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Oral history transcript, Emma Long, interview 1 (I), 5/11/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

/exhibits/show/loh/oh Long -- I -- 7 L: Well in that early stage, I do not remember Lady Bird at all. I suppose after he got in Congress, and after World War II, is when I first knew her and met her. And I can't even remember the first time I met her. B

Oral history transcript, Warren Magnuson, interview 1 (I), 3/14/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, they were friends of Lyndon's and Lady Bird's, and they'd invited me. go. It was on a weekend. Then I heard later what had happened. For some reason I didn't It slowed him up a lot. He wasn't as physically active after that as he used to be when he

Oral history transcript, Leonard H. Marks, interview 2 (II), 1/26/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. discussion took place. When I came into the Biltmore Hotel, he was in his bathrobe; Lady Bird was in her bathrobe. he was there. G: John was fully dressed, and Walter was there, and a couple of others. I was under the impression that John Connally

Oral history transcript, Ruby G. Martin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

are awfully funny, but nobody really knows. B: I certainly don't know. From the view of this office, was it plain political interference on the part of Mayor Daley? M: I think so. There are some people who suspect that Lady Bird's Beautification Program

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 24 (XXIV), 2/6/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, and as I recall, I think that he did succeed in getting--oh maybe some twenty or thereabouts placed in reasonably good jobs. Of course, Liz [Carpenter] went on as Lady Bird's press secretary, and Bess [Abell] became Lady Bird's secretary. What did he give

Oral history transcript, Richard R. Brown, interview 1 (I), 7/25/1978, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Brown -- I -- 9 That's pretty much what the story has been . When I was with NYA, Lyndon visited in our home several times . He and Lady Bird joined us in a picnic down in Rock Creek Park . I think we still have some pictures around of that . G

Oral history transcript, Gordon Bunshaft, interview 1 (I), 6/25/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

and Lady Bird; role of Juanita Roberts; replica of Oval Office; exhibits; Lady Bird's role in planning the Library

Oral history transcript, Joseph M. Barr, interview 1 (I), 6/10/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

rioting in Pittsburgh; LBJ and the DNC; David Stahl appointed to the federal bench; evaluation of Lady Bird Johnson

Oral history transcript, William F. Billings, interview 1 (I), 5/23/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Biographical information; Texas politics; LBJ's liberal tendencies; 1956 support of Shivers; Schwille case; JFK's assassination; A TEXAN LOOKS AT LYNDON; attorney for J. Evetts Haley, Jr.; statement on Johnson Presidency; Lady Bird Johnson; 3/31
as First Lady- B: I think she played her role gracefully and I think she has been a real credit to him and to the nation . ability . I think she has handled it with dignity, as well as I think he has a fine family . There's a lot of kidding about

Oral history transcript, Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, interview 1 (I), 2/22/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, himself, and say, "Why don't you come over and eat dinner" or whatever, "Bird's got some this or that or the other." Really informally. It made you feel good. G: Was it a spur of the moment thing or would he call ahead of time or would it generally

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 19, 15 March 1980," LBJ Library (Item)

of the figure-; associated with LBJ will undoubted! get treatment,; of their own, and their biographers will find rich lodestones in the LBJ Librar,· collections Am ng those is Lady Bird Johnson. Her touch on the times was gtntle and heneficient, but her eye

Oral history transcript, Samuel Gammon, interview 2 (II), 8/15/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. No problem. MG: Yes. G: For one thing, Lady Bird would have taken care that he would be on his best behavior. MG: You mentioned earlier that he had been restless as vice president and that these trips provided him with an outlet, something to do. G

Oral history transcript, George E. Reedy, interview 20 (XX), 9/25/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to talk about it. He wanted to get it out of his mind if he possibly could. Later, when Rayburn actually died, I remember we were in an automobile and I don't recall the circumstances, but there was Lady Bird Johnson and myself in the front seat and I

Oral history transcript, William F. Jackson and Lucy Ginter Jackson, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it was that day, not a later date, that he took me in to meet Howard--called Howard Burris and George Reedy in, and I had a chance to meet and talk with them for a while. I liked both of them. I liked both of them. Of course, George I consider a very fine bird. 2

