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- u p e rb c o r n b r e a d , and L y n d o n .
a te s e n s ib ly .
J$ th e lo n g New Y e a r 's v a c a tio n w a s a tim e of the b r id g e to u rn a m e n t,
th is w e e k e n d i s the tim e of m o v ie s .
L a s t n ig h t, i t w a s
- e d !
\
N e v e r w ill
;
T h e S e c r e t S e r v ic e p ic k e d u s up w ith a c a r , a n d w e d r o v e up
p a s t the c e m e t e r y to s e e the h a n d s o m e new hurir
tgow o n
g ate M r . W e i g l
h a s m a d e u s to m a t c h
- LBJ and Lady Bird have breakfast and go for walk; new wrought iron gate at family cemetery; meeting about landscape design for ranch; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and others; LBJ's weight loss; renovation of Johnson home in Johnson City; Lady Bird
- G rou
n o u sk i, s a id h e w a s fo llo w in g in the f o o t s t e p s of Ju s t ic e
G o ld b erg in tak ing on th is new a s s ig n m e n t an d s a id
h is m i s s i o n i s to b u ild new b r id g e s , h o t ju st to P o la n d , b u t
- done to
hxryx b u r y t r a n s m i s s i o n lin e s in new h o u sin g d e v e lo p m e n ts , and
h e s a id it h a d in c r e a s e d 4 0 0 p e r c e n t in th is l a s t y e a r .
s ta tis tic .
A glow ing
B u t I j u s t w is h e d i K new how
- e s
to th e C a p ito l.
M a r y la n d w ill la n d s c a p e tw o m a j o r a p p r o a c h e s , and
V i r g in i a h a s th r e e p r o j e c t s .
The D i s t r i c t h ighw ay d e p a r t m e n t w ill
h a v e fiv e new a r e a s , in clu d
- , in f a c t, b e e n a fu ll page s p r e a d in the P o s t to d ay , a b o u t
W h ite H o u se h o u s e k e e p in g , an d the new c h e f.
S u c c e s s fu lly d o n e, I th o u g h t,
w ith p ic tu r e s of the d if f e r e n t k in d of e n te
- Johnsons and Valentis attend National City Christian Church; friends invited to dinner; guests bowl or swim; article in Washington Post about White House housekeeping and new chef; Lera Thomas runs for Congress
- h e 's a N egro.
And M u riel — who had
co m e b a ck a ll the w ay from W averly ju st for th is p arty and w a s te llin g u s
about h er new d a u g h ter-in -la w -to -b e^ Donna.
H er illn e s s of v ir u s pneum onia
h a s b een ra th er
- it ie s , A u stin am ong th e m .
T h ey a r e so fu ll o f youth and en th u sia sm , I w as d elig h ted to s e e
O pera in d eed has a new fa c e .
N ex t I w en t to the Red R oom to m e e t two w o rk ers o f PR O JEC T
HOPE and to r e c e iv e
- , reteim a, redbud - - I h ave
a lw a y s w anted a long allel^ o f b loom in g t r e e s , but don’t have the eye to
know w h e re th e y shou ld b e .
,
1
- ':
w en t to the b ir th p la ce h o u se .
It sounds s o p om p ou s.
I m u st find a new n
- b a r k th a t is a p e c u l i a r
m u s i c to ou r e a r s .
It w a s a good q u ie t ev en in g , a n d it h a d b e e n a happ y w e e k e n d .
;I c a l l e d L u c i a n d r e a c h e d h e r j u s t a s she h a d d r iv e n in f ro m
New Y o
- 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
- t L iz re m in d e d u s a t l e a s t t h r e e
tim e s to c o n v e n e a ro u n d the TV s e t a n d w a tc h L yndon on h is n ew s
c o n f e re n c e .
T h e r e w e re th r e e m a in p ie c e s of n ew s - - the a p p o in tm e n t of a
new U
-
Page 2
M o th e r's Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964
out b ird s n ests, that the m other b ir d had flow n away w heneve r he c ame
around to put out new plants o r put in fe r t iliz e r ,- o r cu ltiva te.
But it
alw ays/ ^ a ith fu U y/ ^ ^ tu rn ed
- for the fa m ily .
A fter th ey ca m e, M r s. S h riv er turned
to m e and sa id , "I h ear O sw ald has b een k ille d ."
That w as the f ir s t
new s I had about O sw ald .
