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And there was M a ria T a llc h ie f, the famous ba llerin a , whose private
name is M rs . H enry P a s c hen Jr.
her fa ce.
If I w e re an a rtist, I would like to paint
The " T a l l c h i e f " is n ’ t happenstance, she’ s an Indian, and testimony
- MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
W ASHIN O TO N
Saturday, M ay 9, 1964
Page 1
E a rly in the m orn in g, L y n da B ird had h er p ictu re made with Ed W e is l,
Jr. and two young m en, fo r the Young D em o cra t s fo r Lyndon m o vem e n t
- Lynda Johnson returns to Washington; Lady Bird to World's Fair heliport to meet LBJ; Lady Bird & LBJ to Singer Bowl where LBJ gives speech on poverty program; Lady Bird gives brief remarks; to Venezuela exhibit where they see President Betancourt
- a t e w o r l d o f
John Sing S a r g e nt, w h ich opens to the public t o m o r r o w .
A n d s i n c e she [Ruth]
had a l r e a d y ta lk ed about how m uch she w ou ld a d o r e g e ttin g to see it,
and w ould not be h e r e t o m o r r o w - w
- at 3, and the h ea d lin es of the W ashington
p a p er s w e r e so h op eful - Hanoi o ffe r s T alk s on Bom bing H alt - U. S. A ccep ts,
W ill E s ta b lis h C ontact - Johnson Off Today fo r H aw aii P a r le y On V iet-N a m
jr
P o lic y ,
It w
- , and M r s . Arthur
S chlesinger, Jr. , to help brin g attention to the benefit they're having, which
it s c a r c e ly needs at a l l , since tickets are at a g rea t p rem iu m , and the
L ip p izzaner horses--those legen d ary p e r fo r m e r s
- Roanoke Island; Lady Bird sees childhood friend, Emily Crow Selden, from St. Mary's Episcopal School in Dallas; Press Reports about LBJ's fast driving at the LBJ Ranch
- represented , with M r s . O scar H am m erstein ,
C e leste Holm , M r s . A lle n Jay L e r n e r (of M y F a ir Lady), M rs. Jan P i e r c e ,
M r s . Jason Robards, Jr. (whom I had la st seen in A ft e r The F a ll), M r s .
f
B illy Rose; Elaine
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C h r i s t m a s E v e , T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 4 th t O V \ 0 .
The H o u se of R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s m e t v e r y e a r l y th is m o rn in g , 7
o ' c l o c k I t h in k , to p a s s th e F o r e i g n A id B i l l
- Foreign Aid Bill passes; to Philadelphia for funeral of Pennsylvania Congressman William J. Green, Jr.; to Austin to Governor's Mansion to see Connally family; to A.W. Moursund's and the LBJ Ranch; renovations to ranch; visit from relatives; changes
- n d e e p w e l l of s t r e n g t h e a r l y in t h e m o r n i n g .
t h i n k I h a d c a u s e d it a l i t t l e b i t , a n d in v i t e d
g o o d f o r h i m p;Jr//
I w o u ld li k e to
otw
p eo p le who a r e a lw a y s
p s y c h o l o g
- Ugly stories in the press, including one on Tony Taylor; Lady Bird feels like staying in bed, but goes to see her family doctor; Lady Bird helps Luci Johnson with wedding plans; Lady Bird takes 3-hour nap; dinner with Arthur Krims and Robert
- had ta k e n m e to^ see h ia M o th er and F a th e r
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a ft e r w e had m e t .
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And w e had g o n e ou t to th e ^
- ' .-j K in g R a n ch and I m e t M r . D ic k ' s m o t h e r , a ls o M r . B o b ' s .
S h e 's a lm o s t
- e ry b o d y w ould lik e to
see.
U n a n im o u sly th e y ch o o se G a m b it - - a s u s p e n s e t h r i l l e r ab o u t
an a r t th ie f .
T he p o p c o r n p a s s e d and th e J o h n so n Bijo u
s e t up.
A t te n o 'c lo c k I s lip
- knowing fr o s t w ill soon co m e .
In the crow d I saw F rank lin R o o se v e lt, Jr.
I r e m e m b e r e d the
w on d erfu l sp e e ch he had m ade when we w ere h ere a y e a r a go.
