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- in Dallas.
3:00 Boarded American Airlines to return to Washington.
6:35 Arrived at Dulles Airport.
7:21 Returned to the White House.
9:49 Dinner with the President, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Krim, Senator and Mrs. McGee, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Busby, Marie
Fehmer
- for coffee.
Talked with Liz and Luci.
8:00 Mr. Per -- comb-out.
9:00 Said goodbye to the President. Left the White House in car with Liz and
Secretary Udall.
2. 9:37 Arrived Dulles Airport and boarded plane. speaking of death of Rev. King
Worked with Liz
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parties ..: _ rather 'w.e ll done, but it was far from a glittering occasion and I
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I get a C- when I left
had that ·sort of a dull feeling of opportU:nity missed.
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- assistance; Lady Bird has dressing fitting with Adele Simpson; tea for East Wing staff; Democratic Campaign Committee Fund Raising Dinner; John McCormack, Ed Muskie, Hubert Humphrey & LBJ give speeches; Richard Daley family are houseguests
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o f m y g rea t a m b itio n s of th is F a ll i s to a s s e m b le a v e r y
s m a ll g r o u p of s c h o la r s and the m o st k now ledgeable G overnm ent
p eo p le — lik e W alt and E lsp eth R ostow and M cG eorge Bundy and
John
- hite H ouse!
how dull of m e not to know it b e fo re I m e t h e r .
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T h is is the s o r t
of thing, m e e tin g a w om an lik e h e r, th a t m ak e s m e like m y p a r t of L yn d o n 's
job.
N ext, I w ent to see M r. Bobby L e h m a n 's
- ich I c o n s id e r
dull, m u s ty and d e v o id o f p e r s o n a lit y .
And ta lk e d about how to b r in g
r
so m e c o l o r and v iv id n e s s ,^ a n d c o m f o r t into them f but e x c e p t f o r
c
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p ic t u r e s ,
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that w i l l
- Lady Bird visits with Ruth Carter Johnson about art for White House; visit to John Singer Sargent exhibit at Corcoran Gallery; reception for American Society of Newspaper Editors; LBJ's speech on civil rights, poverty, taxes, Medicare, railroad
- ou se, found in a New Y ork
antique shop and g iv en to the White H ouse b y the Lyndon John sons
b a ck in A ugust o f ’6 3 !
It w as a good day fo r m e , b e c a u se I can c a ll n e a r ly e v e r y
one o f th e SenateL
adiesb y f ir s t nam e
- e K n e t s c h 's w ife; and, of c o u r s e , M r s. B ill S trib lin g , the
sta lw a r t o f an y c iv ic o r p o litic a l w ork in John son C ity.
Som e I w as p a r tic u la r ly s o r r y not to see:
N a n ell M o o re, the
County A gent; M
- rs, John Oswald,
President of the U n iversity of Kentucky; and about 150 people lined up along
MEMORANDUM
THE W H ITE HOUSE
Thursday, May 21, 1964
W ASHING TON
Page 2
the fence to whom , after I said hello to a ll the dignitaries, I went over
- of the ones I was m o s t glad to see w a s Uncle John W il l
P a ttillo , 87, ruddy of cheek, a little slow o f walk, who p redicted that Lyndon
w il l beat the other fe llo w , w h o ever he is, and make him like it.
Th is goes
back to the time of a ll
- s e m y au d ien ce when th ey stepp ed out of the bus, I began to
d e s c r ib e it.
R ow s of b rok en w indow s w hen w e begun, the g rim dull
ex p a n se of cem en t, but i t had b een turned into a p la c e for a ll s e a s o n s
- Lady Bird slept little; Lady Bird has coffee with LBJ; they decide Crossing the Trails of Texas trip should continue; Lady Bird alters speeches to include statement about Martin Luther King; to Dulles airport; Washington & foreign correspondents
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the Diplomatic Reception Room.
9:25 Arrived at Dulles; made phone calls from the station manager's office (J.C. Kellam).
10:05 Left Dulles on Braniff #007.
2. 1:03 Arrived at the ranch after changing planes in Dallas.
Saw Mr. White and Mr. Wells all afternoon.
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Worked at desk.
8:55 Told the President goodbye; left for Dulles.
9:40 Departed Dulles.
Arrived in Austin; stopped at Youngblood's to pick up luncheon meat.
2. 1:35 Arrived at Luci's; visited with them and Pat's brother Gerry and family.
Talked with Mr
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8:02 Left the White House with Simone.
8:50 Arrived at Dulles Airport with Simone -- waited in VIP lounge.
10:00 Left Dulles for Phoenix.
10:58 MST Arrived Phoenix, Arizona
- the White House for Dulles airport -- worked on mail with Ashton en route.
5:10 Left Dulles on American Airlines #69 for San Antonio.
10:00 Arrived San Antonio -- drove to the ranch.
11:19 Arrived at the ranch.
Retired.
