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The fr e e w a y , N at O w ings s a y s ,
i s a lr e a d y fu n d ed and the r e f le c tin g p o o l ca n be p aid fo r b y the m o n e y
s a v e d b y r e r o u tin g the fr e e w a y s tr a ig h t in s te a d of in a c u r v e .
s tr a ig h t ta k e
- invited M r s . M cG e o rg e Bundy, and Jane W irt z , and M r s . B e ll
o f AID; was s o r r y for M r s , C e le b r e e z e of HEW couldn't com e-- she's got
some sick children; and M a r g y M cN a m a ra , whom I would have lik e d v e r y
/ 's
- 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.
- Foreign aid
- from Lynda Johnson; wedding present from Ethiopia; foreign aid bill passed; packing suitcases for Luci Johnson; LBJ on boat with several ambassadors; Lady Bird dines with Luci and Betty Beale; long conversation with Luci Johnson
- Foreign aid
- with guests; dinner; bridge game; conversation about aid for India, war on poverty at home, Vietnam and China; Lady Bird talks on telephone with Luci and Pat Nugent, who are snowed in at Waukegan; Luci is expecting baby in June
- n g .
So w e s a t a n d t a l k e d .
H is m a i n i n t e r e s t
w a s h o s p i t a l s . I t s e e m s t h a t AID h a s b u i l t q u ite a few t h e r e . . S ta f f in g t h e m i s
a n o th e r p ro b le m and a s e rio u s la c k .
I n s
- and Lady Bird dine with Jim and Ida May Cain; Dr. Cain talks about trip to Vietnam and aid for hospitals
- Foreign aid
- of Cuba and Che Guevara and foreign aid; Jack Valenti tells stories of his trip to Brazil; Johnsons back to the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird takes long swim
- Foreign aid
- and India; Rostow talks of Taiwan and aid to Pakistan, Communist China, and Vietnam; dinner and movies; Johnsons back to White House; Lady Bird exercises; LBJ talks with Clark Clifford
- le d up in b e d and w a tc h e d W alter L ippm ann.
fo r an hour and n e v e r a dull m o m e n t.
He w a s on
What he s a id about f o r e ig n aid
c e r t a in ly i s n ' t g oin g to m a k e it any e a s i e r to g e t a F o r e ig n A id B i
- funeral procession; Lady Bird invites MacArthurs to come to White House for tea; Lady Bird works with Hester Provenson on upcoming speech; Lady Bird watches Walter Lippman on TV; Foreign Aid Bill
- 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
- 30th Wedding Anniversary with photos taken; Lady Bird walks White House grounds; session with Robin Duke and Kandi about wardrobe; news article; talk with Walter & Marjorie Jenkins; meeting with Mary Lasker about the 1965 Inaugural; farewell
- Lady Bird visits with volunteers working on Mrs. Kennedy's mail in the EOB, WH telephone operators, and WHCF; meeting with Walter Jenkins and J.B. West about household matters; lunch with Lynda Johnson; article about spelling of Luci Johnson's name
- y n d o n w a s going in to h is o ffic e in A u s tin to m e e t L a w so n K n o tt of
GSA, a n d Gowd of AID an d R a m s e y C la r k f r o m W a sh in g to n ,
T h e w e a th e r
w a s s t i l l b i t t e r co ld a n d g r a y b u t w e co u
- eth in g s ic k in the lib e r a l view p oin t in a ll th is ."
A t one tim e Lyndon d e sc r ib e d h im s e lf, "I'm lik e a p r iz e fig h te r in the
i
rin g , the right f is t is the m ilita r y , the le ft f is t i s aid, w ash in g, a g r ic
- Breakfast and swimming with guests from Marshall, Texas; discussion on Brick House; Johnsons to church in Johnson City; LBJ has press conference at LBJ Ranch; appointment of new pilot and first African-American military aide; luncheon; LBJ takes nap
- . 2
B a t cl-OAe. -to Munchy -someth i ng f unny h appened .
i
\9 J-oohed
doivn t o t h e catM te g.uaA.cI^otng. t o Jam es' a n d jJxeAje. cjwuche^d
on one -AA.dct we,n.e a .6.i.-^able. g.Aoup o-^JS-UtJie cli.iAdn£.n, aid.
Negr o e s , a l l
- y b e e n a p r o d u c tiv e o n e, th e l a s t two w e e k s , th e s ig n in g of
the C iv il R ig h ts B ill, the F o r e i g n Aid B ill, a goodly m a s s of
le g isla tio n acco m p lish e d .
