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11/17/2014
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1965
M onday, M a r c h 29th
B e g a n on an u g ly n ote, w ith NEW SW EEK g r e e tin g u s w ith a s t o r y ,
"In c o n tr a d ic tio n to th e P r e s id e n
- c a l a s s o c ia tio n to pay f o r i t !
It look s lik e this w i l l be the f i r s t o r d e r of b u sin ess when the new
c o m m it t e e f o r the P r e s e r v a t i o n of the W hite House has its m e e tin g .
M r. Boudin had done the E lm
- e y e d the d a m a g e
and d i s c u s s e d h i s p l a n s to b r i n g s o m e kind of F e d e r a l a i d , a n d a l l the t i m e
he h a d h ad a lo n g with h im , s h a n g h a i e d , two l unc heo n g u e s t s - - E d W e i s l of
New Y
- , but our guard up. "
And he spoke of hope of a new s p irit o f d iv e r s it y in Communist eastern
Europe.
A l l in all, the speech re c o g n iz e d that the w orld had changed a lot in the
c
15 y e a r s o f N A T O 's life , but he called N A T O
- e t S e rv ic e m e n - - fro m New Y o rk Sunday
m o r n in g , A u g u st 7 th , on P a n A m e r ic a n f o r N a s s a u .
A lth o u g h I k e e p on #
.
ta lk in g a b o u t i t in f r o n t of h im an d e v e n th e S e c r e t S e rv ic e
- ry a f te r
o n ly c o ffe e and ju ic e a t b r e a k f a s t, b u t h e c am e h o m e f a i r l y e a r ly
to d a y - - 2 :3 0 - - a n d I jo in e d h im f o r lu n ch w ith C o n g r e s s m a n P h il
L a n d ru m , o f G e o rg ia an d a. new C
- of V e r m o n t, And H ew lett and M ary A lic e Sm ith of
J
MEMORANDUM
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t h e w h ite h o u se
WASHIMOTOM
, 1967
W est V ir g in ia .
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The room w as fu ll of new fa c e s and of c o u r se the o b ject
- is "Guys and Dolls" by the New York Center Light Opera Company; LBJ leaves for Guam; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" Lady Bird is leaving for Virgin Islands the next day
- u ite n a t u r a l in L u c i 's h o u s e h o ld . B u t p e r h a p s not e x a c t l y w h at the p r e s s
i s u s e d to.
We a r r i v e d in v e r y f u ll n u m b e r c o n s id e r in g th at the b ig new s
w a s m o r e th a n a th o u s
- y - a - f a m ily young m e n
th a t h av e f ille d th is h o u se in o u r tim e h e r e .
a c c id e n t, p ilo tin g a new p la n e .
He w a s k ille d in a f lig h t- tr a in in g
And L u c i, in a m a n n e r so tr u e l y L u ci, h a s
a s
- a n d ta lk e d a n d ta lk e d a b o u t the
U n iv e r s ity , i t s d i f f ic u ltie s , i t s f u tu r e , the new A d m i n i s t r a t i o n in
o
A u s tin , th e in c o m in g G o v e r n o r S m ith, w h a t Jo h n w ould do w ith h is
lif e
- New York
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- g t h e r e .
The
p a i n t e d w o o d e n c h a n d e l i e r in the li ttl e s ittin g r o o m h a s gone up,
a n d I lik e it v e r y m u c h .
I s p e n t the m o r n i n g stuffing a l b u m s a n d b o o k s into the new
b o o k c a s e s
- Lady Bird works with Herbert Wells & Roy White on LBJ Ranch house renovations; Lady Bird fills bookcases and decorates; good news about Nellie Connally's surgery in Houston; John Connally flies to LBJ Ranch for visit & meeting with LBJ; LBJ, John
- r a n s p o r t a t i o n f r o m New Y o r k in the e a r l y m o r n i n g .
In f a c t t h e c o l o r s
we a l l th r e e h a d w e r e the b e s t I e v e r r e m e m b e r f o r a f a m i l y p i c t u r e - L u c i's , yellow and sim ple; L
- of 50%.
