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CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON
WHITE HOUSE DIARY TAPES
December 31, 1968
Tuesday, New Year's Eve at the Ranch was dreary and cold.
headline for the world.
An ominous
With the renewed fighting in the Near East, the
U.N. is about to censure the Israelis
- New Year's Eve; renewed fighting in the Near East; Senator Ted Kennedy will fight Russell Long for Senate Whip position; LBJ is swimming every day & walking with Lady Bird; coffee at Rev. Truesdale's; Johnsons meet new Treasury Secretary at airport
- s w i f e and come o v e r f o r a d r i n k .
he a r r i v e d a l i t t l e
news, t o o .
And
p a s t s e v e n . Todaywas f u l l o f f a m i l y
I t a p p e a r s t h a t L u c i on h e r own h a d g i v e n
an in inte r v i e w t o a C h i l
- a le n g th y
p ie c e on th e J o h n so n L i b r a r y fo r th e New Y o rk T im e s .
I me t w ith h im in th e L in c o ln S ittin g R oom a n d s p e n t a b o u t 45 m in u te s
d u r in g w h ic h he to o k n o te s going o v e r the g e n e s
- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
- ite s .
I ask ed
e v e r y o n e to b r in g an y c h ild r e n o r g r a n d c h ild r e n th at w e r e v i s i t i n g .
A nd B ill D e a so n and. D r . G eo rg e D a v is and h is new w i f e .
and Ju a n ita to b r in g h e r m o t h e r .
j
- 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
- 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
- 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
- is m o r n in g coat:
"Oh, I 'm s o r r y about th e bad
n e w s th a t th e b u d g et m u s t m e a n to m a n y o f y o u r c o u n tr y m e n ."
(It s e e m s th e new b u d g et h a s im p o s e d fu r th e r ta x e s on b e e r and
c ig a r e t
