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aupport for auch 'Vital pendiag prc,J.ct• •• the
excitiD.1 Downtowa Mall of Dowatnwn·~ ?roar•••• lac., the Pena
aylYallia Aq_nae Plaa. aacl the National Park Servic.e' • new
plan to add excitin& amemtiea to the Mall ttaelf.
How would au.ch
- 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
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5 August 1969
F:
This is an interview with Mr. Laurance Rockefeller and
Mr. Henry Diamond in Mr. Rockefeller's office in New York
on August 5, 1969; the interviewer is Joe B. Frantz.
Mr. Rockefeller, very briefly tell us how
- last sumrne r 1
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A variety of projects have been carried out in the schools. ranging
from tbe topographical map of the new Braille Trail at the Arboretum which
the children of Webb School made , to the forcing and plant'lng of bulbs
- of our guesta -
who in quite different ways have tried to do s omething about the cause of
conservation.
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1 have asked Mrs. Helen Fena.1i:e to teil ua tbe graes roots story of why
the people of New Jersey wanted to preserve a place called
- 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
- .
It was during the
time of the early New Deal when labor was encouraged, when there
was new legislation that allowed for organization.
John L. Lewis,
who is one of my great admirations, took advantage of the climate
of the time and started to prganize
- 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
- require a formal reappointment with each new administration?
W:
No, no, the appointment continues with the pleasure of the Secretary
of Agriculture.
B:
All right.
May I also
as~
this is--again as I told you before the
tape was on--so the future
- 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
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INTERVIEWEE:
MARY LASKER (MRS. ALBERT D. LASKER)
INTERVIEWER:
MICHAEL L. GILLETTE
PLACE:
Mrs. Lasker's office, New York City
Tape 1 of 1
G:
Let's talk about the genesis of that commission, Mrs. Lasker.
You
were saying that there was a reason
- 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
- . Johnson's mind or in the President's
mind related to the old New Deal era of beautifying with the NYA
and the
R:
cee?
Well, I hadn't thought of it that way, but I'm sure it must have been
in the President's mind in the national program.
something about
- 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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' ■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 .
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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
- and listen to it for
two hours, and I don't know what the hell the issues are ;
paying attention ;
And I've been
You can't sell me anything that way, and what I learn,
I've got to learn from you ."
So they really went to work and they brought
some new
- 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
