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the family graveyard.
the biting wind.
And this morning we were heavily bundled up against
The country is gray and sere.
The only splash of color
the small p ilo t [?] down by the river close to the Lutheran Church.
is the time I shall want to travel
- United Nations
- . Per's for a shampoo and set.
Desk work these days is happily sprinkled with pictures for
autographing.
Because the end of our Administration is near at hand,
people in the government, people in the White House, old friends far
and wide are sending
- in the even in g, ^e w as to m ake h is talk oi^ w ar.
T he
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
■■WASHINGTON
Sxinday, M arch 31, 1968
sp e e c h w a s n ot y e t fir m .
P age 2
T h ere w e r e revision s^ ^ people to see^»* so he
b egan to put on h is c l o t h
- National politics
- -27, 1966 [Book 30]
Folder Title
Box Number
3
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed in accordance
- Valentine's Day; LBJ has medical exam; Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent's plans after wedding; LBJ is locating Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird attends American Heart Association luncheon and style show; Lady Bird attends
- a ra cte r.
I liked his wife very much.
She was an attractive
brunette, a little over 35 I'd say, good English, lively, one of those people
I'd like to know better.
As we walked up on the reviewing/^ after the National Anthems
the sp e e ch e s
- e - l o n g f a v o r it e d e lic a c i e s .
T h e r e w a s a r ip p le o f in t e r e s t a ro u n d the r o o m .
at u s.
We s e n s e d people lo o k in g
A s w e l e f t , a fe w c h ild r e n c a m e up and a s k e d fo r a u to g r a p h s
- Natural resources and national parks
- Lady Bird & houseguests to George Washington's birthplace; lunch at roadside restaurant; tour of birthplace by National Park Service staff; tour of Robert E. Lee's home; Lady Bird reminisces about childhood with Lucile Thomas; back to White House
- Title
March 2 - 31 , 1968 [Book 54)
Box Number
6
Restriction Codes
(A) Cloud by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security lnfonnatlon.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agenc y which originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- Natural resources and national parks
- Johnson's Diary, May 7-26, 1967 [Book 44]
Box Number
5
Restriction Codes
(A) CloMd by Executive Order 13S26 governing access to national security infornwtion.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency wtiich originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- to University of Texas to meet Dr. Harry Ransom and see the campus; fly back to LBJ Ranch; hair styled; dinner for 24 people; entertainment by folk singer
- .
And I thought I could s e e people com ing up
to them to a rg u e w ith them .
So by now I w as read y fo r this so rt of a c iv iliz e d even in g of
good in te lle c tu a l f a r e a nd good food that I could a n ticip a te w ith the
G o ld b erg s
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
-
is a m o s t p r o lif ic l e t t e r - w r i t e r , a n d sh e ^ ta k e s c a r e of h e r people-^^
W o rk w ith L iz ,^ n d h o u rs of r e c o r d in g b ro k e n by a n o th e r v i s i t w ith
o tiie r p e o p le .
L y n d o n c a lle d m e .
He
- Square; phone call from Diana MacArthur; LBJ & Lady Bird meet 4-H group; Lady Bird greets Governors; lunch; office work; report of National Foundation on Arts & Humanities; bowling; dinner; LBJ's speech for Brookings Institute; reception; exercises
- , and then G o vern o r H a rris o n o f V irg in ia gave a little talk.
Next
G en era l B ra d ley h im s e lf, and then G en era l Eisenhow e r - and a ll day long,
people r e fe r r e d to him as G en era l E is enhow er, not P re s id e n t Eisenhow e r
- ^ '
Saturday January 25, 1969.
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He fe e ls th a t P a tric k h a s w o n h is p la c e o f e ste e m in
ih e nujn(L& o^ many, people, a t a veny k a jid p/uice and jtk a i.
ke w J ill he ^acnl-^^CAjriy. a bUjt o^ ik e
o^ kJiA 'fe llo w s old i er
- y .
'
S p e c ific a lly , the l i s t of people whom w e m ight in v ite to le a v e th eir p a p e r s.
-Hit
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE.HOUSE
WASHINOTON
M onday, F e b r u a r y 20, 1967
Page 2
Juanita and D orothy have a lrea d y co m p iled
- i t w i t h t h e g u e s t s s i n c e t h e r e i s
no e n te r ta in m e n t a fte rw ard .
B e s s w o rk s h a r d , and I help h e r , a t sea tin g people w ith those that
t h e y w i l l b e c o n g e n i a l w it h , s p a r k e d by, i n t
- Lady Bird goes to New York City to purchase clothing; Lady Bird attends dinner party given in her honor at Brooke Astor's home; Lady Bird mentions several people at the party; Charles Engelhard tells a funny story; Lady Bird recounts an earlier
- oaks down
b y the r iv e r w h ere w e have the b arbeq ues for everyb od y from C h iefs
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASUINOTOIt
T u esd ay, July 6, 1965
of State to p r e c in c t ca p ta in s
Page 4
- - im portan t people a ll.
• N ext to the b
- e n I w a s S ix te e n " •— in te rv ie w in g v a r io u s
people,M
arinA
derson,
H e le n Hay e s , M a r g a r e t M ead e and
am o n g th e m , an d I r e m i n i s c e d in a ra m b lin g about t h a t y e a r
V o f b lo o m a lo n g , long w
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th in k I had r e a l l y done a good d a y 's w o r k .
T h e y a r e i n t e r e s t i n g people-
I lo v e to h e a r t h e m t a l k a b o u t r e s e a r c h t h e y had do ne on m a k in g th e
d r a w in g s f o r th e old f o r t s of T e x
- ; Congressional reception for 1000 people; photographs were taken; receiving line; Lady Bird quotes from Betty Beale news article; LBJ makes speech via telephone to Texas Exes party
- ."
And about 330,000 people p e r day a r e com ing fro m A p ril through
O ctober.
c
T h e y e x p e c t I b e l i e v e t h e y t o l d m e a t o t a l o f 55 m i l l i o n if it
k e e p s on a s i t h a s b e e n g o i n g .
A n d m a n y of t h e s e w
- & people; stop at archeological site; tour of agricultural school; lunch; Lady Bird receives necklace made of coffee beans; to American Embassy; rest; reception at Intercontinental Hotel; dinner at Ambassador's residence; LBJ reminisces & philosophizes
