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- s e s and word p i c t u r e s and l i t t l e m em ories f o r th e
New York p a r ty th a n k y o u s.
And th e n Bob Knudsen came i n and to o k
a p i c t u r e o f L iz and B ess, and A shton and me a t work i n o u r f a m i l i a r
h u d d le
- lt cottage sin c e I had seen it
a y e a r ago!
T h ere w a s a brand new coat of r ed paint on the ram b lin g
r e d -sh in g le d D u tch -C o lo n ial cottage w ith fr e s h w hite trim and a g r e e n
ro o f.
And the fro n t yard w as a lr e
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S iih d ay, M a rc h 17, 1968
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woxild b e a s o r t of goodby p ic tu r e .
T h e new m i n i s t e r is a y o u th fu l, p le a s a n t m a n , a n d i t w a s c o m fo rtin g
to s in k in to th e r i t u a l of th e E p is c
- t
And L u c i a b s o lu te ly r a d ia n t f ro m h e r "fiv e d ay s
an d s ix nights" as she e x p r e s s e d it of R & R . A nd L yn and L u c in d a in
and o u t of th e ro o m ad d in g th e new d im e n s io n s of a n o th e r g e n e r
- a u s e d on
o u r w a y down th o s e h ig h s te p s so the c a m e r a s co uld g e t a p i c t u r e .
o f u s to g eth er is new s.
Six
Arid th e n w e d r o v e on to Abe a n d C a r o l F o r t a s '
h o u s e . . Abe h a d b e e n te llin g
- .
Lyndon had been t a l k i n g a l l m orning w it h
Jack a b ou t G
i n New Yo r k .
a
t o
i n th e d ays t h a t I h a v e been
L i t t l e C o rey , a s sh e c a l l s h e r s e l f h a s
a c q u ir e d a ca t, Ga t o .A
n
d
-she an
d G a t o h
- Bird and Lynda Johnson visit; Johnsons to the Jack Valenti's; Luci Johnson babysits Courtney Valenti at White House; news stories about White House weddings, Lynda Johnson's return from Europe, and LBJ-John Connally relationship
- rove u s around.
A lw ays I lea rn som eth in g new about the d eer.
I'v e n ev e r se e n any so c lo s e w ith the r e a lly fu zzy v e lv e t on th eir
h o r n s.
C la re n ce told us at this sta g e, they w ere a lm o st so ft and
pulpy.
T h ey
- o m p eten tly . W ea r in g a lo n g , o ra n g e s w e a ts h ir t
w ith the U n iv e r s ity of T e x a s on i t , h e r new s h o r t h a i r c u t ,
t h is l i ttl e
. b a b y in h e r a r m s , sh e w as a n a d o r a b le s ig h t.
It w a s
- in
and w e had tea on the Trum an B a lco n y and talk ed about the co u n tr ie s to
w h ich they w e r e going.
T hey’re c a r e e r s e r v ic e ad van cem en ts - and two
o f them , s u r p r isin g ly , I had m e t in P a r is !
T his i s a new
- ou th G r o u n d s .
go in g to be h o s t fro
One of th e s o n s is
t h e D e m o c r a t i c y o u n g f o l k s in
New Y o r k w h e n L y n d a B i r d c o m e s up f o r a b a r b e c u e
in a fe w w e e k s .
And then at four th ir ty
in c
- it tr u e th at J o h n so n C ity i s p e r k in g up,
c le a n in g up, p a in tin g up, h a v in g a new s e n s e of p r id e and c o m m u n ity
s p ir it , liv in g up to h a v in g a P r e s id e n t in i t s m id s t e v e n if h e i s ju s t
L
- ; LBJ to New York for Joseph P. Kennedy dinner; Lady Bird dinner and talk with Luci Johnson; business meeting with A.W. Moursund; watched play "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" in the Lincoln bedroom
- ; news article about British Prime Minister's visit; article by Betty Beale
- g e t u s e d to th e ir new h o m e w e h a d p u t
in SIESK w h at u s e d to be th e ut r k e y pen .
in f o r th e m , b u t th e cold w
asp ie r c in g .
