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  • , and then le ft soon. Patrick Lyndon nearly drove us wild on the way back trying to turn a somersault, his latest tric k , on the floor of the back seat, which was occupied by four other people. Luci handed him his bottle to amuse him, and he trie d to give
  • Christmas Day; telephone calls; Father Kaifer hold mass in Lincoln Room; special blessings for Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent in Vietnam; family opens more presents; Johnsons to open house at Clark Clifford's; LBJ lays down to rest; more telephone calls
  • ang desser t a JJ week---’ ' we^ve banned ikem ^Aom ik e kovuekoJLd a i ik e Ranch i n ^ u& A i. pkgM jia J. ^ iin & A A , we c o u ld n o i AjeAiAi^ had b een s ent t o bed by Olga. Patrick Lyndon M i a i a ^ d g i o have k ijn and w ka i a ^og i
  • LBJ & Lady Bird swim; LBJ is exercising regularly; Lady Bird is trying to organize LBJ Ranch & items from their Washington homes, and decorating the LBJ Ranch; hair styled; sorting materials for LBJ Library; Johnsons to Luci Nugent's home in Austin
  • with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. 11/17/2014 Initials - _______ 1 THE WHITE HOUSE * WASHIHaTON M onday, F e b r u a r y 14, 1966 P age 1 My V alen tin e w a s that^Lyndon sle p t u n til 9 o 'c lo c k . b e a h ap p ier g ift. T h
  • Valentine's Day; LBJ has medical exam; Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent's plans after wedding; LBJ is locating Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird attends American Heart Association luncheon and style show; Lady Bird attends
  • e . " He r o u s e d and A nd I q u i e tl y s l i d into b e d . I t w a s 9 : 3 0 w h e n I w a k e d to f i n d t h e b e d e m p t y b e s i d e m e . w ith an opportunity these days Lyndon cannot sleep late. Even I l o v e to. So I p u t o
  • Lady Bird flies back to D.C. & she is driven to the USS Sequoia; LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers & have breakfast; Johnsons watch Clark Clifford & Maxwell Taylor on tv; Johnsons watch Martin Luther King on tv; lunch; Luci Nugent meets boat
  • d w ith e n e r g y a s Lyndon h i m s e l f - - the b r a i n , the d r i v e , is s t i l l t h e r e , - - the p e r s o n a l i t y . B u t he is too h e a v y a n d t h e r e w a s a q u ic k c lu tc h a t m y h e a r t . We w a lk e d into th
  • staff; Johnsons fly to Houston Astrodome for Humphrey rally; new Houston highway; Lady Bird reminisces about 1941 campaign; Lyn Nugent walks with grandfather; speeches by Ralph Yarborough, LBJ & Hubert Humphrey; return to LBJ Ranch; LBJ's speech on tv
  • Lyndon did not w in th e n o m in a tio n in '6 0 . Y e s , t r u e , but a fte r the th in g s sh e had s a id abou t h im on t e le v is io n a n igh t or s o a g o , s h e d id n 't fig u r e he w ould a s k h e r . W e ll, I lik e a ll th e w o r ld
  • 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
  • ' s a v e r y sp ec ia l fra te rn ity ." c Lyndon w as e x tre m e ly la te . H e c a m e i n a t 9 :00 l o o k in g a s t i r e d a s I h a v e e v e r s e e n h i m , a s w o r n - - th e f ig h t t e m p o r a r i l y g o n e o u t of h i m
  • photos; Lady Bird meets leaders of Future Homemakers of America; Lady Bird & Luci Nugent to dinner at General William Westmoreland's; LBJ arrives late; Luci talks about Pat Nugent; possible White House intruder; LBJ is sick; Liz Carpenter has emergency
  • p an y . T h e s e v e n th w a s l i t t l e L yn who w a s in h i s s t r o l l e r r ig h t b y Lyndon. L yn d o n h a d j u s t f in i s h e d d i s c o v e r i n g L y n 's f i r s t to o th - - a s h a r p l i t t l e s e e d p e a r l , b u
  • Johnson family to National City Christian Church; to Abe Fortas' home; Johnson family have lunch together at the White House; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird goes swimming; Lady Bird records her diary; LBJ visits with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird has
  • T uesday, Ja n u a ry 14, 1969 Page 1 T uesday, Jan u a ry 1 4 th was an a b s o lu t e ly u n iq u e day In my t h i r t y - f o u r y e a r s In W ashington. I t was th e day Lyndon gave h i s l a s t S t a t e o f th e Union speech and I
  • LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
  • s to c o m e dow n and jo in m e f o r d r i n k s . We h a d a few m o m e n t s of t h a t p e r s o n a l s o r t of t a l k th a t I d o n 't g e t to do when Lyndon is around. K its y to ld a n a m u s in g s t o r y a b o u t life i n the m i
  • Luci Nugent's 21st birthday; Lady Bird works on narrative for "Crossing the Trails of Texas" film; 50 magnolia seedlings germinated from tree at The Elms; meeting about Latin American trip; telephone call to Luci; Lady Bird views Harry Truman film
  • A b e . s h o u l d b e s e e n b y a n b o d y 's e y e s . M a rie . o I t o ld h im n e v e r to w o r r y a b o u t And a f te r Lyndon r e a d i t . he s a id ," H e r e , you h a d b e tte r k e e p b o th of t h e s e c o p i e s , S H e
  • to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
  • LBJ and Lady Bird attend National City Christian Church; LBJ had growths burnt off his hands; the Johnsons have lunch with the Nugents; LBJ takes a nap; Lady Bird works on her Denver speech; Johnsons have dinner with Nugents and Jim Cain; LBJ
  • 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
  • LBJ leaves wake-up call for 2 a.m.; LBJ meets with General Creighton Abrams; LBJ back to bed at 8 a.m.; Lady Bird works on script for July 1968 film; meeting on oral history project; Luci Nugent portrait for LBJ's present; Lady Bird to hair salon