Oral history transcript, Perle Mesta, interview 1 (I), 10/4/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

/loh/oh 12 the stamina. Maybe she's the one that's held everything the way it's held. F: Did you get any opportunity to notice whether Jacqueline Kennedy slighted Lady Bird Johnson? M: I've known Jacqueline Kennedy since she was eleven years old

Oral history transcript, Ben H. Powell, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Wirtz as LBJ’s primary mentor; LBJ’s relationship to Herman Brown and Alvin Wirtz; LBJ’s political style of compromise and how he exercised influence; unions; Brown and Root’s campaign contributions; Lady Bird’s ability to accommodate LBJ’s schedule
- ship that we wouldn't have had otherwise. I've had dinner in his home in Washington before, not when he was in the White House, but when he was in Congress. And I will say another thing: . Lady Bird \.oJould just bend over backwards to go along

Oral history transcript, Livingston Biddle, interview 1 (I), 3/20/1989, by Louann Temple (Item)

://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Biddle -- Special Interview -- 15 B: And of course, Lady Bird herself was always interested in this area, but more in the beautification

Oral history transcript, Elizabeth Wickenden Goldschmidt, interview 1 (I), 11/6/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that station at the tim.e that Lady Bird bought it would have seen it grow fantastically in value just because of the rate of growth of the industry. have no direct knowledge of it. But I myself It was just in the nature of the industry that people who got

Oral history transcript, William S. Livingston, interview 2 (II), 7/19/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

Oral history transcript, Robert G. (Bobby) Baker, interview 7 (VII), 10/11/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for all of the blessings that he had, like Lady Bird and his children and his mother and Walter and, you know, the people that he--I think he was thinking how lucky he was, but he would certainly never indicate to anybody around him that this was it, he's

Oral history transcript, Claude J. Desautels, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of White House tours; state dinners; value of using the Sequoia; receptions and stag dinners for Congress at the White House; Lady Bird; Air Force One travel; appointments and congressional recommendations; LBJ's persuasive powers; Everett Dirksen; dealings
House dinners? Was this used? D: Yes. All the state dinners would go from the State Department; State prepared them. They'd go from the State Department to the social secre- tary of the White House and the First Lady like for entertainment. They'd

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 2 (II), 7/29/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

striving. It is difficult, particularly in the case of Rose Garden speeches, to give a substantive speech to a group of young children; to some collection of ladies clubs; to a group of visiting teachers from Ireland. Yet there, too, is the excitement

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 6 (VI), 2/11/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of Congress; LBJ's long work days and Lady Bird Johnson's efforts to get him to stop working so he would eat or sleep; JFK's practice of delegating authority compared to LBJ's desire to be personally involved at all levels; JFK's and LBJ's relationships
on an hourly basis. I guess it was summed up one night when we had a loss in the House in the wee hours of the morning. I've told that story. But I think, again, it's like Lady Bird with the sweater. You're drifting home, you're rather depressed, it was unusual

Oral history transcript, Charles Roberts, interview 1 (I), 1/14/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

President, the new President, sworn in-F: Or to accompany a new president. R: --and even less that we were going to fly back on the plane with the dead President, the new President, Jackie, and Lady Bird, and most of their staffs. F: Let's slow up just

Oral history transcript, James A. Elkins, Jr., interview 1 (I), 7/14/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

regarding banking and appointments; reaction to LBJ's decision not to run; admiration of Lady Bird
role as a hostess and first lady with a-- E: Top notch. With lots of charm, lots of warmth, and yet with lots of know-how. Nothing hard or brittle about the lady obviously, but she was sophisticated in the ways of the world, also quite interested

Oral history transcript, William Reynolds, interview 1 (I), 6/16/1975, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

charge. I think he was one of these men that can totally relax momentarily, rest, and then come back fresh and keep going. He put in tremendous hours. I've just never seen a man put in any more hours than he did. know Lady Bird was always worrying

