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Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 37 (XXXVII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton
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- , I talked, I didn't run. M: But you were conversant with the business of the-- J: Yes, yes. I had evaluations of all the people. Crazy about some, didn't like others so well. And in those days, seems to me that the natural gas bill and offshore
- the hospital for any length of time. I did call them on the telephone and talk to them, every day. I got Willie Day Taylor, God bless her; she was already my great reliance with the children. She was on Lyndon's staff. She had been married, years earlier
- ; could take dictation lickety-split, and the fact that he was a man made him all right to be in Lyndon's bedroom at twelve, one, two, taking shorthand and, you know, avoid a lot of conversation that you didn't need to have on the part of opponents
- thought he was her friend, and she was annoyed when Lyndon wanted to monopolize the conversation with him, because she wanted to. (Laughter) I think it is the only time I ever saw Lyndon spank her, is when he was trying to get her to leave the room and let
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 38 (XXXVIII), 8/1994, by Harry Middleton
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- of the southern senators, and he just thought it's just going to be better for them if finally, now, when we are within grasp, we fail to rise to it. Just on that basis, just on the basis [of] his conversations with me, he thought it was best for the South