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- r e e n rib b o n th a t s tr e t c h e s m a je s ti c a l ly
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1
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1965
T u e s d a y , M a rc h 9 th (co n tin u ed )
f r o m th e C a p ito l to th e L in c o ln M e m o r ia l.
A ll of th a t is fin e , b u t I hope
v e r y m u c h to a d
- is f e e t to k e e p fr o m b e in g b lo w n
d ow n .
It r o s e , and a w a y he w e n t, to T e x a s .
I hope to p e a c e and su n s h in e
A nd I u p s t a ir s fo r a d e lig h tfu l h ou r - - o r s o it bega.n, w ith
L y n d a and L u c i
- , th e co m p an y s o ft and e a s y and f r o m
■ L y n d o n 's s ta n d p o in t no f e a r of th ro w in g n a m e s a ro u n d .
h a p p e n s .'
I hope it never
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sW
e a t dow n to o u r fin a l big m e a l of r o a s t b e e f a n d th e n g
- a s c lo s e to the tr u t h a s one c a n hope f o r .
It w a s
a b o u t a n A p lu s , a n d If Jo h n c a n tak e a n d h a n d le T im e , h e ca n do a n y th in g .
T h e n I b e g a n to th in k a b o u t how to p r y lo o s e m y f r ie n d
- e s n 't lik e g a rd e n in g a l l th a t m u c h , I hope s h e 's g o t enough a ttic
s p a c e to p u t th em in .
We a ls o gave a d o c u m e n t s ig n e d by T h o m a s
J e f f e r s o n , w h ic h I w ould lik e to h a v e k e p t m y s
- t f o r h i m , a n d I lo v e to s e e h i m r e l i s h i t .
//
I hope
h e g o t a l l the j o y o u t of i t t h a t h e s h o u l d .
I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r the s i g n i n g w a s o v e r , w e w e r e w h i s k e d off
to M r s , K
- , __ p e c a u s e he announced 10 o f the
'
50 new fe m in in e jobs in g o v e r n m e n t, w h ich he hopes to p rod u ce w ith in the
next month o r so.
The ra n g e d a l l the w a y f r o m the In te r s t a t e C
o
m
ercC o m m is s io n ,
w h
- 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
- s s w a s in a h u n d re d tin y f r a g m e n ts ,
I
I o p en ed it an d th e
I hoped no one had h e a r d m e , b u t
i t w a s p a r t of th e u n d e r c u r r e n t of th e d ay .
U n d e rn e a th th e s u n s h in e a n d
b r ig h t e x
- r e s s and t e l e v i s i o n w e hope w i l l s e l l th e b o o k .
A
.
A
^
c a m e b r in g in g th e guestli s t .
B ess
I w e n t o v e r i t c a r e fu lly , t r y i n g a s u s u a l t o th in k
o f s o m e p a r tic u la r t i e , s
- ile I
IjWjWW
UMIB
T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 26 (C o n tin u ed )
w a tc h e d a good show on T V / v J ^ e a c m e of l u x u ry c^ an d pho n ed L yndon
I w as going to b e d a n d I hoped th a t he w ould b r in g so m eb o d y h o m e to
k
- v e r th o u g h t w e w o u ld h a v e s e e n y o u - - t h i s m a k e s
o u r t r i p la e a w rc re iy E x c i t i n g ’’
—i*ii— —— —
I hope M r . D re x le r got som e s e n s e o f th e ir
—— ———M
l I
- I'v e b e c o m e .; T h e m o r e I 's e e wU
m o r e d e lig h t in th o se th in g s that a r e b e a u tifu l in w hat w e h a v e a c c o m p lis h e d .
A nd h ave m o r e im p a tie n c e and y e t m o r e hope about a l l the th in g s that n e
- t a l s
th is s u m m e r .
The o ra l h isto ry
D oug w i l l i n t e r v i e w th e m
We hope we can get it u n d e rw a y e a r l y
G e o rg e R e e d y h a d p r e p a r e d so m e sp len d id m e m o s on how
to d iv id e L y n d o n 's S e
- e c a l l s o n th e b e s t t h a t i s i n u s - - the
a ffirm in g s p irit of hope.