O t h e r h e a d l i n e s s h o w e d the i m p a c t of b e a u t i f i c a t i o n , c o n s e r v a t i o n , of
o u r new a w a re n e s s .
R
" o ck C re e k - - a b eau tifu l s e w e r —
" i n th e S t a r
- News stories about LBJ's ratings and Beautification; Johnsons to Christian Church; Johnsons to Lewis place and drive with friends to the Tomlinson; lunch at the LBJ Ranch; to Moursund's ranch and Krim property; boating; story told about Dr. Lisa
- s
th e m a s t e r g u e s t r o o m u p s t a ir s and s a v in g th e G ay R o o m fo r th e
G o ld b e r g s , p u ttin g th e G r o n o w sk is in th e c h ild r e n 's r o o m a n d th e
L a r r y O 'B r ie n s in th e new t r a ile r dow n th e
- ontoyas f r o m New M e x ic o , th e H e n ry G o n z a le z es
f r o m San A ntonio, and the E d R oybals fr o m C a lifo rn ia , and D elegate
C'it>
S t a n o s ( ? ) E s c e r n X ?) f r o m P u e r t o , a n d I w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y g l a d
- onday, J a n u a r y 4 th (c o n tin u e d )
up f r o m D a lla s to w a tc h th e s w e a r i n g - i n of t h e i r new C o n g r e s s m a n , E a r l e
C a b e ll.
In th e a f t e r n o o n L y nd on h ad a good lo ng r e s t , an d th e n j u s t
- a l l th e c o u n tr ie s , th e C h a rg e d 'a f f a i r s , a n d th e fo u r new
A m b a s s a d o r s w ho w e re th e r e to p r e s e n t th e ir c r e d e n ti a ls . A m b a s s a d o r of the
D o m in ic a n R e p u b lic a n d M rs . B o n
- the b ig e v e n t of the d ay - the d in n e r fo r the B r itis h ,
f o r w h ic h I h a d p u r c h a s e d a new r e d ev en in g d r e s s a n d w a s going to u s e
f o r th e f i r s t tim e m y h a ir p ie c e , w h ich I h o p ed , w ould m a k
- a r ily n , s to p p in g
to c a l l J o h n G o n e lla a t h o m e and c o n g r a tu l a t e h im on the new
b a b y b o r n l a s t n ig h t.
w o uld b e a g i r l .
We h ad so h o ped it
And J u a n it a a b o u t th e L i b r a r y .
R eedy
- r o f a l l t h i s dram a g av e u s a s i g n a l , and t o g e t h e r
M u rie l and I w alk ed o u t t h e d o o r and down t h e g r e a t s t e p s o f th e
C a p i to l u n d e r t h e commanding handsom e new ly b u i l t p o r t i c o — f
- a tannis h -b e ig e m a t e r i a l b e c a u s e
th a t i s the o v e r a ll c o lo r of the c a m p u s .
He h a s h e a r d of a s o ft b e ig e g r a n ite
fro m a New M ex ico q u a r r y th a t he w a n ts to lo o k in to .
in the F r e e r G
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
- r e
and:ajcciBix a r c h i t e c t u r e .
I ’ve h a r d l y w o r k e d a s h a r d on a s p e e c h a n d i t w a s the
l o n g e s t one I th in k I‘v e e v e r d e l i v e r e d .
I spoke of the new c o n s e r v a t i o n w h ich
m e a n s f
- a n e m p e r o r .
A nd s o m e of m y own staxfefoe L o w e s to p t , an d m y S te u b e n bow l f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y
of T e x a s .
A nd t h e n we lo o k e d a t new ^ r u g s f o r the f a m ily dining r o o m .