Oral history transcript, Marie Lindau Olson, interview 1 (I), 10/5/1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

not be taken over by Works Progress Administration (WPA); LBJ's promise to make sure Olson had a job; Dr. Cecil E. Evans of San Marcos; LBJ's relationship with his mother, Rebekah Johnson, and wife, Lady Bird Johnson; LBJ's presidential aspirations; LBJ's 1937
remember one very beautiful young lady who was named to represent youth, and it seems like her name was Nita Hines [?]. G: But he got distinguished business leaders and educators and people like that type and put them on that board. Did you notice

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 44, 15 December 1988," LBJ Library (Item)

at the Li brary on the night of the second presidential debate. 13 An Evening With Lady Bird Johnson A packed auditorium heard Mrs. Johnson reflect on the experiences which led her to co-author Wild flowers Across America with Carl ton Lees. Some

Oral history transcript, Olga Bredt Gideon, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1987, by Christie L. Bourgeois (Item)

Biographical information; working for Homer Thornberry; Lady Bird Johnson as a businesswoman; Jesse Kellam; how Gideon came to know LBJ; Alvin Wirtz; the relationship between LBJ and Wirtz; George and Herman Brown; the relationship between Wirtz
quite a businesswoman. G: She is quite a businesswoman, and quite a lady, and they were very fortunate to have, handling their business for many years while they were here and were gone, Mr. Kellam 4 LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Sam Houston Johnson, interview 8 (VIII), 10/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

speech that he made on the air or not, on radio-G: I think we do. J: --but you have it up there anyhow. Now, Lady Bird came by the house and told me that Lyndon wanted me in Washington, so I went up there shortly after the election in November

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 5 (V), 5/3/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

the centenary" or bicentenary of Napoleon, whatever it was. "And he told me that if I get a reservation for Mrs. Johnson that that was the Mrs. Johnson who was the first lady of the United States." And she said, "I did have a reservation this week for a Mrs

Oral history transcript, Wroe Owens, interview 1 (I), 12/15/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

? O: That's true. True. No, I haven't--I have been around members of the Johnson family. I respect them. I respect Lady Bird. I just think that I would not do anything that would be damaging to any of the family, and there's nothing to be gained

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 3 (III), 6/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Service car behind us with drinks for the asking. It couldn't have been more pleasant. We met a number of his friends. He and Lady Bird were absolutely perfect hosts. It was just a wonderful weekend. The only thing of substance, apart from describing

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

executive, went through the line with me and complained bitterly about "Texas roast beef." The President circulated and stayed quite awhile, but I don't recall meeting him again on that first occasion. I did spend some time with Lady Bird and was utterly

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 10 (X), 5/13/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

reading that [on] February 29 he notes that his diary said that--the LBJ diary; that'd be Lady Bird's diary? G: No, that would have been his daily log. M: Well, he notes that LBJ said today that he did not know when the Senate would get a vote

Oral history transcript, Harris Melasky, interview 1 (I), 8/3/1971, by David G. McComb (Item)

? M: Well, they had a big [tent]. Of course, when you got there he greeted you graciously, he and Lady Bird both. They had cocktails and hors d'oeuvres under a tent, and then they had tables set out on the [lawn]. I get mixed up on which

Oral history transcript, Cecil D. Redford, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

contributed to the campaign during the general election when he was nominated for vice president. M: Did you have anything to do with Lyndon Johnson's wedding to Mrs. Johnson, Lady Bird? R: No. M: You didn't? R: I don't know where he was living

Oral history transcript, John A. Schnittker, interview 2 (II), 5/18/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

like a son, that they'd never had a son, he and Lady Bird. That was the only time I ever got "the treatment," and this call happened to come an hour before I was leaving for a Kennedy campaign meeting in Indiana. (Laughter) And so I was really torn

Oral history transcript, LeRoy Collins, interview 1 (I), 11/15/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to Washington. I was met by Bobby Baker, who was then working for him, and he took me out to Senator Johnson's home. Lady Bird was there, too. So we started in a conference that I thought would last maybe an hour, and we wound up late in the afternoon

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 3, 18 October 1974," LBJ Library (Item)

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