; Leland Olds nomination to the Federal Power Commission; agricultural…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 26 (XXVI), 1/9/1982-1/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
Carpooling with Lynda to Ben Murch Elementary School in Washington, D.C.; Lynda and Luci's physical appearances; organizing the Texas ladies' luncheon in Washington, D.C.; socializing with other members of the Texas delegation; Doris Fleeson; Lady…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 29 (XXIX), 3/19/1982-3/20/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
1952 trips to Texas to oversee LBJ Ranch house renovations; Max Brooks and Marcus Burg's involvement with the Ranch house; decorating the Ranch; visitors to the Johnson home in Washington, D.C.; the Johnsons' relationship with the Melvin Winters and…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 32 (XXXII), 8/3/1982-8/4/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
LBJ's election as Senate minority leader in 1953; the small numerical difference between majority and minority parties in the 1953 Senate; committee assignments; the Johnsons' social life in early 1953; the Eisenhower inauguration and related events;…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 41 (XLI), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton
Interviewing Henry Blackburn for a LBJ Ranch foreman position; LBJ's interest in running for president in 1960; Bill Moyers' work style; purchasing a building to house KTBC and an apartment for the Johnsons; decorator Genevieve Hendricks; income from…
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 38 (XXXVIII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton
Congress in 1957; Senator Ralph Yarborough; moving KTBC to the Driskill Hotel; Mary Margaret Wiley joining LBJ's staff; Senator Joseph McCarthy; Rebekah Johnson's visits to Washington, D.C., her interests and hobbies; LBJ teasing Glynn Stegall;…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/9/1934?
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…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/10/1934?
Lady Bird received the pictures [proofs] LBJ sent and wants to keep them long enough to show him off to her friends in Dallas. She tells him about her upcoming holiday beginning with the circus followed by her trip to Dallas. She asks about the GE…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/11/1934?
Lady Bird describes spending the morning with Mrs. Boehringer while the car is being readied for the Dallas trip. She says Gene [Boehringer] will take the "Zephyr" train to Dallas and will be there for the weekend. She tells LBJ about the death of…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/13/1934?
Lady Bird describes seeing her friends [in Dallas] but says there is a place in her heart none fills except LBJ. She tells LBJ he was sweet to call her but not to call person-to-person anymore because it is too expensive. She says she will mail…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/1/1934?
Lady Bird tells LBJ that a friend from Cotulla has said everyone there likes him and that she is lucky. Lady Bird goes on to describe going to the Speyer Haggerty place with Dorris [Powell] in search of plants for the yard. She tells LBJ she is…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson 10/16/1934?
Lady Bird writes LBJ from Tyler, Texas, on her way home from Dallas. She says her trip was delightful, she still has the picture proofs, and will write in more detail later when she arrives home.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/16/1934? # 2
Lady Bird says she feels low after returning home from Dallas but goes on to tell him about her plans for the next day. She describes her trip to Dallas, including her dinner with Victor McCrea during which she told him she is in love with LBJ. She…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/17/1934?
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…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/17/1934? # 2
[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 in…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/18/1934?
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, and describes…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/18/1934? # 2
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…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/19/1934?
Lady Bird tells LBJ that if he comes to Texas she will be with him "all the time you can put up with." She asks about offers he has received from New York and South Texas. She comments on his low spirits and encourages him to have enthusiasm for…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/21/1934?
Lady Bird explains that she did not write yesterday because she drove to Dallas with a good friend and spent the night there. She asks LBJ to tell her what is troubling him and tells him that she received a picture of him that he had sent. She…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/22/1934?
Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the phone call which "made everything alright again." She asks about the "New York business" and the "South Texas deal."
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/22/1934? # 2
Lady Bird comments on the possibility LBJ will change jobs and says whatever is best for him as far as his future, she is for. Even if they have to wait for years to marry she will continue to love him and must see him as soon as he gets to Texas. …
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/23/1934?
Lady Bird wishes LBJ was with her to enjoy walks and just talking; she describes her roses, the lawn, and the glorious Indian summer. She would like to have intriguing things to write but she can only tell him that she loves him.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/2/1934?
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.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/24/1934?
Lady Bird says she was in Shreveport today and had her picture taken in a "little cotton dress"..."because you liked me in them." She will mail the proofs as soon as she gets them. She has hung his pictures on her bedroom wall. She comments on…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/27/1934?
Lady Bird tells LBJ she is happy to hear that Welly [Hopkins] and Senator [Alvin] Wirtz have arranged a job for him [in Austin], and she is looking forward to seeing him more often when he returns to Texas.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/27/1934? #2
Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the framed photograph he sent her and says she can't wait for everyone to see it. She writes that she declined an invitation from friends to go fishing and asks about LBJ's prospective employment and his plans for "coming…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/29/1934?
Lady Bird comments on the briefcase Bob [Jackson] and [Arthur] Perry gave LBJ as a gift and goes on to tell him about her busy day on Sunday, her dinner guests, and an upcoming trip to Alabama to get Aunt Effie. She closes by telling LBJ she adores…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/29/1934? # 2
Lady Bird tells LBJ that she has mailed him the proofs of the pictures she had taken. She describes spending the day with her father and Dorris [Powell] in Shreveport and asks about Gene's [Boehringer] reaction to LBJ's plans to take a position in…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/30/1934?
Lady Bird discusses a possible trip to Washington in November, December, or January and the things she and LBJ will do. She mentions that her time could be limited by a trip she must make to Alabama and by work being done on the house.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/3/1934?
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…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/4/1934?
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 in the…