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- is a v ictim of
and
h e m o p h ilia , xrf the Nation al H em oph ilia Foundation had brought him to the
White H ouse to b egin its cam paign to help the hundred thousand or so v ic tim s
o f the d is e a s e .
He w as a slig h t, fr a il, s e lf - p o s
- Meeting Timothy Carroll, poster child for National Hemophilia Foundation; meeting Dr. Daniel McKay, President of the Mormon Church; meeting 100 high school students under U.S. Senate program; Lady Bird's feeling of kinship with the South; dinner
-
And it was a p erfec t color match for
the deco ratio n s.
roses of Texas,
l i t t l e bird ,
Second Vice
Bowls of - you guessed it -yellow
and on time o f one p e r c h e d / a p retty
the property of Betty Talmad
g e,
A
M rs,
Dirksen put me in the re c e
- Natural resources and national parks
- in the even in g, ^e w as to m ake h is talk oi^ w ar.
T he
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
■■WASHINGTON
Sxinday, M arch 31, 1968
sp e e c h w a s n ot y e t fir m .
P age 2
T h ere w e r e revision s^ ^ people to see^»* so he
b egan to put on h is c l o t h
- National politics
- Natural resources and national parks
- Breakfast; to Calvin Coolidge home, Plymouth; clean water project; National Historic Landmark plaque placed; John Coolidge tour of home; to First Congregational Church & Woodstock Historical Association; ride through Woodstock in 1911 Stanley
- on in the minds of the Secret Service Agc>nts.
But
the guar.ds opened the gate, in streamed the peopl e , and d.ov,•n the road
past the fountains we trailed, Him and Her ut'
- National politics
- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; walk around White House grounds--LBJ invited about 200 tourists from Southwest & Southeast Gates to walk with them; Him and Her beagles entertain group; bowling, nap, reading and television; dinner
- Johnson's Diary July 1-31, 1964 [Book 11]
Folder Title
Box Number
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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
- National politics
- 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
- 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
- , 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
- .
And I thought I could s e e people com ing up
to them to a rg u e w ith them .
So by now I w as read y fo r this so rt of a c iv iliz e d even in g of
good in te lle c tu a l f a r e a nd good food that I could a n ticip a te w ith the
G o ld b erg s
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
- , 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
- Natural resources and national parks
- giant crocodile viewed; Lady Bird describes 139 people laughing, shrieking, joking and falling out of rafts; press women and Lady Bird all manned the paddles; box lunches; rain; dinner and music
- Big Bend National Park
- 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
- join them by car farther on down son1cwhc re.
B ut alas , as we
communiciltcd witl1 them it sec: .1.ed that all their frit'nd:-> steadfas tly
attended tl'.. ·11~
as
newsp:::~cr
- -
one or two of the boats they thoug h t they id
- 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
- out to a ll people - the blind,
the deaf, and the halt, as w ell as the young and the old, and the black and
the white a r e . there in enthusiastic number.
A fte r the serm on, four young g ir ls i n white blouses, fu ll blue denim
skirts and a red
- s o - I don’ t know whether
print or o rig in a l - that has a dove in the m iddle.
We le ft at about 3 o 'c lo c k , going around the fa m ilia r bend in the road
fo r the la st tim e, w h ere th e r e ’ s alw ays a group o f people gath ered
- a nice place it would be
a/
on a hotter day,yto brin g a blanket and a book,- and maybe a sandwich.
We had invited a bunch of people fro m T ex a s at 5 o 'c lo c k .
The W a rren
W oodw ards, the C liff C a r t e r s , the Dale M i l l e r s , H ar r
- k of l o v e .
e v e r y step.
M y a d m i r a t i o n of t h e B u t t s r o s e w i t h
A n d n o t t h e l e a s t of t h e s e t r i u m p h s w a s to f i n d a l l of t h e s e
c re a tiv e people.
A n d m o s t of t h e m w e r e v e r y l
- other people - - o th e r frien d s -- m a y use them r a th e r
frequently.
L a t e r w e w e n t d o w n to t h e p o o l w h e r e L y n d o n m e t u s , a n d I h a d
30 l a p s a n d L u c i a n d M a r i e w a t c h e d f r o m t h e b a n k w h i
- 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
- o r and L ady
A sh en h eim from J a m a ic a , and r e c e iv e d two Jam aican g r a s s s k ir ts - one
w a s su p p osed to go to Lynda, from the people of Jam aica.
D ear Tom C la rk dropped in w ith h is daughter, M im i, h er husband
and th
- LBJ and Lady Bird drive to Reagan Ranch; Johnsons to St. Francis Xavier Church; drive to Martin and Danz Ranches; Lady Bird goes wildflower hunting and spreads wildflower seed; lunch; Lady Bird rests; LBJ rides with guests; 15 people in two cars
- ; late lunch; LBJ & Lady Bird take naps and read newspapers; LBJ goes for walk with Yuki and greets people outside the fence; Johnsons play bridge; helicopter back to the White House
