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- it to the S h oreh am fo r the C o n g r e ssio n a l
Club brunch, a high point o f the y e a r , the annual b ig day of the C ong r e s s io n a l Club, w h ich I have b een going to s in c e 1938. :
A s I p u lled up to the en tra n ce, M r s . A lvin O 'K
- Congressional relations
- Lady Bird to Congressional Club brunch--theme is the Whistle Stop campaign; Lady Bird is presented with original Fred Sebol train cartoon; to Arboretum with friends; meeting with Governor & Mrs. Paiewonsky of the Virgin Islands about Lady Bird's
- .
I readily agreed and said le t's set it up
for tomorrow, Wednesday, so as to catch those m em bers of the
T to T Club, Tuesday to Thursday.
How we used to laugh when
we w ere in the Senate at people who went away for weekends
. Thursday afternoon
- Congressional relations
- s, P r e sid e n t o f the N a tio n a l C
ap
italG arden Club L eagu e, and frien d of B uford
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
T h u rsd ay , F eb ru a ry 11, 1965
WASBINOTON
P age 2
E llington; and B ill W aldron, C hairm an of the F in e A rts C
- Congressional relations
- Tea for and meeting of the Committee on Beautification; the second Congressional reception; dinner with the George Mahons, Hubert Humphreys, et al; Buford Ellington to head the Office of Emergency Management
- o m i s e d too m u c h , hoped f o r too
m uch.
A f t e r w a r d we d ro p p e d L u c i a t th e W hite H o u se an d w en t on w ith
L y n d a to th e F S t r e e t Club - - th e f i r s t .tim e I h av e b e e n to th e F S t r e e t Club
in a g
- Congressional relations
- Bird to F Street Club with Lynda; Lady Bird visits with Mike Monroney about his trip to Saigon; Lady Bird visits with James Roosevelt about portrait of his father, Franklin Roosevelt
- Congressional relations
- LBJ has breakfast with Prime Minister Menzies of Australia; Lady Bird goes to the Congressional Club for presentation of doll wearing miniature of her inaugural ball gown; lunch with Sir Robert and Lady Jackson and Ed Clarks; ABC film
- Congressional relations
- Office work; Lady Bird has hair styled; photos made for article; Lady Bird to lunch with 75th Club at Senate; ladies reminisce about early years; assessment of Mike Mansfield; Senators greet ladies; Lady Bird & Walter Washington tour Washington, DC
- Congressional relations
- Lady Bird to hair salon; Lady Bird to Columbia Island for daffodil plantings; back to White House for photos in the Rose Garden & Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to lunch at the Jockey Club; office work; Lady Bird records diary
- , m y f i r s t a p p o in tm en t o f th e d a y w a s a
happy o n e .
I c a lle d B eth P o r t e r P e r m in e r w ho I had run in to th e
day b e fo r e a t t h e op en in g o f th e W o m a n 's N a tio n a l D e m o c r a tic Club
and a s k e
- Congressional relations
- , o r w as i t 913 9 ? W
henMr s .
R o o s e v e l t was o u r g u e s t o f h o n o r a t t h e 7 5 t h
C o n g r e s s i o n a l Club l u n c h e o n .
I t was a b e n e f i t
b u y a whe e l c h a i r f o r a c r i p p l e d b o y .
to
T h a t
- Congressional relations
- Congressional relations
- Betty Weinheimer, Jewel Malechek & children are guests at White House; desk work; Lady Bird records diary; lunch; Lady Bird to Mr. Per's hair salon; tea at Women's National Democratic Club; LBJ's philosophy for appointments; Lady Bird is met by Head
- r e I le f t
a lo n e , fo r the M e l l o n d i n n e r a t the S u lg ra v e Club.
T h e r e w e r e p i c t u r e s a s I e n t e r e d b u t no c o v e r a g e i n s i d e , a r u l e o f
the C lu b w h ic h m a k e s f o r a g e n u in e ly r e
- Congressional relations
- Congressional relations
- ; lunch in China Room; new Tiffany wildflower china for Johnson administration; tea for American Federation of the Arts; viewing film, "Paintings of the White House;" party at Sulgrave Club for Lynda Johnson & Charles Robb; Charles Robb & Tom Clark toast
- a -
tio n , th e le t te r w a s w ithdraw n fro m s a le by the com pany o fferin g it and
i s to b e retu rn ed to the W hite H o u se.
T he b ig even t o f the day w as a luncheon given b y the 8 1 s t Club
. fo r m e .
