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  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ writes that he has received two letters from Lady Bird and is happy. He describes friends, help he gave to the Customs Collector in Piedras Negras, a discussion about the Texas Club, and problems experienced by cotton farmers in storm-damaged
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 9/26/1934
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ says he has not received a letter from Lady Bird for two days. He describes letters he has received from his mother and Welly [Hopkins], says he is sending her NBC Music Appreciation Hour pamphlets, and tells Lady Bird he loves her. He says
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 9/27/1934
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ apparently forwards a postcard to Lady Bird that he received from Gene Boehringer. Gene writes about the "Zephyr" train she is riding to Dallas and wishes LBJ could be in Dallas with Lady Bird and all their friends.
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Postcard, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/15/1934
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • See all scanned items from the Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, Box 3
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Note, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, Dec. 1967
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the books that he sent her, including the book on Nazism. She comments on Roosevelt and His America by [Bernard] Faÿ. She expresses her love for LBJ, mentions his phone call Sunday, says her letter of Monday was not mailed
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/9/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird received the pictures [proofs] LBJ sent and wants to keep them long enough to show him off to her friends in Dallas. She tells him about her upcoming holiday beginning with the circus followed by her trip to Dallas. She asks about the GE
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/10/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird describes spending the morning with Mrs. Boehringer while the car is being readied for the Dallas trip. She says Gene [Boehringer] will take the "Zephyr" train to Dallas and will be there for the weekend. She tells LBJ about the death
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/11/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird describes seeing her friends [in Dallas] but says there is a place in her heart none fills except LBJ. She tells LBJ he was sweet to call her but not to call person-to-person anymore because it is too expensive. She says she will mail
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/13/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes LBJ from Tyler, Texas, on her way home from Dallas. She says her trip was delightful, she still has the picture proofs, and will write in more detail later when she arrives home.
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson 10/16/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird says she feels low after returning home from Dallas but goes on to tell him about her plans for the next day. She describes her trip to Dallas, including her dinner with Victor McCrea during which she told him she is in love with LBJ
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/16/1934? # 2
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird expresses her concerns about LBJ's letter of Monday saying he begins to "speak of us in the past tense." She asks him to stop urging her to marry him until they see each other in January. She wishes he were on his way to Corpus but would
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/17/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird describes her day and says she is waiting for Dorris [Powell] to come by to take her to the Little Theatre in Shreveport and hopefully bring a letter from him. She talks about the books he has sent her, asks about law school
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/18/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird tells LBJ that if he comes to Texas she will be with him "all the time you can put up with." She asks about offers he has received from New York and South Texas. She comments on his low spirits and encourages him to have enthusiasm
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/19/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird explains that she did not write yesterday because she drove to Dallas with a good friend and spent the night there. She asks LBJ to tell her what is troubling him and tells him that she received a picture of him that he had sent. She
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/21/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird comments on the possibility LBJ will change jobs and says whatever is best for him as far as his future, she is for. Even if they have to wait for years to marry she will continue to love him and must see him as soon as he gets to Texas
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/22/1934? # 2
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird wishes LBJ was with her to enjoy walks and just talking; she describes her roses, the lawn, and the glorious Indian summer. She would like to have intriguing things to write but she can only tell him that she loves him.
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/23/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird is unhappy about LBJ's last letter; she assures LBJ that she loves him. She says she received his pictures and will forward one to Alice and one to his mother. She describes purchasing lumber for fencing.
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/2/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird says she was in Shreveport today and had her picture taken in a "little cotton dress"..."because you liked me in them." She will mail the proofs as soon as she gets them. She has hung his pictures on her bedroom wall. She comments
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/24/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird tells LBJ she is happy to hear that Welly [Hopkins] and Senator [Alvin] Wirtz have arranged a job for him [in Austin], and she is looking forward to seeing him more often when he returns to Texas.
