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e x c e lle n c e in d e sig n or lan d scap in g to a b u s in e s s e sta b lish m e n t, a n e ig h b o rhood, a public b u ild in g.
I think, I hope, h e ’ll give them so m e en co u ra g em en t,
son® pat on the head.
A t any r
- a lon g w ay from th ose days to C arn egie H all.
He talked about a str ik e
i
•MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
W ed n esd a y , M ay 10, 1967
; WASBINOTON
Page
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of 1912 or 1913, and I cou ld s e e old heads bobbing through the a u d ien ce
in m e m
- t e a .
Bob K n u d s e n to o k a p i c t u r e ,
I d is p a tc h e d t h e m on a
t o u r of t h e W h ite H o u s e w ith m y e a r n e s t th a n k s an d high h o p e s .
T h e a t h e r e b e g a n u n d o u b ted ly one of t h e f u n n ie
- Vermeil[?] Room.
From
A r t s and Le t t e r s t h e r e were t h e R a lp h E l l i s o n s ,
The
n e g ro a u t h o r , D r . John Hope F r a n k l i n an d h i s w i f e ,
p r o f e s s o r and a u t h o r ,
as her e s c o r t.
Lynda B i r d h a d
- a n d A r th u r an d h e r f a th e r a n d D aphn e
an d th e Bob B e n ja m in s and t h e i r tw o c h ild r e n . Six of u s p ile d in to th e
T h u n d e r b ir d w ith h i m d r iv in g , tw o in a b u c k e t s e a t in f r o n t, and w e
- .
And then M r. W est c a m e up an d Bob K nudson took the p i c t u r e
of the t h r e e of u s w ith the b l u e p r i n t s of the W hite H ou se so th a t sh e
can f it in into a n y of th e f a m ily r o o m s h e r own f u r n i t u r e o r th in g s
th
- .
And
I hope m a y b e t h e r e w ill b e s o m e u s e of it o t h e r th a n j u s t a s an
e x h ib it in the L i b r a r y .
E v e n s o i t ' s in the c a n , an d I m a r k off on
m y m e n t a l t a b l e t one m o r e c h e c k b y th in g s d o
- at the sig n a tu res -- and v e r y often I cou ld .
S e c r e tly I hoped that Johnny W alker and C arter Brow n w e r e a s im p r e s s e d
■as I w a s!
’.■■'i;/',
' '
5
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
F r id a y , M a r c h 11, 1966
WASHINGTON
P age 2
- s so w e ll, is so s u r e in h e r to u ch ,
/
V ,.
I lo o k e d a t
th e m , lik e d th e m , am going to buy one o r two and hope I c a n so o n g et
c lo th e s o u t of m y l i f e f o r th e n e x t th r e e o r fo u r m o n th s .
T h e n I
- :30.
I r e a d the p a p e r hoping to g e t
i n a w o r d w ith L y ndon, b u t h e w a s too b u s y on the phone.
r
So a f t e r e n u m e r a b l e
c u p s of co ffe e I w e n t to m y r o o m a n d c a l l e d G e o rg e H a r tz o g a n d l
- iet
U nion, to jo in in th is effo rt to r e p la c e d esp a ir w ith hope and te r r o r w ith
p ro g ress.
And tow ard the end th ere cam e som eth in g w hich i s a lm o s t a
sig n a tu re to h is sp e e c h e s l a t e ly - - a r e fe r e n c e
- b r ea k fa st in
b ed .
And then d r e s s e d , with L iz com ing in e v e r y m o m en t or two for
an other two or three,^^^ four p ictu re s of m e to sig n fo r the sta ff, w hich
I w a s v e r y glad to do.
I hope I n ev er forgetr
- e w a s rid in g h igh .
It s a t is f ie d a
d e e p in b r e d d e s i r e to sh ow h is r e s p e c t and fr ie n d s h ip fo r a d ea d friend^
and he hoped by h is p r e s e n c e to g iv e e v id e n c e o f h is s p e c ia l f e e lin g a s
- the m o st of it !
