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  • on th e ir T V ." So the afternoon fo r Lyndon was State of the N ation, night reading*, and then telephone c a lls, and a b it of a nap. And then we asked the B ill W hites, only re c e n tly back from R om e, the V alentis, M arianne M eans and f h
  • it. One of my best paintings, which is now in the apartment in New York, the Fragonard called "Lady Reading a Letter," was in the hands of Göring, who wanted it more than anything in the world. He even made an offer through Seyss-Inquart, who
  • Ben B. Lindsey, the juvenile court judge. He became the most famous juvenile judge in the world, and he was always in a controversial position. F: My early memories-- C: You must have read his Companionate Marriage. F: Yes, and the local
  • there. visited some classes and had a tutor. I was a graduate student. I read English literature. I I wasn't looking for credits, so I could do what I \-Janted. F: Then did you come back to New York? l: I came back to New York. I was interested
  • I , - L C, 1965 Tuesday, August 17th '■ ^ ' // ^ ^' Where has the summer gone -- the lovely, golden sum m er? lie-in-the-ham m ock tim e, my read-a-m ystery-book tim e? My Here suddenly August is more than half over, and the list is long
  • about 8 o'clock at night. Met Mr. Califano and spent about an hour with him, and then for the first time discovered that I was being considered to be deputy mayor of the District of Columbia. When Mr. Califano was through with the interview, he made
  • into the White House, and I remember the eerie feeling of going back with all the lights and Secret Service and the Presidential aura around that house. F: It changed the complexion a bit. G: Yes, and that night, Joe and Susan Mary Alsop were there. F: Who
  • one time at the time of the CypriotGreek argument. I got in there about seven o'clock at night, and he was just absolutely exhausted. All I should have said was, "Well, listen, I'm going home," or "You should go home and get a drink," or something
  • establishing the national forests one night and the next morning signing the act that took the authority away from him. Therefore, Udall had devoted much time and had his people devote six months to working up this presentation. very indirectly, but I knew
  • liv e . The D a v is e s w ill fe e d him . He had a n ic e ta lk w ith D a le M alech ek - - in fa ct, he had spen t the night w ith D a le and J ew ell so that he c o u ld b e h e r e tod ay fo r fu rth er ta lk . -A n .^ yak rovb ew th d ; R oy
  • to Roanoke, our destination for the night. The Blue Ridge Parkway is not designed for fast driving, as you know; it's designed in such a way that people simply cannot drive fast, so they can enjoy the lovely scenery. Liz, you know, is a very nervous flyer
  • well." He said, 'IWell, do you suppose you could get them to come out against me? II I said, "What do you mean?'1 "I'll tell you what happened. He said, .A little while ago I came home one night and I said to Bird, 'I'm tired of voting the way I
  • commentator, debating with another man last night about eight o'clock, I believe it was. One man was debating in favor of Nixon and the other one came along and he came on strong telling them about McGovern. He said, "Thi,s is what you say about McGovern
  • on a flig h t a c r o s s ■T ex a s! L a te in the aftern oon I w ent o v er to L yndon's o ffic e to s e e if I could find out w ithout a sk in g anything about the r e s u lts of h is c a ll la te the night b efo r e fr o m P u erto R ic o . I didn't
  • of trou b le and he h a s not s le p t w e ll. H is He sounded fr u str a te d o v er the lack of p r o g r e s s and u se d the w o r d s ^ t a l l y u n r e a lis tic . H e sa id h e w ould probably retu rn to T exas T hursday night for our w eek en
  • Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird works on speeches & Beautification luncheon; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird works with staff, Nash Castro & Jane Freeman on tour guide script; Lady Bird calls LBJ in Honolulu; LBJ's eyes
  • Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30, and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
  • Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
  • ig h ty A c r e s . We^ d iv id e d u p in to tw o c a r s a n d d ro v e a r o u n d u n t i l . i t w a s b la c k night,"- s to p p in g to s e e th e q u a il. A s w e w e r e h e a d in g e a s t th r o u g h th e M a r tin in th e g la d e w
  • Conference on Youth for Conservation and Natural Beauty group at ranch; LBJ reads proclamation for 1967 Conference; Lady Bird makes remarks; car tour of LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird gives deerskin bookmarks; work on James & Mary Davis' home; pick up
  • or the Quadriad or anything like that? S: To the best of my recollection we had not. And I'm almost positive, I'm virtually certain this came as a surprise to everybody. There may have been a few hours notice or maybe the night before notice, this sort
  • , indicating that improvements would include new pavement, trees, planting, lights, and benches and kiosks. Polly Shackleton, reading Mrs. Louchheim's report on the Committee on Education and Awards, recommended that a beautification award be given in three
  • overheard with the same gestures. That was considerably harsher, considerably to the point where it convinced me that that would be one man in the world that I'd never want to work for. M: I've heard this, and I've read about this. It has somewhat
