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  • 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
  • , 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
  • 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
  • wkjii£. A tom Akjuid. I reached the F . O . B . in the late afternoon and JLa
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • ; 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
  • try^,—■ w phit o r c h e s on th e f i r s t a n d s e c o n d f l o o r , a n d r a d i o d g a l l e r i e s f u l l of people^ b u ilt a r o u n d a c o u r t y a r d , v e r y a r t i s t i c a l l y p l a n t e d a n d o b v i o u s l y j u s t
  • 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