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- me to say
No to anything that Frank asked me to do.
Oddly enough, I got a note from Frank, saying that because of his close
association with the broadcasting business, he would not be out at the a irp ort
to m eet m e.
He thought the press might make
- s, planted by the Associated Clubs o f V irg in ia fo r Roadside
Development.
And I spaded in the d ir t on a dogwood.
T h is is the Y e a r o f the
Shovel fo r m e!
Th e chief le sso n o f th is m orning is to see what has been done w ith
In te
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- Lady Bird's Landscapes-Landmark tour in Greyhound bus with Cabinet wives & press; Damfrey's Wayside Shelter dedication ceremony; planting a dogwood; Interstate 95 plantings and Highway One; visit to Monticello & heirs of Thomas Jefferson; Lady Bird
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- LBJ gives speech to National Association of Broadcasters in Chicago; LBJ Library meeting; responses to LBJ's March 31 speech; Lady Bird visits with her daughters; second LBJ Library meeting; office work; swearing-in ceremony of Angie Biddle Duke
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- Lady Bird sleeps late; LBJ has sore throat; Lady Bird greets wives of Associated General Contractors; Lady Bird interviewed by Rosemarie Tyler Brooks; Lady Bird has eye appointment to try on glasses; lunch meeting about Big Bend trip; office work
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- LBJ returns from Texas & is very tired; Lady Bird swims & goes to hair salon; tea with T.J. Taylor's nurse, Jean Hughes; Ms. Hughes gives Lady Bird photos of Taylor; Lynda Robb's pregnancy; tea for National Association of Food Chains; beautification
- Valentine's Day; LBJ has medical exam; Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent's plans after wedding; LBJ is locating Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird attends American Heart Association luncheon and style show; Lady Bird attends
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- ; Chuck Robb's audio tape from Vietnam; Johnson property to National Park Service; tea & tours for Ambassadors' wives; reception for Washington interns; upcoming Howard K. Smith show; Johnsons to Mike Monroneys; LBJ gives speech to Negro Bar Association
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- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
- and our little doings h e r e below.
R a th e r detach ed and d i s -
associated.
I can n o t m e a s u r e the s u ffe rin g he h as gone th ro u g h , but fo r m e
i t ' s b e e n o n e of t h e t w o o r t h r e e m o s t p a i n f u l t h i n g s
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- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to hair salon; American Association of Nurserymen awards at Statler Hilton; Lady Bird congratulates landscape winners; speech praising Lady Bird; LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Robb, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent
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- 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
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- Lady Bird to Portland, Oregon, for last trip & speech; LBJ nominates Abe Fortas as Chief Justice & Homer Thornberry for Associate Justice of Supreme Court; Lady Bird gives speech to American Institute of Architects; Orville Freeman is in panel
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- gallstones; Lady Bird gives speech for the American Forestry Association event; story about origin of name "Honeymoon Cottage" where Lady Bird stayed
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- 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
- 1964
Sat urday, July 25~
Was an easy and pleasant day.
About noon I W(·nt ove r to Lyndon's
office, hoping I could snare him, a nd walked right into an informal press
conference.
Lyndon in his rockin;; chair, some 25 or 30 news paper peopl e
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- Informal press conference in LBJ's office; Goldwater calls LBJ "the biggest faker of all time"; LBJ walks ground with press; lunch with Senator Richard Russell; visit from Alabama relatives who tell about public accommodations; dinner with friends
- press
MEMORANDUM
ITH E
I
W H IT E HOUSE
W A S n i N O T ON
Saturday, M arch 2 8 , 1964
P a ge 2
conferen ce.
Then a
g re a t many of them h a d to lea ve in a hurry, since there w e r e
no filin g fa c ilit ie s there at Stonewall, but some
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- LBJ is sick with coughing, throat congestion and fever; LBJ receives call about earthquake in Alaska; press conference at the LBJ Ranch; tours given for some press members at the Scharnhorst Ranch; dinner at the West Ranch with the Moursunds
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- LBJ and Lady Bird to St. Mark's Church; visit with the Valentis; photos by press of LBJ and Courtney McPherson; LBJ plays golf; George Mahon
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- LBJ, Lady Bird, Lynda and Luci to St. Mark's Church - by themselves - without Secret Service or press; Lady Bird reflects on the church service; stories by press about lack of security; LBJ plays golf; Lady Bird and Lynda explore White House grounds
- : co nfer e n ce in the fron t
yard at the ran ch.
