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- Removed from 03/20/1968, page 1.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W ed n esd a y , M arch 20, 1968
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P age 1
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A p p a r e n t l y h a d rea ch ed the end of m y p h y sic a l to lera n ce for lo s s
of s le e p .
I w oke in Lyndon’ s
- Arrival ceremony for General Stroessner, President of Paraguay; receiving line; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent are introduced; LBJ & General Stroessner have meeting; Lady Bird reads newspapers and works in office; loan of painting to White House; Lady Bird
- with Lyndon and with Lynda or Luci.
Of all of us ..
Luci is the/most independent and free-spirited, although the most fragile looking.
!
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
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F r id a y , Ju n e 2 1 , 1968
WASHINGTON
Page 7
It w as 10:00 w hen L yndon
- Lyn Nugent's first birthday; LBJ & Lady Bird have breakfast; desk work; Lady Bird swims 30 laps; Lady Bird to Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty meeting; press conference & photos with Lyn Nugent in the Rose Garden; visit with Andre Meyer
- e . "
He r o u s e d and
A nd I q u i e tl y s l i d into
b e d . I t w a s 9 : 3 0 w h e n I w a k e d to f i n d t h e b e d e m p t y b e s i d e m e .
w ith an opportunity these days Lyndon cannot sleep late.
Even
I l o v e to.
So I p u t o
- Lady Bird flies back to D.C. & she is driven to the USS Sequoia; LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers & have breakfast; Johnsons watch Clark Clifford & Maxwell Taylor on tv; Johnsons watch Martin Luther King on tv; lunch; Luci Nugent meets boat
- in g w ith h im and you h u r r y , h u rry .
a n d then Lyndon say,
T h e c a m e r a c l i c k s a 100 t i m e s
"A ll right," a n d we m a r c h w ith h im o u t the d o o r.
MEM ORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
M onday,
J u l y 31,
1967
- Lynda Johnson & Luci Nugent's family at White House; Lady Bird has hair styled; family photos in Yellow Room; family outside for press photos; Luci gives press conference; Lady Bird works on Henry Branden's script; Lady Bird & Ashton keep LBJ
- MEM ORA NDU M
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W e d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 16, 1967
Page 1
It w a s a n o t h e r one of t h o s e a w a k e a t 7:15 m o r n i n g s .
a n d d e p l e t e d it l e a v e s nne f o r the da y .
How w e a r y
Lyndon
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
- p an y .
T h e s e v e n th
w a s l i t t l e L yn who w a s in h i s s t r o l l e r r ig h t b y Lyndon.
L yn d o n h a d j u s t f in i s h e d d i s c o v e r i n g L y n 's f i r s t to o th - - a s h a r p
l i t t l e s e e d p e a r l , b u
- Johnson family to National City Christian Church; to Abe Fortas' home; Johnson family have lunch together at the White House; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird goes swimming; Lady Bird records her diary; LBJ visits with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird has
- a B i r d b y L y n d o n w i t h C h u c k
o n t h e a r m of t h e s o f a b y h e r .
le t out a yell.
th e ir own way.
P a tric k Lyndon screw ed up his face and
E v e r y b o d y w e n t i n t o g y r a t i o n s t r y i n g to a m u s e h i m
- Lady Bird has hair done; doctor gives Lady Bird flu shot & B-12 shot; LBJ & Lady Bird meet plane from Washington, DC; Lyn Nugent unhappy for family photos; LBJ announces appointments at press conference in LBJ hangar; lunch; more family photos; LBJ
- T uesday, Ja n u a ry 14, 1969
Page 1
T uesday, Jan u a ry 1 4 th was an a b s o lu t e ly u n iq u e day In my
t h i r t y - f o u r y e a r s In W ashington.
I t was th e day Lyndon gave h i s
l a s t S t a t e o f th e Union speech and I
- LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
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a book about Lyndon a n d fo re ig n a ffa irs .
a w a i t i n g h i s t u r n to t a l k b u s i n e s s .
A n d J e s s e a n d Don T h o m a s - -
A n d th e s ta f f .
