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- la te it a little bit into a speech.
And then at one o’ c l o c k , t h e r e cam e one of those things that
m u st be p e c u lia r ly A m e ric a n , a s m a ll g e s tu re of our national fee lin g fo r
the ind ivid ual.
Sen ato r M a rg a re t C
- ty - fiv e
Y e a r s a g o , , , " , and I think I b etter stop.
MEMORANDUM
THE W H ITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W ednesday, M ay 27, 1964
P a ge 2
We rode around with him to B la ir House and on the w ay, th ere was
quite a crow d o f people, and frequ
- of TV and c a m era m e n and n ew sm en and the crow d of g u e s ts .
f e e l th at it tak es aw ay from the s e n s e of e le g a n c e .
fo r m a t w ill w o rk in d o o r s.
.
,
I
I do not b e lie v e th is
’
O utside, fin e - - the color
- and, " and I thought if he sa id it one m o r e tim e I
w ould s c r e a m if nobody e ls e did).
Lyndon advanced and laid a w reath at the foot of the c a sk e t, and
then M r s. K ennedy w ent o v er and k n elt.
It is stra n g e how you rem em b er
lit t
- on Jacqueline Kennedy's behavior and the rapport she has established with the American people since the assassination; contrasts with the death of FDR; sense of shame for America and Texas; Lady Bird makes plans for Lynda Bird to travel from Texas to attend
- r telephone c a lls T h en to the A m erica n a H otel w here I shook
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
.WASHINGTON
Th u rsday, M ay 28, 1964
P a ge 3
o f the people.
And b r ie fly in to m eet the group Eddie W e is l had so t rium phantly gotten
- National politics
- does not c r o s s t o M ackinac Is la n d but w hat is called the
/
U p p e r P e n in s u la , t h e re b y b rin g in g the s c a rc e ly populated
U p p e r P e n in s u la and the m illio n s o f va c a tio n -h u n g ry people
in D e t r o
- National politics
- on a
3
co u ch , look in g at h er little dog, both of them planning som e d ev ilm en t.
We sp en t a p le a sa n t hour and a s I w alked out, saw groups of sch o o l
ch ild r en , people sm ilin g and w aving at m e ,
I s m ile d and w aved b ack
- LBJ's lack of sleep; Lady Bird visits National Art Gallery; meeting with J.B. West and Jim Ketchum about Committee for the Preservation of the White House; LBJ & Lady Bird have lunch; Lady Bird has dress fittings and a nap; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman
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Collection Title Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
Folder Title
Lady Bird Johnson's Diary, April 9-30, 1964 [Book 6]
Box Number
1
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute
- , of which T e x a s i s v e ry m uch in n eed.
He s a id "O ne of the g r e a t ta s k s of p o litic a l le a d e r s h ip i s to m ak e the
people a w a re that they s h a r e a
and b e lie f,
fu n dam en tal unity of i n t e r e s t , p u r p o se
I am
- , 1965 [Book 14]
Folder Title
Box Number
2
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
- v e r y m uchr-^ow g r a te fu l I w a s.
■:iA■
O ver the p a st th ree y e a r s , the people in th is room h ave p rod u ced n e a r ly
"
two and a h a lf m illio n d o lla r s to take step s tow ard m aking th is nation*s
ca p ito l m o r e liv e
- of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
- 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
- ity . ; And th ir d , m o st im p o rta n tly , for young people , .:because th is
-was a ch an ce to show another fa c e of young p e o p le , and another fa c e of
T e x a s .:',:They have so m uch to be proud o f .
-
’ '
The h o n o red g u e st w
- Lady Bird has breakfast and hair styled; Lady Bird meets student group from Texas; University of Texas College Bowl Team wins national championship; Lady Bird mentions honored guests; LBJ & Lady Bird speak to students who then tour White House; Lady
- 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
- w ill b e so m a n y more people to r e c e iv e i t in b la c k a n d w
h
i t e
achtn ol or
MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
W ed n esd ay , F e b r u a r y 17, 1965
__^ it is j u s t s u p e rb .
Page 8
It w ill th en b e m a d e a v
- Meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House; publications by the White House Historical Association; possible paintings for the White House; completion of the White House Library; Lady Bird visits with President Dwight
- Natural resources and national parks
- Wilder; nap; Johnsons & guests helicopter to beach house; LBJ & younger people on speed boat; Lady Bird and others on larger boat; Lady Bird swims; Lady Bird, Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam discuss KTBC; dinner at the Haywood Ranch; Sunday is Pat Nugent's
- .
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
- ugh t, w a s n ot s p a r k l i n g a n d
t h e r e w a s i n t e n t i o n a l l y / v e r y l i t t l e h u m o r in it.
M any, m any people c a m e
up to the f r o n t t a b l e to s h a k e h a n d s with u s a n d g e t a u t o g r a p h s , a n
- National politics
- Lady Bird to State Department for remarks to national People-to-People conference; Bashir Ahmed; establishment of annual scholarship to honor Lady Bird; swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Mary Bunting to Atomic Energy Commission; LBJ's speech; Lady Bird
- - c o ll a r people/^ taking le s s o n s in
how to ru n o ffic e m a c h i n e r y .
I a s k e d one young w o m a n w h y she w a s doing it
.
.
^'
and she s a id that w ith typing and shorthand^,'she knew she could a l w a y s g e t a
job, but i f
- LBJ & Lady Bird 5-state tour; Lady Bird describes Chicago; stop at Cline High School, South Bend, IN; LBJ speech; stop at Peru, IN; LBJ speech & Lady Bird remarks at National Convention of League of Women Voters, Pittsburgh, PA; LBJ addresses United
- .
