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Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, Symposium: Legacy of the Sixties, 1999," LBJ Library (Item)
  • the press he's not an crony of mine. r thin!' his wife i a friend of Lady Bird's but l don't v n know him. lf he were to walk into this room l don't think l would recognize him." George said, ''Mr. President. I don't believe that's going to sell.'' Bill
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 27 (XXVII), 1/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • DATE: January 30, 1982 INTERVIEWEE: LADY BIRD JOHNSON INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: LBJ Ranch, Stonewall, Texas Tape 1 of 2 J: You asked me a minute ago about whether Lyndon was interested in the publicity that came
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  • broken leg; Lady Astor; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson; LBJ's subcommittee work in 1951; tension between Truman and General Douglas MacArthur; MacArthur's dismissal and his testimony before a joint committee hearing; the Johnsons' interest in starting a television
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 27 (XXVII), 1/30/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
  • Lady Bird Johnson
Folder, "Whistle Stop Bills," Bess Abell Files, White House Social Files, Box 34 (Item)
  • on L..,. Bird ud rafW■ for Lady $U66, 00 • Potemac Photo Supply. Inc. - cbaS'I• for 1000 prlld• of colored plloto ■ ent ta all worlt•r•• 1ue•ta• laen••••••advance mea, etc. ,2266. 00 • Potamac Pko&o Supply, Ille. - chal'I• for 1000 addltional pdau
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/8/1968 (Item)
  • with our understanding of •| I this afternoon. | Your visit was helpful and I think will be quite productive. We wish you a safe and • Ihappy return home and will keep in close contact with you in the days and months ahead. ~; *" Our Best Always, LADY BIRD
Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 2 (II), 10/31/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • are a public I think it is cruel, inhuman, unkind, and I think Jackie Kennedy has been extremely inhumane in the way she has treated Lady Bird and the Johnsons because of the fact that her husband was there. had to go. Nobody put a pistol to his head
Oral history transcript, Anita P. Winters, interview 2 (II), 4/24/1987, by Ted Gittinger (Item)
  • be there, and, of course, Lady Bird came oftener than that. G: What did they take a special interest in? W: Well, just I guess how the furniture looked and what was put in and what wasn't put in. G: Were you there after it was opened? W: Yes, I worked
  • ; the last time the Winters saw LBJ; LBJ at Dolph Briscoe's gubernatorial inauguration in January 1973; the LBJ Library dedication; LBJ's feelings about his health and his death; LBJ's death, funeral, and burial; LBJ's reaction to birds the Winters cared
Folder, "Schedules and lists for 1964 Whistle Stop," Bess Abell Files, White House Social Files, Box 34 (Item)
  • minute Congressman Boggs presents l minute Senator EI"V'inpresents 4 minutes Mrs. Johnson and Lynda 2 minutes Presentations Senator Ervin Mrs. Johnson RALEIGH PROGRAM TUESDAY, FOR "LADY BIRD SPECIAL" OCTOBER 9, 1964 P. M. 6:30 7:30 Band
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
President's Daily Diary entry, 6/17/1964 (Item)
  • O'Brien fr mansion returning Mr O'Brien's call Geo Reedy Walter Jenkins Secy McNamara To ofc stopped in outer ofc to autographed picture to Grace Earle Says to vm gw Good evening ladies gentlemen then to office w/ Walter Jenkins asked Mr Jenkins
Oral history transcript, H.A. (Tony) Ziegler, interview 4 (IV), 6/2/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • to the i-IPA of Austin, who processed theM . and sent them their checks . I guess after about six weeks one day LBJ asked me to go to San Antonio with him, and he said, "Ask your wife if she wouldn't like to go . I'll take Lady Bird and we will the four
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/15/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements
  • Lady Bird and the Ellingtons meet LBJ at airport; LBJ late because of ceremony at JFK grave; to Hermitage, with Lady Bird in horse-drawn carriage; Lady Bird & LBJ give speeches; to Andrew Jackson's gravesite; tour of home; motorcade to State Capitol
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/15/1967 (Wednesday)
  • Lady Bird mistakenly says on recording that it is Wednesday, March 17; at 07:49-08:13 on recording, the speed is too fast, and it distorts Lady Bird's voice
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
President's Daily Diary entry, 7/9/1966 (Item)
  • of President and Mrs. Johnson standing in front of live oak tree on front lawn -"To Patrick Nugent, wit h our deep affection, Lyndon B. Johnson - July 9, 1966" (and Mrs. Johnson also autog : - "On your Birthday! - and Lady Bird Johnson" Re the Shriver visit
President's Daily Diary entry, 8/14/1966 (Item)
  • Davis. They had conversation re James' pony. Arrived Scharnhorst Ranch. n^ August 14, 1966 LBJ Ranch Day Sunday Acttvhy (inc!ude visited by) Lady Bird. She was away from her car and SS agent answered that he would take car to her. Pres: Tell her we
President's Daily Diary entry, 10/14/1965 (Item)
  • White Hous e - N . N . M . C . - Bethesda THURSDAY Mrs. Johnso n cam e i n - i n her rob e - an d told th e Presiden t that Lynd a Bird was calling i n and asked the Presidenti f h e would lik e t o als o tal k o n the call . . he did . Lynda Bir d
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/11/1966 (Item)