T h e n a f t e r lu n c h - - u n a b le to p o s tp o n e i t a n y l o n g e
- Press stories on engagement of Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; visit of Peter and Henrietta Hurd; lunch with Hurds , Jack Brooks, et al; unveiling and discussion of the Hurd portrait of LBJ; portrait receives poor reviews from the Johnsons; Lady Bird
- e a d e r ,
q u ie t, a b o v e it a ll^ ^ h a t the sa m e in s titu tio n sh o u ld h a v e h a d tw o le a d e r s , so
c_
I
d if fe r e n t a s Lyndon John son ,>^ nd M ike M a n s fie ld .
He n e v e r a e a m s to
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE
- ; tour at Buchanan School; to Capper Housing Project & Syphax School; small dinner party for friends & family; Pat Nugent to Vietnam soon; Nelson Rockefeller is not running for President; Laurance Rockefeller & LBJ State Park; LBJ calls Nelson Rockefeller
- s to c o m e dow n and
jo in m e f o r d r i n k s .
We h a d a few m o m e n t s of t h a t p e r s o n a l s o r t of t a l k th a t I d o n 't g e t to do
when Lyndon is around.
K its y to ld a n a m u s in g s t o r y a b o u t life i n the m i
- Luci Nugent's 21st birthday; Lady Bird works on narrative for "Crossing the Trails of Texas" film; 50 magnolia seedlings germinated from tree at The Elms; meeting about Latin American trip; telephone call to Luci; Lady Bird views Harry Truman film
- Lyndon
is p lo w in g r i g h t a lo n g , w o r k in g a s h a r d a s he c a n e v e r y d a y o n th o se d
t h i n g s he c a n c o n t r o l a n d a s s a u l t i n g th o s e th in g s m o s t v i g o r o u s l y that
h e h a s e v e n a l i t t l
- update; Johnsons to Luci's house for "press" birthday party; LBJ cuts cake & opens gifts; back to LBJ Ranch for birthday party; Lynda Robb arrives; dinner in front of three tvs watching convention; Vietnam plank of platform; Pat Nugent & Chuck Robb
- .
A n d t h e n s h e s h o w e d m e tw o h a t s t h a t h a d b e l o n g e d to M r s . J o h n s o n .
O n e of t h e m I r e m e m b e r e d ,
- - elegant, beautiful h at w hich Lyndon had
b o u g h t f o r h i s m o t h e r w h e n she v i s i t
- Lady Bird's plane to Dallas is postponed and cancelled & takes later flight; Lady Bird visits at Luci Nugent home; Lady Bird to Salado, TX, for ceremonies honoring Liz Carpenter; Lady Bird gives impromptu remarks; Liz Carpenter gives speech; crafts
- th e p o r t r a i t s o f Lyndon and me, s t i l l on t h e e a s e l s i n t h e
E a s t H a l l , and p u t them i n t h e c a r e o f t h e C u r a t o r .
And i n t o t h e Q ueens’ S i t t i n g Room and th e n i n t o t h e l o v e l y
Q ueens
- Lady Bird takes last stroll through rooms; Ashton Gonella's office & Luci Nugent's room are disaster; LBJ is giving Medals of Freedom to Mary Lasker, Laurance Rockefeller, et al; Johnsons greet Nixons and they ride down Pennsylvania Avenue
- an up to th e Y e llo w O v a l R oom
w h ere.
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Lyndon and I met them, and with Lynda and Luci we went
out onto the Truman Balcony and there on the South Lawn was
the last performance for the Johnsons. The Marine Band in
jJiexA l)AA.ghJ
- parks; Marine Band performs "Pedernales River March" for Johnsons; dedication of the Children's Garden; Lyn Nugent falls in fish pond; Lady Bird greets Averell Harriman; Johnsons to Rod Markley reception; Johnsons visit Buford Ellingtons; buffet dinner
- up to the d e l i v e r y r o o m .
im m e d ia te ly .
He s a i d h e w o u ld c o m e on out.
