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- S A T U R D A Y , J U N E 27, 1964
Saturd ay, June 27th.
T h is i s the day Lynda B ir d
c h ris te n s a Navy tra n sp o rt named A u s tin , a fte r A u s tin , T e x a s .
She has asked L u c i to be h e r m aid of ho nor, and they are
going
- LBJ speaks at Coast Guard Academy graduation, New London, CT; Lady Bird gives commencement address at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School; Lady Bird gives her speech a C+; Lady Bird presents diplomas to Walter Jenkins' daughter, Beth; Luci
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as the uniform ed aide esc o rte d me down to the
I w ore m y white
alaskin e suit, with the toa s t co lored , draped
silkish hat.
C a r rie was her usual easy self, so capable, so much at home, so devoid
of any pompo|sity in presidin g.
A t the end
- just can. " , and had gotten h e r s e lf a White House aide, and out she
had put, and I hope it was a good evening fo r her.
- e r e so m e 45 y o u n g s te r s
who w o r k e d on the H ill in C o n g r e s s m e n 's o r S e n a t o r 's o f fic e s a n d in
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v a r i o u s C a b in e t D e p a r t m e n t s a n d a t OE O a n d AID, a n d o u r 6 o r so h e r e
in the W
- 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
- e us w hen he p aid us a v i s i t s o m e y e a r s a g o ,
and i f you w e r e at th e r a n c h w ith m e you w ould s e e th e lo v e ly b ird s
th at C h a n c e llo r E rh a rd g a v e u s . ''I h a v e ", s a id M r s . K i e p . It tu r n s
- ; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; LBJ meets with advisors about Vietnam; LBJ meets with and gives speech to White House Conference on Education participants; dinners with aides and James Hagerty; Lady Bird's tv show on beautification; Dwight Eisenhower
- good g u e s t, M r s . S tra u b , w h o se h u sb a n d
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m u c h in lo v e with. W ash in g to n a s l a m .
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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
- 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.
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w ho had a rra n g ed the exhibit; H en ry L
- a u g h te rs o f te n a n t f a r m e r s w o re s h ir t s a n d d r e s s e s m a d e o u t
of ffaxgmoc flou r s a c k s .
S om ebody in t h a t AID p r o g r a m m u s t h a v e
a p a s t th a t g o e s b a c k to t h a t .
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