Skip to main content
-
Type >
Text
(remove)
-
Specific Item Type >
Daily Diary
(remove)
-
Series >
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary
(remove)
Limit your search
Tag
Contributor
Date
Subject
Type
Collection
Series
Specific Item Type
Time Period
298 results
- Church
12:10 Left church and toured Johnson City; stopped at Boyhood Home and
Lewis Ranch. Joined by the Krims and Mr. Kellam. Drove around
Lewis, Hartman, birthplace and Reagan.
2:45 Return main house. Governor Connally and group arrived in living
room
- / Mr. Rockefeller
11:20 Main house
11:28 w/ Rockefellers. Tony Taylors driving in my own car.
11:46 Boyhood home.
12:18 Toured Johnson City. Stopped parksite and Cousin Cox's
12:41 Winters air strip
12:45 w/ Rockefellers, Bess, Liz left for Austin
-
Activity
4:20 Arrived Deathes' house
5:04 Left Deathes
6:12 Back to ranch
6:47 w/ President, Lynda, Luci in car to Boyhood Home for caroling
and coffee and toured Johnson City.
Choral groups from First Baptist Church, Christian Church, and
Methodist Church
-
Steve Steinert - 324
Ruth Lester - 329
not dictated
9:40 Coffee
10:30 Bath
11:00 Talk to Liz re: Roosevelt speech
11:15 Record on machine
1:20 Talked to Jim Ketchum re: Women's Home Companion 1900, Mrs. McNamara's
gift and Mrs. Lester's project.
1:45
- Force Base -- Luci and Lyn went home; CTJ and President boarded Air Force One.
8:46 Left Bergstrom Air Force Base on Air Force One.
Trying to nap a while.
12:12 a.m. Arrived Andrews Air Force Base.
12:22 Arrived at the White House -- to the second floor
- with the President and Mary Rather. To the Deasons' home
for dinner. Guests: Mary Rather, Mr. and Mrs. JT Rutherford, Congressman and Mrs. John Young,
Congressman and Mrs. Kika de la Garza, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gibbons.
10:11 Returned to the White House.
Retired
- , Johnson City Bank, Boyhood Home.
6:53 Returned to the LBJ Ranch, main house.
7:09 Called Haywood Smith.
8:12 Weeze Deathe called re: needlepoint.
8:52 Called Liz Odom.
Dinner.
Retired.
******
- Negley's.
6:45 To the Brown House (museum) with Mrs. Negley, her son and daughter.
7:20 Left the Negleys at their home.
7:45 Returned to the hospital -- 7th floor.
Dinner: Dubonnet, broiled strip steak, buttered rice, white layer cake.
8:00 Rub. Watched
- 24th)
5:25 Reception over.
4. Worked at desk on Christmas list -- called Bess at home.
Talked with Luci about her book.
Worked with Ashton in room.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
5:47 To Dr. Turchin's office.
6:47 Returned to the White House -- second
-
Activity
6:39 Left again with the President, Luci and Lyn, and Marie, Dale Malechek -- toured
Scharnhorst.
7:59 Returned to the main house. The Moursunds were there -- Jake Pickle came at 8:30.
8:11 Called Mr. Klein.
8:13 Called Ashton at home.
9:00 Dinner
- The Bynums, Lynda's friends, left)
4:15 John Criswell to the second floor.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
4:24 Talked with Marvin on the phone.
4:34 With the President, Marie, and John, left for the Busbys' home in Sandy Spring, Maryland.
5:29 Arrived
- watched movies. "The Johnson Years" and "Home Place."
Retired.
*****
- York in Eastern shuttle.
3. 12:30 Arrived at the Hotel Pierre.
Lunch with Rita Wohlman.
1:30 Saw Miss Treyz and Marquise.
2:30 Mollie Parnis.
4. 3:15 Left the Pierre with Bess in Engelhards' car.
4:45 Arrived at the Engelhards' home, "Cragwood," Far
- and Wesley
West on the Truman Balcony.
9:07 With the Wests and Jessie Hunter to the theater to see "The Home Place" and
"December, 1967" report.
10:03 Returned to the second floor.
10:30 Dinner with the President, the Wests, and Jessie Hunter.
11:35-12:10
- Middleton.
4:05 To the theater with above guests to see "Home Place" and the "January, 1968" film.
5:35 Meeting adjourned after brief stop with group in the China Room.
5:37 To the second floor.
5:50 Luci's guests: Melinda Bates and her father and brother
- Called Frances Humphrey Howard.
8:19 Called Ashton at home.
8:45 Mr. Per in for comb-out.
9:10 Mr. Per left.
1. 9:25 Left the White House for Kentucky with Liz.
11:15 Arrived in Louisville, Kentucky -- was greeted by about 800 persons -- scouts,
job
- with CR Smith and Mathilde.
7:15 Returned home.
5. 8:00 Dinner with guests who came up with us.
Talked about going to church tomorrow -- which movie to see (gossip about
Mrs. Kennedy)
6. 8:45 Saw "Rachel, Rachel." President left after five minutes.
10:45
- , Territo, and Middleton, President joined interview
3. 1:56 Called Ashton at home.
Lunch: Shrimp curry and rice, tossed salad, homemade toast, watermelon.
Territo, Albright, Jones, Marie, Bob Hardesty,
Harry Middleton, Mary Rather for lunch.
4. 3:01
- and their three
children. Then, with Mr. Hoes, Marny, and Mr. Hoes's granddaughter, toured
Mary Washington's home and the Kenmore Estate.
