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- , b e c a u s e th a t is the
r id ic u lo u s h o u r w hen m y h u s b a n d c a m e h o m e to e a t h is s u p p e r on M onday
n ig h t - two nig h ts a g o .
T h a t ca n n o t b e c o n tin u e d - f i r s t , b e c a u s e I w an t
h im
- Committee of U.S. and Canada; Talk with Luci and Lynda Johnson; Time magazine article on John Connally; Dinner with Congressman and Mrs. Jack Brooks; LBJ's sleeping habits
- ld te a m i s le a v in g a t th e s a m e tim e - G e n e r a l
C lif to n , C o m m a n d e r J o s e p h s o n , C o lo n e l C o o k , ”
An
ndthe
T e d C lif to n m a d e a r a t h e r le n g th y r e p l y , i n w h ic h h e d id
j u s t w h
- trip; Lady Bird has tea with six Ambassador's wives; Mrs. Parker Hart and her time in Middle East; LBJ meets group; Patricia Harris is first African-American woman Ambassador; Johnsons to Celebrezze party; Beautification Bill
-
house, at times of ordinary duty and probably at times of outrageous
inconvenience to them—besides a never ending general public, my own
groups of friends from home, or friends from the campaign t r a i l , or
from my trip s , or my Alabama cousins, a ll
- l o r i o u s .
C lo u d l e s s
blue sky, the e m e r a l d law n, b r i g h t with the s tr ip e d booths fo r r e f r e s h m e n t s ,
the s h e ll f o r the p e r f o r m e r s a l r e a d y in p la c e ,
the c h a ir s bein g put up fo r th
- lo c k with
Lyndon Baines Johnson in Hebrew around the face of the c lo c k , and the hour
them selves w ere m arked with sym bols of the twelve tribes of Isra el.
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H I T E HO U SE
Monday, June 1, 1964
W ASHIN GTON
But m in e
- young Tony and
with Diana's h o u s e k e e p e r, f o r a tour of the ground s , a glim pse
of the sw im m ing pool, and then to rid e hom e.
Gerry w as aglow , with h e r
adventure--this t r i p - - and high time it is , b ecau se you can't avoid
- . .
/Tie .
That
Ui&
j La
expeAj i &nce^
,
at
me mor a b i l i a
that
a nd
cJ j z aAj i j n^.
J Lo i k e
made up
Late in
the
we
helicopter
wer e
ike^e
the
to Austin.
we A&
o^ Aj z Ai , ^
a kaJjuLo
a n d d i c t at i n
g
mai l
- ; meeting with Harry Ransom & Frank Erwin about University of Texas, Wayne Grover & LBJ Library; first time LBJ has been guest at Luci's table; Pat Nugent coming home from Vietnam; Nugents will vacation in Formosa; Johnsons spend night at KTBC
- 's le f t i t s m a r k on the h i s t o r y of th is la n d .
R ath er
i r r e l e v a n t l y , I m a r v e l l e d , n o t so m u c h a t the b r a v e r y of C o lo n e l W illia m T r a v i s
,
a n d h is 200 m e n , b u t a t how th ey s im p
- the terrain of the Chisos Mountains and Big Bend; two-hour hike on the Lost Mine trail; a naturalist narrator accompanies group; Lady Bird gives press time for photos and questions; dinner on a mesa top; Lady Bird describes glory of the sky, entertainment
- yndon, rather to the surprise of
Service and everybody else
King H u sse in of
I t h in k ,
got in the car with
Jordan to d r iv e w it h him to
From there Lyndon
the Secret
e l e c t e d to w alk b a c k ,
B l a ir H o u s e .
became e n v e lo
- g h t i t w a s too m e a s u r e d , s lo w , d e l i b e r a t e .
d ra m a and fire .
At
It n e e d e d m o r e
A n d th e n c l o s e to th e e n d w h e n h e p o u n d e d h o m e th e
f a c t t h a t the p a r t i e s to th e w a r m u s t
- to Johnson City for flower harvesting; dinner with Luci & Pat Nugent and friends at Steak Island in Austin; Luci has encounters with the press; Lady Bird to bed and reading "Of Time and The River" by Thomas Wolfe
- ith the w e lc o m in g s p e e c h
r
I h a d p la n n e d .
She h a d ty p e d a n o p en in g s e n te n c e an d I w r o te o u t in lo n g
h a n d ,^ ^ y fe e lin g s on w h at I sh o u ld sa y .
A ^ ^ : h e n i t w a s tim e to g e t in th e c
- ; Lady Bird, staff & friends discuss press visit & riots in Washington; Lady Bird talks on phone with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter work on speeches & talk to John Connally about Hemis Fair visit; the Secret Service change Lady Bird's arrival time
- co ffee - L yndon h a d m a d e a
s u r p r i s e v i s i t the n ig h t b e f o r e t o the G r id ir o n D in n e r - a n d w ho sh o u ld be
''
f
s ittin g th e r e , b u t R ic h a r d N ixon!
j
'
H e w a s lo o k in g r e la x e d a n d a f f
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- e tty and b rig h t T o n y Chayer; Ad m ira l
N e il P h illip s , P r e s id e n t of the C om m ittee of 100 for the F e d e r a l C ity.
