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  • C f Jan u ary 1966 72, T hursday B e s s a n d I l e f t t h e s n o wy Was h i n g t o n on an "*V ' ■ . ■ e a r l y p l a n e f o r New Y o rk . to c a tc h th e t r a i n . ■ . , . . We t h o u g h t we w uo l d h a v e But a l u l l
  • New York
  • Lady Bird goes to New York City to purchase clothing; Lady Bird attends dinner party given in her honor at Brooke Astor's home; Lady Bird mentions several people at the party; Charles Engelhard tells a funny story; Lady Bird recounts an earlier
  • New York City
  • that M ary L a sk er is going to g iv e m e fo r m y b irth d a y . 'D o ris and I talked about the p o s s ib ility of m y con tribu tin g the planting to the new P o s t O ffice that is to go up in K ck arn in a c a ll to B rook e A s to r . She i s v
  • c a m e in . A nd th e n l a t e r M o llie I f it t e d a l l the th in g s I h a d s e l e c t e d e a r l i e r th is y e a r - - a n e le g a n t w h ite ev en in g d r e s s w ith lon g s le e v e s , a n d b o ug ht a d e l i c i o u s new p
  • New York
  • Lady Bird awakens to LBJ working in bed; they talk and have breakfast; Lady Bird flies to New York City for clothes shopping and fittings; article about Ed Clark; hair styled for evening; Lady Bird & Bess Abell go to "I Do, I Do" play; Lady Bird
  • Pierre Hotel, New York City
  • an d to th e B a r t e r T h e a tr e in A bingdon , an d to d e d ic a te th e new w ing of th e M o d e rn M u se u m of A r t , a n d see La T r a v ia ta a t th e o p e r a , a n d h a v e a r e c e p tio n fo r T h o rn to n W ild e r to r e c e iv
  • Mrs. Cantinflas [Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff] dies; steel strike; Lady Bird dubs home movie of 1941 Senate campaign; White House maid finds rat in Luci Johnson's room; Lady Bird has lunch with Luci; new Chef for the White House; LBJ lunches and has
  • ~~-quite the flare of a State Dinner. ' . . ¥1 ~ ' cAt my table I had the pxa:x1u1k President, the Ambassador, T£~J.are , Virginia, Frank Pace who had been my host when I had been given an award in New York last December. It was so good to get
  • en t. And a s the New Y ork T im e s sa id , . "The golden w h ite sp len d or of C arn egie H all sounded m o re lik e a Union h a ll. ''^,^ . / "^ u n io n s. \ the au d ien ce of th e 50 yea r or so stru g g le of the la b o r ; ^ - ; L
  • New York
  • LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
  • New York City
  • , a u t o g r a p h i n g (one of th e d u l l e s t jo b s in th e w o rld ) an d c le a n in g off th e d e s k . news was fro m Luci. ta l k to W endy. y o u n g sters. T h e big I t r i e d t o t e l e p h o n e h e r i n N ew O r l e a n s a n d d
  • Lady Bird walks White House grounds with Lynda Johnson and Carolyn Kellam Curtis, and they have lunch and bowl one game; office work; Luci Johnson launches the SS LOUISE LYKES in New Orleans; LBJ & Lady Bird to Jack Valenti's birthday party; Lady
  • v e l y M a ry wi^^^ I th a t h e r f r i e n d w a s p r o b a b ly dy ing a n d h a v in g to cope w ith th is u gly , h u m ilia tin g in c id e n t. I w as a n g ry and b itte r and h u rt. T he New Y o r k P o s t d e s c r i b e d th e a f
  • New York
  • New York City
  • h a d c o n d u c te d th a t o n e - d a y to u r th ro u g h the old 10th D i s t r i c t to s e e g r a s s r o o ts u rb a n ren ew al and T exas re s to ra tio n s . M rs. E. T . X im e n e s of San A ntonio. And D r . a n d H e 's a new R e
  • guests visit upstairs & receiving line; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of toasts; new strain of wheat for underdeveloped countries; entertainment is Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass introduced by Lynda Johnson; former Mexico President Mateos in coma
  • c a llin g L y n d a. S h e 'd a r r i v e d in New O r le a n s F r id a y n ig h t t o m e e t G e o rg e , being c h a p e ro n e d b y L in d y B o g g s, w ho is p lay in g th e p a r t of a v e r y giving f a m ily f r ie n d t o m y c h ild
  • takes nap; Lynda Johnson visits New Orleans; guests for dinner; talk at dinner about LBJ School for Public Affairs and Vietnam; to theater to watch films
  • and s ta ff to jo in A . W . and lo o k a t a new r a n c h th a t i s fo r s a l e . h im ! A lm o s t a n a d d ic tio n w ith A nd I w a s to jo in h im - - I p r o m is e d , I hop ed - - a t 1 :3 0 . So M r . B o w e n and P a t and I d r o v e
  • d B e s s to h a v e a p o s t- m o r te m on th e F e s t i v a l . o f th e A r t s , an d w e d is c u s s e d th e one-by-one h a m m e r -b lo w s o f th e f r o n t- p a g e s t o r y - - New Y o rk T im e s , New Y o rk H e r a ld T rib u n e
  • g ro w n in to a new . ^ . y o u n g w o m a n th is l a s t y e a r . ' ■ . .. ..... . .. v'r: - ' J ■... v' .; v ’, : • ' V-. .'v.f' T ” -.- . . , " • ' •'•. '• ' '• ' ■A l i t t l e b e f o r e 1:00 I s a id goodnight: to a fe w a r o u
  • New York
  • George Washington's birthday; Lady Bird to New York City to purchase clothing; visit with Lynda Johnson; Mollie Parnis reminisces about Mamie Eisenhower; lunch, looking out over Central Park; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to Mary Lasker's party; Lady
  • New York City
  • ttle to N ew Y o rk , B e s s w ith m e , w e w en t to the H o te l P i e r r e , w ith th a t s e n s e of . e x c ite m e n t I lin fa ilin g ly f e e l w hen I go to New Y o rk . M is s T r e y z w a s th e r e , w ith c lo th e s fro m M a rq u
  • New York
  • Lady Bird sees her Today Show interview; Lady Bird to Hotel Pierre in New York; clothes shopping with Miss Treyz & Mr. Stavropolous; furniture shopping; Lady Bird has hair styled for evening; Lady Bird, Bess Abell, Lynda & Chuck Robb to Mary Lasker
  • New York City
  • e N o b o d y w o u ld b e l i e v e i t . T h ird , K T B C 's p la n e, T h e c o m f o r t o f h a v in g a p riv a te , d isc ree t,m odeoftravell e a v i n g a t th e h o u r w e w a n t e d , c o u ld b e q u ite w ip e d o u t b y new
  • New York
  • Johnson women to New York; Lady Bird buys dress for wedding and flies back to White House; phone call with Betty Weinheimer about LBJ Birthplace; lunch; meeting with Liz Carpenter about press; meeting about travel for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent
  • Carlyle Hotel, New York City
  • a rly e v e r y c o u n t r y / e l s ^ i n the w orld, s e e the b e s t of our own handicrafts on display and fo r sale. The little talk ended with an accolade to those who actually produced this show t h e m s e lv e s - the handicapped. a new a lo ss
  • y d r a m a t i c , p r e t t y in c o l o r , b e a u ti f u lly d o n e , I w o u ld s a y a b o u t 1 /3 o n th e p a s s i n g o f P r e s i d e n t K e n n e d y a n d 2 /3 o n th e a c c e s s i o n o f th e new P r e s i d e n t . g re a t. I
  • New Y e a r 's — re s o lu tio n s-^ n -th e -m id d le -o f-A u g u st f r a m e of m in d . And th en I h a d a r a t h e r im p o r ta n t m e e tin g a t 1:30 in th e T r e a ty R oom w h ich I h av e b eg u n to c a ll - m y B o a rd of D ir e
  • MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE (■ WASHINGTON T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 12, 1968 in v i s i t o r s ' s e r v i c e . Page 3 And M r . W est who told ab o u t th e c l o s e t s b y H a m m a c h e r Schlemm e r and the new r u g in the S tate D