I s u p p o s e s u c h l i n e s in m y d e s c r i p t i o n of
H u b e r t ' s r e c o r d , a n d i n d e e d o f th e e i g h t y e a r s o f th e K e n n
- a t s o m e b o d y e l se c a n d o !
At 4:00 I to o k a littl e n a p a n d r e a d W olf Von E c k h a r d ' s p ie c e
i n t h e P o s t a b o u t L o n g f e l l ow P a r k .
H e ' s o n e of t h e b e s t t r a n s l a t o r s of
w hat I hope w
- s ilk s a tin , its front
panel ou tlin ed in em b ro id ered s ilk flo w e r s w ith se e d p e a r ls . It w a s indeed quite
r e g a l.
T h ere w a s a r e n a iss a n c e fe e l about i t , and I hope I liv e to s e e a g ra n d -
daughter w
- r o o k e r s , th e J im R o w e s .
B e tty B e a le 's e s t im a t e w a s f a ir .
but not g a y .
I th in k
T h e m o o d w a s w a r m and fr ie n d ly ,
I found m y s e lf p u sh in g a g a in s t th e w a ll o f g lo o m hoping
th a t I
- e d in to the pool, of p o s s i b l e peop le to c o n s i d e r a s h e a d of the
s c h o o l of p u b lic a f f a i r s .
I m u s t ta lk to D r. R a n s o m soon a b o u t th e m , a n d a s we h av e W hite H o u se
d i n n e r s , I hope th
- e l e f t , th e w in d o w s w e r e l i n e d w ith s c h o o l c h i l d r e n .
I hope th e y
s a w m e w a v in g .
L u n c h w a s a t H a in s P o i n t , b u t f i r s t w e h a d a s lid e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a
N a t i o n a l C
- the c o r n e r o f the bank, an d a n o th e r in
a l it t le is la n d , in the m id d le o f the d r iv e in .
I hope v is it o r s to J o h n so n C ity
a r e a s im p r e s s e d a s I w a s ]
U p s ta ir s to the a p a r tm e n t, fo r a s u r v
- ho h a v e e n t e r t a i n e d
u s ^ t h e l a r g e d in n e r4 th e P r e s i d e n t i a l S c h o l a r s ' b u f f e t s u p p e r j - - y ^ g r a c i o u s
( .
l e t t e r a n d a u to g ra p h e d p i c t u r e ^ a n d I hope a h ap p y m e
- f a r m
w o rk e rs i n th e Texas P a n h a n d le .
She l e f t
j u s t hoping
t h a t n o b o d y w o u l d go i n t o . l a b o r b e c a u s e t h e r e i s n o b o d y
to
t a k e h e r p l a c e when she i s g o n e .
Ambassador, D ip lo
- k e t h i s , " I hope i t may b e s a id a h u n d red y e a r s from
now t h a t to g e th e r we h e lp e d to make o u r c o u n try more j u s t f o r a l l
i t s p e o p le , a s w e ll a s to in s u r e th e b le s s in g s o f l i b e r t y f
- to be quite a w h ile b e fo r e the c o ffin and Queen
F r e d e r i k a w ould a r r i v e ,
^
said " I ' m a fr a id i t 's g oin g to be quite a long
I
w h ile . " )
M r . T r u m a n a n s w e r e d, " I hope s o . " ,
r e f e r r i n g , of c o u r
- a s t
he did not to u s , an d I c o u ld not h elp but think a s I lo o k e d a t h im t h a t
I w ould hope fo r L y n d o n
it w ould be a su d d e n g o in g , alth ou gh a t a v e r y
f a r d is t a n t tim e an d n ic e ly v e n e r a b l e
- o m .
I hope th e y s t a y .
We h ad t h r e e of th e m
And t h e y a r e d e lig h tf u l t h e r e ,
And the s t i l l life to th e r i g h t of th e e n t r a n c e to th e
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
V.