We w e r e told by p ro to c o l o ffic ia ls that w e would rid e w ith
M r s
- speeches; office work and walk around White House grounds; the Valentis to dinner; LBJ's diet; news stories about Luci Johnson in New Orleans and Lynda Johnson at royal wedding in Athens
- s w i f e and come o v e r f o r a d r i n k .
he a r r i v e d a l i t t l e
news, t o o .
And
p a s t s e v e n . Todaywas f u l l o f f a m i l y
I t a p p e a r s t h a t L u c i on h e r own h a d g i v e n
an in inte r v i e w t o a C h i l
- v e r n o r H u g h es
of New J e r s e y c o u ld n ’t b r in g t h a t w o n d e r fu l jo lly M r s , H u g h e s , w ho w a s
te n d in g one o f t h e i r eig h t o r nine c h i ld r e n .
, T h e r e a r e so m a n y young a n d h a n d s o m
- a s t i c a b o u t go ing to
New Y o r k a t 2:00 o 'c l o c k to s ta y a t M a r y L a s k e r ' s h o u s e a n d h av e d a te s
w ith D av e, who r e m a i n s t h e m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g young m a n sh e kn ow s in
s p i t e of q u ite
- a good c o m p a n io n L iz O dom i s !
re m in is c e d about v ario u s tr ip s .
We
We h ad a d r i n k in r o u t e , a n d th e n w h e n
w e la n d e d J e s s e m
leaKj o i n e d us and t h e D e a th e s a n d w e w e n t to a new S p a n ish
- a ILLLL s. p a ^ l o w h a t uje i h o u ^ } ^
muAi. be a ca r et ak er' s
cot t age.
On i h e way. we came u c a o a a
an AriteAe.Ai.Jjxg. Ai.ghA, a b ig bAand new d n i kiJLLj appaAjenilg.
^ u ^ i. beJng buJJit , a n d maAcJxing up JLo i h e JLop o
- e d an d ta lk e d to m e .
He s a i d he
w a s j u s t b a c k f r o m New Y o r k a n d th a t he h a d ta lk e d to e v e r so m a n y
e n v o y s a t the U n ite d N atio n s - - a l l of th em w ith w a r m m e s s a g e s h op ing
fo r the P
- LBJ has better color; LBJ ordered clothes in New York for Lynda, Luci and Lady Bird; extreme cleaning at White House during Johnsons' absence; Lady Bird talks with Lynda Johnson about her article for National Geographic; description of hospital
- k a n d M r s . W illia m T y l e r , w ife of t h e A s s i s t a n t
W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 22 (Continued)
M r s . R ib ico ff, an d th e n I had M r s . H u g h es, th e w ife of th e G o v e r n o r
of New J e r s e y , down b e c
- e d Z a c h a ry S co tt
a n d w e n t to New Y o rk an d th en to H ollyw ood, w h e r e , a s so m a n y m a r r i a g e s
do, th a t one p e r is h e d .
A nd l a t e r on she b e c a m e M r s , S te in b e c k ,
And
a n o th e r I w a n te d
-
h ad r e c e n t l y r e s i g n e d an d [th at d i s c o v e r i n g that M r . S. D. R ip le y , new
d ir e c t o r of the S m it h s o n ia n , w a s not in town, so we a s k e d f o r the n ex t
a s s i s t a n t , a n d wound up with a v e r y
- ^ t h e s e
days.
w
n
We t a l k e d a b o u t ^ i s t i c a , and the f ir s t p la ce I e v e r saw
C
.
that odd G reek w ord,^ a new c ity a r isin g in the d e s e r t /^ o m e 15 or ZO
m ile s from K arach i, w h ere the sc ie n c e of how
- New York
- Lady Bird to New York City; signs photos for Christmas; meeting at Mary Lasker's home on beautification; Lady Bird mentions Mary's art collection; possible television program about beautification in cities; Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter to Carlyle Hotel
- New York City
- ^
.^Somehow f o r m e h e j u s t f its th e d e lig h tfu l S ta te of V e rm o n t th a t he
r e p r e s e n t s ! b r a n d new G o v e rn o r of M a ry la n d an d M r s , A gnew ,
I b e lie v e
t h e i r I n a u g u ra l i s th is w e e k en d , Sol L
- New York
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- went
b a ck u p s ta ir s to m y d esk , w h ere the u gly h ea d lin es of the day s t ill aw aited
m e , unchanged by the p lea sa n t beginning.
H ow ard C lo s e s Down in P r o te s t - B r ita in s F a c e New T a x -B ite Wage
C o n tro l.
