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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
  • n io n h a l l , th e r e w a s a n o th e r new e x p e r i e n c e too. D avid u. M acD onald, in in tro d u c in g Lyndon, pled g ed t h a t "the Union s h a ll do a l l of the d o w n - t o - e a r t h w o r k that is p o s s ible,-t o e le c
  • LBJ & Lady Bird 5-state tour; Lady Bird describes Chicago; stop at Cline High School, South Bend, IN; LBJ speech; stop at Peru, IN; LBJ speech & Lady Bird remarks at National Convention of League of Women Voters, Pittsburgh, PA; LBJ addresses United
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • HOWARD CONGRATULATES LBJ ON CONVENTION, ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, HHH AS VP NOMINEE; MRS. JOHNSON THANKS HOWARD FOR SUPPORT; LBJ, HOWARD DISCUSS TEXAS POLITICAL SITUATION, DALLAS MORNING NEWS SUPPORT FOR LBJ, PRESS ENDORSEMENTS, JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY IN SAN
  • LBJ TELLS GOODWIN TO HAVE JAMES ROWE ASK JOCK WHITNEY TO GIVE LBJ A FAIR SHAKE; DAVID DUBINSKY'S REQUEST FOR TAPE; NEED FOR NEW CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS; LBJ REMINISCES ABOUT GENERATING PUBLICITY AS CONGRESSIONAL SECRETARY, JOKES ABOUT WALTER JENKINS
  • MANSFIELD TELLS LBJ CONFERENCE REPORT ON VOTING RIGHTS BILL HAS PASSED; LBJ CONGRATULATES MANSFIELD, DIRKSEN; DIRKSEN SUGGESTS LBJ COMPLIMENT EMANUEL CELLER; BILL CREATING NEW JUDGESHIPS; LBJ ACCEPTS DIRKSEN'S INVITATION TO COME TO CAPITOL HILL
  • MARIE FEHMER ATTENDING CHURCH TOMORROW; POLLS; JENKINS REPORTS ON CALLS; CAMPAIGN SUPPLIES; NEW MEXICO; MARY LASKER, SWEARING-IN OF KENNEDY CENTER TRUSTEES; RFK'S REQUEST FOR LBJ'S HELP; DNC; MCNAMARA PRESS APPEARANCES; GOLDWATER AND JOHN BIRCH
  • 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
  • ~~-quite the flare of a State Dinner. ' . . ¥1 ~ ' 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
  • ay 9» 1964 P a ge 3 Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r . The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity. fie ld , w ith
  • New York
  • New York
  • r t s a n d in p a r k s on o u r f iv e s ta te to u r of New E n g la n d . A d ay lik e th is is a n e x h a u s tin g s e m in a r on the g e o g ra p h y , e c o n o m y - - the lo o k of the la n d a n d the p eo p le th a t m a k e up o u r
  • New York
  • Johnsons make a five-state New England tour; crowds at airports; LBJ gives speech at Rhode Island University in Providence; anti-war demonstrators; LBJ speaks at Navy League luncheon in Manchester, NH; birthday party for Senator George Aiken
  • Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, New York
  • suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n . I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e . Lyndon had gone back a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
  • New York
  • Hotel Pierre, New York City
  • 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
  • constituents. when I got back to the White House I heard the happy news that Lyndon had d riven down to W inchester, to be present at the crowning of L u c i Baines] And la te r on, I saw the picture of him standing on the steps to the high school MExMORAN
  • 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
  • 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
  • . My good f r i e n d , S e c r e t a r y U d a l l , M i s s S y l v i a P o r t e r , th e G o o d w i n s , a nd h e l i c o p t e r e d o v e r to S a n M a r c o s to a t t e n d th e I n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e new P r e s i d e n t of the C
  • 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
  • G rou n o u sk i, s a id h e w a s fo llo w in g in the f o o t s t e p s of Ju s t ic e G o ld b erg in tak ing on th is new a s s ig n m e n t an d s a id h is m i s s i o n i s to b u ild new b r id g e s , h o t ju st to P o la n d , b u t
