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- Lady Bird to State Department for remarks to national People-to-People conference; Bashir Ahmed; establishment of annual scholarship to honor Lady Bird; swearing-in ceremony for Dr. Mary Bunting to Atomic Energy Commission; LBJ's speech; Lady Bird
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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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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:
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- 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
- 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
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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
- to say to each other.
And then I went on to Roxanne.
Yes, she enjoyed her. job relatively, but
was looking around for something else.
~did not feel close to ~e-Swiss,
although she thought there was no
anti-American sentiment among the ordinary people
- wkjii£. A tom Akjuid.
I reached the F . O . B . in the late afternoon and JLa
- Presentation of Johns Adams silver urn to White House with Adams family members present; Mark Bortman, People-to-People program, and visit of Bashir Ahmed, camel driver, during Vice Presidency; Committee of Preservation of the White House; Bortman
- king m y c a rd f i l e o f k in fo lk s ,
th a t m ig h t e a s ily be fo rg o tte n ,
o ld fr ie n d s
s t a f f , people th a t have he lp ed
u s th ro u g h the y e a rs o u t o f j u s t fr ie n d s h ip o r p a t r io t is m
in w r it i n g
- 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.
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- & 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
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phit o r c h e s on th e f i r s t a n d s e c o n d f l o o r ,
a n d r a d i o d g a l l e r i e s f u l l of people^
b u ilt a r o u n d a c o u r t y a r d , v e r y a r t i s t i c a l l y p l a n t e d a n d o b v i o u s l y j u s t
- 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
- & people; stop at archeological site; tour of agricultural school; lunch; Lady Bird receives necklace made of coffee beans; to American Embassy; rest; reception at Intercontinental Hotel; dinner at Ambassador's residence; LBJ reminisces & philosophizes