In a g r e a t r u s h I h a d g o t t e n L i z d o w n f r o m W a s h i n g t o n a n d s h e h a d
m a d e a s m a ll advance run T h u rsd a y afternoon^
I m e t J a k e a n d B e r y l a t B e r g s t r o m a b o u t 8 :4 5 a n d w e s e t o u t i
- Lady Bird tours 10th District Beautification projects; press; first, Lockhart courthouse; several people from LBJ's early years; Lady Bird visits with former roommate, Helen Byrd Falley; to Praha & tour of St. Mary's Church; fish fry, Monument Hill
-
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
- , Ly ndon waA no^ xix a
pa r ty mood, noi. even wXJih ike^je people. .
TkeJie.^A AOme
kang. oveA. '^A.om jJioAe kouAA o^ Sa tur day ni g h t when he. woke
up a6out03:
wxjJx ^e\/eAj^ paJjr^ Xn kU^ cke^i. and we cal l e d
ik e Chi e f a n d jJxan
- Natural resources and national parks
- Last full day in White House; Johnsons & Billy Grahams to National City Christian Church; Lady Bird writes letter to Curator, Jim Ketchum, about Children's Garden with thank you to his staff; thank you letter to John Loeb; more acreage for national
- people
M u r ie l a n d I w a lk e d in p a s t a s e a o f f a m i l i a r
f a c e s a n d to o k o u r s e a t s a t t h e h e a d ta b le w h e r e m i r a c u l o u s l y O p a l
Y a r b o r o u g h w a s on M u r i e l 's r ig h t a n d N e llie C
- National politics
- a s of t c o c o o n t h e r e in A u s t i n w i t h c h i l d r e n of r i c h
people, a lovely s t r e e t w h e re e a s e and s e c u r ity p re v a ile d .
a s h e r m o t h e r I a m glad.
A n d of c o u r s e
B u t I r e c o g n i z e t h a t
- National politics
- e r e n c e in th e l iv e s , th e jo b s , o f te n people."
A t a n y r a t e i t i s n e v e r f a r f r o m m y th o u g h ts .
I c a n n o t c o n t r o l th e o u tc o m e ,
th o u g h I w ill h a v e s o m e e f f e c t o n it. A nd i t w
- National politics
- , December 3-29, 1967 [Book 51]
Folder Title
Box Number
5
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
- Johnson's Diary, November 13-21, 1964[Book13]
Box Number
2
Restriction Codes
(A) Clo•d by Encullve Order 13526 governing access to national ucurtty lnfonnatlon.
(B) Closed by atatute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed In acc:ordance
- Lady Bird breakfasts with LBJ and family; Lady Bird to National Gallery of Art for Distinguished Ladies' Reception; Lady Bird describes reception and people; Lady Bird visits with Luci Johnson and her girlfriends; Lady Bird and LBJ to pre-gala
- g h t i s a n o t h e r one of t h o s e r e c e p t i o n s f o r the C o n g r e s s i o n a l
people.
T h e r e due a t 6,
I p u t on a s o r t of g o ld a n d s i l v e r l a m e d r e s s
that Lyndon h a d bought m e in P a r i s , quite
- ; National Symphony Orchestra's Music for Young Americans; Congressional Reception with comments about members & wives; briefing for Congressmen & tour for wives; dinner and dance; article by Dorothy McCardle about lights off at WH
- Natural resources and national parks
- giant crocodile viewed; Lady Bird describes 139 people laughing, shrieking, joking and falling out of rafts; press women and Lady Bird all manned the paddles; box lunches; rain; dinner and music
- Big Bend National Park
- only about t h i r t y m inutes, the f i r s t o f f i v e
stops,
A r e g u l a r m arathon
1
Next, t o
the S t a t l e r -
H i l t o n and t h e n t h e Armory where t h e r e were 1 3 , 0 0
r
people.
Tonfeht t h e d e c o r a t i o n s h a d
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Johnson to prayer service at National City Christian Church; Inauguration; funny story about Fern Baines; seating on inaugural platform; LBJ takes oath of office and gives address; inaugural luncheon; Lady Bird's classmate from
- and Tony, and one of Lyndon’s father and mother, on a table. It will
take shape and warmth and life and the story of a family, but it won’t be done in a day. And
it’s marvelous to have the help and the guidance of people like Marny and Jean.
Beginning
- the children’s ward, a little engagement that Mrs. Kennedy had
made some weeks ago and had asked me to keep.
I took Lucy and Beth Jenkins with me, and we had baskets of toys to distribute among the
children. The people were lined up out front: Dr. Schultz
- join them by car farther on down son1cwhc re.
B ut alas , as we
communiciltcd witl1 them it sec: .1.ed that all their frit'nd:-> steadfas tly
attended tl'.. ·11~
as
newsp:::~cr
- -
one or two of the boats they thoug h t they id
- husband, C o v er, and p r e tty little M ary
th a t's b een a lm o s t living w ith L o u ise; lo ts of n eig h b o rs and E s th e rMaeTarner
J e s s e 's re d -h e a d e d s e c r e t a r y fro m w ay b ack in NYA days - one of those
V
people th at you
- lan e fro m W ashington - - M r. S p a rk s , M r, M urphy, a g re a t m any people
we se e m e d to know - - to d is c u s s things th a t m u s t be done, r a th e r b r ie f
irA fte r a w hile th e y le ft and the m o od w as tu rn e d to m y k
- of the most warmly welcoming houses I know, fu ll of
antiques and porcelains and paintings and casual shots of important people
stretching over at least four administrations.
We sat by the f ir e and had
a drink and enjoyed a l i t t l e quiet v is itin g
- , 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