I le a r n e d la te r that C o n g ressm a n F r elin g h u y sen had a lon g li s t
of w hat he hoped w e re h u m orous su g g e stio n s of w h ere to sig n b ills an
had
d
l is t e d the Statue of L ib erty for this v e r y b ill
- h a t none o f us gave an y r e a l
th o u g h t t o -- t h e m i r a c l e of T e l - S t a r i t s e l f and y e t what
hope t h a t m u s t h o l d .
I f man c a n d o t h i s ca n h e
-
5
-
p o s s i b l y t u r n h i s t a l e n t s tos o l
- im so m u c h , an d I hope
; th a t w e an d h e a n d a l l the s ta f f w ill w eig h al l th is wa;ve of
.......: /p u b lic ity ju d ic io u s ly and p h ilo s o p h ic a lly .
^0
-T
; I s p e n t the m
orning
to P e t e rH
ud.^
V
- ard a little b it, about the L ib ra ry , ajid h e and I cam e
c l o s e s t to lau gh in g.
And then Wilbur Cohen, iabout the L ib r a r y ,'h o w m uch
I hoped the r e c o r d s of HEW, w h ose w ork had con tain ed so m uch of the things
- is c lo a k -a n d -d a g g e r m is s io n .
The John S e c o n d a r is, L yndon's
b ea u tifu l young frie n d fr o m New Y ork, Jeanne V an d erb ilt, and,
o f c o u r s e , our h o u se g u e sts the P e te r H urds.
G u ests that I hope to s e e
- , a n d w e 'l l s h a r e the b e s t w a lk - i n c l o s e t a n y b o d y c o u ld
hope f o r .
The p o in t i s it m u s t not be a c r a s h p r o g r a m .
We m u s t w o r k
to w a r d s o m e th in g I 'l l be s a t i s f i e d w ith a n d lo
- w ith c o f f e e , and the M a yo r t e llin g us
how he hoped to han dle the p r o b le m of a r a c e r io t in C h ic a g o .
s a id he w ould not have h is p o li c e m e n w e a r s t e e l h e l m e t s .
He
T h ey
s i m p l y w o r e c a p
- i o n .
h o m e c o u n t r y to C h u c k .
F o r Lynda,
F or me,
showing o u r
And for Lyndon I hope, p e a c e a n d re la x a tio n .
H e ’s b e e n g o n e tw o m o n t h s .
A b o u t 1 0 : 0 0 , t h e f o u r of u s - - C h u c k a n d L
- in g of
p a p e r s , a g o o d ly a m o u n t of w o rk done a n d th en b a c k fo r a 6:30 a p p o in tm e n t
w ith L iz a nd Doug C a te r in the W est H a ll, to r e a d , w h a t I hope to h e a v e n ,
is th e fin a l d r a f t of th e A la b
- .
On th e w a y b a c k to th e a ir p o r t w e ta lk e d abou t th e a p p o in tm en t.
I hope th e G o v ern o r w ill go to th e S en a te h im s e lf .
W e w e r e t h e r e a lit t le
o v e r an hour and a h a lf and a t 7:30 r e a c h e d th e W
-
hope
^udym&nt,
announced-
aboard,
to
kow
continue
on h i m ^oa advt ce,
fact
mov J i dn. *JL
a play,
political
d i A e . c t t . o n ^oa. ^ e v e J w J L y e o A ^
tntervtton,
. "
'
o p e n ’- k e c u t t e . d
U n iv e rsity ,
woj 6 u
- a ch an g e of p a c e an d i s e x c itin g to
m e , b u t L y n d o n d o e s n 't g et f r o m i t w h at he g e ts f r o m th e r a n c h .
p h o n ed L u c i.
