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  • parti cular island of course, "Oh, you know, we have a little place in the islands, " Home ea rly, dinner with the Valentis, and that restless fe e l ing that we may not soon see the end of the ac celeration of troubles be getting under way
  • the night with u s ^ It was much too late to go to their " .. :- x :; : home. ^ n d we a ll/r o around in the balmy; intoxicating spring air; . ■ " . It v " ■■ 7 - -' ' a lm o st se e m s as though the sunshine does not know the tragedy
  • real happy that we'd come. There were two young Rowes home, Clarissa and young Jim, and B ill Bundy and their son, who is studying government at Harvard under [Richard] Neustadt, and Mrs. Stroud [? ]. Lyndon was in a mellow mood, amusing, jovial
  • LBJ & Lady Bird swim; LBJ is exercising regularly; Lady Bird is trying to organize LBJ Ranch & items from their Washington homes, and decorating the LBJ Ranch; hair styled; sorting materials for LBJ Library; Johnsons to Luci Nugent's home in Austin
  • r e d the fa th er o f to e K orean A rm y . F rom T exas, D r. and M r s . T rum an B lo c k e r , M r s . Douglas Chand or, widow o f the a r t is t , ow ner of a p o r tr a it o f E lea n o r R o o s e v e lt that I w is h the W hite H ouse H M
  • e c e n t ram b u n ctio u s b e h a v io r ." And th e n v e ry q u ic k ly we w ere o f f - - to a warm o v a tio n — and h e g a th e re d up George C h r is tia n and L iz and th e y ro d e home w ith u s i n th e b ig b la c k c a r — to th e
  • Lady Bird & Muriel Humphrey to Philadelphia to appear on the Mike Douglas Show; Dorothy McCardle conducts interview with Lady Bird on airplane ride back; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Bethesda Naval Hospital to visit maternity facilities; Lady Bird
  • s i d e t h e p o i n t . And t h e n t o t h e b e a u t y p a r l o r an d t h e n t o work w i t h Ka n d i in t r a n s f o r m i n g some o f my e a s t e r n f a b r i c s i n t o ha n d so m e "a t home" c l o t h e s f o r s m a l l d i n
  • Lady Bird has breakfast with National Park Service staff, then to Hightower property to mark trees and make decisions on national park; Lady Bird describes LBJ; Lady Bird visits Boyhood Home and old fort with Roy White; lunch; meeting with Roy White
  • her trip to Acapulco; bowling with Muriel Humphrey; dinner at Hubert Humphrey's home; discussion about Senate and leadership; return to White House and to sleep
  • LBJ Park meeting; future transfer of LBJ Ranch to National Park Service; Lady Bird to Johnson City to LBJ Boyhood Home with National Park Service staff; Lady Bird says goodbye to Lynda Robb at airstrip; tour of LBJ Birthplace; lunch; two National
  • v e enough sp a rk le and v ita lity to k eep th in gs going and sen d people home fe e lin g r e a lly e x c ite d that th ey had b een to a g rea t W hite H ouse p arty .
  • Thanksgiving Day; Johnsons to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; press invited for coffee, cookies & photographs; family photos taken at LBJ Birthplace & LBJ Boyhood Home; Luci to University of Texas football game; LBJ teaches Lyn Nugent to dance; LBJ
  • Johnson family to National City Christian Church; to Abe Fortas' home; Johnson family have lunch together at the White House; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird goes swimming; Lady Bird records her diary; LBJ visits with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird has
  • Christmas eve; LBJ returns home from trip; LBJ is first President to circumnavigate the world; LBJ, Lady Bird & family visit for two hours about the President's trip; LBJ goes to mass with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird goes back to bed; LBJ
  • f sn ow . p i l e d many f e e t h i g h b y th e w in d , we w ent t o D r ifts the Red Mass a t S t . M a tth e w s C a th e d r a l, L u ci and P at went w it h Us , Lynda B i r d s nug l y a t home in b e d , and h ea rd A rch B i s h o p O
  • LBJ and Lady Bird look at samples for the LBJ Library; LBJ leaves for Honolulu; Mrs. William Westmoreland and daughter, Kathryn, travel with the President; Lady Bird works on her home movies; Lady Bird invites guests to bowling and dinner; Lady Bird
