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    "title": "Letter from Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson",
    "description": "In this second letter from October 27, Lady Bird Taylor thanks Lyndon B. Johnson 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 Johnson's prospective employment and his plans for \"coming West.\"",
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    "ocrText": "2\nI'm so glad I Chose the pose g\ndid - but 9 knew the minute I\nsaw it that it was the one. .I like\nDearest-\nSaturday nite\nyou like that. Dear, what happened\nThis morning the picture\nto the proofa ? Would Bachrach\nCame, Lyndon!! 2 am so very\nlet you have one of them back ?\nthrilled over it, dear! Its the\n1 If so I'd like the profile one with\nfinest piece of photography came I've\nthe cigarette now, you 're not to\nluer seen. I'm so glad it\nsend it if to any trankle, hear\nyou're I done showed duough the already. proture to Dal\ntoday too, because Junna mae and\nLeo, my causine, and their numerous\nand he was as pleased, most, as\nprogeny are caming to dinner\ng. _g cant wait for everybody to\ntemora and 2 shall want to\nsee it \\\nGyndon, I've a title Reliver\nshow you to them. - They'll be very\nhad wase that g keep by it, with\ninterested. I'll display you with pride,\na rose in it.)\nmy lovely dynden, that is a simply\nBye for a minutes here Comes\nsplendid - looking frame, too ! I've\nnever seen one 2 like as well.\n3\nf\nsomeone\nhappy I'll feel\nthe time, what g shall pay and how\nfew minutes later It was Karl\nDo you know, dear, how\nand Buddy, two of gene's brothers,\nmuch I rejuice in the kind of\ngoing a gegging to the lake just\nletter you wrote me last - when\ndropping by to give me a drink\nyou were so gay and light-\nand find out if g didn't want\nhearted and happy? Bless\nto go with them. which g didn't your heart. It did me good, too!\n- they'll he out too late you must\ng am so glad you you\nmeet Karl when you come hack\n9 shall enclose your letters\nthrough, Lyndon He's very much\nto welly prouts (ryon are always\nlike Gue but without gene's hrains,\nso effecient and g am not But g\nI think He's my third favorite in\nshall learn !)\nthe Bachringer family Gue'first then\nThank you so much, dearest\nMrs. B.\nDear for the picture\nls\nshall\nDarling, I wonder when\nalways treasure it. Gasdnight, until\nyou ll he leaving Washingtonand\ntomoro. Please tell me the nature of\ncoming direst? How g am looking your employment as soon as you\nforward to seeing you! 2 think\nCan and when you'll probably he\nabout it and plan about it all Coming mest. a love Bind you, Lyndon"
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