  • e , u n d e r E is e n h o w e r, I th in k . I th o u g h t it w ould ta k e the a tte n tio n , the a c c la im , th e s p o tlig h t, off the D ip lo m a tj a n d th is w a s th e ir night,^ th e ir l a s t n ig h t w ith th e J o h n so n a d m
  • Start children; Johnsons hold Diplomatic Reception; Lady Bird names guests; small dinner party for the Joe Frantzes and Governor & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads before sleep
  • maintain any kind of productivity. hours a day at the office. I spend from eleven to twelve I usually put in a six-day week. also a fair amount of weekend and night reading. ing return point to which I am quite sensitive. There is There is a diminish
  • is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. . . Cited on Tuesday night will be those students and adults who have done superior work or made significant contributiona to the 4-H program during the year. • . Awards will also be given for project areas that students have
  • is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. . . Cited on Tuesday night will be those students and adults who have done superior work or made significant contributiona to the 4-H program during the year. • . Awards will also be given for project areas that students have
  • cents. If people realize that the cost of throwing a paper cup out of the car window is 34 cents~ this alone should be a deterrent. .. Newspapers are sponsoring anti..litter campaigns. I just ?no-~ read where the N,"'=~..:ee News Advocate
  • ('. A TIOH A W ARDS CEREMONY T HE WHITE HOUSE Hearing those citations read , and se~i:'!g the satisfaction in your fa ces has been a very special treat for all of us. Yesterday I drove around the city to see sorne of your accomplish ­ rnents f L s t hand
  • enough to get good and tire d .. Th e n we w alked. Th e n everybody la y down f o r a nap o r f o r read ing, getting up in tim e to watch F o re ig n M in is t e r Thanat Khom an of Th a ila n d on M E E T T H E P R E S S . C alm , a u th o rita tiv
  • Mother's Day; gifts from Lynda & Luci; "gourmet" breakfast; bowling and a walk; naps or reading for all; on television, watching Foreign Minister Khoman of Thailand on "Meet the Press;" Bill White; more bowling and dinner; back to the White House
  • what we can do to make our ccipital more beautiful. Perhaps some of you read. as I did, recently the statement of a BritiEJh diplomat back in 1913 who had just spent six years in Washington. He wrote: "Your admirable river, the Potomac, is quite
  • read j u s t n o t boun c y- retriev e was g e t t i n g d i s s p i r i t e d b ed tim e, c - I also do w n a p p o i n t - a b o u t Wh i t e talk House a r t an d t h e b e a u t i f i c a t i o n House a r t i a b o u t b o t h W hite p
  • Lady Bird works with her office staff; Luci Johnson and her conversion to Catholicism; Lady Bird talks with Lynda Johnson; LBJ returns to work; Lady Bird reads Task Force on Beautification report
  • is what I've just recited. G: Sure. Let me see just a moment. We have plenty of time. (Interruption) T: I am reading from the conference call publication, which I just referred to, in which I quote as follows from President Johnson's call
  • ls e in a c ir c le around u s, and I began, a la s , by read in g (and h e r e in l i e s one of m y g rea t d iss a tis fa c tio n s w ith m y se lf) the sta tem en t that I had in m y hand. F ortu n ately, the f ir s t p a r t /w a s read ing a B
  • to know, as a fem a le p a rticip a n t in a p ictu re s to r y w as what to w e a r . I d ecid ed on m y h ea v y w alking sh o e s from the Grand Tetons and p o ss ib ly som e h ea v y u n d erw ea r. And m y b eig e pants s u it . He sp read out m aps
  • ! This is a large - scale solution to one of the greatest needs of our city. I hope everyone of you read the Washington Post last Sunday which proposed we celebrate America•s bicentennial in 1976 by a great effort to achieve our goals for houGing, transportat
  • crossed my desk in recent months. They will give you an idea of some of the things that youth bas done; they may be stepping­ stones on which you can build. After reading their letter, I could just see tbose 70 boys in the Neighborhôod Youtb Corps
  • ext y ea r or so I want to n ail down som e h isto r y . Then w e had b re a k fa st in the kitchen and read w ith a little pain, a little s a d n e s s , that te m p est that L u ci's c o n v e r sio n to C a th o licism h a s ca u sed . L iz sa id
  • and is presently I think ambassador to Norway under the name Austad, A-U-S-T-A-D. I wanted a witness. I showed Mr. Moyers the letter r was going to send off to my members. He read it and his comment, as I recall it, somewhat jocular, was, "0h, you don't want
  • e s and L iz had a r r iv e d . B e s s and the c h ild r e n and S im o n e. E verybod y w as read y, And so I w en t b a c k to the R a n ch , b o a r d e d the c o n v a ir fu ll of film c r e w s , s te w a r d s , a n d our lit t le g ro u p
  • .; Lady Bird reads headlines, "50,000 March in Support of the Poor"
  • , transmitted around the various Cabinet offices, but these were very stilted and I didn't learn a great deal from reading the other Cabinet officers reports, and I doubt seriously that they learned much from reading mine . I had a feeling all the way through
  • discussed his Honolulu Conference, Vietnam and the SEATO Treaty; LBJ and Lady Bird call Maxwell Taylor about his TV appearance; Johnsons read newspapers
  • Lady Bird records diary; Lady Bird walks Scharnhorst and Danz ranches and talks about harvesting wildflower seeds; Lady Bird describes a family of armadillos; Lady Bird reads "The Devil's Advocate" by Morris West; another walk later that day; Lady