We h a d put s o m e fo o d a n d w a te r
A nd L yndon s a id , " If w e d o n 't g e t
- to Arlington, Virginia, to see Lynda and Chuck Robb's home; At Lynda & Chuck Robb's new home; Lynda tells humorous tale of neighborhood children watching them through the window; photo of Patrick Lyndon Nugent in the newspaper; the Arthur Krims are houseguests
- u n g g i r l w a s f i r s t o u r p r i v a t e
b u s in e s s a n d se c o n d no e a r th - s h a k in g new s of s ta te .
‘
I s l i p p e d u p s t a i r s a n d c r a w l e d in to b e d w i t h L y n d a a n d L u c i
w ho w e re s till
- , and
h e re th e y w e re .
c o m es h er.
E x c ite m e n t is a new m ood fo r L ynda, a n d it be-
S he h a s lo o k e d r a d i a n t , h a p p y , & i i x
of l i f e , a n d I am
so happy about h e r .
in t h e s w i f t c u r r e n t
A n d W
- of W om en.
A nd the r a in w h ich h a d h e ld off fo r
u s w a s c o m in g , so w e h a d it in the E a s t R oom - - g r e e tin g s b y L yndon,
th a n k s to th e o u tg o in g p r e s id e n t, a w e lc o m e fo r th e new on e.
A nd th e n
- e n s a i d o n e tim e
th e c o u r t in New J e r s e y h a n d e d dow n a d e c is io n
w h e r e a n o ld la d y in h e r w ill h a d le f t a b e q u e s t to B illy S u n d a y b u t s h e r e a l l y
m e a n t B illy G r a h a m — a n d th
- a s s s k i r t .
It s o u n d e d i n th e p a p e r s
lik e h e r s p e e c h h a d gon e p r e t t y w e ll.
She s p o k e of th e n e w g e n e r a t i o n a n d o u r g e n e r a t i o n .
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i d e a l i s m th a t p l
- Congressional Prayer Breakfast; Lady Bird does office work; LBJ has television news conference; story about Adlai Stevenson's birthday cake; Stevenson discusses the Soviet Union, the United Nations, the Congo and China; Lady Bird meets with Barbara
- the new c o n s t r u c t i o n , a n d
then d r e s s e d an d left fo r K e r r v ille for 3 - 1 /2 w o n d erfu l h o u r s seeing
s o m e th in g g r e a t h a p p e n to the h ill c o u n try .
- M r . a n d M r s . H o w a r d B u t t a n d a w h o
- with Lynda Johnson, Aunt Oriole, and join LBJ; drive around LBJ Ranch with Dale Malechek; visit with Diana MacArthur; Johnsons return to White House; Lady Bird talks with Birge Alexander about daughter, Becky; news story on beautification
- Luci Johnson's 18th birthday and anniversary of LBJ's heart attack; Lady Bird has hair appointment; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Luci Johnson's baptism at Catholic church, quietly, without press coverage; Lady Bird and LBJ to New York for speech
- to Lewis and Logan ranches; LBJ's Inaugural Address; visit to Federal building in Austin to LBJ's new office; Marie Smith article on Lady Bird
- n e d h e r little
h e a d f r o m s id e to s id e .
H e r f in g e r s a r e e x t r e m e l y long an d d e lic a te .
I s e e no l i k e n e s s to an y b o d y - - j u s t a new li t t l e p e r s o n in t h i s w o rld .
L y n d o n a n d I
- e c o r n h e r e a n d t h e r e a n d m a n y
s m a l l c a b i n s , w a s no w h e a v i l y w o o d e d .
11
The new g ro u n d c l e a r e d with
s u c h b a c k - b r e a k i n g l a b o r h a d s e r v e d the f a r m e r f o r o n l y
- .
L y ndon a n d I a n d L u c i h av e c o m e to f e e l v e r y c lo s e to th e s e fe llo w
w o r k e r s of o u r s .
A s I lo o k e d a t H u b e rt a n d M u rie l, a n d M a rg y a n d B ob, a n d
J a n e a n d B ill, I k new th a t v e r y
