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- for President Kennedy and now for Lyndon. The Kenny O’Donnells, the O’Briens,
the Maguires, the Jenkinses, Bill Moyers alone, Jack Valenti. We just had a drink, watched
the fire, talked about the day’s events, the Congress, the problems, the actions, and I hope
- tour for the ladies; Ken O'Donnell; dinner with friends, including Senators Richard Russell, Herman Talmadge, and George Smathers; discussion of congressional action and tax bill; Russell's recurring cough; Lady Bird prays that LBJ will pace himself
- and a half of talking with L a rry and Mike,
it was a rath er dismaying conclusion that there had been much
talk in the country and in the papers and not much action on the
Hill on the beautification proposal, and we must try at least to
get them considered
- and smelling the evergreens and yet this year all eyes
are ahead- - that is the way the action points.
looks and clinging are out.
Nostalgia and backward
Nevertheless I had le ft them up, I liked
them, so there i t is.
I t was deliberately an early party
- LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers about LBJ's Gridiron speech; lunch and a swim with the McNamaras; LBJ, Robert McNamara and McGeorge Bundy to Burning Tree for golf; Lady Bird reflects on LBJ's recent actions and successes; dinner at the McNamaras
- a re both surrounded by Irish m en .
F u rth e rm o re ,
I h ea rd it said that th e re
a re m o re Irish m en in the White House than peop le, "
And o f d eV a le ra h im s e lf, he said, " F e w m en have had the sa tisf action
that you have had
- n a d e , and o c c a s io n a lly a dip to
c o o l off.
G e o r g e to ld m e of h is plan ^ alread y put in to action ^ of m a k in g a c o r p o r a tio n
out o f H un tlan ds w h ic h w ill b e p a r tic ip a te d in b y th e ir fiv e c h ild r e
- ere going to give him a thorough m e d ic a l g o in g «o v e r the next
m o rn in g, and tonight we only talk ed about the p h y c o lo g ica l a s p e c t s .
Both
thought that in action , id le n e s s , la c k of com m an d, would be a h a r d e
- a lu e on th e se th in gs, and to talk about what w e m ight do to
im p lem en t, to sup p lem en t, and to be a c a ta ly st for action." I told them a bit
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
T h u rsd ay, F eb ru a ry 11, 1965
WASKINOTON
P age 3
about m
- s e r v a t i o n - b e a u t i f i c a t i o n p r o g r a m .
I t o l d him
i t w o u l d j u s t d e p e n d on the f o l k s b a c k h o m e l i k e h i m , a n d to b a c k i t w i t h
e d ito ria ls and action. - .
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