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- . They were done at the time of publication to
provide transition from the Elms to the White House and from the grief following the
assassination to Christmas time.
Claudia
- Lady Bird describes riding in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, with JFK, Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor John Connally, and Nellie Connally; hearing shots fired; feeling the car accelerate and arriving at [Parkland] Hospital; Lady Bird discusses
- Dallas, Texas
- wear.
The most imp c, ssi bk time
of the year to try to find something n e.w to stock your wardrobe to wtllk
out feeling
a r mor c~d
the Com,c-ntion.
ag.'.linst the world - - is the tim e bet -.•:c en n0w and
·w e looked a bit forlornly uver my
- of news about tl.e
times the spc·ed of sound at 80, 000 feet.
s:
For instance, yesterd ay
-71 that flies at three
It was deli\·ered too much by
rote, too much like readin g , although there were moments of humor.
I di
- Informal press conference in LBJ's office; Goldwater calls LBJ "the biggest faker of all time"; LBJ walks ground with press; lunch with Senator Richard Russell; visit from Alabama relatives who tell about public accommodations; dinner with friends
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the family graveyard.
the biting wind.
And this morning we were heavily bundled up against
The country is gray and sere.
The only splash of color
the small p ilo t [?] down by the river close to the Lutheran Church.
is the time I shall want to travel
- l
:\i!EMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
j
WASHINGTON
Tuesday, May 9, 1967
Page I
....
There is a rhythm to life these days.
.
.
Weekdays
crowded,
.
demanding; and then a weekend
two days,
sometimes three, that
,~
Time to read and sleep a~d
- to the White House in time to meet a rad iant Luci,
fr esh from her tr ium ph at Intcrl och c.:n and tasting th
- d to the Sheraton.
I thought
MEMORANDUM
THE W H ITE HOUSE
WAS HINGT ON
T u e s d a y , June 2, 1964
Page 3
w e 'd just d ro p b y f o r a d rink b e f o r e dinner, but I w as w ron g on m y timing
too, b e c a u s e they had a lr e a d y file
-
the Kennedy A d m in istra tio n ;
the John M ecom bs w e re lis t e d but I don*t
re m e m b e r seeing them.
And o f co u rse, P e r le M esta was th ere, b le s s h er ,
I just fin ish ed just in time because it was tim e fo r a ll o f the diner s
- Lady Bird has time with Luci; LBJ returns from California; resignation of Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge; walk with dogs and guests on White House lawn; William White's book on LBJ; assessment of McGeorge Bundy; newspaper headlines about Barry
- ; LBJ takes nap; upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird does office work & records her diary; Eugene McCarthy showing surge in 1968 race; Hubert Humphrey joins Johnsons for dinner; styes on LBJ's eyes return; Lady Bird has massage and reads Time magazine
- or t h r e e more d r e s s e s , p o s s i b l y an e v e n in g
d ress.
I was i n no mood and t h i n k i n g o f th e b i l l s
t h a t had a l r e a d y mounted up. A nd th e n n e x t i t was
time t o s e e Max Brooks and Roy W h ite.
Max's b u
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
