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the ranch country; Gwen Gibson of the New Y ork H erald Tribune; and M ary
Packinham of the Chicago Tribune; and M u riel Dobbins of the B altim ore Sun,
Karen K le in felter, the best thing that happene d to the Dallas N ew s in years;
and Norm a Ekdahl
- ■I'
1965
T h u r sd a y , A u g u st 12th
.
W as lik e a cam p aign d ay.
I had w anted to spend at le a s t one day
s e e in g PR O JEC T HEADSTART in o p era tio n .
We ch o se New J e r s e y
b e c a u s e it w as c lo s e and I could s e
- New Jersey
- Lady Bird visits Project Head Start in Newark and Lambertville, New Jersey; airplane filled with press; press conference in the classroom; Lady Bird to Governor's mansion; Lady Bird makes speech in Morven; Lady Bird is interviewed on plane by Los
- New Jersey
- that M ary L a sk er is going to g iv e m e
fo r m y b irth d a y . 'D o ris and I talked about the p o s s ib ility of m y con tribu tin g
the planting to the new P o s t O ffice that is to go up in K
ck
arn
in a c a ll to B rook e A s to r .
She i s v
- 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
- en t.
And a s the New Y ork T im e s sa id ,
. "The golden w h ite sp len d or of C arn egie H all sounded m o re lik e a Union
h a ll. ''^,^
.
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u n io n s.
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the au d ien ce of th e 50 yea r or so stru g g le of the la b o r
;
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- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- New York City
- , and M r s . H a rris o n , on th e ir
way to New Y o rk , m et us the re , and we had a ceremony dedicating th is
v e ry complete fa c ility fo r the to u ris t -- picnic tables under an a ttra c tive
lit t le ro o f, a barbecue p it, w ater fountain
- an
America~
you have to know them, as well a s the cities like :New
York,
Francisco, and ';/auhing ton.
It i s ver:1 appropriate the. t we end our trip in just the kind of set ting whe:!:' L
our democracy b cgins.
Over the past five da ys . I have had
- MEMORANDUM
THE W H I TE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
M onday, M a rch 30, 1964
An e a r ly c a ll fro m B e s s
^
had the am azing news that there was a six
inch snow in Washington and it was s till snowing.
-
T h e r e fo r e the egg r o ll
was out
- 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
- aging n ew s w as
that Lyndon had flow n up, ju st a few h ours ago, to New Y ork for the
in sta lla tio n of A rch b ish op T e r e n c e Cook, taking w ith h im , not on ly L u ci,
c
w h ich i s n a tu ra l, fo r h er strOng C a th o licism
- Lady Bird has photos taken with Mrs. Post & her staff; Lady Bird back to White House; newspaper stories; LBJ to Hawaii for Vietnam talks; LBJ, Luci & Lyn to New York for installation of Archbishop; upcoming Austrian dinner; upcoming Texas trip
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M o th e r's Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964
out b ird s n ests, that the m other b ir d had flow n away w heneve r he c ame
around to put out new plants o r put in fe r t iliz e r ,- o r cu ltiva te.
But it
alw ays/ ^ a ith fu U y/ ^ ^ tu rn ed
- speeches; office work and walk around White House grounds; the Valentis to dinner; LBJ's diet; news stories about Luci Johnson in New Orleans and Lynda Johnson at royal wedding in Athens
- 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
- e C o u n tr y to f o s t e r th e a r t s .
And t h e n t h e y p a s s e d out th e c e r t i f i c a t e s to th e new m e m b e r s
of th e A r t s C ouncil - - a good m a n y of w hom I had h ad a b it of a hand
in s u g g e s tin g to L y n d o
- of th e C o m m itte e th a t h a d
in v e s tig a te d c r i m e an d M r s . C a r l M undt and th e w ife of o u r new C h ie f
of P u b lic S a fe ty h e r e in th e D is tr i c t, M r s . P a t r i c k M u rp h y .
p e rfe c t nam e.
W h at a
- News stories about State of the Union message; Women Doers' Luncheon on "Crime in the Streets;" Lady Bird mentions gist of speakers' remarks; LBJ greets women; Eartha Kitt confronts LBJ about childcare; outburst by Eartha Kitt on welfare & high
- 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
- r e
and:ajcciBix a r c h i t e c t u r e .
I ’ve h a r d l y w o r k e d a s h a r d on a s p e e c h a n d i t w a s the
l o n g e s t one I th in k I‘v e e v e r d e l i v e r e d .
I spoke of the new c o n s e r v a t i o n w h ich
m e a n s f
- Lady Bird is at White House without LBJ; Lynda Johnson to Truman Capote party in New York; Lady Bird views large photos for "Living White House" book and party; Lady Bird selects wedding photographs to be sent as Christmas presents; lunch; "Living
- of the J e f f e r s o n P ilg r im a g e ; a n d
M is s D o ro th y V aughn of S tra w b e r r y B an k in P o r ts m o u th , New H a m p s h ir e .
A nd th e r e w a s a s iz e a b le c o n tin g e n t of tr a v e l p r e s s th e r e .