  • b a r k th a t is a p e c u l i a r m u s i c to ou r e a r s . It w a s a good q u ie t ev en in g , a n d it h a d b e e n a happ y w e e k e n d . ;I c a l l e d L u c i a n d r e a c h e d h e r j u s t a s she h a d d r iv e n in f ro m New Y o
  • Breakfast and swimming with guests from Marshall, Texas; discussion on Brick House; Johnsons to church in Johnson City; LBJ has press conference at LBJ Ranch; appointment of new pilot and first African-American military aide; luncheon; LBJ takes nap
  • went b a ck u p s ta ir s to m y d esk , w h ere the u gly h ea d lin es of the day s t ill aw aited m e , unchanged by the p lea sa n t beginning. H ow ard C lo s e s Down in P r o te s t - B r ita in s F a c e New T a x -B ite Wage C o n tro l. C o n
  • ite s . I ask ed e v e r y o n e to b r in g an y c h ild r e n o r g r a n d c h ild r e n th at w e r e v i s i t i n g . A nd B ill D e a so n and. D r . G eo rg e D a v is and h is new w i f e . and Ju a n ita to b r in g h e r m o t h e r . j
  • r o m New Y o rk t h a t h e o r I e i t h e r w e r e , e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t a c q u i r i n g f o r the W hite H o u se. A v e r y l a r g e C o p ley , but i t ' s a b o u t 5 x 8 f e e t; I th in k h a n g in g i t w o u ld p o s e
  • Engelhard; Lady Bird attends Mellon dinner; Lady Bird mentions article in New York Times about the arts
  • the b ig e v e n t of the d ay - the d in n e r fo r the B r itis h , f o r w h ic h I h a d p u r c h a s e d a new r e d ev en in g d r e s s a n d w a s going to u s e f o r th e f i r s t tim e m y h a ir p ie c e , w h ich I h o p ed , w ould m a k
  • Wednesday, May 17, 1967 Page 8 in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life. Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
  • the G o ld b e rg s w e r e th ere and c a m e u p s t a ir s w ith u s - a lw a y s li v e l y c o m p a n y and fu ll o f n e w s o f a new g r a n d c h ild a n d a n o th e r c o m in g . S e c r e t a r y and M r s, L u c iu s B a ttle r e p r e s e
  • 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 & 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
  • - - 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
  • 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
  • Jacqueline Kennedy & Aristotle Onassis to marry; Lady Bird visits with Lyndon Jenkins; LBJ visits with Lyndon Jenkins in Oval Office; LBJ Library meeting about "Life in the White House" exhibit; Lady Bird visits with LBJ at lunch; new portraits
  • , the Q jxjiA .p ^ s e r i o u s n e s s of h e r re a d in g w h ich r ig h t now is W ill D u ra n t, C aesrnd and C h r i s t , w ith the lig h t to u ch of going out to h e a r the new C h r is ty M in s tr e ls , w ith two u n n a m e d d a te s . I
  • th e w a rm th o r p le a s u r e o f the TU ESD A Y , S E P T . 20, 1966 - p ag e 7 ev e n in g an d th e M ille r s I found e s p e c ia lly d e lig h tfu l. It w as veryd if f e r e n t f r o m th e New Y o rk o p e n in g . th is one w as in e v
  • Lady Bird has hair styled; LBJ & Lady Bird view new LBJ portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Lady Bird works with staff on framing travel certificates; meeting about dinner for Texas friends; Lady Bird attends stag luncheon with LBJ; Lady Bird names
  • i o n s f o r o u r v i s i t , b u t I had no id e a of th e s c o p e of th e p r e p a r a t i o n s . I w as to s e e th e m in the n ex t two and a h a lf d a y s ^ ra n g in g f r o m new C h in a an d s i l v e r chop s ti c k s f o r the S
  • New York
  • Laurence Rockefeller home, Tarrytown, New York
  • ; lunch in China Room; new Tiffany wildflower china for Johnson administration; tea for American Federation of the Arts; viewing film, "Paintings of the White House;" party at Sulgrave Club for Lynda Johnson & Charles Robb; Charles Robb & Tom Clark toast