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- they hadn't been able to com e fo r the Erhard
dinner at the ranch sh ortly a fter C h ristm a s,
And the Donald Davids, h e’ s v ic e chairman of the F o rd Foundation,
and I would adore to get him o ff fo r about a two hour talk about what that has
done a ll
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Dr. Cain swim; Lady Bird to hair salon; talk of strike; Johnsons to Wirtz wedding; reception at Army-Navy Club; lunch; Lady Bird and guests to Camp David; Lady Bird describes scenery; bowling; LBJ and others arrive; call from Mrs
- to the White House; the two of us went
over to the White House to see President Eisenhower. Wehad a fairly
desultory discussion which made it clear that what the Secretary had told
me was right, that the President didn't have too much to do
-
serio~s
budget problems
The first problem is to try and get under our budget in the three
weeks to cane before the close of the fiscal. year.
.
He pointed out with
som~
pride
.
and with a md:m.eographed sheet that· Eisenhower in his last 4 years
- that the President will call Humphrey
when he returns some time tomorrow night from Camp David and Humphrey will then
slip over to the White. House to see him and that ought to take care of that and
keep both of them on track.
My, oh my.
Politics, always the ark
- for the last week.
Memorial Day is over we will be off and running,
and what I hope will be a delightful.
Once
but now on to Camp David
week end,
Thursday, June !i;. 1964 -- This has been another busy week.
have a delightful
the office
last
5:00 o'clock
- Brandt, and I was glad to see there such old friends as B ill
Douglas, Dean Ache son, L u c iu s C lay, and Tom C orcora n
that Drew Pearson and Joe Alsop w ere included.
Glad al so
And Dr, M ilton Eisenhower,
who's working on Lyndon's P r e sidential
- Lady Bird has photos taken; controversy about Lady Bird's Alabama tenants and the poverty bill; Lady Bird works on mail; dinner at Mike Monroney's for the Walter Lippmanns; LBJ has stag luncheon for Willy Brandt; Dr. Milton Eisenhower
- , and then G o vern o r H a rris o n o f V irg in ia gave a little talk.
Next
G en era l B ra d ley h im s e lf, and then G en era l Eisenhow e r - and a ll day long,
people r e fe r r e d to him as G en era l E is enhow er, not P re s id e n t Eisenhow e r
- Dedication of the George Marshall Research Library; to Virginia Military Institute; ideas for LBJ Library; Lady Bird describes ceremony with speeches by Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower and LBJ; dinner at the Fortases; Lady Bird mentions Abe Fortas
- 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
- wrote a little note and sent some flow ers to M rs. Eisenhower,
w h o's out at Walter R eed taking some tests.
And then the dinner f o r
the Eshkols.
We m et them on the front steps
a little b e fo r e eight, and went upstairs fo r the usual get
- State visit of Israeli Prime Minister & Mrs. Eshkol; Lady Bird's speeches for Georgetown Visitation and Radcliffe; Lady Bird sends flowers to Mamie Eisenhower at Walter Reed; State dinner for Eshkols and exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird mentions
- with family and friends while election coverage is on television; Republicans gain seats in the House; LBJ's working relationship with President Eisenhower
- representing 18 d ifferen t Presidential adm inistrations in the White
House, ranging from the George Washington china- - the emblem of the
Cincinnati on it ^ t o the Eisenhower china,-^ith the elaborate gold m edallion.
And in the center, there would also
- Bill Moyers gives briefing on LBJ's health; Lady Bird sends telegram for President Eisenhower's birthday; Johnsons spend few hours in quiet, sunny room overlooking countryside; press were allowed to take photographs; Lady Bird goes to Great Falls
- Meeting to discuss upcoming speeches; Lady Bird's space trip to Huntsville, AL; office work; LBJ's press conference in East Room, with critique by Lady Bird; press conference questions; Eisenhower comment about press conferences; family dinner
- Republican,^ during the Eisenhow er
era, took out so m e insurance by giving a b y -p a rtisa n tinge to w hatever
would now e m e rg e .