T h ey had a ls o in v ited
- Shooting in Dominican Republic; auction of Jacqueline Kennedy letter to Lady Bird; luncheon of 81st Club members; gift of charm by members to Lady Bird; ABC filming at Treasury Department; story by film producer about Pope John; LBJ meets
- c r a t ic
Club, w h e r e they w e r e h aving a tea in m y honor, w h e r e I stood b e tw e e n M a r y
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K e y s e r lin g and I n dia E d w a r d s - - M a r y 's the P r e s i d e n t of the club - and m e t
500 w o m en , a l l m e m b e r s
- to Women's National Democratic Club tea; LBJ & Lady Bird to Women's National Press Club for Eleanor Roosevelt Golden Candlestick award to Judge Anna M. Cross; women appointments; Betty Beale's & Marianne Means' parties; Lady Bird talks with Phil Potter about
- it, t e nd Lhc
y.1rd and kee p it clean, and makc it availat-lc for
m~c tin& s
of Lhe Wuman 1 s
Club, a horne econo1nics group, a 4-H or PTA or Li ons• Club, or
whatever t he comrnunity has ne e d of.
that st.op by there now .
Mostly it tu rns out
-
to be 150,000
It had that quaint
the parade.
I
there,
a sunny
day.
small-
I
and State
Senator
Harry,
Jr.
and
hosts.
me very
happy
s service
club
and highly
He must
have
was the attractive
and an assemblage
Pretty
is beautiful
As we began
- , probably a little m o re re lia b le
and old fash ion ed than m ost papers.
We le ft the P h il P o t t e r 's ra th er e a r ly , with M a ry M a rg a re t and Jack
V a len ti, stopped by the W om ens National De m o c ra tic Club, w here Diana
and Donald
- to Women's National Democratic Club; Lady Bird visits with Taylor family, including her niece, Diana MacArthur and brother, Tony Taylor
- speech and then we went u p stairs fo r dinner, with
the A rth ur K r i m s ,
the Ed W e is l, S rs, and a little s ta ff- - the f i r st re la x ed
m om ent of the day.
In shaking hands at the P r e sid en t's Club D inner of which A rth ur K r im
- I had c a lle d to in v ite to rid e
w ith m e,-o u t to the W om an's N ation al D em o cra tic Club B e n e fit Show.
And
off w e w ent for about 30 m in u tes of that fa m ilia r sign atu re to th is job, w alk in g
through cr o w d s, shaking
- to Woman's National Democratic Club Benefit Show; dinner with Oveta Hobby and Jim & Ida May Cain who are leaving for Vietnam; agricultural help for Vietnam; Uncle John Pattillo dies; talk of arts and events
- s, planted by the Associated Clubs o f V irg in ia fo r Roadside
Development.
And I spaded in the d ir t on a dogwood.
T h is is the Y e a r o f the
Shovel fo r m e!
Th e chief le sso n o f th is m orning is to see what has been done w ith
In te
- on who a lw a y s b e l i e v e s th a t n e w s p a p e r p e o p le a r e
r e a l l y h e a d e d f o r th e H e a d l i n e r s Club a n d n o t to s e e t h e i r d e a r o ld
A unt, t r i e d to m a k e h e r a d m it s h e h a d b e e n to the H e
- to g ra p h in g p ic t u r e s , and, a t lo n g la s t ,
a l l to o b r ie f a s e s s i o n on th e f i r s t d r a ft o f th e s p e e c h to th e G a rd en
Club la d ie s in th e G rand T e to n s on S e p te m b e r 7 th .
,
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- hostesses; a Noah Webster picture and the Rutherford Hayes desk for the White House; briefing about freeway through Breckinridge Park; LBJ's birthday present; lunch; speech for Garden Club ladies in the Grand Tetons; Lady Bird to LBJ Ranch
- he re and then left by helicopter from that
delightful name Quick Sard, fo r a 30 minute ride over the beautiful green
hills to Lexington.
Then for a res t period and on to dinner, the Kentucky Federation of
W omens Clubs, which had brought
- School; school lunch program; puppet show by children; Lady Bird gives school flag flown over Capitol & encyclopedias; electric lights installed; bookmobile; speech at Breathitt High School; Wood Utilization Center; Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs
- h e d and l e a r n e d .