One w a s
p e r f e
- . R o b e r t and M r, H in e fo r t h e i r
t a l e n t s and s k il ls in to th is l i t t l e bu ilding th a t w o uld h o p e fu lly s e t a new
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 14 (Continued)
p la n fo r th is com nnunity and i t w o uld be s o
- Poor weather delays flight to East Texas; Lady Bird answers questions from reporters in Shreveport, LA; drive to Dorris Powell's home in Karnack; new Karnack post office made with bricks from T.J. Taylor's general store; meeting about landscaping
- New York
- with Dwight Eisenhower; Lady Bird to New York to dinner at Mary Lasker's home; ABC beautification film to be shown overseas
- New York
- the C l a r k C lif fo r d s ; and h av in g the b e s t tim e of
a l l , the young E d W e is ls f ro m New Y o rk .
And in a ro o m fu ll of p r e t t y w o m e n , it w ould hav e b e e n h a r d to find one
^
a s lo v e ly a s L u c i B a in e s J o
- new m a n t e l .
Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s
e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e
l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
- AO many. g.o ad ttnie.^, tkeM.e ioa.4 ,J,ovtad Henr y and l ovel y
C h i s tin a .
We t h a n ked them '^oM. tkexA . pant, t n th e p art y '^oA.
doA t Monday. n t ^ k t tn New Yor k and t o l d tkem kow heauJLt^udL
tkeJjL djOLu^kJ.eJi.i kadd>een
- Lady Bird is at White House without LBJ; Lynda Johnson to Truman Capote party in New York; Lady Bird views large photos for "Living White House" book and party; Lady Bird selects wedding photographs to be sent as Christmas presents; lunch; "Living
- New York
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- of the J e f f e r s o n P ilg r im a g e ; a n d
M is s D o ro th y V aughn of S tra w b e r r y B an k in P o r ts m o u th , New H a m p s h ir e .
A nd th e r e w a s a s iz e a b le c o n tin g e n t of tr a v e l p r e s s th e r e .
N a tu r a lly
- - - h e r g r a n d d a u g h t e r - - i n N ew Y o r k
b e c a u s e h e h a d n o t b e e n w e l l t h is S p r in g .
A n d o f c o u r s e in th e c o n v e r s a t i o n
s h e s a i d , " Y o u k n o w ^k new w ho w a s D e m o c r a t a n d w
- & Mamie Eisenhower greet guests in receiving line; Lady Bird names guests; Lady Bird loses pearls during hugging; new White House chine used; LBJ stops by to greet ladies; Lady Bird bowls with Dr. James Cain & school friends; dinner; massage
- e r too .
And
M a r i e - - a t l a s t L yndon is a c h ie v in g one of h i s a m b itio n s - - h e 's
g e ttin g M a r i e tau g h t to sw im .
And th e n B e r n i c e B u r g c a m e a n d gave m e a new h a i r - d o , and
u n d e r the d r
- p l e a s u r e o f the e v e n i n g .
A nd i t w a s
n o t u n u s u a l b e c a u s e a f t e r a l l M r s . B a r r o w s w a s a n A m e r i c a n - - a n a tiv e o f
New J e r s e y I b e lie v e .
_
T h e B a r r o w s s e e m e d to h
- of storeroom; phone calls; Lady Bird to hair salon; photos in Yellow Room; Johnsons greet Barrows; exchange of State gifts; dinner under tent in Rose Garden; Lady Bird names guests; LBJ made speech against isolationism in New Orleans on Tuesday
-
Wednesday, May 17, 1967
Page 8
in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for
invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life.
Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
- d e d - - b y a b o u t 5:30.
And L u c i w as le av in g f o r New Y o r k a l m o s t
w i t h t e a r s i n h e r e y e s a s s h e s a i d g o o d b y e to l i t t l e L y n .
I w e n t to m y r o o m f o r d e s k w o r k a n d t e l e p h o n
- company; tea for ladies of the Texas delegation; Lyn Nugent makes appearance; LBJ stops in to say hello; Luci leaves for New York; Johnsons visit with the Abe Fortases & Oveta Culp Hobby; Detroit riots; Lady Bird reflections on leaving White House, Vietnam
