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- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
F r i d a y , N o v e m b e r 15, 1968
Page 1
W ith tim e a r a p i d ly w a s tin g r e s o u r c e - - b u t th en w hen is it
n o t - - it s e e m s th a t e v e r y day is so im p o r t a n t , I w an t
- Lady Bird to Navy Photo Lab to see July Interlock; lunch; afternoon with Charles Maguire working on diary; LBJ & Lady Bird are meeting with Doubleday about publication; description of White House typing pool; tea with Mary Lasker; the Marc Chagalls
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
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WASHINOTON
W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 8, 1967
Page 1
I p r o m i s e d m y s e l f I w o u ld do a l m o s t n o th in g a f t e r th e
O c t o b e r 2 4 th d a t e a t S o u t h w e s t e r n U n i v e
- ; lunch in China Room; new Tiffany wildflower china for Johnson administration; tea for American Federation of the Arts; viewing film, "Paintings of the White House;" party at Sulgrave Club for Lynda Johnson & Charles Robb; Charles Robb & Tom Clark toast
- 'V s
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , A u g u s t 27, 1968
Page 1
L y n d o n ’s 60th b i r t h d a y - - T u e s d a y , A u g u s t 2 7 th - - w a s p r o b a b ly
a s s t r a n g e a n d d r a m a t i c a n d in a w
- LBJ's 60th birthday; Lady Bird watched Democratic National Convention until 3 a.m.; Lady Bird talks to Lynda Robb on phone; Mrs. Richard Daley invites Lady Bird to luncheon in Chicago; LBJ & Jake Pickle swim; Liz Carpenter calls with Convention
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 1968
C h r is tm a s E v e o f ' 6 8 .
to m e .
Page 1
It w a s th e n ic e s t d a y o f the C h r is tm a s
I had d e c id e d ju s t the day b e fo r e to g a th er
- is moving slowly; Lyn Nugent follows Lucia Jane around giving her hugs & plays on Lucinda Robb's baby buggy; Christmas buffet dinner; Johnson family speaks with Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent, together in Vietnam; Lady Bird reads "Reflections" by Helen Hayes
- MEMORANDUM
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TH E W H IT E HOUSE
W A SH IN G TON
S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r 9, 1968
Page 1
It w a s a d a y o f c o n t r a s t in th e W hite H o u s e - - a m o r n i n g of
i n t e n s e w o r k th a t p u s h e d a h e a d I th in k
- LBJ Library audiovisual meeting; LBJ joins meeting; 7/8 replica of Oval Office at the LBJ Library; viewing of December monthly movie; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb see "Promises, Promises" at the National Theater; Lady Bird bowls; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner
- Removed from 05/14/1968, page 1.
Paper Clip Removed from 05/14/1968, pages 1- 7.
MEMORANDUM
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T u e sd a y , M ay 14, 1968
THE WHITE HOUSE
wASHiNOTON
Page 1
What a d a y . A s w e advance farth er into M ay I fe e l m ore and m o re lik e
- End of weekend with Walt Rostow family; Air Force One from Austin to Washington, D.C.; Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Burg are houseguests; Paris Peace Talks; announcement about Lynda Robb's pregnancy; dinner for Imelda Marcos of the Philippines; office work
- Paper Clip Removed from 03/05/1968, pages 6 -10.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u esd a y , M arch 5, 1968
P age 6
I had b een happy la s t n ight, when I had s e e n Lyndon's ligh t out at
e le v e n , and had rea d m y s e lf to s le
- painting; Bess Truman portrait; office work; Lynda & Chuck Robb's party; Johnson family have dinner; victory on Civil Rights Act of 1968/Fair Housing Act
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Lady Bird Johnson’s Diary, October 2-26,1967 [Book 49]
Box Number
Restriction Codes
(A) O oM d by Ex*cutlv« Order 13526 governing s c c m s to national security information.
(B) Closad by statuta or by the agency which originated the docum ent
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- of press; Lady Bird, Lynda and Chuck Robb view possible rental in Arlington; office work; bowling; hair styled; Johnsons meet Prime Minister & Mrs. Yew; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of state gifts; the McGeorge Bundys are houseguests
- , MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , O c to b e r 15, 1968
Page 1
It w a s a g r im day f o r L yndon.
m e.
B ut a s a tis fy in g , e v e n fun day f o r
So u n f a ir i s the d iv is io n of l a b o r h e r e in th is h o
- speakers; upcoming Bicentennial year; tours of White House; Lady Bird rests & makes phone calls; visit with LBJ & Harry McPherson; Lady Bird visits with Texas visitors; LBJ park; visit with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird bowls; dinner; LBJ talks with ministers about
- in but tr o u b le s a r o u s e o n e 's fig h tin g s p ir it.
