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- 1964
Sat urday, July 25~
Was an easy and pleasant day.
About noon I W(·nt ove r to Lyndon's
office, hoping I could snare him, a nd walked right into an informal press
conference.
Lyndon in his rockin;; chair, some 25 or 30 news paper peopl e
- National politics
- to do this.
It's one of the many
things that the Department of L a b o r is doing to bring people with special
needs, in this ca s e h a ndicapped people, back into the m ain stream of econom ic
life .
The ubiquitous E sther Pet erson, A ssistan t S e
- me to say
No to anything that Frank asked me to do.
Oddly enough, I got a note from Frank, saying that because of his close
association with the broadcasting business, he would not be out at the a irp ort
to m eet m e.
He thought the press might make
- , but I would say it would be pretty poor pickin 1 G for such as
us in Dallas.
At seven was the big event of the day - - the Am
- National politics
- " . . . . that m odern nations no lo n g er can base their salvation and
w e lf a r e
upon an e g o tis tic a l and a g g r e s s iv e nationalism .
, A sm all a r r o w
thrown in the d irection of deGaulle.
Another good phrase was, "W e have our hand out
- !vIEMORANDUM
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Friday,
May 1, 1964
May Day dawned
Democrats
cold
tomorrow
About
and drizzly.
if it's
10 :3 O, I went
still
like
Oh,
poor
Luci
- Oh poor
us and
this!
out to the
National
Cathedral
- Lady Bird to National Cathedral; Lady Bird to Winchester for Apple Blossom Festival; lunch at Dr. Maguire's; Luci Johnson on float in parade; Lady Bird back to Washington; visit at White House by the Abe Fortases; Lynda Johnson
- Johnson's Diary July 1-31, 1964 [Book 11]
Folder Title
Box Number
2
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed
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- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; lunch, newspapers and Republic Convention on TV with LBJ; cocktail party at the Jack Valentis; dinner at White House with friends; news story about LBJ and the Presidency; Bobby Kennedy
- as a s ta rte r, to hel p
the people of H arlem to fig h t ju ven ile delinquency.
And then he c a lle d on
'
■?
them, lik e a p rea ch err|n
in a brush a rb o r - " A r e you w ith m e, " " W i l l you join
■p
me^".. and got a b ig resp on se, not ex
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- s, planted by the Associated Clubs o f V irg in ia fo r Roadside
Development.
And I spaded in the d ir t on a dogwood.
T h is is the Y e a r o f the
Shovel fo r m e!
Th e chief le sso n o f th is m orning is to see what has been done w ith
In te
- and others who w e r e com ing by, , ,
Some of the stuff I have liv e d with and lo ved at the E lm s.
A t 3 o ’ clo ck I had a picture with Womens' National D em ocra tic Club,
that i s M rs . K e y s e r ling, the P r e s id e n t of it; Kay H a l l e
- Lady Bird does desk work; Lady Bird has photograph taken with Women's National Democratic Club; Lady Bird attends reception for University of North Carolina group presenting John White drawings to White House Library; Lady Bird relates stories about
- a ra cte r.
I liked his wife very much.
She was an attractive
brunette, a little over 35 I'd say, good English, lively, one of those people
I'd like to know better.
As we walked up on the reviewing/^ after the National Anthems
the sp e e ch e s
- in ch arge of e v e ry th in g. ”
This is one o f the good sm all things that happened and something that
I want to make sure happens again--its the p rog ra m to bring bright young
people to Washington to w o r k i n governm ent departments during
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church with the Bill Wirtzes and Orville Freemans; swimming at the White House; Presidential Scholars program and Milton Eisenhower; LBJ golfs with Walter Jenkins and McGeorge Bundy; visit from Jesse
- us, and Lucy Baines
an d in the car with us Bob Waldron and the H arry McPhersons. There w ere long,
long lines of solemn, respectful people, all along the hill in Robert E. Lee’s home as we
wound up to the gravesite. The gravesite was covered
- LBJ's is briefed by John McCone; visit to see Charles Marsh, a family friend; to service at St. Mark's Church; visit to Arlington National Cemetery to place flowers at JFK's grave; returning to White House, Lady Bird greets Tommy Corcoran and James
- Johnson's Diary March 10-April 8, 1964 [Book 5]
Folder Title
Box Number
1
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C
- Removed from 05/14/1968, page 1.
Paper Clip Removed from 05/14/1968, pages 1- 7.
