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- 1965
W ednesday, M ay 5th
W as a n o th e r one of th o se ja m -fille d d a y s.
It b e g an w ith going
to th e R o se G a rd en to g re e t th e Ju n io r L eague G a rd en Club fo r p ic tu re s
and th an k s fo r a ll th e y w e re doing
- Lady Bird greets Junior League Garden Club; Lady Bird to Head Start program at Trinity Zion Church; lunch with Jane Engelhard about White House renovations; Lady Bird's session with ABC TV on beautification program; diplomatic reception; Vietnam
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W ed n esday, M ay 19th (continued)
th e sa m e t im e I had Jane F r e e m a n holding down the fo rt fo r m e w ith the
N a tio n a l F a r m and G arden Club, w h ich had ju st com p leted its W hite H ouse
to u r .
. We co n v erg ed on our gay
- Club D in n er, a s
W auhillau La Haye
the g u e st of fiSwiacjiaadaagt I w as p le a se d that she w as going, and p le a se d
that sh e r e c o g n iz e d the fa c t that W auhillau had b een a good fr ie n d to u s .
And i t is too e a s y to a c t h
- 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
- s .
And so u t t e r l y e c s t a t i c .
And jo in in g the clu b on r e lig io u s s tu d y w h e n
the tim e c a m e a t NCS to jo in a club . ( L y n d a B i r d h a d jo in e d a b r id g e
c lu b a n d a p u b lic s p e a k in g club I b e
- Lady Bird's speech for Golden Slipper Square Club in Philadelphia; Lady Bird mentions charitable work of club; presentation of award; three-hour drive back to Washington; LBJ's decision to run for Presidency; Civil Rights Bill and its repercussions
- u r l i v e s
F rid a y , Jan u ary 17, 1969
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th e s e f i v e y e a r s , in d e ed f o r th e l a s t t h i r t y - o d d .
was a re m a rk a b le h o u r.
And t h i s in d eed
As we approached th e P re s s Club I saw, to
my amazement
- Hanoi will begin peace talks; Lady Bird has fitting for inaugural outfit; photographs taken of Lady Bird with her staff; LBJ & Lady Bird to Medal of Science awards; LBJ makes remarks & presents awards; LBJ & Lady Bird to National Press Club party
- e the G o ld e n A g e
G le e Club w as re'h e a r s in g a song. When the Red, R e d R o b in C o m e s
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Bob,Bob, Bobbing A lo n g .
And then, they b ro u g h t out a b ig b ir th d a y cake,
w h ich w as f o r a l l the p eo p le h avin g b ir
- r a tou r for the B e lle M a iso n Club, p r o c e e d s to go to a h o sp ita l
o r to so m e c h a r ity .
She i s one o f the s le e k and afflu ent young o n e s of
th e co m m u n ity now , and life is sto c k s and bonds and g o lf and a f
- Tour of Mackinac Island; Lady Bird describes native flora and fauna; the MRA (Moral Re-Armament) Complex; Lady Bird relates more history of Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel; LBJ & Lady Bird to Detroit for President's Club reception
- le a s a n t luncheon for o u r 81st Club, not m o r e than a
y e ar ago.
Lou w as a s c a lm as som eone under sedation
but v e r y c l e a r s p o k e n .
It is e v i d e n t t h e h a r r a s s i n g
of th e P r e s s a b o u t the s i t u a t i
- ;" LBJ to the Alfalfa Club
- s going.
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y t \c d t ± d ls L * ~ .
N a tu r a lly , I c o u ld c o u n t on two of m y o ld 7 5 t h
G r a n t a n d M r s , H a r r y S h e p h e rd of C a lif o rn ia ,
club m e m b e r s , M attilee
A nd th e r e w as the lo v e ly a n d
s m
- to the Coliseum fo r the L i p p i z z a n e r
h o r s e show,
L i p
- d r e s s and to the A r m y - N a v y Club
•where t h e r e w a s a r e c e p t i o n h o n o rin g J a n e F r e e m a n .
L iz and M a r c i a an d H elen e r o d e w ith m e - - a b r i e f s t a y .
I s to o d
in lin e w ith J a n e and m e t
- ; Lady Bird to Army-Navy Club to reception for Jane Freeman; Lady Bird meets with Alan Boyd & 35 highway engineers; massage, rest & telephone calls; Archivist Wayne Grover resigns; party for James Webb & astronauts; signing ceremony; Important items
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Dr. Cain swim; Lady Bird to hair salon; talk of strike; Johnsons to Wirtz wedding; reception at Army-Navy Club; lunch; Lady Bird and guests to Camp David; Lady Bird describes scenery; bowling; LBJ and others arrive; call from Mrs
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r e c t a n g u l a r b lo ck , of c l e a r p la s tic in w h ich w a s im b e d d e d a c t u a l le a d type
w ith fc e jm " T o M r s . L y n d o n B . J o h n s o n - B .A . , B . J . - Y o u 'r e
Our T y p e " , p lu s t t ^ the Club name
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WASHINOTON
Sunday, N o v e m b e r 12, 1967
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B a c k a t B a s s e t t H o u se L yndon ch a n g ed in to le i s u r e c lo th e s
an d took C huck and Jake and w e n t out to p l a ^ g o lf a t the G old en H o r s e sh o e G o lf Club
- Lady Bird has nightmares; Lady Bird makes telephone calls; Lady Bird goes to the first meeting of the Johnson City Garden Club; lunch; drive to Danz and Sweeney houses to view renovations; Lady Bird drives to Luci & Pat Nugent's home in Austin; Lady
- aussig, w h ose
r e s e a r c h m ean t so m uch fo r the blue baby operation; and Connie C a sey , who
had a ll the la te s t new s from the W om ens N ational D em o cra tic Club, so it
w as liv e ly co n v e r sa tio n .
B e s id e s the sty le show
- & Lady Bird go to Lynda Johnson's graduation at the University of Texas; Lady Bird describes ceremony; party for Lynda at the 40 Acres Club
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ountryM a r y Lynn D r o s s e a u
p r e s e n t e d m e with som e h a n d cra fte d g ifts, a n e c k la c e fo r me and so m e L B J
cuff links fo r Lyndon.
The Young D e m o c r a t i c s Club, r e p r e s e n t e d by Je ff C r o s slyn, gave
- Carmichael; lunch at Mexican restaurant; LBJ Library model at the Brooks building; Headliners' Club to see Robert Joy portrait of LBJ; to LBJ Ranch; visit with tourists; to restored Courthouse in Fredericksburg; dinner; Lady Bird sleeps in Childrens Room
- ; three guest speakers; Lady Bird records diary; LBJ & Lady Bird to Georgetown Club for reception for Speaker McCormack; to Hale Boggs' garden party; LBJ & Lady Bird have dinner at White House; visit from Hubert Humphrey, Drew Pearson & Frank Sinatra
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la
the P r e s i d e n t of the W o m e n ' s N a tio n a l P r e s s Club, gave a n h i l a r i o u s little
ta lk on L iz C a r p e n t e r - W ashington J o u r n a lis t, follow ed by DeW itt R ed d ick
on L iz C a r p e n t e r - T ex a n
- ; lunch at LBJ Ranch; work with Roy White, Herbert Wells on house renovations; Lady Bird & Jessie Hunter meet at Lewis Ranch to discuss LBJ Boyhood Home; formation of Johnson City garden club; Lady Bird returns to Washington, DC & Sequoia for LBJ's
- 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
- LBJ, Lady Bird, Lynda & Luci to Paltka, FL, for Intercoastal Canal ceremonies, flipping switch for initial excavation, and presentation of ceramic bull; to Palm Beach to visit Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy; to reception for President's Club
- ro u g h the th in d a y s .
T h e y liv e in T e m p le an d th e y a r e m e m b e r s o f
the T e x a s A d v e n t u r e r s Club - - the f i r s t thin g I 'l l jo in w hen I 'm o u t of
th is jo b .
N ex t the Audubon S o ciety .
N ex t s o
- of
the r e c r e a t i o n c e n t e r .
We sto p p e d a t the W o o d sto c k C o u n try Club - - a n o th er • of the m a n y
m a r k s of the L a u r an ce R o c k e f e l l e r s .
It h a s b e e n b u ilt by th em w ith in the
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