M y e y e s r e s t e d on C huck Robb, h a n d s o m e in h is M a rin e u n ifo r m - v e r y s t if f and e r e c t w ith a s c l o s e to a w e e k a s I co u ld get a t a State D in n er
- Paper Clip Removed from 03/06/1968, pages 1 - 7
through 03/10/1968, pages 1 - 4.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W e d n e s d a y , M a rc h 6, 1968 { p v A P
Page 1
I w e n t dow n in the m o r n in g fo r a n ey e c h e c k -u p w ith
- Bird; reception for Democratic state chairmen; Lady Bird to David Lloyd Kreeger home to see paintings; Lady Bird critiques paintings; to John & Ashton Gonella party; dinner at White House with Lynda & Chuck Robb; Chuck & Pat Nugent leaving soon
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTOM
T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 15, 19.68
Page 1
I w a s u p a t th e u n w e lc o m e h o u r of a l i tt le p a s t s e v e n , to w a tc h m y,
a p p e a r a n c e in th e T o d a y Show.
It w e n t
- Lady Bird sees her Today Show interview; Lady Bird to Hotel Pierre in New York; clothes shopping with Miss Treyz & Mr. Stavropolous; furniture shopping; Lady Bird has hair styled for evening; Lady Bird, Bess Abell, Lynda & Chuck Robb to Mary Lasker
- MEMORANDUM
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TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , O c to b e r
1968
P age 1
It w a s a n o th e r s tr a n g e day in th is lo n g p e r io d of u n r e m ittin g
te n s io n a n d s t r a i n .
It h a d b eg u n - - o r a t l e a s
- ; Lady Bird accepts LBJ bust by Victor Lamke; Lady Bird visits with Alabama relative; Lady Bird's autographs items; LBJ Library meeting; LBJ & Lady Bird meet White House Fellows & give speeches; Lady Bird visits Lynda Robb in hospital; LBJ has cold
- MEMORANDUM
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THE W H IT E HOUSE
W A S HI N G T O N
M o n d ay , D e c e m b e r 9, 1968
Page 1
My L y n d a 's f i r s t w ed d in g a n n i v e r s a r y .
It w a s a d a y s o f u l l
a t th e W h ite H o u se th a t I f e lt l
- Lynda & Chuck Robb's one-year wedding anniversary; inaugural dress drama; Lady Bird meets with her staff; meeting with Harry McPherson about oral history project; meeting with Bess Abell & Jim Ketchum about Gilbert Stuart portrait of James Madison
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE.
T u e s d a y , J u ly 2, 1968
WASHINGTON
Page 1
L u c i 's 2 1 s t b i r t h d a y - - T u e s d a y , J u ly 2 - - w a s a fu ll b u s y d a y .
In the i n o r n in g I h a d a m e e t in g w ith Sim one an d T o m
- ; Johnsons greet General & Mrs. William Westmoreland; Lady Bird visits with the Henderson Shufflers; visit with the Westmorelands; General Westmoreland ate cookies meant for Chuck Robb; 13-year anniversary of LBJ's heart attack
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHIHOTON
T h u r s d a y , J u l y 4, 1968
Page 1
W e h a d p l a n n e d to s p e n d t h i s d a y p r o m o t i n g H e m i s F a i r a n d h i g h l i g h t i n g
th e p r e s e n c e of th e L a t i n A m e r
- Library; to LBJ Ranch; lunch; riding with LBJ, Lynda Robb & Marie Fehmer to Scharnhorst, Johnson City & Lewis place; dinner; discussion about film at Hemis Fair
- w a y off
a n d on th a n p r a c t i c a l l y a n y b o d y .
o u r own l o v e ly s t a g e .
And J o e M e ltz i n e r who had d e s ig n e d
And L y nd a B i r d J o h n s o n Robb - - v e r y m u c h a t
h o m e w ith a l l of th e m and a g
- Lady Bird meets with Jim Webb about Cape Kennedy trip; Lady Bird has coffee with evening guests; Lady Bird works on upcoming speeches; Lady Bird to hair salon and visit with Lynda & Lucinda Robb; National Council on the Arts party; Lady Bird
- Removed from 05/08/1968, page 1.
Paper Clip Removed from 05/08/1968, pages 1 -10.
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W e d n e s d a y , M a y 8 , 1968
Page 1
W e d n e s d a y , M a y 8 t h , w a s o n e o f t h o s e d a y s f u ll e
- Lady Bird does desk work & records diary; arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister & Mrs. Kittikachorn, Thailand; Lady Bird calls Lynda Robb; LBJ wants to invite the Cyrus Vance family as houseguests; Lady Bird to the hair salon; lunch under hair dryer
- MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTON
S u n d a y , J u l y 2 1 , 1968
1
L y n d o n a n d I w e n t to St. F r a n c i s X a v i e r C h u r c h w ith M a r i e a n d
Jim .