MEMORANDUM
^
T u e sd a y , M ay 14, 1968
THE WHITE HOUSE
wASHiNOTON
Page 1
What a d a y . A s w e advance farth er into M ay I fe e l m ore and m o re lik e
- of ab out six cot:ple s that
~hey
would particul
- of the Soviet Republic w ill come to our
land, " and the line about "I am su re the A m erican people would like to h ear
le a d e rs of the Soviet Republic on our TV and le a d e rs of this country would
be glad to speak to le a d e rs of the Soviet Nation
- because I ’ ve gotten
to f e e l that I know h er w e ll enough that the d iffe fe n c e s rub off,x^^d one
cea se s to c a te g o riz e people.
David Dubinsky was there, bouncing liv e l y around; and the ubiquitou s
P e r le M esta, whose appetite fo r
- LBJ and Railroad Strike; Lady Bird to first anniversary luncheon of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation in New York; Lady Bird & Jean Kintner to Needlework Shop to design needlepoint pillows for White House; Lady Bird mentions many people
- Vredenburg B u s h , C h r i s tine Jones and M r s . Owen s ,
the National Com m itteewom an.
So I w a s w e ll flanked by Alabam ians.
The fir s t , the inevitable event, was the greetin g c e r e m o n ie s .
w e re about 300 people down in front
- of t hought in the cou_n l r y, Gold,va t c: :·
said,
11
Eighty per cent of my people ar e conservati ve; abou t t w enty p e r cent
disagree . "
The n he said -- and
h t:.~ !" e
Lyndo n felt that h e showed th e most
enthusiasm, t he most real
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- HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e sd a y , F e b r u a ry 16, 1965
P age 2
B e a u tific a tio n is c e rta in ly exposing m e to in te re s tin g people of
achievem ent^
T h en, I flew hom e and in the a fte rn o o n d e liv e re d the H e a rt A w ardi / uto
M
- Lady Bird meets with Robert Dowling about Beautification and Sterling Gardens; Lady Bird flies back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird presents award for American Heart Association; the third Congressional reception is held at the White House
- , probably a little m o re re lia b le
and old fash ion ed than m ost papers.
We le ft the P h il P o t t e r 's ra th er e a r ly , with M a ry M a rg a re t and Jack
V a len ti, stopped by the W om ens National De m o c ra tic Club, w here Diana
and Donald
- to Women's National Democratic Club; Lady Bird visits with Taylor family, including her niece, Diana MacArthur and brother, Tony Taylor
- m o rie s t he W hite H ouse, the home that belon gs to a ll the A m e ric a n
people, is a ric h sto re house o f re c o lle c tio n s o f our w hole past as a Nation.
. w the s c o re s o f h is to r ic paintings which
I am happy to w elco m e you
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- Lynda Johnson to Camp David; Lady Bird records for Westinghouse movie on White House paintings; LBJ, Lady Bird and Luci Johnson to dinner at the International Inn; to D.C. National Guard Army for gala "Salute to President Johnson"; LBJ speech; Luci
- la te it a little bit into a speech.
And then at one o’ c l o c k , t h e r e cam e one of those things that
m u st be p e c u lia r ly A m e ric a n , a s m a ll g e s tu re of our national fee lin g fo r
the ind ivid ual.
Sen ato r M a rg a re t C
- ty - fiv e
Y e a r s a g o , , , " , and I think I b etter stop.
MEMORANDUM
THE W H ITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W ednesday, M ay 27, 1964
P a ge 2
We rode around with him to B la ir House and on the w ay, th ere was
quite a crow d o f people, and frequ
- of TV and c a m era m e n and n ew sm en and the crow d of g u e s ts .
f e e l th at it tak es aw ay from the s e n s e of e le g a n c e .
fo r m a t w ill w o rk in d o o r s.
.
,
I
I do not b e lie v e th is
’
O utside, fin e - - the color
- and, " and I thought if he sa id it one m o r e tim e I
w ould s c r e a m if nobody e ls e did).
Lyndon advanced and laid a w reath at the foot of the c a sk e t, and
then M r s. K ennedy w ent o v er and k n elt.
It is stra n g e how you rem em b er
lit t
- on Jacqueline Kennedy's behavior and the rapport she has established with the American people since the assassination; contrasts with the death of FDR; sense of shame for America and Texas; Lady Bird makes plans for Lynda Bird to travel from Texas to attend
- r telephone c a lls T h en to the A m erica n a H otel w here I shook
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
.WASHINGTON
Th u rsday, M ay 28, 1964
P a ge 3
o f the people.
