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- a l c i t i e s , b u t nobody h a s e v e r c a l l e d f o r a
n a ti o n w i d e b e a u t i f i c a t i o n p ro g ra m . She showed me th e
her
p i c t u r e s o f h e r g i f t t o th e c i t y o f New Y ork, t h e
t u l i p s and j o n q u i l s
- a drink.
And then
M u riel and J e r r y d eparted on a la d ie s trip to New Y ork, shopping and
b a lle t.
H u b ert's le a v in g tom orrow to shoot qu ail, I think, in South C a ro lin a .
He en joys life m o re than n e a r ly anyone I know.
The r
- le fu lly in n e e d of new f a b r ic s an d c o lo r , v e r y m u c h th e
s te p c h ild o f th e h o u s e b u t y e t th e m o s t u s e d a r e a .
I ta lk e d a b o u t w h at
I lik e d , sh o w ed M r s . B ro w n p ic tu r e s o f th e r o
- ra n to n , lo o k in g v e r y p a tr ic ia n and
c a p a b le on th e f r o n t ro w , M r s . H e w le tt S m ith o f W e s t V ir g in ia .
th e n M r s . Jo h n K ing o f New H a m p s h ir e .
A nd
M a in ly i t w as th a t n e tw o rk of
w
- Lady Bird walks White House grounds; Lady Bird joins LBJ, Jim Hagerty and Leonard Goldman of ABC about TV show on beautification; Lynda Johnson's European trip; the eighth Congressional reception; LBJ, the press, and alleged suppression of news
- a ro u n d w ith m e to s u r v e y th e b e a u tif ic a tio n s ite s
th a t w ill b e th e s u b je c t of o u r c o m m itte e 's m e e tin g on T u e s d a y .
W e g o t o u t in f r o n t of th e new B u ild in g of H is to r y an d T e ch n o lo
- it tr u e th at J o h n so n C ity i s p e r k in g up,
c le a n in g up, p a in tin g up, h a v in g a new s e n s e of p r id e and c o m m u n ity
s p ir it , liv in g up to h a v in g a P r e s id e n t in i t s m id s t e v e n if h e i s ju s t
L
- u t, th a t w en t s o m e th in g lik e
th is ;
A new p r o c e s s of a u to m a tio n h ad b e e n p u t in a t one of th e F o r d p la n ts ,
th a t p u t o u t of w o rk q u ite a s iz e a b le n u m b e r of p e o p le , an d th in g s g o t
- b e a t and rhythm and v ig o r, but is - - w ell,
i t ’ s a new play on folk m u s ic ,
I a c tu a lly saw P r e s id e n t S e g n i p attin g h is
foot and I b e liev e i t p le a s e d e v ery b o d y ex cep t p e rh a p s the c r itic , M r. P
- E d i t o r s
w h en t h e y h av e t h e i r a n n u a l m e e tin g in A p r i l, to how m a n y of th e
f u n d - r a i s i n g d i n n e r s L yndon an d I sh o u ld m a k e it a p o in t to go to.
V i s it s to K en tu ck y , M ic h ig a n , New
- ; LBJ to New York for Joseph P. Kennedy dinner; Lady Bird dinner and talk with Luci Johnson; business meeting with A.W. Moursund; watched play "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" in the Lincoln bedroom
- ; news article about British Prime Minister's visit; article by Betty Beale
- ary A m e r ic a in the fa m ily dining
room , by Zuber and Company, w e re old ones, that is about 1834, or
whether they w e r e copies.
I think we fin a lly decided that some of the
panels w e re old and some w e r e new.
Then we had a delightful
- LBJ to New York for Mrs. Robert Wagner's funeral; Lady Bird meets with Jim Webb about trip to space installations; lunch meeting with Mr. Ketchum; Look magazine photo session for Lynda and Luci; fifth congressional reception; Johnson family vacation
- c G h e e , G e o r g e M c G h e e 's daughter,
T h e O tis C h a n d le r s
of New Y o r k ,
fr o m C a lif o r n ia , the T u r n e r
W i l l i e Snow and M a r k E th e r id g e - and how
d e lig h tfu l to run into D a vid H a ll, whom I
- a n y
of th e m o v ie s t a r s h e is now s e e in g in h is new r o le .
L y n d a a n d W a rrie L y n n h av e clung to g e th e r d u rin g th e s e d a y s b e f o r e
th e w ed d in g .
She is good f o r L y n d a .
O ut of th e re c e iv
- o u t V e r n a ,
a n d S e n a to r a n d M r s . K a r l M undt.
d e c lin e d .
I o b s e r v e d th a t the R o b e r t K en n ed y s
M r s . K ennedy is aw ay .
T h e r e w e r e tw o G o v e r n o rs : R ic h a r d H ughes of New J e r s e
- w o u ld b e s o e a s y s i m p l y to d i s c a r d th e m a l l a n d b u y
h e r som e co m p le tely new o n es.
B u t a t 75 o r s o , I c a n n o t h e l p b u t b e l i e v e
s h e w o u ld b e l o n e s o m e f o r the th in g s s h e h
- New York
- West Point, new York
- th e r $ 5 0 ,000 fo r u s fo r th e c o m in g y e a r . So w e can b r e a th e e a s y . :'We can
I-__ Y '
"
e v e n a ffo r d to lo o k fo r s o m e new a r t object^ . B e s t o f a ll, he to ld us.,that^the liv in g
W h ite H o u se h a d s o ld
- in g , w o r k a t d e s k , r e c o r d in g , lu n c h u n d e r
a d r y e r a t M r, P e r s f o r a sh a m p o o a n d s e t, an d b a c k a t th e W hite H ouse
a b o u t 2 :3 0 ,
,
• V ,
wi oi
'T o d r e s s in m y new b la c k M o llie P arn
- LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
- Johnsons are awakened by telephone; Lady Bird goes to her room & has nightmares; Lady Bird reminisces about the Cuban Missile Crisis; Lady Bird is leaving on Friday for New England trip; Luci Nugent's baby due soon; drive through Washington, DC
- ic t u r e s .
