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- r m a tio n . B illy h a d Apoken o^ ik e ^ a c i i k a i k a v in ^ ike.
s e r v ic e in th e h o u s e
w o u ld make s e c u r ity e a s ie r a n d w o u ld als o
give an opportunity to invite m any p e o p le totheWhiteHouse
^S u n d a y J a n
- 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
- r k s to co m e f o r te a a t
w
-
th e W hite H o u se th is a f te rn o o n , a n d m a y b e th e y w ill w an t to jo in th e s p e c ia l:
to u r?
I h a d a s k e d M a rily n W al z to a tte n d to i t e a r l i e r . ■B ut I a lw a y s t r
- y s e lf h a d put on th e l i s t w h e n I had co m b ed it and h a d found th a t th e y had
'not b e e n to a S tate D in n e r in o v e r th r e e y e a r s . .'; ,
■' --■■
T al l , im p r e s s iv e G o v e rn o r L o v e o f C o lo ra d o w
- a
He sa id he w as fee lin g m uch b e tte r , he w as a t
h om e b u t on a lim i te d sc h ed u le .
T hen he sa id , "I re a d a g r e a t d e al about
the sp e e c h you gave. " T h at w as on T u esd ay , b e fo re the B 'n a i B ’r ith w om en
- .
It spoke of th is A d m in istra tio n
and I think m y v e r y p e r so n a l gratitude and empathy,^^caLne through in tone
although I didn’t sa y it in w o rd s.
A n d h e r e , I look ed fo r the D ale M ille r s , but did n ot find them on m y
b u s
- e Y ello w R oom - - the V ice P r e s i d e n t a n d th e
M c N a m a r a s , a n d th e fo u r s p e c ia l g u e s ts of h o n o r - - the M ed al H o n o r
-
w in n e r s - - C a p ta in B a rn h a rn a n d a n ic e lo o k in g young N e g ro
- D ale M a le c h e k
a n d A lv in S u l t e m e i e r c a n g e t to th e m ." T h is w as one I w a n te d to s e e o ne of th o s e I a m p r o u d e s t of.
L y n d o n a n d I w a lk e d in w ith e v e r y b o d y s e a te d , an d I to o k m y
- the f r o n t d o o r w a s .
E v e n tu a lly the d e c i s io n w a s
m a d e to p u t it b e tw e e n the D ale M e e k s ' t r a i l e r a n d the D a v i s e s ' h o u s e ,
ly in g E a s t to W e s t so th a t the b e s t w ind ow s - - the liv
- lliv an of San A n ton io.
A nd
A n d n ex t,
M r s . T u p in w h o s e h u s b a n d is a d o c to r of p s y c h i a tr y a t the U n i v e r s i t y 's
M e d i c a l School.
And th en J e r r y V ale, a v e r y pleasiant young s i n g e r .
Too
- of the 107 m i l e
c r o s s - F l o r i d a c an al.
T h i s h a s b ee n
d r e a m e d , p lan n ed , e n g i n e e r e d f o r , f o r o v e r 100 y e a r s but f in a lly tod ay
it w a s done, with a b ig s h o w e r of d i r t goin g up in the a i r
- se of
MEMORANDUM
F r id a y , J u ly 2 9 , 1966
THE WHITE HOUSE
.
W a s h i n g t o n
Page 5
R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s w ith H ale B o g g s and the S p ea k er and p r a c t ic a lly a quorum
o f the C a b in et a t the h e a d ta b le.
We s
- .
But b e s id e s R o g er, th ere w as D r. ;and M rs. • B arnaby K een ey,
' C h airm an o f the N ation al C ou ncil on the H u m an ities, and the H arold H o w es, •
he i s the C o m m issio n e r o f E d u cation ,
T;v^
c o m p a riso n s w ith th
- a ll led the g u e sts in . She i s a
P h ilip p in o ,
C . R . Sm ith w a s the on ly Cabinet m em b er p r e s e n t. H andsom e
Danny B r e w ste r and h is new w ife - - the only S en a to r,
T h ere w as H ale and
Liindy B o g g s
- e d an d r e a d a few m o r e p x g s x p a p e r s a n d
ta lk e d to A s h to n who w a s g a t h e r in g o u r g u e s ts f o r the e v e n in g .
