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- A nderson Steinbeck (M rs. John St einbeck).
Am ong old frien d s w e re Helen Gahagan Douglas, India Edwards - ^
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and how am azing in that group of women, M a jo r J. R. P a r t en of Texas'.
I was glad to see M a rg a re t Trum an Daniel there, and we had
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Up ea rly and out to the a irp ort to c atch
the chartered Convair at 7:00--with L iz , of course, and B ess b e cause we
w ere going to her home te rrito ry , Kentucky; and Congre ssman C arl P e rk in s
whose d istrict we would be covering; B ill
- Lady Bird trip to Kentucky; press; Lady Bird meets Gov. & Mrs. Breathitt; 8-hour tour by motorcade; Lady Bird halts car to shake hands with schoolchildren; Lady Bird walks to Arthur Robertson home & Lick Branch School; reminiscences about Fern
- Gahagan Douglas to c o m e fr o m the banquet
the night b e f o r e spend the night with us.
He had supplied w ith h e r,
a p p a re n tly , with m y night gown and robe and th ere she w as on the third
flo o r.
So, at b r e a k fa s t, I c a lle d h e
- ; Cuban missile crisis; Congressional briefing; dance; swimming with the Thornberrys and the Pickles; overnight stay by Helen Gahagan Douglas
- of ground that his home stood in, in
those days.
The Museum was begun in 1929.
What an interesting picture that conjured up, and what an inte resting
fa m ily they’ ve been - the R ockef'ell ers - pouring back their vast fo rtune
into art and education
- Lady Bird's speech for the Museum of Modern Art that evening; to Carlysle Hotel in New York; speech by David Rockefeller; dinner and reception at Museum; party at Adlai Stevenson's home
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Then
to see if she wouldn't
because
house
at the flower
son,
Stafford,
had told me that
she was
mart.
and rushed
her
So I looked
home,
The booths
were
she would
we started
I
s missed
be.
down to Winchesterj\
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in charge
for her
- Final sale of The Elms; meeting with Jacqueline Cochran about a home for wives of dependent military families; LBJ & Lady Bird lunch with the Huff Baines'; Lady Bird films TV clip for American Cancer Society; story about Cancer Society sword
- Lester's home; tours and visits at several homes including 91-year-old Mrs. Carlson who knew Aunt Effie Pattillo; Lady Bird reminisces about her youth; flight back to LBJ Ranch; LBJ makes TV report to the nation on Dominican Republic; LBJ has cold
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and so i t was.
We had come w ithout o ur hats, soon took o ff o ur shoes,
moved around fro m person to person, while we drank coffee and munched
. some delicious home-made cookies that M r s . R e x W h itte n had brought
^, along..''.
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- Lady Bird's trip to New York Historical Society to see a Rembrandt Peale portrait of Thomas Jefferson for the White House; Audubon exhibit; lunch at James Fosburgh's home; Winslow-Homer painting for White House; Fine Arts Committee; Vincent Price
- Lady Bird is at Luci Nugent's house; Lady Bird drives herself to Johnson City & describes the area drought; Lady Bird visits with Jessie Hunter at boyhood home; Lady Bird & Neva West work on decorating the LBJ Ranch home; lunch; meeting about dining
- Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
- Lady Bird has breakfast with National Park Service staff, then to Hightower property to mark trees and make decisions on national park; Lady Bird describes LBJ; Lady Bird visits Boyhood Home and old fort with Roy White; lunch; meeting with Roy White
- on plane; Lady Bird says goodbye on intercom to fellow travelers in Austin; to LBJ Ranch; party for hostesses of LBJ birthplace & boyhood home; Lady Bird, LBJ & John Connally speak to group; Lady Bird gives awards; appointments to State Department
- Tony Taylor home
- LBJ & Lady Bird wake early, but LBJ barely slept; LBJ leaves for Chancellor Adenauer's funeral; Lady Bird to home of Mrs. George Maurice Morris, originally located in Revolutionary War, Connecticut; lunch with Marny Clifford and to Fredericksburg
- ; Lady Bird travels to Jane Engelhard's home; tea on terrace; tour of the Engelhard home; dinner party; Lady Bird names guests; LBJ sends telegram to Engelhards thanking them for being so nice to Lady Bird; toasts; dancing; security concerns; Brick House
- Lady Bird rides through New England countryside to Shaker Village near Pittsfield, MA; stop for lunch at roadside park; to home of Yale President Brewster in New Haven, CT; Lady Bird is greeted by anti-war protestors; Lady Bird rests; to Yale's War
- Lady Bird is guest of Laurence & Mary Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads "The Hudson River" by Carl Carmer; Lady Bird & Rockefellers to Van Cortlandt Manor; to Sunnyside Estate, home of Washington Irving; lunch; presentation by Carl Carmer; actor tells
- Laurence Rockefeller home, Tarrytown, New York
- Lady Bird goes to New York City to purchase clothing; Lady Bird attends dinner party given in her honor at Brooke Astor's home; Lady Bird mentions several people at the party; Charles Engelhard tells a funny story; Lady Bird recounts an earlier
- ; visit with Luci Johnson about Christmas gift list; beautification program benefits nurseries; dinner party at Abe Fortas' home; Fortas meeting with Jacqueline Kennedy about Kennedy Center; Lady Bird swims
- ld sw im fo r hou rs w ithout touchin g b ottom o r ^
goin g b a ck to la n d .
