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  • First Lady
  • ACHESON ASKS IF LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND MEMORIAL SERVICES AT JUSTICE FRANKFURTER'S APARTMENT; ROBERTS TELLS ACHESON THAT LBJ PLANS TO ATTEND; ACHESON ASKS ROBERTS TO CALL HIM TO CONFIRM LBJ'S PLANS SO HE CAN MAKE PROPER
  • BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; LADY BIRD JOHNSON IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL AND IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; RIVERS IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • First Lady
  • 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
  • "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
  • First Lady
  • CARPENTER ASKS LBJ ABOUT NAME FOR JOHNSON CITY PARK; POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF LBJ'S TRIP TO RANCH; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT TIME-LIFE TRIP TO JOHNSON CITY PARK DEDICATION, COMMERCIALIZATION OF PRESIDENCY; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PARK
  • 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
  • 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
  • First Lady
  • TENNESSEE ELECTION; LUCI'S WEDDING; LBJ ASKS ALEXANDER TO SHOP FOR GIFTS FOR LUCI, VICKI MCCAMMON, MARY MARGARET VALENTI AND RELAYS HIS, LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S PRAISES OF ALEXANDER'S WORK ON RESTORING LBJ'S BIRTHPLACE AND BOYHOOD HOME; TOURISM
  • First Lady
  • LBJ READS PART OF SPEECH ON VIETNAM BOMBING HE WILL MAKE AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION; PLANS FOR LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO ATTEND CONVENTION; POSSIBLE NEED FOR FEDERAL TROOPS TO CONTROL DEMONSTRATORS; EFFORTS TO DRAFT LBJ OR EDWARD KENNEDY
  • First Lady
  • MCNEIL EXTENDS INVITATION FROM GRIDIRON CLUB TO LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO A PRIVATE DINNER HONORING LBJ; LBJ THANKS MCNEIL BUT SAYS HE DOES NOT LIKE SUCH DINNERS, WILL HAVE HEAVY SCHEDULE; MCNEIL EMPHASIZES RARITY OF GRIDIRON CLUB INVITATIONS
  • First Lady
  • LBJ ASKS IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD REPLICA OF OVAL OFFICE IN LBJ LIBRARY; POPULARITY OF TRUMAN LIBRARY'S REPLICA; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S VIEWS; LBJ SAYS THIS IS THE ONE THING HE WANTS; IMPRESSIVENESS OF OVAL OFFICE; SCHEDULE FOR LIBRARY'S COMPLETION
  • LBJ CALLS SMITH TO TELL HER HE MISSES SEEING HER ON FLOOR OF SENATE, ASKS HER TO COME VISIT HIM AT WH; SMITH EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MENTIONS HER STRUGGLE WITH HOWARD CANNON ON PUBLIC WORKS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
  • LONG EXTENDS INVITATION TO LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON TO THE LONGS' MARDI GRAS BALL, SAYS HIS DAUGHTER IS QUEEN OF BALL; LBJ SAYS THEY DO NOT ACCEPT MANY INVITATIONS BUT WILL COME IF THEY CAN
  • LBJ EXPRESSES HIS CONCERN ABOUT PROVIDING FEDERAL FUNDS THROUGH URBAN LEAGUE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS UNITED; POSSIBLE CHARGES OF NEPOTISM BECAUSE OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S NIECE'S ROLE IN ORGANIZATION; LBJ'S PERSONAL VIEWS ON MISMANAGEMENT OF POVERTY
  • First Lady
  • LBJ DISCUSSES NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, DISCOURAGEMENT WITH PRESS, DISLOYALTY AMONG HIS CABINET AND STAFF, WHITE SOUTHERNER'S INABILITY TO UNITE COUNTRY; HHH; RFK, MFDP ISSUE; LBJ'S HEALTH; LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S ADVICE; LBJ WILL DECIDE DURING NSC
  • First Lady
  • CLIFFORD DISCUSSES DETAILS OF WALTER JENKINS' ARREST WITH WEISL; LBJ GIVES CLIFFORD REVISIONS TO PROPOSED WH STATEMENT ABOUT JENKINS' RESIGNATION; DISCUSSION OF LADY BIRD JOHNSON'S WISH TO VISIT MARJORIE JENKINS
  • . Give my warm regards to Lady Bird. Copy LBJ Lib:;:-a;:-y
  • LBJ'S GEORGIA TRIP; LYNDA BIRD JOHNSON'S SPEECH ON RUSSELL; BOBBY BAKER INVESTIGATION, LEADERSHIP PROBLEMS, HHH, MIKE MANSFIELD, SENATE REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO RAISE BAKER ISSUE DAILY, EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE QUESTION OF WALTER JENKINS TESTIFYING; PRESS