I c a lled Lyndon
L iz h o p ed v e r y m u c h
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 24, 1968
Page 8
t h a t h
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to hair salon; American Association of Nurserymen awards at Statler Hilton; Lady Bird congratulates landscape winners; speech praising Lady Bird; LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Robb, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent
- he E m i r l e d Lyndon, an d I follow ed w ith A l - G h o u s s e i n into
th e m o s t c r o w d e d r o o m I h av e e v e r s e e n .
h ig h c e i l i n g e d .
T h e r e m u s t h a v e b e e n a ll of th e 1200 g u e s t s th e y
h a d in v
- Hair salon; Luci Nugents escorts Tricia Nixon & Nixon Cabinet members' children through White House; Lynda & Chuck Robb are in Bangkok; last meeting of Committee for the Preservation of the White House; report on White House Historical Association
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•
I t w a s a l i t t l e a f t e r 2 :30 w h en w e a l l g a th e r e d in the B lu e R o o m f o r th e
r e c e iv in g lin e .
Lyndon, w ith L u c i a n d P a t n e x t to h im , a n d th e n M r s . N u g en t
a n d I, a n d M r. N u g en t a t
- Luci's wedding day; Lynda sings "Get Me To The Church On Time;" cable from Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird describes her thoughts, decorations & the service; telegram read from the Pope; Luci stops to kiss parents and give roses to mothers
- LBJ & Lyn Nugent to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church; LBJ is not sleeping well; Johnsons, Lynda & Chuck Robb to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; gold crisis; Sweden & trial of U.S. for war crimes; press at church; Johnsons watch "Issues and Answers
- Lady Bird awakened by Luci & Pat going to hospital; Lady Bird calls LBJ, Pat's mother and Lynda; nap; Secret Service wake her up when baby arrives; Lady Bird calls LBJ, "It's a boy!;" Lady Bird calls Mrs. Nugent & Lynda; Pat Nugent gives cigars
- Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
- to Johnson City for flower harvesting; dinner with Luci & Pat Nugent and friends at Steak Island in Austin; Luci has encounters with the press; Lady Bird to bed and reading "Of Time and The River" by Thomas Wolfe
- Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
- or not; Johnsons to City Tavern party for Lynda Johnson & Charles Robb; LBJ & Lady Bird visit Wright Patman; LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent to St. Dominick's Catholic Church; LBJ plays with Lyn Nugent; LBJ to office; Lady Bird visits with Luci & Lyn; family dinner
- Lady Bird sleeps in, swims, signs mail & has lunch; meeting with National Geographic about "The Living White House" book; note left on fireplace by Luci Johnson Nugent; joke by Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; party for soon-to-be-married
- Thanksgiving Day; Johnsons to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; press invited for coffee, cookies & photographs; family photos taken at LBJ Birthplace & LBJ Boyhood Home; Luci to University of Texas football game; LBJ teaches Lyn Nugent to dance; LBJ
- nap; news story about Pat Nugent; Lady Bird is interviewed by New York Times about art; Willard Deasons and Emmet Riordans for dinner and to pick out one of Him's beagle puppies; Lady Bird reads "Guns of August"
- LBJ leaves wake-up call for 2 a.m.; LBJ meets with General Creighton Abrams; LBJ back to bed at 8 a.m.; Lady Bird works on script for July 1968 film; meeting on oral history project; Luci Nugent portrait for LBJ's present; Lady Bird to hair salon
- has tour of new wing & visits patients; photos; small buffet supper & bowling for staff & friends; group watches movie, "Live for Life;" LBJ to Dallas for Rural Electrification Administration meeting; Luci Nugent accompanies LBJ
- Johnson women to New York; Lady Bird buys dress for wedding and flies back to White House; phone call with Betty Weinheimer about LBJ Birthplace; lunch; meeting with Liz Carpenter about press; meeting about travel for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent
- appointment; Lady Bird talks with Luci Nugent; Lady Bird's interview with Howard K. Smith; Johnsons meet Prime Minister & Mrs. Harold Wilson; invitation to Winston Churchill; exchange of gifts; LBJ and Wilson give toasts; Bob Merrill & Veronica Tyler perform
