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  • h a d a l r e a d y le f t f o r P a r i s - - on a 5:00 p la n e in f a c t.. I d r e s s e d l e i s u r e l y a n d s a id goodbye to M r s . B r e w s t e r , a n d we d r o v e f o r o v e r a n h o u r th ro u g h the lo v e ly New E n g la n
  • Breakfast; drive through New England countryside to Westchester County Airport; flight to Washington, DC in the fog; luncheon for President & Mrs. Ankrah of Ghana; exchange of state gifts; General Ankrah puts ceremonial robe on LBJ; Lady Bird
  • Brewster residence, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • tes a s far ap art a s C a lifo r n ia and New J e r s e y . E v ery th in g w as fin e , ex cep t b e c a u se of the r a in the night b e fo r e and the m uddy yard th ey couldn't s e r v e — the lo c a l la d ie s cou ld n 't - th e lem o n a d e
  • 4 Broadway play; m y own m in ister B ill Baxter and his pretty young wife, from St. M arks; M argaret Truman Daniel and her husband Clifton Daniel o f the New Y ork T im e s; Abe F ortas and Woody and Mary Ellen Woodward. This is the firs t time w
  • e lie v e . She had ju st fin ish ed a new s c o n fe r e n c e and the p eo p le in ch a rg e o f the F e s t iv a l w e r e rath er w id e -e y e d at how w e ll sh e had p e r fo r m e d . She w as r e a lly settin g out to m ake th em glad th
  • ry a f te r o n ly c o ffe e and ju ic e a t b r e a k f a s t, b u t h e c am e h o m e f a i r l y e a r ly to d a y - - 2 :3 0 - - a n d I jo in e d h im f o r lu n ch w ith C o n g r e s s m a n P h il L a n d ru m , o f G e o rg ia an d a. new C
  • y - a - f a m ily young m e n th a t h av e f ille d th is h o u se in o u r tim e h e r e . a c c id e n t, p ilo tin g a new p la n e . He w a s k ille d in a f lig h t- tr a in in g And L u c i, in a m a n n e r so tr u e l y L u ci, h a s a s
  • a n d ta lk e d a n d ta lk e d a b o u t the U n iv e r s ity , i t s d i f f ic u ltie s , i t s f u tu r e , the new A d m i n i s t r a t i o n in o A u s tin , th e in c o m in g G o v e r n o r S m ith, w h a t Jo h n w ould do w ith h is lif e
  • a r ily n , s to p p in g to c a l l J o h n G o n e lla a t h o m e and c o n g r a tu l a t e h im on the new b a b y b o r n l a s t n ig h t. w o uld b e a g i r l . We h ad so h o ped it And J u a n it a a b o u t th e L i b r a r y . R eedy
  • a tannis h -b e ig e m a t e r i a l b e c a u s e th a t i s the o v e r a ll c o lo r of the c a m p u s . He h a s h e a r d of a s o ft b e ig e g r a n ite fro m a New M ex ico q u a r r y th a t he w a n ts to lo o k in to . in the F r e e r G
  • a n e m p e r o r . A nd s o m e of m y own staxfefoe L o w e s to p t , an d m y S te u b e n bow l f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of T e x a s . A nd t h e n we lo o k e d a t new ^ r u g s f o r the f a m ily dining r o o m . One w a s p e r f e
  • - - h e r g r a n d d a u g h t e r - - i n N ew Y o r k b e c a u s e h e h a d n o t b e e n w e l l t h is S p r in g . A n d o f c o u r s e in th e c o n v e r s a t i o n s h e s a i d , " Y o u k n o w ^k new w ho w a s D e m o c r a t a n d w
  • & Mamie Eisenhower greet guests in receiving line; Lady Bird names guests; Lady Bird loses pearls during hugging; new White House chine used; LBJ stops by to greet ladies; Lady Bird bowls with Dr. James Cain & school friends; dinner; massage
  • e in th e L B J L i b r a r y . I know h o w m u c h e p h e m e r a l w e a r e l e t t i n g p a s s b y - - a l l th e l i t t l e c l i p s o f m e on new s show s fro m C a l i f o r n i a to M a in e . E a c h of the t r i p s h a s b e e n
  • Lady Bird swims; LBJ has growths on hands & heel, possibly cancer; Lady Bird has coffee for Ambassadors' wives; office work; lunch with Lynda Johnson to discuss wedding; Lady Bird meets WMAL group to receive film of her New England trip; Lady Bird
  • a b o u t t h e New Y e a r , , p a r t ies t h a t t h e y h a d f o r a b o u t t w e l v e y e a r s i n a ro w - . ' ■ - 5 T o s o m any of‘ t h e m we cam e! c I n w h ich a l l d i d a s k i t a b o u t W a sh in g to n l i f e . so g
  • 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
  • w a y f r o m H o u s t o n a n d the d e c i s i o n s w a it in g f o r u s in the new r o o m s . So a l i t t l e b e f o r e 1 2 : 00 t h e y d r o p p e d m e off. M r. W ells had tp r* a r r i v e d , an d w e w alk ed th ro u g h , c o n g
  • 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
  • a e l and J e ff. M il d r e d , h o w e v e r , Bob K in tn e r h a d a r r i v e d J u n e , v i b r a n t and s lim and two c u te s o n s , L i z an d L e s b r o u g h t t h e i r new d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w an d S co tt, an d C h r i s
  • watches home movies; small dinner party; architect chosen for LBJ Library; Poverty programs; photographs by Okamoto; talk with Luci Johnson; Pope's visit to New York; upcoming State of the Union
  • and Jim Cain; Johnsons watch news; Lady Bird talks on telephone with Lynda Johnson in Arizona at archeological site
  • rove u s around. A lw ays I lea rn som eth in g new about the d eer. I'v e n ev e r se e n any so c lo s e w ith the r e a lly fu zzy v e lv e t on th eir h o r n s. C la re n ce told us at this sta g e, they w ere a lm o st so ft and pulpy. T h ey
  • 's new p r o g r a m to a ttr a c t to u r is m . A t e a c h of the m a jo r e n tr a n c e s o f T e x a s - - fro m A r k a n s a s , /from O k lah om a,- fr o m L o u is ia n a , fr o m M e x ic o - - a t s e v e n p la c e s - - John h a s h a d
  • le fu lly in n e e d of new f a b r ic s an d c o lo r , v e r y m u c h th e s te p c h ild o f th e h o u s e b u t y e t th e m o s t u s e d a r e a . I ta lk e d a b o u t w h at I lik e d , sh o w ed M r s . B ro w n p ic tu r e s o f th e r o
  • a ro u n d w ith m e to s u r v e y th e b e a u tif ic a tio n s ite s th a t w ill b e th e s u b je c t of o u r c o m m itte e 's m e e tin g on T u e s d a y . W e g o t o u t in f r o n t of th e new B u ild in g of H is to r y an d T e ch n o lo
  • ic t u r e s . B a c k on the s e c o n d flo o r I took a new grip on lif e , phoned m y two r e m a in in g h o u s e g u e s t s - - A r c h b is h o p L u c e y and M ayor H a r r y A kin - to w e l c o m e th em . I w en t in to s e e Lyn, I
  • 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
  • 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
  • they had so g e n e r o u sly fu rn ish ed for the W hite H o u s e --th e Afci»4«" p o rtr a it, the gift o f M r. H irsh h orn , a new Dune an . f e ch a ir . We had r e fr e sh m e n ts and I w as back u p sta ir s in about th ir ty -fiv e m in u tes
  • , oddly u n c e r t a i n a f t e r th a t b o u t w ith w h a t e v e r i t w a s in New Y o r k T u e s d a y m o rn in g . I a m not u s e d to b ein g s ic k , a n d it annoys and e m b a r r a s s e s m e. I l e f t a t n e a r l y 3:00, a n d w e n
  • at Giant Food stores; LBJ Library meeting; LBJ & Senator Richard Russell interrupt meeting; Lady Bird bowls; office work; phone calls to houseguests; dinner; LBJ talks about poverty programs; news article about McGeorge Bundy & bombing halt
  • 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
  • g r a p h s a n d c o n g r a t u l a t e d L y n d a on the new b a b y a n d b e a m e d a n d s h o w e r e d u s w ith g o o d w ill. A nd I s a w M a r i e S h e p p e l w h o s e h u s b a n d u s e d to s e r v e in the S e n a te w ith u s
  • f i r s t v e r s i o n o f t h e s c r i p t i n th e e a r l y S p r i n g o f ' 6 5 c o lla b o ra tin g w ith L u cia for fa c ts a n d a n e c d o te s a n d m e m o r i e s . h a d w o r k e d it o v e r f r o m a"new s p a p e r w o m a n ' s
  • to Arlington, Virginia, to see Lynda and Chuck Robb's home; At Lynda & Chuck Robb's new home; Lynda tells humorous tale of neighborhood children watching them through the window; photo of Patrick Lyndon Nugent in the newspaper; the Arthur Krims are houseguests
  • ; Congressional reception for 1000 people; photographs were taken; receiving line; Lady Bird quotes from Betty Beale news article; LBJ makes speech via telephone to Texas Exes party
  • 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
  • for Arthur Goldberg & George Ball; news stories about LBJ-Goldberg rift; LBJ makes speech; Chief Justice Earl Warren swears in George Ball; Ball gives speech; Eve Labouisse talks about Greece; dinner guests; Lady Bird visits with Luci Nugent
  • had dinner and then to bed. The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one. from a mission to find a big stack of mail. He said he had returned He had only time to read two