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- hen it b e g in s to daw n on m e th a t I r e a l ly d o n 't h av e a n y new c lo th e s .
And th e n a b o u t 5 o r 10 m in u te s of one o u t on the f ro n t p o r tic o to
m e e t th a t b e a u tifu l w o m an , th a t e x tr e m e ly c a p
- Visit of Queen Frederika of Greece; Queen's talk with LBJ about Cyprus; description of guests; story about Lady Bird to be written by Mrs. Charles Lindbergh; John Gavatos of Corpus Christi; Lynda Johnson's first State occasion; Entertainment by Lois
- g h .
S u ddenly in about m id -c o n v e r s a tio n i t daw ned on
m e th a t L u c ia , w ho has done s o m u ch abou t both o f t h e s e h o u s e s , h as had
a c h a n g e o f f e e lin g .
She f e e l s th at t h is h o u se h as c e a s e
- e v e r s a y s th at to m e h e r e .
And it j u s t b eg a n
to daw n on m e th a t m a y b e s o m e o f th em th ink it a n y w a y .
We d r o v e o v e r to th e H ill R a n c h , and J o B eth and John m e tu s a t th e sto n e
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g a te
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P o s t m a s t e r G e n e r a l in fr o n t o f the H ye s t o r e .
B ut the m o rn in g daw ned g r a y and m is ty .
b e a b le to la n d a t the R an ch .
and d r iv e out.
T he plan e w o u ld not
T h ey w ou ld h ave to land at B
- a h illto p w ith a v iew of th e w in d in g r i v e r
a n d th e d is ta n t h ills - - o f sto n e w ith a long low p o rc h t h a t H i l l s a y s i s h e r
f a v o r ite sp o t a b o u t 5:30 in the m o rn in g ju s t a s daw n c o m e s u p
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T H E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTOM
T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 4, 1965
Page 1
B e g a n a t g r e y daw n, a b o u t 6:30, w ith co ffee in b e d b e fo re we d r e s s e d
to go to th e C o n g r e s s io n a l P r a y e r B r e
- s an d th e U d a lls an d M r s . B ro w n .
T h e G o v e rn o r
h a d a l r e a d y le f t, th e p o o r m a n , to fly to a B a r C o n v e n tio n to d e liv e r
a s p e e c h a t daw n th e n e x t m o r n in g .
T h e n we w e re b a c k a t
- e c ta n t f e e lin g o f daw n.
And a s w e d r o v e a lo n g th e G eo rg e W a sh in g to n
M e m o r ia l P a r k w a y , m i s t w a s r is in g fr o m the P o to m a c in g r e a t b illo w s
m a k in g i t lo o k lik e one o f the e a r ly
- J e a n L o u is o u t a t daw n f o r a sh a m p o o an d s e t a t th e
W h ite H o u s e , m y h a i r s tif f a s a n A f r ic a n b u s h m a n 's f r o m a w e e k
s p e n t w ith A B C a n d c o n s ta n t s p ra y in g a n d f r o m r id in g
- a b la n k e t a c r o s s th e c r a c k
b e tw e e n th e d o o r s , r e a d a lit t l e m o r e a n d th e n tu rn e d i t o u t.
It w as a s h o rt
n ig h t. .
I w a k e d a t 5:30 w ith the b i r d s c h irp in g the daw n.
h e a lth y , to u
- u s t a l i t t l e off s h o r e .
Up it w o u ld go a n d th en b a c k .
It to ok a w h ile to
daw n on m e th a t th is w a s a U n ite d S ta te s Ship - - a s o r t of a n a r m ed g u a r d
b e c a u s e of o u r p r e s e n c e .
A f te r
- a c e - - daw n c l e a r a n d
b rig h t.
A c tu a lly in h o u r s a n d e n e r g y s p e n t it w a s one o f the m o s t
c i v i l i z e d d a y s of a t r i p I 'v e had.
B ut in the s h e e r b a t t e r i n g s of e m o tio n s
i t w a s p
- C;
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SUNDAY. JANUARY 7
Sunday, J a n u a r y 7, daw n ed clo u d y and cold.
M a r y K a lt m a n w e r e h e r e e a r l y .
B a r b a r a and
T h e y h a d s p e n t S a tu rd a y evening
t u r n in g th e l i t t l e w o r k a r e
- , and then d epart
w ith th e V ic e P r e s id e n t, the a stro n a u ts, and J im Cairi b e fo r e g r e y
daw n.
She cou ld .
She did.
1965
T h u rsd ay, June 17th (continued)
Thinking about gettin g th em o ff at that tim e , I w a s about to c a ll
H
- r o u g h .
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 12, 1968
P a g e 14
S u d d e n ly i t daw n ed on m e a l i t t l e p a s t 7:00 th a t w e w e r e
s u p p o s e d to go to th e r e t u r n e n g a g e m e n