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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
- in the afternoon, I had a business meeting with Sheldon Cohen and Walter
Jenkins, in the forbidding sanctum of the Monroe Treaty Room, that vast, dark place lit by
the chandelier that came from Lyndon’s office, P-38 in the Capitol, that he sent down here
at Mrs
- Friends help Lady Bird decorate family quarters with books and Dorothy Doughty birds; Lady Bird puts out photos of JFK with Caroline, the Taylors and Johnsons; Lady Bird has business meeting with Sheldon Cohen and Walter Jenkins where they discuss
- the children’s ward, a little engagement that Mrs. Kennedy had
made some weeks ago and had asked me to keep.
I took Lucy and Beth Jenkins with me, and we had baskets of toys to distribute among the
children. The people were lined up out front: Dr. Schultz
- Lady Bird feels ill and tired; Marta Miller's wedding; coffee at WH for wedding party; swimming and dinner with the Price Daniels, the Horace Busbys and the Walter Jenkins; appraisal of Price Daniel; Lynda Johnson cartoon; A. W. Moursund and Johnson
- To Methodist Church in Thurmont; Helen Thomas; Bowling and lunch; Discussions on various topics; Helicopter back to WH; Dinner with the Bill Moyers, the Walter Jenkins and Carl Rowan; Possible appointment of Rowan to USIS
- Preparations underway for reception for Democratic Ladies; program planned for entertainment ; LBJ speech at reception for Democratic Ladies; Lady Bird mentions several attendees; dinner with Walter Jenkins; visit to White House by the Valentis
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L u c i Baines was
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v e r y inte r e s ted in the p r e sence of the V e r y
R ev eren d W illia m F . K e lly , the P re s id e n t o f M arquet t
to have a little chat with h i m
to dinner.
Un iv e r s ity , and got
she and Beth Jenkins
- on the second
flo o r with Doug C ater, seeking help from him on my speech fo r Beth Jenkins
graduation c la s s at Georgetown Visitation, which is only two days away and
which I haven't given the hours of preparation that it deserves.
Then I talked to Ray R
- with LBJ, Walter Jenkins and Dick Maguire; exercises; LBJ's diet
- 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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- routine, with, I think,
equally good resu lts.
E lo ise and H om er w e re v e r y h elpful, as w e re a ll
the la rg e c o te r ie of handsome aides, m o s tly from the A i r F o r c e .
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MEMORANDUM
THE W H I TE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e sday, M a r c
- 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
- collecting paintings for Sears and Roebuck; tea at Mary Lasker's home; return to D.C. for Lynda and Luci Johnson's spring vacation; surprise birthday party for Walter Jenkins
- Death of Senator Clair Engle; meeting of task force on proposed Women's Job Corps; meeting with Walter Jenkins about mail; tea for wives of Latin American Ambassador & OAS Ambassadors; LBJ & Lady Bird to reception for educators; Lady Bird to Woodrow
- 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
- frien d i
She's on Lyndon's co m m ittee on heart, can cer and stroke, and has been a ll
the y e a r s I'v e known her,.'^n unpaid lobbyist fo r a ll sorts of governm ent aid
and m ed ic a l r e s e a r c h . . .F rie n d and associa te o f M a ry L a s
- n a t the d o o r, and a f te r s e v e r a l t r ie s a t Goodnight
L a d ie s o n the p a r t of the band, with Lyndon keeping rig h t on d an cin g, gettin g
a new p a r tn e r a s quick a s an aid e cam e up and m ad e off with the one he had
- just can. " , and had gotten h e r s e lf a White House aide, and out she
had put, and I hope it was a good evening fo r her.
- Foreign aid
- and India; Rostow talks of Taiwan and aid to Pakistan, Communist China, and Vietnam; dinner and movies; Johnsons back to White House; Lady Bird exercises; LBJ talks with Clark Clifford
- eth in g s ic k in the lib e r a l view p oin t in a ll th is ."
A t one tim e Lyndon d e sc r ib e d h im s e lf, "I'm lik e a p r iz e fig h te r in the
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rin g , the right f is t is the m ilita r y , the le ft f is t i s aid, w ash in g, a g r ic
- 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
- b e e n
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 . "
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MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
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T u e sd a y , F e b r u a r y 11, 1964
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a n d m a n y of th o se w ho m a k e th e w h e e ls tu rn , r ig h t on to M r s . W ilro y , who
i s th e h o s te s s a t B l a i r H o
- 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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who w o r k e d on the H ill in C o n g r e s s m e n 's o r S e n a t o r 's o f fic e s a n d in
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v a r i o u s C a b in e t D e p a r t m e n t s a n d a t OE O a n d AID, a n d o u r 6 o r so h e r e
in the W
- 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
w
- p y and i t d o e s my h e a r t good t o
s e e him t h i s w ay . And R o b e r t a V i n s o n .
She, t o o ,
was one o f t h e o n e s I p a r t i c u l a r l y w a n te d t o com e.
And t h e r e was M rs. R o o s e v e l t ’ s m aid o f 30 y e
- 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
- 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
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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£..
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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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