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- End of weekend with Walt Rostow family; Air Force One from Austin to Washington, D.C.; Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Burg are houseguests; Paris Peace Talks; announcement about Lynda Robb's pregnancy; dinner for Imelda Marcos of the Philippines; office work
- Breakfast, mail & hair done; coffee with Imelda Marcos & other First Ladies; gifts; bus tour of Manila; Lady Bird describes clothing, scenery, art & architecture; Lady Bird chooses artifact from archeological dig; dedication ceremonies, Freedom
- Mrs. Marcos and Governor Romaldez
of the Philippines. Dinner in Mrs. Marcos's honor.
11:12 To the second floor.
Retired.
******
House guests:
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Krim - Queens' Room
Mrs. Jeanne Murray Vanderbilt - 301
Mr. and Mrs. William Hobby
- Breakfast in bathroom
Red background of Philippines
10:30 Bathed and dressed. Then worked at desk.
11:25 To Ushers' Room to wait for President to greet Marcos on North Portico due
to rain.
11:30 With President to North Portico: Arrival, National anthems
- , nails, face.
6:30 With Bess left Carlyle and drove around Waldorf-Astoria waiting for President and
Mrs. Marcos to get dressed.
6:53 Arrived Waldorf-Astoria to pick up President and Mrs. Marcos
6:55 With Marcoss left Waldorf
Entry
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Activity
7:04
- and
went to San Marcos. Drove around town; got lunch "to go" at the Texan
Restaurant.
2:43 Left San Marcos by car.
3:15 Arrived in Wimberley, Texas to do some window shopping.
3:29 Left Wimberley.
4:07 Arrived at Johnson City; drove through.
4:29 Arrived
- and signed mail. Had hair combed.
1. 9:05 To Mrs. Marcos's suite for coffee with the first ladies.
9:44 With all the ladies left by bus. Drove to Luneta Park, Intramuros Rest Nation Project,
and Fort Santiago making unscheduled stop at 10:15 St. Augustine
- -Louis left
6:02 To President's office: Followed by Bishops. 6:20 Waiting in President's office.
when Jimmy Symington called to say President Marcos had split his pants and they
were sewing them up so please wait a little longer. President asked if he
- Stopped at Barrio Habay.
11:28 Stopped at International Industrial Research School and planted
a tree.
12:05 Arrive Barrio Luksuhin (scouts waving flags) toured village.
12:55 Arrived Taal Vista Lodge. Mrs. Marcos hostess at luncheon.
3:15 Left Lodge
- . Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Valenti, Jake, Vicki, and Jenny.
J.C. Kellam.
2:45 To Bea's Beauty Shop in Johnson City with Jesse.
3. 5:00 To Blanco State Park to join Lynda and John Betar. Left for San
Marcos and the Aquarium. Toured in glass bottom boat
- - International Rice Research Institute. Went through
very quickly. Didn't stay for the lunch they had prepared.
1:15 Left for Corregidor. Very rapid tour by car. CTJ rode w/ Mrs. Marcos.
2:28 CTJ left w/ newswomen. President left secretly for Vietnam!
2:55
- chopper.
9:07 Arrived San Marcos -- to the Southwest Texas State College where the President
gave the commencement address.
To the Alumni Building (the President had lived there as a student -- it has
been restored) -- followed by a tour of the campus.
11
- . Marcos. Full honors. Said goodbye to
dignitaries (see list)
12:00 Wheels up.
3. 1:50 Arrive U-Tapao, Thailand. Go immediately to chopper for Bang Saen.
2:15 Arrive Bang Saen - Lam Tam (summer home of Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn) Saw
tapioca fields
- with a group of friends into the libra1·y for
1.f
tea and the Miguel Guajardos, from .Acapulco, Babe Yiggins :rnd his
.
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Thursday, January 2 l (Cnntinucd)
wife--he is one of Lyndon's old friends from College in San Marcos.
,.
Diana, of course
- LBJ and Lady Bird walk down to Cousin Oriole's for a visit; breakfast at the pool; Lynda Johnson takes friend sightseeing; Luci Johnson visits and brings friends, and they are going to Mexico; Lady Bird to Blanco State Park and San Marcos; dinner
- , Braintree, MA; Lady Bird visits with Mrs. Ed Cape of San Marcos about 1937-47, campaigns, and LBJ shaving in a stream; visit with Ambassador and Mrs. Heisberg; dinner with LBJ; Lady Bird catches up on reading; Lady Bird & LBJ talk of railroad negotiations
- i t .
There had been q u i t e a d i s c u s s i o n a s t o wh i c h
band w ou ld l e a d th e p a r a d e .
L i t t l e San Marcos S o u th -
w e s t S t a t e C o l l e g e Band, L yndon’ s Alma ma t e r or t he proud
ora n g e and w h i t e o f
- ; Johnsons ride around in "broncos;" Lady Bird back to LBJ Ranch to meet the John Secondaris; several guests for dinner and then viewing of the beautification film; LBJ shows guest his college editorials; bill signing at Texas State University, San Marcos
- for Sears, Roebuch community development program; LBJ talks about what he did as a young man and how he went to college; LBJ's life at San Marcos State Teachers College; dinner at Camp David; helicopter back to White House
- Marcos; Lady Bird says what conditions would cause LBJ to run again; Fortas says it depends on Vietnam; Lady Bird analyzes her own feelings; Johnsons fly to Camp David with guests; walk with Commander Jones' daughters, Karen & Judy, and Courtney Valenti
- training camp (Job Corps); LBJ Library and School of Political Science; San Marcos home of LBJ's parents; visit to Julia Kellam; Great Britain & our economy; beautify Washington; Great Society & Department of Interior; deer hunting
- LBJ's phone calls & conferences make them late; President & Mrs. Marcos meet Johnsons at airport; flight to Thailand; met by Prime Minister Kittikachorn; helicopter to Bang San; Lady Bird describes landscape, fields of tapioca, beach house, flora
