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- saying, I think is again, this is
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what we saw today; it was opportunity and alternatives.
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I t .hink the help of our nation; the help of every city
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in the nation, depends on people having an opportunity and
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an alternative.- I think
- Johnson.
I worked for Jackie in the National Committee.
He had such high expectations of himself, and he had the same of
other people.
ILthings didn't go right, I'm sure he didn't like it a bit.
But I can't tell you firsthand any [campaign stories).
G
- - THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr. Secretary, Friends
l'm so happy that all of you could be with us today to honor the Citi zens
Advisory Committee on Recr6ation and Natural Beauty and to mark another
stride forward in the efforts to make our Nation more beautiful.
You
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I readily agreed and said le t's set it up
for tomorrow, Wednesday, so as to catch those m em bers of the
T to T Club, Tuesday to Thursday.
How we used to laugh when
we w ere in the Senate at people who went away for weekends
. Thursday afternoon
- s, planted by the Associated Clubs o f V irg in ia fo r Roadside
Development.
And I spaded in the d ir t on a dogwood.
T h is is the Y e a r o f the
Shovel fo r m e!
Th e chief le sso n o f th is m orning is to see what has been done w ith
In te
- of the Soviet Republic w ill come to our
land, " and the line about "I am su re the A m erican people would like to h ear
le a d e rs of the Soviet Republic on our TV and le a d e rs of this country would
be glad to speak to le a d e rs of the Soviet Nation
- HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e sd a y , F e b r u a ry 16, 1965
P age 2
B e a u tific a tio n is c e rta in ly exposing m e to in te re s tin g people of
achievem ent^
T h en, I flew hom e and in the a fte rn o o n d e liv e re d the H e a rt A w ardi / uto
M
- Lady Bird meets with Robert Dowling about Beautification and Sterling Gardens; Lady Bird flies back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird presents award for American Heart Association; the third Congressional reception is held at the White House
- v e r y m uchr-^ow g r a te fu l I w a s.
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O ver the p a st th ree y e a r s , the people in th is room h ave p rod u ced n e a r ly
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two and a h a lf m illio n d o lla r s to take step s tow ard m aking th is nation*s
ca p ito l m o r e liv e
- of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
- ity . ; And th ir d , m o st im p o rta n tly , for young people , .:because th is
-was a ch an ce to show another fa c e of young p e o p le , and another fa c e of
T e x a s .:',:They have so m uch to be proud o f .
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The h o n o red g u e st w
- Lady Bird has breakfast and hair styled; Lady Bird meets student group from Texas; University of Texas College Bowl Team wins national championship; Lady Bird mentions honored guests; LBJ & Lady Bird speak to students who then tour White House; Lady
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In a g r e a t r u s h I h a d g o t t e n L i z d o w n f r o m W a s h i n g t o n a n d s h e h a d
m a d e a s m a ll advance run T h u rsd a y afternoon^
I m e t J a k e a n d B e r y l a t B e r g s t r o m a b o u t 8 :4 5 a n d w e s e t o u t i
- Lady Bird tours 10th District Beautification projects; press; first, Lockhart courthouse; several people from LBJ's early years; Lady Bird visits with former roommate, Helen Byrd Falley; to Praha & tour of St. Mary's Church; fish fry, Monument Hill
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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
- , Ly ndon waA no^ xix a
pa r ty mood, noi. even wXJih ike^je people. .
TkeJie.^A AOme
kang. oveA. '^A.om jJioAe kouAA o^ Sa tur day ni g h t when he. woke
up a6out03:
wxjJx ^e\/eAj^ paJjr^ Xn kU^ cke^i. and we cal l e d
ik e Chi e f a n d jJxan
- Natural resources and national parks
- Last full day in White House; Johnsons & Billy Grahams to National City Christian Church; Lady Bird writes letter to Curator, Jim Ketchum, about Children's Garden with thank you to his staff; thank you letter to John Loeb; more acreage for national
- a s of t c o c o o n t h e r e in A u s t i n w i t h c h i l d r e n of r i c h
people, a lovely s t r e e t w h e re e a s e and s e c u r ity p re v a ile d .
a s h e r m o t h e r I a m glad.
A n d of c o u r s e
B u t I r e c o g n i z e t h a t
- National politics
- )om and see so many participants of that one w0rd,
c o nservation „„ people who l ove to climb mountains fc r the aheer joy of
it, people who fight the o rganized battles t o preserve gr&anery or roadsides,
people who give voice t o it in books o r
- , "This effort has been success
ful in improving the school arrl stimulating the surrounding residents to
desire improvement of their physical environment. 11 He thinks that many
people here now want to brighten up their surroundings because of Syphax.
So you
- 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
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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
- ay out enough fo r
■; th em .
^
A nd then c a m e ,/w h a t I think w as the p u rp o se of h is c a ll, 'T h e wonderftil
thing,'’-he sa id ,
I'was j think, though th e re h a s b een lo ts ofjpeaisBi p r e s s u r e s ,
a ll the people who know
- k of l o v e .
e v e r y step.
M y a d m i r a t i o n of t h e B u t t s r o s e w i t h
A n d n o t t h e l e a s t of t h e s e t r i u m p h s w a s to f i n d a l l of t h e s e
c re a tiv e people.
A n d m o s t of t h e m w e r e v e r y l
- ; Luci Johnson to party for 250 diplomatic young people
- oaks down
b y the r iv e r w h ere w e have the b arbeq ues for everyb od y from C h iefs
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASUINOTOIt
T u esd ay, July 6, 1965
of State to p r e c in c t ca p ta in s
Page 4
- - im portan t people a ll.
• N ext to the b
- tages
that you h er e en joy. "
He ended w ith the p red ictio n , "Som eday the people
a re going to s e t the true v a lu e s on th e se th in gs. "
Then I w ent on to sa y that "I think I have h ere in fron t of m e today, you,
who s e t the true v
- LBJ and Lady Bird drive to Reagan Ranch; Johnsons to St. Francis Xavier Church; drive to Martin and Danz Ranches; Lady Bird goes wildflower hunting and spreads wildflower seed; lunch; Lady Bird rests; LBJ rides with guests; 15 people in two cars
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th in k I had r e a l l y done a good d a y 's w o r k .
T h e y a r e i n t e r e s t i n g people-
I lo v e to h e a r t h e m t a l k a b o u t r e s e a r c h t h e y had do ne on m a k in g th e
d r a w in g s f o r th e old f o r t s of T e x
- LBJ's manner with people; Drew Pearson article; John Connally's Hemis Fair reception; swearing-in ceremony of Barnaby Keeney as Director, Humanities Commission; visit to church for wedding seating plan; Lady Bird mentions wedding details; stag
- e m o ria l - - I had a sk ed th a t th e d o o rs be opened fro m the G re e n
R oom , th e B lu e R oom , and the Red R oom , and a le r te d lo ts of m y
frie n d s to su g g e st people s tr o ll out and se e th e lig h ted fountain, s u r ro u n
- 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
- ju st r e tu r n w hat people have
b e e n s a y i n g to m e a l l a f t e r n o o n - - ' I ' l l p r a y f o r y o u r h u s b a n d . ' "
I w a lk e d on a n d th e r e w a s J e s s i e H u n te r w ith h e r w ild flo w e r
s e e d booth
- ; Lady Bird mentions many people at the fundraiser for the JFK Library; program of Frederick March reading JFK's favorite poetry; LBJ & Bobby Kennedy discuss Civil Rights Bill; Lynda Johnson is in Hawaii