What a lo t of o rg a n iza tio n s th ere a r e a lrea d y w orking on this.' M rs. K itty
C apital
H a in e
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WA SHING TON
F r i d a y , M a r c h 2 0, 1964
W H D
T h is m o r n in g I h a d an a p p o in tm e n t that I h ave b e e n lo ok in g f o r w a r d to
v e ry m uch.
M r s . P a u l Me llo n c a m e a t 10:30 to w
- Tour of White House gardens with Mrs. Paul Mellon; plan to create a Jacqueline Kennedy garden; personal time swimming with friends and family; approval for Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; telephone call to Jacqueline Kennedy
- n u t e s
u p s t a i r s , so th a t I co uld show him the M a r y C a s s a t t .
T h e y lo o k e d (in the .
b u r e a u ) a t the l i t t l e p i c t u r e of E lle n B a r r y ' s p o r t r a i t of m e , w ith th e y ello w
i m p r e s s i o
- Engelhard; Lady Bird attends Mellon dinner; Lady Bird mentions article in New York Times about the arts
- e- thatched Governor of Virginia and Mrs. Harris on .
I
It is getting so that m ore for eign vis itors land in Willi am.::;burg than
-
and
then
George Bro w n s and
for
lunch,
such a
s ho o k h a n d s
in
th e Bob
a bit
time
is
into
to
a young,
w i t h a f e w of
vital
the
-jp-uley.
and c o n tr o v e r sia l.
coincide
w ith
hour
the
who w ere c o m in g
a hard place
tourists
- accommodations of Con suls
and Stude nt E:;;cl:ang e that we arc incre asing ly making with the Iron
Curtain countri es.
I never lo ok at Dick Russ ell withoul admi ra tion
and without thinking of his great talent that I wish werl p ut to mor e
vigorous use_
- of A u s tr a li a
a n d M r s . A llo tt a n d M rs . B ill D r iv e r a n d M a u re e n M a n s fie ld .
m a n , the S e n a to r.
And the lo n e
A few tim e s h e h a s b e e n jo in e d b y one o th e r - - th e P r e s i d e n t .
T h is tim e h
- ; 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
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTON
S u n d a y , M a r c h 10, 1968
Page 1
I t w a s a d a y o f d e e p g lo o m , lig h te n e d b y th e p r e s e n c e o f the K r i m s .
T h a t i s to s a y , i t w a s p u r v e y e d i n th e n e w
- ; LBJ takes nap; upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird does office work & records her diary; Eugene McCarthy showing surge in 1968 race; Hubert Humphrey joins Johnsons for dinner; styes on LBJ's eyes return; Lady Bird has massage and reads Time magazine
- a r e t h e s e n e x t few m o n t h s ,
E th e l w as a lo n g w ith B ob by .
w o n d e rfu l a r t i c l e th a t h a d b e e n
I sp ok e of w hat a
- - I m e a n t th e
one in L I F E
w h e r e h e h a d a l l th e c h il d r e n s w a r m i n
-
in the White House. If I can get through my time here as well as Warrie Lyrm can with the press.
I’d be lucky. She is so gentle and gay and sensible.
[This portion precedes Page 1 of the April 21, 1964 transcript.]
MEMORANDUM
THE WH ITE HOUSE
WASHIN GTON
T u
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a J.A.g}vt Jia.A.n ^’ aJJ^ng, and 3 / ve lo .4 l my. w
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s
h
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on--onJjy a ^ew Ac.aJJieJie.d '^JLake.^ one.
a'^±e.Anoon an d ik e y dLidn'± Ai.ay.
down i-o i k e C h ild ren 's G a rd en .
(aAAyxng an uni>Aje.JJja
- DUM
* »THE W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Thursday, A p r il 30, 1964
p^ge 3
while C u r ti s L e M a y crowned Luci, beaming. Lyndon as tal l and straight as
he usually is^li s tenmg to the na tional anthem in an a irp o rt, but this time
sm iling so sw
- i r c u m s t a n c e .
h eart soars.
W h en th e t r u m p e t s b lo w , m y
A n d w h e n th e y s t r i k e u p th e S t a r S p a n g le d B a n n e r , I t h in k
I s t a n d tw o i n c h e s t a l l e r .
T h i s ti m e I w a s e s p e c i
- l
:\i!EMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
j
WASHINGTON
Tuesday, May 9, 1967
Page I
....
There is a rhythm to life these days.
.
.