C o n
- a le n g th y
p ie c e on th e J o h n so n L i b r a r y fo r th e New Y o rk T im e s .
I me t w ith h im in th e L in c o ln S ittin g R oom a n d s p e n t a b o u t 45 m in u te s
d u r in g w h ic h he to o k n o te s going o v e r the g e n e s
- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
- d th e F D R c r y s t a l - - v e r y e le g a n t a n d seldo m
u s e d now.
A n d th en u p s t a i r s in to m y new p in k w ool a n d one l a s t b o n in g -u p
on the g u e s t l i s t , an d th en b a c k d o w n s ta ir s to the G r e e n
- s w h i l e M a r i l y n w a l k e d u p a n d
down b e s id e m e r e la y in g q u e s tio n s and new s a n d m e giving h e r a n s w e r s
u ntil I finally said,
thrilled.
" W h y d o n 't you g et in a n d s w im ?"
S he w a s s o
It a l w
- draws a crowd; Lady Bird has tea for Mrs. Alexandros Matsas, wife of departing Greek ambassador; tea & tours for five new ambassadors' wives; discussion about Shah of Iran; LBJ greets group; John Macy meeting about Fine Arts Commission; bowling
- a t she h a d s p e n t h e r . l i f e t i m e c o l l e c t i n g .
g iv e n h e r o th e r c o l l e c t i o n s to
o f A r t i n New Y ork.
y ear.
She h a d
the M e t r o p o l i t a n Museum
T h is one she d o e s f o r us e a c h
She h a d
- r i c a and he s a i d ''I f you d o n ' t mind I ' d l i k e t o
t a k e my c r i s e s one a t a t i m
e ".I t i p - t o e d o u t g r e e t i n g
e a c h new c o u p l e and g e t t i n g d r i n k s w h ile we l i s t e n e d
s p e l l bound f
- New York
- Lady Bird and Luci Johnson have clothing trip to New York; possible trip by Lynda Johnson to Spain; press stationed in hotel; tea for Mrs. Diaz Ordaz of Mexico; Elizabeth Arden hair stylist does Lady Bird's hair for party; Lady Bird to Mary Lasker's
- New York City
- c h e n said she thought she would p ro b a b ly have
to a c c o m p a n y h e r h u s b a n d to a n A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s m e e t i n g in New
Y o rk and she would w r i t e m e b a c k .
^
And w h e n I fo und th e S e n a t o r ,
he c
- a n d le r s o f L os
A n g e le s T im e s, o u r o l d f r i e n d s t h e
Ep H o y ts o f t h e
D e n v e r P o s t , t h e young A r t h u r S a lz b a r g e r s o f th e New
Y o rk T im e s. T h e T e x a s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , i n t e
- ite s .
I ask ed
e v e r y o n e to b r in g an y c h ild r e n o r g r a n d c h ild r e n th at w e r e v i s i t i n g .
A nd B ill D e a so n and. D r . G eo rg e D a v is and h is new w i f e .
and Ju a n ita to b r in g h e r m o t h e r .
j
- h a d a l r e a d y le f t f o r P a r i s - -
on a 5:00 p la n e in f a c t..
I d r e s s e d l e i s u r e l y a n d s a id goodbye to M r s . B r e w s t e r , a n d
we d r o v e f o r o v e r a n h o u r th ro u g h the lo v e ly New E n g la n
- Breakfast; drive through New England countryside to Westchester County Airport; flight to Washington, DC in the fog; luncheon for President & Mrs. Ankrah of Ghana; exchange of state gifts; General Ankrah puts ceremonial robe on LBJ; Lady Bird
- Brewster residence, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- a b l e to
look a r o u n d a n d s e e W a r r e n W oodw ard now in his new r o l e w ith
A m e r i c a n A i r l i n e s , b u t s t i l l s o m e b o d y t h a t I can s o r t of go up a n d le a n
m y head on his s h o u ld e r .
W e w e r e going
- r i v a t e p e o p le a r e doing to show th o s e UN
d e l e g a t e s co n fin ed in - - w e ll in th a t v a s t s t e e l an d s to n e th in g w h ich is
New Y o r k --to show t h e m w h a t s o m e th in g e l s e of t h e U n ited S ta te s
- , when the
sw itch w a s p u lle d .
M ean w h ile , in the 100 y e a r s , the i n t e r c o a s t a l c a n a l h a s gone
a l l the w ay f r o m New J e r s e y , down to/\ I t h i n k / \ a p p r o x im a t e l y J a c k s o n v i l l e
an d m e a n w