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/27/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the framed photograph he sent her and says she can't wait for everyone to see it. She writes that she declined an invitation from friends to go fishing and asks about LBJ's prospective employment and his plans for "coming
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/27/1934? #2
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird comments on the briefcase Bob [Jackson] and [Arthur] Perry gave LBJ as a gift and goes on to tell him about her busy day on Sunday, her dinner guests, and an upcoming trip to Alabama to get Aunt Effie. She closes by telling LBJ she adores
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/29/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird tells LBJ that she has mailed him the proofs of the pictures she had taken. She describes spending the day with her father and Dorris [Powell] in Shreveport and asks about Gene's [Boehringer] reaction to LBJ's plans to take a position
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/29/1934? # 2
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird discusses a possible trip to Washington in November, December, or January and the things she and LBJ will do. She mentions that her time could be limited by a trip she must make to Alabama and by work being done on the house.
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/30/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Twelve hours after writing her last letter, Lady Bird writes that she is still feeling forlorn after re-reading LBJ's last letter. She anticipates seeing friends in Dallas at the Texas-OU football game, thanks LBJ for the NBC folders, and asks him
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/3/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird asks LBJ to not write letters like the last two she has received, and she describes portions of the letters that made her unhappy. She does not want anything to hurt their relationship. She then writes about setting out plants
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/4/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes that she feels a little better after reading LBJ's most recent letter but "not much." She asks about LBJ's possible trip to Texas, says she would hate to see him lose a semester in law school, but if he is in Texas perhaps
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/4/1934? # 2
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird is disappointed she did not receive a letter today from LBJ. She took Isabel, Nig, Panky and Willy Floyd to the Fair and while they were there, she saw Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage. She tells LBJ the books arrived
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/5/1934
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird received two letters from LBJ today and says sending letters by special delivery makes no difference in the time of delivery. She comments on the clippings he sent, mentions the book she is reading, asks about the GE [General Electric
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 10/8/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes from the Hotel Georgian Terrace in Atlanta about her visit with Aunt Effie who pleads with her to wait a few months to marry. She says that on her return trip, she hopes to stop in Montgomery to see her Uncle Claude about part
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/13/1934
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes on stationery from the New Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans saying she showed her father her ring when she returned from Austin, and they talked. Her father and other family and friends think she should wait before marrying.
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 11/8/1934 or 11/9/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes that she and Dorris [Powell] went to Shreveport for the day and that her Uncle Walter and Aunt Nettie came to supper. She can hear singing from the nearby Negro church and describes walks she would like to take with LBJ. She wants
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/14/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird comments that this time last week she and LBJ drove to Marshall and mentions that she is writing by candlelight because their "Delco" is "pfft." She describes finding and cleaning her mother's stone flower pots. She talks about LBJ's
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/17/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird comments on LBJ's "lamb of a letter," and asks about his law school courses. She writes about how her work around the house is progressing, how she misses her friends in Austin and their good conversation. She mentions seeing the Dodge
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/20/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes about jobs she is doing around the house. She says she feels out of touch with what's happening in the world and comments on how LBJ is right in the middle of all the action. She expresses her love for LBJ and says "I'd rather see
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/21/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes that it has been several days since she has received a letter from LBJ. She describes a visit with an elderly neighbor; asks LBJ to recommend books on economics, government, or current affairs; mentions she is getting pictures
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/24/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird writes that LBJ's letter yesterday "put me on the spot" and answers his questions about their relationship by saying she can't answer yet. She asks about apparent job offers to LBJ and asks about his law classes. She describes driving
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/26/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird expresses feelings of discontent and wanderlust. She mentions receiving the architect's sketches for renovations to the house and talks about books she has on her table. She asks LBJ to write her about the "Outside World" and about
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/27/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Lady Bird comments on her phone conversation with LBJ earlier in the day, describes her visit today with relatives, and thanks LBJ for sending books. She writes about the pictures she has enclosed and describes the busy week she has ahead
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson, 9/30/1934?
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ writes in response to Lady Bird's October 17 letter to him, reassuring her of his love for her. He discusses plans for their future together, including a possible new job. He descibes seeing the play Jayhawker and his plans to go dancing
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor, 10/20/1934
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • LBJ tells Lady Bird two friends came by to talk to him about her, notes he is being teased about being in love, says he has had an upset feeling since they talked on Sunday. LBJ writes that he might be coming to Corpus Christi if he doesn't get
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Letter, Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Taylor 10/2/1934
  • Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson