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  • Series > Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary (remove)
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  • Latin America
  • 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
  • Latin America
  • Lady Bird meets leaders of "Let's Beautify America" campaign; Lady Bird's interview on beauty is published in "Reader's Digest" who donated 800 rose bushes for Union Station; Lady Bird mentions projects in Topeka, KS, & Greenville, MS; Dominican
  • Latin America
  • to Dallastown for centennial speech; Lady Bird describes Amish; protests; LBJ goes off script; Lady Bird gives remarks; back to White House; Lady Bird bowls; Johnsons & guests on Sequoia; Thomas Mann writing book on Latin America; Gunsmoke
  • Lady Bird meets with Sargent Shriver and Eric Goldman about Operation Head Start and VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America); Lady Bird must decide which program to focus on; Lady Bird assesses Shriver; farewell party for Luther and Martha Hodges
  • McMahon of Volunteers of America; LBJ plays golf; invitation to the Jack Valentis; reporters; Lynda Johnson and the House Embassy tour; Luci Johnson
  • Office work; Lady Bird's television program; Lady Bird has hair done by Jean Louis; Keep America Beautiful project at NASA in Huntsville; Washington Board of Trade beautification ceremony; placement of artwork and gifts to the White House; LBJ's
  • . And t h e n wh e n i t p arts. C was o v e r came one o f t h e n i c e s t A l l th e a u d ie n c e j o i n e d i n s i n g i n g "America th e B eau tifu l", And we a l l f e l t i t . I t was t h e moo d e v e r y o n e - 9 was i n . I t ' s
  • mentions guests; office work; Lady Bird meets with Future Homemakers of America group; Lady Bird meets small group of friends; Virginia Durr will be interviewed for LBJ Library; reminiscences about Rebekah Johnson; movie of Texas trip is shown