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- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
Sunday, December 10, 1967
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Sunday, December 10th, was a romantic, off-beat day.
I woke' a little before 9:00, asked for all the papers and a big pot of c.o ffee,
and leisurely read and ·read
- Lady Bird reads newspapers about Lynda Johnson Robb's wedding; for several hours, Lady Bird reads the love letters LBJ wrote to her while there were courting in 1934; Lady Bird dresses for Diana MacArthur's party; Lady Bird and Tony & Matianna
- c r a z y eights with
them.
E a r lie r they had gone fish in g o v e r at the pond,
Thgrhad sat up the night b e fo re u n ti^ ou trageou sly late hour, playing
ca rd s.
But then, a fte r a ll, L u c i had gotten m o re than nine hours s le ep
- ; Lady Bird reads Steinbeck book
- racing in the snow, a c ro s s the lon ely
white grounds.
I read o v e r m y speech fo r Tex a s W om en ’ s Un iv e rs ity , three o r four
tim es, once to Lyndon. , , Did some tran scrib ing, made a check on a ll the
s ilv e r , china, and household
- lg e n c e ,
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- Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird to hair salon; controversy about Lady Bird's property and tenants in Alabama; Lady Bird and Luci Johnson to Huntlands Estate in Virginia; Lady Bird reads Bill White's book on LBJ
- e v e ry night except th is one night and
why did we have to get up and s t a r t ro am in g th is one n ig h t?
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So b ack to bed and up ju st in tim e to m ake it
to the C h ristia n Church - N ational C ity C h ristia
- and thv hom e
mad e b read n1adc m ore news than the sta ti stics of th e prL·ss c o:1f ,,r e;ncc.
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1964
Saturday , July 1Hth__ (_conlin11ed)
Phili p Carter, Hodcling Carler's son , who is no\\' with NEWSWEEK,
was th e re, a very hand som1
- LBJ's presidential campaign; press conference at LBJ Ranch; photos taken of LBJ and Lynda Johnson on horses; LBJ's statement to press about riots; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for boating; BBQ for lunch; Lady Bird reads book and swims; LBJ naps
- him the appropriate key.
Anoth er thing.
Driving
back from Montgomery to Billingsley one night, somcwht:rc in the neigh
borhood of Prattville.:, which she says is a hotbed of the White Ci: izcns
Council, they had seen a bonfire off the road
- for the youngest ·ones instead of g.o ing to the ~peech.
·By 11 ;30 Lyndon was· into his night reading.
He is captive all the
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week nights,
a~.d what a_
glorious relief we.ekends are.!
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A fte r dinner ev ery b od y s e ttle d down to w atch a sp y m o v ie ,
w h ile I w en t o ff fo r m y r e g u la r S aturday night date w ith GUNSMOKE,
and th en b a ck to s e e the r e s t o f the sp y m o v ie .
And then, though I
hoped Lyndon w
- Lady Bird and office work; talk with Luci Johnson; luncheon guests of LBJ; visit to art exhibit at Dumbarton Oaks; trip to Camp David; Lady Bird bowls with June White; the David Brinkleys are guests; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" Lady Bird reads
- the night with u s ^ It was much too late to go to their
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home. ^ n d we a ll/r o
around in the balmy; intoxicating spring air;
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a lm o st se e m s as though the sunshine does not know the tragedy
- LBJ & Lady Bird arrive at LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird reads until 2 a.m. and sleeps late; LBJ, Lady Bird & the Arthur Krims drive around ranch; drought in Texas; lunch; Lady Bird and LBJ take naps; Lady Bird & Luci Johnson Nugent, who is expecting, go
- d for happy reasons because, this
m orning, fo r the f ir s t time in such a long time, Lyndon sounded bouncy
and like h im s e lf and there w e re no night sw e ats.-.
And la te r on in the day, I heard that M cG eorge Bundy had used
- , at la s t , h e w as tir ed .
