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U. ALEXIS
JOHNSON
Tape 21
(21a)
It is Thursday, March30, 1972. Muchhas happened since my last tape
in Novemberof last year after I had returned from a trip I took at that
time out to East Asia. First, on the personal side, on February 4 I
- in MIRVS,warheads and bombers. However, over a period of time,
the Russians, with their greater numberof ICBMsand the greater throw weight,
will be able to develop MIRVS
and will be able to have at least on paper a
great superiority over us.
The issue, as I
- own immediate family, for my children.
I am doing it rather for my grandchildren.
be interested
in knowing a little
Perhaps at some time they might
bit more about their grandfather, and if
so I hope that this record will be available to them
- for the first time all the elements of the organization
aremovingdownthe same road together.
I think also the actionsthathave
been taken by the United States during the past year have given new heart to
the Vietnamese, in spite of theiViet Congsuccesses.
Up
- , red ties and ballet slippers.
And, they
perform ed, as an o fferto ry , a dance to Randall Thompson’ s Hallelujah, the
fir s t time I ev er saw dancing in church!
It was rea ll y beautifully, gracefu lly
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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- ; meeting with Harry Ransom & Frank Erwin about University of Texas, Wayne Grover & LBJ Library; first time LBJ has been guest at Luci's table; Pat Nugent coming home from Vietnam; Nugents will vacation in Formosa; Johnsons spend night at KTBC
- is parched and a«fr^
T h ere
i s no, touch of, g r e e n a n yw h ere. ;:We have had only about an in ch of ra in s in c e
the l a s t o f S ep tem b e r . : It is approaching a d esp e ra te r e c o r d of d r y n e s s .
^A.
doesn't rem em b er a time
- something to them.
Lyndon said to
President Truman, " I'v e been looking over a ll these b ills I passed, and I
want you to know, over and over and over they began in your time, they were
your ideas.
I was just able to build on the good things you'd
- Lady Bird has time with Luci; LBJ returns from California; resignation of Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge; walk with dogs and guests on White House lawn; William White's book on LBJ; assessment of McGeorge Bundy; newspaper headlines about Barry
- in Perle's. apartment.
Jake Pickles, Lindy and Hale, Senator Ellender.
The Dale Millers, the
I circled the room, had
a drink, some light and pleasant talk and then left before I thought it was
time for them to go into dinner.
Dorothy McCardle
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- that cou ld be a so u v e n ir.
Since then w e have p r a c tic e d givin g
them so m e en terta in m en t ahead of tim e - this time the Singing S argean ts -^
th eir au tograp hs p rin ted on the backs of the program s. The y a r e s e a te d
in c h
- to Pat in between times describing herself to him th,e scene around
us.
And he was all so sweet and cozy.
But there was another very sad note in the House all day long.
'
\\
;
I love
House.
~very
facet of this job, of this
And I love being
- HOUSE
WASHINGTON
fMonday, June Z:4; ~ 968
And presently Luci came in.
Page 6
She had been out to dinner.
She curled up
on the bed beside me and we had one of those long conversations which make
me jokingly tell her that she is a part time
- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- At 10:33, the time Lady Bird says is "11:30" rather than "11:00"
- riedm ans
an d t h e Jack G oulds who h a d w r i t t e n a
m a rv e lo u s r e v i e w o f my ABC s h ow.
The John Pom f r e t s
o f t h e New York T im es; th e John S t e e l e s o f Time a n d
L i f e a n d t h e L u c ie n W arren s o f B u f f
-
Kennedy walked into his office, the first time after John Kennedy 1 s death.
It was Lyndon that suggested that we see Guess Who's Corning to Dinner,
and we all went out to the hangar which is completed now, for showing movies, .
and very nice, except
- a n
h a l f m y -time w i t h th e S e c r e t a r y .
T h e b e a c h e s p ro b a b ly .
W h a t w o u ld a t o u r i s t w a n t to s e e in T u n i s i a ?
T h e y a r e w o n d e r f u l - - w h ite s a n d .
The R om an-
I n f r o n e s i
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
- Luci's wedding day; Lynda sings "Get Me To The Church On Time;" cable from Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird describes her thoughts, decorations & the service; telegram read from the Pope; Luci stops to kiss parents and give roses to mothers