And then, fo r the d ista ff side of the hou s e, came the big event o f the
day, a fiv e o 'c lo c k reception fo r
- John Connally and LBJ visit Connally's ranch near Mexico; LBJ sad about President Eisenhower's illness; Lady Bird works on mail and makes phone calls; Lady Bird walks 3 miles along Pedernales River; she describes the flora, fauna, animals
- Office work; Lady Bird mentions inviting Mamie Eisenhower by phone; Lady Bird greets Mamie Eisenhower upon arrival; President Eisenhower is in hospital; Lady Bird & Mamie greet guests in receiving line for Senate Wives' Red Cross Unit luncheon
- Lady Bird travels to the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, and the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas, to help plan the LBJ Library; Lady Bird received tour of Truman Library from President Truman and Phillip Brooks, Director; lunch
- to the LBJ Library; meeting about script for West Hall filming; bridge game with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird mentions headlines; President Eisenhower is critically ill
- Lady Bird to hair salon in Austin; Lynda Johnson to Dallas shopping; Lady Bird and Jessie Hunter to Denison to Eisenhower birthplace; lunch at Holiday Inn; to Fort Worth for tour by Ruth Carter Johnson of Museum of the Southwest; view Museum
- 32nd wedding anniversary; LBJ in hospital for surgery on hernia & throat polyp; Lady Bird does office work; LBJ visits with President Eisenhower & Carl Albert; LBJ meets with staff about budget; LBJ feels better and keeps doctors and staff laughing
- Upcoming Howard K. Smith show; LBJ & Lady Bird to Walter Reed Army Hospital to visit President Eisenhower; Johnsons, staff & friends to LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird & guests tour Danz, Scharnhorst & Lewis Ranches; dinner at LBJ Ranch; LBJ & guests watch
- Breakfast with LBJ; dress fittings; recording diary; arrival ceremony for Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore; Prime Minister Yew gives speech; new Dwight Eisenhower portrait for the White House; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Lynda meets ladies
- ; Dr. Jim Cain is houseguest; Lady Bird & Dr. Cain have long talk about LBJ; personal dinner party; LBJ has nice things to say about President Eisenhower
- and preserving historical and wildlife areas; naps & television; Gov. Scranton's visit to Eisenhower Farm at Gettysburg; LBJ, national problems & 1964 Election; party at Angier Biddle Duke's; Lady Bird & LBJ walk back to White House and attract a crowd; LBJ has
- Jackson about urban renewal; LBJ visits with Everett Dirksen; Lady Bird has afternoon guests; LBJ tells Dirksen about working with Dwight Eisenhower
- White House" party for White House descendants; Lady Bird gives remarks and stands with Mamie Eisenhower in receiving line; photographs made of descendants; Lady Bird mentions guests and stories; gift of new Madison portrait; bowling, dinner alone
- 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
- & Mamie Eisenhower greet guests in receiving line; Lady Bird names guests; Lady Bird loses pearls during hugging; new White House chine used; LBJ stops by to greet ladies; Lady Bird bowls with Dr. James Cain & school friends; dinner; massage
- of the Arts; Mrs. Johnson's upcoming trip to the Virgin Islands; surprise party for Luci Johnson; LBJ has stag dinner for Dwight Eisenhower
- ; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; LBJ meets with advisors about Vietnam; LBJ meets with and gives speech to White House Conference on Education participants; dinners with aides and James Hagerty; Lady Bird's tv show on beautification; Dwight Eisenhower
- Eisenhower; tea held for White House Committee on the Fine Arts, the Library Committee, and the Committee on Paintings; Lady Bird goes for swim; dinner is with the George Browns; LBJ calls Oveta Culp Hobby
- with Dwight Eisenhower; Lady Bird to New York to dinner at Mary Lasker's home; ABC beautification film to be shown overseas
