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- , M r s . F. D. R o o s e v e lt III,
M rs
Franklin D. R o o s e v e lt," j r . ; M r. and M r s . John R o o s e v e lt; tiny,
liv e l y M r s . K e r m it R o o s e v e lt, and M is s Nina R o o s e v e lt.
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
- 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
l
- 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
- Visit with Alice Roosevelt Longworth who reminisces about days in WH; Senate dinner and briefing with tour for Senate wives; description of individuals in receiving line; funny incident with Mrs. Gaylor Nelson; toasts for Ken Keating and Mike
- to Women's National Democratic Club tea; LBJ & Lady Bird to Women's National Press Club for Eleanor Roosevelt Golden Candlestick award to Judge Anna M. Cross; women appointments; Betty Beale's & Marianne Means' parties; Lady Bird talks with Phil Potter about
- ; huge crowd of well-wishers; LBJ gives speech; Lady Bird visits with & LBJ greets Alice Roosevelt Longworth; LBJ receives plaque & key to city of Washington, D.C.; remarks by LBJ; Lady Bird to cocktail party of Bromley Smith's; dinner with Billy Graham
- with Alice Roosevelt Longworth; photos with little boy for United Givers Fund; Lady Bird meets Arthritis & Rheumatism Association group; Tchaikovsky Competition reception; LBJ gives remarks; Lady Bird describes performances; receiving line
- State dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Eisako Sato; Lady Bird explores storerooms to make inventory; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; Lady Bird describes ceremonies and exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird mentions several guests; Roosevelt and Truman
- ; pickets; cherry trees dying; photos on White House portico & stairs; Lady Bird enters wedding & rose in family Bible; receiving line; Lady Bird lists guests and how they relate to Johnson family; Alice Roosevelt Longworth; Operation Departure
