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the family graveyard.
the biting wind.
And this morning we were heavily bundled up against
The country is gray and sere.
The only splash of color
the small p ilo t [?] down by the river close to the Lutheran Church.
is the time I shall want to travel
- United Nations
- of the Chiang
horses of the Ming dynasty I believe
Kai-sheks.
overwhelming.
And an exquisite piece of jade for me.
And another piece of
jade from the Yens, and an enormous water color of a forested ino"untain
with a waterfall and a temple whose roof
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And it was a p erfec t color match for
the deco ratio n s.
roses of Texas,
l i t t l e bird ,
Second Vice
Bowls of - you guessed it -yellow
and on time o f one p e r c h e d / a p retty
the property of Betty Talmad
g e,
A
M rs,
Dirksen put me in the re c e
- Natural resources and national parks
- by the go vern o rs conferen ce jointly,
with the national go vern o rs association of Japan and the State Department.
T a ll, s e v e ra l-tim e s -g o v e rn o r of D elaw are, E lb e rt C a r v e ll, who’ d
made s e v e r a l trips to Japan
- on in the minds of the Secret Service Agc>nts.
But
the guar.ds opened the gate, in streamed the peopl e , and d.ov,•n the road
past the fountains we trailed, Him and Her ut'
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- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; walk around White House grounds--LBJ invited about 200 tourists from Southwest & Southeast Gates to walk with them; Him and Her beagles entertain group; bowling, nap, reading and television; dinner
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I readily agreed and said le t's set it up
for tomorrow, Wednesday, so as to catch those m em bers of the
T to T Club, Tuesday to Thursday.
How we used to laugh when
we w ere in the Senate at people who went away for weekends
. Thursday afternoon
- to do this.
It's one of the many
things that the Department of L a b o r is doing to bring people with special
needs, in this ca s e h a ndicapped people, back into the m ain stream of econom ic
life .
The ubiquitous E sther Pet erson, A ssistan t S e
- Johnson's Diary July 1-31, 1964 [Book 11]
Folder Title
Box Number
2
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed
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- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; lunch, newspapers and Republic Convention on TV with LBJ; cocktail party at the Jack Valentis; dinner at White House with friends; news story about LBJ and the Presidency; Bobby Kennedy
- as a s ta rte r, to hel p
the people of H arlem to fig h t ju ven ile delinquency.
And then he c a lle d on
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them, lik e a p rea ch err|n
in a brush a rb o r - " A r e you w ith m e, " " W i l l you join
■p
me^".. and got a b ig resp on se, not ex
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- us, and Lucy Baines
an d in the car with us Bob Waldron and the H arry McPhersons. There w ere long,
long lines of solemn, respectful people, all along the hill in Robert E. Lee’s home as we
wound up to the gravesite. The gravesite was covered
- LBJ's is briefed by John McCone; visit to see Charles Marsh, a family friend; to service at St. Mark's Church; visit to Arlington National Cemetery to place flowers at JFK's grave; returning to White House, Lady Bird greets Tommy Corcoran and James
- of the Soviet Republic w ill come to our
land, " and the line about "I am su re the A m erican people would like to h ear
le a d e rs of the Soviet Republic on our TV and le a d e rs of this country would
be glad to speak to le a d e rs of the Soviet Nation
- of TV and c a m era m e n and n ew sm en and the crow d of g u e s ts .
f e e l th at it tak es aw ay from the s e n s e of e le g a n c e .
fo r m a t w ill w o rk in d o o r s.
.
,
I
I do not b e lie v e th is
’
O utside, fin e - - the color
- , of which T e x a s i s v e ry m uch in n eed.
He s a id "O ne of the g r e a t ta s k s of p o litic a l le a d e r s h ip i s to m ak e the
people a w a re that they s h a r e a
and b e lie f,
fu n dam en tal unity of i n t e r e s t , p u r p o se
I am
- ity . ; And th ir d , m o st im p o rta n tly , for young people , .:because th is
-was a ch an ce to show another fa c e of young p e o p le , and another fa c e of
T e x a s .:',:They have so m uch to be proud o f .