A nd a t 6;00 th e y b e g a n to a r r i v e in the Y ellow O v al R o o m ,
The J e r r y
W i
- t to u s .
T h e y h a v e a n s w e r e d a l l o f th e P r e s i d e n t 's
c o rre sp o n d e n c e ."
I s p e n t the m o r n in g going o v e r th e s c r i p t f o r the Y ello w O v al R oo m
i n the W e s t H a ll, w o r k e d w ith B e s
- that had
a p p e a r e d e a r li e r on the lis t :
W alt R o sto w and G ale M cG ee.,
H e had b e e n
s tr o n g fo r e ith e r of th em , b u t h e h im s e l f i s not on the fa c u lty c o m m itte e .
H e w o u ld lo o k in to i t .
He w ou ld
- e s a n d h e r r e c o r d p la y e r .
A nd n e x t i s L u c i's fo r th e b a b y .
A nd t h e r e i s th e w h ite w ic k e r
b a s s i n e t th a t J im m y Al r e d gav e u s n e a r l y 25 y e a r s a g o f o r L y n d a .
i t h a s r a i s
- o d e in w ith M u r i e l a n d O p al - - L yndon a h e a d w ith H u b e r t
a n d th e S e n a to r o v e r a new high w ay th a t w a s o pen ed to d ay f o r the
f i r s t ti m e .
And th en t h e r e w e r e g a th e r in g c r o w d s a n d
- a g a in .
So I w as h a p p y tb w a lk in to S t. B a rn a b a s fo r one of th e l a s t tim e s in
f r o n t o f fla n k s of c a m e r a s , an d al l th e fa c e s ab o v e th e m good n a tu r e d
to d a y , an d g r e e t a lo t of f a m ilia r
- , a n d a
huge b u c k c a m e up, looking a t u s w ith h is evil eye.
frightening an im al.
He is a m o s t
T he v e lv e t is a l m o s t gone f r o m h is h o r n s .
And
h e k e p t b u t t i n g h i s h e a d a g a i n s t th e m e s h w i t h
- Y ale; m a y b e f r o m M ich ig an ; m a y b e f r o m C a lif o rn ia ; b u t t h a t m e a n s
th a t w hole v a s t s e c tio n s of o u r c o u n tr y d o n 't f u r n is h w h a t th e y o u g h t to
in b r a i n s , a n d c h a r a c t e r
- nam ed
woun d
I n d ia 's P r i m e M i n i s t e r . T h e I n a u g u ra l C o m m i t t e e h ad
up its
jBjdkw o r k an d D ale M il l e r a f t e r le a v in g a p a d of $ 50,000 f o r th e
n e x t I n a u g u r a l h ad d o n ated the r e m a i n
- in s.
Jo e C l a r k e ,
q u ite
O n e T '^ m ^ e r s
H ale B o g g s, v e r y a b l y .
S te n n is
w ild ly .'
We s p e n t
of M is s i s s i p p i and
So to m o r r o w a d o u b l e - p r o n g e d
T o n i g h t i t was warm a n d p ie a s
- d f a d i n g
in to d u sk .
A n d the l i t t l e t r i a n g l e s of s a i l s on th e l a k e - - r e d a n d b lu e a n d s t r i p e d ,
an o c ca sio n al w a te r s k ie r.
a l l know th is b o a t.
E v e r y b o d y w a s w a v in g a t u
- by a thread.
She sa id she had
o p en ed a jou rn al, stu ck in h er fin g er, she pointed to a c e r ta in d ate, and she
sa id th a t's the day h e ' s going to d ie.
And it happened to b e.
