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- of the Chiang
horses of the Ming dynasty I believe
Kai-sheks.
overwhelming.
And an exquisite piece of jade for me.
And another piece of
jade from the Yens, and an enormous water color of a forested ino"untain
with a waterfall and a temple whose roof
- National politics
- . Per's for a shampoo and set.
Desk work these days is happily sprinkled with pictures for
autographing.
Because the end of our Administration is near at hand,
people in the government, people in the White House, old friends far
and wide are sending
- tim e , and th e re is m uch u se of ivy. And a
o v e r it
long p e rg o la o r a rb o r w ith v in e s g row ing/in the su m m e r tim e , b u t, a la s ,
in w in te r quite b a r e , an d s e a ts u n d e rn e a th , w h ere old people c an s
- United Nations
- to Americana Hotel for benefit for the Association for the United Nations and the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fund
- , the coach of the number one team in a ll the nation.
A ll
the T ex a n s in town are going, entertaining, talking, letting Washington
know that T e x a s h as invaded in fu ll fold, and v icto rio u s, both in culture
and in athletics.
Going to the beauty
- in the even in g, ^e w as to m ake h is talk oi^ w ar.
T he
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
■■WASHINGTON
Sxinday, M arch 31, 1968
sp e e c h w a s n ot y e t fir m .
P age 2
T h ere w e r e revision s^ ^ people to see^»* so he
b egan to put on h is c l o t h
- National politics
- Natural resources and national parks
- Breakfast; to Calvin Coolidge home, Plymouth; clean water project; National Historic Landmark plaque placed; John Coolidge tour of home; to First Congregational Church & Woodstock Historical Association; ride through Woodstock in 1911 Stanley
- to do this.
It's one of the many
things that the Department of L a b o r is doing to bring people with special
needs, in this ca s e h a ndicapped people, back into the m ain stream of econom ic
life .
The ubiquitous E sther Pet erson, A ssistan t S e
- , but I would say it would be pretty poor pickin 1 G for such as
us in Dallas.
At seven was the big event of the day - - the Am
- National politics
- on a
3
co u ch , look in g at h er little dog, both of them planning som e d ev ilm en t.
We sp en t a p le a sa n t hour and a s I w alked out, saw groups of sch o o l
ch ild r en , people sm ilin g and w aving at m e ,
I s m ile d and w aved b ack
- LBJ's lack of sleep; Lady Bird visits National Art Gallery; meeting with J.B. West and Jim Ketchum about Committee for the Preservation of the White House; LBJ & Lady Bird have lunch; Lady Bird has dress fittings and a nap; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman
- w ill b e so m a n y more people to r e c e iv e i t in b la c k a n d w
h
i t e
achtn ol or
MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
W ed n esd ay , F e b r u a r y 17, 1965
__^ it is j u s t s u p e rb .
Page 8
It w ill th en b e m a d e a v
- Meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House; publications by the White House Historical Association; possible paintings for the White House; completion of the White House Library; Lady Bird visits with President Dwight
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is a m o s t p r o lif ic l e t t e r - w r i t e r , a n d sh e ^ ta k e s c a r e of h e r people-^^
W o rk w ith L iz ,^ n d h o u rs of r e c o r d in g b ro k e n by a n o th e r v i s i t w ith
o tiie r p e o p le .
L y n d o n c a lle d m e .
He
- Square; phone call from Diana MacArthur; LBJ & Lady Bird meet 4-H group; Lady Bird greets Governors; lunch; office work; report of National Foundation on Arts & Humanities; bowling; dinner; LBJ's speech for Brookings Institute; reception; exercises
- g h t i s a n o t h e r one of t h o s e r e c e p t i o n s f o r the C o n g r e s s i o n a l
people.
T h e r e due a t 6,
I p u t on a s o r t of g o ld a n d s i l v e r l a m e d r e s s
that Lyndon h a d bought m e in P a r i s , quite
- ; National Symphony Orchestra's Music for Young Americans; Congressional Reception with comments about members & wives; briefing for Congressmen & tour for wives; dinner and dance; article by Dorothy McCardle about lights off at WH
- together som e
packages that w i l l appeal to people who w is h to be t h is g e nero us.
P la yg ro u n d s in lo w -inc o m e d is t r ic t s , c h e rry tre e s f o r everybody
. around the W ashington M onum ent, and a statue in the outdoor garden
- of the w hole even in g— ^Although I w as
.
-v'
•.•tl
happy :to adopt it..,‘ T h is w orld , p a r tic u la r ly the dram a, in te r e s t s m e and
h a s fu rn ish e d m e w ith m any happy h o u rs. . And I lik e to m e e t the people
w ho m ake it up
- C a ssa tt, nothing w ill e v e r r ep la ce
' it r e a lly .
I hope I'm not one of th ose people who, b eca u se so m eo n e h as given
m e so m eth in g fo r three or four y e a r s , is hurt when they w ithdraw it.
I
m u st a lw a y s rem em
- that w ill
eventually have 80,000 people.
B ut the p a t t e r n is s e t.
At p r e s e n t , th e r e a r e only a b o u t 2 ,0 0 0 .
H ouses and c o m m e rc ia l a re a and s tre e ts and
r o a d s a r e l a i d o u t s o t h a t i t i s p l e a s
- 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
- f
people
the
co n fe re n c e t h a t e v e r took pla c e
I think!
F r o m the B a l c o n y /^ w e went
garden b ecaus e
of delphinium r aises
Steichen is a g r e a t lover
some r a r e
and b e a u t i f u l
s t r a in s
jshe had prom
- e n I w a s S ix te e n " •— in te rv ie w in g v a r io u s
people,M
arinA
derson,
H e le n Hay e s , M a r g a r e t M ead e and
am o n g th e m , an d I r e m i n i s c e d in a ra m b lin g about t h a t y e a r
V o f b lo o m a lo n g , long w
- o r y .
It w as a g r e a t show and I w as glad I w as th ere to w atch it,
though I had the fe e lin g that th ese b a ttle s are won, th is day is o v e r , this
i s the l a s t h u r r a h ." Y o u a re not forgotten people", he w en t on, "We
- on
Retardation. She will work well and ably, along with Muriel, Mathilda, and the other capable
people there. I am glad when we can put our mark on these committees and commissions. The
eternal difficulty is always in finding the right person.
[NOTE: Page 8
- & people; unveiling ceremony for FDR portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Margaret Truman & Cliff Daniels are houseguests; Margaret's pianos sank into White House floor; Lady Bird & LBJ make remarks; "Sunrise at Campobello"; Lady Bird to Harkness Ballet
