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  • John Gronouski sworn as Ambassador to Poland and Larry O'Brien as Postmaster General; press invited into LBJ ranch house for tour; swearing-in ceremony at Hye Post Office; story of LBJ jumping in cotton at gin and playing baseball; LBJ mailed first
  • Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B
  • Bird talks with Tyler Abell about Karnack Post Office; Lady Bird bowls; dinner with friends; Lynda to dance at Spanish Embassy; "A Man For All Seasons" in the White House theater; LBJ works; Lady Bird talks with Lynda about her evening
  • and Frances L ew ine, whom I think are p ra ctica lly twins; M a rie Smith of the Post; Isabelle Shelton of the Star; Eleanor P o llock of the Philadelphia Bulletin; and Nan Robertson, who w rote such good color s to rie s in the New Y o rk T im es about
  • 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
  • ; T.J. Taylor's store being torn down in Karnack & bricks to be used in post office building; LBJ & Lady Bird meet Italian President Saragat for state dinner; exchange of state gifts; birthday cake for President Saragat; Man of La Mancha is entertainment