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y
-
T u e s d a y , J a n u a ry 31 {C o n tin u e d )
■■■
w o m a n f r o m P e n n s y lv a n ia , aja4 tw o w id o w s I had e s p e c ia lly hoped
w o u ld be p r e s e n t and w e re n o t - - R o b e r ta V in s o n and A n ita W i l l i a m s
-
'
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
f.
WASHIHOTOM
S a tu rd a y , M a rc h 16, 1968
Page 4
b e f o r e I c o u ld sto p m y s e lf » /^ ^ id "I hope i t d id n 't b r e a k . " I p ic k e d i t u p ^
i t h a d s h a tte r e d .
I th o u g h t of the l a s t
- their a im s and hopes w e re - - ill-fash io n ed
w e r e his intentions I b elieve and not a bad w ord.
A nd w h e n C h u c k feac
u s e d t h e p h r a s e " y o u r p e r m i s s i o n " , L y n d o n q u i c k l y s a i d , " Y o u h a v e it
and m y
- ly got a lo n g in the b u s i n e s s of liv in g - -
'
!
i
a l l 200 of th e m - - w ith their s u p p lie s a n d a few c a ttle in s id e th is s m a l l
stru c tu re .
I lo o k e d a r o u n d hoping I m ig h t fin d on the w a ll s o m e w h
- e s d a y , A p r i l 19, 1966
Page 3
t h o s e t h a t I c o u l d n ’t r e a c h , " W e l c o m e , I a m so g la d y o u ' r e h e r e .
I hope it
w as an in te re stin g c o n fe re n c e ."
W ith t h e u s u a l g r e e t i n g s of " H e
- t's e x p r e s s e d hope th at A m e r ic a n s w ould
t r a v e l in th e U n ited S ta te s th is su m m e r , h is tw o d a u g h te r s, L yn d a B ir d and
L u c i B a in e s , w e r e p lan n in g a Grand T our o f E u r o p e . " L yndon r e
- a n d - p a in te d .
Page 7
M e a n w h ile , k ee p in g e v e ry th in g q u ie t an d j u s t p u ttin g out fo r
th e C h in a R e c e p tio n e ig h t o f th e p la te s th a t w e re r e a l l y lo v e ly .
e x i s t s , I hope w e ca n c a s
- h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r , M r s. H o ly o k e ,
a n d o u r A m b a s s a d o r ' s w ife , M r s . P o w e l l , c a m e f o r m e .
o u r g o o d b y e s to S i r B e r n a r d a n d L a d y F e r g u s o n .
W e m ad e
I hope th a t we
s
- a r r ie d b y tw o a tten d a n ts.
Bandero - - the Q u een o f the F
la g .
/
.
T h e r e w a s La Reina de la -
cU
T h e Q u e e n s of Fa ith , Hope and Ch a r ity .
A nd th en La Reina s e n te n s ia ta - - s y m b o l of m a r ty r d o m
- 14 y e a r s o f e x is te n c e /^ is s u b s ta n tia l in d e e d . A
v e r y i n te r e s tin g volatile c o u n tr y . I hope I s h a ll c o m e b a c k s o m e d a y .
.###
- of the s u c c e s s s t o r i e s of A s i a .
And now th is c o u n tr y
I hope I s h a ll liv e to
s e e th e s a m e thing h a p p e n w ith th e b e a s t th a t we w r e s t l e w ith today.
\
P e r h a p s i t is th is bond o: a s s o c i a t i o
- m m u n ity - - p ro b a b ly th e o n ly hope e ith e r to a c q u ir e a s k ill
--------^
MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 14,: 19 67
P age 7
o r th e a b ility to g e t a lo n g w ith fo lk s th a t w ould e n
- , w h ic h i s r e a ll y an
in d u lg e n c e fo r m e .
36 P r e s i d e n t s .
S o m e tim e I hope to g o to th e h o m e o f e v e r y on e o f the
B y n o w , I m u s t h a v e gon e to a t l e a s t 12.
T h e r e w a s a la r g e c r o w d
