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  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "(TRANSCRIBED)"; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • First Lady
  • AUBREY WILLIAMS EXPRESSES HIS SUPPORT FOR LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON; LADY BIRD JOHNSON REMINISCES ABOUT WILLIAMS' PAST MENTORSHIP OF LBJ, THANKS WILLIAMS FOR HIS CALL
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • RIVERS IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • First Lady
  • VETO OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL; PROPOSED CHANGES IN BILL; MILITARY PAY BILL; LBJ'S SERVICE ON HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE; RIVERS TELLS LADY BIRD JOHNSON HE WILL MAKE SPEECH PRAISING BEAUTIFICATION; BILL TO EXTEND ENLISTMENTS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "LBJ RANCH"; "SECRET" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LASKER IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR
  • First Lady
  • LASKER CONGRATULATES LBJ ON ELECTION; LBJ TEASES ABOUT HIS JEALOUSY OF ADLAI STEVENSON AND HHH; MICHAEL DEBAKEY'S ANSWERS TO STORY ON HEART ATTACK SURVIVAL RATES; LADY BIRD JOHNSON ASKS LASKER FOR HER HELP ON FUTURE ACTIVITIES AS FIRST LADY
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "AUSTIN"; "SECRET" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ, GRACE DODD WITH THOMAS DODD AT TIME OF CALL
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • 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
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "FROM B'RM 1-20-68"; "SUMMARIZED" WRITTEN ON ENVELOPE CONTAINING DICTABELT; LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MARVIN WATSON, ARTHUR KRIM AT TIME OF CALL; RECORDING ENDS BEFORE CONVERSATION IS OVER
  • First Lady
  • SUPPORT FOR LADY BIRD JOHNSON AFTER EARTHA KITT INCIDENT; DISTRIBUTION OF STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; APPOINTMENT FOR BARRATT O'HARA; SARGENT SHRIVER'S POLITICAL AMBITION; OTTO KERNER; ILLINOIS POLITICS; DAN ROSTENKOWSKI; AGED CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Lady Bird were quite real and very close. I did not get up until 3:0C. · Then I dressed to go to Diana's party. But Tony and Mattiana.came, and we went downstairs with Willie Day to see the wedding gifts. Tony had brought for Lynda Bird a silver bowl
  • 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 reads newspapers about Lynda Johnson Robb's wedding; for several hours, Lady Bird reads the love letters LBJ wrote to her while there were courting in 1934; Lady Bird dresses for Diana MacArthur's party; Lady Bird and Tony & Matianna
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/10/1967 (Sunday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "#2"; DAILY DIARY LISTS TIME AS 1:10P; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ, MAMIE WITH DWIGHT EISENHOWER AT TIME OF CALL; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • LBJ EXTENDS HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO DWIGHT EISENHOWER, SAYS HE IS SENDING A COPY OF SPEECH ON FEDERAL BUDGET, DISCUSSES ROBERT ANDERSON'S ASSISTANCE, CUTS TO FEDERAL SPENDING; LADY BIRD THANKS DWIGHT EISENHOWER FOR PAST HELP, DISCUSSES HOLIDAYS
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • First Lady
  • RECENT TONKIN GULF ATTACK; CONFUSION OVER MCNAMARA'S PRESS BRIEFING ON INCIDENT; CHAMIZAL SETTLEMENT; PENDING RAILROAD STRIKE; LBJ TELLS STORY OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S AUTO ACCIDENT ON 1948 ELECTION DAY; CAMPAIGN TRIPS BY LBJ, LADY BIRD, LUCI, LYNDA
  • 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
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON
