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CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON
WHITE HOUSE DIARY TAPES
December 31, 1968
Tuesday, New Year's Eve at the Ranch was dreary and cold.
headline for the world.
An ominous
With the renewed fighting in the Near East, the
U.N. is about to censure the Israelis
- New Year's Eve; renewed fighting in the Near East; Senator Ted Kennedy will fight Russell Long for Senate Whip position; LBJ is swimming every day & walking with Lady Bird; coffee at Rev. Truesdale's; Johnsons meet new Treasury Secretary at airport
- of things that I have
m eant to do, headed by re s t and learn to water ski, those not crossed
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We reached the White, House about 1:15 in the morning, so it
was a short night, and I woke up early and worked with Liz before I
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a permane_nt.
mad dash to get dr~ssed and be ~t ~yndon~:~~- off~c·e.~~~ 1):30.-
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been a heavy d'?wnpou:t in the morning, . but
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we walked out ont~ t~e grdunds
- l ar ou n d th e per ipheryof
my well loved Austin.
c e n te r s on on e
Ther e ar e sp r ingi ng up shopping.
very hi l l and v a lle y a n d paAtjufus. landA
moAch ajowa o^ new houAeA,
Some o
- weather; Liz leaves plane in Dallas to drive to Austin; Lady Bird chooses building materials for house in Austin; desk work at Federal Office Building; Lady Bird to Roy Butler's party at the Westgate; Lady Bird meets LBJ at A.W. Moursunds'; swimming; late
- constituents.
when I got back to the White House I heard the happy news that Lyndon
had d riven down to W inchester, to be present at the crowning of L u c i Baines]
And la te r on, I saw the picture of him standing on the steps to the high school
MExMORAN
- a b le a n d w e ll d r e s s e d .
L y n d o n w as
s tr e t c h e d out in h is p a ja m a s , d rin k in g te a , an d th e y w e r e a p p a r e n tly
e n jo y in g t h e i r v i s i t .
N ixon w a s s a y in g , of th e New Y o rk T im e s
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- has tour of new wing & visits patients; photos; small buffet supper & bowling for staff & friends; group watches movie, "Live for Life;" LBJ to Dallas for Rural Electrification Administration meeting; Luci Nugent accompanies LBJ
- c h
tim e , :th a t y o u .sta.n d a n d s ta n d a n d lo o k a t sw a tc h e s a n d m a k e l i s t s of l a s t
y e a r 's th in g s a n d w h a t you n e e d to f it in f o r the big e v e n ts of the y e a r . th a t
r e q u i r e new d r e s s
- in 1968; post-mortem discussion; Lady Bird has clothes fittings & desk work; LBJ gives prepared speech at dinner for Democratic National Committee and then goes "off-the-cuff"; that morning, LBJ meets with Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, Henry Fowler & John
- h s o n i a n a s a g if t f o r S i r B e r n a r d .
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T h e y g a v e us a n e n c y c l o p e d i a
a b o u t New Z e a la n d and a c h a r m in g w a te r c o lo r.
i t w a s t i m e to go .
A n d th e n s u d d e n l y
T h e w ife of t
- New Zealand
- Lady Bird explores New Zealand's Governor General's home; Sir Bernard and Lady Ferguson show Lady Bird the grounds; exchange of gifts; morning with Mrs. Holyoke and Mrs. Powell; Lady Bird describes flowers; ride in cable car; motorcade to Civic
- New Zealand
- up early. He went for a walk, and then a brief church
service at St. John’s. How glad I am about that.
I went in to see Lucy and got the delicious news that she and Beth Jenkins--who was
spending the night with her--after having studied algebra ‘til
- Johnsons awake early, go for walk, and attend service at St. John's Church; Luci's fireplace mishap; description of Luci at the White House; Lady Bird and LBJ go to New York for funeral of Senator Herbert Lehman; in 1955, Lehman asked Senate
- at a little p a st one.
The p erso n
whose m in istra tio n s I needed m o st was Jean L ouis, and I spent the a f t e r noon getting re p a ire d .
T hat too is one of m y New Y e a r's R esolutions - -
to look b e tte r at a ll public ap p earan ces
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And then there was Lynda B ir d in New Y o r k to talk to.
She'd been
to see " B a r e fo o t in the P a r k " the night b e fo r e , and the night b e fo re that
she»d seen " H e llo Doll y " , and she sounded like she'd been having a
m a rvelo u s tim e
- Lady Bird sleeps in; meeting with Eleanor Lemair about changes to Solarium; meeting head of Florists Association about Lady Bird delivering Easter flowers; Lynda Johnson in New York City; LBJ and Lady Bird to LBJ Ranch; dinner at Ranch with Jesse
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Jan u ary
1966
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T hursday
B e s s a n d I l e f t t h e s n o wy Was h i n g t o n on an
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e a r l y p l a n e f o r New Y o rk .
to c a tc h th e t r a i n .
