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- of the C a r ly le .
-ylew
He R a n te d
to talk b e a u tific a tio n w ith m e, and p a rtic u la rly to te ll m e about h is own
p ro je c t. S te rlin g G a rd e n s, a la rg e tr a c t of fo r e s t land, only an h o u r's
d riv e fro m New Y ork C
- New York
- New York City
- at a little p a st one.
The p erso n
whose m in istra tio n s I needed m o st was Jean L ouis, and I spent the a f t e r noon getting re p a ire d .
T hat too is one of m y New Y e a r's R esolutions - -
to look b e tte r at a ll public ap p earan ces
- o re to buy tre e s f o r
Th e p la ns f o r them , drawn by a M r . M y ric k , a re on
L iv e oaks between the courthouse and the p o sto ffic e .
I t was a quiet, pleasant, s o a k -it-u p r e s t , s o r t of day.
One big piece o f news in i t
- lin g s and th ere w as too m uch p u b licity fr o m
h is end of it and I f e e l sa d a ll around.
A tto rn ey G en era l.
-
I talked to C lark about the new
H e told m e quite sim p ly and stra ig h tfo rw a rd ly that
h e w ould not a c c e p t
- Lady Bird works on remarks for luncheon; Madame Shoumatoff brings new FDR portrait for White House; Peter Hurd portrait of LBJ to be returned; Clark Clifford as possible Attorney General; Lady Bird sees doctors about arthritis in hand; Lady Bird
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
M o n d ay , F e b ru a r y 15, 1965
WASHINGTON
age 1
It began w ith w o rk a t the d esk , and then a little p a s t 12, leaving w ith
B e ss fo r New Y ork, to a tte n d the p r e m ie r of The G r e a te s t S tory
- New York
- Lady Bird to New York City for premier of "The Greatest Story Ever Told;" Lady Bird visits a playground project in Harlem; Lady Bird views Bobby Lehman's art collection; Lady Bird to Ambassador Adlai Stevenson's home before show; Lady Bird
- New York City
- that M ary L a sk er is going to g iv e m e
fo r m y b irth d a y . 'D o ris and I talked about the p o s s ib ility of m y con tribu tin g
the planting to the new P o s t O ffice that is to go up in K
ck
arn
in a c a ll to B rook e A s to r .
She i s v
- 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
- that Lyndon and h is sta ff kept on the
D o m in ica n situ a tio n .
■
M r s . S m ith had com e down fr o m New Y ork to w rap up our va rio u s
p r o je c ts - - L u c i's S o la riu m and m y sittin g ro o m and th e W est H a ll, and,
m o r e im p o
- before the mad rush to leave, the la te -August
fever, set in.
P ro sp ect's not good, but w e'll try .
After all, it
took 20 years for M edicare.
Th
n
e
I had a look at Lynda B ird's new clothes. She takes -
to heart too much this idea of economy
- d so m e
of th em o n ly f o r lim ite d b u s in e s s - - fo u r s ta te s - - New M ex ico , R hode Is la n d ,
C o lo ra d o a n d M is s o u r i - - a u th o r iz e d le g is la tio n r e la tin g to b e a u tify in g th e
h ig h w ay s o r c o
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- , 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
- ou se, found in a New Y ork
antique shop and g iv en to the White H ouse b y the Lyndon John sons
b a ck in A ugust o f ’6 3 !
It w as a good day fo r m e , b e c a u se I can c a ll n e a r ly e v e r y
one o f th e SenateL
adiesb y f ir s t nam e
- r t s a n d in p a r k s on o u r f iv e s ta te
to u r of New E n g la n d .
A d ay lik e th is is a n e x h a u s tin g s e m in a r on the
g e o g ra p h y , e c o n o m y - - the lo o k of the la n d a n d the p eo p le th a t m a k e up
o u r
- New York
- Johnsons make a five-state New England tour; crowds at airports; LBJ gives speech at Rhode Island University in Providence; anti-war demonstrators; LBJ speaks at Navy League luncheon in Manchester, NH; birthday party for Senator George Aiken
- Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, New York
- ashington C hannel, the
new a q u a r iu m fo r H ain es P o in t, the in d u str ie s on th e G eorgetow n
W aterfron t, th e h op es fo r an even tu al p ark th e r e , and the p ro p o se d
1965
W ed n esday, M ay 19th (continued)
d ev elo p m e n t o f
- in d e d m e o f the H ans C h r is tia n A n d e r se n s to r y a b ou t
the e m p e r o r 's new c lo th e s .
