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a sk the W a lte r Jenkins to c o m e o v e r and have dinner w ith us - and th ere
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w i l l be ju st us, and i t ' l l be such fun.
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It lo o k e d lik e th ere w as no p o s s ib ilit y f o r them to g e t out
until the next m o rn in g
- up early. He went for a walk, and then a brief church
service at St. John’s. How glad I am about that.
I went in to see Lucy and got the delicious news that she and Beth Jenkins--who was
spending the night with her--after having studied algebra ‘til
- Jacqueline Kennedy & Aristotle Onassis to marry; Lady Bird visits with Lyndon Jenkins; LBJ visits with Lyndon Jenkins in Oval Office; LBJ Library meeting about "Life in the White House" exhibit; Lady Bird visits with LBJ at lunch; new portraits
- Rather joined us.
I said the blessing,
from a very fu ll heart, with Tony in my mind behind every word.
And we had
a delicious Christmas dinner, not cooked by Zephyr, but Mr. [Henry] Haller
had come to our aid, a beautiful turkey and dressing
- in the White House?
And then back to the Truman Balcony to meet Walter Reuther.
We had iced tea and I listened to him mostly.
to him about beautification.
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I had wanted to enlist his own aid as a
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- Lady Bird signs Christmas photos; snowing; Lady Bird talks with individuals about speech & artwork donated to White House; wedding gift for Beth Jenkins; cherry trees from Mary Lasker; telephone call with Brook Astor about Temple of Dendur; office
- limits for future groups to WH; Ashton Gonella; Lady Bird shops for hats; Governor's race of John Connally & Don Yarborough; dinner with A.W. Moursund, Jack Brooks, Walter Jenkins and Pierre Salinger
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as the uniform ed aide esc o rte d me down to the
I w ore m y white
alaskin e suit, with the toa s t co lored , draped
silkish hat.
C a r rie was her usual easy self, so capable, so much at home, so devoid
of any pompo|sity in presidin g.
A t the end
- gives White House tour to group of Texans; President's Commission on Heart, Stroke and Cancer reception; Lady Bird mentions guests; LBJ's visit to Mayo Clinic; LBJ & Lady Bird to Woman's Democratic Club for party for Walter Jenkins; dinner with friends
- Breakfast and swimming with guests from Marshall, Texas; discussion on Brick House; Johnsons to church in Johnson City; LBJ has press conference at LBJ Ranch; appointment of new pilot and first African-American military aide; luncheon; LBJ takes nap
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s o w o n d e r f u l l y h e l p f u l on the l a n d s c a p i n g a t the K a r n a c k P o s t O ffic e .
I h a d the aide) b e h i n d m e w ho c a l l e d o u t the n a m e s a l e r t e d to l i s t e n
fo r h is.
I d o n 't t h in k
- . West; gift for White House staff; Military Reception at White House; photos with military & Medal of Honor recipients; Chuck Robb is losing weight in Vietnam; General James Cross is leaving as military aide; Elvira Madigan, in theater; visit with school
- to th e W o r ld 's F a i r j u s t c o m p le te d , an d T o n y 's new jo b - a s o r t of tr y o u t one f o r AID to s ix c o u n tr ie s of L a tin A m e r ic a .
A nd th e n I s a id , " L e t 's go in to d in n e r , th e fo u r of u s . "
T h e
- R u s s e l l ^ 'f r o m F l o r e s v i l l e , J o h n 's hom e
town, who got up to m ak e the p r e s e n ta tio n to John.
"W e hope," s aid K a r e n ,
" t h a t this s e t of handcuffs - a h - ah - ah, I m e a n this p a ir of handcuffs - a h
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- in g m ad e v e r y c le a r by C la r k that it w a s b e in g c o m m is s io n e d
and w o u ld b e p aid fo r by the W hite H o u se H is to r ic a l A s s o c ia tio n , a n d
m y o n ly o b lig a tio n w a s to s i t fo r it .
And that th e u
- e us w hen he p aid us a v i s i t s o m e y e a r s a g o ,
and i f you w e r e at th e r a n c h w ith m e you w ould s e e th e lo v e ly b ird s
th at C h a n c e llo r E rh a rd g a v e u s . ''I h a v e ", s a id M r s . K i e p . It tu r n s
- aide h e re and th e re , h e a v ily laden
with m e d a l s and rib b o n s.
The dim i n t e r i o r o f the C a th e d ra l,/ w a s r e a l l y
ra th e r s m a ll, but into it c r o w d e d the m o s t b r illia n t p a g e a n try I had e v e r
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- good g u e s t, M r s . S tra u b , w h o se h u sb a n d
i s A s s is ta n t A d m in is tr a to r f o r AID, p r e tty , a n a s s e t to the ta b le , a n d a s
m u c h in lo v e with. W ash in g to n a s l a m .
R o b e r t M a s s ji^ ^ w ho w ro
- * s r o o m - - s h e ’l l b e in g w o rk in g th is s u m m e r .
w ho is in th e m aid *s r o o m .
S u sa n S tep h e n so n
And so w ill L a fa y e D a v is ,
And I had brought G ertru d e and h e r th r e e
c h ild r e n - - H a z e l, E th e
- - A V ie t-N a m C ivilian S e rv ic e A w ards - - that w as moving and sweet.
F o r m e r A m b a s s a d o r L o d g e w a s w i t h u s on the s t a g e , a n d a s m a l l
g r o u p of c i v i l i a n s , w o r k e r s in AID, m e m b e r s I b e l
- m e future L ib rary.'
D r . G r o v er , A r c h iv is t o f the U nited S ta te s, w as th e r e , and w e p aid
due h om age to h im and a ll h is m o st co o p era tiv e group.
M r. L y s in g e r ,
w ho had a rra n g ed the exhibit; H en ry L
- I w o u ld w r ite , a b o u t o u r g o o d b y e g ift, th e
little C h ild r e n 's G a r d e n Aa^Jjri^
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be uAe.d and- en^oy,ed. Jin ik e '^uJiun£..
A n d ihanhA J. 6 kJijn a n d aid.
th e W h ite H o u s e
- a u g h te rs o f te n a n t f a r m e r s w o re s h ir t s a n d d r e s s e s m a d e o u t
of ffaxgmoc flou r s a c k s .
S om ebody in t h a t AID p r o g r a m m u s t h a v e
a p a s t th a t g o e s b a c k to t h a t .
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