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  • ; exchange of State gifts; receiving line; Lady Bird mentions many guests; LBJ's toast about our form of government; Sir Alec Douglas-Home's toast about Cuba; the "Strolling Strings" and dancing
  • . So I heartily enjoyed Diana's refreslunerits, went home a little past 7: 00 for the walk slowly through the first floor of the White House. Already, the wedding f is confined to history. A 16-foot spruce tree -- beautifully shaped -- went up today
  • ,, JLa>it u^ed ^ o a ua w a s b ein g fra m ed a n d h u n g in th e o fficer's clu b . on ouA ret urn home Friday January 32, 1969 (' gp3 ea L o ts o f p eo p le sp o k e to m e in a ^Ax&n.
  • r e d the fa th er o f to e K orean A rm y . F rom T exas, D r. and M r s . T rum an B lo c k e r , M r s . Douglas Chand or, widow o f the a r t is t , ow ner of a p o r tr a it o f E lea n o r R o o s e v e lt that I w is h the W hite H ouse H M
  • ily of his home -- h e and Tlatharint· travd a lot together. school. Ann ls mar de d to a Catholic, a young man who is slill in Buford said he had behaved ver y ba dly about it l1imsdf, but now he's r eco ncil e d - - thinks he 1 s a wonde rful
  • e c e n t ram b u n ctio u s b e h a v io r ." And th e n v e ry q u ic k ly we w ere o f f - - to a warm o v a tio n — and h e g a th e re d up George C h r is tia n and L iz and th e y ro d e home w ith u s i n th e b ig b la c k c a r — to th e
  • ," and so i t was. We had come w ithout o ur hats, soon took o ff o ur shoes, moved around fro m person to person, while we drank coffee and munched . some delicious home-made cookies that M r s . R e x W h itte n had brought ^, along..''. -'-V-'.V.. M
  • Lady Bird & Muriel Humphrey to Philadelphia to appear on the Mike Douglas Show; Dorothy McCardle conducts interview with Lady Bird on airplane ride back; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Bethesda Naval Hospital to visit maternity facilities; Lady Bird
  • Breakfast; to Calvin Coolidge home, Plymouth; clean water project; National Historic Landmark plaque placed; John Coolidge tour of home; to First Congregational Church & Woodstock Historical Association; ride through Woodstock in 1911 Stanley
  • Laurance Rockefeller home, Woodstock, Vermont
  • s i d e t h e p o i n t . And t h e n t o t h e b e a u t y p a r l o r an d t h e n t o work w i t h Ka n d i in t r a n s f o r m i n g some o f my e a s t e r n f a b r i c s i n t o ha n d so m e "a t home" c l o t h e s f o r s m a l l d i n
  • Lady Bird meets with James Fosburgh about art for the White House; LBJ presents Distinguished Service Medal to General Curtis LeMay; Lady Bird adds oral commentary to home movies; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and his staff; Lynda Johnson's trip
  • home; drive around town, Caddo State Park and to Lady Bird's childhood home, the "Brick House;" tour by Ruth Taylor; photos for press; helicopter back to LBJ Ranch; funny story about Ashton Gonella in Shreveport airport; Johnsons and guests to West
  • Surprise birthday party for Ashton Gonella at Patsy Chaney's home; beautification meeting, with LBJ joining to give inspiring talk; LBJ reminisces about NYA highway parks in 1936; Johnsons meet Prince Juan Carlos & Princess Sophia of Spain; Lady
  • ; Lady Bird & Alan Boyd discuss highways in San Antonio; Lady Bird & George Mahon discuss deeding the LBJ Boyhood Home & LBJ Ranch to the National Park Service; Beautification Bill is up for vote; bridge game with friends; military ceremony at Mount
  • letter to grandmother at Hye Post Office; guests to boyhood home and LBJ Ranch for lunch; Gronouski on Poland and Red China; Johnsons & guests to Danz place--car is stuck in mud; Lady Bird takes nap & talks to daughters; foreign affairs
