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  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "**WISHED PRES. AND MRS. TRUMAN A MERRY XMAS AND TOLD THEM (W/MRS. JOHNSON ALSO ON THIS CONVERSATION) WHAT WONDERFUL PEOPLE THEY WERE." ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ, BESS TRUMAN WITH HARRY TRUMAN AT TIME
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  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • in this house. Next I went back up to the Yellow Oval Room for tea with a group of Independent Agency Wives—about eight ladies. the only one I knew well. Jeanne Deason was They were bringing to me a l i t t l e piece of p e tit point, a presentation from
  • 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
  • Breakfast; desk work; swimming; hair salon; new china for the White House; luncheon with Walter Hoving, Chairman of Tiffany's; photos in State Dining Room with White House Tour Office; tea for Independent Agency wives; Lady Bird records diary; talk
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1969 (Friday)
  • Lady Bird repeats the word, "Friday," at the begging of the recording; not good sound quality. 4:00-4:30, there is audio bleed-through.
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
  • Bird names guests; Madame Shoumatoff's portraits of LBJ & Lady Bird are displayed; potluck supper with Mike & Mary Ellen Monroney; massage
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/4/1969 (Saturday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson travel
  • Lady Bird meets C.R. Smith about Worthington Whittredge painting; appointments with Mollie Parnis & Bonwit Teller staff for clothes; makeup lesson from Eddie Senz; back to White House; photo of LBJ & Lady Bird, Harper's Bazaar "100 Women
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/11/1967 (Thursday)
  • Lady Bird mistakenly says that she's at the Carlton Hotel instead of the Carlyle Hotel.
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Bird talks with Tyler Abell about Karnack Post Office; Lady Bird bowls; dinner with friends; Lynda to dance at Spanish Embassy; "A Man For All Seasons" in the White House theater; LBJ works; Lady Bird talks with Lynda about her evening
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/13/1967 (Friday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • l p a c k e d an d r e a d y to go to T e x a s w ith Lyndon, b u t g e ttin g i n ' ■ a few r n in u te s w o r k b e f o r e I did. L u c i to ld m e th a t w hen Daddy s a w the p a p e r s a l l he s a id w a s , " P o o r M ary and Lady B ird
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Mary Lasker's neighbor called police about noise from party; Lady Bird angry about press coverage; decision to not televise Luci Johnson's wedding; Lady Bird to see Eakins painting for White House from Joseph Hirshorn; Lady Bird flies back to White
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/3/1966 (Friday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • d d u t i e s o f t h e P r e s i d e n t , b u t n o t even m e n t i o n i n g th e F i r s t Lady. "No on e , e x c e p t h e r h u s b a n d , c h o o s e s h e r , no on e , e x c e p t h e r h u sband a n d h e r s e l f , d e f i n e s h e r
  • Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements
  • Lady Bird practices her speech; Lady Bird goes to hairdresser; Luci's upcoming wedding; LBJ is going to Hawaii; presentation of Eleanor Roosevelt portrait in East Room; Lady Bird reminiscences about meeting Eleanor Roosevelt; Lady Bird mentions
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/4/1966 (Friday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ Library audiovisual meeting; LBJ joins meeting; 7/8 replica of Oval Office at the LBJ Library; viewing of December monthly movie; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb see "Promises, Promises" at the National Theater; Lady Bird bowls; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/9/1968 (Saturday)
  • Lady Bird mistakenly says on the audio that it is "Saturday, OCTOBER 9." At the 1:06 mark, the transcript should say "Ezra Stoller" slides.