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. We t h o u g h t we w uo l d h a v e
But a l u l l
- New York
- Lady Bird goes to New York City to purchase clothing; Lady Bird attends dinner party given in her honor at Brooke Astor's home; Lady Bird mentions several people at the party; Charles Engelhard tells a funny story; Lady Bird recounts an earlier
- New York City
- that M ary L a sk er is going to g iv e m e
fo r m y b irth d a y . 'D o ris and I talked about the p o s s ib ility of m y con tribu tin g
the planting to the new P o s t O ffice that is to go up in K
ck
arn
in a c a ll to B rook e A s to r .
She i s v
- c a m e in .
A nd th e n l a t e r M o llie
I f it t e d a l l the th in g s I h a d s e l e c t e d e a r l i e r th is y e a r - -
a n e le g a n t w h ite ev en in g d r e s s w ith lon g s le e v e s , a n d b o ug ht a d e l i c i o u s
new p
- New York
- Lady Bird awakens to LBJ working in bed; they talk and have breakfast; Lady Bird flies to New York City for clothes shopping and fittings; article about Ed Clark; hair styled for evening; Lady Bird & Bess Abell go to "I Do, I Do" play; Lady Bird
- Pierre Hotel, New York City
- an d to th e B a r t e r
T h e a tr e in A bingdon , an d to d e d ic a te th e new w ing of th e M o d e rn
M u se u m of A r t , a n d see La T r a v ia ta a t th e o p e r a , a n d h a v e a r e c e p tio n
fo r T h o rn to n W ild e r to r e c e iv
- Mrs. Cantinflas [Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff] dies; steel strike; Lady Bird dubs home movie of 1941 Senate campaign; White House maid finds rat in Luci Johnson's room; Lady Bird has lunch with Luci; new Chef for the White House; LBJ lunches and has
- ay 9» 1964
P a ge 3
Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the
dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r .
The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity.
fie ld , w ith
- New York
- New York
- t.
L yndon r e a d out loud to u s the New Y o rk T im e s
M a g a z in e s to r y by so m e o n e none of u s h a d e v e r m e t, w ho h a d n o t in te rv ie w e d
a m e m b e r of th e f a m ily o r any b o d y in o u r P r e s s o ffice o r
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast with guests while others attend church; news articles about Johnsons and the wedding; Lady Bird bowls with guests; possible blessing of marriage by Pope Paul VI; gift from Tony Taylor of their mother's silver cups for Luci
- en t.
And a s the New Y ork T im e s sa id ,
. "The golden w h ite sp len d or of C arn egie H all sounded m o re lik e a Union
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u n io n s.
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the au d ien ce of th e 50 yea r or so stru g g le of the la b o r
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- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- New York City
- , a u t o g r a p h i n g
(one of th e d u l l e s t jo b s in th e w o rld ) an d c le a n in g off th e d e s k .
news was fro m Luci.
ta l k to W endy.
y o u n g sters.
T h e big
I t r i e d t o t e l e p h o n e h e r i n N ew O r l e a n s a n d d
- Lady Bird walks White House grounds with Lynda Johnson and Carolyn Kellam Curtis, and they have lunch and bowl one game; office work; Luci Johnson launches the SS LOUISE LYKES in New Orleans; LBJ & Lady Bird to Jack Valenti's birthday party; Lady
- is t i m e th e p e r s o n who w a s news w a s E s t h e r P e t e r s o n , who had j u s t
b e e n g iv e n a new jo b a s A s s i s t a n t to t h e P r e s i d e n t on C o n s u m e r P r o b l e m s
an d th e p i e c e ^e r e s i s t a n c e w
- Examining samples for family quarters; tea for ladies of the press; Lady Bird mentions many press women; Esther Peterson, Assistant to the President for Consumer Problems; tour of the WH; history of WH rooms; Eleanor Roosevelt; Nan Robertson's news
- r t s a n d in p a r k s on o u r f iv e s ta te
to u r of New E n g la n d .
A d ay lik e th is is a n e x h a u s tin g s e m in a r on the
g e o g ra p h y , e c o n o m y - - the lo o k of the la n d a n d the p eo p le th a t m a k e up
o u r
- New York
- Johnsons make a five-state New England tour; crowds at airports; LBJ gives speech at Rhode Island University in Providence; anti-war demonstrators; LBJ speaks at Navy League luncheon in Manchester, NH; birthday party for Senator George Aiken
- Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, New York
- v e l y M a ry wi^^^
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th a t h e r f r i e n d w a s p r o b a b ly
dy ing a n d h a v in g to cope w ith th is u gly , h u m ilia tin g in c id e n t.
I w as a n g ry and b itte r and h u rt.
T he New Y o r k P o s t d e s c r i b e d th e a f
- New York
- New York City
- suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n
th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n .
I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e .
Lyndon had gone back
a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
- New York
- Hotel Pierre, New York City
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b a c k f o r l u n c h ,. and th e n I sp e n t the a fte rn o o n w ith R o y .
