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This is
the f i r s t for me.
The f i r s t time to be the guest at
such a luncheon.
a
one of
m y self,
Mrs.
f t e
r
fift e e n times as being
the h o stesses-- twelve times as a Senate
three times as the
wife
wife of the Vice P resid e n t.
Dominick
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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
- , on his other trip to ihc United St;:i.l
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:\i!EMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
j
WASHINGTON
Tuesday, May 9, 1967
Page I
....
There is a rhythm to life these days.
.
.
Weekdays
crowded,
.
demanding; and then a weekend
two days,
sometimes three, that
,~
Time to read and sleep a~d
- back some
of our birds in our own hands, the birds that I love so much that we’ve been accumulating
through the years.
We had dinner with just the Frank Ikards, Mary Lasker, and Jack, and Homer Thornberry.
Lyndon’s going to have a hard time doing
- and came back Monday afternoon!
And this
sum m er I can think of a time or two when a very hard-working
P resident has done it, but he has also taken his work with him,
and packed m ore into those three days than any human ought to.
After an hour
- to the White House in time to meet a rad iant Luci,
fr esh from her tr ium ph at Intcrl och c.:n and tasting th
- a long time
since I'v e seen the country so green.
F o r once th e re 's been enough rain
and to add to it a ll, there was an alm ost fu ll moon.
We drove until the last
ra y was gone fro m the sky and then stopped by the house, where
joined us fo r
- something to them.
Lyndon said to
President Truman, " I'v e been looking over a ll these b ills I passed, and I
want you to know, over and over and over they began in your time, they were
your ideas.
I was just able to build on the good things you'd
- DUM
* »THE W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Thursday, A p r il 30, 1964
p^ge 3
while C u r ti s L e M a y crowned Luci, beaming. Lyndon as tal l and straight as
he usually is^li s tenmg to the na tional anthem in an a irp o rt, but this time
sm iling so sw
- nap; news story about Pat Nugent; Lady Bird is interviewed by New York Times about art; Willard Deasons and Emmet Riordans for dinner and to pick out one of Him's beagle puppies; Lady Bird reads "Guns of August"
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- hich he c a u g h t
from
L y n d a B i r d a f t e r she got b a c k f r o m H a w a ii, and the a n tib io tic s
h a d h a d s o m e th in g of a slo w in g down e f fe c t on h i m .
B ut time
I b e l i e v e th e d ays in th e su n a t th e r a n
- to Pat in between times describing herself to him th,e scene around
us.
And he was all so sweet and cozy.
But there was another very sad note in the House all day long.
'
\\
;
I love
House.
~very
facet of this job, of this
And I love being
- to Johnson City for flower harvesting; dinner with Luci & Pat Nugent and friends at Steak Island in Austin; Luci has encounters with the press; Lady Bird to bed and reading "Of Time and The River" by Thomas Wolfe
- Lady Bird's first honorary degree from Texas Women University; Lady Bird's speech, "This is a good time to be a woman;" speech by John Connally; luncheon and gifts; humorous mistake in presentation of gift to John Connally; "Chapel in the Woods
- ; 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
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- d it and then
handed it to his m oth er, who a ls o k is s e d it and kept it in h e r hands.
Then
the national anthem w as being played^?in m ou rn in g time^and a chorus of
young b o y s ^ i n long,^'^^d r o b e s » / ^ the oth er side o f the b
- a n
h a l f m y -time w i t h th e S e c r e t a r y .
T h e b e a c h e s p ro b a b ly .
W h a t w o u ld a t o u r i s t w a n t to s e e in T u n i s i a ?
T h e y a r e w o n d e r f u l - - w h ite s a n d .
The R om an-
I n f r o n e s i
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
- Engelhard; Lady Bird attends Mellon dinner; Lady Bird mentions article in New York Times about the arts
- k a i l , and t o me i t waA
maytc moment , and. 9- Aeached o u t and. to o k kandyj a n d eveAybody
e l'ie dx-d Ao , and eveAybody pj2.aUjy. wa.A cloAe .to tea .A A --b u t
Lyndon n o t bei ng w i l l i ng to a c c e p t th e s e n time n t s omeh
- Luci's wedding day; Lynda sings "Get Me To The Church On Time;" cable from Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird describes her thoughts, decorations & the service; telegram read from the Pope; Luci stops to kiss parents and give roses to mothers