If you can g e t enough p e o p le - - en ou gh
r e v ie w s - - to s in g , "Th is i s g r e a t, th is i s w o n d erfu l, th is is n e
- New York
- Lady Bird tours architecture at Yale University and New York; LBJ is in the hospital; Lady Bird likes rare books display at Beinecke Library at Yale; press are waiting outside the Beinecke for photographs; Lady Bird sees public housing units; Lady
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- u d so n i s g o i n g
th ro u g h
th a t
c r u e l l y l o n e l y t i m e o f b e i n g a new w id o w .
When
t h
—
e
y
And t h e n when L yndon
l e
f t
I w o r k e d o n my c l o t h e s
came i n w i t h S e c r e t a r y R u s k a n d
f o
- Lady Bird sleeps late; Lady Bird mentions her houseguests; Lady Bird works on clothing for New York trip; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and staff members; President Kennedy's appointment of Averell Harriman at State Department; Lady Bird has tea
- .
Word
h a d come t h a t Rusk was i l l ,
w ith a bad c o ld , unable
c o n fin ed t o h is bed
to be a t t h e f u n e r a l .
D illon
was i l l t o o , a n d t h e m o s t s h a t t e r i n g news was t h a t
McNamara was i n Walt e r Re ed w i t
- p h o n e;
each.
T h e re w as a lo t of
In th e m o rn in g a long ta lk w ith L y n d a B ir d in New Y o rk .
She
is h a v in g a g ay tim e - th e a tr e s an d good dining s p o ts and p a r tie s
a n d b r ig h t p e o p le , an d sh e is s
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast and make plans for Camp David with friends; Lady Bird talks with Lynda on phone; phone calls to Horace Busby about LBJ exhibit, Bill Walton about New York Avenue, & Mrs. Paul Mellon about White House grounds and Lafayette
- and s ta ff to jo in A . W .
and lo o k a t a new r a n c h th a t i s fo r s a l e .
h im !
A lm o s t a n a d d ic tio n w ith
A nd I w a s to jo in h im - - I p r o m is e d , I hop ed - - a t 1 :3 0 .
So
M r . B o w e n and P a t and I d r o v e
- New York
- Not a successful day; breakfast with LBJ; Lady Bird to New York on clothes-shopping trip; meeting with Robert Dowling about Sterling Gardens; Lynda Johnson interviews for job; Lady Bird returns to White House; physical exercises; Lady Bird views
- New York City
- r a i l s i l v e r s ic k le of a new m o o n a n d the b r e e z e on the to p d e c k
w a s v e r y w e lc o m e ,
I s e t t l e d down f i r s t f o r a long d i s c u s s io n w ith A lan B oyd a b o u t the
freew ay
c o n t r o v e r s y in San
- LBJ & Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; read newspapers; Saul Pett interviews Lady Bird for article on LBJ; Johnsons watch Sunday news programs; lunch; Lady Bird bowls; guests arrive for dinner on the "Sequoia;" Lady Bird names guests
- s t of w a lk in g
o u t lo o k in g m u c h m o r e a t t r a c tiv e an d on top of the w o rld .
c
A t 2 :0 0 w a s m y m a in m e e tin g of the day .
M a ry L a s k e r h a d c o m e dow n fro m New Y o rk a n d N ash , G e o rg e H a rtz o g
- New York
- Lady Bird, Lynda Johnson and Bess Abell to New York for clothes shopping; story in newspapers about East Garden; to the theater to see "What Makes Sammy Run"
- New York City
- . / th a t v e r y o ften g re w in c lu m p s c lo s e by.
I m a d e a n o te to w r ite th e h e a d of th e hig h w ay d e p a rtm e n t in New
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
(
WASHINGTON
S e p te m b e r 23, 1966 - - p ag e 5
M ex ic o to t e l
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- ew ay , c a m e down fr o m New
Y o r k a n d s ta y e d l a t e r , and w e w en t o v e r the l i s t o f b o ok s fro m the A m e r i c a n
Book S e lle r s A sso c ia tio n
H ouse.
that they a r e so kin dly going to giv e to the White
I a s k e
- Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy
- .
