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- looking - putting away the la s t things that w e re
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h ers.
I ’ m not about to say goodby to som ebody as dear as W a r r ie Lynn,
ju st'^so long fo r now,^
A little a fte r 4 we choppered out to A n d rew s, and went to New Y o r k f or
the New Y o
- & Lady Bird to New York Gala; private dinner with Arthur Krims and Ed Weisl Srs.; reception at Arthur Krim's
- ay 9» 1964
P a ge 3
Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the
dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r .
The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity.
fie ld , w ith
- New York
- New York
- im p r e s s e d a s I to g e t i t !
A nd
My sp eech w as
j u s t to c o n g r a tu la te New Y o rk o n s e ttin g a n e x a m p le and le a d in g
-i
1965
F r id a y , M ay 7th (c o n tin u e d )
th e w a y , bu t s a y in g , "D on't r e s t
- New York
- Lady Bird to New York to shop for clothes at the Carlyle; Lady Bird chooses clothes by Mollie Parnis who loans her own shoes; "Salute to Spring" in the rain; ceremony in front of New York Public Library with entertainment--all cancelled and moved
- New York
- , and M r s . H a rris o n , on th e ir
way to New Y o rk , m et us the re , and we had a ceremony dedicating th is
v e ry complete fa c ility fo r the to u ris t -- picnic tables under an a ttra c tive
lit t le ro o f, a barbecue p it, w ater fountain
- k e lin g .
F ir s t I tr ie d the a llo v e r m a sk and the f in s .
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b e s t e x p e r ie n c e s - - a new w o rld .
It w as one of l i f e ’s
S ea fa n s, fr a g ile a s la c e , g r e y
■ and p u rp le and g r ee n , w avin g g en tly
- a y b u r n s ta tu e in th e new R a y b u r n H o u s e O ffic e B u ild in g .
de W e ld o n and i s a g if t o f th e T e x a s S ta te S o c ie ty .
I t was by F e lix
T h e o utc o m e o f th e lo n g ,
lo n g c o n v e rs a tio n s and in v e
- Dedication of Sam Rayburn statue at new Rayburn House Office Building; Lady Bird gives short dedication speech; Lady Bird stops at Inaugural Committee office to thank staff ; Lady Bird works on Inauguration planning; Lady Bird starts new diet
- a b l e to
look a r o u n d a n d s e e W a r r e n W oodw ard now in his new r o l e w ith
A m e r i c a n A i r l i n e s , b u t s t i l l s o m e b o d y t h a t I can s o r t of go up a n d le a n
m y head on his s h o u ld e r .
W e w e r e going
- a tannis h -b e ig e m a t e r i a l b e c a u s e
th a t i s the o v e r a ll c o lo r of the c a m p u s .
He h a s h e a r d of a s o ft b e ig e g r a n ite
fro m a New M ex ico q u a r r y th a t he w a n ts to lo o k in to .
in the F r e e r G
- New York
- with Dwight Eisenhower; Lady Bird to New York to dinner at Mary Lasker's home; ABC beautification film to be shown overseas
- New York
- new m a n t e l .
Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s
e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e
l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
- Lady Bird is at White House without LBJ; Lynda Johnson to Truman Capote party in New York; Lady Bird views large photos for "Living White House" book and party; Lady Bird selects wedding photographs to be sent as Christmas presents; lunch; "Living
- e in th e L B J L i b r a r y .
I know
h o w m u c h e p h e m e r a l w e a r e l e t t i n g p a s s b y - - a l l th e l i t t l e c l i p s o f m e
on new s show s fro m
C a l i f o r n i a to M a in e .
E a c h of the t r i p s h a s b e e n
- Lady Bird swims; LBJ has growths on hands & heel, possibly cancer; Lady Bird has coffee for Ambassadors' wives; office work; lunch with Lynda Johnson to discuss wedding; Lady Bird meets WMAL group to receive film of her New England trip; Lady Bird
- so m e good
We did n o t h av e tim e to go out New Y o r k A v en u e - - the
m a j o r e n t r a n c e f r o m the n o r t h a n d e a s t an d the s h a b b ie s t o f a l l .
So th a t a w a it s a n o t h e r t i m e , a n d M a r y fle w off
- n g a new p l a y
L a t e r on I g a t h e r e d h e r up an d Te x G o ld -
s m i t h , who i s l e a v i n g f o r A s i a n e x t w eek, t o s i t
down f o r a q u i e t d r i n k in f r o n t o f t h e
f i r e , a n d Dr.