I think she en jo y s .
sh ock in g p eop le ev en y e t a t h
- tio n at its h eigh t and nobody
m in d in g , le a s t o f a ll m e , he w as so funny.
I le ft e a r ly and w as a irb orn e by 6
a i r fo r the L B J R anch.
,
w ith D ale M eeks in the
And then b egan , ju st a fter I rea ch ed h o m e, the
m o
- , but I found that
h e w as about to go in to s e e the N ation al R eview B oard for the
E a s t-W e s t C en ter, am ong th em J a ck B urns the G overnor and M ary
L ask er.
So I a sk ed M ary to c a ll m e la te r , and when sh e did w e had
a d
- r M adura o f the V irg in Islan d s L e g is la tu r e r e q u ested
th at I take b a ck to the P r e sid e n t the hope o f the isla n d s that th ey
co u ld e le c t th e ir own G overn or and p a rtic ip a te in N ation al e le c t io n s
- .
. And th en M r . M uehler; the P a r k n a tu r a list, join ed u s .
The
m o r e I s e e o f the N a tion al P a r k S e r v ic e and its e m p lo y e e s, the m o r e
I r e s p e c t and lik e th em .
He took us fo r a w alk around Cane e l P la n ta
- and the tanks that a r e fu ll,
p r a is e God, h o r r ib le fat hogs a s b ig a s hippopotam us and D a le 's h o u se .
.
.
.
.
I am r e a lly so proud to have a forem an a s n ice a s D ale.
n ic e fo r h im .
QjMKy
rh o u se i s
u
O
And around
- !}
C
1965
M onday, A u gu st 9th
T h is w as a day o f trium ph, and to B ill H eath fo r having the id ea
and w ork in g so im a g in a tiv e ly and p a tien tly on it, to F rank E rw in , to
al l the R e g e n ts, and to d ear C lark C lifford
- Lady Bird talks about Camp David; Johnsons to St. David's with friends; LBJ's had is recovering from removal of warts; lunch at the LBJ Ranch pool with Arthur and Mathilde Krim, et al; Lady Bird takes nap; Johnsons to Haywood with cousin, Mamie
- k e t a n d f r e s h t o m a t o s f o r th e e v e n i n g 's
m e al.
- .
At one of the s e v e r a l in term i s s i o n s w e went b a c k to have a d rin k of
ch am pagn e in the lou n ge.
F o r a w onder, in ste a d of having ch am p agn e, I
a sk e d i f I could have g in g e r a le G in ger ale lo o k s v e r y m uch
- going to try to do th is, and on the b a s i s of th is unity,
I intend to try and ach ie v e a b ro a d n atio n al c o n c e n su s, which can end
o b stru c tio n and p a r a l y s i s , and lib e ra te the e n e r g ie s of the nation fo r the
w ork
- lly an n a fa sh io n
t h a t p e o p le a r e n o t j u s t th a t c r u e l , n o t
th a t b e n t o n d e g r a d a t i o n a n d s e l f - d e s t r u c t i o n .
A n d th e n a t s six th e
D ale M i l l e r s c a m e o v e r a n d L in d y a n
- and B u zz , and I e x p e c t B e s s , took i t f r o m
T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 14 (C o n ti n u e d )
t h e r e and it d e v e lo p e d into a d e lig h tfu l p a r t y ab o u t 7:15 u p s t a i r s in th e
O v al R o o mI..
evening.I
T he
- a n t hour w it h t h e S e p p a l l a s ( Re c al l i ng our v i s i t
)
to t h e i r i s l a n d in th e B a lk a n s , t h e i r t r i p t o th e
r a n ch and t h e i r y e a r s h e r e i n W ash in gton .
J u s t as
I g e t t o know somebody
- , w ith a cane, a h om b u rg hat, and a b ig s m ile , w hich a c c o m p a n ie d
him a l l the w a y o f this four day trip , e x c e p t f o r the s o le m n m o m e n ts o f the
fu n er al.
A s I r e c o r d this s e v e r a l days la t e r , I