So it w as an e a r ly night and I read N ich olas and A lexan d ra u n til I w as
s le e p y .
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- ; Johnsons fly to Puerto Rico; LBJ talks with press on plane; Johnsons stay at Porterfield House on Ramey AFB; LBJ talks with General McConnell while Lady Bird, Luci & Lyn tour base; dinner; LBJ plays dominoes; Lady Bird reads "Nicholas and Alexandra"
- ^ % it a fte r a ll th ese y e a r s
Lyndon knew and Worked w ith FDR, we only have about two or th ree
au tograp hed p ic tu r e s of h im , and how m uch we tr e a su r e them .
I w an ted to be read y to le a v e on tim e for m y own sa k e , and b e c a u
- & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip
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1965
Tuesday, August 17th
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Where has the summer gone -- the lovely, golden sum m er?
lie-in-the-ham m ock tim e, my read-a-m ystery-book tim e?
My
Here suddenly
August is more than half over, and the list is long
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And shortly
Wal ter
ther1..~aft
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
W A S H I N G T ON
P a ge 1
M o th e rs* Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964
A ctu a lly , it [th
ed
a
y]began rig h t a fte r we got home from A tlan tic C ity, about
a little p a s t one o 'c lo c k at night, with Lynda, L
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Lyndon and I had a la te b rea k fa st and then got read y to go to
the N ation al C ity C h ristia n Church.
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When w e w alked in I cam e fa ce to fa ce w ith Judge an d M r s.
F e r g u so n fro m
- grad u ates had
gotten th e ir jo b s a s soon as they had com p leted the c o u r s e .
One of th e
c h e e r y lit t le s u c c e s s s to r ie s that m ake L yndon's tw e lv e o 'c lo c k nights
w o rth w h ile and a ll th e o th er fo lk s too^^W
- and report on Jordan; Lady Bird to bed and LBJ to night reading
- Good night's sleep; to National City Christian Church with LBJ; lunch with the Valentis and A.W. Moursund; nap and read Sunday papers; Lynda Johnson & Warrie Lynn bowling in E.O.B; swim and watch TV with guests; Lady Bird's appraisal of Charles
- e e d s for the fu tu re, and w e hoped it w ould be p o ss ib le to f ill in sta ff, w h e r e e v e r the gaps m ade fo lk s lik e Bob Knudsen. w ork a ll day and a ll night.
And then, c lo s e to 2:30, I w ent in and w orked with B e s s ,
the o
- and reads papers and night reading; Lady Bird swims in pool; LBJ and McGeorge Bundy discuss Vietnam; Lynda visits with parents and guests; United Nations and Vietnam; reception for handing of Eleanor Roosevelt's portrait is cancelled
- sh o rt, th ese la s t m on th s.
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A ll the
It s e e m s that Lyndon n ev er g ets
I do not know how he a r i s e s to w ork
i
so h a rd . A f t e r la y in g down h is night read ing at two, fin ish e d or u n fin ish ed ,
and aw akening
- liv e .
The D a v is e s w ill fe e d him .
He
had a n ic e ta lk w ith D a le M alech ek - - in fa ct, he had spen t the night
w ith D a le and J ew ell so that he c o u ld b e h e r e tod ay fo r fu rth er ta lk .
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- a sk el’to f sp r e a d -o u t night read in g, and th e r e , sittin g by •
h im , w ith a b ig g rin on h is fa c e , chew ing on a p aper m ark ed 'Top S ecret"
w a s P a tr ic k Lyndon.
We w e r e enth anted (
sa t down and talked to
Lyndon ju st
- Arrival ceremony for General Stroessner, President of Paraguay; receiving line; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent are introduced; LBJ & General Stroessner have meeting; Lady Bird reads newspapers and works in office; loan of painting to White House; Lady Bird
- ilie s , w iv e s and ch ild ren , to spend the night at the W hite H o u se.
