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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
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- . 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
- by the go vern o rs conferen ce jointly,
with the national go vern o rs association of Japan and the State Department.
T a ll, s e v e ra l-tim e s -g o v e rn o r of D elaw are, E lb e rt C a r v e ll, who’ d
made s e v e r a l trips to Japan
- 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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- " . . . . that m odern nations no lo n g er can base their salvation and
w e lf a r e
upon an e g o tis tic a l and a g g r e s s iv e nationalism .
, A sm all a r r o w
thrown in the d irection of deGaulle.
Another good phrase was, "W e have our hand out
- as a s ta rte r, to hel p
the people of H arlem to fig h t ju ven ile delinquency.
And then he c a lle d on
'
■?
them, lik e a p rea ch err|n
in a brush a rb o r - " A r e you w ith m e, " " W i l l you join
■p
me^".. and got a b ig resp on se, not ex
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- Removed from 05/14/1968, page 1.
Paper Clip Removed from 05/14/1968, pages 1- 7.
MEMORANDUM
^
T u e sd a y , M ay 14, 1968
THE WHITE HOUSE
wASHiNOTON
Page 1
What a d a y . A s w e advance farth er into M ay I fe e l m ore and m o re lik e
- m o rie s t he W hite H ouse, the home that belon gs to a ll the A m e ric a n
people, is a ric h sto re house o f re c o lle c tio n s o f our w hole past as a Nation.
. w the s c o re s o f h is to r ic paintings which
I am happy to w elco m e you
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- Lynda Johnson to Camp David; Lady Bird records for Westinghouse movie on White House paintings; LBJ, Lady Bird and Luci Johnson to dinner at the International Inn; to D.C. National Guard Army for gala "Salute to President Johnson"; LBJ speech; Luci
- 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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- - c o ll a r people/^ taking le s s o n s in
how to ru n o ffic e m a c h i n e r y .
I a s k e d one young w o m a n w h y she w a s doing it
.
.
^'
and she s a id that w ith typing and shorthand^,'she knew she could a l w a y s g e t a
job, but i f
- LBJ & Lady Bird 5-state tour; Lady Bird describes Chicago; stop at Cline High School, South Bend, IN; LBJ speech; stop at Peru, IN; LBJ speech & Lady Bird remarks at National Convention of League of Women Voters, Pittsburgh, PA; LBJ addresses United
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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
- only about t h i r t y m inutes, the f i r s t o f f i v e
stops,
A r e g u l a r m arathon
1
Next, t o
the S t a t l e r -
H i l t o n and t h e n t h e Armory where t h e r e were 1 3 , 0 0
r
people.
Tonfeht t h e d e c o r a t i o n s h a d
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Johnson to prayer service at National City Christian Church; Inauguration; funny story about Fern Baines; seating on inaugural platform; LBJ takes oath of office and gives address; inaugural luncheon; Lady Bird's classmate from
- , 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
- L A
P resid en t C lark K e r r .
While the m e n went to put on th e ir r o b e s , the w ives took c h a r g e of
us and we went in and s a t down in the f ro n t row of a huge a s s e m b l y .
o u td o o rs and people s e e m e d to s t r e t c h
- 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
- rta b le c l i m a t e ^ f o r two v e r y
l i b e r a l and outspoken people lik e C l i f f and V ir g i n i a .
th e y 'v e just had a w o n d e rfu l in te rlu d e .
But f o r this moment^.^^'^'”
C l i f f has been le c tu r in g in England,
b e
- 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
- lik e s c o tc h
and so d a and so when s e v e r a l n e w sp ap er people cam e up and b e g a n to talk
to m e , I g u e s s I sh ould not have b een s u r p r is e d that la t e r on it w as r e p o r ted
I w as h aving a sco tch and so d
- ; Congressional reception for 1000 people; photographs were taken; receiving line; Lady Bird quotes from Betty Beale news article; LBJ makes speech via telephone to Texas Exes party
- 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
- is kin d o f people»-^i^ C e n tr a l O hio. "
F in a lly , a t la s t , w e r e a c h e d the f a ir g r o u n d s.
a p p r o a c h in g 9 :00 - - s o m e tw o h o u r s la te .
It m u st h a v e b e e n
A s w e r o d e a ro u n d the r a c e tr a c k
- 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