And b r ie fly in to m eet the group Eddie W e is l had so t rium phantly gotten
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- does not c r o s s t o M ackinac Is la n d but w hat is called the
/
U p p e r P e n in s u la , t h e re b y b rin g in g the s c a rc e ly populated
U p p e r P e n in s u la and the m illio n s o f va c a tio n -h u n g ry people
in D e t r o
- National politics
- on a
3
co u ch , look in g at h er little dog, both of them planning som e d ev ilm en t.
We sp en t a p le a sa n t hour and a s I w alked out, saw groups of sch o o l
ch ild r en , people sm ilin g and w aving at m e ,
I s m ile d and w aved b ack
- LBJ's lack of sleep; Lady Bird visits National Art Gallery; meeting with J.B. West and Jim Ketchum about Committee for the Preservation of the White House; LBJ & Lady Bird have lunch; Lady Bird has dress fittings and a nap; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman
-
Collection Title Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
Folder Title
Lady Bird Johnson's Diary, April 9-30, 1964 [Book 6]
Box Number
1
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(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute
- , of which T e x a s i s v e ry m uch in n eed.
He s a id "O ne of the g r e a t ta s k s of p o litic a l le a d e r s h ip i s to m ak e the
people a w a re that they s h a r e a
and b e lie f,
fu n dam en tal unity of i n t e r e s t , p u r p o se
I am
- , 1965 [Book 14]
Folder Title
Box Number
2
Restriction Codes
(A) Closed by Executive Order 13292 governing access to national security information.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.
(C) Closed in accordance
- v e r y m uchr-^ow g r a te fu l I w a s.
■:iA■
O ver the p a st th ree y e a r s , the people in th is room h ave p rod u ced n e a r ly
"
two and a h a lf m illio n d o lla r s to take step s tow ard m aking th is nation*s
ca p ito l m o r e liv e
- of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
- e - l o n g f a v o r it e d e lic a c i e s .
T h e r e w a s a r ip p le o f in t e r e s t a ro u n d the r o o m .
at u s.
We s e n s e d people lo o k in g
A s w e l e f t , a fe w c h ild r e n c a m e up and a s k e d fo r a u to g r a p h s
- Natural resources and national parks
- Lady Bird & houseguests to George Washington's birthplace; lunch at roadside restaurant; tour of birthplace by National Park Service staff; tour of Robert E. Lee's home; Lady Bird reminisces about childhood with Lucile Thomas; back to White House
- Title
March 2 - 31 , 1968 [Book 54)
Box Number
6
Restriction Codes
(A) Cloud by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security lnfonnatlon.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agenc y which originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- Natural resources and national parks
- ity . ; And th ir d , m o st im p o rta n tly , for young people , .:because th is
-was a ch an ce to show another fa c e of young p e o p le , and another fa c e of
T e x a s .:',:They have so m uch to be proud o f .
-
’ '
The h o n o red g u e st w
- Lady Bird has breakfast and hair styled; Lady Bird meets student group from Texas; University of Texas College Bowl Team wins national championship; Lady Bird mentions honored guests; LBJ & Lady Bird speak to students who then tour White House; Lady
- Johnson's Diary, May 7-26, 1967 [Book 44]
Box Number
5
Restriction Codes
(A) CloMd by Executive Order 13S26 governing access to national security infornwtion.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agency wtiich originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- to University of Texas to meet Dr. Harry Ransom and see the campus; fly back to LBJ Ranch; hair styled; dinner for 24 people; entertainment by folk singer
- w ill b e so m a n y more people to r e c e iv e i t in b la c k a n d w
h
i t e
achtn ol or
MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
W ed n esd ay , F e b r u a r y 17, 1965
__^ it is j u s t s u p e rb .
Page 8
It w ill th en b e m a d e a v
- Meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House; publications by the White House Historical Association; possible paintings for the White House; completion of the White House Library; Lady Bird visits with President Dwight
- Natural resources and national parks
- Wilder; nap; Johnsons & guests helicopter to beach house; LBJ & younger people on speed boat; Lady Bird and others on larger boat; Lady Bird swims; Lady Bird, Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam discuss KTBC; dinner at the Haywood Ranch; Sunday is Pat Nugent's
