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- , M r s . F. D. R o o s e v e lt III,
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MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
- LBJ and Railroad Strike; Lady Bird to first anniversary luncheon of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation in New York; Lady Bird & Jean Kintner to Needlework Shop to design needlepoint pillows for White House; Lady Bird mentions many people
- of the Iranian
diplomats--ah, what a taste for caviar I have developed and I wonder
snobbishly i f I w ill ever encounter i t once I'm home!
And there was Mr. Charles Palmer, who had been an executive
assistant to [Franklin D.] Roosevelt and a friend of Madame
- Bird to F Street Club with Lynda; Lady Bird visits with Mike Monroney about his trip to Saigon; Lady Bird visits with James Roosevelt about portrait of his father, Franklin Roosevelt
- ; procession to the Capitol, riderless horse, flag-draped caisson; memory of Franklin Roosevelt's death; arrival at Capitol Rotunda; eulogies; LBJ lays wreath at foot of casket; Jacqueline Kennedy kisses the casket with Caroline by her side; Lady Bird comments
- ; Entertainment for dinner is Carol Channing in "Hello, Dolly!"; Carol Channing and Everett Dirksen have "same voice;" LBJ and Hubert Humphrey dance with Carol Channing; Lady Bird dances with Douglass Fairbanks, Jr.; Fairbanks speaks of President Franklin
- Roosevelt on arrival and took to second floor
9:00 Chopper to Andrews w/ Luci, Roosevelts, and Steinbecks to fly to Illinois
Left on Air Force One for Chanute Base w/ President, Luci, Chief Justice Warren,
Justice and Mrs. Goldberg, Steinbecks, Roosevelts
- for Eleanor Roosevelt portrait presentation:
Green Room Justice and Mrs. Black
Mr. and Mrs. Lindley
Reverend and Mrs. Gordon Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Myers
Mr. Eliot Roosevelt Jr.
6:00 Upstairs
6:15 Bowling w/ Pat
7:26 Upstairs
Recorded
10:05 President
- , October ZO
6:00 P• m.
ill 9,1>e~ the~ ~ehru Memorial
ilh'&c~(~tion.
Mrs. Johnson will accept the Chandor portrait
of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
FOR FRIDAY A. M. RELEASE
OCTOBER 1, 1965
Office o f the Press Secretary
to Mrs. Johnson
THE WHITE HOUSE
- , then Ashton on albums, Patsy about Taylors, Rathers, Stedmans pictures
5:50 Jim Ketchum about the Roosevelt portrait
6:35 Mrs. Provenson for an hour
8:15 Dinner alone - steak
Worked at desk signing Christmas things.
no rub
-
9:45 Left with Simone for ABC filming - Belle Haven Picnic area
(hot and humid)
12:15 Return to second floor
Work on mail
12:45 Lunch with Luci in bedroom (both had hard-boiled eggs)
1:30 Nap
2:35 Left with Simone for ABC filming - Roosevelt Island
-
11:50 To Jean Louis
2:10 Returned to White House
2. 2:15 Kandi, assistant, and mother in Library
2:20 Kandi for fitting with Bess
3:25 Kandi left
Worked on desk and reviewed speech
3. 5:10 Down to Eleanor Roosevelt presentation in East Room
5:55
- floor to see Eleanor Roosevelt portrait
5. 9:00 w/ guests to theater
"Land We Love," "The President's Country," and home movie
10:00 All went to President's office
10:30 All returned to second
11:02 Guests departed
12:00 Retired
- President left for California
8:45 Jean-Louis
10:30 Film for Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial
11:00 Dictated machine and mail
12:30 Meet Mr. and Mrs. K.T. Johnson and 3 daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Green,
Betty (Cason) Hickman (sherry, coffee, etc.)
1:00 Sandwich
- Interview with Bill Wise (Life) in Queens' Sitting Room
12:20 To East Room to greet U.S. attorneys and wives
12:35 Back to Queens' Sitting Room
1:10 Mrs. John Palfrey and 2 children to Queens' Sitting Room
(she is Teddy Roosevelt's
granddaughter)
2:00 Work
- -Louis
6:45 Drink w/ James Roosevelt and daughter Ann
8:10 To President's office
9:05 Dinner w/ President
11:30 Retired
Page No:
- :51 Greeted Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt and three sons on tour of first floor of mansion.
12:00-1:30 Worked with MW on desk and photo albums for weekend guests at ranch.
(1:00 Lunch on tray in room with MW -- scrambled egg, toast, honey, and coffee).
1:30
- leaving for New York and Capote party.
Liz over to talk about "Living White House." Picked up a "Repub. Roosevelt."
Went down with Liz to see blown-up pictures of the the book in hall.
11:20 Bess Abell over to talk.
12:04 Liz left.
1:15 Bess left
- the Jewish luncheon and Meryle Secrest interview.
9:31 Liz left
Recorded
1. 11:45 Made some calls before seeing Roosevelt painting in West Hall at
12:00 With C.F. Palmer, Madame Shoumatoff, and Clark Clifford.
1:00 Palmer and Shoumatoff left for President's
-
to Campobello home. Took tour of the house. Reception in back
yard and met people at a picnic.
