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- and thv hom e
mad e b read n1adc m ore news than the sta ti stics of th e prL·ss c o:1f ,,r e;ncc.
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1964
Saturday , July 1Hth__ (_conlin11ed)
Phili p Carter, Hodcling Carler's son , who is no\\' with NEWSWEEK,
was th e re, a very hand som1
- LBJ's presidential campaign; press conference at LBJ Ranch; photos taken of LBJ and Lynda Johnson on horses; LBJ's statement to press about riots; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for boating; BBQ for lunch; Lady Bird reads book and swims; LBJ naps
- for the youngest ·ones instead of g.o ing to the ~peech.
·By 11 ;30 Lyndon was· into his night reading.
He is captive all the
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week nights,
a~.d what a_
glorious relief we.ekends are.!
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So the afternoon fo r Lyndon was State of the N ation, night reading*,
and then telephone c a lls, and a b it of a nap. And then we asked the B ill
W hites, only re c e n tly back from R om e, the V alentis, M arianne M eans and
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1965
Tuesday, August 17th
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Where has the summer gone -- the lovely, golden sum m er?
lie-in-the-ham m ock tim e, my read-a-m ystery-book tim e?
My
Here suddenly
August is more than half over, and the list is long
- about ranch & house renovations; Lady Bird to White House; Lady Bird's straw work bag and books that she is currently reading; Lady Bird visit LBJ in his office; fighting a limited war in Vietnam; late dinner & night reading for LBJ
- grad u ates had
gotten th e ir jo b s a s soon as they had com p leted the c o u r s e .
One of th e
c h e e r y lit t le s u c c e s s s to r ie s that m ake L yndon's tw e lv e o 'c lo c k nights
w o rth w h ile and a ll th e o th er fo lk s too^^W
- liv e .
The D a v is e s w ill fe e d him .
He
had a n ic e ta lk w ith D a le M alech ek - - in fa ct, he had spen t the night
w ith D a le and J ew ell so that he c o u ld b e h e r e tod ay fo r fu rth er ta lk .
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- a sk el’to f sp r e a d -o u t night read in g, and th e r e , sittin g by •
h im , w ith a b ig g rin on h is fa c e , chew ing on a p aper m ark ed 'Top S ecret"
w a s P a tr ic k Lyndon.
We w e r e enth anted (
sa t down and talked to
Lyndon ju st
- 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
- ilie s , w iv e s and ch ild ren , to spend the night at the W hite H o u se.
We
had su ch a fr ie n d ly , n ic e tim e w ith th em in H ouston, and th ey had s e e m e d
e a g e r at- the p r o s p e ct o f com ing to the W hite H ouse.- -He sa id
- a r ly bed s e e m s im p o s sib le in our l if e .
I am c o n so led
b e c a u s e an ev en in g lik e th is is gen u in ely r e s tfu l to Lyndon.
w e w e r e h om e b y 12, I to s le e p , he for night read in g.
And
- 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
- ed v e r y happy and c a r e fr e e .
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1 w a s w ea rin g m y iv o r y ch iffon by Stavrop olous.
Jean L o u is cam e
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and gave m e a v e r y fa n cy up h a ir -d o , and I w as read y by 7:15 to have
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- Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30,
and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he
had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
- Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
- Show; tea with the Bill Livingstons; tea with houseguests; late night due to House vote; 8th Congressional reception; men receive briefing while women have program from Presidential descendants; dinner; Johnsons to Texas; Lady Bird sleeps & reads
- not u n n o tic e d by m e .
It j u s t h ap p en s t h a t e v e r y night a t d in n e r s in c e
t h e 22nd of N o v e m b e r , L yndon h a s e i t h e r s a id g r a c e o r a s k e d s o m e
a p p r o p r i a t e m e m b e r of th e gro u p to s
- At Camp David; LBJ to Episcopal Church service; Sen. Dick Russell stories about Robert E. Lee and Civil War; Lynda Johnson's knowledge of Civil War; Lady Bird reads news articles; bowling with Secretary McNamara; return to WH; Lady Bird intimidated
- e , u n d e r E is e n h o w e r, I th in k .
I th o u g h t it w ould ta k e the a tte n tio n , the
a c c la im , th e s p o tlig h t, off the D ip lo m a tj a n d th is w a s th e ir night,^ th e ir
l a s t n ig h t w ith th e J o h n so n a d m
- Start children; Johnsons hold Diplomatic Reception; Lady Bird names guests; small dinner party for the Joe Frantzes and Governor & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads before sleep
- Room with a daughter, a nephew. and some friends, beginning
properly, of course, with the blessing.
In the afternoon v:c slept and read.
revival.
Sundays are our day of
A'1
- 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
- 50 or
so le t t e r s , a ll h ostile, about speeding, b e e r and dogs.
Some o f them w e re
MEMORAN DUM
THE W H ITE H OUSE
W A S H I N G T ON
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W edne s day, A p r il 2 9, 1964
s illy , cru el, quack - r ig h t read y fo r the waste basket file
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I had w aked up th is m orn in g to/the m o st m a rv elo u s fu ll-p a g e 'a d jl
in the N ew Y ork T im e s w hich read: " F r o m sw eat sh op s to S t o kow ski",
and it w a s a trium phant tellin g of the p r o g r e s s of labor from lo fts
- e p t e m b e r and O c t o b e r and November o f 1 9 3 4 , a n d f r o m
me t o h im a b o u t t h e same t im e a n d t h e r e were a few
f ro m hi m i n s u c c e e d i n g y e a r s on up t o 1 9 4 0 .
Though I
h a v e n ' t re-read them i n
- goes backstage to see Mary Martin & Robert Preston; delay at Newark airport because first pilot is drunk; Lady Bird reads James McGregor's book on JFK; return to White House
- 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"
- ; Lady Bird back to White House; wedding gift for Luci Johnson; funny story about 25 tourists as stand-ins; LBJ gives speech to American Alumni Council; talk with Luci and Pat Nugent about wedding; Lady Bird reads press stories about White House weddings
- ; Lynda Johnson, the Arthur Goldbergs and the airplane problems; Lady Bird reads book, Portrait in Brownstone; Johnsons and guests to Haywood for boating
- Senator Edward Kennedy's plane crash; Lady Bird calls Rose Kennedy, Birch Bayhs and Mrs. Edward Kennedy; telephone conversation with Lynda Johnson about security problem on her flight; office work; Lady Bird reads; walk around White House
- is c u s s e d h e r book.
L u v ie P e a r s o n t a l k e d a b o u t h e r w o r k with a
group of women teaching the rudiments of reading to underpriveleged
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1963
M o n d a y , D e c e m b e r 2nd (c o n tin u e d )
c h i l d r e n h e
- activity; LBJ has fever; Dean Rusk conveys well wishes from UN envoys; Lady Bird reads telegrams to LBJ; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson; LBJ to sleep; Lady Bird watches Gunsmoke
- arrive; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird reads & goes bowling; party for the Bob Jacksons; reminisces about 1934; guests watch "Journey to the Pacific" and "Pancho" Head Start film; Mrs. Jackson's father dies on this day; Lady Bird has massage and goes to bed
- 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
- & Lady Bird drive the Lewis & Martin ranches and in to Johnson City; dinner at LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird has massage & reads "Twenty Letters to a Friend" by Svetlana, Josef Stalin's daughter
- ; 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
- Lady Bird to LBJ's hospital room; vote on Highway Beautification Bill; Luci Johnson reads LBJ a poem and a prayer while LBJ kneels; LBJ to surgery;--removed gall bladder and kidney stone; Lady Bird talks to family and Billy Graham; LBJ returns from
- Bird describes grooming cattle for auction; BBQ dinner at ranch house; LBJ gives gifts to wives & brief remarks; photos taken; movies in the hangar; Lady Bird has paraffin bath for arthritic finger and reads "Capable Honor" by Allen Drury
- Bird mentions guests; topics of conversation are jobs for the handicapped & anti-American sentiment in France; toasts; Lynda Johnson toasts to George Washington; Lady Bird visits; snowing; Lady Bird reads; San Antonio wins cleanest city award
- e a n t to i m e r s e m y s e lf in
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th e f a c ts a n d th e fe e lin g s of e a c h g ift, on the we^ekend b e f o re I d id the show ,
o n a M onday m o m in g .
and read y p h ra se .
I lik e to r e a d a n d stu d y , a n d b e
- is moving slowly; Lyn Nugent follows Lucia Jane around giving her hugs & plays on Lucinda Robb's baby buggy; Christmas buffet dinner; Johnson family speaks with Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent, together in Vietnam; Lady Bird reads "Reflections" by Helen Hayes
- 05:55, this should read "Nkrumah"
- for Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty where Lady Bird makes statement and helps Alan Boyd present awards; Laurance Rockefeller speaks; LBJ joins reception; LBJ swims; Lady Bird reads Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement"
- Lady Bird is guest of Laurence & Mary Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads "The Hudson River" by Carl Carmer; Lady Bird & Rockefellers to Van Cortlandt Manor; to Sunnyside Estate, home of Washington Irving; lunch; presentation by Carl Carmer; actor tells
