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- and Frances
L ew ine, whom I think are p ra ctica lly twins; M a rie Smith of the Post; Isabelle
Shelton of the Star; Eleanor P o llock of the Philadelphia Bulletin; and Nan
Robertson, who w rote such good color s to rie s in the New Y o rk T im es about
- . Per's for a shampoo and set.
Desk work these days is happily sprinkled with pictures for
autographing.
Because the end of our Administration is near at hand,
people in the government, people in the White House, old friends far
and wide are sending
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Lady Bird to State Department for remarks to national People-to-People conference; Bashir Ahmed; establishment of annual scholarship to honor Lady Bird; swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Mary Bunting to Atomic Energy Commission; LBJ's speech; Lady Bird
- .
In a g r e a t r u s h I h a d g o t t e n L i z d o w n f r o m W a s h i n g t o n a n d s h e h a d
m a d e a s m a ll advance run T h u rsd a y afternoon^
I m e t J a k e a n d B e r y l a t B e r g s t r o m a b o u t 8 :4 5 a n d w e s e t o u t i
- Lady Bird tours 10th District Beautification projects; press; first, Lockhart courthouse; several people from LBJ's early years; Lady Bird visits with former roommate, Helen Byrd Falley; to Praha & tour of St. Mary's Church; fish fry, Monument Hill
- , Ly ndon waA no^ xix a
pa r ty mood, noi. even wXJih ike^je people. .
TkeJie.^A AOme
kang. oveA. '^A.om jJioAe kouAA o^ Sa tur day ni g h t when he. woke
up a6out03:
wxjJx ^e\/eAj^ paJjr^ Xn kU^ cke^i. and we cal l e d
ik e Chi e f a n d jJxan
- Natural resources and national parks
- Last full day in White House; Johnsons & Billy Grahams to National City Christian Church; Lady Bird writes letter to Curator, Jim Ketchum, about Children's Garden with thank you to his staff; thank you letter to John Loeb; more acreage for national
- a s of t c o c o o n t h e r e in A u s t i n w i t h c h i l d r e n of r i c h
people, a lovely s t r e e t w h e re e a s e and s e c u r ity p re v a ile d .
a s h e r m o t h e r I a m glad.
A n d of c o u r s e
B u t I r e c o g n i z e t h a t
- National politics
- only about t h i r t y m inutes, the f i r s t o f f i v e
stops,
A r e g u l a r m arathon
1
Next, t o
the S t a t l e r -
H i l t o n and t h e n t h e Armory where t h e r e were 1 3 , 0 0
r
people.
Tonfeht t h e d e c o r a t i o n s h a d
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Johnson to prayer service at National City Christian Church; Inauguration; funny story about Fern Baines; seating on inaugural platform; LBJ takes oath of office and gives address; inaugural luncheon; Lady Bird's classmate from
- lan e fro m W ashington - - M r. S p a rk s , M r, M urphy, a g re a t m any people
we se e m e d to know - - to d is c u s s things th a t m u s t be done, r a th e r b r ie f
irA fte r a w hile th e y le ft and the m o od w as tu rn e d to m y k
- of the most warmly welcoming houses I know, fu ll of
antiques and porcelains and paintings and casual shots of important people
stretching over at least four administrations.
We sat by the f ir e and had
a drink and enjoyed a l i t t l e quiet v is itin g
- to say to each other.
And then I went on to Roxanne.
Yes, she enjoyed her. job relatively, but
was looking around for something else.
~did not feel close to ~e-Swiss,
although she thought there was no
anti-American sentiment among the ordinary people
- it cap a b le of jum ping in and out of h e lic o p te r s and
trudgin g up m ountain s id e s , and i t 's a ls o b rig h t and c o lo rfu l - a nd th a t's
h a rd to find.
T h e y 're such sw eet people and so in te r e ste d , i t w ill be h ard to do
- wkjii£. A tom Akjuid.
I reached the F . O . B . in the late afternoon and JLa
- Presentation of Johns Adams silver urn to White House with Adams family members present; Mark Bortman, People-to-People program, and visit of Bashir Ahmed, camel driver, during Vice Presidency; Committee of Preservation of the White House; Bortman
- ; Luci Johnson to party for 250 diplomatic young people
- oaks down
b y the r iv e r w h ere w e have the b arbeq ues for everyb od y from C h iefs
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASUINOTOIt
T u esd ay, July 6, 1965
of State to p r e c in c t ca p ta in s
Page 4
- - im portan t people a ll.
• N ext to the b
- king m y c a rd f i l e o f k in fo lk s ,
th a t m ig h t e a s ily be fo rg o tte n ,
o ld fr ie n d s
s t a f f , people th a t have he lp ed
u s th ro u g h the y e a rs o u t o f j u s t fr ie n d s h ip o r p a t r io t is m
in w r it i n g
- e n I w a s S ix te e n " •— in te rv ie w in g v a r io u s
people,M
arinA
derson,
H e le n Hay e s , M a r g a r e t M ead e and
am o n g th e m , an d I r e m i n i s c e d in a ra m b lin g about t h a t y e a r
V o f b lo o m a lo n g , long w
- on
Retardation. She will work well and ably, along with Muriel, Mathilda, and the other capable
people there. I am glad when we can put our mark on these committees and commissions. The
eternal difficulty is always in finding the right person.
[NOTE: Page 8
- ; Lady Bird mentions many people at the fundraiser for the JFK Library; program of Frederick March reading JFK's favorite poetry; LBJ & Bobby Kennedy discuss Civil Rights Bill; Lynda Johnson is in Hawaii
- is kin d o f people»-^i^ C e n tr a l O hio. "
F in a lly , a t la s t , w e r e a c h e d the f a ir g r o u n d s.
a p p r o a c h in g 9 :00 - - s o m e tw o h o u r s la te .
It m u st h a v e b e e n
A s w e r o d e a ro u n d the r a c e tr a c k
- & people; unveiling ceremony for FDR portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Margaret Truman & Cliff Daniels are houseguests; Margaret's pianos sank into White House floor; Lady Bird & LBJ make remarks; "Sunrise at Campobello"; Lady Bird to Harkness Ballet
- try^,—■
w
phit o r c h e s on th e f i r s t a n d s e c o n d f l o o r ,
a n d r a d i o d g a l l e r i e s f u l l of people^
b u ilt a r o u n d a c o u r t y a r d , v e r y a r t i s t i c a l l y p l a n t e d a n d o b v i o u s l y j u s t
- Signing Ceremony, Pacific Northwest Disaster Relief Bill; NASA Exceptional Service Medal to astronauts; in crowd was Jacqueline Cochran who flew LBJ to Mayo Clinic in 1948 campaign; many guests staying at the White House; party for people who worked
- & people; stop at archeological site; tour of agricultural school; lunch; Lady Bird receives necklace made of coffee beans; to American Embassy; rest; reception at Intercontinental Hotel; dinner at Ambassador's residence; LBJ reminisces & philosophizes