4:40 Depart Fredericksburg.
5:40 Returned to the White House.
4. 5:45 Departed the White House; went to the Abe Fortas
- hands with group at airport. Drove to Congressman
Patman's home -- took a bushel of peaches.
4:00 Went to the First Baptist Church for Mrs. Patman's funeral; and then to the
cemetery.
4:25 Departed Texarkana via chopper with the President, Jim, Jake
- and Mr. Salonick for walking tour. Toured
industrial area, private home area, and townhouse sites (visited model townhouse);
walked to elementary school and plaza; went inside teen center and library and
then drove to the summer music tent.
3:07 Left
- with Lucinda (Colorful gown from Marietta Brooks).
10:15 Worked with Ashton.
10:50 Talked with Lynda on the phone (London)
11:35 Worked with Liz on tapes for the Boyhood Home.
Called AW re: Alabama inquiry.
Had scrambled egg on tray in room.
1:45 Interview
- to the White House with the Valentis (The Valentis went home).
11:25 Retired.
*****
- with Jake Jacobsen over coffee in the West Hall.
9:43 Talked with Dorothy Goldberg on the phone.
11:05 To the recording section (West Wing) with Liz to re-do some of the tapes on the
Boyhood Home.
11:26 Returned to the second floor.
Worked with Ashton.
1:00
- Ben and Don Thomas and rode to Johnson City. Went through
Fort - drove by Boyhood Home, bank, and park. Then went to Reagan, Martin, and Danz ranches.
10:45 Return main house
2. 10:50 Left w/ Mr. Carter and drove up runway
11:35 Return and told
- Arrived airport.
5:45 Departed for home. Geo. Christian Journal (had been to a funeral)
6:45 Arrived ranch
7:00 Changed clothes and went into living room. President called Mrs. Alexander about the piano she wants to give.
(over)
Entry No.
Time
- for Boyhood Home.
1:05 Left with Mrs. Schultze and toured Johnson City.
1:35 Returned to main house.
2:30 Lunch with the President, Secretary Robert Weaver, Director and Mrs. Charles Schultze
Bill Gaud (administrator for AID), Joe Califano, Dr. Glenn Seaborg
- to second floor.
2:40 To Dr. Burkley's office.
4:00 To third floor.
4:08 To East Wing.
4:26 Returned to second floor.
4:30 To theater to see home movies on Asia.
4:40 To second floor. Recorded.
7:01 Jean-Louis to second floor.
8:10 Jean-Louis left.
Entry
- Coffee with Madame Shoumatoff in the West Hall (brought finished portrait)
12:07 Madame Shoumatoff left.
Worked with Bess -- showed her the portrait.
12:35 To Jane Wirtz's home for luncheon (with Cabinet wives).
2:14 Returned to the White House.
Short nap
- on the South Grounds.
6:45 To the bowling lanes with Mary Rather.
7:20 Returned to the second floor.
Recorded.
8:45 To the President's office.
8:50 To the second floor with the President.
8:55 To Senator and Mrs. Jackson's home for private dinner.
(Other guests
- , Marie, Yolanda, Jim, Larry Temple. Roast
beef with carrots, steamed rice, lettuce, peaches and cream.
3. 4:30 To the birthplace to join the President, Lynda, and Marie. Toured ranches,
Johnson City, and the Boyhood Home.
8:23 Returned to the main house
- .
Dinner with all above. Barbecue, potato salad, slaw, beans, peaches and cream.
Delightfully cool and pleasant.
11:40 Returned home
12:00 Retired.
- and left by car with the President (boat came on back to D.C.).
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
9:00 Arrived home of Welly Hopkins for his daughter's wedding in the garden.
Cloudy night. Saw Secretary and Mrs. Fowler. Had champagne, pictures taken.
10:30
- . Thompson's -- drove around Kalorama Road -- by the place we first lived
in when we came to Washington -- tried to wait for the President before
going on to the McNamaras', but finally went ahead without him.
5. Arrived at the McNamaras' home for reception
- with guests -- to Marvin Watson's home.
1:05 a.m. Returned to the White House.
1:30 a.m. Retired.
Betty Hughes to hospital for four months! *******
House guests:
Warrie Lynn - #301.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Burney - #327.
*******
- .
Talked with Liz re: Palm Beach.
Worked at desk.
11:30 $UULYDO FHUHPRQ\ %HDXWLIXO GD\ /XFL RQ EDOFRQ\ ODUJH FURZG RQ 7 - >7KRPDV -HIIHUVRQ@ NQROOV
1RWH IURP %LOO 0 >0R\HUV@
2. 12:55 Left with Bess for lunch at the home of Mrs. John Sherman Cooper
- to his office).
6:20 Left the White House -- to reception at Bill and June White's home for their
daughter Cia and fiancé.
7:17 Returned to the White House -- second floor.
7:55 Dinner guests arrive -- Yellow Oval Room.
8:30 President to the second floor
- . 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
- it.)
Then on went to Haywood
Colonel and Mrs. Bender
But I came home and made
to Lynda, Dave
Warrie, Luci
Then to sleep 10:15
Moving in with L. 12:15
July 2
By God
If M.L. King
catches me
he has got to get
up early and march
fast
Thurgood Marshall
Solictor General
- of the National
Park Service Advisory Board.
4:10 Left Department of Interior -- drove by Columbia Island with committee.
4. 4:52 Arrived at the Nelson Rockefeller home, 2500 Foxhall Road for beautification
meeting followed by dinner hosted by the Laurance
