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- , Doug C ater came o v e r to do som e editing and
some discu ssing o n m y little speech fo r Beth Jenkins’ graduation cl a s s
at G eorgetow n V is ita tio n .
M ost a ttra c tiv e man. I ’ m so glad he’ s join ed
us.
E v e ry tim e I went past Lynda
- Death of Senator Clair Engle; meeting of task force on proposed Women's Job Corps; meeting with Walter Jenkins about mail; tea for wives of Latin American Ambassador & OAS Ambassadors; LBJ & Lady Bird to reception for educators; Lady Bird to Woodrow
- Foreign aid
- from Lynda Johnson; wedding present from Ethiopia; foreign aid bill passed; packing suitcases for Luci Johnson; LBJ on boat with several ambassadors; Lady Bird dines with Luci and Betty Beale; long conversation with Luci Johnson
- le d up in b e d and w a tc h e d W alter L ippm ann.
fo r an hour and n e v e r a dull m o m e n t.
He w a s on
What he s a id about f o r e ig n aid
c e r t a in ly i s n ' t g oin g to m a k e it any e a s i e r to g e t a F o r e ig n A id B i
- funeral procession; Lady Bird invites MacArthurs to come to White House for tea; Lady Bird works with Hester Provenson on upcoming speech; Lady Bird watches Walter Lippman on TV; Foreign Aid Bill
- gives White House tour to group of Texans; President's Commission on Heart, Stroke and Cancer reception; Lady Bird mentions guests; LBJ's visit to Mayo Clinic; LBJ & Lady Bird to Woman's Democratic Club for party for Walter Jenkins; dinner with friends
- 30th Wedding Anniversary with photos taken; Lady Bird walks White House grounds; session with Robin Duke and Kandi about wardrobe; news article; talk with Walter & Marjorie Jenkins; meeting with Mary Lasker about the 1965 Inaugural; farewell
- y b e e n a p r o d u c tiv e o n e, th e l a s t two w e e k s , th e s ig n in g of
the C iv il R ig h ts B ill, the F o r e i g n Aid B ill, a goodly m a s s of
le g isla tio n acco m p lish e d .
7/2/64 -
pg 7
We g o t on t h e c h o p p e r
- b e e n
s o w o n d e r f u l l y h e l p f u l on the l a n d s c a p i n g a t the K a r n a c k P o s t O ffic e .
I h a d the aide) b e h i n d m e w ho c a l l e d o u t the n a m e s a l e r t e d to l i s t e n
fo r h is.
I d o n 't t h in k
- . West; gift for White House staff; Military Reception at White House; photos with military & Medal of Honor recipients; Chuck Robb is losing weight in Vietnam; General James Cross is leaving as military aide; Elvira Madigan, in theater; visit with school
- s of s e r v i c e .
a n d out o f the h o u s e f o r m o n t h s now .
H e 's an Aide.
h e o u g h t to b e on a p o s t e r f o r the M a r i n e s .
So s h e t o l d u s
W e ' v e s e e n h i m in
In f a c t h e l o o k s l i k e
He h a s
- tio n sh ip w ith Jap an and len d in g th e ir aid to us in South V ietN am ;
A fter a ll,
th ey have one o f th e b ig g e s t m ilita r y e sta b lish m e n ts in A s ia .
On our w a y in to the D ip lo m a tic R oom to shake hands w ith th e
o f
- in g m ad e v e r y c le a r by C la r k that it w a s b e in g c o m m is s io n e d
and w o u ld b e p aid fo r by the W hite H o u se H is to r ic a l A s s o c ia tio n , a n d
m y o n ly o b lig a tio n w a s to s i t fo r it .
And that th e u
- aide h e re and th e re , h e a v ily laden
with m e d a l s and rib b o n s.
The dim i n t e r i o r o f the C a th e d ra l,/ w a s r e a l l y
ra th e r s m a ll, but into it c r o w d e d the m o s t b r illia n t p a g e a n try I had e v e r
w
- p y and i t d o e s my h e a r t good t o
s e e him t h i s w ay . And R o b e r t a V i n s o n .
She, t o o ,
was one o f t h e o n e s I p a r t i c u l a r l y w a n te d t o com e.
And t h e r e was M rs. R o o s e v e l t ’ s m aid o f 30 y e
- e n t w ith u s .
isf h e w ould c a r e to go,
Y e s , sh e co uld su p p ly the p e r s o n who c o u ld
the w ife of o u r AID m a n t h e r e .
A nd A sh to n
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 27, 1966
- good g u e s t, M r s . S tra u b , w h o se h u sb a n d
i s A s s is ta n t A d m in is tr a to r f o r AID, p r e tty , a n a s s e t to the ta b le , a n d a s
m u c h in lo v e with. W ash in g to n a s l a m .
R o b e r t M a s s ji^ ^ w ho w ro
- * s r o o m - - s h e ’l l b e in g w o rk in g th is s u m m e r .
w ho is in th e m aid *s r o o m .
S u sa n S tep h e n so n
And so w ill L a fa y e D a v is ,
And I had brought G ertru d e and h e r th r e e
c h ild r e n - - H a z e l, E th e
- - A V ie t-N a m C ivilian S e rv ic e A w ards - - that w as moving and sweet.
F o r m e r A m b a s s a d o r L o d g e w a s w i t h u s on the s t a g e , a n d a s m a l l
g r o u p of c i v i l i a n s , w o r k e r s in AID, m e m b e r s I b e l
- m e future L ib rary.'
D r . G r o v er , A r c h iv is t o f the U nited S ta te s, w as th e r e , and w e p aid
due h om age to h im and a ll h is m o st co o p era tiv e group.
M r. L y s in g e r ,
w ho had a rra n g ed the exhibit; H en ry L
- I w o u ld w r ite , a b o u t o u r g o o d b y e g ift, th e
little C h ild r e n 's G a r d e n Aa^Jjri^
(^rtd kouj 9 ko p e d j i t tuouJid
be uAe.d and- en^oy,ed. Jin ik e '^uJiun£..
A n d ihanhA J. 6 kJijn a n d aid.
th e W h ite H o u s e
- e g a n to ta k e th e m
dow n w ith s o m e g e n tle m e n so o n co m in g to m y aid .
M
W e h a d b e e n jo in e d by
L e s t e r P r u i t t , one of th e la n d s c a p e m e n w ith th e H ighw ay D e p a r tm e n t
an d h e to o k th e