Weekdays
crowded,
.
demanding; and then a weekend
two days,
sometimes three, that
,~
Time to read and sleep a~d
- f a c e s , a l l
s a y i n g , " G i v e our lo ve to the P r e s i d e n t . "
Or m a y b e ev en , " Y ou ’ r e
p r e t t i e r than y o u r p i c t u r e s . "
I hope that the A m b a s s a d o r and M r s . L a b o u i s s e went h o m e
- CTJ turns her recorder on/off many times which causes an "echo" sound at times
- a r y without p o rtfo lio, fro m the top
.
.
^
brass, to say that M cN a m a ra is wielding too heavy a hand, or am I imagining
things.
A t late lunch tim e i w alked in th e door, just in time to encounter
Lyndon
and then Huff Baines and his w ife
-
"
-" .
I had w aked up th is m orn in g to/the m o st m a rv elo u s fu ll-p a g e 'a d jl
in the N ew Y ork T im e s w hich read: " F r o m sw eat sh op s to S t o kow ski",
and it w a s a trium phant tellin g of the p r o g r e s s of labor from lo fts
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- riedm ans
an d t h e Jack G oulds who h a d w r i t t e n a
m a rv e lo u s r e v i e w o f my ABC s h ow.
The John Pom f r e t s
o f t h e New York T im es; th e John S t e e l e s o f Time a n d
L i f e a n d t h e L u c ie n W arren s o f B u f f
- and came back Monday afternoon!
And this
sum m er I can think of a time or two when a very hard-working
P resident has done it, but he has also taken his work with him,
and packed m ore into those three days than any human ought to.
After an hour
- aurv1Te4 the war .
Commeroial Attaobe at the Un1te4 b\atea " b
indua\r7 and bua1.Jleaa are rev1v1Jlg.
rooa with Sir How r d dlta'fille , a lo ·
Yet lt was
Hoard tram o~r
••1 bow elowl.J Br1t1eh
Lunoh in the lioua
Ot Common.a din.in&
time work r tor
- the b i g b o a t .
W h e r e th e
to f o r m t h e l a k e i t s e l f , I s a i d ,
sw im ."
L lano flows into th e C o lo ra d o
" L e t 's h e a d on up the C o lo r a d o .
I w a n t to
A li ttl e w a y s up I s l ip p e d o v e r the sid e
- LBJ & Lady Bird meet with John Ben Shepherd & Mark Gosdin about the LBJ Park & Visitors Center; LBJ drives around with Drew Pearson and German editor, Henri Nanen; Lady Bird meets group from Time-Life; Lady Bird reads "The Eighth Day" by Thornton
- s l i k e so m u c h
. m o n e y . ; H e l e n lo o k s a t m e in a w r y w a y w i t h a to u c h o f a l m o s t d i s da in .
A n d p a t i e n t B e s s e n c o u r a g e s m e a n d r e m i n d s m e th a t t h e r e w i l l b e th e - s o
- of Achievement" Johnsons meet honored guests at Judicial Reception with receiving line for 700 guests; press ask Judge Sarah Hughes about W. Manchester book; Lady Bird reminisces about 1960 Campaign; visit with friends upstairs; Lady Bird reads "Of Time
- with his own hands w here they now liv e .
MEMORANDUM
THE W H ITE HOUSE
W A S H IN GTON
Thursday, May 21, 1964
P age 4
Th ree of their children w ere born in the log cabin.
He now has a part time
job on the Unemployed Parents P rogra m , setting out
- to
w ork right on up
at lea st until h er 80th birthday- - or as much as she
could beyond, but i f the time came when she could no lo n g er w ork, she
hoped then that perhaps they would.
Anna's hand and h er v o ic e shook.
Not even A d la i
- o m
a n d I r e a d m y P o r t l a n d s p e e c h , the B , Y. M o r r i s o n l e c t u r e f J f o r the A m e r i c a n
liistitu te of A r c h ite c ts .
lo n g , lo n g t i m e .
l a s t ^ I s w e a r s p e e c h a n d p u b lic a p p e a r
- t io n was in the M a y flo w e r and was like m any o t h e r s .
In the
Chinese Ro o m , the C h iefs o f M is s io n and the D ip lo m a tic C o rp w e r e r e c e i v e d
w h ile we stood in line with the E s h k o ls , and then we a ll m o v e
- t w h a t m a t t e r s to m e .
I ts b e i n g t h e r e f o r m e to
r e m e m b e r a n d lo o k a t a n d a l l o u r f r i e n d s a n d th e J o h n s o n L i b r a r y a n d m a y b e
s c h o l a r s o f the f u t u r e , f o r t h i s p e r
- m p a n i e d th e m f r o m H o u s t o n f o r d i n n e r .
T h e s u m m e r t w i l i g h t is v e r y lo n g in J u n e .
I a r r iv e d a little
p a s t 7 :0 0 a t t h i s h o u s e t h a t h a s b e e n so m u c h a p a r t of o u r lif e f
- house; Lady Bird to Wesley West Ranch for dinner; Lady Bird describes the night sky and imitates a bullfrog; Lady Bird reminisces about time at the West Ranch; possible donation to the LBJ Library; Lady Bird sleeps in car on way back to Luci's home