We
had su ch a fr ie n d ly , n ic e tim e w ith th em in H ouston, and th ey had s e e m e d
e a g e r at- the p r o s p e ct o f com ing to the W hite H ouse.- -He sa id
- on a flig h t a c r o s s
■T ex a s!
L a te in the aftern oon I w ent o v er to L yndon's o ffic e to s e e if
I could find out w ithout a sk in g anything about the r e s u lts of h is c a ll
la te the night b efo r e fr o m P u erto R ic o .
I didn't
- a r ly bed s e e m s im p o s sib le in our l if e .
I am c o n so led
b e c a u s e an ev en in g lik e th is is gen u in ely r e s tfu l to Lyndon.
w e w e r e h om e b y 12, I to s le e p , he for night read in g.
And
- LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
- ed v e r y happy and c a r e fr e e .
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1 w a s w ea rin g m y iv o r y ch iffon by Stavrop olous.
Jean L o u is cam e
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and gave m e a v e r y fa n cy up h a ir -d o , and I w as read y by 7:15 to have
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- Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30,
and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he
had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
- Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
- ig h ty A c r e s .
We^ d iv id e d u p in to tw o c a r s a n d d ro v e a r o u n d u n t i l
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i t w a s b la c k night,"- s to p p in g to s e e th e q u a il.
A s w e w e r e h e a d in g e a s t th r o u g h th e M a r tin in th e g la d e w
- Conference on Youth for Conservation and Natural Beauty group at ranch; LBJ reads proclamation for 1967 Conference; Lady Bird makes remarks; car tour of LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird gives deerskin bookmarks; work on James & Mary Davis' home; pick up
- Show; tea with the Bill Livingstons; tea with houseguests; late night due to House vote; 8th Congressional reception; men receive briefing while women have program from Presidential descendants; dinner; Johnsons to Texas; Lady Bird sleeps & reads
- Smith; Kermit Gordon; painting from Queen Elizabeth; Lincoln Room; Carl Hayden; Mrs. Paul Douglas; social gathering after dinner; night reading on Panama; Lady Bird's praise for Bess Abell and dinner menu
- enough to get good and tire d ..
Th e n we w alked.
Th e n everybody la y down f o r a nap o r f o r read ing,
getting up in tim e to watch F o re ig n M in is t e r Thanat Khom an of Th a ila n d
on M E E T T H E P R E S S .
C alm , a u th o rita tiv
- Mother's Day; gifts from Lynda & Luci; "gourmet" breakfast; bowling and a walk; naps or reading for all; on television, watching Foreign Minister Khoman of Thailand on "Meet the Press;" Bill White; more bowling and dinner; back to the White House
- Room with a daughter, a nephew. and some friends, beginning
properly, of course, with the blessing.
In the afternoon v:c slept and read.
revival.
Sundays are our day of
A'1
- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; walk around White House grounds--LBJ invited about 200 tourists from Southwest & Southeast Gates to walk with them; Him and Her beagles entertain group; bowling, nap, reading and television; dinner
- read
j u s t n o t boun c y-
retriev e
was g e t t i n g
d i s s p i r i t e d b ed tim e,
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I also
do w n a p p o i n t -
a b o u t Wh i t e
talk
House a r t an d t h e b e a u t i f i c a t i o n
House a r t i
a b o u t b o t h W hite
p
- Lady Bird works with her office staff; Luci Johnson and her conversion to Catholicism; Lady Bird talks with Lynda Johnson; LBJ returns to work; Lady Bird reads Task Force on Beautification report
- Lyndon's s ta ff Dorothy Territo,
Juanita, and Harry Middleton on whom we have come to depend more and
more.
The dominant question was the short movies,
"Space" is under
way, Leonard reported. He read us a le tte r from [John] Secondari,
the gist of which
- in answering the m ail M rs, Kennedy had received
af ter the P resid en t’ s assassination.
L iv e ly , attractive, a newspaperman's
wif e - she said you could read just so much of it, day after day, time after
time until you fin ally got saturated with g r
