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  • a n d A r th u r an d h e r f a th e r a n d D aphn e an d th e Bob B e n ja m in s and t h e i r tw o c h ild r e n . Six of u s p ile d in to th e T h u n d e r b ir d w ith h i m d r iv in g , tw o in a b u c k e t s e a t in f r o n t, and w e
  • in d e e d I w ill be c o m in g b a c k to N ew Y o rk . I am s p o ile d . I hope once o r tw ice a y e a r . I s h a ll t r e a t m y s e lf to so m e of the s a m e , though i t w ill in d e e d n o t b e the s a m e w ith o u t B e s s a n d
  • r ly , s m ilin g lad y put out h er hand and sa id 1^ ^ M EMO RANDUM c TH E W H I T E H O U S E WASHINGTON T u e s d a y , June 16, 1964 Page 3 I'm M r s . C h a r le s M a r s h ." II Tl Thank g o o d n e s s I didn’ t fa in t. I hope m y
  • hoped t h a t he co u ld c o m e in a n d s e e everybody fo r ju st a m in u te. B u t w h e n I saw h i m , I to ld h e sh o u ld not tr y . So I w e n t b a c k in to th e Yellow R o om j u s t s a y in g t h a t I w a s going to a c c e p t th e r
  • , t u l i p s , n a r c i s s u s , v i o l e t s — e s p e c i a l l y p r e p a r e d by M a r i e t t a B ro o k s , s h e s a i d ; and Bob S t r a u s s , and C a ro ly n K ellam w ith Monday, J a n u a ry 20, 1969 b o th h e r l i t t l e
  • tic k e ts and p a r c e l th em out to m y v e r y fa v o rite c o n stitu e n ts. And then, stand ing in the h a ll, hoping that I w ould at le a s t get c lo s e enough to a C abinet o r C ourt w ife to in tro d u ce m y c o n s titu e n ts . So w
  • m ay la p se b etw een s e e in g ea ch o th e r. And then lunch. And then a tour of the Ranch - - the g u e st h o u se, J a m es D avis' h ou se, up into the fie ld s p a st the Sudan and the c o a s ta l B erm uda I'm so hopeful about
  • r e e n rib b o n th a t s tr e t c h e s m a je s ti c a l ly - 1 - 1965 T u e s d a y , M a rc h 9 th (co n tin u ed ) f r o m th e C a p ito l to th e L in c o ln M e m o r ia l. A ll of th a t is fin e , b u t I hope v e r y m u c h to a d
  • the c o r n e r o f the bank, an d a n o th e r in a l it t le is la n d , in the m id d le o f the d r iv e in . I hope v is it o r s to J o h n so n C ity a r e a s im p r e s s e d a s I w a s ] U p s ta ir s to the a p a r tm e n t, fo r a s u r v
  • their a im s and hopes w e re - - ill-fash io n ed w e r e his intentions I b elieve and not a bad w ord. A nd w h e n C h u c k feac u s e d t h e p h r a s e " y o u r p e r m i s s i o n " , L y n d o n q u i c k l y s a i d , " Y o u h a v e it and m y
  • a n d - p a in te d . Page 7 M e a n w h ile , k ee p in g e v e ry th in g q u ie t an d j u s t p u ttin g out fo r th e C h in a R e c e p tio n e ig h t o f th e p la te s th a t w e re r e a l l y lo v e ly . e x i s t s , I hope w e ca n c a s
  • m m u n ity - - p ro b a b ly th e o n ly hope e ith e r to a c q u ir e a s k ill --------^ MEMORANDUM THE W HITE HOUSE WASHINGTON T u e s d a y , M a r c h 14,: 19 67 P age 7 o r th e a b ility to g e t a lo n g w ith fo lk s th a t w ould e n