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- Arrived at the Pierre Hotel -- Suite 1915.
Tried on Stavropoulos evening dresses (two -- pink).
Adele Simpson and Miss Treyz -- and fitter -- tried on Adele Simpson clothes.
Lunch with Bess, Adele, Clara Treyz and fitter at the Pierre.
(Talked with Luci
- House.
9:07 Left National Airport on Eastern Shuttle.
2. 10:57 Arrived at the Hotel Pierre, New York City. Was met by Mr. Robert Dowling, the
owner.
Fitted clothes with Adele Simpson, Miss Treyz, and Mrs. Raines (Adele Simpson's
daughter).
Fitted
- in with picture of her and Pat on lawn which can't be cropped
to get rid of wrinkles on dress.
Came to second floor and talked to Luci. Her latest project is planning
11:50-12:15
luncheon shower for Vicky.
12:15 Dictated. Lunch alone.
2:25 Adele Simpson came
- for airport for New York
10:25 1. Arrive New York and went to Carlyle
Mrs. Adele Simpson, Miss Raines (daughter) w/ clothes - Robin
2:30 To Robin's suite
6:30 Charlotte Ford
7:30 2. Left hotel w/ Mrs. Duke, Mrs. Adele
7:40 Dinner at Leopard Restaurant w/ Lynda
- the President of Italy (Mr.
Saragat). The ceremony was broadcasted live in Europe via satellite.
5:30 Went to the Queens' Room to work with Liz and Mrs. Provenson on Midwest trip
speeches.
7:10 Fitting clothes with Adele Simpson and Bess.
7:40 Mrs. Simpson left
- short film -- "The Owl Who Gave a Hoot."
1:20 Returned to the second floor.
1:34 Left the White House -- to the GSA warehouse.
2:10 Returned to the White House.
3:40 Tried on clothes -- Adele Simpson and Bess in dressing room.
5:15 Adele left.
Worked
- for trip and green outfit.
Miss Treyz with Adele Simpson outfit.
Lunch: roast beef sandwich
2:07 Left Carlyle Hotel
Rode around Park Avenue
2:45 Arrived LaGuardia
3:00 Caught shuttle back to Washington
3:54 National Airport
4:10 Arrived White House
4:30 Up
- . Luci got pink print chiffon and other white lace for Clark party
Watched Charlotte, Helene, Sharon
2. Lunch with Robin Duke
Luci had lunch with bridesmaids
Lynda having own lunching (got parking ticket)
3 3+ Adele Simpson. Tried on but found nothing
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place). White House
Entry
No.
Time
Date Saturday, June 30, 1966
Activity
not dictated
9:00 Jean-Louis here for comb-out
9:30 Adele Simpson dress
- , Sharon, and Betty Beale arrived at 1:00)
11:45 Adele Simpson, Miss Treyz, and fitter to apt. for fitting.
Mrs. Lindow out to run errand. Girls tried on dresses.
1:00 Helped Luci choose dresses. Lunch
with all.
Worked with Bess, nap, dinner in apt. Mrs
- Moore Williams and Junior League (70)
Worked on desk
Talked w/ Liz and Bess
11:00 To Rose Garden for signing of Polish Christian Millennium Anniversary
11:45 Back upstairs and talked with Liz and Bess
1:30 Lunch w/ Liz and Bess
2:30 Adele Simpson
- / Adele Simpson and daughter Joan
Lunch w/ above
3:00 Marquise clothes arrived w/ Mrs. Walter Cronen
5:00 Talked to Ashton and Diana re: Susie
6:03 w/ Bess left hotel for Donald Cook residence (first arrived at wrong
address -- strange periscope camera
- Miss Treyz and Adele Simpson
Look at clothes, swatches, and materials
Selected beige dress and coat for convention
2:30 Left hurriedly to meet President at helo pad
Ate lunch on plane and read about "The West."
4:30 Arrive White House, played w/ Him
- To South Grounds to meet and greet summer students
12:00 Return
2:00 To South Grounds w/ Lynda and paddle boat riding
walked around Ellipse to Washington Monument and Tidal Basin
3:15 Adele Simpson's dressmakers w/ beige dress and coat
4:45 To old Post
- , Miss Treyz, and Adele Simpson.
Talked with Liz, Dr. Grover, and Mrs. Steinbeck on the phone.
Tried on clothes all afternoon, except from about 4-6:15 when CTJ took a nap.
6:30 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merrill, Jeanne Vanderbilt, and Mr. and Mrs. John
- with Simone and Liz on New England trip.
Lunch in
room.
Worked with Bess.
2:30
MRS. Provensen to
the Queens
4:00
Fittings with
Adele
' Room
Simpson
and
to work on
speeches (New
England).
Mr. Patsy.
(brown
&
white suit).
the phone
(re
- and dressed.
10:15 Fitting with Lucinda.
10:30 With Miss Treyz, Adele Simpson, and Candy -- fitting.
2:00 Lunch in room with Marcia and Bess.
Continued fitting.
3:07 Left for Jean-Louis with Ashton -- worked in car.
Comb-out.
3:55 Returned to the White House
- at clothes (Mollie Parnis and Adele Simpson) in suite.
6:30 To 33rd floor - residence of Mr. André Meyer.
7:41 Returned to Suite 34A.
8:18 Left Carlyle Hotel with Bess.
8:39 Arrived Music Box Theater to see "The Homecoming."
11:04 Departed theater.
11:14
- , Adele Simpson, Mrs. Treyz, second floor.
12:05 To President's office.
12:10 Above visitors left.
12:30 Returned to second floor with Mrs. Humphrey and Vicki Solomonson.
12:34 Vice President to second floor.
12:44 President to second floor.
12:55 Lunch
- Washington via Eastern Airlines Shuttle.
9:45 Arrived New York City, LaGuardia Terminal.
2. 10:15 Arrived Carlyle Hotel; Suite 34A. Spent remainder of afternoon in suite.
Dress fittings. Miss Treyz, Adele Simpson.
Talked to Lynda on phone before lunch.
3
- :00 Mollie Parnis in for fitting.
Adele Simpson and Miss Treyz -- for lunch. Picked out wedding dress and dress and
coat for the rehearsal dinner.
2:46 Left the Pierre with Bess to go to David Evins' -- bought gold and silver shoes.
4:07 Returned
- clothes -- Miss Parnis came to the hotel.
1:00 Lunch with Bess.
Miss Treyz and Adele Simpson in -- tried on more clothes.
Made phone calls -- Roy White, Mr. Klein.
3:30 To Bergdorf Goodman -- to look for soap dish.
To Hammacher Schlemmer -- to look
- designers came in to try clothes: Adele Simpson, Miss Treyz, George Stavropoulos
12:05 Left Carlyle
12:11 Arrived Bergdorf Goodman and went shopping for shoes
12:53 Left Bergdorf's and started for Riis Plaza but got in heavy traffic.
Turned around and drove
- to CTJ's room -- wanted an opinion on a framed picture of him
in his ranch clothes -- green background.
9:17 Left the White House with Bess -- to National Airport.
10:25 Arrived LaGuardia Airport.
11:10 Arrived at the Hotel Pierre, NYC.
Fittings with Adele
- in to talk about the Friendship Fiesta next weekend at the ranch.
10:30 Simone joined the discussion.
11:08 Fitting with Miss Joan Raines of Adele Simpson. (Ranch-type skirts and blouses)
11:50 Miss Raines departed.
12:30 Worked on mail with Ashton.
Lunch.
2
- (Adele Simpson skirts and blouses for the weekend).
12:20 Departed for Jean-Louis - shampoo and set.
3:00 Returned to the White House.
Spanish lesson with Mrs. McGuire.
4:30 To the third floor with Mrs. McGuire.
5:30 To the Blue Room with the President
- :55 Arrived at LaGuardia Airport, New York; went directly to Waldorf Towers, Suite 40H.
2. Looked at clothes.
Lunch with Eddie Weisl. (Bess, Treyz, and Adele Simpson)
3:37 Left the Waldorf; went to the William H. Jackson Company to look at mantle
- with the President.
8:24 Sam Houston Johnson joined.
8:45 CTJ returned to the second floor.
Jean-Louis was there to give shampoo and set.
9:20 While under the dryer, talked with Liz re: April trip to Texas.
10:34 Jean-Louis left.
2. 10:45 Bess, Adele Simpson, Miss
- Portico to bid goodbye to the honored guests.
2:50 Returned to the second floor.
4. 3:00 Fitting with Adele Simpson and Mrs. Moseley (fitter); pale yellow chiffon, gold lame.
5. 4:05 To the Green Room to have tea with Christine Stugard, Lucy Ferguson
- .
3. 12:24 To the Capitol for lunch with the 75th Club -- Margaret Chase Smith, Mrs. Lyle
Boren, Mrs. Murdock, Mrs. Sheppard, Ivo Sparkman, Frances Poage, Mattie Lee
Grant and May Simpson.
1:47 Returned to the White House.
4. 2:15 Went on ride
