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- New York
- 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
- New York City
- a le n g th y
p ie c e on th e J o h n so n L i b r a r y fo r th e New Y o rk T im e s .
I me t w ith h im in th e L in c o ln S ittin g R oom a n d s p e n t a b o u t 45 m in u te s
d u r in g w h ic h he to o k n o te s going o v e r the g e n e s
- ; 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
- d th e F D R c r y s t a l - - v e r y e le g a n t a n d seldo m
u s e d now.
A n d th en u p s t a i r s in to m y new p in k w ool a n d one l a s t b o n in g -u p
on the g u e s t l i s t , an d th en b a c k d o w n s ta ir s to the G r e e n
- r i c a and he s a i d ''I f you d o n ' t mind I ' d l i k e t o
t a k e my c r i s e s one a t a t i m
e ".I t i p - t o e d o u t g r e e t i n g
e a c h new c o u p l e and g e t t i n g d r i n k s w h ile we l i s t e n e d
s p e l l bound f
- a n d le r s o f L os
A n g e le s T im e s, o u r o l d f r i e n d s t h e
Ep H o y ts o f t h e
D e n v e r P o s t , t h e young A r t h u r S a lz b a r g e r s o f th e New
Y o rk T im e s. T h e T e x a s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , i n t e
- a rd e n .
t.
V' : . '
of j u s t c a llin g fo r th f r o m h i m s e l f and f r o m e v e r y o n e a r o u n d h im the
l a s t o u n ce of s tr e n g t h .
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T h e new t u r f is b e in g
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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
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- as the day for m y W om en D o e r s lu n ch eon .
f'
M r s . V in cen t
A sto r o f New Y ork w as one of the f ir s t to a r r iv e and bow led m e o v er b y
sa y in g that sh e w anted to con trib u te $10, 000 to the b e a u tific a tio n p r o g r a m
- e lie v e .
She had ju st fin ish ed a new s c o n fe r e n c e and
the p eo p le in ch a rg e o f the F e s t iv a l w e r e rath er w id e -e y e d at how w e ll
sh e had p e r fo r m e d .
She w as r e a lly settin g out to m ake th em glad th
- ry a f te r
o n ly c o ffe e and ju ic e a t b r e a k f a s t, b u t h e c am e h o m e f a i r l y e a r ly
to d a y - - 2 :3 0 - - a n d I jo in e d h im f o r lu n ch w ith C o n g r e s s m a n P h il
L a n d ru m , o f G e o rg ia an d a. new C
- of V e r m o n t, And H ew lett and M ary A lic e Sm ith of
J
MEMORANDUM
l^ 'd i^ c L i'^
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t h e w h ite h o u se
WASHIMOTOM
, 1967
W est V ir g in ia .
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The room w as fu ll of new fa c e s and of c o u r se the o b ject
- is "Guys and Dolls" by the New York Center Light Opera Company; LBJ leaves for Guam; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" Lady Bird is leaving for Virgin Islands the next day
- of 50%.
O t h e r h e a d l i n e s s h o w e d the i m p a c t of b e a u t i f i c a t i o n , c o n s e r v a t i o n , of
o u r new a w a re n e s s .
R
" o ck C re e k - - a b eau tifu l s e w e r —
" i n th e S t a r
- News stories about LBJ's ratings and Beautification; Johnsons to Christian Church; Johnsons to Lewis place and drive with friends to the Tomlinson; lunch at the LBJ Ranch; to Moursund's ranch and Krim property; boating; story told about Dr. Lisa
- onday, J a n u a r y 4 th (c o n tin u e d )
up f r o m D a lla s to w a tc h th e s w e a r i n g - i n of t h e i r new C o n g r e s s m a n , E a r l e
C a b e ll.
In th e a f t e r n o o n L y nd on h ad a good lo ng r e s t , an d th e n j u s t
- r o f a l l t h i s dram a g av e u s a s i g n a l , and t o g e t h e r
M u rie l and I w alk ed o u t t h e d o o r and down t h e g r e a t s t e p s o f th e
C a p i to l u n d e r t h e commanding handsom e new ly b u i l t p o r t i c o — f
- :
Reversing it slightly, but when you were secretary of the interior
and he was a relatively new senator, did you all have much opportunity
for a professional relationship at that time?
c:
Yes, we did because the Department of Interior is a conglomerate
- r e
and:ajcciBix a r c h i t e c t u r e .
I ’ve h a r d l y w o r k e d a s h a r d on a s p e e c h a n d i t w a s the
l o n g e s t one I th in k I‘v e e v e r d e l i v e r e d .
I spoke of the new c o n s e r v a t i o n w h ich
m e a n s f
- a n e m p e r o r .
A nd s o m e of m y own staxfefoe L o w e s to p t , an d m y S te u b e n bow l f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y
of T e x a s .
A nd t h e n we lo o k e d a t new ^ r u g s f o r the f a m ily dining r o o m .
One w a s
p e r f e
- . R o b e r t and M r, H in e fo r t h e i r
t a l e n t s and s k il ls in to th is l i t t l e bu ilding th a t w o uld h o p e fu lly s e t a new
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 14 (Continued)
p la n fo r th is com nnunity and i t w o uld be s 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
- New York
- with Dwight Eisenhower; Lady Bird to New York to dinner at Mary Lasker's home; ABC beautification film to be shown overseas
- New York
- new m a n t e l .
Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s
e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e
l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
- AO many. g.o ad ttnie.^, tkeM.e ioa.4 ,J,ovtad Henr y and l ovel y
C h i s tin a .
We t h a n ked them '^oM. tkexA . pant, t n th e p art y '^oA.
doA t Monday. n t ^ k t tn New Yor k and t o l d tkem kow heauJLt^udL
tkeJjL djOLu^kJ.eJi.i kadd>een
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Wednesday, May 17, 1967
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in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for
invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life.
Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
- 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
- so m e good
We did n o t h av e tim e to go out New Y o r k A v en u e - - the
m a j o r e n t r a n c e f r o m the n o r t h a n d e a s t an d the s h a b b ie s t o f a l l .
So th a t a w a it s a n o t h e r t i m e , a n d M a r y fle w off
- .
•
She c a m e f o r c o c k t a i l s a t 6:00, b r in g in g w ith h e r a co u p le of
o f f i c e r s of h e r F o u n d a tio n - - M r . A a r o n F r o s h f r o m New Y o r k a n d
G e r a l d W a g n e r of W a s h in g to n .
T h ey
b o th
- a n d a new s t a r t .
•
A nd w e h a d a d e lig h tfu l t im e ta lk in g w ith .W alter a n d M arj o r i e
about th eir hom e.
M a r j o r i e lo v e s i t .
I t 's the b e s t h o m e th e y 'v e e v e r
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
- ntry i s in a p ick y m ood ,
T hey told of the new s of Sunday that
w e had d r iv e n too fa s t going to ch urch.
And today th ere w as a b ig
s to r y on the fro n t page of the ''Star" - - a v e r y im p ortan t h ead lin e:
" H e Was A lw ays
- is s t i l l ru n n in g a n d L y n d o n h a d a
fu l l d ay w ith h is s ta f f - - B ob Kint n e r and H a r r y M c P h e rs o n a n d Doug
V^
'w
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C a t e r an d L a r r y L e v in s o n --a new one to m e -- J o e C a lifa n o , M a rv in
G e
- and Hartman ranches; Hartman House - LBJ's "own poverty project;" LBJ talks to Mr. Hartman about birth control pills; Lady Bird calls Mary Lasker about New York benefit dinner
- n d s as D orothy V redenburg
B u sh , L ibby R ow e, and K atie L ou ch h eim , and proud new a d d itio n s.
T h ere
w a s D r . M ary B unting of the A to m ic E n erg y C o m m issio n and p r e tty
V ir g in ia M ay B row n o f the ICC, th e
- in g a m e m b e r o f the A p a c h e
T r i b e a t a b a r b e q u e f o r s o m e 2, 000 o r so.
L u c i 's new c a r h a d a r r i v e d - - a g r e e n S tin g r a y - - a c o m b in a tio n
g rad u atio n and b irth d ay p re s e n t.
L yndon
- rove u s around.
A lw ays I lea rn som eth in g new about the d eer.
I'v e n ev e r se e n any so c lo s e w ith the r e a lly fu zzy v e lv e t on th eir
h o r n s.
C la re n ce told us at this sta g e, they w ere a lm o st so ft and
pulpy.
T h ey
- a , an d
V ir g in ia R u s k , an d B e s s .
I w a n te d to a c q u a in t L illia n S e v illa -
S a c a s a w ith m y p la n to in v ite th e new D ip lo m a tic w iv e s in g ro u p s
o f fiv e o r te n , th o s e who h ad c o m e to th is c o u n
- d u st
o f th e h ot s u m m e r .
T h e r e 's s o m e th in g ab ou t c le a n in g up th a t s a t i s f i e s
a d e e p u n d e r ly in g u r g e in m e , no m a tte r w h at new f ie ld s I m o v e in to .
And th e n , w ith J a m e s , I b e
- do recall very vividly
that he was a reporter for the Washington Daily News, the ScrippsHoward paper in Washington, at the time the billboard bonus law of
1958 was enacted and at the time it was amended in 1959.
The Department of Commerce kept
- fully
meant.
If it was implemented and carried forward administratively, you
had a complete change in history in a major sector of our country.
It
was not just the South that was affected by this, this affected just
as much the city of New York
- a l c i t i e s , b u t nobody h a s e v e r c a l l e d f o r a
n a ti o n w i d e b e a u t i f i c a t i o n p ro g ra m . She showed me th e
her
p i c t u r e s o f h e r g i f t t o th e c i t y o f New Y ork, t h e
t u l i p s and j o n q u i l s
- a drink.
And then
M u riel and J e r r y d eparted on a la d ie s trip to New Y ork, shopping and
b a lle t.
H u b ert's le a v in g tom orrow to shoot qu ail, I think, in South C a ro lin a .
He en joys life m o re than n e a r ly anyone I know.
The r
- Lady Bird walks White House grounds; Lady Bird joins LBJ, Jim Hagerty and Leonard Goldman of ABC about TV show on beautification; Lynda Johnson's European trip; the eighth Congressional reception; LBJ, the press, and alleged suppression of news
- a ro u n d w ith m e to s u r v e y th e b e a u tif ic a tio n s ite s
th a t w ill b e th e s u b je c t of o u r c o m m itte e 's m e e tin g on T u e s d a y .
W e g o t o u t in f r o n t of th e new B u ild in g of H is to r y an d T e ch n o lo
