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- u ite n a t u r a l in L u c i 's h o u s e h o ld . B u t p e r h a p s not e x a c t l y w h at the p r e s s
i s u s e d to.
We a r r i v e d in v e r y f u ll n u m b e r c o n s id e r in g th at the b ig new s
w a s m o r e th a n a th o u s
- r a n s p o r t a t i o n f r o m New Y o r k in the e a r l y m o r n i n g .
In f a c t t h e c o l o r s
we a l l th r e e h a d w e r e the b e s t I e v e r r e m e m b e r f o r a f a m i l y p i c t u r e - L u c i's , yellow and sim ple; L
- the b ig e v e n t of the d ay - the d in n e r fo r the B r itis h ,
f o r w h ic h I h a d p u r c h a s e d a new r e d ev en in g d r e s s a n d w a s going to u s e
f o r th e f i r s t tim e m y h a ir p ie c e , w h ich I h o p ed , w ould m a k
- r o f a l l t h i s dram a g av e u s a s i g n a l , and t o g e t h e r
M u rie l and I w alk ed o u t t h e d o o r and down t h e g r e a t s t e p s o f th e
C a p i to l u n d e r t h e commanding handsom e new ly b u i l t p o r t i c o — f
- h s o n i a n a s a g if t f o r S i r B e r n a r d .
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T h e y g a v e us a n e n c y c l o p e d i a
a b o u t New Z e a la n d and a c h a r m in g w a te r c o lo r.
i t w a s t i m e to go .
A n d th e n s u d d e n l y
T h e w ife of t
- New Zealand
- Lady Bird explores New Zealand's Governor General's home; Sir Bernard and Lady Ferguson show Lady Bird the grounds; exchange of gifts; morning with Mrs. Holyoke and Mrs. Powell; Lady Bird describes flowers; ride in cable car; motorcade to Civic
- New Zealand
- New York
- with Dwight Eisenhower; Lady Bird to New York to dinner at Mary Lasker's home; ABC beautification film to be shown overseas
- New York
- the C l a r k C lif fo r d s ; and h av in g the b e s t tim e of
a l l , the young E d W e is ls f ro m New Y o rk .
And in a ro o m fu ll of p r e t t y w o m e n , it w ould hav e b e e n h a r d to find one
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a s lo v e ly a s L u c i B a in e s J o
- new m a n t e l .
Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s
e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e
l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
- AO many. g.o ad ttnie.^, tkeM.e ioa.4 ,J,ovtad Henr y and l ovel y
C h i s tin a .
We t h a n ked them '^oM. tkexA . pant, t n th e p art y '^oA.
doA t Monday. n t ^ k t tn New Yor k and t o l d tkem kow heauJLt^udL
tkeJjL djOLu^kJ.eJi.i kadd>een
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Wednesday, May 17, 1967
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in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for
invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life.
Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
- 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
- Lady Bird rides through New England countryside to Shaker Village near Pittsfield, MA; stop for lunch at roadside park; to home of Yale President Brewster in New Haven, CT; Lady Bird is greeted by anti-war protestors; Lady Bird rests; to Yale's War
- the G o ld b e rg s w e r e th ere and c a m e u p s t a ir s w ith u s - a lw a y s li v e l y c o m p a n y and fu ll o f n e w s o f a new g r a n d c h ild a n d a n o th e r
c o m in g .
S e c r e t a r y and M r s, L u c iu s B a ttle r e p r e s e
- .
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She c a m e f o r c o c k t a i l s a t 6:00, b r in g in g w ith h e r a co u p le of
o f f i c e r s of h e r F o u n d a tio n - - M r . A a r o n F r o s h f r o m New Y o r k a n d
G e r a l d W a g n e r of W a s h in g to n .
T h ey
b o th
- s e s and word p i c t u r e s and l i t t l e m em ories f o r th e
New York p a r ty th a n k y o u s.
And th e n Bob Knudsen came i n and to o k
a p i c t u r e o f L iz and B ess, and A shton and me a t work i n o u r f a m i l i a r
h u d d le
- i t is r e s t f u l to L y n d o n .
T h e a i r p o r t s ta y s b u sy
w ith p la n e s co m in g an d g o in g , d is g o rg in g C a b in e t M e m b e rs a n d sfscx
o ffic ia ls w ith im p o r ta n t, d iffic u lt new d e c is io n s , b u d
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c
S iih d ay, M a rc h 17, 1968
WA5HINOTON
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woxild b e a s o r t of goodby p ic tu r e .
T h e new m i n i s t e r is a y o u th fu l, p le a s a n t m a n , a n d i t w a s c o m fo rtin g
to s in k in to th e r i t u a l of th e E p is c
- m e to p r e s e n t a p a c k a g e .
It w a s a s i l v e r sp o o n in a b o x .
S till u n d e r th e s p e ll of the a n c ie n t
New O r le a n s of y e s t e r d a y a f te r n o o n - - th e Vieux Carre' - - an d
r e m e m b e r i n g s o m
- Royal Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
- t
And L u c i a b s o lu te ly r a d ia n t f ro m h e r "fiv e d ay s
an d s ix nights" as she e x p r e s s e d it of R & R . A nd L yn and L u c in d a in
and o u t of th e ro o m ad d in g th e new d im e n s io n s of a n o th e r g e n e r
- a u s e d on
o u r w a y down th o s e h ig h s te p s so the c a m e r a s co uld g e t a p i c t u r e .
o f u s to g eth er is new s.