  • "8/29 MJDR/PRES/MRS. J" AND "MJDR/FORTAS" WRITTEN ON ORIGINAL DICTABELT; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AND JUANITA ROBERTS IS MEETING WITH DOROTHY TERRITO AT WH AT TIME OF CALL; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; THIS BELT RECORDED AT WH; POOR SOUND
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • 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
  • First Lady
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • ""#3"; "(TRANS)"; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; FREEMAN ON HOLD 0:58; TV AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND AT TIMES WHILE LBJ WATCHES LADY BIRD JOHNSON ON TV; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994
  • First Lady
  • First Lady
  • LBJ'S MOTHER'S INFLUENCE; BOYHOOD JOBS; WORKING ON MOTHER'S NEWSPAPER; SHOESHINE JOB; SWTSTC SCHOOLDAYS; ROAD JOBS; EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; LADY BIRD'S ABILITY TO ANALYZE SPEECHES, INFLUENCE ON LBJ; WOMEN APPOINTEES; PRESS LEAKS; MRS. GEORGE
  • First Lady
  • WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE ON JOHNSON FAMILY BUSINESS; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ACTIVITIES TODAY, TV FILMING; SALE OF MMV'S AUSTIN HOUSE; JAMES EALY JOHNSON; LBJ PRAISES JACK VALENTI, DISCUSSES VALENTIS' PLANS FOR THE FUTURE; LBJ'S DAILY SCHEDULE
  • First Lady
  • VP CANDIDATES; CONVENTION FLOOR LEADERS; ABE RIBICOFF AS 1960 FLOOR LEADER; REGIONAL, STATE COORDINATORS; QUESTION OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON INVITING JACQUELINE KENNEDY TO ATTEND CONVENTION WITH HER; JFK TRIBUTE FILM; LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT PLATFORM
  • First Lady
  • CLARK REPORTS ON AUSTIN MEETINGS; WEST TEXAS POLITICS; ED FOREMAN'S DEFEAT; ELECTION BETS; RALPH YARBROUGH'S RE-ELECTION; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S WHISTLESTOP TRIP; WYNN'S STAND AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; UAW
  • First Lady
  • APPOINTMENT OF LODGE AS AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM; LODGE PRAISES WESTMORELAND, ALEXIS JOHNSON; NAPALM USE; GEORGE LODGE'S WORK IN CENTRAL AMERICA UNDER AID GRANT; FCC VACANCY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TV INTERESTS; JAMES BARCO; JAMES "JERRY" WADSWORTH
  • First Lady
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON HIS DISCUSSION WITH UNIDENTIFIED PERSON (EVERETT DIRKSEN?) ABOUT UNIDENTIFIED TOPIC (BOBBY BAKER AND SERV-U CORP CONTRACTS WITH SPACE PROGRAM CONTRACTOR NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION?); LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S RECENT VISIT TO PEORIA
  • First Lady
  • LLOYD HAND'S RESIGNATION AS CHIEF OF PROTOCOL, POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES SYMINGTON; DUTIES OF PROTOCOL JOB; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S SUPPORT FOR JAMES SYMINGTON; LBJ TEASES SYMINGTON ABOUT HIS HAT, TRIP THEY MADE TOGETHER; MOYERS' SUPPORT
  • First Lady
  • RUSK'S RESERVATIONS ON NAMING KATIE LOUCHHEIM TO UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD; DISCUSSION OF OTHER CANDIDATES, INCLUDING EUGENE ROSTOW, LEONARD MARKS, CLARE BOOTHE LUCE; THE LOUCHHEIMS' REPUTATION AS INTELLECTUALS; LBJ SAYS HE WILL CONSULT LADY BIRD
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Coffee; Johnsons take long walk with guests; Lady Bird reminisces about friendship with George Mahons; early lunch; LBJ is watching his diet; LBJ naps; Lady Bird, Lynda Johnson and guests play bridge; bowling; watching Rex Harrison movie, "Honey Pot
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/27/1967 (Monday)
  • Speed is too fast from 00:00-00:27, and Lady Bird's voice is distorted.
