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Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 4 (IV), 8/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • [For interviews 1 - 4] Biographical information; Stewart Udall; The Quiet Crisis; Lady Bird; conservation and beautification; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital; East Wing; Lady Bird’s trips; White House Conference on Natural Beauty; Model
  • you just a few more questions about Mrs. Johnson as first lady, and also some other issues I should say. I think the first one I'm thinking of, and I'm asking you this primarily because of your own close association with Mr. Udall, who was secretary
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • [For interviews 1 - 4] Biographical information; Stewart Udall; The Quiet Crisis; Lady Bird; conservation and beautification; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital; East Wing; Lady Bird’s trips; White House Conference on Natural Beauty; Model
  • was talking to? F: Yes. But there were two ladies in nice tweed suits and good flat, solid shoes with cameras, and they saw us. Well, I was wearing a yellow costume, Mrs. Johnson was wearing red, and Liz was wearing bright green. Or maybe vice versa
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 3 (III), 6/27/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • [For interviews 1 - 4] Biographical information; Stewart Udall; The Quiet Crisis; Lady Bird; conservation and beautification; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital; East Wing; Lady Bird’s trips; White House Conference on Natural Beauty; Model
  • assignment for me, and it meant lots and lots of conversation sitting on the airplanes and the buses and every spare moment as we proceeded on the trip. The question that I found hardest to cope with which a number of them asked me was, "Why is the First Lady
Oral history transcript, Sharon Francis, interview 2 (II), 6/4/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • [For interviews 1 - 4] Biographical information; Stewart Udall; The Quiet Crisis; Lady Bird; conservation and beautification; Committee for a More Beautiful Capital; East Wing; Lady Bird’s trips; White House Conference on Natural Beauty; Model
  • of either. Then he said, "Those gals who work for Bird in the East Wing sure like you, Walter." Now, as a result of the bus tour we had in the spring, Mrs. Douglas Dillon sent a check to Mrs. Johnson for twenty-five thousand dollars, saying she hoped