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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
- LBJ INVITES O'BRIEN FOR SWIM, TO DINNER WHEN LADY BIRD JOHNSON RETURNS; WILLARD WIRTZ' CONCERNS ABOUT POVERTY BILL; TONIGHT'S WH CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION; BRUCE ALGER; CIVIL RIGHTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE, WISCONSIN PRIMARIES; PAUL CORBIN; MARY MCGRORY
- LBJ CONTINUES READING SPEECH FOR AL SMITH DINNER; CLIFFORD PRAISES SPEECH, URGES LBJ TO ATTEND DINNER; RUSSELL LONG'S INTEREST IN MAKING FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, PERMANENT ARMY TRAINING BASE; NEW GALLUP POLL FAVORABLE TO HHH; LBJ'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT
- 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
- ~~-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
- before the mad rush to leave, the la te -August
fever, set in.
P ro sp ect's not good, but w e'll try .
After all, it
took 20 years for M edicare.
Th
n
e
I had a look at Lynda B ird's new clothes. She takes -
to heart too much this idea of economy
-
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
- Lady Bird meets with Sen. John Sparkman and Liz Carpenter about Lady Bird's trip to NASA in Huntsville, Alabama; tea with Clifford & Virginia Durr and daughter, Ann Lyon, Helen Fuller of "New Republic," and Anita Williams; LBJ to New York to address
- d B e s s to h a v e a p o s t- m o r te m on th e F e s t i v a l .
o f th e A r t s , an d w e d is c u s s e d th e one-by-one h a m m e r -b lo w s o f th e
f r o n t- p a g e s t o r y - - New Y o rk T im e s , New Y o rk H e r a ld T rib u n e
- 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 .
c
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
- . / th a t v e r y o ften g re w in c lu m p s c lo s e by.
I m a d e a n o te to w r ite th e h e a d of th e hig h w ay d e p a rtm e n t in New
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
(
WASHINGTON
S e p te m b e r 23, 1966 - - p ag e 5
M ex ic o to t e l
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 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
- s s L a lla ,
a s n o rm a l and in a tten tiv e a s any A m erica n th ree and four y ea r o ld s.
We a r e trying out a new fo rm a t for w in ter a r r iv a l c e r e m o n ie s - honor guard and N ation al A n th em s under the N orth P o r tic
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to Spanish class; Johnsons welcome King Hassan of Morocco; new winter ceremony format; Lady Bird does office work, has lunch & watches entertainment rehearsal; Lady Bird lists houseguests with some from Marshall
- y d r a m a t i c , p r e t t y in c o l o r , b e a u ti f u lly d o n e , I w o u ld s a y a b o u t
1 /3 o n th e p a s s i n g o f P r e s i d e n t K e n n e d y a n d 2 /3 o n th e a c c e s s i o n o f th e
new P r e s i d e n t .
g re a t.
I
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MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 12, 1968
in v i s i t o r s ' s e r v i c e .
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And M r . W est who told ab o u t th e c l o s e t s b y
H a m m a c h e r Schlemm e r and the new r u g in the S tate D
- b a r k th a t is a p e c u l i a r
m u s i c to ou r e a r s .
It w a s a good q u ie t ev en in g , a n d it h a d b e e n a happ y w e e k e n d .
;I c a l l e d L u c i a n d r e a c h e d h e r j u s t a s she h a d d r iv e n in f ro m
New Y o
- Breakfast and swimming with guests from Marshall, Texas; discussion on Brick House; Johnsons to church in Johnson City; LBJ has press conference at LBJ Ranch; appointment of new pilot and first African-American military aide; luncheon; LBJ takes nap
- e d Z a c h a ry S co tt
a n d w e n t to New Y o rk an d th en to H ollyw ood, w h e r e , a s so m a n y m a r r i a g e s
do, th a t one p e r is h e d .
A nd l a t e r on she b e c a m e M r s , S te in b e c k ,
And
a n o th e r I w a n te d
- ^
.^Somehow f o r m e h e j u s t f its th e d e lig h tfu l S ta te of V e rm o n t th a t he
r e p r e s e n t s ! b r a n d new G o v e rn o r of M a ry la n d an d M r s , A gnew ,
I b e lie v e
t h e i r I n a u g u ra l i s th is w e e k en d , Sol L
- New York
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- went
b a ck u p s ta ir s to m y d esk , w h ere the u gly h ea d lin es of the day s t ill aw aited
m e , unchanged by the p lea sa n t beginning.
H ow ard C lo s e s Down in P r o te s t - B r ita in s F a c e New T a x -B ite Wage
C o n tro l.