12:30 Luncheon in house by Roosevelt International Park Commission,
Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. Butterworth, Mrs. Robichaud, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Muskie, Senator
- room to visit with President and luncheon guests
3:30 Picture in yellow dress in Oval Room w/ pillows made by Mrs. Frost
1. 4:00 Tea in Oval Room w/ Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth and
her niece (and Lynda?)
5:20 To First floor w/ Mrs. Longworth, her
-
Steve Steinert - 324
Ruth Lester - 329
not dictated
9:40 Coffee
10:30 Bath
11:00 Talk to Liz re: Roosevelt speech
11:15 Record on machine
1:20 Talked to Jim Ketchum re: Women's Home Companion 1900, Mrs. McNamara's
gift and Mrs. Lester's project.
1:45
- on mail and decisions with MWT.
Studied speech; rested.
7:45 Left the White House.
7:54 Arrived at the Statler-Hilton Hotel for Women's National Press Club dinner in
my honor. CTJ was presented the Eleanor Roosevelt Golden Candlestick Award
following
- Clark for American Embassy. Planted
a tree on lawn where Mrs. Roosevelt and Hale Boggs and had also planted one.
12:00 Arrived Parliament House and joined President for luncheon.
2:40 Left Parliament House with the President in motorcade. CTJ rode
- in a picture they have long had to be autographed,
or asking for one.
Always before me is the memory of Lyndon's long
and rather close association with President Roosevelt and the very few
that we had at the end of the eight years he had known him.
And so
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- Lady Bird is interviewed by Bill Wise at Life magazine; LBJ & Lady Bird greet U.S. Attorneys; Life magazine article about Bobby Kennedy family; coffee with granddaughter of President Teddy Roosevelt; stories about Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt dinner
- Planning luncheons for Canadian Prime Minister and Mrs. Pearson; description of Mrs. Pearson and mention of the various guests; signing of the Campobello Treaty; James Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth; Luci Johnson's trip to Wisconsin
- Lady Bird practices her speech; Lady Bird goes to hairdresser; Luci's upcoming wedding; LBJ is going to Hawaii; presentation of Eleanor Roosevelt portrait in East Room; Lady Bird reminiscences about meeting Eleanor Roosevelt; Lady Bird mentions
- Newspaper coverage of Luci Johnson at Apple Blossom Festival; Congressional Club's annual breakfast honoring the First Lady; Lady Bird's statement about her first attending in 1938 for Eleanor Roosevelt; LBJ to Winchester for Luci's crowning
- to Americana Hotel for benefit for the Association for the United Nations and the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fund
- of Campobello; church service; LBJ and Prime Minister to Chamcook; Lady Bird and Mrs. Pearson to Roosevelt Cottage; Lady Bird describes tour; lunch; LBJ and Prime Minister Pearson give speeches; Johnsons to White House; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to wedding
- and reads papers and night reading; Lady Bird swims in pool; LBJ and McGeorge Bundy discuss Vietnam; Lynda visits with parents and guests; United Nations and Vietnam; reception for handing of Eleanor Roosevelt's portrait is cancelled
- Tea with Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Luci and Lynda Johnson; LBJ naps; Lady Bird reminisces about party at Friendship House in 1937; Alice Longworth reminisces about her honeymoon; LBJ comes in to say hello; Mrs. Longworth reminisces about
- p it .
Of h i m s e l f , h e s a i d
t o t h e s t a f f a n d to m e " t h e y w a n t to m a k e a H a r d i n g out of m e a n d I kn o w i t .
I k n o w w h a t t h e y d i d to E^iot R o o s e v e l t .
Roosevelt.
I kn ow w h a t t h e y d i
- San Jacinto Day; Lady Bird goes to the dentist and works in office; tea with Alice Roosevelt Longworth who tells stories of living in the White House; Lady Bird attends meeting about the Fish Room; reception at the Italian Embassy; back to White
- LBJ to California; Lady Bird's television taping for Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation; visits by family friends; shopping; dinner with Luci Johnson, Dr. Jim Cain & Jack Valenti; to Olney Theatre for play; airplane crash of Sen. Edward Kennedy
- Visit of British Prime Minister and Ms. Douglas-Home; Citizen's Advisory Council on Status of Women meeting; tour for Billy Marcus and Wendy; tea with Anna Roosevelt Halstead, her reminiscences, and her remarks about Iran and the Shah of Iran
- Examining samples for family quarters; tea for ladies of the press; Lady Bird mentions many press women; Esther Peterson, Assistant to the President for Consumer Problems; tour of the WH; history of WH rooms; Eleanor Roosevelt; Nan Robertson's news
- Lady Bird and LBJ have breakfast; Lady Bird meets with staff about drapes for State Dining Room; office work; tea with Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Judge Russell Train; religious interests of Johnson family; dinner at the State Department ; LBJ
- bowling; Lynda Johnson in New York; Johnsons on Sequoia with friends; Buffalo River and national parks; new portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt for White House
- ; office work; lunch with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird watches Luci's rehearsal for "Peter and the Wolf;" meeting with James & Anna Roosevelt with stories about FDR and proposed monument