N a tu r a lly
- Lady Bird rides through New England countryside to Shaker Village near Pittsfield, MA; stop for lunch at roadside park; to home of Yale President Brewster in New Haven, CT; Lady Bird is greeted by anti-war protestors; Lady Bird rests; to Yale's War
- 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 y , J u n e 9, 1967
P a g e 10
We a r r i v e d a t th e B u r l i n g t o n A i r p o r t .
It w a s in th e m i d d l e 8 0 s.
A n d m y b r o w n c o t t o n s u i t - - the new one b y A d e le S im p s o n w ith th e w h ite
b l o u s e a n
- New England
- ; flight to Burlington, Vermont; Lady Bird rides sky lift to Mount Mansfield; visit with Erich Leinsdorf who left Middle East before conflict; dinner at Spruce House; speeches by three Governors from Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine; musical entertainment
- New England
- Johnsons are awakened by telephone; Lady Bird goes to her room & has nightmares; Lady Bird reminisces about the Cuban Missile Crisis; Lady Bird is leaving on Friday for New England trip; Luci Nugent's baby due soon; drive through Washington, DC
- Astor; pupils use new playground; Lady Bird to White House & lunch with Brooke Astor; office work in bed; Judicial Reception; Lady Bird views new state china; Lady Bird names guests at reception & visits upstairs with houseguests
- e n c e . .
( - T h e r e h a d b e e n j ^ ^ 'm o s t " a m a z i n g !new s o n th e t i c k e r ,
in th e l i s t
o f b e s t d r e s s e d w o m e n I sh o w e d u p l h ' f if th p la c e a lo n g w ith tw o F o r d s a n d
tw o V a n d e r b
- c h
tim e , :th a t y o u .sta.n d a n d s ta n d a n d lo o k a t sw a tc h e s a n d m a k e l i s t s of l a s t
y e a r 's th in g s a n d w h a t you n e e d to f it in f o r the big e v e n ts of the y e a r . th a t
r e q u i r e new d r e s s
- has tour of new wing & visits patients; photos; small buffet supper & bowling for staff & friends; group watches movie, "Live for Life;" LBJ to Dallas for Rural Electrification Administration meeting; Luci Nugent accompanies LBJ
- m y th a n k s an d
gopdbye anc^I hoped^^slipped aw ay .
L a te r , I r e a d w h e re s o m e p r e s s p e r s o n
d e s c r ib e d i t a s ^ r e c e iv e d new s o f th e r io tin g in W a sh in g to n an d le f t q u ic k ly
w ith t e a r s i n
- th e w a rm th o r p le a s u r e o f the
TU ESD A Y , S E P T . 20, 1966 - p ag e 7
ev e n in g an d th e M ille r s I found e s p e c ia lly d e lig h tfu l. It w as veryd if f e r e n t f r o m th e New Y o rk o p e n in g .
th is one w as in e v
- as secu red th ir ty -fiv e new additions
to the N a tio n a l P a rk S y stem , one m illio n a c r e s - - t h e eq u ivalen t of Grand
C anyon N a tio n a l P a rk and Grand T eton com bined.
T h ere a r e now 163
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lin e a r m ile s of sh o r e lin
- for it em inate from the neighborhood and
its
p eo p le .
And then I d e sc r ib e d the p o ss ib le new d ev elo p m en ts'th a t could
m ea n a lo t for the r e c r e a tio n a l opp ortun ities to the a m e n itie s of th is ca p ito l
c ity .
The d
- 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
- o n e o f th e b ig g e s t
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
(
WASHINGTON
M onday, S e p tem b e r 5, 1966
Page 5
w o r d s in the v o c a b u la r y o f the s a n ita r iu m .
m y w o r ld then^
And th ey w e r e b ra n d new to
^ n d I think
- o n n a lly w as on m y left,
.
a n d the w ife of the new G o v e r n o r, M r s . P r e s t o n S m ith , an d M a v is H eathe
a n d M r s . H a r r y A ik en a n d M r s . R o la n d B oyd a n d L iz Odom w h o h a d
b e e n c h a i r m a n
- 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
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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
- ill of R ig h t of o u r ow n
•r
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d a y . So t h a t t h e s e th in g s th a t w e a r e s e e in g .-- th e T e a c h e r s C o r p s , F e d e r a l
'^’S’
i-'-;
fundso r H u n te r L i b r a r y , an d new s tu d e n t
- e e , c o m p u ls o r y p u b lic s c h o o ls d u rin g A n d rew
J a c k s o n ' s tim e and g o in g o n t i l now w ith the 18 new la w s u n d er w h ic h w e a r e
a tta c k in g o ld p r o b le m s w ith n ew m e th o d s , and a s u m m a r
- to ld m e th e s to r y .
(
A nd th e n
O ld a s sh e w as^ sh e g o t a new d r e s s m a n y tim e s a y e a r .
E v e r y b r id e w ho w a s m a r r i e d in th is c h a p e l by tr a d itio n w a s e n title d to h a v e
a s m a ll r e p l i c
- m i n g b l e n d i n g of t h e a u t h e n t i c p i c t u r e s q u e cM w i t h t h e v e r y l i v a b l e
new^
!^nd a v i e w o u t t h e w i n d o w o f p a s t u r e s a n d m e a d o w s t h a t w o u l d h a u n t
y o u w h e n y o u w e