  • Visit of Prime Minister Aldo Moro, Italy; Lady Bird takes home movies in the Rose Garden; state dinner; Lady Bird mentions attendees; Lady Bird converses with Foreign Minister Fanfani at dinner; Leontyne Price is entertainment for the evening
  • Bird; reception for Democratic state chairmen; Lady Bird to David Lloyd Kreeger home to see paintings; Lady Bird critiques paintings; to John & Ashton Gonella party; dinner at White House with Lynda & Chuck Robb; Chuck & Pat Nugent leaving soon
  • ; Luci gives small speech; Lady Bird see wedding dress photos; Luci has party for bridesmaids; to White House theater to see "Home From The Hills;" LBJ and Mr. Nugent join them after bachelor party at baseball stadium; interview with Jerry Nugent
  • Bird & the Ed Clarks to Corcoran Gallery; tea & tours at White House for the Clarks & guests; LBJ speaks briefly to guests; Lady Bird practices Appalachia speeches; dinner at Scoop Jackson's home; LBJ reads John Steinbeck letter about Vietnam
  • Carpenter; meeting with Bess Abell; tea for Marilyn Walz; meeting, future transfer of LBJ Boyhood Home & LBJ Ranch to the National Park Service; bowling, massage & television; dinner with LBJ; Mary Lasker's book on health initiatives; phone call with Hubert
  • ; Johnsons to party for National Council on the Arts at Roger Stevens' home; to party for Lynda Johnson at City Tavern; Lady Bird mentions guests; visit at White House with Arthur Krim, Abe Fortas & Marvin Watson about Democratic National Committee
  • Lady Bird goes to hair salon and then meets Lynda Johnson at Boyhood Home; tree planting ceremony at Johnson City; Lady Bird mentions where Rebekah Baines and Sam Johnson met; Lynda Johnson's magazine article on "See America;" park is donated
  • Park; to future amphitheater & deserted brewery; Faison House in La Grange; Lady Bird plants pine tree; to William Neece home in Warrenton; tour of Winedale by Miss Ima Hogg; to Roundtop to restored homes, Lutheran Church & social hall; Johnsons to Hill
  • g s ig n ab o v e th e B ase O p e r a tio n s t h a t s a i d , "Welcome Home, Mr. P r e s i d e n t and F a m ily ." Lyndon made a b r i e f s p e e c h e n d in g w ith h e hoped t h a t t h e c o u n tr y w ould b e a s u n d e r s ta n d in g
  • on Johnson City boyhood home; astronauts and wives to Paris Air Show; to State Department reception; astronaut wives borrow clothing from Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson; dinner with Governor Tom Dewey
  • e n Ly ndon began t o t a l k , qui e t l y , low key , g e n tle h i ^ a c t. ^ t woA good a n d 9- wo a pAoud o^ him. ; ■ And tn e n -it ujcla t i me. to go home and eve.Agbodg. began t o j (' dr i f t away ~ - l t wo.a abaul 11: 00
  • ; speech and tree planting; to Carmel Mission & Big Sur Scenic Highway; speech; cameramen have to back up; to Big Sur State Park & Nathaniel Owing's home; nap; to Hearst's San Simeon Castle; receiving line & dinner
  • Lady Bird & party board buses; briefing on Teachers Corps; stop at Silver-Webster High School; Lady Bird leads group along trail to Mathis home; Lady Bird visits with family, photos are done & all ride to school; ceremony; Lady Bird gives speech
  • Lady Bird and the Ellingtons meet LBJ at airport; LBJ late because of ceremony at JFK grave; to Hermitage, with Lady Bird in horse-drawn carriage; Lady Bird & LBJ give speeches; to Andrew Jackson's gravesite; tour of home; motorcade to State Capitol
  • Lady Bird's hair styled; LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent fly to El Salvador; welcoming ceremonies at San Salvador; newspaper headlines; bus tour for First Ladies to President Sanchez' weekend home; Lady Bird describes coffee plantations, villages