  • & inflation; Lady Bird to Austin with wedding gifts, bed & table for Luci; Lady Bird compares Luci's home with heads of state weddings gifts; Lady Bird to Scharnhorst & Orange ranches & then walks along river; to ranch for dinner; phone call with Luci
  • with guests; dinner; bridge game; conversation about aid for India, war on poverty at home, Vietnam and China; Lady Bird talks on telephone with Luci and Pat Nugent, who are snowed in at Waukegan; Luci is expecting baby in June
  • ; hamburgers at Don Thomas' home in Austin; Johnsons tour possible house for Luci & Pat Nugent; to ranch to discuss remodeling plans; Johnsons & guests drive around ranches; dinner; back to White House with Luci Nugent
  • a c r o s s the c o u n try , and you think th a t nobody o u ts id e c a n e v e r b e a t u s - - w e , th e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e - - a n d w e c a n s o l v e a l l o u r problem s h ere at home. w hiners, But m a y b e th e re a r e enough
  • Bird; reception for Democratic state chairmen; Lady Bird to David Lloyd Kreeger home to see paintings; Lady Bird critiques paintings; to John & Ashton Gonella party; dinner at White House with Lynda & Chuck Robb; Chuck & Pat Nugent leaving soon
  • Johnsons to the swimming pool; Lady Bird reads; LBJ rides around ranch with staff; Lady Bird takes a nap and tours the LBJ Ranch and Boyhood Home; Lady Bird joins LBJ at the Haywood Ranch; Johnsons visit the Charles Urschel house; guests talks
  • ; Luci gives small speech; Lady Bird see wedding dress photos; Luci has party for bridesmaids; to White House theater to see "Home From The Hills;" LBJ and Mr. Nugent join them after bachelor party at baseball stadium; interview with Jerry Nugent
  • Bird & the Ed Clarks to Corcoran Gallery; tea & tours at White House for the Clarks & guests; LBJ speaks briefly to guests; Lady Bird practices Appalachia speeches; dinner at Scoop Jackson's home; LBJ reads John Steinbeck letter about Vietnam
  • ib le u s e s of the p la c e . A nd she h ad , in fa c t, so g e n e ro u sly in v ite d m e to com e up to h e r A d iro n d ack s s u m m e r home^vlind to P alm B each b e fo re . / . A s m u ch a s I w ould love to,Xl h ad alw ays sa id
  • Carpenter; meeting with Bess Abell; tea for Marilyn Walz; meeting, future transfer of LBJ Boyhood Home & LBJ Ranch to the National Park Service; bowling, massage & television; dinner with LBJ; Mary Lasker's book on health initiatives; phone call with Hubert
  • Lady Bird's plane to Dallas is postponed and cancelled & takes later flight; Lady Bird visits at Luci Nugent home; Lady Bird to Salado, TX, for ceremonies honoring Liz Carpenter; Lady Bird gives impromptu remarks; Liz Carpenter gives speech; crafts
  • a r v e lo u s An e n g r a v i n g o f George W ash in g to n and c lo c k s f o r t h e g i r l s . Then d o w n s t a i r s t o t h e E a s t Room f o r t h e r e c e i v i n g l i n e . I 'm g e t t i n g v e r y much a t home w i t h t h e
  • Plantings at the LBJ Ranch; plans for the LBJ birthplace home; trees for Johnson City; renovations for the LBJ Ranch house; LBJ portrait by Peter Hurd; George Reedy and Bill Moyers; Lady Bird talks to LBJ on telephone about several topics; Lady Bird
  • Christmas Eve; Tony Taylor had brain surgery at Mayo Clinic; LBJ is home from Bethesda Naval Hospital; Johnsons have party for close friends; Johnson Family exchanges gifts; LBJ is buying the White House Christmas ornaments for the LBJ Library; LBJ
  • a s s e d . come? No P o r te n t o f th in g s to Ah, I c o u ld s e t t l e i n t o t h i s easy! We went home on th e s h u t t l e and a t th e W hite House had lu n c h on a t r a y w ith L u c i i n my room, worked w ith A shton i n th e a f
  • House past home on 30th Place; tea with Secretary Udall and New Mexico friends; small dinner party; "Operation Creche" to obtain creche for White House; LBJ late for dinner; vote on censure of Senator Thomas Dodd
  • Lady Bird and the Ellingtons meet LBJ at airport; LBJ late because of ceremony at JFK grave; to Hermitage, with Lady Bird in horse-drawn carriage; Lady Bird & LBJ give speeches; to Andrew Jackson's gravesite; tour of home; motorcade to State Capitol
  • Lady Bird's hair styled; LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent fly to El Salvador; welcoming ceremonies at San Salvador; newspaper headlines; bus tour for First Ladies to President Sanchez' weekend home; Lady Bird describes coffee plantations, villages