  • usher's checked calls checked Ilatf January White House p^ 11, 1966 TUESDAY Activity (include visited by) Breakfast in his roomMW, JJ and JV in Arrived in MJDR's Office - "good morning - ladies and gentlemen" to yb and mjdr. To the Oval Rm Ofc
President's Daily Diary entry, 1/21/1965 (Item)
  • of his rub reading th e January 21 edition of the Washington Post. ) January White Awake Breakfast Marvin House in Bed Watson and 21, 1965 Thursday JV in bedroom The President and First Lady received Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Daniels and children
Oral history transcript, Stuart Symington, interview 1 (I), 10/6/1976, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Symington -- I -- 14 staying with the Wesley Wests one day at their ranch, and he said, "Tomorrow Lady Bird and I are going down to look at a piece
Oral history transcript, Wright Patman, interview 2 (II), 2/4/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • -- I -- 9 fast. And Lady Bird is just like him. twenty miles from Patman's Switch. You know, she was born That's where I was. It's on the little Short Line Railroad from Greenville, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana. It went through Patman's Switch
  • 1960 convention in Los Angeles; the Biltmore Hotel; decision to take the Vice-Presidential post with JFK; connection with Johnson family in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; Lady Bird Johnson’s grandfather as founder of Baylor University; the LBJ Library
Oral history transcript, Wilton Woods and Virginia Woods, interview 5 (V), 4/14/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • get into the trip to Washington? W: Oh, he was going to go up there and go to work for Lyndon. VW: Was he in this car though? I thought it was just you and Lady Bird and Lyndon that went on this trip. LBJ Presidential Library http
Folder, "Jamaica, Presidential Correspondence," Special Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • the recovery of your healtbo Yw ~re$ not only to your country but also to tM mtir® I wi•h that .as the night cedes viprous to continue ilmt@ dci1y J'@U th® gre.ilt work J@U to Lady Bird and for continu~ wi~e~ h~ letter *e~t ~S*®t d~~r&atic will f
Folder, "Western Trip - Montana, Wyoming & Utah [2 of 4]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 10 (Item)
  • Lady Bird Johnson travel
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 30, 15 March 1984," LBJ Library (Item)
  • give at least three hours a week lo the Library. 11 LADY BIRD AND WILDFLOWERS "Beginning with my childhood, I have had a love affair with nature I have never ceased to savor:• On behalf of the Wildflower Research Center, which she created on her
Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1940" (Item)
  • ) plans to appeal personally to FDR. 1/11 Congressional reception; Dorothy Jackson Nichols recalls attending with CTJ (Lady Bird Johnson), LBJ, and LBJ’s sister, Rebekah. February 2/5 LBJ meets with director of budget, Harold D. Smith. c.2/7 LBJ
Folder, "Whistle Stop [1 of 6]," Liz Carpenter Subject Files, White House Social Files, Box 11 (Item)
  • ·••¥) •·•Fu. Moe-Ue. Al • au... .._ Ort• ., •• ,~ d C-.. ef ,__. cl• J h•r•) WSD W'ASIDIO~O· 4111) ... ORI.SANS gladys uhl report on advance party for Lady Bird Sr,ecial T~P.s~ay, Sept. 29: difficulties. Wife of Gover~or Harrison advance
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 30 (XXX), 3/22/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • of things that we had bought from the old lady. I went to Oetting's and worked with a Mr. Clark there, and I went to [Louis] Shanks, of course, and bought things for several of the rooms. The first thing for Lyndon was always a phone right by the bed, a good
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  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 30 (XXX), 3/22/1982, by Michael L. Gillette
  • Lady Bird Johnson
Oral history transcript, Cameron McElroy and Lucille McElroy, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • ? M: Yes. G: Tell me about the house. M: Well, it was a big house. You know where it now stands, big house. When he died, we went to the funeral down there, and saw Lady Bird and Lyndon there and that's where we put Lyndon on an airplane down
  • Recollection of Lady Bird's mother and father; recollections of Lady Bird; LBJ; Wright Patman; Deep East Texas and LBJ's campaigns; projects for the East Texas area
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/4/1968 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/4/1968 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/14/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister & Mrs. Sato of Japan; Lady Bird has coffee for Texas group; Lady Bird has phone conversation with James Symington about Japan and studies Japan information; birthday party for Carol Laise; humorous story about
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/14/1967 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/14/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird Johnson travel
  • Poor weather delays flight to East Texas; Lady Bird answers questions from reporters in Shreveport, LA; drive to Dorris Powell's home in Karnack; new Karnack post office made with bricks from T.J. Taylor's general store; meeting about landscaping
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/14/1967 (Thursday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1965 (Thursday) (Item)
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • on Johnson City boyhood home; astronauts and wives to Paris Air Show; to State Department reception; astronaut wives borrow clothing from Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson; dinner with Governor Tom Dewey
