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- and C. R. talked business, Lynda and Luci and I
went into my bedroom and collapsed in hysterical laughter.
We had planned
to record in the family Bible the birth of Lucinda, on this her two month
birthday in the White House.
As the days dwindled down
- ; calls to Hubert Humphreys & Harry Trumans; LBJ & Lady Bird make quick trip to Jim Rowe's open house; Christmas turkey dinner by White House Chef; "The President's House" in the theater; no room in the family Bible to record Lucinda Robb's birth
- llo w in g h e r a r o u n d .
And he t r i e s to c lim b up onto th e b a b y b u g g y
to lo o k a t Lucinda; w h e n e v e r s h e i s in s o m e b o d y 's la p , he s t a r e s at
MEMORANDUM •
THE WHITE HOUSE
C
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , D
- is moving slowly; Lyn Nugent follows Lucia Jane around giving her hugs & plays on Lucinda Robb's baby buggy; Christmas buffet dinner; Johnson family speaks with Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent, together in Vietnam; Lady Bird reads "Reflections" by Helen Hayes
- LBJ has bad cold; Lady Bird records diary; desk work; LBJ Library meeting; documentary on Johnson Administration; Lady Bird reminisces about Lynda Robb's bassinet; LBJ & Lady Bird greet Lynda & her baby; LBJ & Lady Bird walk in Rose Garden; press
- h ite bow i n h e r lo n g b l a c k h a i r , a w h ite d r e s s .
T h e t a l k w a s of o ld t i m e s .
I knew J im Robb in k in d e r g a rte n .
a n d I u s e d t o d o u b le d a t e , o r w e w e n t to G u n s t o n H a l l t o g e t h e
- Lady Bird to LBJ's bedroom for coffee, visit with Jack Valenti and watch tv; lunch in Solarium with Lynda Johnson and Charles Robb's family; dessert with LBJ and the Valentis; family conversation about 1968 election & LBJ's decision to run
- painting; Bess Truman portrait; office work; Lynda & Chuck Robb's party; Johnson family have dinner; victory on Civil Rights Act of 1968/Fair Housing Act
- Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Capitol for Senator Allen Ellender's Louisiana gumbo luncheon; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman discuss Humphrey campaign; possible style show in Texas & Lady Bird speech; Senate Ladies Luncheons; birthday cake for Senator Ellender
- LBJ & Lyn Nugent to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church; LBJ is not sleeping well; Johnsons, Lynda & Chuck Robb to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; gold crisis; Sweden & trial of U.S. for war crimes; press at church; Johnsons watch "Issues and Answers
- & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip
- ; Lady Bird has nice comments about George Mahon & Alan Boyd; helicopter to the Haywood Ranch; fish fry; back to LBJ Ranch; Lynda Robb stayed back in Washington, D.C.
- ; LBJ and group on motor boat; Lady Bird and others on large boat; Lady Bird has Thornton Wilder's "The Eighth Day;" Lynda Johnson has date with Chuck Robb; dinner at Haywood Ranch; birthday cake for Luci Nugent; massage and to bed
- a n ly , p o ise d .
Chuck*s .
You f e l t , t h i s i s s o m e b o d y .
A nd L y n d o n ’s b r o u g h t t e a r s to m y e y e s .
It w a s a l l th e s w e e t n e s s o f a r e a l
fa th e r.
M r . Robb m a d e a t o a s t t h a t e n d e d
- Robb
- ; Johnsons greet General & Mrs. William Westmoreland; Lady Bird visits with the Henderson Shufflers; visit with the Westmorelands; General Westmoreland ate cookies meant for Chuck Robb; 13-year anniversary of LBJ's heart attack
- LBJ returns from Texas & is very tired; Lady Bird swims & goes to hair salon; tea with T.J. Taylor's nurse, Jean Hughes; Ms. Hughes gives Lady Bird photos of Taylor; Lynda Robb's pregnancy; tea for National Association of Food Chains; beautification
- ; Lady Bird accepts LBJ bust by Victor Lamke; Lady Bird visits with Alabama relative; Lady Bird's autographs items; LBJ Library meeting; LBJ & Lady Bird meet White House Fellows & give speeches; Lady Bird visits Lynda Robb in hospital; LBJ has cold
- & Yale; Lady Bird praises her staff; LBJ has stag dinner for 30 Senators; Lady Bird visits with Sen. Harry Byrd; rift between the Johnsons & Stewart Udall about Vietnam; Lady Bird dines with Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb; TV program on new District
- Lady Bird listens to her diary recordings for November-December 1963 & July 28, 1965, to prepare for Howard K. Smith interview; office work; lunch; meeting with J.B. West about a new usher; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to party for returning Vietnam
- of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
- Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Smithsonian for "Reading is Fundamental;" welcoming speech by Dillon Ripley; speeches by Lady Bird & Margy McNamara; LBJ Library meeting covered by press; Lady Bird bowls with Muriel Humphrey & Jane Muskie; press take
- ; Lady Bird has hair & medical appointments; renovations in Lady Bird's bedroom; Averell Harriman party for Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb & diplomatic corps; LBJ will meet William Randolph Hearst; news conference at State Department; LBJ swims with Earl
- ; Lady Bird visits with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird sits for portrait with Madame Shoumatoff; Lady Bird has tour of Smithsonian; White House is receiving strange letters; Lady Bird & Mary Lasker watch "Gone With The Wind;" C.R. Smith is new Secretary
- diary; massage; hair styled; State Dinner for Hoveydas; Lynda Robb; exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird names guests; exchange of toasts; Harkness Ballet youth troupe provides entertainment; LBJ has lingering cold; the Johnsons visit with houseguests
