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- a u t i f u l young w i f e ,
who seems to me
S e c r e t a r y of
U d a l l and Lee U d a ll ha d been
Interior
time
es c o r tin g them around Washington and
just about t h i r t y .
brought them to
I
the
White H o u s e ,
u p from
- Justo S ie rr a and Christina.
I shook hands with eve ry b o d y and
said a few words in v e r y bad Spanish, and then came on back home in time to
see Lu ci who has just begun her tutoring in Spanish with Senora Lo p ez M cG u ire,
m y old f r iend
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
W A S H I N G T ON
P a ge 1
M o th e rs* Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964
A ctu a lly , it [th
ed
a
y]began rig h t a fte r we got home from A tlan tic C ity, about
a little p a s t one o 'c lo c k at night, with Lynda, L
- ld " f o r
And the r o s a r y , g iv en b y P o p e Jo h n to
L y n d a B ir d , w ill be h e r " s o m e th in g b o r r o w e d ". H e r " s o m e th in g b lu e " w a s a
g o ld lo c k e t tie d w ith a b lu e s a tin rib b o n th a t b e lo n g
- Luci's wedding day; Lynda sings "Get Me To The Church On Time;" cable from Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird describes her thoughts, decorations & the service; telegram read from the Pope; Luci stops to kiss parents and give roses to mothers
- beautiful; and then into the Blue Room , posing fo r
Vogue m agazin e.
The picture w il l be in c o lo r - a c o v e r picture perhaps -
and it sim ply devours time.
ThenI rushed back upstairs and changed into a cocktail dress fo r the
fourth of our s e r
- f o r L y n 's b irth d a y p u ttin g on m y w e t h a i r a n u n accu sto n ried
f a ll w h ic h lo o k e d f ra n k ly w h a t it w a s .
I took a b r ie f sto p f i r s t w ith C y n th ia to
L y n d o n 's C o u n c il on R e c r e a tio n
- e b e s t w ir e w e could an d a ll w o rd s a r e h o llo w . A s L yndon
le f t to go to w o rk h e tu rn e d to m e and s a id "W e'v e l o s t th e s te e l
c
fig h t; we m a y lo s e th e w a r .
T h e y a r e going to in d ic t B o b b y
- 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"
- , b e c a u s e th a t is the
r id ic u lo u s h o u r w hen m y h u s b a n d c a m e h o m e to e a t h is s u p p e r on M onday
n ig h t - two nig h ts a g o .
T h a t ca n n o t b e c o n tin u e d - f i r s t , b e c a u s e I w an t
h im
- Committee of U.S. and Canada; Talk with Luci and Lynda Johnson; Time magazine article on John Connally; Dinner with Congressman and Mrs. Jack Brooks; LBJ's sleeping habits
- ld te a m i s le a v in g a t th e s a m e tim e - G e n e r a l
C lif to n , C o m m a n d e r J o s e p h s o n , C o lo n e l C o o k , ”
An
ndthe
T e d C lif to n m a d e a r a t h e r le n g th y r e p l y , i n w h ic h h e d id
j u s t w h
- trip; Lady Bird has tea with six Ambassador's wives; Mrs. Parker Hart and her time in Middle East; LBJ meets group; Patricia Harris is first African-American woman Ambassador; Johnsons to Celebrezze party; Beautification Bill
- g h t i t w a s too m e a s u r e d , s lo w , d e l i b e r a t e .
d ra m a and fire .
At
It n e e d e d m o r e
A n d th e n c l o s e to th e e n d w h e n h e p o u n d e d h o m e th e
f a c t t h a t the p a r t i e s to th e w a r m u s t
- 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
- e- thatched Governor of Virginia and Mrs. Harris on .
I
It is getting so that m ore for eign vis itors land in Willi am.::;burg than
- of A u s tr a li a
a n d M r s . A llo tt a n d M rs . B ill D r iv e r a n d M a u re e n M a n s fie ld .
m a n , the S e n a to r.
And the lo n e
A few tim e s h e h a s b e e n jo in e d b y one o th e r - - th e P r e s i d e n t .
T h is tim e h
- ; 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
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTON
S u n d a y , M a r c h 10, 1968
Page 1
I t w a s a d a y o f d e e p g lo o m , lig h te n e d b y th e p r e s e n c e o f the K r i m s .