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The h o n o red g u e st w
- Lady Bird has breakfast and hair styled; Lady Bird meets student group from Texas; University of Texas College Bowl Team wins national championship; Lady Bird mentions honored guests; LBJ & Lady Bird speak to students who then tour White House; Lady
- Johnson's Diary, May 7-26, 1967 [Book 44]
Box Number
5
Restriction Codes
(A) CloMd by Executive Order 13S26 governing access to national security infornwtion.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency wtiich originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- to University of Texas to meet Dr. Harry Ransom and see the campus; fly back to LBJ Ranch; hair styled; dinner for 24 people; entertainment by folk singer
- Lady Bird to State Department for remarks to national People-to-People conference; Bashir Ahmed; establishment of annual scholarship to honor Lady Bird; swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Mary Bunting to Atomic Energy Commission; LBJ's speech; Lady Bird
- - c o ll a r people/^ taking le s s o n s in
how to ru n o ffic e m a c h i n e r y .
I a s k e d one young w o m a n w h y she w a s doing it
.
.
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and she s a id that w ith typing and shorthand^,'she knew she could a l w a y s g e t a
job, but i f
- LBJ & Lady Bird 5-state tour; Lady Bird describes Chicago; stop at Cline High School, South Bend, IN; LBJ speech; stop at Peru, IN; LBJ speech & Lady Bird remarks at National Convention of League of Women Voters, Pittsburgh, PA; LBJ addresses United
- , Ly ndon waA no^ xix a
pa r ty mood, noi. even wXJih ike^je people. .
TkeJie.^A AOme
kang. oveA. '^A.om jJioAe kouAA o^ Sa tur day ni g h t when he. woke
up a6out03:
wxjJx ^e\/eAj^ paJjr^ Xn kU^ cke^i. and we cal l e d
ik e Chi e f a n d jJxan
- Natural resources and national parks
- Last full day in White House; Johnsons & Billy Grahams to National City Christian Church; Lady Bird writes letter to Curator, Jim Ketchum, about Children's Garden with thank you to his staff; thank you letter to John Loeb; more acreage for national
- a s of t c o c o o n t h e r e in A u s t i n w i t h c h i l d r e n of r i c h
people, a lovely s t r e e t w h e re e a s e and s e c u r ity p re v a ile d .
a s h e r m o t h e r I a m glad.
A n d of c o u r s e
B u t I r e c o g n i z e t h a t
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- e r e n c e in th e l iv e s , th e jo b s , o f te n people."
A t a n y r a t e i t i s n e v e r f a r f r o m m y th o u g h ts .
I c a n n o t c o n t r o l th e o u tc o m e ,
th o u g h I w ill h a v e s o m e e f f e c t o n it. A nd i t w
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- only about t h i r t y m inutes, the f i r s t o f f i v e
stops,
A r e g u l a r m arathon
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Next, t o
the S t a t l e r -
H i l t o n and t h e n t h e Armory where t h e r e were 1 3 , 0 0
r
people.
Tonfeht t h e d e c o r a t i o n s h a d
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Johnson to prayer service at National City Christian Church; Inauguration; funny story about Fern Baines; seating on inaugural platform; LBJ takes oath of office and gives address; inaugural luncheon; Lady Bird's classmate from
- join them by car farther on down son1cwhc re.
B ut alas , as we
communiciltcd witl1 them it sec: .1.ed that all their frit'nd:-> steadfas tly
attended tl'.. ·11~
as
newsp:::~cr
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one or two of the boats they thoug h t they id
- of the most warmly welcoming houses I know, fu ll of
antiques and porcelains and paintings and casual shots of important people
stretching over at least four administrations.
We sat by the f ir e and had
a drink and enjoyed a l i t t l e quiet v is itin g
- s o - I don’ t know whether
print or o rig in a l - that has a dove in the m iddle.
We le ft at about 3 o 'c lo c k , going around the fa m ilia r bend in the road
fo r the la st tim e, w h ere th e r e ’ s alw ays a group o f people gath ered
- of the w hole even in g— ^Although I w as
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happy :to adopt it..,‘ T h is w orld , p a r tic u la r ly the dram a, in te r e s t s m e and
h a s fu rn ish e d m e w ith m any happy h o u rs. . And I lik e to m e e t the people
w ho m ake it up
- wkjii£. A tom Akjuid.
I reached the F . O . B . in the late afternoon and JLa
- rta b le c l i m a t e ^ f o r two v e r y
l i b e r a l and outspoken people lik e C l i f f and V ir g i n i a .
th e y 'v e just had a w o n d e rfu l in te rlu d e .
But f o r this moment^.^^'^'”
C l i f f has been le c tu r in g in England,
b e
- other people - - o th e r frien d s -- m a y use them r a th e r
frequently.
L a t e r w e w e n t d o w n to t h e p o o l w h e r e L y n d o n m e t u s , a n d I h a d
30 l a p s a n d L u c i a n d M a r i e w a t c h e d f r o m t h e b a n k w h i
- C a ssa tt, nothing w ill e v e r r ep la ce
' it r e a lly .
I hope I'm not one of th ose people who, b eca u se so m eo n e h as given
m e so m eth in g fo r three or four y e a r s , is hurt when they w ithdraw it.
I
m u st a lw a y s rem em
- i t w i t h t h e g u e s t s s i n c e t h e r e i s
no e n te r ta in m e n t a fte rw ard .
B e s s w o rk s h a r d , and I help h e r , a t sea tin g people w ith those that
t h e y w i l l b e c o n g e n i a l w it h , s p a r k e d by, i n t
- Presentation of Johns Adams silver urn to White House with Adams family members present; Mark Bortman, People-to-People program, and visit of Bashir Ahmed, camel driver, during Vice Presidency; Committee of Preservation of the White House; Bortman
- Lady Bird goes to New York City to purchase clothing; Lady Bird attends dinner party given in her honor at Brooke Astor's home; Lady Bird mentions several people at the party; Charles Engelhard tells a funny story; Lady Bird recounts an earlier
- . McNamara in hospital; Ambassador Kohler describes Eisenhower-Khrushchev meeting and Soviet people; men adjourn for talks; women watch "Gambit;" Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" description of maple tree and area
- LBJ and Lady Bird drive to Reagan Ranch; Johnsons to St. Francis Xavier Church; drive to Martin and Danz Ranches; Lady Bird goes wildflower hunting and spreads wildflower seed; lunch; Lady Bird rests; LBJ rides with guests; 15 people in two cars
- e n I w a s S ix te e n " •— in te rv ie w in g v a r io u s
people,M
arinA
derson,
H e le n Hay e s , M a r g a r e t M ead e and
am o n g th e m , an d I r e m i n i s c e d in a ra m b lin g about t h a t y e a r
V o f b lo o m a lo n g , long w
- ; late lunch; LBJ & Lady Bird take naps and read newspapers; LBJ goes for walk with Yuki and greets people outside the fence; Johnsons play bridge; helicopter back to the White House
- o r y .
It w as a g r e a t show and I w as glad I w as th ere to w atch it,
though I had the fe e lin g that th ese b a ttle s are won, th is day is o v e r , this
i s the l a s t h u r r a h ." Y o u a re not forgotten people", he w en t on, "We
- on
Retardation. She will work well and ably, along with Muriel, Mathilda, and the other capable
people there. I am glad when we can put our mark on these committees and commissions. The
eternal difficulty is always in finding the right person.
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- ju st r e tu r n w hat people have
b e e n s a y i n g to m e a l l a f t e r n o o n - - ' I ' l l p r a y f o r y o u r h u s b a n d . ' "
I w a lk e d on a n d th e r e w a s J e s s i e H u n te r w ith h e r w ild flo w e r
s e e d booth
- ; Lady Bird mentions many people at the fundraiser for the JFK Library; program of Frederick March reading JFK's favorite poetry; LBJ & Bobby Kennedy discuss Civil Rights Bill; Lynda Johnson is in Hawaii