; T hey
I
w e r e s t i l l a t W au k eg a n snow ed in a n d hoped to r e t u r n
- p le f r o m B onw it T e l l e r w ith m y
B e n Zucke r m a n c lo th e s - - th e l a s t t h r e e of m y S p rin g o u tfit I hope." I c a n 't
g e t o v e r th e s lig h tly rid ic u lo u s fe e lin g th a t c lo th e s should, ta k e up so m u
- so m e d ay , he h im s e lf ,
w o u ld c o m e to l e c t u r e th e r e - f o r a s u m m e r - f o r a n ig h t - a n y th in g .
I a ls o
s a id , " I hope th a t you*re going to le a v e th e p a p e r s th a t r e l a t e to the p a r t of
y o
- e a r s i n th e
H o u se an d the S enate an d c a m p a ig n s a n d o u r life t o g e t h e r .
to w r i t e a b o u t u s , I hope i t w ill be a s good a s p o s s i b l e .
If p e o p le a r e going
So I a m c o m m i t t e d to
tr y in g
- a t k in d of c o o p e ra tio n fro m p r iv a te e n t e r p r i s e you th in k y o u a r e
m a k in g so m e h e a d w a y .
J im m y P ip k in w as th e r e to r e c e iv e it .
A nd I hope
h e f e lt the w a r m th of m y s m ile a n d h a n d
- lly to m e .
b e e n i n h is m in d a l l n ig h t lo n g .
m
It w a s a s though
I hope the r e f r a i n h a d n 't
F e e lin g lik e the b o y th a t le a v e s th e b u rn in g
d e c k , I w e n t to m y ow n ro o m to t r y to g e t a n o th
- o m i s e d too m u c h , hoped f o r too
m uch.
A f t e r w a r d we d ro p p e d L u c i a t th e W hite H o u se an d w en t on w ith
L y n d a to th e F S t r e e t Club - - th e f i r s t .tim e I h av e b e e n to th e F S t r e e t Club
in a g
- r o o k e r s , th e J im R o w e s .
B e tty B e a le 's e s t im a t e w a s f a ir .
but not g a y .
I th in k
T h e m o o d w a s w a r m and fr ie n d ly ,
I found m y s e lf p u sh in g a g a in s t th e w a ll o f g lo o m hoping
th a t I
- k e t h i s , " I hope i t may b e s a id a h u n d red y e a r s from
now t h a t to g e th e r we h e lp e d to make o u r c o u n try more j u s t f o r a l l
i t s p e o p le , a s w e ll a s to in s u r e th e b le s s in g s o f l i b e r t y f
-
'
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
f.
WASHIHOTOM
S a tu rd a y , M a rc h 16, 1968
Page 4
b e f o r e I c o u ld sto p m y s e lf » /^ ^ id "I hope i t d id n 't b r e a k . " I p ic k e d i t u p ^
i t h a d s h a tte r e d .
I th o u g h t of the l a s t
- their a im s and hopes w e re - - ill-fash io n ed
w e r e his intentions I b elieve and not a bad w ord.
A nd w h e n C h u c k feac
u s e d t h e p h r a s e " y o u r p e r m i s s i o n " , L y n d o n q u i c k l y s a i d , " Y o u h a v e it
and m y
- of the s u c c e s s s t o r i e s of A s i a .
And now th is c o u n tr y
I hope I s h a ll liv e to
s e e th e s a m e thing h a p p e n w ith th e b e a s t th a t we w r e s t l e w ith today.
\
P e r h a p s i t is th is bond o: a s s o c i a t i o
- , w h ic h i s r e a ll y an
in d u lg e n c e fo r m e .
36 P r e s i d e n t s .
S o m e tim e I hope to g o to th e h o m e o f e v e r y on e o f the
B y n o w , I m u s t h a v e gon e to a t l e a s t 12.
T h e r e w a s a la r g e c r o w d
- .
The M a r sh a ll S te v e s had a r r iv e d by
t r a i n - - th e l a s t r e m a i n i n g p e o p le w h o d on 't fly .
And I ju st hope th e y 'v e
g o t t e n h e r e in t i m e to w a t c h th e c e r e m o n y .
D e a n R u s k h a d t o ld L