Indeed, it w as two hours b e fo r e w e sw a m in t o
■th e b e a c h and sta r te d home..-'.''
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'I n o tice d lit t le P a r k S e r v ic e s ig n s , u n o
- Nancy had liv e d so lo n g , and, w hich the R o m n e y s do not
make a
g re a t deal o f use o f he s a id , the home o f the f i r s t
A s t o r , of one o f the B id d le s , the F e r r y fa m ily who owned the
fa m o u s seed h o u se /\ a ll 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
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t h e ir w a y alon g the m o u n ta in s id e .
We la n d e d in a m e a d o w , c lo s e to the c o m m u n ity o f Inez, and d r o v e up
the m o u n ta in sid e to the home of Tom F l e t c h e r .
Now, a l l the s ig n s w e r e hom e
m a d e
- Steelworkers; to Huntington, WV, & Inez, KY; visit to Tom Fletcher's home; to Paintsville, KY, & Mayo State Vocational School; LBJ's Courthouse speech; the Appalachian recovery plan; Lady Bird interview by Helen Thomas and Frances Lewine; LBJ TV speech
- 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
- Lady Bird to New York City; signs photos for Christmas; meeting at Mary Lasker's home on beautification; Lady Bird mentions Mary's art collection; possible television program about beautification in cities; Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter to Carlyle Hotel
- 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 .
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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
- Lady Bird's plane to Dallas is postponed and cancelled & takes later flight; Lady Bird visits at Luci Nugent home; Lady Bird to Salado, TX, for ceremonies honoring Liz Carpenter; Lady Bird gives impromptu remarks; Liz Carpenter gives speech; crafts
- ; lunch at LBJ Ranch; work with Roy White, Herbert Wells on house renovations; Lady Bird & Jessie Hunter meet at Lewis Ranch to discuss LBJ Boyhood Home; formation of Johnson City garden club; Lady Bird returns to Washington, DC & Sequoia for LBJ's
- Lady Bird goes to hair salon and then meets Lynda Johnson at Boyhood Home; tree planting ceremony at Johnson City; Lady Bird mentions where Rebekah Baines and Sam Johnson met; Lynda Johnson's magazine article on "See America;" park is donated
- ; Mrs. Johnson returns to White House; Lynda Johnson home for Luci Johnson's baptism; article in Herald Tribune;
- 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
- Lady Bird to Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City, MI; Lady Bird provides history of Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel; reception at Grand Hotel for Michigan Bankers Association; dinner at Nancy Williams' home; Lady Bird mentions several guests
- 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
- ; dedication ceremony for Wilkes College's Science Center; homes along the Susquehanna River; back to Washington for meeting with and reception for Democratic National Committee; with LBJ to Camp David
- Park; to future amphitheater & deserted brewery; Faison House in La Grange; Lady Bird plants pine tree; to William Neece home in Warrenton; tour of Winedale by Miss Ima Hogg; to Roundtop to restored homes, Lutheran Church & social hall; Johnsons to Hill
- at the Riverwalk; ride on the river; dinner at La Paloma del Rio; private party at Nancy Negley's home
- with Dwight Eisenhower; Lady Bird to New York to dinner at Mary Lasker's home; ABC beautification film to be shown overseas
- Lady Bird gives commencement address at Radcliffe College; discussion with Mrs. Carl Gilbert; luncheon at Radcliffe President's home; Helen Keller; tour of Kennedy Library site; back to DC; State dinner for Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark
- ; speech and tree planting; to Carmel Mission & Big Sur Scenic Highway; speech; cameramen have to back up; to Big Sur State Park & Nathaniel Owing's home; nap; to Hearst's San Simeon Castle; receiving line & dinner
- Lady Bird & party board buses; briefing on Teachers Corps; stop at Silver-Webster High School; Lady Bird leads group along trail to Mathis home; Lady Bird visits with family, photos are done & all ride to school; ceremony; Lady Bird gives speech