E v e n w ith L u c i n o t h e r e .
w ith th e S c o tt M a n n
- ; late lunch; Lynda Robb arrives; Lady Birds takes a nap, swims & has her hair styled; appointments to the Arts Council & Kennedy Center; another ride with guests
- MEMORANDUM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINOTON
W e d n e s d a y , O c to b e r 9, 1968
Page 1
I w a s up e a r l y , w o r k e d a l i t t l e w ith B e s s , a n d th en w e n t to
L y n d o n 's office f o r the a r r i v a l on the South G
- Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTOM
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 12, 1968
Page 1
E v e n t s , e m o t i o n s , d u tie s fo llo w e d so f a s t on e a c h o t h e r s h e a l s
t h a t t h e r e w a s no c h a n c e f o r r e a l s
- Hair salon; Luci Nugents escorts Tricia Nixon & Nixon Cabinet members' children through White House; Lynda & Chuck Robb are in Bangkok; last meeting of Committee for the Preservation of the White House; report on White House Historical Association
- Removed from 05/22/1968, page 1.
Paper Clip Removed from 05/22/1968, pages 1-9.
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W e d n e s d a y , M a y 22, 1968
Page 1
.
I w a s a w a k e b e f o r e 7 :0 0 s tu d y in g th e s c e n a r i o f o
- . West; gift for White House staff; Military Reception at White House; photos with military & Medal of Honor recipients; Chuck Robb is losing weight in Vietnam; General James Cross is leaving as military aide; Elvira Madigan, in theater; visit with school
- MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTOH
rV. .
S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 19, 1968
Page, 1
M r s . K e n n e d y i s g o in g to m a r r y A r i s t o t l e S o c r a t e s O n a s i s .
A n d m o r e w o m e n a r e r e a d i n g m o r e
- of the Johnsons in East Hall; the Johnsons & guests to Camp David; Lady Bird bowls with guests; dinner; Lady Bird & guests watch movie, "Rachel, Rachel;" Lynda Robb arrives & visits with Lady Bird; Lynda has encounter with Marine guard
- >RANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
‘S unday, M a rch 3 1,
P age 1
Was only a w eek ago today^ and y et it s e e m s lik e a y e a r , or a life t im e ,
so m uch h as happened.
It b egan e a r ly b eca u se Lynda w as com ing in on the red eye s
- Lynda Robb returns from California seeing Chuck off to Vietnam; LBJ's speech on Vietnam; LBJ goes to church with Luci & Pat Nugent; LBJ visits with Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Lady Bird's "See America" trip; Horace Busby & Lady Bird work on LBJ's
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
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F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y 13, 1968
W ASHINGTON
Page 1
It w a s a g o o d W h ite H o u se d a y , I w a s u p a t e ig h t, s t a r t e d to th e p o o l.
I a s k e d L y n d o n to c o m e w ith m e
- ; Lady Bird visits with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird sits for portrait with Madame Shoumatoff; Lady Bird has tour of Smithsonian; White House is receiving strange letters; Lady Bird & Mary Lasker watch "Gone With The Wind;" C.R. Smith is new Secretary
- MEMOR AN DUM
T H E W H I T E H OU S E
W ASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 12, 1967
Page 1
It w a s a f u l l ; ^ b u r s t i n g d a y a t t h e W h i t e H o u s e .
It b e g a n f o r m e
w i t h o n e of t h o s e s w e e t , h a p
- cars; Lady Bird reminisces about car & dating in college; Hubert Humphrey takes Lady Bird for drive in antique car; LBJ & Yuki put on show; Johnsons have small upstairs party; Lynda Johnson introduces Chuck Robb; Frank Church talks of population control
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MEMORANDUM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
W ASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 5, 1968
A ll d a y s a r e e a r l y n ow .
Page 1
A f te r b r e a k f a s t w ith L yndon and
r e a d i n g th e p a p e r s I w o r k e d a t m y d e s k w ith M
- diary; massage; hair styled; State Dinner for Hoveydas; Lynda Robb; exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird names guests; exchange of toasts; Harkness Ballet youth troupe provides entertainment; LBJ has lingering cold; the Johnsons visit with houseguests
- of
smirking satisfaction that the d iffic u ltie s of the dessert plates had
been a well-kept secret for eight months in this town that loves such
tidbits and i t would be months before the plates are fin a lly here, i f
ever.
Friday, January 10, 1969
Page
- with Harry Middleton about film project; Lady Bird sits for sculptor, Robert Berks; visit with Lynda Robb & Luci Nugent during sitting; dinner for Hubert Humphrey and the Cabinet; photos of ladies & LBJ with Cabinet; toasts; papers to LBJ Library