Six
Arid th e n w e d r o v e on to Abe a n d C a r o l F o r t a s '
h o u s e . . Abe h a d b e e n te llin g
- to t h e i r
s to rie s.
P a r t i c u l a r , the new M r s . B ob F le m in g , M a r y J a n e C a r t e r , whd*si^
b e e n w ith u s so lo n g , b u t whom we s e e so se ld o m ; the s a m e f o r L i l l i a n R e e d y .
M r s . R o g e r S te
- and Jim Cain; Johnsons watch news; Lady Bird talks on telephone with Lynda Johnson in Arizona at archeological site
- e to 11, M r. M yrick and Jimmy Pitt ca m e out
and s a t in the fro n t yard w ith m e , show ed m e the new r e v is e d sk e tch ,
and the e s tim a te - - it now runs c lo s e to $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 .0 0 , s ix fo r the land
and m o r e than s ix fo r
- m New Y o rk , in
h is t u x at the sudden in v ita tion of Lyndon) and with J e s s e , to the L e w is
p la c e , w here we m e t A, W. and d rov e o v er to the L o g a n ran ch .
V ery
seldom on a ro a d ,
I s t ill think h o w s tran ge i t m
- n t so
I s to o d in lin e b e w
t e e n h im an d Bobby K ennedy and sh o o k h an d s
w ith t h e m , r a n g in g f r o m New Y o rk to M i s s i s s i p p i ,
w o n d e rin g p a r t i c u l a r l y how th o s e in the South w e r e going to
f
- it tr u e th at J o h n so n C ity i s p e r k in g up,
c le a n in g up, p a in tin g up, h a v in g a new s e n s e of p r id e and c o m m u n ity
s p ir it , liv in g up to h a v in g a P r e s id e n t in i t s m id s t e v e n if h e i s ju s t
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- LBJ to New York for Mrs. Robert Wagner's funeral; Lady Bird meets with Jim Webb about trip to space installations; lunch meeting with Mr. Ketchum; Look magazine photo session for Lynda and Luci; fifth congressional reception; Johnson family vacation
- in g , w o r k a t d e s k , r e c o r d in g , lu n c h u n d e r
a d r y e r a t M r, P e r s f o r a sh a m p o o a n d s e t, an d b a c k a t th e W hite H ouse
a b o u t 2 :3 0 ,
,
• V ,
wi oi
'T o d r e s s in m y new b la c k M o llie P arn
- LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
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I got you a n ic e new one. "
" W h e r e d id you p u t th e o l d
" I j u s t f lu n g i t down, th e h i l l s i d e . "
So t o g e t h e r th e y c l a m o r e d do w n the h i l l u n t i l th e d e s k m a n
sw ears.
H e fo u n d the v e r
- LBJ & Lady Bird go swimming; LBJ is losing weight; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird's upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird selects new clothes; National Medal of Science Award ceremony; LBJ gives speech; photos, receiving line & reception; lunch
- n io n h a l l , th e r e w a s a n o th e r new e x p e r i e n c e too.
D avid
u.
M acD onald, in in tro d u c in g Lyndon, pled g ed t h a t "the Union s h a ll do a l l of the
d o w n - t o - e a r t h w o r k that is p o s s ible,-t o
e le c
- Astor; pupils use new playground; Lady Bird to White House & lunch with Brooke Astor; office work in bed; Judicial Reception; Lady Bird views new state china; Lady Bird names guests at reception & visits upstairs with houseguests
- e s m o re u s e fu l o r m o r e fun - - th o se
w hom th e g u e s ts of h o n o r p a r t ic u la r l y w a n t to h a v e .
to t r y to b r in g in new p e o p le to e x p an d o u r f ie ld .
A nd a lw a y s a c h e c k in g
So i t w a s a b o
- - - the new p in k one w ith th e b ead s^ a'ro u n d th e
n e c k f o r th e p a r t y th a t w a s th e r e a l b eg in n in g of the C h r is tm a s s e a s o n - f o r th e p r e s s w o m e n o f W a sh in g to n .
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'• T h e r e w a s a b u ffe t s u p
- g e t u s e d to th e ir new h o m e w e h a d p u t
in SIESK w h at u s e d to be th e ut r k e y pen .
in f o r th e m , b u t th e cold w
asp ie r c in g .
We h a d put s o m e fo o d a n d w a te r
A nd L yndon s a id , " If w e d o n 't g e t
- 7 - - p a g e 4
a t th e p a r ty k new we w e re c o m in g e x c e p t A v e r e ll a n d M a r ie .
/;
■. .'■■ ' if ;
A v e r e ll s a id "You see, th is j u s t sh o w s th a t/tw o p e o p le w a n t
to k e e p so m e th in g s e c r e t t h
- c h
tim e , :th a t y o u .sta.n d a n d s ta n d a n d lo o k a t sw a tc h e s a n d m a k e l i s t s of l a s t
y e a r 's th in g s a n d w h a t you n e e d to f it in f o r the big e v e n ts of the y e a r . th a t
r e q u i r e new d r e s s
- Jacqueline Kennedy & Aristotle Onassis to marry; Lady Bird visits with Lyndon Jenkins; LBJ visits with Lyndon Jenkins in Oval Office; LBJ Library meeting about "Life in the White House" exhibit; Lady Bird visits with LBJ at lunch; new portraits