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1965 (Thursday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/30/1965 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements
  • NBC filming for Project Head Start; Actor Danny Kaye is there for Head Start ceremony; Lady Bird gives remarks for Head Start ceremony; Sargent Shriver reads a funny letter; praise for Luci Johnson from her boss, Dr. Kraskin; LBJ has luncheon
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/30/1965 (Wednesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/10/1964 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Presidential Scholars reception; Lady Bird mentions special guests; Lynda Johnson serves as hostess on White House lawn; LBJ attends briefing on Southeast Asia; LBJ & Bobby Kennedy meet Presidential Scholars; Lady Bird & LBJ have dinner and lay
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/10/1964 (Wednesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/29/1965 (Monday) (Item)
  • LBJ LIBRARY DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL SHEET Doc # DocType Transcript Doc Info Classification Pages Lady Bird Johnson's Diary, Monday, March 29, 1965, Pages 1-2 2 Date 3/29/1965 Restriction C Collection Title Lady Bird Johnson's Diary Lady Bird
  • "Newsweek" story about Lynda and Luci's tour of Europe; Luci works for Dr. Robert Kraskin; work on East Wing; Lady Bird meets actor Sir John Gielgud; Johnsons greet first State visitors since inauguration, President & Mrs. Maurice Yameogo, Upper
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/29/1965 (Monday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
Oral history transcript, Margaret Mayer Ward, interview 1 (I), 3/10/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • became president. Now he and Dawson Duncan never got along, one reason being that Dawson had courted Lady Bird before Johnson married her. G: Did Dawson Duncan generally write unfavorable stories? W: Well, Johnson probably thought they were. reporter
Oral history transcript, Sam Fore, Oliver Bruck, Dan Quill, & William S. White, group interview 2 (II), 1/20/1965, by Douglass Cater (Item)
  • something to do with Johnson's romance. Q: Yeah, I did. That's an often repeated story. You want to hear about it? C: Sure. Q: Well, the President was in Texarkana. Lady Bird lived at Karnack --a few miles from Texarkana. He called me one Saturday
Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 2 (II), 9/16/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • with him and Lady Bird. It was sort of confusing. were all sorts of people in different rooms. out which side Lady Bird was on. There I couldn't figure I don't think she really knew. He was getting conflicting advice all day. Finally I think--I
  • at start of LBJ presidency; LBJ and his advisors; LBJ’s method of operation; press comparison of LBJ and Nixon; 1964 campaign; LBJ and Mike Mansfield; Democratic National Committee; fund-raising committees; Lady Bird and Mrs. Rowe
Oral history transcript, Clifford Durr and Virginia Foster Durr, interview 1 (I), 3/1/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • great crusade when I lived in Washington. It remained my crusade, and it still is in a way because I'm still fighting to get people out to vote. When I first knew Lyndon and Bird, which was about 1937, wasn't it, at that time I had just begun to catch
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton (Item)
  • LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] INTERVIEW XLII covering 1960 DATE: November 5, 1994 INTERVIEWEE: LADY BIRD JOHNSON INTERVIEWER: Harry
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  • ; protocol at government social events; decorator Genevieve Hendricks; the many people with whom the Johnsons socialized; Marjorie Merriweather Post; Lady Bird Johnson's interest in parties and other cultures; Mrs. Johnson's interest in cooking; the Johnson's
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 42 (XLII), 11/5/1994, by Harry Middleton
  • Lady Bird Johnson
Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 49, 1 April 1991," LBJ Library (Item)
  • to enjoy in full measure. I am grateful that the great constant in my life for 50 years has been my political association and my most affectionate friendship with Lady Bird Johnson. Another constant has been my love of the Capitol Dome and all
Oral history transcript, Alfred Melinger, interview 1 (I), 4/14/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • into journalism school, as I told you, with Claudia Taylor, who was better known later as lady Bird Johnson. After the war I had moved back to Austin--after I got out of the service. I had taken my daughter to a little playland park out on lamar Boulevard
  • Biographical information; WPA; National Youth Administration; Harry Drought; school program; NYA projects; LBJ's techniques in running statewide agency; Lady Bird; KVET; contacts with LBJ
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/9/1967 (Friday) (Item)
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird has hair styled while she reads John Adams' "Familiar Letters;" Lady Bird describes picture on plane & mentions press; breakfast; Lady Bird describes each stop; tour of "Old House" where four generations of Adams lived; luncheon; toasts
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/9/1967 (Friday)
  • Variable speeds distort Lady Bird's voice, 12:43-20:45.
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary