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- them clipped, they came in late but he would read--you know he'd
get the
highlights and some of that, listen to radio news, CBS news, almost every hour
on the
hour. He watched all three morning shows on the networks at the same time on
the three
sets
- in information; LBJ's interest in the news; LBJ as a liberal; what LBJ would have thought of 1996 political issues; the relationship between LBJ and Connally; speculations on LBJ's career if he had run for re-election in 1968; how LBJ's presidency will be viewed
- Saturday, January 4 , 1969
Page One
Our f ir s t fu ll day back in the White House on the last lap!
I usually feel vigorous when we f ir s t return from the Ranch and I
tackle my desk.
This morning I had a b rief conference with Abe and
then saw
- in d e d m e o f the H ans C h r is tia n A n d e r se n s to r y a b ou t
the e m p e r o r 's new c lo th e s .
If you can g e t enough p e o p le - - en ou gh
r e v ie w s - - to s in g , "Th is i s g r e a t, th is i s w o n d erfu l, th is is n e
- New York
- Lady Bird tours architecture at Yale University and New York; LBJ is in the hospital; Lady Bird likes rare books display at Beinecke Library at Yale; press are waiting outside the Beinecke for photographs; Lady Bird sees public housing units; Lady
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- mm
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
W ASHINGTON
M onday, F e b r u a r y 20, 1967
P age 1
It w a s a h ard w orking day.
I had m y f ir s t co ffee in L yn da's room .'
She is going b a ck to New Y ork for a w eek w ith M cC a lls, and she is fu ll
- ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r
a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d .
It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I
have m et b efo re.
And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
- Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
- New Y e a r 's —
re s o lu tio n s-^ n -th e -m id d le -o f-A u g u st f r a m e of m in d .
And th en I h a d a r a t h e r
im p o r ta n t m e e tin g a t 1:30 in th e T r e a ty R oom w h ich I h av e b eg u n to c a ll
-
m y B o a rd of D ir e
- e r in g .
A nd a t r i o of s o u th e r ners - - G o v e rn o r R o b e r t M c N a ir of S outh C a r o lin a , new
0
I b e lie v e ,: a n d M il l s G odw in o f Vir g in ia --^he h a d rid d e n o n th e t r a i n w ith m e
in ‘65.
A nd D
- 01:01 - should be '64, not '65; 03:58 - marble from "New" Mexico, not Mexico; 03:30 to end of tape is very fast and Lady Bird sounds like chipmunk
- ra ry .
We w e r e going to,-^ ^ ^ rticu larly,ytelk about film in g a State D inner, w h ich
D r. Stanton m ig h t do, fo r the L ib ra ry only, not for CBS u s e .
But today ,/t h e p ic tu r e s took a sin g u la rly new tumy^isft. im p e r a tiv e
- o d e in w ith M u r i e l a n d O p al - - L yndon a h e a d w ith H u b e r t
a n d th e S e n a to r o v e r a new high w ay th a t w a s o pen ed to d ay f o r the
f i r s t ti m e .
And th en t h e r e w e r e g a th e r in g c r o w d s a n d
- staff; Johnsons fly to Houston Astrodome for Humphrey rally; new Houston highway; Lady Bird reminisces about 1941 campaign; Lyn Nugent walks with grandfather; speeches by Ralph Yarborough, LBJ & Hubert Humphrey; return to LBJ Ranch; LBJ's speech on tv
- 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
- d th e F D R c r y s t a l - - v e r y e le g a n t a n d seldo m
u s e d now.
A n d th en u p s t a i r s in to m y new p in k w ool a n d one l a s t b o n in g -u p
on the g u e s t l i s t , an d th en b a c k d o w n s ta ir s to the G r e e n
- a t she h a d s p e n t h e r . l i f e t i m e c o l l e c t i n g .
g iv e n h e r o th e r c o l l e c t i o n s to
o f A r t i n New Y ork.
y ear.
She h a d
the M e t r o p o l i t a n Museum
T h is one she d o e s f o r us e a c h
She h a d
- r i c a and he s a i d ''I f you d o n ' t mind I ' d l i k e t o
t a k e my c r i s e s one a t a t i m
e ".I t i p - t o e d o u t g r e e t i n g
e a c h new c o u p l e and g e t t i n g d r i n k s w h ile we l i s t e n e d
s p e l l bound f
- New York
- Lady Bird and Luci Johnson have clothing trip to New York; possible trip by Lynda Johnson to Spain; press stationed in hotel; tea for Mrs. Diaz Ordaz of Mexico; Elizabeth Arden hair stylist does Lady Bird's hair for party; Lady Bird to Mary Lasker's
- New York City
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ; 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
- 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
- the p e r io d .
S o m e th in g s I b e g a n to s e e w ith new e y e s .
T he P r e s id e n t ia l
p a p e r s t h e m s e lv e s , g r e y , a n o n y m o u s, b o x a fte r b o x , id e n t ic a lly
bound, h id d en fr o m th e w o r ld on s h e
- to Lewis and Logan ranches; LBJ's Inaugural Address; visit to Federal building in Austin to LBJ's new office; Marie Smith article on Lady Bird
- n e d h e r little
h e a d f r o m s id e to s id e .
H e r f in g e r s a r e e x t r e m e l y long an d d e lic a te .
I s e e no l i k e n e s s to an y b o d y - - j u s t a new li t t l e p e r s o n in t h i s w o rld .
L y n d o n a n d I
- r u a r y 25, 1966
Page 7
Of a l l the th in g s we th o u g h t m ig h t h a p p en in A la b a m a , th is w ould h a v e
b e e n th e l a s t one.
A nd th e n fin a lly , one c u te la d y le a n e d o v e r a n d s a id , " I 'v e got good
new
