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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
- -27, 1966 [Book 30]
Folder Title
Box Number
3
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 in accordance
- Valentine's Day; LBJ has medical exam; Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent's plans after wedding; LBJ is locating Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird attends American Heart Association luncheon and style show; Lady Bird attends
- Removed from 05/14/1968, page 1.
Paper Clip Removed from 05/14/1968, pages 1- 7.
MEMORANDUM
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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
- on a
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co u ch , look in g at h er little dog, both of them planning som e d ev ilm en t.
We sp en t a p le a sa n t hour and a s I w alked out, saw groups of sch o o l
ch ild r en , people sm ilin g and w aving at m e ,
I s m ile d and w aved b ack
- LBJ's lack of sleep; Lady Bird visits National Art Gallery; meeting with J.B. West and Jim Ketchum about Committee for the Preservation of the White House; LBJ & Lady Bird have lunch; Lady Bird has dress fittings and a nap; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman
- , 1965 [Book 14]
Folder Title
Box Number
2
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 in accordance
- Title
March 2 - 31 , 1968 [Book 54)
Box Number
6
Restriction Codes
(A) Cloud by Executive Order 13526 governing access to national security lnfonnatlon.
(B) Closed by statute or by the agenc y which originated the document.
(C) Closed In accordance
- Natural resources and national parks
- .
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
- 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
- e r e n c e in th e l iv e s , th e jo b s , o f te n people."
A t a n y r a t e i t i s n e v e r f a r f r o m m y th o u g h ts .
I c a n n o t c o n t r o l th e o u tc o m e ,
th o u g h I w ill h a v e s o m e e f f e c t o n it. A nd i t w
- National politics
- 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
- together som e
packages that w i l l appeal to people who w is h to be t h is g e nero us.
P la yg ro u n d s in lo w -inc o m e d is t r ic t s , c h e rry tre e s f o r everybody
. around the W ashington M onum ent, and a statue in the outdoor garden
- 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
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Saturday January 25, 1969.
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He fe e ls th a t P a tric k h a s w o n h is p la c e o f e ste e m in
ih e nujn(L& o^ many, people, a t a veny k a jid p/uice and jtk a i.
ke w J ill he ^acnl-^^CAjriy. a bUjt o^ ik e
o^ kJiA 'fe llo w s old i er
- ay out enough fo r
■; th em .
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A nd then c a m e ,/w h a t I think w as the p u rp o se of h is c a ll, 'T h e wonderftil
thing,'’-he sa id ,
I'was j think, though th e re h a s b een lo ts ofjpeaisBi p r e s s u r e s ,
a ll the people who know
- 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
- 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
- e m o ria l - - I had a sk ed th a t th e d o o rs be opened fro m the G re e n
R oom , th e B lu e R oom , and the Red R oom , and a le r te d lo ts of m y
frie n d s to su g g e st people s tr o ll out and se e th e lig h ted fountain, s u r ro u n
- o r y .
It w as a g r e a t show and I w as glad I w as th ere to w atch it,
though I had the fe e lin g that th ese b a ttle s are won, th is day is o v e r , this
i s the l a s t h u r r a h ." Y o u a re not forgotten people", he w en t on, "We
- 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
- ju st r e tu r n w hat people have
b e e n s a y i n g to m e a l l a f t e r n o o n - - ' I ' l l p r a y f o r y o u r h u s b a n d . ' "
I w a lk e d on a n d th e r e w a s J e s s i e H u n te r w ith h e r w ild flo w e r
s e e d booth
- 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
- Lady Bird tours the Khlong and describes people and sights; LBJ receives honorary degree from Chulalongkorn University; Lady Bird describes academic robes and King Kittikachorn; LBJ gives speech and signs International Education Act; Lady Bird meets
- ."
And about 330,000 people p e r day a r e com ing fro m A p ril through
O ctober.
c
T h e y e x p e c t I b e l i e v e t h e y t o l d m e a t o t a l o f 55 m i l l i o n if it
k e e p s on a s i t h a s b e e n g o i n g .
A n d m a n y of t h e s e w
- & 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
