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  • Subject > First Lady (remove)
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  • Contributor > Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (remove)
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Telephone conversation # 489, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 12/14/1963, 12:16PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSSES DINNER PLANS WITH LBJ, THEN INVITES MILLS AND HIS WIFE TO DINNER TONIGHT
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Telephone conversation # 489, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 12/14/1963, 12:16PM
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 6379, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 11/16/1964, 5:35PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON REPORTS THAT UNIDENTIFIED PERSON WILL ARRIVE AT 6:30 AND REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO CONTACT JACK AND CHARLOTTE BROOKS TO INVITE THEM TO DINNER TONIGHT
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Telephone conversation # 6379, sound recording, LBJ and LADY BIRD JOHNSON, 11/16/1964, 5:35PM
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 6331, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 11/11/1964, 8:55PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON THANKS SANDERS FOR HELP IN WHISTLESTOP CAMPAIGN, REISSUES INVITATION TO RANCH; PRESS STORY ABOUT LBJ'S INVITATION TO RICHARD RUSSELL, SANDERS, OTHERS FOR 11/22/64 HUNTING TRIP; POLITICAL EFFECTS OF TRIP; BASE CLOSINGS IN GEORGIA
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 11222, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCORMACK, 12/28/1966, 8:25PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AND HARRIET MCCORMACK IS MEETING WITH JOHN MCCORMACK AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY AT TIMES
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  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; MCCORMACK DISCUSSES HIS CANDIDATES FOR HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE VACANCIES; WILLIAM ANDERSON; LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSSES UPCOMING WH DINNER FOR THE MCCORMACKS, FAMILY EVENTS; LBJ DISCUSSES GOING TO MIDNIGHT MASS AT CHRISTMAS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 13343, sound recording, LBJ and EDMUND MUSKIE, 8/29/1968, 7:19PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "SUMMARIZED"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; POOR SOUND QUALITY; MUSKIE IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
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  • LBJ CONGRATULATES MUSKIE ON RECEIVING DEMOCRATIC PARTY VP NOMINATION, THANKS HIM FOR HIS WORK ON DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM; LBJ OFFERS HIS SUPPORT AND HELP; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO OFFERS HER SUPPORT
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 637, sound recording, LBJ and LYNDA BIRD JOHNSON, 12/21/1963, 6:56PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Telephone conversation # 637, sound recording, LBJ and LYNDA BIRD JOHNSON, 12/21/1963, 6:56PM
  • LYNDA BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 7658, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 5/13/1965, 8:35PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "(GA)"; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LADY BIRD JOHNSON ARRIVED IN THE OVAL OFFICE AT 9:00P
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 77, sound recording, LBJ and NELLIE CONNALLY, 11/27/1963, 1:35PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD, LUCI, LYNDA JOHNSON
  • "(TRANSCRIBED)"; NELLIE CONNALLY ON HOLD 0:20; LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD, LUCI, AND LYNDA JOHNSON AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 11/1993
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  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT JOHN CONNALLY'S RECOVERY; NELLIE CONNALLY TELLS LBJ HOW PROUD SHE IS OF HIS SPEECH TO CONGRESS; LBJ PRAISES JOHN CONNALLY III'S ROLE AT JFK'S FUNERAL; LADY BIRD PRAISES NELLIE CONNALLY'S TV APPEARANCE; LUCI AND LYNDA GREET MRS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 636, sound recording, LBJ and JACQUELINE KENNEDY, 12/21/1963, 6:55PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "#3"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; FORMERLY CLOSED-DONOR'S DEED OF GIFT (C); OPENED 09/98
  • First Lady
  • LBJ TEASES JACQUELINE KENNEDY ABOUT LEAVING TOWN WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE; LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON WISH MRS. KENNEDY, HER FAMILY MERRY CHRISTMAS; MRS. KENNEDY THANKS LBJ FOR PRESENTS DELIVERED BY LUCI JOHNSON; MRS. JOHNSON'S ACTIVITIES; UPCOMING ERHARD
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 725, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES "SCOTTY" RESTON, 12/25/1963, 8:11PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "#6"; "CALLS ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT-APPROX. 6 OR 7 CALLS"; "'MERRY CHRISTMAS' CALLS"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RESTON ON HOLD 1:15; POOR SOUND QUALITY; RESTON IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4
  • First Lady