C o n
- 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
- 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
- ; reception for government officials; Lady Bird & Hubert Humphry in receiving line; dinner with Chuck & Lynda Robb; Lady Bird records diary; Lady Bird has massage & watches tv; news stories from Australia
- r o m New Y o rk t h a t h e o r I e i t h e r w e r e ,
e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t a c q u i r i n g f o r the W hite H o u se.
A v e r y l a r g e C o p ley , but i t ' s a b o u t 5 x 8 f e e t; I th in k h a n g in g i t w o u ld
p o s e
- Engelhard; Lady Bird attends Mellon dinner; Lady Bird mentions article in New York Times about the arts
- m o n th s.
^ ! T h is t r iv ia l thing w hich has b oth ered L iz g r e a tly and m e not
so m u ch , about the s a le of a le t te r M r s. K ennedy w rote m e in th e F a ll
o f 1960, b y so m e autograph h ou se in New Y ork .
An u g ly in c id
- 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.
X ', ;
-
z
T his tim e it r e f e
- Church services at St. Barnabas with Mr. & Mrs. Scotty Reston, Lynda and Gerri Whittington; to Johnson City with stories of LBJ's grandparents and Indians; to Austin to see Gov. & Mrs. Connally; to Sen. Ralph Yarborough's for New Year's; flight
- 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
- of V e r m o n t, And H ew lett and M ary A lic e Sm ith of
J
MEMORANDUM
l^ 'd i^ c L i'^
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3fV;
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t h e w h ite h o u se
WASHIMOTOM
, 1967
W est V ir g in ia .
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The room w as fu ll of new fa c e s and of c o u r se the o b ject
- is "Guys and Dolls" by the New York Center Light Opera Company; LBJ leaves for Guam; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" Lady Bird is leaving for Virgin Islands the next day
- 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
- New York
- with Dwight Eisenhower; Lady Bird to New York to dinner at Mary Lasker's home; ABC beautification film to be shown overseas
- New York
- the C l a r k C lif fo r d s ; and h av in g the b e s t tim e of
a l l , the young E d W e is ls f ro m New Y o rk .
And in a ro o m fu ll of p r e t t y w o m e n , it w ould hav e b e e n h a r d to find one
^
a s lo v e ly a s L u c i B a in e s J o
- AO many. g.o ad ttnie.^, tkeM.e ioa.4 ,J,ovtad Henr y and l ovel y
C h i s tin a .
We t h a n ked them '^oM. tkexA . pant, t n th e p art y '^oA.
doA t Monday. n t ^ k t tn New Yor k and t o l d tkem kow heauJLt^udL
tkeJjL djOLu^kJ.eJi.i kadd>een
-
Wednesday, May 17, 1967
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in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for
invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life.
Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
- d e d - - b y a b o u t 5:30.
And L u c i w as le av in g f o r New Y o r k a l m o s t
w i t h t e a r s i n h e r e y e s a s s h e s a i d g o o d b y e to l i t t l e L y n .
I w e n t to m y r o o m f o r d e s k w o r k a n d t e l e p h o n
- company; tea for ladies of the Texas delegation; Lyn Nugent makes appearance; LBJ stops in to say hello; Luci leaves for New York; Johnsons visit with the Abe Fortases & Oveta Culp Hobby; Detroit riots; Lady Bird reflections on leaving White House, Vietnam
- 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
- to t h e i r
s to rie s.
P a r t i c u l a r , the new M r s . B ob F le m in g , M a r y J a n e C a r t e r , whd*si^
b e e n w ith u s so lo n g , b u t whom we s e e so se ld o m ; the s a m e f o r L i l l i a n R e e d y .
M r s . R o g e r S te
- e to 11, M r. M yrick and Jimmy Pitt ca m e out
and s a t in the fro n t yard w ith m e , show ed m e the new r e v is e d sk e tch ,
and the e s tim a te - - it now runs c lo s e to $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 .0 0 , s ix fo r the land
and m o r e than s ix fo r
- n t so
I s to o d in lin e b e w
t e e n h im an d Bobby K ennedy and sh o o k h an d s
w ith t h e m , r a n g in g f r o m New Y o rk to M i s s i s s i p p i ,
w o n d e rin g p a r t i c u l a r l y how th o s e in the South w e r e going to
f
- in g , w o r k a t d e s k , r e c o r d in g , lu n c h u n d e r
a d r y e r a t M r, P e r s f o r a sh a m p o o a n d s e t, an d b a c k a t th e W hite H ouse
a b o u t 2 :3 0 ,
,
• V ,
wi oi
'T o d r e s s in m y new b la c k M o llie P arn