7/2/64 -
pg 7
We g o t on t h e c h o p p e r
- b e e n
s o w o n d e r f u l l y h e l p f u l on the l a n d s c a p i n g a t the K a r n a c k P o s t O ffic e .
I h a d the aide) b e h i n d m e w ho c a l l e d o u t the n a m e s a l e r t e d to l i s t e n
fo r h is.
I d o n 't t h in k
- . West; gift for White House staff; Military Reception at White House; photos with military & Medal of Honor recipients; Chuck Robb is losing weight in Vietnam; General James Cross is leaving as military aide; Elvira Madigan, in theater; visit with school
- s of s e r v i c e .
a n d out o f the h o u s e f o r m o n t h s now .
H e 's an Aide.
h e o u g h t to b e on a p o s t e r f o r the M a r i n e s .
So s h e t o l d u s
W e ' v e s e e n h i m in
In f a c t h e l o o k s l i k e
He h a s
- tio n sh ip w ith Jap an and len d in g th e ir aid to us in South V ietN am ;
A fter a ll,
th ey have one o f th e b ig g e s t m ilita r y e sta b lish m e n ts in A s ia .
On our w a y in to the D ip lo m a tic R oom to shake hands w ith th e
o f
- to th e W o r ld 's F a i r j u s t c o m p le te d , an d T o n y 's new jo b - a s o r t of tr y o u t one f o r AID to s ix c o u n tr ie s of L a tin A m e r ic a .
A nd th e n I s a id , " L e t 's go in to d in n e r , th e fo u r of u s . "
T h e
- s of AID
MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
r .-. -1
T u e sd a y , F e b r u a r y 11, 1964
Page 3
a n d m a n y of th o se w ho m a k e th e w h e e ls tu rn , r ig h t on to M r s . W ilro y , who
i s th e h o s te s s a t B l a i r H o
- R u s s e l l ^ 'f r o m F l o r e s v i l l e , J o h n 's hom e
town, who got up to m ak e the p r e s e n ta tio n to John.
"W e hope," s aid K a r e n ,
" t h a t this s e t of handcuffs - a h - ah - ah, I m e a n this p a ir of handcuffs - a h
-
;
.I
"^
lenbgatiso m e of th e a d v e n tu r e s h e r m o th e r h a d h a d w ith th e b r a n d
E
V r-,
- 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
r
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
- s e x p e r i e n c e
a, ■
i n a u t h o r i t y aro u n d h im - —/ Aid e to a b o u t f i v e p r e s i d e n t s ,
I t h i n k i t is,^— I was p ro u d t o h a v e him on o u r team .
We c a l l e d him and M arie a l s o and th e n C a t h e r i
- ; 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
- aide h e re and th e re , h e a v ily laden
with m e d a l s and rib b o n s.
The dim i n t e r i o r o f the C a th e d ra l,/ w a s r e a l l y
ra th e r s m a ll, but into it c r o w d e d the m o s t b r illia n t p a g e a n try I had e v e r
w
- p y and i t d o e s my h e a r t good t o
s e e him t h i s w ay . And R o b e r t a V i n s o n .
She, t o o ,
was one o f t h e o n e s I p a r t i c u l a r l y w a n te d t o com e.
And t h e r e was M rs. R o o s e v e l t ’ s m aid o f 30 y e
- e n t w ith u s .
isf h e w ould c a r e to go,
Y e s , sh e co uld su p p ly the p e r s o n who c o u ld
the w ife of o u r AID m a n t h e r e .
A nd A sh to n
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 27, 1966
- good g u e s t, M r s . S tra u b , w h o se h u sb a n d
i s A s s is ta n t A d m in is tr a to r f o r AID, p r e tty , a n a s s e t to the ta b le , a n d a s
m u c h in lo v e with. W ash in g to n a s l a m .
R o b e r t M a s s ji^ ^ w ho w ro
- * s r o o m - - s h e ’l l b e in g w o rk in g th is s u m m e r .
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
- - A V ie t-N a m C ivilian S e rv ic e A w ards - - that w as moving and sweet.
F o r m e r A m b a s s a d o r L o d g e w a s w i t h u s on the s t a g e , a n d a s m a l l
g r o u p of c i v i l i a n s , w o r k e r s in AID, m e m b e r s I b e l
