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  • 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
  • National politics
  • 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'
  • National politics
  • 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
  • . 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
  • National politics
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • , 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
  • National politics
  • 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 1 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 - - 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 . -v' •.•tl 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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. [NOTE: Page 8
  • 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
  • Signing Ceremony, Pacific Northwest Disaster Relief Bill; NASA Exceptional Service Medal to astronauts; in crowd was Jacqueline Cochran who flew LBJ to Mayo Clinic in 1948 campaign; many guests staying at the White House; party for people who worked