He had told
m e he w a s b orn here^w hile h is fath er w
- e r s a g r e e d - - th at i t sh o u ld be to p A m e r ic a n a r tis ts ,:,a n d that. w e^could r e la x .
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R a m s ay C la r k and B a re fo o t S an d ers and E d W eisl,
Jr. , and Dean G risw o ld
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Saturday,
S e p t e m b e r 30,
1967
Page 2
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- jr- ." fu tile a ttem p t to tu rn th is s te e p m ou ntain sid e in to a fa r m . Such a r r o g a n ce .
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to g e t-tir e d .' T he t r a il w as fla tten in g .o u t.
We w e r e
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T h ere w e r e a few m o re fa m ilia r th in gs
- MEMORANDUM
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T H E W H I T E H OU S E
WASHIN GTON
W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 6, 1964
W
HD
T h i s w a s one of t h o s e d a y s w h e n I h a d to d e c i d e q u i c k l y w h e t h e r
to m a k e a t r i p to Ne w Y o r k , / a n
- by Kennedy Cabinet; Caroline and John Kennedy, Jr.; statement by LBJ to press; visit and dinner at Jack Valentis; LBJ and television
- iv e it a
tr y .
r
A nd I w a s e s p e c ia lly gla d to h a v e John B en Shepherdfe c h ild r e n - - th e John
B en Jr . *s .
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
T u e s d a y , June 4 , 1968
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w a s h ino t o n
I a m s h iftin g g e a r s in to th
- of a K iow a w a r r i o r a n d L a w r e n c e T o m e r , Jr.^
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M EM ORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
M o n d a y , A p r i l 4, 1966
WASHINOTOM
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g r e a t g r a n d s o n o f H e a r t E a t e r , a f i e r c e Co m a n c h e - - i n f u
- 1965
S u n d ay , M a r c h 2 8 th
W h at a g lo rio u s n ig h t of s le e p !
w o u ld a f o u r - c a r a t d ia m o n d on m y f in g e r ,
I t r e a s u r e i t fo r L y n d o n lik e I
W e h ad c o ffee in b e d , a n d th e n
a l l o f u s
- Big breakfast with guests; everyone goes for walk and then bowling; lunch, a nap, and viewing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on "Meet the Press;" more bowling; talk of approaching Eastman-Kodak to sponsor beautification; possible trip to Florida
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T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 17, 1 9 6 7
T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 17th, w a s one of th o s e
3£Hajix
r o a r i n g , b u s y W hite H ouse d a y s .
L yndon aw oke e a r l y
an d I s tu m b le d in to m y r o o m , b a c k to th e
- ; Entertainment for dinner is Carol Channing in "Hello, Dolly!"; Carol Channing and Everett Dirksen have "same voice;" LBJ and Hubert Humphrey dance with Carol Channing; Lady Bird dances with Douglass Fairbanks, Jr.; Fairbanks speaks of President Franklin
- jr c o u sin L e la an d c o u sin
T h e y w e r e a ll s ittin g in the liv in g r o o m g e ttin g a c q u a in te d .
and JLuci and JLynda and C huck h a d 'ju st c o m e in .
Pat
T h e y a ll had a d r in k . I
a s k e d one o f th e s te w
- an e an d u n in s p irin g ;
s ta y
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h e a lth y , la u g h som
e/, r e m e m b e r you a r e a s to u g h a s o th e r P r e s id e n t s
who h a v e liv e d th ro u g h th e s a m e o r w o r s t.
I t
jr t'
w
a s
a
day of
b its and p i e c
-
from a l l th e g i r l s whow jr^orked w it h
a r e r e a l l y m o ld e rs t o g e t h e r .
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B e ss and L iz
They are a g r e a t team .
And
we w i l l m iss H o r te n s e and a l o t o f h er good p h r a s e s
w h ich I h op e we h ave c o
- Jjx^e. i n w kai
m u^i have been i k e
- be accomplished here, i.t can be 3.ccomplishe:d everywhere.
I was r
- .
Then
to see if she wouldn't
because
house
at the flower
son,
Stafford,
had told me that
she was
mart.
and rushed
her
So I looked
home,
The booths
were
she would
we started
I
s missed
be.
down to Winchesterj\
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in charge
for her