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- white gown w/ ribbon flowered
sleeves
8:30 To VIP Reception in East Foyer
To ballroom for dinner
10:30 Remarks by President
12:00 Departed Waldorf-Astoria via car w/ President, Watsons, and Vicky
12:10 Departed LaGuardia via Jetstar
12:50 Arrived Dulles
- Airport; went to the American Airlines
station manager's office.
11:50 Boarded American Airlines flight # 58.
12:05 Departed San Antonio via AA # 58.
Remained on board while plan stopped at Dallas (12:43 - 1:25).
4:35 Returned to Washington; Dulles
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Bathed and dressed; went into the President's Room to tell him goodbye.
8:46 Left the White House.
2. 9:17 Arrived at Dulles; waited for three hours before take-off -- flight was unable
to leave because of fog.
12:15 Left Dulles.
3. 3:41 Arrived at Luci's
- , and Courtenay to second floor
12:30 Man to repair recording machine
1:37 To pool
2:00 Back to room
2:15 Lunch in room w/ Luci (scrambled egg)
1:27 Swimming pool
2:50 To Jean-Louis
5:26 Left Jean-Louis
5:57 To Dulles Airport. Luci arrived in separate car. Luci
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Patsy's gifts.
her try on
Lindow,
9:30
Luci left for Dulles to meet Bill Hitchcock. To room.
11:50
Dinner with President.
12:20
Retired.
clothes: pink going-away outfit, Harriman dress.
Helene,
Betty
Beal
e, Willie
Day,
Patsy, Bess
- To Dulles International Airport
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Entry No.
Time
Activity
4:13 Arrived airport
5:10 Arrived Dallas Airport
5:50 Departed Dallas
6:55 Arrived Austin
7:03 Departed airport w/ Dorothy Territo for brief tour through
Austin
8:10 Arrived Boyhood Home
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by Dr. Dillon Ripley.
2:18
Departed the Smithsonian
Flight #015, first class, for Dallas.
4:55 (Central time) Arrived Dallas.
5:10
about
Took King Air plane to
Pat's, via auto.
--
shown
went directly to Dulles for departure on Braniff
the LBJ
- the White House -- went to Dulles Airport -- took Braniff flight to Dallas.
Had dinner in flight -- also visited with Mertie and Phillip Baldwin who were
coincidentally on the same flight.
9:15 CST Arrived in Dallas -- took King Air to Austin.
10:48
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7. 4:54 Left the park -- bus to San Antonio.
6:15 Arrived San Antonio -- dinner en route: steak, potatoes, lettuce salad, wine,
roll, cake, and coffee.
8. 10:40 Landed at Dulles -- immediately to the White House.
Retired.
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- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, DAILY DIARY
Date May 11, 1964
Day Monday
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
Time Appointment O P Activity (include visited by) Expenditure
7:40 Left for Dulles w/ Liz
8:25 Left
- for dinner
11:31 With Liz and Bess departed residence for JFK Airport
Departed JFK Airport on Braniff #543
Saturday 5/7 Arrived Dulles 1:28 a.m.
Arrived White House 2 a.m.
Retired
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Gillette, and Vivian Blaine.
10:55 Champagne in main hall.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
6. 11:05 The President and his party departed for Dulles Airport and Guam.
11:40 To second floor alone.
7. 11:50 Signal Corps man to second floor to show film
- on phone.
Marcia Maddox in to talk. Finished fitting with Lucinda.
4:00 Roy White called from Dulles Airport.
4:10 Rest.
5:27 Mr. Lawson Knott to second floor.
6:06 Mr. Knott left.
6:10 Ashton down to work on mail.
7:20 Recorded in dressing room.
8:45
- : Mr. and Mrs. Alan Dulles, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lovett, Honorable and Mrs. Dan Martin,
C.R. Smith, Mrs. Madeline Low)
12:04 Returned to the White House.
Retired.
*****
House guests:
Dr. James Cain - 327
Susan Stevenson - 301
Gertrude Davis and four
- Flight #617.
2:50 a.m. Arrived at Dulles Airport.
3:33 a.m. Returned to the White House.
Retired!!
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- . CTJ thanked everyone and gave out Asian medals.
Ate lunch and took nap.
4. 2:00 Dressed and came to front of plane and talked w/ Clark. Weather got very bad.
Plane was extremely bumpy!
5. (convert to local time)
8:00 Arrive Dulles. Raining - CTJ
- p le that h a v e fun as the y e a r s go on.
en th u sia sm .
H o u se.
How dull would life be w ithout
F in a lly , h o t and tir ed and d irty w e w ent back to the S ch orn h orst
We se ttle d down for a can of b eer or d ie te tic drink
- le d up in b e d and w a tc h e d W alter L ippm ann.
fo r an hour and n e v e r a dull m o m e n t.
He w a s on
What he s a id about f o r e ig n aid
c e r t a in ly i s n ' t g oin g to m a k e it any e a s i e r to g e t a F o r e ig n A id B i
