Letter from Lady Bird Taylor to Lyndon Johnson

In this letter to Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Taylor comments that this time last week they 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 Jo...

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3 any time left for you to, you poor lauch But 9 adere you g was feeling quite low and Dear tiol then all of a sudden gid remember for thing so ambitions and and dynamic it then g had something to look forward to Sunday night. and S would Laura was there when feel happy! hue g talked to you last night print Dadly expressed himself g of course, got there about a about you the other might and half hour ahead of time and was 9 surprised g mean we had a long talk the because he is so seldom eur- first time give seen anyone besides thusiastic about any of the (Laura) havas as thrilled as I over Dorris since getting home. She young men 9 bring around. and the thinks very highly your call ! (nahody in marshall of byou 10 g surely was glad. He made several complimentary known you can talk that for over the phane especially just remarks. quite 9 this own nolition and 9 just sat up for fugure not business was so darling to hear there and grinned to myself your new no noice, C right up close. Alas you likemice. love, when you! me g must write gene and do it was mice because Saturday ever time! goodnite, Dear dear Lyndon Bird