B a c k on the s e c o n d flo o r I took a new grip on lif e , phoned m y
two r e m a in in g h o u s e g u e s t s - - A r c h b is h o p L u c e y and M ayor H a r r y A kin - to w e l c o m e th em .
I w en t in to s e e Lyn,
I
- ? "
I got you a n ic e new one. "
" W h e r e d id you p u t th e o l d
" I j u s t f lu n g i t down, th e h i l l s i d e . "
So t o g e t h e r th e y c l a m o r e d do w n the h i l l u n t i l th e d e s k m a n
sw ears.
H e fo u n d the v e r
- c o u ld h a v e a r e a l d e d ic a tio n c e le b r a tio n th e r e .
c
B u t th e u r g e n t n e e d
-w a s to g e t a c l o s e r w o rk in g r e la tio n w ith th e new h e a d of th e W a s h in g to n
S c h o o l S y s te m to c u e h im
- LBJ & Lady Bird go swimming; LBJ is losing weight; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird's upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird selects new clothes; National Medal of Science Award ceremony; LBJ gives speech; photos, receiving line & reception; lunch
- 1965
r'
T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 12
The J a p a n e s e State V isit.
a little b it b e fo re eleven.
coat and fur hat.
I w o re m y new Navy d r e s s and fur
P e r h a p s it w ill be R o b in 's l a s t State v is it.
We w i l l m i s
- n io n h a l l , th e r e w a s a n o th e r new e x p e r i e n c e too.
D avid
u.
M acD onald, in in tro d u c in g Lyndon, pled g ed t h a t "the Union s h a ll do a l l of the
d o w n - t o - e a r t h w o r k that is p o s s ible,-t o
e le c
- Astor; pupils use new playground; Lady Bird to White House & lunch with Brooke Astor; office work in bed; Judicial Reception; Lady Bird views new state china; Lady Bird names guests at reception & visits upstairs with houseguests
- e s m o re u s e fu l o r m o r e fun - - th o se
w hom th e g u e s ts of h o n o r p a r t ic u la r l y w a n t to h a v e .
to t r y to b r in g in new p e o p le to e x p an d o u r f ie ld .
A nd a lw a y s a c h e c k in g
So i t w a s a b o
- - - the new p in k one w ith th e b ead s^ a'ro u n d th e
n e c k f o r th e p a r t y th a t w a s th e r e a l b eg in n in g of the C h r is tm a s s e a s o n - f o r th e p r e s s w o m e n o f W a sh in g to n .
'
'• T h e r e w a s a b u ffe t s u p
- g e t u s e d to th e ir new h o m e w e h a d p u t
in SIESK w h at u s e d to be th e ut r k e y pen .
in f o r th e m , b u t th e cold w
asp ie r c in g .
We h a d put s o m e fo o d a n d w a te r
A nd L yndon s a id , " If w e d o n 't g e t
- e n c e . .
( - T h e r e h a d b e e n j ^ ^ 'm o s t " a m a z i n g !new s o n th e t i c k e r ,
in th e l i s t
o f b e s t d r e s s e d w o m e n I sh o w e d u p l h ' f if th p la c e a lo n g w ith tw o F o r d s a n d
tw o V a n d e r b
- 7 - - p a g e 4
a t th e p a r ty k new we w e re c o m in g e x c e p t A v e r e ll a n d M a r ie .
/;
■. .'■■ ' if ;
A v e r e ll s a id "You see, th is j u s t sh o w s th a t/tw o p e o p le w a n t
to k e e p so m e th in g s e c r e t t h
- o tt C a r p e n te r an d G ordon C o o p e r a n d
R ic h a r d G o rd o n , a new one to m e , a n d J a m e s L o v e ll a n d G e n e r a l M c C o n n e ll,
th e A ir F o r c e C h ie f of S taff D o n ald H o rn ig , L y n d o n 's S p e c ia
- a tio n p r o je c t, new b u ild in g s
a t a n ew c o m m u n ity c o lle g e in T e n n e s s e e , w inding up a t a r e c e p tio n a t
th e H e r m ita g e g iv e n b y G o v e rn o r B u fo rd E llin g to n fo r e d u c a tio n -o rie n te d
p e o
- ^ lis te n e d to the sad new s that Lynda B ird w as having trou b le gettin g
; in - - bad w ea th er . - I n e v ita b ly , m y m ind w ent to Stephen and A u d rey C u r r ie r ,
:
an d I w a s thankful for the S e c r e t S e r v ic e , su re
- they had so g e n e r o u sly fu rn ish ed for the W hite
H o u s e --th e Afci»4«" p o rtr a it, the gift o f M r. H irsh h orn , a new Dune an . f e
ch a ir .
We had r e fr e sh m e n ts and I w as back u p sta ir s in about th ir ty -fiv e
m in u tes
- , oddly u n c e r t a i n a f t e r th a t b o u t w ith w h a t e v e r i t
w a s in New Y o r k T u e s d a y m o rn in g .
I a m not u s e d to b ein g s ic k , a n d it
annoys and e m b a r r a s s e s m e.
I l e f t a t n e a r l y 3:00, a n d w e n
