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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
  • 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
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  • , 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
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  • la te it a little bit into a speech. And then at one o’ c l o c k , t h e r e cam e one of those things that m u st be p e c u lia r ly A m e ric a n , a s m a ll g e s tu re of our national fee lin g fo r the ind ivid ual. Sen ato r M a rg a re t C
  • does not c r o s s t o M ackinac Is la n d but w hat is called the / U p p e r P e n in s u la , t h e re b y b rin g in g the s c a rc e ly populated U p p e r P e n in s u la and the m illio n s o f va c a tio n -h u n g ry people in D e t r o
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  • , of which T e x a s i s v e ry m uch in n eed. He s a id "O ne of the g r e a t ta s k s of p o litic a l le a d e r s h ip i s to m ak e the people a w a re that they s h a r e a and b e lie f, fu n dam en tal unity of i n t e r e s t , p u r p o se I am
  • . And I thought I could s e e people com ing up to them to a rg u e w ith them . So by now I w as read y fo r this so rt of a c iv iliz e d even in g of good in te lle c tu a l f a r e a nd good food that I could a n ticip a te w ith the G o ld b erg s
  • LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
  • ugh t, w a s n ot s p a r k l i n g a n d t h e r e w a s i n t e n t i o n a l l y / v e r y l i t t l e h u m o r in it. M any, m any people c a m e up to the f r o n t t a b l e to s h a k e h a n d s with u s a n d g e t a u t o g r a p h s , a n
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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
  • , and then G o vern o r H a rris o n o f V irg in ia gave a little talk. Next G en era l B ra d ley h im s e lf, and then G en era l Eisenhow e r - and a ll day long, people r e fe r r e d to him as G en era l E is enhow er, not P re s id e n t Eisenhow e r
  • with a b ad a tta c k of a lm o s t anything. In o r d e r to get som e p e r so n a l au d ien ce a n a ly s is , and r e a lly a c q u a in t m y s e lf wi th the people I w as going to s e e and talk to, I c a lle d D r, Atwood, P r e s id e n t of E m e
  • it cap a b le of jum ping in and out of h e lic o p te r s and trudgin g up m ountain s id e s , and i t 's a ls o b rig h t and c o lo rfu l - a nd th a t's h a rd to find. T h e y 're such sw eet people and so in te r e ste d , i t w ill be h ard to do
  • o r and L ady A sh en h eim from J a m a ic a , and r e c e iv e d two Jam aican g r a s s s k ir ts - one w a s su p p osed to go to Lynda, from the people of Jam aica. D ear Tom C la rk dropped in w ith h is daughter, M im i, h er husband and th
  • 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
  • Lady Bird tours the Khlong and describes people and sights; LBJ receives honorary degree from Chulalongkorn University; Lady Bird describes academic robes and King Kittikachorn; LBJ gives speech and signs International Education Act; Lady Bird meets
  • & 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
  • Signing Ceremony, Pacific Northwest Disaster Relief Bill; NASA Exceptional Service Medal to astronauts; in crowd was Jacqueline Cochran who flew LBJ to Mayo Clinic in 1948 campaign; many guests staying at the White House; party for people who worked