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • to a s t r o n a u t s and we m u s t l e a r n how to o v e r c o m e it by diet. D r . M a r k is a fo rm id a b le looking old lady, so m e 70 I b e lie v e , and MEMORANDUM THE W H IT E HOUSE W A S H I N G T ON T u e s d a y , M a r c h 3 1 , 1 964
  • Awards to Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird's first honorary degree from Texas Women University; Lady Bird's speech, "This is a good time to be a woman;" speech by John Connally; luncheon and gifts; humorous mistake in presentation of gift to John Connally; "Chapel in the Woods
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1964 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
  • LBJ and Lady Bird view film at State Department; Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke bill signing where LBJ gives speech; LBJ walks dogs and greets tourists on White House grounds; Lady Bird works at desk; views entrances to D.C. for beautification
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/6/1965 (Wednesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird has breakfast, packs & says goodbye to Lynda Johnson; flights canceled due to snow; Lady Bird stops at Bergdorf Goodman on way to Pennsylvania train station for trip back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird reads "The Arrangement" on train; Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/23/1967 (Thursday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • 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 makes phone calls, does office work, records diary & has hair styled; LBJ & Lady Bird have formal photos taken; LBJ & Lady Bird have long visit with Richard & Pat Nixon at the White House; lunch; LBJ & Nixon have long talk; LBJ School
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/11/1968 (Monday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird sleeps late; Lady Bird mentions her houseguests; Lady Bird works on clothing for New York trip; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and staff members; President Kennedy's appointment of Averell Harriman at State Department; Lady Bird has tea
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/26/1966 (Wednesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson travel
  • LBJ to funerals of Astronauts Grissom Chaffee; Lady Bird to West Point for Astronaut Ed White's funeral; ride in car with General John McConnell; Lady Bird recalls astronauts' visit to White House & Paris air show; Lady Bird describes service
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/31/1967 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ & Lady Bird bring Lyn Nugent into bed with them; Lady Bird talks with Luci Nugent; meeting with Douglass Cater; Lady Bird agrees to sponsor book program for underprivileged children; Lady Bird receives anti-war telegram; German arrival ceremony
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/15/1967 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Dress fitting; Lady Bird works with Hester Provenson on speeches for trip; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird has doctor visit; Lady Bird has tea for Texas friends; reminiscences about "Fandango" held at LBJ Ranch; LBJ School for Public Affairs
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/19/1967 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson travel
  • Upcoming Hudson River Valley trip; Lady Bird meets students from Moravian Seminary; arrival ceremony for President Bourguiba, Tunisia; lunch & desk work; tea with Bishop McKinstry, who performed the Johnsons' wedding ceremony at St. Mark's in San
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/15/1968 (Wednesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson travel
  • Lady Bird gives speech at ceremony for Wolf Trap Farm, first National Park for the Performing Arts; Stewart Udall gives speech; Lady Bird has lunch in Solarium with school friends; talk with Arthur Krim about LBJ Library; Lady Bird talks with J.B
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/22/1968 (Wednesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
  • Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • 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 breakfast with LBJ; Spanish class; Lady Bird shows artwork to James Fosburghs; presentation ceremonies of National Gallery of Arts Awards to teachers; Senators and Congressman at ceremonies; Lady Bird visits with Charles and Jane
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/17/1966 (Thursday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • 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
  • is moving slowly; Lyn Nugent follows Lucia Jane around giving her hugs & plays on Lucinda Robb's baby buggy; Christmas buffet dinner; Johnson family speaks with Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent, together in Vietnam; Lady Bird reads "Reflections" by Helen Hayes
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/24/1968 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
  • dinner; Lady Bird mentions guests & exchange of gifts; Lady Bird mentions her mother's favorite music; entertainment is Richard Tucker & Nedda Casei; Lady Bird visits with houseguests on second floor; Philip Bobbit to VISTA; visiting in LBJ's bedroom
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/14/1967 (Tuesday)
  • 04:28 and 05:44-12:48 - sound recording has variable speeds that distort Lady Bird's voice
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
  • LBJ meets with Clark Clifford & Abe Fortas about 1968 election; arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Egal of Somalia; Lady Bird works on Women Doers' Luncheon on child health; LBJ gives speech & awards to Federal Career Women group; Lady Bird
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/14/1968 (Thursday)
  • Lady Bird has a 16-second pause at the 15:47-16:03 mark in audio
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • 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
  • Lynda & Chuck Robb's one-year wedding anniversary; inaugural dress drama; Lady Bird meets with her staff; meeting with Harry McPherson about oral history project; meeting with Bess Abell & Jim Ketchum about Gilbert Stuart portrait of James Madison
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/9/1968 (Monday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • 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
  • Breakfast, mail & hair done; coffee with Imelda Marcos & other First Ladies; gifts; bus tour of Manila; Lady Bird describes clothing, scenery, art & architecture; Lady Bird chooses artifact from archeological dig; dedication ceremonies, Freedom
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/25/1966 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary