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the family graveyard.
the biting wind.
And this morning we were heavily bundled up against
The country is gray and sere.
The only splash of color
the small p ilo t [?] down by the river close to the Lutheran Church.
is the time I shall want to travel
- United Nations
- 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
- and Frances
L ew ine, whom I think are p ra ctica lly twins; M a rie Smith of the Post; Isabelle
Shelton of the Star; Eleanor P o llock of the Philadelphia Bulletin; and Nan
Robertson, who w rote such good color s to rie s in the New Y o rk T im es about
- . Per's for a shampoo and set.
Desk work these days is happily sprinkled with pictures for
autographing.
Because the end of our Administration is near at hand,
people in the government, people in the White House, old friends far
and wide are sending
- tim e , and th e re is m uch u se of ivy. And a
o v e r it
long p e rg o la o r a rb o r w ith v in e s g row ing/in the su m m e r tim e , b u t, a la s ,
in w in te r quite b a r e , an d s e a ts u n d e rn e a th , w h ere old people c an s
- United Nations
- to Americana Hotel for benefit for the Association for the United Nations and the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fund
- , the coach of the number one team in a ll the nation.
A ll
the T ex a n s in town are going, entertaining, talking, letting Washington
know that T e x a s h as invaded in fu ll fold, and v icto rio u s, both in culture
and in athletics.
Going to the beauty
- in the even in g, ^e w as to m ake h is talk oi^ w ar.
T he
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
■■WASHINGTON
Sxinday, M arch 31, 1968
sp e e c h w a s n ot y e t fir m .
P age 2
T h ere w e r e revision s^ ^ people to see^»* so he
b egan to put on h is c l o t h
- National politics
- 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
- on in the minds of the Secret Service Agc>nts.
But
the guar.ds opened the gate, in streamed the peopl e , and d.ov,•n the road
past the fountains we trailed, Him and Her ut'
- National politics
- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; walk around White House grounds--LBJ invited about 200 tourists from Southwest & Southeast Gates to walk with them; Him and Her beagles entertain group; bowling, nap, reading and television; dinner
- .
I readily agreed and said le t's set it up
for tomorrow, Wednesday, so as to catch those m em bers of the
T to T Club, Tuesday to Thursday.
How we used to laugh when
we w ere in the Senate at people who went away for weekends
. Thursday afternoon
- to do this.
It's one of the many
things that the Department of L a b o r is doing to bring people with special
needs, in this ca s e h a ndicapped people, back into the m ain stream of econom ic
life .
The ubiquitous E sther Pet erson, A ssistan t S e
- , 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
- !vIEMORANDUM
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Friday,
May 1, 1964
May Day dawned
Democrats
cold
tomorrow
About
and drizzly.
if it's
10 :3 O, I went
still
like
Oh,
poor
Luci
- Oh poor
us and
this!
out to the
National
Cathedral
- Lady Bird to National Cathedral; Lady Bird to Winchester for Apple Blossom Festival; lunch at Dr. Maguire's; Luci Johnson on float in parade; Lady Bird back to Washington; visit at White House by the Abe Fortases; Lynda Johnson
- 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
- in ch arge of e v e ry th in g. ”
This is one o f the good sm all things that happened and something that
I want to make sure happens again--its the p rog ra m to bring bright young
people to Washington to w o r k i n governm ent departments during
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church with the Bill Wirtzes and Orville Freemans; swimming at the White House; Presidential Scholars program and Milton Eisenhower; LBJ golfs with Walter Jenkins and McGeorge Bundy; visit from Jesse
- us, and Lucy Baines
an d in the car with us Bob Waldron and the H arry McPhersons. There w ere long,
long lines of solemn, respectful people, all along the hill in Robert E. Lee’s home as we
wound up to the gravesite. The gravesite was covered
- LBJ's is briefed by John McCone; visit to see Charles Marsh, a family friend; to service at St. Mark's Church; visit to Arlington National Cemetery to place flowers at JFK's grave; returning to White House, Lady Bird greets Tommy Corcoran and James
- Johnson's Diary March 10-April 8, 1964 [Book 5]
Folder Title
Box Number
1
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C
- of the Soviet Republic w ill come to our
land, " and the line about "I am su re the A m erican people would like to h ear
le a d e rs of the Soviet Republic on our TV and le a d e rs of this country would
be glad to speak to le a d e rs of the Soviet Nation
- of t hought in the cou_n l r y, Gold,va t c: :·
said,
11
Eighty per cent of my people ar e conservati ve; abou t t w enty p e r cent
disagree . "
The n he said -- and
h t:.~ !" e
Lyndo n felt that h e showed th e most
enthusiasm, t he most real
- National politics
- , probably a little m o re re lia b le
and old fash ion ed than m ost papers.
We le ft the P h il P o t t e r 's ra th er e a r ly , with M a ry M a rg a re t and Jack
V a len ti, stopped by the W om ens National De m o c ra tic Club, w here Diana
and Donald
- to Women's National Democratic Club; Lady Bird visits with Taylor family, including her niece, Diana MacArthur and brother, Tony Taylor
- la te it a little bit into a speech.
And then at one o’ c l o c k , t h e r e cam e one of those things that
m u st be p e c u lia r ly A m e ric a n , a s m a ll g e s tu re of our national fee lin g fo r
the ind ivid ual.
Sen ato r M a rg a re t C
- 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
- National politics
- does not c r o s s t o M ackinac Is la n d but w hat is called the
/
U p p e r P e n in s u la , t h e re b y b rin g in g the s c a rc e ly populated
U p p e r P e n in s u la and the m illio n s o f va c a tio n -h u n g ry people
in D e t r o
- National politics
- on a
3
co u ch , look in g at h er little dog, both of them planning som e d ev ilm en t.
We sp en t a p le a sa n t hour and a s I w alked out, saw groups of sch o o l
ch ild r en , people sm ilin g and w aving at m e ,
I s m ile d and w aved b ack
- LBJ's lack of sleep; Lady Bird visits National Art Gallery; meeting with J.B. West and Jim Ketchum about Committee for the Preservation of the White House; LBJ & Lady Bird have lunch; Lady Bird has dress fittings and a nap; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman
-
Collection Title Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
Folder Title
Lady Bird Johnson's Diary, April 9-30, 1964 [Book 6]
Box Number
1
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute
- , of which T e x a s i s v e ry m uch in n eed.
He s a id "O ne of the g r e a t ta s k s of p o litic a l le a d e r s h ip i s to m ak e the
people a w a re that they s h a r e a
and b e lie f,
fu n dam en tal unity of i n t e r e s t , p u r p o se
I am
- , 1965 [Book 14]
Folder Title
Box Number
2
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed in accordance
- v e r y m uchr-^ow g r a te fu l I w a s.
■:iA■
O ver the p a st th ree y e a r s , the people in th is room h ave p rod u ced n e a r ly
"
two and a h a lf m illio n d o lla r s to take step s tow ard m aking th is nation*s
ca p ito l m o r e liv e
- of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
- e - l o n g f a v o r it e d e lic a c i e s .
T h e r e w a s a r ip p le o f in t e r e s t a ro u n d the r o o m .
at u s.
We s e n s e d people lo o k in g
A s w e l e f t , a fe w c h ild r e n c a m e up and a s k e d fo r a u to g r a p h s
- Natural resources and national parks
- Lady Bird & houseguests to George Washington's birthplace; lunch at roadside restaurant; tour of birthplace by National Park Service staff; tour of Robert E. Lee's home; Lady Bird reminisces about childhood with Lucile Thomas; back to White House
- Title
March 2 - 31 , 1968 [Book 54)
Box Number
6
Restriction Codes
(A) Cloud by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security lnfonnatlon.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agenc y which originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- Natural resources and national parks
- 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 .
-
’ '
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
- Johnson's Diary, May 7-26, 1967 [Book 44]
Box Number
5
Restriction Codes
(A) CloMd by Executive Order 13S26 governing access to national security infornwtion.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency wtiich originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- to University of Texas to meet Dr. Harry Ransom and see the campus; fly back to LBJ Ranch; hair styled; dinner for 24 people; entertainment by folk singer
- w ill b e so m a n y more people to r e c e iv e i t in b la c k a n d w
h
i t e
achtn ol or
MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
W ed n esd ay , F e b r u a r y 17, 1965
__^ it is j u s t s u p e rb .
Page 8
It w ill th en b e m a d e a v
- Meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House; publications by the White House Historical Association; possible paintings for the White House; completion of the White House Library; Lady Bird visits with President Dwight
- Natural resources and national parks
- Wilder; nap; Johnsons & guests helicopter to beach house; LBJ & younger people on speed boat; Lady Bird and others on larger boat; Lady Bird swims; Lady Bird, Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam discuss KTBC; dinner at the Haywood Ranch; Sunday is Pat Nugent's
- .
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
- ugh t, w a s n ot s p a r k l i n g a n d
t h e r e w a s i n t e n t i o n a l l y / v e r y l i t t l e h u m o r in it.
M any, m any people c a m e
up to the f r o n t t a b l e to s h a k e h a n d s with u s a n d g e t a u t o g r a p h s , a n
- National politics
- 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
-
is a m o s t p r o lif ic l e t t e r - w r i t e r , a n d sh e ^ ta k e s c a r e of h e r people-^^
W o rk w ith L iz ,^ n d h o u rs of r e c o r d in g b ro k e n by a n o th e r v i s i t w ith
o tiie r p e o p le .
L y n d o n c a lle d m e .
He
- Square; phone call from Diana MacArthur; LBJ & Lady Bird meet 4-H group; Lady Bird greets Governors; lunch; office work; report of National Foundation on Arts & Humanities; bowling; dinner; LBJ's speech for Brookings Institute; reception; exercises
