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  • to th e o t h e r so fa a n d c h a tte d w ith the w ife of the A m b a s s a d o r f r o m P a r a g u a y . W e t a l k e d of G e n e r a l S t r e s n o r s v i s i t . A nd w ith d iffic u lty to th e new A m b a s s a d o r 's w ife f r o m
  • Lady Bird views January & March 1968 films at Anacostia Naval Film Lab; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb shop for Chuck Robb's birthday; LBJ lunches with Mayor Richard J. Daley; Daley wants the Johnsons to attend Democratic National Convention in Chicago
  • 1964 Sat urday, July 25~ Was an easy and pleasant day. About noon I W(·nt ove r to Lyndon's office, hoping I could snare him, a nd walked right into an informal press conference. Lyndon in his rockin;; chair, some 25 or 30 news paper peopl e
  • lutr.dou. He ta tile odae• way U yn want Mm lO be. B • J p11 I haY•n't knowa that. l dllak lal1hly of him. Some of the people ta New York • J he doen•t P"· He It.ten• polltelr, bat doe1a•t 1lve. A - That la tru becau•• he could llOI • J aaftldnl to tbem
  • Eastern fabl'ic!-. and possibly a new dress for the Convenlivn. And then a quick trip dovm to the First Floor to say hello to the wive:,; of the foreign ministers from Latin America that Mrs. Rusk was condu
  • aging n ew s w as that Lyndon had flow n up, ju st a few h ours ago, to New Y ork for the in sta lla tio n of A rch b ish op T e r e n c e Cook, taking w ith h im , not on ly L u ci, c w h ich i s n a tu ra l, fo r h er strOng C a th o licism
  • Lady Bird has photos taken with Mrs. Post & her staff; Lady Bird back to White House; newspaper stories; LBJ to Hawaii for Vietnam talks; LBJ, Luci & Lyn to New York for installation of Archbishop; upcoming Austrian dinner; upcoming Texas trip
  • 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
  • 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 ;' ■„ .^ 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
  • s w h i l e M a r i l y n w a l k e d u p a n d down b e s id e m e r e la y in g q u e s tio n s and new s a n d m e giving h e r a n s w e r s u ntil I finally said, thrilled. " W h y d o n 't you g et in a n d s w im ?" S he w a s s o It a l w
  • 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
  • s e s t to the w in d o w . It s e e m s to happen to J e s s e often . In Joh n son C ity w e rod e around the boyhood h o m e, d eligh ted a t th e w a y the new lig h tin g fix tu r e s - - a m uch han d som er lo o k . m a in lin e s h a v e b e
  • Church services at St. Barnabas with Mr. & Mrs. Scotty Reston, Lynda and Gerri Whittington; to Johnson City with stories of LBJ's grandparents and Indians; to Austin to see Gov. & Mrs. Connally; to Sen. Ralph Yarborough's for New Year's; flight
  • in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. 11/17/2014 Initials ' 1965 M onday, M a r c h 29th B e g a n on an u g ly n ote, w ith NEW SW EEK g r e e tin g u s w ith a s t o r y , "In c o n tr a d ic tio n to th e P r e s id e n
  • c a l a s s o c ia tio n to pay f o r i t ! It look s lik e this w i l l be the f i r s t o r d e r of b u sin ess when the new c o m m it t e e f o r the P r e s e r v a t i o n of the W hite House has its m e e tin g . M r. Boudin had done the E lm
  • p l e a s u r e o f the e v e n i n g . A nd i t w a s n o t u n u s u a l b e c a u s e a f t e r a l l M r s . B a r r o w s w a s a n A m e r i c a n - - a n a tiv e o f New J e r s e y I b e lie v e . _ T h e B a r r o w s s e e m e d to h
  • of storeroom; phone calls; Lady Bird to hair salon; photos in Yellow Room; Johnsons greet Barrows; exchange of State gifts; dinner under tent in Rose Garden; Lady Bird names guests; LBJ made speech against isolationism in New Orleans on Tuesday
  • d e d - - b y a b o u t 5:30. And L u c i w as le av in g f o r New Y o r k a l m o s t w i t h t e a r s i n h e r e y e s a s s h e s a i d g o o d b y e to l i t t l e L y n . I w e n t to m y r o o m f o r d e s k w o r k a n d t e l e p h o n
  • company; tea for ladies of the Texas delegation; Lyn Nugent makes appearance; LBJ stops in to say hello; Luci leaves for New York; Johnsons visit with the Abe Fortases & Oveta Culp Hobby; Detroit riots; Lady Bird reflections on leaving White House, Vietnam
  • o m p eten tly . W ea r in g a lo n g , o ra n g e s w e a ts h ir t w ith the U n iv e r s ity of T e x a s on i t , h e r new s h o r t h a i r c u t , t h is l i ttl e . b a b y in h e r a r m s , sh e w as a n a d o r a b le s ig h t. It w a s
  • they had so g e n e r o u sly fu rn ish ed for the W hite H o u s e --th e Afci»4«" p o rtr a it, the gift o f M r. H irsh h orn , a new Dune an . f e ch a ir . We had r e fr e sh m e n ts and I w as back u p sta ir s in about th ir ty -fiv e m in u tes
  • a s s s k i r t . It s o u n d e d i n th e p a p e r s lik e h e r s p e e c h h a d gon e p r e t t y w e ll. She s p o k e of th e n e w g e n e r a t i o n a n d o u r g e n e r a t i o n . 0 U O u r s is a new /> i d e a l i s m th a t p l
  • m u n ic a tio n s m e d ia / t h e D av id B r in k le y s , ths John C hancellors, the Wyatt D ickersons, - • N a n c y w as fu ll of new s - 4 - 1965 S a tu rd a y , M a rc h 13th (c o n tin u ed ) a b o u t th e lo v e ly h o u s e th e y h ad
  • a n t to lo o k m y b e s t. And the f i r s t r e a s o n w a s th a t L yn do n a n d I w e r e h av ing a f o r m a l p i c t u r e . I p u t on m y new y ello w s a tin w ith the b r i l l i a n t s . And he h is tux. And w e w e n t in the Y
  • Luci Johnson's 18th birthday and anniversary of LBJ's heart attack; Lady Bird has hair appointment; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Luci Johnson's baptism at Catholic church, quietly, without press coverage; Lady Bird and LBJ to New York for speech
  • r u a r y 25, 1966 Page 7 Of a l l the th in g s we th o u g h t m ig h t h a p p en in A la b a m a , th is w ould h a v e b e e n th e l a s t one. A nd th e n fin a lly , one c u te la d y le a n e d o v e r a n d s a id , " I 'v e got good new
  • ; lunch in China Room; new Tiffany wildflower china for Johnson administration; tea for American Federation of the Arts; viewing film, "Paintings of the White House;" party at Sulgrave Club for Lynda Johnson & Charles Robb; Charles Robb & Tom Clark toast