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • , and a ll of us concerned lest he grab hold of the white cloth which Father K a if er had put on top of the bird's nest table before he placed his vessels and cross upon i t . And Lyndon s ittin g there a tte n tiv e ly , looking more and more lik e
  • Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
  • ; calls to Hubert Humphreys & Harry Trumans; LBJ & Lady Bird make quick trip to Jim Rowe's open house; Christmas turkey dinner by White House Chef; "The President's House" in the theater; no room in the family Bible to record Lucinda Robb's birth
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/25/1968 (Wednesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • 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
  • LBJ ASKS ABELL TO ADD ALINE SAARINEN TO LUNCHEON FOR QUEEN FREDERIKA OF GREECE; ABELL REMINDS LBJ THAT SAARINEN'S HUSBAND HAD DESIGNED HOUSE WHERE LADY BIRD JOHNSON HAD LUNCH WHILE IN FINLAND
  • SMITH SAYS SHE HAS PHOTOS TO SEND LBJ FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, THANKS HIM FOR PHOTO OF LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON; LBJ TELLS SMITH THAT SHE SHOULD GET COPY OF PHOTO OF HER, LEVERETT SALTONSTALL AND LBJ WATCHING BOMB EXPLODE; DISCUSSION OF PRESENTS FROM GEORGE
  • First Lady
  • ALBERT DISCUSSES SAM RAYBURN'S REFUSAL TO PURGE WILLIAM COLMER FROM RULES COMMITTEE IN 1961 AS PRECEDENT FOR DENYING DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIVILEGES TO JOHN BELL WILLIAMS; 1964 RETURNS COMPARED TO 1960; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S AND HHH'S OKLAHOMA CAMPAIGN
  • First Lady
  • LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S TRIPS; LBJ'S UPCOMING TRIP TO MEXICO, YARBOROUGH'S TO AUSTRALIA; TEXAS APPOINTMENTS; POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS OF J. R. PARTEN, JAY TAYLOR, PRICE DANIEL; COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE; EDUCATION, HEALTH SPENDING; REDUCTION OF GOVT
  • "B.4(B) AND B.5"; "LOCAL", "SUMMARIZED-YB" AND LENGTHY NOTE ON CONTENTS WRITTEN ON SLIP ACCOMPANYING DICTABELT; LBJ IS MEETING WITH LADY BIRD JOHNSON; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT RECORDING
  • First Lady
  • 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 personal
  • Lady Bird has hair styled & makeup done; filming of ABC's Howard K. Smith interview; phone call from Muriel Humphrey about Mike Douglas show; Lady Bird has lunch with the Bill Hayes family; visit with Lynda Robb; nap; work on Chad state dinner
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/17/1968 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • LBJ LIBRARY DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL SHEET Doc # DocType Transcript Doc Info Classification Pages Lady Bird Johnson's Diary, Tuesday, September 14, 1965, Page 5 1 Date 9/14/1965 Restriction C Collection Title Lady Bird Johnson's Diary Lady Bird
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ presents Exceptional Service Medals to Astronauts Conrad and Cooper; Lady Bird to the dentist and lunch with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird talks about bluebonnet seeds for LBJ Ranch; LBJ's weight; Lady Bird has tea with Madame Chiang; Lady Bird
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/14/1965 (Tuesday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
  • Lady Bird works in office and plans for upcoming social events; Lady Bird recounts story of LBJ as a boy getting haircut without his mother's permission; Lady Bird discusses plantings at the LBJ Ranch with Colonel Cross; Lady Bird to hair salon
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/21/1966 (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
  • LBJ & guests tour the ranches; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird talks about Rebekah Johnson; photos taken of LBJ and Lady Bird in the wildflowers; LBJ and Lady Bird vote at the courthouse; Lady Bird mentions 1941 Senate race; LBJ
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/4/1966 (Saturday)
  • 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
  • LBJ and Lady Bird look at samples for the LBJ Library; LBJ leaves for Honolulu; Mrs. William Westmoreland and daughter, Kathryn, travel with the President; Lady Bird works on her home movies; Lady Bird invites guests to bowling and dinner; Lady Bird
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/5/1966 (Saturday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson travel
  • Discussion about Big Bend trip; Lady Bird has lunch and swimming with staff wives; Bess Abell tells story about White House telephone operator and Gregory Peck; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson; Lady Bird has clothes fitting; Liz Carpenter receives
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/18/1966 (Friday)
  • 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 meets with decorator about LBJ Ranch house; Lady Bird with John William Klein to decorate the Lewis Ranch and Haywood Ranch houses; boating on the Llano River; Lady Bird and guests watch LBJ's press conference; appointment of Thurgood
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/13/1965 (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 personal
  • 32nd wedding anniversary; LBJ in hospital for surgery on hernia & throat polyp; Lady Bird does office work; LBJ visits with President Eisenhower & Carl Albert; LBJ meets with staff about budget; LBJ feels better and keeps doctors and staff laughing
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/17/1966 (Thursday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird swims; office work; Lady Bird's upcoming ABC television show; Lady Bird to hair salon; dinner for Texas friends under tent in the Rose Garden; Lady Bird names guests; Lady Bird describes the scene and the evening; LBJ gives off-the-cuff
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/13/1968 (Friday)
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary