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  • l a sk the W a lte r Jenkins to c o m e o v e r and have dinner w ith us - and th ere 1 w i l l be ju st us, and i t ' l l be such fun. % It lo o k e d lik e th ere w as no p o s s ib ilit y f o r them to g e t out until the next m o rn in g
  • Jacqueline Kennedy & Aristotle Onassis to marry; Lady Bird visits with Lyndon Jenkins; LBJ visits with Lyndon Jenkins in Oval Office; LBJ Library meeting about "Life in the White House" exhibit; Lady Bird visits with LBJ at lunch; new portraits
  • Lady Bird signs Christmas photos; snowing; Lady Bird talks with individuals about speech & artwork donated to White House; wedding gift for Beth Jenkins; cherry trees from Mary Lasker; telephone call with Brook Astor about Temple of Dendur; office
  • collecting paintings for Sears and Roebuck; tea at Mary Lasker's home; return to D.C. for Lynda and Luci Johnson's spring vacation; surprise birthday party for Walter Jenkins
  • limits for future groups to WH; Ashton Gonella; Lady Bird shops for hats; Governor's race of John Connally & Don Yarborough; dinner with A.W. Moursund, Jack Brooks, Walter Jenkins and Pierre Salinger
  • tr e a ts for m y se lf, so when we a r r iv e d a t L aG u a rd ia, a f te r lunch on b o a rd the p lane, we w ent to the f i r s t tr e a t. A v i s i t to a p ro je c t in H a rle m , sp o n so re d and p aid fo r by M rs. V incent A s to r, S o
  • Lady Bird visits with volunteers working on Mrs. Kennedy's mail in the EOB, WH telephone operators, and WHCF; meeting with Walter Jenkins and J.B. West about household matters; lunch with Lynda Johnson; article about spelling of Luci Johnson's name
  • eth in g s ic k in the lib e r a l view p oin t in a ll th is ." A t one tim e Lyndon d e sc r ib e d h im s e lf, "I'm lik e a p r iz e fig h te r in the i rin g , the right f is t is the m ilita r y , the le ft f is t i s aid, w ash in g, a g r ic
  • Breakfast and swimming with guests from Marshall, Texas; discussion on Brick House; Johnsons to church in Johnson City; LBJ has press conference at LBJ Ranch; appointment of new pilot and first African-American military aide; luncheon; LBJ takes nap
  • b e e n s o w o n d e r f u l l y h e l p f u l on the l a n d s c a p i n g a t the K a r n a c k P o s t O ffic e . I h a d the aide) b e h i n d m e w ho c a l l e d o u t the n a m e s a l e r t e d to l i s t e n fo r h is. I d o n 't t h in k
  • . West; gift for White House staff; Military Reception at White House; photos with military & Medal of Honor recipients; Chuck Robb is losing weight in Vietnam; General James Cross is leaving as military aide; Elvira Madigan, in theater; visit with school
  • to th e W o r ld 's F a i r j u s t c o m p le te d , an d T o n y 's new jo b - a s o r t of tr y o u t one f o r AID to s ix c o u n tr ie s of L a tin A m e r ic a . A nd th e n I s a id , " L e t 's go in to d in n e r , th e fo u r of u s . " T h e
  • in g m ad e v e r y c le a r by C la r k that it w a s b e in g c o m m is s io n e d and w o u ld b e p aid fo r by the W hite H o u se H is to r ic a l A s s o c ia tio n , a n d m y o n ly o b lig a tio n w a s to s i t fo r it . And that th e u
  • ; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; LBJ meets with advisors about Vietnam; LBJ meets with and gives speech to White House Conference on Education participants; dinners with aides and James Hagerty; Lady Bird's tv show on beautification; Dwight Eisenhower
  • p y and i t d o e s my h e a r t good t o s e e him t h i s w ay . And R o b e r t a V i n s o n . She, t o o , was one o f t h e o n e s I p a r t i c u l a r l y w a n te d t o com e. And t h e r e was M rs. R o o s e v e l t ’ s m aid o f 30 y e
  • a u g h te rs o f te n a n t f a r m e r s w o re s h ir t s a n d d r e s s e s m a d e o u t of ffaxgmoc flou r s a c k s . S om ebody in t h a t AID p r o g r a m m u s t h a v e a p a s t th a t g o e s b a c k to t h a t . • ,i ■M ■: •V