T h a t i s to s a y , i t w a s p u r v e y e d i n th e n e w
- ; LBJ takes nap; upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird does office work & records her diary; Eugene McCarthy showing surge in 1968 race; Hubert Humphrey joins Johnsons for dinner; styes on LBJ's eyes return; Lady Bird has massage and reads Time magazine
- a r e t h e s e n e x t few m o n t h s ,
E th e l w as a lo n g w ith B ob by .
w o n d e rfu l a r t i c l e th a t h a d b e e n
I sp ok e of w hat a
- - I m e a n t th e
one in L I F E
w h e r e h e h a d a l l th e c h il d r e n s w a r m i n
- .,
a J.A.g}vt Jia.A.n ^’ aJJ^ng, and 3 / ve lo .4 l my. w
i
s
h
t o h a v e a s n o w tfelIrobgnihsaW
on--onJjy a ^ew Ac.aJJieJie.d '^JLake.^ one.
a'^±e.Anoon an d ik e y dLidn'± Ai.ay.
down i-o i k e C h ild ren 's G a rd en .
(aAAyxng an uni>Aje.JJja
- i r c u m s t a n c e .
h eart soars.
W h en th e t r u m p e t s b lo w , m y
A n d w h e n th e y s t r i k e u p th e S t a r S p a n g le d B a n n e r , I t h in k
I s t a n d tw o i n c h e s t a l l e r .
T h i s ti m e I w a s e s p e c i
- riedm ans
an d t h e Jack G oulds who h a d w r i t t e n a
m a rv e lo u s r e v i e w o f my ABC s h ow.
The John Pom f r e t s
o f t h e New York T im es; th e John S t e e l e s o f Time a n d
L i f e a n d t h e L u c ie n W arren s o f B u f f
- o m
a n d I r e a d m y P o r t l a n d s p e e c h , the B , Y. M o r r i s o n l e c t u r e f J f o r the A m e r i c a n
liistitu te of A r c h ite c ts .
lo n g , lo n g t i m e .
l a s t ^ I s w e a r s p e e c h a n d p u b lic a p p e a r
- t w h a t m a t t e r s to m e .
I ts b e i n g t h e r e f o r m e to
r e m e m b e r a n d lo o k a t a n d a l l o u r f r i e n d s a n d th e J o h n s o n L i b r a r y a n d m a y b e
s c h o l a r s o f the f u t u r e , f o r t h i s p e r
- love".
B u t i t w a s n ' t the lo n g , g e t t i n g - t o - k n o w - y o u t a l k t h a t
I h o p e h e a n d C h u c k c a n h a v e s o m e t i m e s oon.
E a r l y i n th e d a y I h a d b e e n to a c e r e m o n y in th e E a s t R o o m
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
- Smathers.
He's
But there was a
She spoke of George and of her
sons and o f continuing to live in Washington for a year or so, but in
true female fashion I could not help thinking with a pang of times
past.
And there were old friends, the Jim Rowes
- of news about tl.e
times the spc·ed of sound at 80, 000 feet.
s:
For instance, yesterd ay
-71 that flies at three
It was deli\·ered too much by
rote, too much like readin g , although there were moments of humor.
I di
- Informal press conference in LBJ's office; Goldwater calls LBJ "the biggest faker of all time"; LBJ walks ground with press; lunch with Senator Richard Russell; visit from Alabama relatives who tell about public accommodations; dinner with friends
- at the door.
It was one of the most relaxed and satisfying parties I've been to in a
long time, partly because I was still flowing from that sensation of obligation
finished -- job accomplished.
I had told the White House that there would be no one for supper
- and who I somehow feel most
drawn to is Kenny O’Donnell, because I will never forget the way he looked that night in the
hospital on November 22nd.
After they left, our long-time favorite friends came for dinner. Upstairs, on the second
floor, informal
- warmth to the chapter
on your personal life.
At the same time I'd a.lso like to photo
graph a night reading session and a "pre-dawn"
telephone call.
,-,
Yes~No~---
Oke .,
DµJc(f
May
1
24, 1965
PRESID:mT:
T~fio
have been backing me up all during
- LBJ Library meeting; office work; two-hour interview with Henry Branden of the London Sunday Times; lunch; Lady Bird to Shady Grove Music Theatre; Laurance Rockefeller and Project Trailblazers; Lady Bird greets cast of "King Arthur" & gives short