E l i z a b e t h
- a y , J u n e 9, 1967
P a g e 10
We a r r i v e d a t th e B u r l i n g t o n A i r p o r t .
It w a s in th e m i d d l e 8 0 s.
A n d m y b r o w n c o t t o n s u i t - - the new one b y A d e le S im p s o n w ith th e w h ite
b l o u s e a n
- New England
- ; flight to Burlington, Vermont; Lady Bird rides sky lift to Mount Mansfield; visit with Erich Leinsdorf who left Middle East before conflict; dinner at Spruce House; speeches by three Governors from Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine; musical entertainment
- New England
- New York
- West Point, new York
- Astor; pupils use new playground; Lady Bird to White House & lunch with Brooke Astor; office work in bed; Judicial Reception; Lady Bird views new state china; Lady Bird names guests at reception & visits upstairs with houseguests
- has tour of new wing & visits patients; photos; small buffet supper & bowling for staff & friends; group watches movie, "Live for Life;" LBJ to Dallas for Rural Electrification Administration meeting; Luci Nugent accompanies LBJ
- of W om en.
A nd the r a in w h ich h a d h e ld off fo r
u s w a s c o m in g , so w e h a d it in the E a s t R oom - - g r e e tin g s b y L yndon,
th a n k s to th e o u tg o in g p r e s id e n t, a w e lc o m e fo r th e new on e.
A nd th e n
- m y th a n k s an d
gopdbye anc^I hoped^^slipped aw ay .
L a te r , I r e a d w h e re s o m e p r e s s p e r s o n
d e s c r ib e d i t a s ^ r e c e iv e d new s o f th e r io tin g in W a sh in g to n an d le f t q u ic k ly
w ith t e a r s i n
- th e w a rm th o r p le a s u r e o f the
TU ESD A Y , S E P T . 20, 1966 - p ag e 7
ev e n in g an d th e M ille r s I found e s p e c ia lly d e lig h tfu l. It w as veryd if f e r e n t f r o m th e New Y o rk o p e n in g .
th is one w as in e v
- as secu red th ir ty -fiv e new additions
to the N a tio n a l P a rk S y stem , one m illio n a c r e s - - t h e eq u ivalen t of Grand
C anyon N a tio n a l P a rk and Grand T eton com bined.
T h ere a r e now 163
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lin e a r m ile s of sh o r e lin
- for Arthur Goldberg & George Ball; news stories about LBJ-Goldberg rift; LBJ makes speech; Chief Justice Earl Warren swears in George Ball; Ball gives speech; Eve Labouisse talks about Greece; dinner guests; Lady Bird visits with Luci Nugent
- the new c o n s t r u c t i o n , a n d
then d r e s s e d an d left fo r K e r r v ille for 3 - 1 /2 w o n d erfu l h o u r s seeing
s o m e th in g g r e a t h a p p e n to the h ill c o u n try .
- M r . a n d M r s . H o w a r d B u t t a n d a w h o
- t s C o m m i t t e e .
T h e r e w e r e s o m e o l d f r i e n d s w h o j u s t h a p p e n e d to b e i n t o w n to - W i l l i s
H u rst, w h o 's ou r h ou se g u e st; B e s s P o rter P a rm en ter a n d . h e r new h usband,
up f r o m
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- o n n a lly w as on m y left,
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a n d the w ife of the new G o v e r n o r, M r s . P r e s t o n S m ith , an d M a v is H eathe
a n d M r s . H a r r y A ik en a n d M r s . R o la n d B oyd a n d L iz Odom w h o h a d
b e e n c h a i r m a n
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fundso r H u n te r L i b r a r y , an d new s tu d e n t
- e e , c o m p u ls o r y p u b lic s c h o o ls d u rin g A n d rew
J a c k s o n ' s tim e and g o in g o n t i l now w ith the 18 new la w s u n d er w h ic h w e a r e
a tta c k in g o ld p r o b le m s w ith n ew m e th o d s , and a s u m m a r
- to ld m e th e s to r y .
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A nd th e n
O ld a s sh e w as^ sh e g o t a new d r e s s m a n y tim e s a y e a r .
E v e r y b r id e w ho w a s m a r r i e d in th is c h a p e l by tr a d itio n w a s e n title d to h a v e
a s m a ll r e p l i c
- m i n g b l e n d i n g of t h e a u t h e n t i c p i c t u r e s q u e cM w i t h t h e v e r y l i v a b l e
new^
!^nd a v i e w o u t t h e w i n d o w o f p a s t u r e s a n d m e a d o w s t h a t w o u l d h a u n t
y o u w h e n y o u w e