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alk e d o ve r t h e o u tlin e o f M r . K l e in 's new shop w ith h im ;
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h a d c o n d u c te d th a t o n e - d a y to u r th ro u g h the old 10th D i s t r i c t to s e e
g r a s s r o o ts u rb a n ren ew al and T exas re s to ra tio n s .
M rs.
E. T . X im e n e s of San A ntonio.
And D r . a n d
H e 's a new R e
- guests visit upstairs & receiving line; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of toasts; new strain of wheat for underdeveloped countries; entertainment is Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass introduced by Lynda Johnson; former Mexico President Mateos in coma
- Lady Bird meets with Sen. John Sparkman and Liz Carpenter about Lady Bird's trip to NASA in Huntsville, Alabama; tea with Clifford & Virginia Durr and daughter, Ann Lyon, Helen Fuller of "New Republic," and Anita Williams; LBJ to New York to address
- LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Johnson joins the meetings; replies are received in response to LBJ Library acquisition letters; possible new fountain for White House ellipse; office work; phone call to Frances Lewine; new drapes for State Dining Room
- c a llin g L y n d a.
S h e 'd a r r i v e d in New
O r le a n s F r id a y n ig h t t o m e e t G e o rg e , being c h a p e ro n e d b y L in d y B o g g s,
w ho is p lay in g th e p a r t of a v e r y giving f a m ily f r ie n d t o m y c h ild
- takes nap; Lynda Johnson visits New Orleans; guests for dinner; talk at dinner about LBJ School for Public Affairs and Vietnam; to theater to watch films
- and s ta ff to jo in A . W .
and lo o k a t a new r a n c h th a t i s fo r s a l e .
h im !
A lm o s t a n a d d ic tio n w ith
A nd I w a s to jo in h im - - I p r o m is e d , I hop ed - - a t 1 :3 0 .
So
M r . B o w e n and P a t and I d r o v e
- d B e s s to h a v e a p o s t- m o r te m on th e F e s t i v a l .
o f th e A r t s , an d w e d is c u s s e d th e one-by-one h a m m e r -b lo w s o f th e
f r o n t- p a g e s t o r y - - New Y o rk T im e s , New Y o rk H e r a ld T rib u n e
- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; lunch, newspapers and Republic Convention on TV with LBJ; cocktail party at the Jack Valentis; dinner at White House with friends; news story about LBJ and the Presidency; Bobby Kennedy
- s t of w a lk in g
o u t lo o k in g m u c h m o r e a t t r a c tiv e an d on top of the w o rld .
c
A t 2 :0 0 w a s m y m a in m e e tin g of the day .
M a ry L a s k e r h a d c o m e dow n fro m New Y o rk a n d N ash , G e o rg e H a rtz o g
- a n ,
and he kept u s laughing a l l the w ay.
And C lifto n D a n ie l o f the New Y o r k T i m e s ,
s o r t of second on the desk, I ga th e re d , under T u r n e r C a tle d g e - the s o n - in - la w
o f the P r e s id e n t , who w as a l w
- and reminiscences of President Truman; New Hampshire primary
- . / th a t v e r y o ften g re w in c lu m p s c lo s e by.
I m a d e a n o te to w r ite th e h e a d of th e hig h w ay d e p a rtm e n t in New
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
S e p te m b e r 23, 1966 - - p ag e 5
M ex ic o to t e l
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- ew ay , c a m e down fr o m New
Y o r k a n d s ta y e d l a t e r , and w e w en t o v e r the l i s t o f b o ok s fro m the A m e r i c a n
Book S e lle r s A sso c ia tio n
H ouse.
that they a r e so kin dly going to giv e to the White
I a s k e
- Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy
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My good
f r i e n d , S e c r e t a r y U d a l l , M i s s S y l v i a P o r t e r , th e G o o d w i n s , a nd h e l i c o p t e r e d
o v e r to S a n M a r c o s to a t t e n d th e I n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e new P r e s i d e n t of the
C
- m e to so m e new A f ric a n country, an d h e d id n 't know the
la n g u a g e .
She w a s w o r ry in g a littl e b i t a b o u t how h e w ould g e t a lo n g in
s c h o o l a n d e v e ry th in g - - how
aken ew f r ie n d s .
tm
S o lic ito
- s s L a lla ,
a s n o rm a l and in a tten tiv e a s any A m erica n th ree and four y ea r o ld s.
We a r e trying out a new fo rm a t for w in ter a r r iv a l c e r e m o n ie s - honor guard and N ation al A n th em s under the N orth P o r tic
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to Spanish class; Johnsons welcome King Hassan of Morocco; new winter ceremony format; Lady Bird does office work, has lunch & watches entertainment rehearsal; Lady Bird lists houseguests with some from Marshall
- g ro w n in to a new .
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- New York
- George Washington's birthday; Lady Bird to New York City to purchase clothing; visit with Lynda Johnson; Mollie Parnis reminisces about Mamie Eisenhower; lunch, looking out over Central Park; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to Mary Lasker's party; Lady
- New York City
