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Sunday, O ctober 3, 01965 \ p V^'
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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
- e fle c t on the jo ys of re tire m e n t.
If he.
G en era l B ra d ley, re tir e d , has 22 things that he does as public s e r v i ce,
I wonder i f w e ’ l l e v e r quite reach that stage of lyin g in the ham m ock at
the ranch and read in g
- 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
- ext y ea r or so I want to n ail down som e h isto r y .
Then w e had b re a k fa st in the kitchen and read w ith a little
pain, a little s a d n e s s , that te m p est that L u ci's c o n v e r sio n to C a th o licism
h a s ca u sed .
L iz sa id
- eB a k ey^who w e m igh t want to in v ite to le a v e th e ir p a p e r s.
;
As
D r. G ro v er sa id , you sp read a w id e net and g et a m ig h ty few f is h and yet
I, m y s e lf , can t e s t if y that to b e ask ed i s taken a s a com p lim
- e p t e m b e r and O c t o b e r and November o f 1 9 3 4 , a n d f r o m
me t o h im a b o u t t h e same t im e a n d t h e r e were a few
f ro m hi m i n s u c c e e d i n g y e a r s on up t o 1 9 4 0 .
Though I
h a v e n ' t re-read them i n
- Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter to Boyhood Home in Johnson City; Lady Bird is recorded reading script; late lunch; Lady Bird records narrative to be used at the LBJ Birthplace; Lady Bird has tea for her restoration friends from Fredericksburg, TX; tours
- o m e o f h e r p i c t u r e s a n d s o m e of h e r p r i z e d b o o k s .
I read
a l i t t l e b i t i n U n c le R e m u s t h a t D ic k R u s s e l l h a d g i v e n h e r , p r a c t i c a l l y a
d e a d la n g u a g e now .
I l i k e d t
- at the White House; LBJ goes to office; Lady Bird tries to nap and reads script for Barbara Walter's interview; dinner party with friends; Lady Bird takes ladies through the tour she will give for Barbara Walters; John Gardner's resignation
- Cyrus Vance, Dick Helms & Dean Rusk fly to LBJ Ranch; Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew arrive by plane; lunch; guests depart; Lady Bird still feeling ill, lies down to read; tours of Danz & Martin Ranches; Marvin & Marion Watson arrive by plane; George
- arrive; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird reads & goes bowling; party for the Bob Jacksons; reminisces about 1934; guests watch "Journey to the Pacific" and "Pancho" Head Start film; Mrs. Jackson's father dies on this day; Lady Bird has massage and goes to bed
- Lynda Johnson and goes to hair salon; Johnsons and guests dine with the Connallys at the Governor's mansion; discussions about LBJ Library; Johnsons return to White Housie; Lady Bird reads her diary from 1929-31
- had dinner and then to bed.
The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from
Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one.
from a mission to find a big stack of mail.
He said he had returned
He had only time to read two
- Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Smithsonian for "Reading is Fundamental;" welcoming speech by Dillon Ripley; speeches by Lady Bird & Margy McNamara; LBJ Library meeting covered by press; Lady Bird bowls with Muriel Humphrey & Jane Muskie; press take
- Bird reads newspapers; White House telephones; Lady Bird takes nap; guests for dinner and watching Dean Rusk on tv through Telstar; Lady Bird talks with John Macy about LBJ Library and Thomas Mann about Latin America; talks with Lynda Luci Johnson
- is moving slowly; Lyn Nugent follows Lucia Jane around giving her hugs & plays on Lucinda Robb's baby buggy; Christmas buffet dinner; Johnson family speaks with Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent, together in Vietnam; Lady Bird reads "Reflections" by Helen Hayes
- 05:55, this should read "Nkrumah"
- 5:31, should read "Alan" and I had planned instead of "Sharon" and I.
- a s t e r n
c o u n trie s.
And I do not th in k i t is m y im a g in a tio n th a t m a k e s m e
s e e in D ean R u s k an a l m o s t i m p i s h tw in k le of th e e y e , a m o r e
read y sm ile .
And ev e n V i r g in i a , a s L u c i w ould
- LBJ has meeting with Walter Washington; Lady Bird meets with Nathaniel Owings about Las Trampas & Pennsylvania Avenue plan; office work; lunch; Lady Bird reads about Iran & has her hair styled; arrival ceremony on South lawn for Shah of Iran; LBJ