  • ^ .^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
  • 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
  • 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
  • r o f a l l t h i s dram a g av e u s a s i g n a l , and t o g e t h e r M u rie l and I w alk ed o u t t h e d o o r and down t h e g r e a t s t e p s o f th e C a p i to l u n d e r t h e commanding handsom e new ly b u i l t p o r t i c o — f
  • h s o n i a n a s a g if t f o r S i r B e r n a r d . ^ ■ T h e y g a v e us a n e n c y c l o p e d i a a b o u t New Z e a la n d and a c h a r m in g w a te r c o lo r. i t w a s t i m e to go . A n d th e n s u d d e n l y T h e w ife of t
  • New Zealand
  • Lady Bird explores New Zealand's Governor General's home; Sir Bernard and Lady Ferguson show Lady Bird the grounds; exchange of gifts; morning with Mrs. Holyoke and Mrs. Powell; Lady Bird describes flowers; ride in cable car; motorcade to Civic
  • New Zealand
  • new m a n t e l . Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
  • 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
  • s e s and word p i c t u r e s and l i t t l e m em ories f o r th e New York p a r ty th a n k y o u s. And th e n Bob Knudsen came i n and to o k a p i c t u r e o f L iz and B ess, and A shton and me a t work i n o u r f a m i l i a r h u d d le
  • m New Y o rk , in h is t u x at the sudden in v ita tion of Lyndon) and with J e s s e , to the L e w is p la c e , w here we m e t A, W. and d rov e o v er to the L o g a n ran ch . V ery seldom on a ro a d , I s t ill think h o w s tran ge i t m
  • LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
  • ? " I got you a n ic e new one. " " W h e r e d id you p u t th e o l d " I j u s t f lu n g i t down, th e h i l l s i d e . " So t o g e t h e r th e y c l a m o r e d do w n the h i l l u n t i l th e d e s k m a n sw ears. H e fo u n d the v e r
  • LBJ & Lady Bird go swimming; LBJ is losing weight; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird's upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird selects new clothes; National Medal of Science Award ceremony; LBJ gives speech; photos, receiving line & reception; lunch
  • Lady Bird has hair styled; LBJ & Lady Bird view new LBJ portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Lady Bird works with staff on framing travel certificates; meeting about dinner for Texas friends; Lady Bird attends stag luncheon with LBJ; Lady Bird names
  • is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom
  • and th e A rth u r O kuns. th e new h ead o f th e C o u n cil o f E c o n o m ic A d v is e r s . He i s to b e And fr o m L a b o r, I. W. A b e l o f th e S te e lw o r k e r s and J o se p h K een a n and ub iq u itou s G e o r g e M ea n y a n d
  • o m s a l e s f r o m th e g u id e b o o k . T h e new b o o k c o n s H ^ - o u t i n th e F a l l - - th e " L i v i n g W h ite H o u s e " - - L i z s u g g e s ts a f a n fa re p u b lic ity . T h e m e e t i n g l a s t e d a n h o u r a n d
  • ho h a s c o v e r e d u s s in c e 1*11 a lw a y s lo o k b a c k on th em w ■ ith a 'ffe c tio n !1 MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE WASHING TON T h u r s d a y , M a rc h 14, 1968 Page 9 F r a n k R e y n o ld s of A BC; a n d a new -found f r
  • a n y p la c e s . New A nd S ir P a t r i c k s a id , "O n th e MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE c F r id a y , F e b r u a r y 8, 196S.? WASHINGTON P a g e 10 w h o le , i t w o u ld , p e r h a p s h a v e b e e n b e t t e r f o r the w o
  • e e , c o m p u ls o r y p u b lic s c h o o ls d u rin g A n d rew J a c k s o n ' s tim e and g o in g o n t i l now w ith the 18 new la w s u n d er w h ic h w e a r e a tta c k in g o ld p r o b le m s w ith n ew m e th o d s , and a s u m m a r