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- g e n t s .
M r s . John T . J o n e s who is c h a i r m a n of the
It w as a b rig h t, w a r m , sunny T e x a s day, the s o r t that
m ade me wiSh that we w e r e going to sta y a t home lo n g e r .
We d ro v e to the A d m in is tra tio n
- Lady Bird's first honorary degree from Texas Women University; Lady Bird's speech, "This is a good time to be a woman;" speech by John Connally; luncheon and gifts; humorous mistake in presentation of gift to John Connally; "Chapel in the Woods
- or t h r e e more d r e s s e s , p o s s i b l y an e v e n in g
d ress.
I was i n no mood and t h i n k i n g o f th e b i l l s
t h a t had a l r e a d y mounted up. A nd th e n n e x t i t was
time t o s e e Max Brooks and Roy W h ite.
Max's b u
- to have some private conversation and that
would be m y time to depart.
So I did, thereby not seeing the thousand or
so guests cla m o rin g at the gates.
I rushed hom e, feelin g stra n gely truant,
jumped into m y red lace dress and went out to the W
- l t h e v e r y d a y I go o u t - - " C a r e s s I n f a n t i n e " .
This
w o u ld b e f o r the b ig 4 - p o s t e r b e d a n d f o r the curtains^ in c o m b in a ti o n
w ith the lo v e ly , c l e a r , yello w b r o c a d e - - soft a n d
- At 10:33, the time Lady Bird says is "11:30" rather than "11:00"
- love".
B u t i t w a s n ' t the lo n g , g e t t i n g - t o - k n o w - y o u t a l k t h a t
I h o p e h e a n d C h u c k c a n h a v e s o m e t i m e s oon.
E a r l y i n th e d a y I h a d b e e n to a c e r e m o n y in th e E a s t R o o m
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
- . Actually it’s a hall, but it’s what’s going to be the Johnsons’ informal family sitting room.
It’s remarkable how well my own furniture fits into the room that was Mrs. Kennedy’s. I’m glad
for the taxpayer, and I’m glad for me too because it saves my time
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contributed to the White House with love and generosity.
And then I
sent them o ff on a to u r with Jim Ketchum and spent more time at my
desk, th i s time plowing deep in to the middle drawer, carefully taking
out very private things, such as the memo I
- Smathers.
He's
But there was a
She spoke of George and of her
sons and o f continuing to live in Washington for a year or so, but in
true female fashion I could not help thinking with a pang of times
past.
And there were old friends, the Jim Rowes
- I
V
1965 : , ■
Friday, August 27th
Lyndon's 57th birthday was oddly divided between a quiet morning
(I actually lay in bed and did some recording) and hours of riding the nice
edge of tension.
Some time during the morning I got a call from Lyndon
- Telephone call from Bill Moyers; ceremony and presentation of Johnson City park; tour for guests from Time-Life; LBJ arrives in Texas; LBJ's gives a reminiscent speech; Johnsons and guests go to boyhood home; LBJ picks up little boy and gets a kiss
- of news about tl.e
times the spc·ed of sound at 80, 000 feet.
s:
For instance, yesterd ay
-71 that flies at three
It was deli\·ered too much by
rote, too much like readin g , although there were moments of humor.
I di
- 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
- children leave. We went first to 30th
Place, that I’d lived and loved for so long--18 years it was--and then to Mrs. Hendrick’s, and
looked at some chintzes. As usual, didn’t find just what we wanted; came home in time for
a 4:00 meeting with Clark Clifford
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the family graveyard.
the biting wind.
And this morning we were heavily bundled up against
The country is gray and sere.
The only splash of color
the small p ilo t [?] down by the river close to the Lutheran Church.
is the time I shall want to travel
- gy, horn-rimmed
glas s~s
and the: most
comical of exp ressions of distress on he r face, biting h(·r lip, was ent itle d
"Luci Goofed." And anothe r, really quit e> attractive, of Van Cliburn,
Luci (pretty this time) and t he kin
- at the door.
It was one of the most relaxed and satisfying parties I've been to in a
long time, partly because I was still flowing from that sensation of obligation
finished -- job accomplished.
I had told the White House that there would be no one for supper
-
by telling
group
.s
amu~ed
had delivered
and had done very
at the amount
of time
well.
a
He
she spent
on
only boys.
mountain
climber,
Mr. Dyringfurth,
Helen's
&f:fi-e-of Virginia
came
inl'\ or perhaps
-
there
-
Byrd
him self
- and we
- and who I somehow feel most
drawn to is Kenny O’Donnell, because I will never forget the way he looked that night in the
hospital on November 22nd.
After they left, our long-time favorite friends came for dinner. Upstairs, on the second
floor, informal
- back some
of our birds in our own hands, the birds that I love so much that we’ve been accumulating
through the years.
We had dinner with just the Frank Ikards, Mary Lasker, and Jack, and Homer Thornberry.
Lyndon’s going to have a hard time doing
- is going to
i f this
He a ~ked Hubert to call if.il:ciel to stay for dinner with
u:. .
and the six of
-
Thornberr~
hnd I t;ot the
UG
who arrived in just a few minutes
had a delightful time .
I have no illusioqs that
a rresident and his '/ice
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than I had thought that man of iro n would.
He mentioned they would have
had their thirtieth a n n iversa ry in a few months.
A ft e r eve ryb od y le ft, I took the time to do some reading and som e
w ork, and then clo se to seven, J e s s e and I
- the
publicity is ugly and it w ill be used abundantly by the Republican party fo r
the next five months I expect.
A t any rate, it was Abe*s opinion to do nothing, at least fo r the time
being.
I asked Elaine to go down and tel l Charlie Cutler I thought he
- something to them.
Lyndon said to
President Truman, " I'v e been looking over a ll these b ills I passed, and I
want you to know, over and over and over they began in your time, they were
your ideas.
I was just able to build on the good things you'd
- LBJ Library meeting; office work; two-hour interview with Henry Branden of the London Sunday Times; lunch; Lady Bird to Shady Grove Music Theatre; Laurance Rockefeller and Project Trailblazers; Lady Bird greets cast of "King Arthur" & gives short
