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- —I congratulated them on Jimmy's being in the
House, and Loraine McGee, very tan, without Gale, who's o ff making a
speech.
And from the Court, there were our life-long friends, Abe
and Carol, and B ill Douglas and Cathy—and I must confess looking
- to bring Senator Everett Dirksen to Walter Reed Hospital; nap; dinner with the C. Douglas Dillons
- MEMORANDUM
c
T HE W H I T E HOUSE
WAS H I N GTON
Tuesday, M a r c h 3, 1964
This m orning about 11,- Katie L ochheim came fo r a cup of co ffee , bringing
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a bound copy of the L a d ies Home Journal^ with her a r t ic le about m e.
It’ s
r e
- Lady Bird has coffee with Kate Louchheim about Ladies Home Journal article; joined by Doris O'Donnell; Lady Bird poses for Vogue magazine photos; fourth Congressional reception; Lynda Johnson as Azalea Festival queen; Luci or Lynda Johnson as queen
- ; Lady Bird bowls; LBJ comes home for dinner
- Lady Bird drives around LBJ Ranch with the Malecheks; opening of the Johnson City home; Lady Bird flies back to Washington, DC; LBJ calls Congressman Adam Clayton Powell about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Luci Johnson is ill
- Lady Bird & Muriel Humphrey to Philadelphia to appear on the Mike Douglas Show; Dorothy McCardle conducts interview with Lady Bird on airplane ride back; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Bethesda Naval Hospital to visit maternity facilities; Lady Bird
- Smith; Kermit Gordon; painting from Queen Elizabeth; Lincoln Room; Carl Hayden; Mrs. Paul Douglas; social gathering after dinner; night reading on Panama; Lady Bird's praise for Bess Abell and dinner menu
- s i d e t h e p o i n t .
And t h e n t o t h e b e a u t y
p a r l o r an d t h e n t o work w i t h Ka n d i
in t r a n s f o r m i n g
some o f my e a s t e r n f a b r i c s i n t o ha n d so m e "a t home"
c l o t h e s f o r s m a l l d i n
- her trip to Acapulco; bowling with Muriel Humphrey; dinner at Hubert Humphrey's home; discussion about Senate and leadership; return to White House and to sleep
- Lady Bird and LBJ discuss family problem; Lady Bird goes to the foot doctor; Luci Johnson and her school; Lady Bird goes to White House movie theater with her brother, Tony Taylor, and Dr. Hurst, to watch home movies; LBJ confers with members
- home; drive around town, Caddo State Park and to Lady Bird's childhood home, the "Brick House;" tour by Ruth Taylor; photos for press; helicopter back to LBJ Ranch; funny story about Ashton Gonella in Shreveport airport; Johnsons and guests to West
- u sin e ss
c o n fe re n c e w ith J o e .
t o g o home w i t h h i m ,
J o e h a d a s k e d h im
T rudyeh ad cooked th e
t h i s he f o u n d a v e r y p l e a s i n g
" o f my h u m b l e o r i g i n ."
to
He h a d b e e n h a v i n g
So I
- Ranch guests include Senators Mike Mansfield & Everett Dirksen and Congressman George Mahon; guests leave; Lady Bird goes to Johnson City to LBJ's Boyhood Home for restoration meeting; lunch; LBJ gives Lady Bird and Luci robes from Korea; Lady Bird
- v e enough sp a rk le and v ita lity to k eep th in gs going and sen d people
home fe e lin g r e a lly e x c ite d that th ey had b een to a g rea t W hite H ouse p arty .
- and Roy White about the LBJ Library; LBJ and Lady Bird have dinner at Bill White's home; guests discuss Richard Russell; LBJ talks of Democratic National Committee problems; article about White House art
- with a portrait; Lady Bird rests before working on Alabama speech; Lady Bird bowls and works on her home movies; LBJ and Lady Bird have dinner
- meets residents, Episcopal Home for Aged, and the Bethesda Chamber of Commerce on 66 thousand project; Lady Bird to Senate Ladies Luncheon; LBJ briefs members of Congress, has Congressional Leadership meeting, and presents award to Adm. H.P. Smith
- Situation in Dominican Republic; Lady Bird watches Arthur Schlesinger on TV; Lady Bird and LBJ to church in Smithburg, MD; Lady Bird bowls with June White and David Brinkley; Lady Bird and LBJ to Senator Harry Byrd's home in Berryville; Luci Johnson
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast and go to St. Mark's Episcopal Church; to Jack Brooks' home for coffee; talk about House and Texas delegation; back to White House for office work; visit from Jack Valentis & Arthur Krims; tv and lunch; the Bob Jacksons
- Bird has photos taken; plight of the cities; meeting with Erv Duggan; meeting on Boyhood Home & LBJ's Birthplace; Lady Bird bowls with houseguests; Lady Bird walks South Grounds; dinner with LBJ; massage; retires for night
- a c r o s s the c o u n try , and you think th a t nobody o u ts id e
c a n e v e r b e a t u s - - w e , th e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e - - a n d w e c a n s o l v e a l l o u r
problem s h ere at home.
w hiners,
But m a y b e th e re a r e enough
- 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
- ib le u s e s
of the p la c e .
A nd she h ad , in fa c t, so g e n e ro u sly in v ite d m e to com e up
to h e r A d iro n d ack s s u m m e r home^vlind to P alm B each b e fo re .
/
.
A s m u ch a s I w ould love to,Xl h ad alw ays sa id
- Carpenter; meeting with Bess Abell; tea for Marilyn Walz; meeting, future transfer of LBJ Boyhood Home & LBJ Ranch to the National Park Service; bowling, massage & television; dinner with LBJ; Mary Lasker's book on health initiatives; phone call with Hubert
- a r v e lo u s
An e n g r a v i n g o f George
W ash in g to n and c lo c k s f o r t h e g i r l s .
Then d o w n s t a i r s
t o t h e E a s t Room f o r t h e r e c e i v i n g l i n e .
I 'm g e t t i n g
v e r y much a t home w i t h t h e
- Lady Bird talks by phone to LBJ and Dr. Hurst; Laurence Rockefeller has press conference and spoke about beautification and conservation; Congress and environmental bills; Lady Bird lunches with the Rockefellers; Lady Bird takes home movies
- Christmas Eve; Tony Taylor had brain surgery at Mayo Clinic; LBJ is home from Bethesda Naval Hospital; Johnsons have party for close friends; Johnson Family exchanges gifts; LBJ is buying the White House Christmas ornaments for the LBJ Library; LBJ
- a s s e d .
come?
No
P o r te n t o f th in g s to
Ah, I c o u ld s e t t l e i n t o t h i s easy!
We went home on th e s h u t t l e and a t th e W hite House had lu n c h
on a t r a y w ith L u c i i n my room, worked w ith A shton i n th e a f
- g s ig n
ab o v e th e B ase O p e r a tio n s t h a t s a i d , "Welcome Home, Mr. P r e s i d e n t
and F a m ily ."
Lyndon made a b r i e f s p e e c h e n d in g w ith h e hoped t h a t
t h e c o u n tr y w ould b e a s u n d e r s ta n d in g
- House past home on 30th Place; tea with Secretary Udall and New Mexico friends; small dinner party; "Operation Creche" to obtain creche for White House; LBJ late for dinner; vote on censure of Senator Thomas Dodd
- e n Ly ndon began t o t a l k ,
qui e t l y , low key , g e n tle h i ^ a c t.
^ t woA good a n d 9- wo a
pAoud o^ him.
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And tn e n -it ujcla t i me. to go home and eve.Agbodg. began t o
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