I to ld L yndon t h a t I h op ed he cou ld m a k e i t b y th e W o m e n s '
N atio nal. D e m o c r a t i c Club R e c e p tio n in h o n o r of us b o t h .
c~
I w as
e x p e c te d f o r s u r e , b u t he s a id h e
- Hospitals; Lady Bird to Womens' National Democratic Club Reception; pandemonium when LBJ arrives; Hubert & Muriel Humphrey to White House for dinner; LBJ-William Fulbright conversation about Non-Proliferation Treaty; UN position for Humphrey; Lawrence
- Lady Bird decides not to travel to Palm Springs; Lady Bird reminisces about driving road to Austin; Lady Bird to KTBC; Lady Bird & Jesse Kellam to airport to meet Liz Carpenter; lunch; VIPs arriving for Headliners Club annual celebration; bad
- Club D in n er, a s
W auhillau La Haye
the g u e st of fiSwiacjiaadaagt I w as p le a se d that she w as going, and p le a se d
that sh e r e c o g n iz e d the fa c t that W auhillau had b een a good fr ie n d to u s .
And i t is too e a s y to a c t h
- of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
- u r l i v e s
F rid a y , Jan u ary 17, 1969
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th e s e f i v e y e a r s , in d e ed f o r th e l a s t t h i r t y - o d d .
was a re m a rk a b le h o u r.
And t h i s in d eed
As we approached th e P re s s Club I saw, to
my amazement
- Hanoi will begin peace talks; Lady Bird has fitting for inaugural outfit; photographs taken of Lady Bird with her staff; LBJ & Lady Bird to Medal of Science awards; LBJ makes remarks & presents awards; LBJ & Lady Bird to National Press Club party
- Tour of Mackinac Island; Lady Bird describes native flora and fauna; the MRA (Moral Re-Armament) Complex; Lady Bird relates more history of Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel; LBJ & Lady Bird to Detroit for President's Club reception
- le a s a n t luncheon for o u r 81st Club, not m o r e than a
y e ar ago.
Lou w as a s c a lm as som eone under sedation
but v e r y c l e a r s p o k e n .
It is e v i d e n t t h e h a r r a s s i n g
of th e P r e s s a b o u t the s i t u a t i
- ;" LBJ to the Alfalfa Club
- s going.
^
y t \c d t ± d ls L * ~ .
N a tu r a lly , I c o u ld c o u n t on two of m y o ld 7 5 t h
G r a n t a n d M r s , H a r r y S h e p h e rd of C a lif o rn ia ,
club m e m b e r s , M attilee
A nd th e r e w as the lo v e ly a n d
s m
- to the Coliseum fo r the L i p p i z z a n e r
h o r s e show,
L i p
- d r e s s and to the A r m y - N a v y Club
•where t h e r e w a s a r e c e p t i o n h o n o rin g J a n e F r e e m a n .
L iz and M a r c i a an d H elen e r o d e w ith m e - - a b r i e f s t a y .
I s to o d
in lin e w ith J a n e and m e t
- ; Lady Bird to Army-Navy Club to reception for Jane Freeman; Lady Bird meets with Alan Boyd & 35 highway engineers; massage, rest & telephone calls; Archivist Wayne Grover resigns; party for James Webb & astronauts; signing ceremony; Important items
- LBJ, Lady Bird & Dr. Cain swim; Lady Bird to hair salon; talk of strike; Johnsons to Wirtz wedding; reception at Army-Navy Club; lunch; Lady Bird and guests to Camp David; Lady Bird describes scenery; bowling; LBJ and others arrive; call from Mrs
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r e c t a n g u l a r b lo ck , of c l e a r p la s tic in w h ich w a s im b e d d e d a c t u a l le a d type
w ith fc e jm " T o M r s . L y n d o n B . J o h n s o n - B .A . , B . J . - Y o u 'r e
Our T y p e " , p lu s t t ^ the Club name
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WASHINOTON
Sunday, N o v e m b e r 12, 1967
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B a c k a t B a s s e t t H o u se L yndon ch a n g ed in to le i s u r e c lo th e s
an d took C huck and Jake and w e n t out to p l a ^ g o lf a t the G old en H o r s e sh o e G o lf Club
- Lady Bird has nightmares; Lady Bird makes telephone calls; Lady Bird goes to the first meeting of the Johnson City Garden Club; lunch; drive to Danz and Sweeney houses to view renovations; Lady Bird drives to Luci & Pat Nugent's home in Austin; Lady
- & Lady Bird go to Lynda Johnson's graduation at the University of Texas; Lady Bird describes ceremony; party for Lynda at the 40 Acres Club
- Carmichael; lunch at Mexican restaurant; LBJ Library model at the Brooks building; Headliners' Club to see Robert Joy portrait of LBJ; to LBJ Ranch; visit with tourists; to restored Courthouse in Fredericksburg; dinner; Lady Bird sleeps in Childrens Room
- gives White House tour to group of Texans; President's Commission on Heart, Stroke and Cancer reception; Lady Bird mentions guests; LBJ's visit to Mayo Clinic; LBJ & Lady Bird to Woman's Democratic Club for party for Walter Jenkins; dinner with friends
