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- of the Chiang
horses of the Ming dynasty I believe
Kai-sheks.
overwhelming.
And an exquisite piece of jade for me.
And another piece of
jade from the Yens, and an enormous water color of a forested ino"untain
with a waterfall and a temple whose roof
- National politics
- is a v ictim of
and
h e m o p h ilia , xrf the Nation al H em oph ilia Foundation had brought him to the
White H ouse to b egin its cam paign to help the hundred thousand or so v ic tim s
o f the d is e a s e .
He w as a slig h t, fr a il, s e lf - p o s
- Meeting Timothy Carroll, poster child for National Hemophilia Foundation; meeting Dr. Daniel McKay, President of the Mormon Church; meeting 100 high school students under U.S. Senate program; Lady Bird's feeling of kinship with the South; dinner
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And it was a p erfec t color match for
the deco ratio n s.
roses of Texas,
l i t t l e bird ,
Second Vice
Bowls of - you guessed it -yellow
and on time o f one p e r c h e d / a p retty
the property of Betty Talmad
g e,
A
M rs,
Dirksen put me in the re c e
- Natural resources and national parks
- Natural resources and national parks
- Breakfast; to Calvin Coolidge home, Plymouth; clean water project; National Historic Landmark plaque placed; John Coolidge tour of home; to First Congregational Church & Woodstock Historical Association; ride through Woodstock in 1911 Stanley
- , but I would say it would be pretty poor pickin 1 G for such as
us in Dallas.
At seven was the big event of the day - - the Am
- National politics
- as a s ta rte r, to hel p
the people of H arlem to fig h t ju ven ile delinquency.
And then he c a lle d on
'
■?
them, lik e a p rea ch err|n
in a brush a rb o r - " A r e you w ith m e, " " W i l l you join
■p
me^".. and got a b ig resp on se, not ex
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- s, planted by the Associated Clubs o f V irg in ia fo r Roadside
Development.
And I spaded in the d ir t on a dogwood.
T h is is the Y e a r o f the
Shovel fo r m e!
Th e chief le sso n o f th is m orning is to see what has been done w ith
In te
- HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e sd a y , F e b r u a ry 16, 1965
P age 2
B e a u tific a tio n is c e rta in ly exposing m e to in te re s tin g people of
achievem ent^
T h en, I flew hom e and in the a fte rn o o n d e liv e re d the H e a rt A w ardi / uto
M
- Lady Bird meets with Robert Dowling about Beautification and Sterling Gardens; Lady Bird flies back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird presents award for American Heart Association; the third Congressional reception is held at the White House
- of TV and c a m era m e n and n ew sm en and the crow d of g u e s ts .
f e e l th at it tak es aw ay from the s e n s e of e le g a n c e .
fo r m a t w ill w o rk in d o o r s.
.
,
I
I do not b e lie v e th is
’
O utside, fin e - - the color
- r telephone c a lls T h en to the A m erica n a H otel w here I shook
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
.WASHINGTON
Th u rsday, M ay 28, 1964
P a ge 3
o f the people.
And b r ie fly in to m eet the group Eddie W e is l had so t rium phantly gotten
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- , 1965 [Book 14]
Folder Title
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- ity . ; And th ir d , m o st im p o rta n tly , for young people , .:because th is
-was a ch an ce to show another fa c e of young p e o p le , and another fa c e of
T e x a s .:',:They have so m uch to be proud o f .
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The h o n o red g u e st w
- Lady Bird has breakfast and hair styled; Lady Bird meets student group from Texas; University of Texas College Bowl Team wins national championship; Lady Bird mentions honored guests; LBJ & Lady Bird speak to students who then tour White House; Lady
- .
And I thought I could s e e people com ing up
to them to a rg u e w ith them .
So by now I w as read y fo r this so rt of a c iv iliz e d even in g of
good in te lle c tu a l f a r e a nd good food that I could a n ticip a te w ith the
G o ld b erg s
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
- Lady Bird to State Department for remarks to national People-to-People conference; Bashir Ahmed; establishment of annual scholarship to honor Lady Bird; swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Mary Bunting to Atomic Energy Commission; LBJ's speech; Lady Bird
- .
In a g r e a t r u s h I h a d g o t t e n L i z d o w n f r o m W a s h i n g t o n a n d s h e h a d
m a d e a s m a ll advance run T h u rsd a y afternoon^
I m e t J a k e a n d B e r y l a t B e r g s t r o m a b o u t 8 :4 5 a n d w e s e t o u t i
- Lady Bird tours 10th District Beautification projects; press; first, Lockhart courthouse; several people from LBJ's early years; Lady Bird visits with former roommate, Helen Byrd Falley; to Praha & tour of St. Mary's Church; fish fry, Monument Hill
- , Ly ndon waA no^ xix a
pa r ty mood, noi. even wXJih ike^je people. .
TkeJie.^A AOme
kang. oveA. '^A.om jJioAe kouAA o^ Sa tur day ni g h t when he. woke
up a6out03:
wxjJx ^e\/eAj^ paJjr^ Xn kU^ cke^i. and we cal l e d
ik e Chi e f a n d jJxan
- Natural resources and national parks
- Last full day in White House; Johnsons & Billy Grahams to National City Christian Church; Lady Bird writes letter to Curator, Jim Ketchum, about Children's Garden with thank you to his staff; thank you letter to John Loeb; more acreage for national
- people
M u r ie l a n d I w a lk e d in p a s t a s e a o f f a m i l i a r
f a c e s a n d to o k o u r s e a t s a t t h e h e a d ta b le w h e r e m i r a c u l o u s l y O p a l
Y a r b o r o u g h w a s on M u r i e l 's r ig h t a n d N e llie C
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- a s of t c o c o o n t h e r e in A u s t i n w i t h c h i l d r e n of r i c h
people, a lovely s t r e e t w h e re e a s e and s e c u r ity p re v a ile d .
a s h e r m o t h e r I a m glad.
A n d of c o u r s e
B u t I r e c o g n i z e t h a t
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- Lady Bird breakfasts with LBJ and family; Lady Bird to National Gallery of Art for Distinguished Ladies' Reception; Lady Bird describes reception and people; Lady Bird visits with Luci Johnson and her girlfriends; Lady Bird and LBJ to pre-gala
- only about t h i r t y m inutes, the f i r s t o f f i v e
stops,
A r e g u l a r m arathon
1
Next, t o
the S t a t l e r -
H i l t o n and t h e n t h e Armory where t h e r e were 1 3 , 0 0
r
people.
Tonfeht t h e d e c o r a t i o n s h a d
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Johnson to prayer service at National City Christian Church; Inauguration; funny story about Fern Baines; seating on inaugural platform; LBJ takes oath of office and gives address; inaugural luncheon; Lady Bird's classmate from
- , and then G o vern o r H a rris o n o f V irg in ia gave a little talk.
Next
G en era l B ra d ley h im s e lf, and then G en era l Eisenhow e r - and a ll day long,
people r e fe r r e d to him as G en era l E is enhow er, not P re s id e n t Eisenhow e r
- to say to each other.
And then I went on to Roxanne.
Yes, she enjoyed her. job relatively, but
was looking around for something else.
~did not feel close to ~e-Swiss,
although she thought there was no
anti-American sentiment among the ordinary people
- sh in e, and snow e v e ry w h e re , and
the c a p ito l n e v e r looked w h ite r.
And the b r illia n t g re e n , re d and w hite
flag s of Ita ly and ou r own flag s gave the day a fe stiv e a ir .
T h e re w e re a
good m any people out, c
- ay out enough fo r
■; th em .
^
A nd then c a m e ,/w h a t I think w as the p u rp o se of h is c a ll, 'T h e wonderftil
thing,'’-he sa id ,
I'was j think, though th e re h a s b een lo ts ofjpeaisBi p r e s s u r e s ,
a ll the people who know
- k of l o v e .
e v e r y step.
M y a d m i r a t i o n of t h e B u t t s r o s e w i t h
A n d n o t t h e l e a s t of t h e s e t r i u m p h s w a s to f i n d a l l of t h e s e
c re a tiv e people.
A n d m o s t of t h e m w e r e v e r y l
- wkjii£. A tom Akjuid.
I reached the F . O . B . in the late afternoon and JLa
- C a ssa tt, nothing w ill e v e r r ep la ce
' it r e a lly .
I hope I'm not one of th ose people who, b eca u se so m eo n e h as given
m e so m eth in g fo r three or four y e a r s , is hurt when they w ithdraw it.
I
m u st a lw a y s rem em
- Presentation of Johns Adams silver urn to White House with Adams family members present; Mark Bortman, People-to-People program, and visit of Bashir Ahmed, camel driver, during Vice Presidency; Committee of Preservation of the White House; Bortman
- king m y c a rd f i l e o f k in fo lk s ,
th a t m ig h t e a s ily be fo rg o tte n ,
o ld fr ie n d s
s t a f f , people th a t have he lp ed
u s th ro u g h the y e a rs o u t o f j u s t fr ie n d s h ip o r p a t r io t is m
in w r it i n g
- LBJ's manner with people; Drew Pearson article; John Connally's Hemis Fair reception; swearing-in ceremony of Barnaby Keeney as Director, Humanities Commission; visit to church for wedding seating plan; Lady Bird mentions wedding details; stag
- on
Retardation. She will work well and ably, along with Muriel, Mathilda, and the other capable
people there. I am glad when we can put our mark on these committees and commissions. The
eternal difficulty is always in finding the right person.
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- ju st r e tu r n w hat people have
b e e n s a y i n g to m e a l l a f t e r n o o n - - ' I ' l l p r a y f o r y o u r h u s b a n d . ' "
I w a lk e d on a n d th e r e w a s J e s s i e H u n te r w ith h e r w ild flo w e r
s e e d booth
- Lady Bird tours the Khlong and describes people and sights; LBJ receives honorary degree from Chulalongkorn University; Lady Bird describes academic robes and King Kittikachorn; LBJ gives speech and signs International Education Act; Lady Bird meets
- & people; unveiling ceremony for FDR portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Margaret Truman & Cliff Daniels are houseguests; Margaret's pianos sank into White House floor; Lady Bird & LBJ make remarks; "Sunrise at Campobello"; Lady Bird to Harkness Ballet
- ."
And about 330,000 people p e r day a r e com ing fro m A p ril through
O ctober.
c
T h e y e x p e c t I b e l i e v e t h e y t o l d m e a t o t a l o f 55 m i l l i o n if it
k e e p s on a s i t h a s b e e n g o i n g .
A n d m a n y of t h e s e w
- try^,—■
w
phit o r c h e s on th e f i r s t a n d s e c o n d f l o o r ,
a n d r a d i o d g a l l e r i e s f u l l of people^
b u ilt a r o u n d a c o u r t y a r d , v e r y a r t i s t i c a l l y p l a n t e d a n d o b v i o u s l y j u s t
- Signing Ceremony, Pacific Northwest Disaster Relief Bill; NASA Exceptional Service Medal to astronauts; in crowd was Jacqueline Cochran who flew LBJ to Mayo Clinic in 1948 campaign; many guests staying at the White House; party for people who worked
- & people; stop at archeological site; tour of agricultural school; lunch; Lady Bird receives necklace made of coffee beans; to American Embassy; rest; reception at Intercontinental Hotel; dinner at Ambassador's residence; LBJ reminisces & philosophizes
