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- 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
- LBJ gives speech to National Association of Broadcasters in Chicago; LBJ Library meeting; responses to LBJ's March 31 speech; Lady Bird visits with her daughters; second LBJ Library meeting; office work; swearing-in ceremony of Angie Biddle Duke
- into one of the gu est ro o m s, although a s he
exp lain ed w e w ould not b e th ere that night.
don't you a ll co m e up to New Y ork w ith u s?"
And then he sa id , "Why
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THE WHITE HOUSE
'W A SK
- New York
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
- New York City
- for th e Prirr.e
New Z
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Mini~:L
- Lady Bird presented leather copy of "The President's Lady"; stag luncheon for Prime Minister of New Zealand; Lady Bird's appointment at Phillips Art Gallery; visit with Texans at luncheon; American Field Service reception and LBJ's speech
- ~~-quite the flare of a State Dinner.
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cAt my table I had the pxa:x1u1k President, the Ambassador, T£~J.are ,
Virginia, Frank Pace who had been my host when I had been given an award
in New York last December.
It was so good to get
- ay 9» 1964
P a ge 3
Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the
dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r .
The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity.
fie ld , w ith
- New York
- New York
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h a d c o n d u c te d th a t o n e - d a y to u r th ro u g h the old 10th D i s t r i c t to s e e
g r a s s r o o ts u rb a n ren ew al and T exas re s to ra tio n s .
M rs.
E. T . X im e n e s of San A ntonio.
And D r . a n d
H e 's a new R e
- guests visit upstairs & receiving line; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of toasts; new strain of wheat for underdeveloped countries; entertainment is Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass introduced by Lynda Johnson; former Mexico President Mateos in coma
- e r a tio n A r t, b e c a u s e
on M onday I w ill be going to New Y o rk and I w ill b e h a v in g lu n c h w ith
M a ry L a s k e r an d p o s s ib ly M r. F o s s b u rg h .
A nd I w an t to b e a lit tle b it
p r e p a r e d f o r how I'm
- s t of w a lk in g
o u t lo o k in g m u c h m o r e a t t r a c tiv e an d on top of the w o rld .
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A t 2 :0 0 w a s m y m a in m e e tin g of the day .
M a ry L a s k e r h a d c o m e dow n fro m New Y o rk a n d N ash , G e o rg e H a rtz o g
- m e to so m e new A f ric a n country, an d h e d id n 't know the
la n g u a g e .
She w a s w o r ry in g a littl e b i t a b o u t how h e w ould g e t a lo n g in
s c h o o l a n d e v e ry th in g - - how
aken ew f r ie n d s .
tm
S o lic ito
- G rou
n o u sk i, s a id h e w a s fo llo w in g in the f o o t s t e p s of Ju s t ic e
G o ld b erg in tak ing on th is new a s s ig n m e n t an d s a id
h is m i s s i o n i s to b u ild new b r id g e s , h o t ju st to P o la n d , b u t
- , when the
sw itch w a s p u lle d .
M ean w h ile , in the 100 y e a r s , the i n t e r c o a s t a l c a n a l h a s gone
a l l the w ay f r o m New J e r s e y , down to/\ I t h i n k / \ a p p r o x im a t e l y J a c k s o n v i l l e
an d m e a n w
- in g to g eth er in a sp a c e sh ip
to new a d v en tu re, to con q u er a new w orld , than to shoot down
ea ch o th e r 's p la n es a s w e had to la s t nigh t.
to a c tiv ity o v e r V ietn a m la s t n igh t.
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T his tim e it r e f e
- the b ig e v e n t of the d ay - the d in n e r fo r the B r itis h ,
f o r w h ic h I h a d p u r c h a s e d a new r e d ev en in g d r e s s a n d w a s going to u s e
f o r th e f i r s t tim e m y h a ir p ie c e , w h ich I h o p ed , w ould m a k
- 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
- r o f a l l t h i s dram a g av e u s a s i g n a l , and t o g e t h e r
M u rie l and I w alk ed o u t t h e d o o r and down t h e g r e a t s t e p s o f th e
C a p i to l u n d e r t h e commanding handsom e new ly b u i l t p o r t i c o — f
- h s o n i a n a s a g if t f o r S i r B e r n a r d .
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T h e y g a v e us a n e n c y c l o p e d i a
a b o u t New Z e a la n d and a c h a r m in g w a te r c o lo r.
i t w a s t i m e to go .
A n d th e n s u d d e n l y
T h e w ife of t
- New Zealand
- Lady Bird explores New Zealand's Governor General's home; Sir Bernard and Lady Ferguson show Lady Bird the grounds; exchange of gifts; morning with Mrs. Holyoke and Mrs. Powell; Lady Bird describes flowers; ride in cable car; motorcade to Civic
- New Zealand
- 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
- new m a n t e l .
Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s
e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e
l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
- p l e a s u r e o f the e v e n i n g .
A nd i t w a s
n o t u n u s u a l b e c a u s e a f t e r a l l M r s . B a r r o w s w a s a n A m e r i c a n - - a n a tiv e o f
New J e r s e y I b e lie v e .
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T h e B a r r o w s s e e m e d to h
- of storeroom; phone calls; Lady Bird to hair salon; photos in Yellow Room; Johnsons greet Barrows; exchange of State gifts; dinner under tent in Rose Garden; Lady Bird names guests; LBJ made speech against isolationism in New Orleans on Tuesday
- the G o ld b e rg s w e r e th ere and c a m e u p s t a ir s w ith u s - a lw a y s li v e l y c o m p a n y and fu ll o f n e w s o f a new g r a n d c h ild a n d a n o th e r
c o m in g .
S e c r e t a r y and M r s, L u c iu s B a ttle r e p r e s e
- h en I got th e f r a n tic new s to com e
H e w a s in th e c a r w a i t i n g f o r m e .
I jo in e d an d I had r u n , b u t not f a s t
e n o u g h - - t h i s b e in g a b a d d a y f o r h i m - - a n d I c o u ld f e e l h i s t e n s e n
- ; Lady Bird has hair & medical appointments; renovations in Lady Bird's bedroom; Averell Harriman party for Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb & diplomatic corps; LBJ will meet William Randolph Hearst; news conference at State Department; LBJ swims with Earl
- so m e good
We did n o t h av e tim e to go out New Y o r k A v en u e - - the
m a j o r e n t r a n c e f r o m the n o r t h a n d e a s t an d the s h a b b ie s t o f a l l .
So th a t a w a it s a n o t h e r t i m e , a n d M a r y fle w off
- s e s and word p i c t u r e s and l i t t l e m em ories f o r th e
New York p a r ty th a n k y o u s.
And th e n Bob Knudsen came i n and to o k
a p i c t u r e o f L iz and B ess, and A shton and me a t work i n o u r f a m i l i a r
h u d d le
- strike; news article about LBJ buying suit; office work; Lady Bird walks grounds; LBJ speaks on television about end of strike; LBJ and Lady Bird attend dinner for Carl Albert; the Johnsons go to Camp David with guests
- lt cottage sin c e I had seen it
a y e a r ago!
T h ere w a s a brand new coat of r ed paint on the ram b lin g
r e d -sh in g le d D u tch -C o lo n ial cottage w ith fr e s h w hite trim and a g r e e n
ro o f.
And the fro n t yard w as a lr e
- 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
- New York
- West Point, new York
- LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
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I got you a n ic e new one. "
" W h e r e d id you p u t th e o l d
" I j u s t f lu n g i t down, th e h i l l s i d e . "
So t o g e t h e r th e y c l a m o r e d do w n the h i l l u n t i l th e d e s k m a n
sw ears.
H e fo u n d the v e r
- 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
- o tt C a r p e n te r an d G ordon C o o p e r a n d
R ic h a r d G o rd o n , a new one to m e , a n d J a m e s L o v e ll a n d G e n e r a l M c C o n n e ll,
th e A ir F o r c e C h ie f of S taff D o n ald H o rn ig , L y n d o n 's S p e c ia
- 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
- ; Lynda has supper for bridesmaids and gives them gifts; LBJ gives toast at Chuck Robb's bachelor party; newspapers find out Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb's new residence after their honeymoon; chef who made Lynda's wedding cake dies suddenly
- Lady Bird's trip to New York for clothes fitting; lunch with Billie and Wendy; Tax Bill passed and signing ceremony; LBJ's speech and praise for Sen. Byrd; LBJ & Lady Bird to Mrs. Kennedy's house to present 4 signing pens; presentation of tray
- y t h a t h a d b e e n a l m o s t
l e v e l e d b y w a r f a r e i n 1950 to '5 2 , a n d now w a s su^rgiiig w ith v i t a l i t y ' - b lo c k a f t e r b lo c k of new b u ild in g s .
A n d th e n o v e r a c o u n t r y s i d e t h a t w a s
- 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
- is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom
- and th e A rth u r O kuns.
th e new h ead o f th e C o u n cil o f E c o n o m ic A d v is e r s .
He i s to b e
And fr o m L a b o r,
I. W. A b e l o f th e S te e lw o r k e r s and J o se p h K een a n and ub iq u itou s
G e o r g e M ea n y a n d
- o m s a l e s f r o m th e g u id e b o o k .
T h e new b o o k c o n s H ^ - o u t i n th e F a l l - - th e " L i v i n g W h ite H o u s e " - - L i z
s u g g e s ts a f a n fa re p u b lic ity .
T h e m e e t i n g l a s t e d a n h o u r a n d
