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And then in the middle afternoon there were two other bits of
goodbye business.
F irs t, down to the State Dining Room for a picture
with the Tour Office:
Bruce Thomas, Joe Bruno, and a ll the tour
officers and White House police who have escorted through this great
- Breakfast; desk work; swimming; hair salon; new china for the White House; luncheon with Walter Hoving, Chairman of Tiffany's; photos in State Dining Room with White House Tour Office; tea for Independent Agency wives; Lady Bird records diary; talk
- of the Museum - and we had a tour of the G a lle ri es,
Passing fir s t through the g a lle rie s that housed great of the last years
of the 19th Century:
R enoir, whom I liked; Toulou se-Lautrec, who amuses
m e tremendously; and Degas that weren*t dancing
- on a tour of NA SA
in s ta lla tio n s ^ o ii what is ca lled the Gulf Space C rescent.
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Beginning at Huntsville, Alabam a, continuing on, the Michaud o p e r a tions out of New O rleans, and then to Slidell , Louisiana; and then to the
test
M ississippi
- Lady Bird and White House Usher tour White House storage; Lady Bird attends birthday luncheon for Muriel Humphrey; fourth Congressional reception is held, for the Senate; Paintings of the White House film shown for ladies, along with tour of White
- learn ed that there w e re between 60 and 70
And I think it fin a lly ended by just a sort of blanket in vitation
to them to c o m e ^ t o the White House at 12:15, fo r a sp ecia l tour, and
then I was going to m eet them in the State Dining Room fo r
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t~ invite hi~ · to co~e
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. to.
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But I hope it will. make a
littl.e memory for them and I tried to see· i:f they would like to ha~e a swim
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in the pool or a quiet tour of the house.
I should have thought of offering
a movie
- Johnsons and Dean Rusks tour the LBJ Ranch and the Martin Ranch; Rusk talks about Brazil, Haiti, Vietnam, China and Africa; discussion of the LBJ Library and School of Public Affairs; lunch; Jimilu Mason works on LBJ bust; Lady Bird uses movie
- as the shaking of hands had been com pleted/ the men went
to the East Room fo r a b riefin g , with m ost of the Cabinet people participating,
but I b e lie v e Lyndon being the ch ief speaker.
And I took the ladies upstairs fo r the usual tour through the second
- te d ev e ry b o d y , Lyndon took the m en into the E a s t R oom
fo r the b r ie fin g , ju s t a s he had the b u s in e s sm e n l a s t w eek.
And the la d ie s
went with m e , u p s t a ir s fo r a tour of the seco n d flo o r ,
I g u e s s M
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of the Com m ittee.
And then A l ice Brown a rriv ed , I got her settled in the Queen’ s Room ,
and we joined each other fo r a drink, and then aquiet, le is u re ly tour over
the fir s t flo o r, a n d the ground flo o r with A lic e,
Meanwhile, A lice had
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down to W ashington on M onday, when he was going to have the m em b er s
o f the GAS fo r a co n feren ce.
We had a sw ift / o n -ro lle r-s k a te s tour of
the V en ezu ela exhibit and then w ent on to the F e d e ra l p a v illio n w h ere
- Tour of White House grounds with gardener; Lady Bird mentions trees planted by former Presidents; Lady Bird views Westinghouse film on paintings in the White House; talk with Liz Carpenter and Bess Abell about upcoming social events ; Dinner
- (as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs), and the tax bill; Lady Bird gives wives a tour of family quarters, and they see Catlin paintings and chandelier in the Treaty Room which came from LBJ's Senate office; Gerald and Betty Ford
- to Europe is discussed; Lady Bird tours Blair House with Robin Duke; Lady Bird visits Luci Johnson, ill with a virus
- Attack on U.S. Embassy in Moscow; Luci Johnson gives tour to her history class; possible paintings for the White House; Lady Bird meets with Liz Carpenter about interview with U.S. News & World Report; Congressional reception with briefing
- se t M iss R u s s e l l , b e c a u s e of y our little m i s t a k e .
m ind a bit being handcuffed to
I w ouldn't
T e x a s W ome n Unive r s i t y . "
A f te r lunch w e had a tour of the c a m p u s , beginning with the l i t t l e
ch ap el
- " built by NYA; NASA experiments at TWU; tour of Art exhibit; Eric Leinsdorf and Boston Symphony Orchestra performs for Embassy children; trip back to DC; Marie Smith's column mentions Luci Johnson
- White House guests leave; Lady Bird sleeps in; LBJ arranges for tours for Jessie Hunter & the Malecheks; Lady Bird goes to Lynda's room to talk; Lynda has job interviews in New York; Lady Bird visits the George Browns at Huntlands; lunch; nap
- Lady Bird goes for walk; Arthur Krims are houseguests; Johnsons and Krims tour the LBJ Ranch; after lunch, LBJ goes to pool and Lady Bird naps; visit to the "Old Sam Johnson Place" and the Scharnhorst Ranch; Jimilu worked on LBJ's bust; Rivers
- planned, a group o f ■
M etro p o lita n o p era s in g e r s headed b y Ris e S tev en s had co m e fo r a tour
o f th e W hite H ou se and I had w anted to m e e t them ;
S o , f ir s t o f th e day, down to the S tate D ining R oom , w h ere th ey
w e r
- 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
- and LBJ's comments; dinner for Senate with briefing for Senators and tour for wives; the Tax Bill; Lady Bird's comments about Warren Magnuson; Lynda Johnson's statement to group
- LBJ banters with reports from the Truman Balcony; Lady Bird works at The Elms; Lady Bird tours White House with Mr. & Mrs. Carl Sandburg and Mr. & Mrs. Edward Steichen; Carl Sandburg's books are mentioned; Lynda and Luci Johnson meet the guests
- e ju st s im p ly ju m p ed in the c a r and
I
went o f f on an a d v e n t u r e !