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LBJ TALKS ABOUT HIS CHRISTMAS DAY ACTIVITIES, INVITES RESTON TO LBJ RANCH; LADY BIRD JOHNSON SAYS SHE LIKED RESTON'S RECENT COLUMN ABOUT HER, INVITES THE RESTONS TO THE LBJ RANCH; LBJ PRAISES WILLIAM FULBRIGHT
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 6305, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 11/9/1964, 11:57AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; SLIP LISTS THIS CALL AT 12:12P BUT IT IS CONTINUATION OF 11:57A CALL
  • First Lady
  • MARGARET CHASE SMITH ADS FOR GOLDWATER; EFFORT TO PURGE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMEN WHO SUPPORTED GOLDWATER; HHH'S REPLACEMENT AS SENATE WHIP; LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSSES ACCURACY OF HER ELECTION PREDICTIONS; CIVIL RIGHTS SITUATION; DOUGLAS DILLON
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 10644, sound recording, LBJ and EVERETT DIRKSEN, 8/27/1966, 10:17AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • First Lady
  • DIRKSEN TELLS LBJ HAPPY BIRTHDAY; LBJ'S TRIP YESTERDAY; MINIMUM WAGE BILL TIE VOTE; LBJ PRAISES JOHN LOVE'S DENVER HOUSING PROGRAM, ITS EFFECT ON RACIAL PROBLEMS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ASKS ABOUT DIRKSEN'S HEALTH; LUCI JOHNSON'S, PAT NUGENT'S TRIP
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 11200, sound recording, LBJ and STEWART UDALL, 12/26/1966, 8:09AM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "MRS. J. ALSO ON LINE"; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • First Lady
  • LBJ REQUESTS INVENTORY OF FEDERAL RESOURCES THAT CAN BE MARKETED, DISCUSSES CONCERNS ABOUT TAX INCREASE OR CUTS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS; LOUISANA COURT CASE; MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LBJ STATE PARK; LAND ACQUISITION; LADY BIRD JOHNSON DISCUSSES PARK
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 1276, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES ROWE, 1/8/1964, 7:31PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 8602, sound recording, LBJ and LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, 8/21/1965, 5:55PM (Item)
  • SALTONSTALL ON HOLD 1:05; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; OFFICE CONVERSATION BETWEEN LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON ABOUT INVITING PEOPLE TO DINNER PRECEDES CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 9159, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY BYRD, SR., 11/12/1965, 10:35AM (Item)
  • "RE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SENATE"; "POTUS COMPLIMENTED HIM HIGHLY"; LBJ PUTS BYRD ON HOLD BRIEFLY WHILE HE TRIES TO LOCATE LADY BIRD JOHNSON WHO ALSO WANTS TO SPEAK WITH BYRD BUT SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE
  • First Lady
  • LBJ EXPRESSES HIS AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ADMIRATION OF BYRD, SAYS HE REGRETS BYRD'S DECISION TO RETIRE FROM SENATE BUT HOPES HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY HARRY BYRD, JR; BYRD THANKS LBJ FOR CALL, ASKS ABOUT LBJ'S RECOVERY FROM GALL BLADDER SURGERY
Telephone conversation # 714, sound recording, LBJ and JACK VALENTI, 12/25/1963, 1:55PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • First Lady
  • DISCUSSION OF JACK, MARY MARGARET, AND COURTENAY VALENTI JOINING JOHNSONS AT LBJ RANCH TOMORROW; LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON PRAISE VALENTI TO HIS PARENTS, SISTER; CYPRUS CRISIS; BBQ FOR LUDWIG ERHARD; OVETA CULP HOBBY; HOUSTON BANK MERGER; WINSTON BODE
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 1128, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/1/1964, 8:32PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON, A. W. MOURSUND, WESLEY WEST
  • First Lady
  • NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS; DC WEATHER; LBJ'S VISIT WITH LUDWIG ERHARD; US TROOPS IN GERMANY; TRADE WITH CUBA; FOREIGN AID TO INDONESIA; DURUM WHEAT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO TALLULAH FALLS, GEORGIA; UT-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME; DEER HUNTING; BOBBY RUSSELL
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 4454, sound recording, LBJ and EDWIN WEISL, SR., 7/30/1964, 9:02PM (Item)
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO SPEAKS WITH WEISL
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Telephone conversation # 173, sound recording, LBJ and WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, 11/29/1963, 7:11PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ SAYS HE ASKED RICHARD RUSSELL TO INVITE FULBRIGHT AND BOURKE HICKENLOOPER TO SIT IN ON RUSSELL'S CIA COMMITTEE BRIEFINGS; FULBRIGHT, MRS. FULBRIGHT PRAISE LBJ'S RECENT SPEECH; MRS. FULBRIGHT OFFERS HER SERVICES TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Telephone conversation # 239, sound recording, LBJ and TED SORENSEN, 12/2/1963, 3:26PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ REQUESTS SORENSEN'S ADVICE ABOUT PROVIDING BRIEFING ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION TO JOHN MCCORMACK, MENTIONS COMMENTS LADY BIRD JOHNSON HAS RECEIVED EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION; SORENSEN ADVISES LBJ TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF
Telephone conversation # 1321, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD RUSSELL, 1/11/1964, 1:05PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ READS HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO THOMAS MANN CONCERNING PANAMA CRISIS; RUSSELL OFFERS ADVICE ON NEGOTIATIONS; LBJ INVITES RUSSELL TO JOIN HIM, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, AND THE MCNAMARAS AT CAMP DAVID; WAYNE MORSE; MIKE MANSFIELD; HHH ON PANAMA CRISIS
Telephone conversation # 2825, sound recording, LBJ and CARMAGE WALLS, 4/1/1964, 6:35PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ TALKS WITH WALLS, PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS, INC., PUBLISHER OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, ADVERTISER; WALLS' HEALTH; POLITICS, CIVIL RIGHTS IN ALABAMA; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S RECENT VISIT TO ALABAMA; JOHN SPARKMAN; LBJ'S RECENT VISIT TO CHARLES
Telephone conversation # 3065, sound recording, LBJ and MRS. ED CAPE, 4/20/1964, 6:10PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MRS. CAPE IS IN DC FOR TEXAS DELEGATION MEETING; LBJ APPARENTLY IS RETURNING HER CALL TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON WHO IS DRIVING BACK FROM OHIO BECAUSE LIGHTNING STRUCK HER PLANE; CAPE WILL TAKE TEXANS ON WH TOUR ARRANGED BY RALPH YARBOROUGH
Telephone conversation # 3068, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 4/20/1964, 6:45PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • BROOKS REPORTS ON TRIP TO TEXAS, JOHN CONNALLY, MEETING WITH TEXAS NEGRO STATE SOCIETY; LBJ INVITES JACK, CHARLOTTE BROOKS TO DINNER TONIGHT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON RETURNING TO DC BY CAR BECAUSE PLANE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Telephone conversation # 3404, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 5/11/1964, 7:01PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ'S RECENT TRIP; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIP TO GEORGIA; LIFE MAGAZINE STORY ON LUCI JOHNSON; CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; THOMAS MANN; LBJ'S MEETING WITH ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS AMBASSADORS
Telephone conversation # 5817, sound recording, LBJ and GEORGE MAHON, 10/2/1964, 4:31PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S INHERITANCE; MAHON SAYS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPROVED APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION APPROPRIATION, BUT IT CANNOT BE SPENT UNTIL PASSAGE OF APPALACHIA BILL; LBJ EXPRESSES DISMAY; CHARLES HALLECK; EMERGENCY
Telephone conversation # 8606, sound recording, LBJ and BUFORD ELLINGTON, 8/21/1965, 7:30PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH JACK, MARY MARGARET, COURTENAY VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO APPARENTLY PRESENT; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 8607, sound recording, LBJ and HARRY MCPHERSON, 8/21/1965, 7:30PM (Item)
  • "INADVERTENTLY RECORDED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LBJ IS MEETING WITH JACK, MARY MARGARET, COURTENAY VALENTI AT TIME OF CALL; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ALSO APPARENTLY PRESENT; MUSIC AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND
  • First Lady
Telephone conversation # 8657, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 8/27/1965, 10:56AM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • MOYERS REPORTS ON HIS TALK WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON ABOUT POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF LBJ'S TRIP TO RANCH; ITEMS FOR MOYERS' PRESS BRIEFING; LBJ'S SCHEDULE; CURRENT LEGISLATION; LACK OF PRESS COVERAGE OF PASSAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION BILL; BIRTHDAY
Telephone conversation # 9039, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 10/22/1965, 6:39PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • LBJ JOKES ABOUT RAMSEY CLARK'S OBJECTIONS TO APPOINTMENTS; DAVID BRESS; VETO MESSAGES; APPOINTMENT FOR ROMAN HRUSKA; REPUBLICAN SENATE LEADERSHIP; APPOINTMENT OF LADY BIRD'S COUSIN; PROSECUTION OF DRAFT DODGERS; RONNIE DUGGER; SHERMAN ADAMS; DONALD
Telephone conversation # 12201, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD LONG, 9/11/1967, 4:28PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • CATTLE SALES; LONG ASKS IF LADY BIRD JOHNSON CAN STOP IN MISSOURI ON UPCOMING TRIP; LYNDA BIRD'S ENGAGEMENT; MISSOURI POLITICS; RFK AND WARREN HEARNES; APPOINTMENT FOR DICK HOUTCHENS; HEARNES' CRITICISM OF LBJ; LBJ'S POPULARITY; LONG'S RE-ELECTION
Telephone conversation # 5873, sound recording, LBJ and JACK BROOKS, 10/10/1964, 9:49PM (Item)
  • First Lady
  • CARPENTER ASKS ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S BEAUMONT TRIP; EDITORIALS BY UNIDENTIFIED NEWSPAPER; LBJ'S TEXAS CAMPAIGN STOPS, POLITICAL SITUATION; BROOKS' SPEECH TO TEXAS LABOR MEETING; LBJ GREETS UNIDENTIFIED MALE
Telephone conversation # 12507, sound recording, LBJ and MIKE MANSFIELD, 12/17/1967, 4:07PM (Item)
  • "FROM BEDROOM 12/18/67"; "RELATIVE TO PR. MINISTER HOLT'S DEATH & LEGISLATION 8:55AM"; "RE CHAS. ENGELHARD"; "RE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS & LEGISLATION" ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ; DATE AND TIME FROM DAILY
  • First Lady