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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, 10/1/1934?
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, 10/10/1934?
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 10/16/1934?
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, 10/2/1934?
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, 10/21/1934?
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, 10/24/1934?
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, 10/3/1934?
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, 10/30/1934?
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, 10/4/1934?
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…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/4/1934? # 2
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 they can…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/5/1934
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 but not the…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/6/1934?
Lady Bird writes that she is thrilled LBJ is sending her a book about Nazism, and she evaluates the book, Roosevelt and His America by [Bernard] Fa
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/8/1934?
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] job…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/11/1934?
Lady Bird is seeing Aunts Ida and Ellen [in Montgomery] and then heading for Atlanta the next day to visit Aunt Effie. She discusses how LBJ's mother must feel about their plans to be married and says she would like to tell his mother of her love…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/12/1934
Lady Bird will soon leave [Montgomery] for Atlanta and hopes to depart Atlanta on Wednesday. She alludes to the resistance they are getting from their families about wedding plans but assures him "...everything's going to be alright about us, you…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/13/1934
Lady Bird writes from the Hotel Georgian Terrace in Atlanta about her visit with Aunt Effie who pleads with her to wait a few months to marry. She says that on her return trip, she hopes to stop in Montgomery to see her Uncle Claude about part of…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/8/1934 or 11/9/1934?
Lady Bird writes on stationery from the New Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans saying she showed her father her ring when she returned from Austin, and they talked. Her father and other family and friends think she should wait before marrying.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/13/1934?
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.
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/14/1934?
Lady Bird writes that she and Dorris [Powell] went to Shreveport for the day and that her Uncle Walter and Aunt Nettie came to supper. She can hear singing from the nearby Negro church and describes walks she would like to take with LBJ. She wants…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/17/1934?
Lady Bird comments that this time last week she and LBJ drove to Marshall and mentions that she is writing by candlelight because their "Delco" is "pfft." She describes finding and cleaning her mother's stone flower pots. She talks about LBJ's…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/18/1934?
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…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/20/1934?
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…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/21/1934?
Lady Bird writes about jobs she is doing around the house. She says she feels out of touch with what's happening in the world and comments on how LBJ is right in the middle of all the action. She expresses her love for LBJ and says "I'd rather see…
Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/22/1934?
Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the candy he sent her. She describes her plans for tomorrow: company is coming for dinner, then she will walk in the woods and play some of her mother's old records.