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  • in Washington. And eith er Max or B il l sa id , "T h e p ress is one of the g rea t parts of the g o v e r n ment, and the White House that cuts it s e lf o ff fro m the press^ cuts i t s e l f o ff from a la r g e part of governm ent. " IS. MEMORANDUM T H
  • Lady Bird's YWCA speech in Cleveland; Lady Bird talks about speechwriting process; Lady Bird meets handicapped girl, Nancy Martin; office work & nap; LBJ's press conference; Dr. Willis Hurst is houseguest; visit of Lady Bird's family and Dr. Blake
  • Press relations
  • Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; Lady Bird goes to Spanish class; meeting with Max Brooks; work on speeches for upcoming Appalachia trip; fitting for clothes; Lady Bird & LBJ go down the elevator to his press conference ; LBJ's decision to run
  • Press relations
  • Lyn Nugent's first birthday; LBJ & Lady Bird have breakfast; desk work; Lady Bird swims 30 laps; Lady Bird to Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty meeting; press conference & photos with Lyn Nugent in the Rose Garden; visit with Andre Meyer
  • Press relations
  • LBJ & Lady Bird to Hemis Fair, San Antonio; gun control legislation; ceremony at Hemis Fair; speeches by Ed Clark, Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, John Connally & LBJ; LBJ & Lady Bird tour exhibits; LBJ receives questions from the press; painting for LBJ
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  • update; Johnsons to Luci's house for "press" birthday party; LBJ cuts cake & opens gifts; back to LBJ Ranch for birthday party; Lynda Robb arrives; dinner in front of three tvs watching convention; Vietnam plank of platform; Pat Nugent & Chuck Robb
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  • of Achievement" Johnsons meet honored guests at Judicial Reception with receiving line for 700 guests; press ask Judge Sarah Hughes about W. Manchester book; Lady Bird reminisces about 1960 Campaign; visit with friends upstairs; Lady Bird reads "Of Time
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  • to Johnson City for flower harvesting; dinner with Luci & Pat Nugent and friends at Steak Island in Austin; Luci has encounters with the press; Lady Bird to bed and reading "Of Time and The River" by Thomas Wolfe
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  • Lady Bird has hair done; doctor gives Lady Bird flu shot & B-12 shot; LBJ & Lady Bird meet plane from Washington, DC; Lyn Nugent unhappy for family photos; LBJ announces appointments at press conference in LBJ hangar; lunch; more family photos; LBJ
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  • of press; Lady Bird, Lynda and Chuck Robb view possible rental in Arlington; office work; bowling; hair styled; Johnsons meet Prime Minister & Mrs. Yew; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of state gifts; the McGeorge Bundys are houseguests
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  • Press stories on engagement of Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; visit of Peter and Henrietta Hurd; lunch with Hurds , Jack Brooks, et al; unveiling and discussion of the Hurd portrait of LBJ; portrait receives poor reviews from the Johnsons; Lady Bird
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  • LBJ and Lady Bird go to Johnson City to vote, then by boyhood home and bank; LBJ invites press to follow them by the Lewis place and Hartman Ranch; Lady Bird invites women reporters to join them; Johnsons drive by Logan Ranch; office work; lunch
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  • Mary Lasker's neighbor called police about noise from party; Lady Bird angry about press coverage; decision to not televise Luci Johnson's wedding; Lady Bird to see Eakins painting for White House from Joseph Hirshorn; Lady Bird flies back to White
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  • LBJ is in a dark mood; death of Senator Richard Russell's son; White House Festival of the Arts; press response to Festival; Lady Bird takes a nap; reception for Inaugural Committee workers; quick remarks by LBJ; visit by Tony and Matiana Taylor
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  • Flag Day; Lynda Johnson lays wreath at Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor and National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; press coverage of Lynda Johnson's trip and speech; LBJ & Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; interstate highway system
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  • LBJ has medical exam; LBJ's press conference about Selma, Alabama; LBJ meets with Governor George Wallace; Lady Bird goes bowling; party for Robin and Angier Biddle Duke
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  • LBJ has phone conversation about appointments at Treasury and Budget; Lady Bird receives international YWCA delegates; Henry Fowler accepts Secretary of Treasury position; LBJ makes press announcement; diplomatic reception at Blair House; Lady Bird
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  • by Kennedy Cabinet; Caroline and John Kennedy, Jr.; statement by LBJ to press; visit and dinner at Jack Valentis; LBJ and television
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  • Johnson family attend Easter service at St. Barnabas Church; some press attend service, too; Ralph Doppler gives Johnsons model of LBJ Ranch house; driving tour of Hill Country; story of LBJ driving over rattlesnake; Easter lunch at the LBJ Ranch
  • Press relations
  • Lady Bird with brother, Tony Taylor; press invited to breakfast; Lady Bird describes Tony's garden; to San Il defonso Indian pueblo; visit to pottery studio of Maria Montez & Popovi Da; to Sangre de Cristo mountains; goodbye to Taylors; lunch
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  • Johnsons to St. Barnabas Church; LBJ gives ranch tour to press; Lady Bird signs Christmas mats; small luncheon; Bess Abell decorates house for Secret Service weekend; LBJ & Lady Bird ride horses; tours of ranches to Secret Service men & wives; Lady
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  • of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
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  • Second Senate reception; Lady Bird to doctor's; meeting about draperies for State Dining Room & Great Hall; lunch with Bess Abell to discuss Lady Bird's wardrobe; hair salon; press questions about Senate briefing; Johnsons' photo for portrait; Lady
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  • Pat Nugent leaving for Vietnam; Lady Bird to San Antonio & Corpus Christi; poverty bills up for vote; Lady Bird is interviewed by Isabel Shelton; buses to Padre Island with foreign press & Park Service staff; Lady Bird gives speech; fish fry
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  • 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
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  • Bombing halt in Vietnam; Mar-a-Lago becoming part of National Park Service; Lady Bird describes china for Preservation & Restoration luncheon; Lady Bird names speakers & guests; press are invited to speeches; Lady Bird gives remarks & introduces
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  • of Public Service; why LBJ kept Kennedy appointees; Lady Bird gives Pat Nixon tour of family quarters; photo montage for press women; performance of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" in East Room; dinner; LBJ has a cold
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  • is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom
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  • to press; Lady Bird accidentally opens door for reporters' room; Lady Bird meets Nancy Negley at LBJ Ranch to hang pictures & arrange furniture; lunch; to Lewis Ranch; hair done in Austin; visit with Luci & baby; Lady Bird has dinner with classmate
  • Press relations
  • Memorial Hall; Lady Bird sees Jack Valenti; Lady Bird gives speech on the environment; receiving line; small party at President Brewster's home; Lady Bird said there was poor press coverage