''
We w e r e m e t at the d o o r o f the C o r c o r a n b y
the C u r a t o r and then w en t on a qu ick tour o f the E x h ib its .
S a r g e n t had
- a b o u t it a n d
a s k e d t h e m to c o m e b a c k f o r c o f f e e w i t h m e t h i s m o r n i n g a n d a s p e c i a l
u p s ta i r s tour.
a sparkling,
enough.
A t 1 1 :0 0 , B e s s h a d t h e m o u t o n t h e T r u m a n B a l c o n y
- Lady Bird has actor, Hugh O'Brian, & his four aunts for visit & tour; meeting with Bill Hardeman on Highway Beautification Bill; office work; lunch; Lady Bird records diary; Country Fair for children on White House lawn; Lady Bird describes antique
- Lady Bird feels overwhelmed; Lady Bird talks with Clark Clifford about portrait for White House; Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter discuss transcription of diary tapes; Lady Bird has hair styled by Mr. Per; Lady Bird is filmed giving tour of the White House
- LBJ & Lady Bird to Hemis Fair, San Antonio; gun control legislation; ceremony at Hemis Fair; speeches by Ed Clark, Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, John Connally & LBJ; LBJ & Lady Bird tour exhibits; LBJ receives questions from the press; painting for LBJ
- Lady Bird tours Martin Ranch with Mr. Swanson & Mr. Myrick in search of live oak trees to transplant to the LBJ Ranch; to West Ranch to look at stone fences; drive through Scharnhorst Ranch; Lady Bird takes plane to San Antonio & Witte Museum; lunch
- in to the L ib r a r y , and th e r e w e r e J o e and S u sa n M a ry
A ls o p ; P h ilip J o h n so n , to g iv e u s a g u id ed tour of the h o u se ; and Joh n W a lk er,
to d i s c u s s th e c o lle c t io n .
We a ll h a d a d rin k and then c a r r
- over for a day or two of sig h tse e in g b efo re going on to
England, w as having a s p e c ia l tour.
I a sk ed him into the W est H a ll for a
cup of c o ffe e , hoping that Lyndon would show up for lunch - it w as 3:30 - b e c a u se
I w ould v e
- r iv a te tour through the W hite H ou se fo r h er and
h e r lit t le b o y th e n ex t d a y .
I tr ie d to m ake m y v is it m ean a lit t le so m eth in g
to a ll th e S m ith so n ia n p eo p le who a r e so h elp ful to u s at th e W hite H o
- Touring Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Lady Bird's description of several paintings considered for loan to White House; to Whitney Museum to view additional paintings; lunch at Mary Lasker's house; to theater to see Arthur Miller's "After
- Bird reminisces about traveling with children on trains for 20 years; 5th Congressional Reception; men receive briefing; women have program by Roger Stevens, Father Hartke & Agnes de Mille on arts; tours for women; dinner
- Bird & the Ed Clarks to Corcoran Gallery; tea & tours at White House for the Clarks & guests; LBJ speaks briefly to guests; Lady Bird practices Appalachia speeches; dinner at Scoop Jackson's home; LBJ reads John Steinbeck letter about Vietnam
- from Bill Moyers; Lady Bird's speech to B'nai B'rith women; Lady Bird and Zara Holt, Australia, visit and tour Washington, D.C.; state dinner for President & Mrs. Tubman; exchange of gifts and toasts; Duke Ellington is entertainment
- ; Lady Bird travels to Jane Engelhard's home; tea on terrace; tour of the Engelhard home; dinner party; Lady Bird names guests; LBJ sends telegram to Engelhards thanking them for being so nice to Lady Bird; toasts; dancing; security concerns; Brick House
- speakers; upcoming Bicentennial year; tours of White House; Lady Bird rests & makes phone calls; visit with LBJ & Harry McPherson; Lady Bird visits with Texas visitors; LBJ park; visit with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird bowls; dinner; LBJ talks with ministers about
- of Public Service; why LBJ kept Kennedy appointees; Lady Bird gives Pat Nixon tour of family quarters; photo montage for press women; performance of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" in East Room; dinner; LBJ has a cold
- draws a crowd; Lady Bird has tea for Mrs. Alexandros Matsas, wife of departing Greek ambassador; tea & tours for five new ambassadors' wives; discussion about Shah of Iran; LBJ greets group; John Macy meeting about Fine Arts Commission; bowling
- a l e is u r e ly tour of
the h o u se .
We had a p le a s a n t 40 m in u te s ta lk in g about the o p e r a in
Santa F e , the a s p e n s in F a ll, m y b r o th e r T ony, lit t le St. B a r a b a s
C h u rch .
T h e n ic e s t o f a ll, L u c
- Lady Bird studies about Malagasy Republic; welcoming ceremonies for President Tsiranana of Malagasy; Lady Bird looks over plans & mentions guests for State Dinner; tour of White House for houseguests; exchange of state gifts, including aerial photo
