Skip to main content
-
Subject >
Humor and mimicry
(remove)
-
Series >
Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
(remove)
Limit your search
Tag
Contributor
Date
Subject
Type
Collection
Series
Specific Item Type
Time Period
72 results
- in g of
p a p e r s , a g o o d ly a m o u n t of w o rk done a n d th en b a c k fo r a 6:30 a p p o in tm e n t
w ith L iz a nd Doug C a te r in the W est H a ll, to r e a d , w h a t I hope to h e a v e n ,
is th e fin a l d r a f t of th e A la b
- othing to do b u t s m il e
Q
b r a v e l y a n d w a v e a t e v e r y b o d y a n d s a y , " I hope you a r e h a v in g a good
v a c a t i o n t r i p . " One p e r s o n s a id , "Y ou m a d e o u r v a c a t i o n . "
I m urm u red
to a m a n s
- la d ie s d rifted aw ay b y 6 o 'c lo c k , w ith a s m a ll g ift
o f a p en w ith th e P r e s id e n tia l S e a l fro m Lyndon and an other fr o m m e
^
w ith m y n a m e.
A lo t of happy ch a tter, and I hope a r e a lly m e m o r a b le
tim
- ile d out.
L u c i an d I to o w a lk e d out in to th e
w a itin g a r m s of t h e l a d i e s of t h e p r e s s an d I hope I m a d e s o m e s e n s e
W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 8 (Continued)
w h an I s a id the s p e e c h w a s a p r
- r e d
through r a n d o m bit s o v e r the talking m a c h i n e that t h e r e w e r e quite a few
p e o p l e at the hog p r e s e n t a t i o n , s o I told the kitch en that I hoped w e w e r e
having f r i e d ham (which w e w e r e ) and g r
- l the things
I hear about h im ., ,Hte personal bravery and the
that he gets out among h is peo ple.
never got around to
fact
I am sorry I
seeing Johnny Meacham to hear
what the hopes were for f in d in g o i l in Jordan.
just
A ll
toge ther
- s t hope th e y w e r e so u n d a s le e p .
I h a d a s k e d M a rily n to g e t w ith H e le n , a n d ch o o se a b o u t fo u r of m y
r
e v e n in g d r e s s e s
a n d s u g g e s t th a t J e w e l a n d
B e t t ^ t r y th em o n , a n d
- n s .
m y h e a r t b e g a n to s i n g .
A nd th e n
?
Th a t w a s w hen
T h e y w e r e so b e a u tif u l! I hope I h a v e th e g r a c e
to know th a t e v e r y d a y I sp e n d h e r e i s a p r iv ile g e .
A nd n e v e r m o re s o
- a n k y ou.
to h a v e i t p u b lis h e d - - p o s th u m o u s ly ."
" T h a t ' s fin e .
•
I g u e s s I w ill h av e
T h e re u p o n the la d y a n s w e r e d ,
I hope i t w ill b e so o n ." He d e c la r e s i t h ap p en ed !
.As so o n
- p le f r o m B onw it T e l l e r w ith m y
B e n Zucke r m a n c lo th e s - - th e l a s t t h r e e of m y S p rin g o u tfit I hope." I c a n 't
g e t o v e r th e s lig h tly rid ic u lo u s fe e lin g th a t c lo th e s should, ta k e up so m u
-
o
r
P r in c e s s Irene . I told the
g o v e r n o r s' ^w iv e s th is la u g h in g ly , sayin g I hoped th ey r e a liz e d th ey h ad a
th r ifty a d m in istr a tio n .
'
”
'
, ^
" I
>- •
■■'■; MEMORANDUM- ; • ■ k ; . ' - ^
V:",'
'1
- b e m a n y s h a p e s of m y s t e r y a n d m a n y th in g s th a t G od m a k e s to b e
p a st fe a r or hope.
A n d th e e n d m e n lo o k e d f o r c o m e t h n o t.
p a th t h e r e is w h e re no m a n so u g h t."
And a
So h a t h
- so m e d ay , he h im s e lf ,
w o u ld c o m e to l e c t u r e th e r e - f o r a s u m m e r - f o r a n ig h t - a n y th in g .
I a ls o
s a id , " I hope th a t you*re going to le a v e th e p a p e r s th a t r e l a t e to the p a r t of
y o
- e a r s i n th e
H o u se an d the S enate an d c a m p a ig n s a n d o u r life t o g e t h e r .
to w r i t e a b o u t u s , I hope i t w ill be a s good a s p o s s i b l e .
If p e o p le a r e going
So I a m c o m m i t t e d to
tr y in g
- e s n 't lik e g a rd e n in g a l l th a t m u c h , I hope s h e 's g o t enough a ttic
s p a c e to p u t th em in .
We a ls o gave a d o c u m e n t s ig n e d by T h o m a s
J e f f e r s o n , w h ic h I w ould lik e to h a v e k e p t m y s
- R u s s e l l ^ 'f r o m F l o r e s v i l l e , J o h n 's hom e
town, who got up to m ak e the p r e s e n ta tio n to John.
"W e hope," s aid K a r e n ,
" t h a t this s e t of handcuffs - a h - ah - ah, I m e a n this p a ir of handcuffs - a h
- ile I
IjWjWW
UMIB
T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 26 (C o n tin u ed )
w a tc h e d a good show on T V / v J ^ e a c m e of l u x u ry c^ an d pho n ed L yndon
I w as going to b e d a n d I hoped th a t he w ould b r in g so m eb o d y h o m e to
k
- v e r th o u g h t w e w o u ld h a v e s e e n y o u - - t h i s m a k e s
o u r t r i p la e a w rc re iy E x c i t i n g ’’
—i*ii— —— —
I hope M r . D re x le r got som e s e n s e o f th e ir
—— ———M
l I
- I'v e b e c o m e .; T h e m o r e I 's e e wU
m o r e d e lig h t in th o se th in g s that a r e b e a u tifu l in w hat w e h a v e a c c o m p lis h e d .
A nd h ave m o r e im p a tie n c e and y e t m o r e hope about a l l the th in g s that n e
- e c a l l s o n th e b e s t t h a t i s i n u s - - the
a ffirm in g s p irit of hope.
I s u p p o s e s u c h l i n e s in m y d e s c r i p t i o n of
H u b e r t ' s r e c o r d , a n d i n d e e d o f th e e i g h t y e a r s o f th e K e n n
- r o o k e r s , th e J im R o w e s .
B e tty B e a le 's e s t im a t e w a s f a ir .
but not g a y .
I th in k
T h e m o o d w a s w a r m and fr ie n d ly ,
I found m y s e lf p u sh in g a g a in s t th e w a ll o f g lo o m hoping
th a t I
- ho h a v e e n t e r t a i n e d
u s ^ t h e l a r g e d in n e r4 th e P r e s i d e n t i a l S c h o l a r s ' b u f f e t s u p p e r j - - y ^ g r a c i o u s
( .
l e t t e r a n d a u to g ra p h e d p i c t u r e ^ a n d I hope a h ap p y m e
- k e t h i s , " I hope i t may b e s a id a h u n d red y e a r s from
now t h a t to g e th e r we h e lp e d to make o u r c o u n try more j u s t f o r a l l
i t s p e o p le , a s w e ll a s to in s u r e th e b le s s in g s o f l i b e r t y f
- to be quite a w h ile b e fo r e the c o ffin and Queen
F r e d e r i k a w ould a r r i v e ,
^
said " I ' m a fr a id i t 's g oin g to be quite a long
I
w h ile . " )
M r . T r u m a n a n s w e r e d, " I hope s o . " ,
r e f e r r i n g , of c o u r
- o m .
I hope th e y s t a y .
We h ad t h r e e of th e m
And t h e y a r e d e lig h tf u l t h e r e ,
And the s t i l l life to th e r i g h t of th e e n t r a n c e to th e
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
V.
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y
- their a im s and hopes w e re - - ill-fash io n ed
w e r e his intentions I b elieve and not a bad w ord.
A nd w h e n C h u c k feac
u s e d t h e p h r a s e " y o u r p e r m i s s i o n " , L y n d o n q u i c k l y s a i d , " Y o u h a v e it
and m y
- e s d a y , A p r i l 19, 1966
Page 3
t h o s e t h a t I c o u l d n ’t r e a c h , " W e l c o m e , I a m so g la d y o u ' r e h e r e .
I hope it
w as an in te re stin g c o n fe re n c e ."
W ith t h e u s u a l g r e e t i n g s of " H e
- a n d - p a in te d .
Page 7
M e a n w h ile , k ee p in g e v e ry th in g q u ie t an d j u s t p u ttin g out fo r
th e C h in a R e c e p tio n e ig h t o f th e p la te s th a t w e re r e a l l y lo v e ly .
e x i s t s , I hope w e ca n c a s
- h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r , M r s. H o ly o k e ,
a n d o u r A m b a s s a d o r ' s w ife , M r s . P o w e l l , c a m e f o r m e .
o u r g o o d b y e s to S i r B e r n a r d a n d L a d y F e r g u s o n .
W e m ad e
I hope th a t we
s
- of the s u c c e s s s t o r i e s of A s i a .
And now th is c o u n tr y
I hope I s h a ll liv e to
s e e th e s a m e thing h a p p e n w ith th e b e a s t th a t we w r e s t l e w ith today.
\
P e r h a p s i t is th is bond o: a s s o c i a t i o
- m m u n ity - - p ro b a b ly th e o n ly hope e ith e r to a c q u ir e a s k ill
--------^
MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , M a r c h 14,: 19 67
P age 7
o r th e a b ility to g e t a lo n g w ith fo lk s th a t w ould e n
- , w h ic h i s r e a ll y an
in d u lg e n c e fo r m e .
36 P r e s i d e n t s .
S o m e tim e I hope to g o to th e h o m e o f e v e r y on e o f the
B y n o w , I m u s t h a v e gon e to a t l e a s t 12.
T h e r e w a s a la r g e c r o w d
