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- ; LBJ to New York for Joseph P. Kennedy dinner; Lady Bird dinner and talk with Luci Johnson; business meeting with A.W. Moursund; watched play "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" in the Lincoln bedroom
- it to start looking like the Johnsons lived here. I put
out a picture of President and Mrs. Kennedy--no, I believe it’s just the President--and
Caroline, and the pony, the little pony that Lyndon gave them. And then I put out a picture
of Daddy with Tommy
- the inventory and sale of the Elms; evening social gathering of Johnson and Kennedy staffs; Ted Sorensen; Abe Fortas' interest in art and music; Jacqueline Kennedy's work; [Nancy] Salinger; LBJ's tour of the White House; civil rights legislation
- and w ife .
The Ir is h have r e a lly put th eir stamp on our p o litic s ]
And fro m the court - Justice and M r s , Brennan - this r e a lly was the
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night fo r the Iris h m a fia ,
The sta ff that we had in h erited fro m the Kennedy A d m
- and Warrie Lynn Smith at State Dinner; Kennedy family; death of Indian Prime Minister Nehru; LBJ's toast; entertainment by George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst
- the children’s ward, a little engagement that Mrs. Kennedy had
made some weeks ago and had asked me to keep.
I took Lucy and Beth Jenkins with me, and we had baskets of toys to distribute among the
children. The people were lined up out front: Dr. Schultz
- would not be a candidate for re -e le c tio n .
desk is a bleak business.
Emptying a
I thought about how the house had looked
when I had v is ite d Mrs. Kennedy five years and two months ago.
could be gripped by the sadness then.
Today I cannot.
I
- in answering the m ail M rs, Kennedy had received
af ter the P resid en t’ s assassination.
L iv e ly , attractive, a newspaperman's
wif e - she said you could read just so much of it, day after day, time after
time until you fin ally got saturated with g r
- Lady Bird's clothing and shopping for shoes; call to Jacqueline Kennedy, who has a little girl with chicken pox; call to Nellie Connally and Lady Bird's concern for politics in Texas; call to Mary Lasker about art; dinner with A.W. Moursund, Babe
- of P r e s id e n t John F i t z g e r a l d Kennedy d u r in g
th e f u n e r a l ma s s .
P r e c e d in g t h e i r rem o v a l t o A r lin g to n
where t h e y a w a ited th e jo y o u s day o f Re s u r r e c t i o n . "
Somehow th e pronouns
- LBJ and Lady Bird attend Red Mass at St. Matthews Cathedral with Luci, and Pat Nugent; Lady Bird reflects on bronze plaque in church about President Kennedy; Johnsons go to Jack Valenti's for coffee; lunch back at the White Housie; LBJ takes a nap
- and LBJ birthday; recordings project of White House entertainment with proceeds to Kennedy Center; visit with Texans at luncheon; walk in gardens with Dr. and Mrs. Morgan; visit with Luci Johnson
- at the ranch with P re s id e n t Kennedy.
tie the deer under a tree.
T h o m a s v ille , in fact.
We a ll but had to
And Con gressm an John P ilc h e r , of G eo rg ia -
He and I re m in is c e d about Aeneas A frican u s - and
MEMORANDUM
THE WH I T E
- ; visit with Luci Johnson about Christmas gift list; beautification program benefits nurseries; dinner party at Abe Fortas' home; Fortas meeting with Jacqueline Kennedy about Kennedy Center; Lady Bird swims
- a chance to thank him
clvi1"'
again.
And the _illustrious architect,
~h
Pei -- a quiet, gentle man • . I
asked him how the Kennedy Library was coming.
He told me that they
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- Shooting in Dominican Republic; auction of Jacqueline Kennedy letter to Lady Bird; luncheon of 81st Club members; gift of charm by members to Lady Bird; ABC filming at Treasury Department; story by film producer about Pope John; LBJ meets
- he had
done, David Dubinsky and Einstein, and Bobby Kennedy, whom he said
he saw as a wounded eagle—his head w ill be dedicated in the courtyard
of the Justice Department in just a few weeks.
He's really seen our family under all sorts
- in the East Room ^'w hich we a re a lre a d y obligated
fo r , since they w e r e selected by M rs . Kennedy about last Septem ber a n d
a lre a d y woven in F ra n ce.
And then we look fo rw a rd to w hatever else we
m ight a c q u ir e !
H e’ s r e a lly
- Lady Bird is interviewed by Bill Wise at Life magazine; LBJ & Lady Bird greet U.S. Attorneys; Life magazine article about Bobby Kennedy family; coffee with granddaughter of President Teddy Roosevelt; stories about Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt dinner
- ggestions.
i n the
F irst,
Red Room
the mantl e p i e c e n e e d e d a c o u p l e
of
Mrs.
Kennedy had t a k e n the obelisks t h a t
w
b e l o n g e d t o h e r when she le f t and he s a i d why d o n ' t
you go down t o
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vermeil room and f i n d
- ; to hair salon; reception in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden for Conference on the Status of Women; Lyn Nugent's birthday party; Luci Nugent records sound from party for Pat Nugent in Vietnam; late dinner; special mass for Lyn Nugent at the White House
- of Public Service; why LBJ kept Kennedy appointees; Lady Bird gives Pat Nixon tour of family quarters; photo montage for press women; performance of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" in East Room; dinner; LBJ has a cold
- Lady Bird to Kennedy Garden to meet Multiple Sclerosis group; Victor Borge's humorous remarks; Lady Bird to lunch at Evelyn Symington's where she tells history of house & describes artwork; conversation about Beautification & Common Market; Lady
- a s w e e t l e t t e r I h a d
had fro m M rs . Kennedy about P a t r i c k Lyndon's b irth .
f r i e n d a n d I t h i n k a d v i s e r of h e r s .
He i s a g r e a t
We t a l k e d of b o o k s .
He w a k e s up
a b o u t 4 :0 0 i n the m o r
- Lady Bird sleeps late; Lady Bird mentions her houseguests; Lady Bird works on clothing for New York trip; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and staff members; President Kennedy's appointment of Averell Harriman at State Department; Lady Bird has tea
- Lady Bird to beauty shop and works on magazine article; LBJ gives Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. Ted Clifton; Lady Bird to Jacqueline Kennedy Garden for beautification ceremony; Lady Bird looks at photos with Luci and Lynda Johnson of Lynda's
- Lady Bird meets with Jim Webb about Cape Kennedy trip; Lady Bird has coffee with evening guests; Lady Bird works on upcoming speeches; Lady Bird to hair salon and visit with Lynda & Lucinda Robb; National Council on the Arts party; Lady Bird
- Lady Bird gives commencement address at Radcliffe College; discussion with Mrs. Carl Gilbert; luncheon at Radcliffe President's home; Helen Keller; tour of Kennedy Library site; back to DC; State dinner for Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark
