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  • M EMORANDUM T H E W H I T E HOUSE WASHINGTON F i r d a y , A p r i l 17, 1964 T h i s m o r n in g I spent with M r s. J. L e e Johnson - Ruth C a r t e r ii // Johnson, daughter o f A m o n C a r t e r -a ca n -d o w om an , v e r y m uch h e r
  • a r d s and a fflu e n c e . i s m o r e o fte n g iv in g . we are. II S u c c e s s i s n o t a l w a y s i n g e t t i n g , it It d o e s n o t c o n s i s t o f w h a t w e d o b ut r a t h e r w h a t S u c c e s s i s n o t a l w a y s a n
  • II I N O T O N W e d n e s d a y , J u n e 10, 1964 Page 4 b o r n to m a n * s m o s t e x c e p t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t y . Y o u a r e y o u n g e r th a n m o s t of th e e a r t h ’ s q u a r r e l s a n d o l d e r th a n m o s t
  • , I th ii^ it w as around th ree o ’c lo c k , Lyndon w ent o v er to h is o ffic e , and I talk ed to Lynda and to L u ci. Both o f them w e r e e m o tio n a l, L u ci cry in g , Lynda d istrau gh t. ■ th is do to the b o y s? What d oes / ' v
  • that the McNamaras had requested the Valentis. ~!/.t t i' II . l is always pleasant to have Florence Mahoney to a party. She was a request of the Gardners. Lynda Bird came. i She feels close to nearly everyone in the Cabinet:://>As soon as I greeted
  • i t i a l e d i t " o . k . ". An d I d i s c u s s e d w ith h im h is own d e c i s io n of l a s t F r i d a y n ig h t a n d a s k e d if it w e r e i r r e v o c a b l e b e c a u s e L y n d o n ..................... -■i»ii^»i i ^ . ii
  • MEMORANDUM U M ij^ a .r H 0 5 jfg ^ ; - ^ ' ' - n ^ : • ' "' v-' -: -:' ' -;' w a s h in 'o to ii T h u r s d a y , J u n e 1, 1967 r U 'C^'^'Oe^ ■•'■:-/^'?-.:^'-'^:A
  • T I — t II .1 1.. ____ MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Sunday, O ctober 3, 1965 Page 6 I t w a s a blue ribbon gathering - - t h e N elso n R o c k e fe lle r s , Speaker and M r s. M cC orm ack, Dean and Virginia R usk, C ard in al S p
  • a ll d r e s s e d i n m y white ch iffon , and to m ad e up by Eddie Sen z, with a high h a ir do to go t o II T r o v a to r e , a t the M etro p o litan , in cam e a w e a ry Lyn d a B ir d , fr e s h fro m two d a y s in fiv e s t a t e s
  • f the m b ig ra m b lin g h o u se s su ite d f o r la rg e fa m ilie s and c a sua l liv in g . We asked h im how m uch one o f th e m w ould c o st i f II f th e y came up f o r sa le now , and he sa id about $ 1 5 , 000 o r $18^000, b u t you re
  • n c e s s e s , a n d a l l t h e a s s e m b l e d p o l i t i c a l f i g u r e s , b u t t h e S w e d e s w ho p u t t h i s g r e a t festive holiday to g e th e r and then e v ery b o d y spoke, including once m o r e m y ii c o n t r i b u
  • ll o w - a s t r o n a u t s - - h o n o r a r y p a llb e a r e r s - - C h a rle s C o n ra d , T h o m a s S t a f f o r d II Ifini : i.. ■ , T u e s d a y , J a n u a ry 31 (C o n tin u e d ) , and N e i l A r m s t r o n g , w h o had
  • r a p h ic a lly r e p r e s e n t i n g th e w h o le U n ite d S ta te s , f r o m N ew Y o r k to H a w a ii. A n d I w a s p r o u d th a t t h e r e w a s o n e T e x a s g i r l f r o m K in g s v ille o n i t . I h a d ta lk e d to T o m J
  • . ? And^ I k e p t a a . h e a r ii^ w o g d » -& f - p r a i s e fo r the b r ie fin g a m o n g th e m e n . / / . O ne th in g to n o te . b u ffe t. D o n 't h av e s lic e d r o a s t b e e f f o r a sta n d u p - I t i s a s tr u g g le to c u t w
  • ) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. 11/17/2014 Initials B9BE9B9SSES m e m o r a 'n d u m THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINOTOM T h u r s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 16, 1965 Arid t h e n II w o r k e d on the m a i l
  • t 130 of u s , s e a te d a t ro u n d ta b le s fo r 10 e a c h , w ith th e h e a d ta b le f o r 2 O, I h a d a r e a l l y good tim e w ith S ir A lec on m y r ig h t a n d M r. B u tle r on m y le f t. II L y n d o n ’ s to a s t w as no l e
  • i m p o r t a n t s t e p we h a v e t a k e n to s t r e n g t h e n o u r e c o n o m y s i n c e W o r l d W a r II. T h e n he w e n t on to s a y h o w the l e g i s l a t i o n w a s i n s p i r e d a n d p ro p o s e d by P r e s i d e n t
  • io n , A d am | C la y to n P o w e ll, in a n a t m o s p h e r e te n s e w ith v io le n c e an d h a tr e d . 'i ^ ‘ ’ VHiii’.’ . ■, , ' I, , ii - ---- ' ■■ ...............'-i¥W -TrV T --"--iiii..................................r
  • . . And then w e had c o ffe e and liq u e u r s in the R ed R o o m . And th en in the E a s t R oom I in tr o d u c e d C h a r lie B y r d w ho w a s g r e a t ly a c c la im e d by a ll the lo v e r s o f ja z z . II ' St. L o u is Womeaa. B u t it i s a fa
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  • e r e h e r e b e c a u s e ii he h a d a s k e d L yndon on a b o a t tr i p on th e P o to m a c to co m e a n d d e d ic a te it. ■ He f e e ls th a t su c h s y s te m s w ill so o n b e a s m a t te r of c o u r s e a s R E A p r o je c ts
  • r o o m . L y n d o n w a s h a v in g n e w s p a p e rm e n in th e fa m ily d in in g r o o m , an d II b e s id e s I w a n te d lu n c h in J a n e 's r o o m . I d re w h e r in th e c o n v e r s a tio n a b o u t w h a t s ta te s h e h a d
  • v e r a n d k is s e d m e on the c h e e k , the f i r s t tim e I e v e r r e m e m b e r ! I f e l t th a t i t w a s th e siam a m e s o r t oofi ssaiute»>^ncl a lu t e ,/a n d iI w as g r a te fluu l, th a t I w a n te d to r < g iv e to D
  • W e d n e s d a y , M a y 15, 1968 Page 9 o b s e r v a t i o n t h a t G o v e r n m e n t i s a s e r i e s of c h o i c e s of a s s i g n i n g p r i o r i t i e s . Ca S>.iI t w a s a g o o d d i n n e r - - c o r i a l ea-int jo c a n d r o
  • v e r s i t y in th e e a r l y *30's - - h e ' s a N ew Y o r k F im ie ii-S ea n: now I g a t h e r a n d i n t e r e s t e d in A u s t r a l i a w ith s o m a n y b u s i n e s s t i e s . I gave t h e m m y lo v in g d e s c r i p t i o n
  • r J a c o b R iis . T h ey h a d ev en h a u le d in a t r e e - - a b o u t a th ir ty fo o t r e d o ak I w ould th in k - - a n d th e c h ie f of c o n s tr u c tio n ■r d e s c r ib e d to u s w h e re th e t r e e s w ould be and w h a t th
  • a lly o b lig a te d . M ay I s p e a k in d e fe n s e of th e w a r ? ” M y f i r s t h u s b a n d , ” sh e s a id , "w a s k ille d in W o rld W a r II an d I h a v e e ig h t s o n s. O ne of th e m i s now in th e A ir F o r c e . to go to V ie
  • s t 35 m i l e s a c r o s s the O w e n S t a n l e y R a n g e a n d t h e y w e r e c o m i n g i n y o u r II d ire c tio n ." ■. A n d th e n th e b u s i n e s s of th e d a y . "I c a n n o t s a y t h a t m i r a c l e s MEMORANDUM TH
  • e a l on i t w ith a d e lig h tfu l p ic tu r e of D o lly and th e s y n o p s is of w h a t w e w ould s e e — t h ir ty m in u te s f ro m A ct II. th e w a it e r s g a llo p e d and H e llo D olly w a s enchantm ent!! g a llo p , th e c o s tu
  • r a n d w e *5Sib ii 5 ^ t o g e t h e r a n d w i t h a s e n s e o f t r i u m p h i n t o th e E a s t R o o m f o r th e s i g n in g o f f o u r l a n d m a r k b i l l s i n theaasa4gg: s t o r y o f c o n s e r v a t i o n in th is c o u n try