With sea ts line d up , all 0 ( the White House p ress th a t
a cc nm panied us, including th t; loca l press, Ko\fe rl and Dict
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- LBJ's presidential campaign; press conference at LBJ Ranch; photos taken of LBJ and Lynda Johnson on horses; LBJ's statement to press about riots; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for boating; BBQ for lunch; Lady Bird reads book and swims; LBJ naps
- took place,
%
I had heard, but had paid v e ry little attention
that Lyndon was having a press confe r ence that af ternoon.
^
to the fact—^
It turned out that
he was having it on the south grounds at 4 :30, with not only a ll the press
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- Annual Senate Ladies Red Cross luncheon; White House china; Lady Bird's statement about White House history; entertainment at luncheon; LBJ's press conference on White House grounds; photos with press and their families; Lady Bird's meeting about
- like to take m y picture as I left.
And ended
This is the
fi r s t time that I can re m e m b e r being c l e a r l y annoyed at the p r e s s . ■
Not knowing how to ask h er to le a v e , I talked to her about the situation
of the press people fro m
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- Lady Bird to Austin to Hausman Beauty Shop; press at the beauty shop; Lady Bird to Johnson City with LBJ and the Jack Brooks'; to the Haywood Ranch and a boat ride; Lady Bird mentions the abundant bluebonnets; relaxed evening with friends at LBJ
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- Death of Winston Churchill; two press conferences from Bethesda Naval Hospital; doctors oppose LBJ attending Churchill's funeral; Jack Valenti brings LBJ items for signature
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- Snow in Washington, D.C., cancels the annual Easter Egg Roll; the beagles, Him and Her; Lady Bird's speech for Texas Women's University; the press, Lady Bird's trip to the hair salon, and the Secret Service; story of Lady Bird's brother, Tommy
- of the day, a tclc\•isccl press
conference.
The sort of thing you must sted your:
lf to go to lik
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- Lady Bird meets with dressmaker; lunch with Lynda Johnson; LBJ's televised press conference; reception for labor leaders; LBJ meets with Goldwater--discusses Civil Rights Bill and Supersonic Plane; Lady Bird bowls with Lynda Johnson; LBJ discusses
- L
1964
Tucsd~y.
July 2.lst
This is a light week for me and an unbearably he:avy one for Lyndon.
Liz. and B
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- Meeting to discuss upcoming speeches; Lady Bird's space trip to Huntsville, AL; office work; LBJ's press conference in East Room, with critique by Lady Bird; press conference questions; Eisenhower comment about press conferences; family dinner
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- Johnsons and guests to First Baptist Church in Hagerstown; lunch and bowling with guests; naps; McGeorge Bundy on "Meet the Press;" dinner and more bowling; flight back to White House; Lady Bird swims 20 laps in pool
- , a hesitant,
uncertain so rt of call.
What would I think if he didn't come at all?
Things were in turm oil.
The steel strike was pressing on h im . I
quickly m arshaled my thoughts and said if he didn’t, I would go through
’' - J
with the park
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- for sale as a sort of collecl c rs 1 it em , with the pr oceeds to go
t o the K(,
~ncdy
Cult ural Center. for the Art s .
All of the arti sts 1 work,
even the pressing of th e records, ever ything, could be obtain vd free ancl
w ould give it a c e rtain
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- ; press party; reminiscences about Brick House, the store and childhood
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- Houseguests leave; preparations are made for volunteer hostesses tea party at LBJ birthplace; LBJ wants BBQ for press and press conference; Lady Bird dictates information for handout on birthplace; BBQ luncheon for 85 at the LBJ Ranch; press
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- Coffee and swimming with LBJ; walk with press at Reagan Ranch; LBJ and rest of press drive to Reagan; Lady Bird describes deer and livestock; lunch with select press; Lady Bird to hair salon; LBJ and Lady Bird to John Hills' for barbeque; tour
- Mother's Day; gifts from Lynda & Luci; "gourmet" breakfast; bowling and a walk; naps or reading for all; on television, watching Foreign Minister Khoman of Thailand on "Meet the Press;" Bill White; more bowling and dinner; back to the White House
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- Arrival of Administration and Cabinet officials to ranch for briefings and meetings; Lady Bird gets ready for press; press tours by Dale Malechek, Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson; Johnson family and LBJ Ranch history; Walter Jetton barbecue; press