My good
f r i e n d , S e c r e t a r y U d a l l , M i s s S y l v i a P o r t e r , th e G o o d w i n s , a nd h e l i c o p t e r e d
o v e r to S a n M a r c o s to a t t e n d th e I n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e new P r e s i d e n t of the
C
- New York
- Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird swims and then to beauty parlor; Lady Bird's television program on Beautification in Washington, DC; LBJ gives speech at the Smithsonian; Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson to New York City to see a play; LBJ has
- New York
- T U ESD A Y , JANUARY 10, 1967 p ag e 1
T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 10th w a s th e S ta te of th e U nion. N ot u n til
.it
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i t is o v e r do you r e a l l y f e e l th e New Y e a r h a s b eg u n . It i s a n
o b s ta c le , a m o u n
- of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
- g ro w n in to a new .
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. y o u n g w o m a n th is l a s t y e a r .
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' ■A l i t t l e b e f o r e 1:00 I s a id goodnight: to a fe w a r o u
- New York
- George Washington's birthday; Lady Bird to New York City to purchase clothing; visit with Lynda Johnson; Mollie Parnis reminisces about Mamie Eisenhower; lunch, looking out over Central Park; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to Mary Lasker's party; Lady
- New York City
- n o t to u ch i t f o r two d a y s .
T h e n on m y w a y to New Y o rk ,
I sto p p e d in the R o s e G a r d e n f o r p i c tu r e s
w ith N an cy G a te s H a y e s a n d h e r h u s b a n d B ill a n d J e ff a n d C h ip a n d C indy a n d
C
- Lady Bird has hair styled; LBJ & Lady Bird visit; LBJ has been swimming every day for two weeks; office work; photos in Rose Garden with houseguests; Lady Bird leaves for New York City; outfit for 1969 Inaugural; Lady Bird is fitted for new clothing
- done to
hxryx b u r y t r a n s m i s s i o n lin e s in new h o u sin g d e v e lo p m e n ts , and
h e s a id it h a d in c r e a s e d 4 0 0 p e r c e n t in th is l a s t y e a r .
s ta tis tic .
A glow ing
B u t I j u s t w is h e d i K new how
- e s
to th e C a p ito l.
M a r y la n d w ill la n d s c a p e tw o m a j o r a p p r o a c h e s , and
V i r g in i a h a s th r e e p r o j e c t s .
The D i s t r i c t h ighw ay d e p a r t m e n t w ill
h a v e fiv e new a r e a s , in clu d
- it ie s , A u stin am ong th e m .
T h ey a r e so fu ll o f youth and en th u sia sm , I w as d elig h ted to s e e
O pera in d eed has a new fa c e .
N ex t I w en t to the Red R oom to m e e t two w o rk ers o f PR O JEC T
HOPE and to r e c e iv e
- , reteim a, redbud - - I h ave
a lw a y s w anted a long allel^ o f b loom in g t r e e s , but don’t have the eye to
know w h e re th e y shou ld b e .
,
1
- ':
w en t to the b ir th p la ce h o u se .
It sounds s o p om p ou s.
I m u st find a new n
- s w i f e and come o v e r f o r a d r i n k .
he a r r i v e d a l i t t l e
news, t o o .
And
p a s t s e v e n . Todaywas f u l l o f f a m i l y
I t a p p e a r s t h a t L u c i on h e r own h a d g i v e n
an in inte r v i e w t o a C h i l
- v e r n o r H u g h es
of New J e r s e y c o u ld n ’t b r in g t h a t w o n d e r fu l jo lly M r s , H u g h e s , w ho w a s
te n d in g one o f t h e i r eig h t o r nine c h i ld r e n .
, T h e r e a r e so m a n y young a n d h a n d s o m
- New York
- Lady Bird to New York City; signs photos for Christmas; meeting at Mary Lasker's home on beautification; Lady Bird mentions Mary's art collection; possible television program about beautification in cities; Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter to Carlyle Hotel
- New York City
- a le n g th y
p ie c e on th e J o h n so n L i b r a r y fo r th e New Y o rk T im e s .
I me t w ith h im in th e L in c o ln S ittin g R oom a n d s p e n t a b o u t 45 m in u te s
d u r in g w h ic h he to o k n o te s going o v e r the g e n e s
- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
- d th e F D R c r y s t a l - - v e r y e le g a n t a n d seldo m
u s e d now.
A n d th en u p s t a i r s in to m y new p in k w ool a n d one l a s t b o n in g -u p
on the g u e s t l i s t , an d th en b a c k d o w n s ta ir s to the G r e e n
- r i c a and he s a i d ''I f you d o n ' t mind I ' d l i k e t o
t a k e my c r i s e s one a t a t i m
e ".I t i p - t o e d o u t g r e e t i n g
e a c h new c o u p l e and g e t t i n g d r i n k s w h ile we l i s t e n e d
s p e l l bound f
