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- to see her, and there was Luci in Ashton's office,
a sight I shall never forget, in a little girl d re ss, middy blouse ^^^;^:, .,
and very short skirt, freckles painted across her nose, two fronts
teeth blacked out, an upturned sailor hat with a bobbing
- aw ard s fo r
e x c e lle n c e in d e sig n or lan d scap in g to a b u s in e s s e sta b lish m e n t, a n e ig h b o rhood, a public b u ild in g.
I think, I hope, h e ’ll give them so m e en co u ra g em en t,
son® pat on the head.
A t any r
- Vermeil[?] Room.
From
A r t s and Le t t e r s t h e r e were t h e R a lp h E l l i s o n s ,
The
n e g ro a u t h o r , D r . John Hope F r a n k l i n an d h i s w i f e ,
p r o f e s s o r and a u t h o r ,
as her e s c o r t.
Lynda B i r d h a d
- 1964
T h u r s d a y , J u l y 16th
B e g a n w i t h h e a r i n g G o l d w a t e r s a y on T V in r e g a r d to L y n d o n , " Y e s ,
I kn ow t h e f e l l o w . "
My r e a c t i o n w a s chiefly, " I hope Lyndon d o e s n 't use
t h a t
- C a ssa tt, nothing w ill e v e r r ep la ce
' it r e a lly .
I hope I'm not one of th ose people who, b eca u se so m eo n e h as given
m e so m eth in g fo r three or four y e a r s , is hurt when they w ithdraw it.
I
m u st a lw a y s rem em
- h e r e w as
M r s . Bob K i n tn e r ( J e a n K in tn e r ) w h o m I 'v e known f o r so long and b e e n
so fond of, a n d M is s K a t h e r i n e Q uinn, who i s M is s D e m o c r a t , of
n
C o n n e c tic u t.
It m u s t have b e e n s o
- y q u ic k ly w e w e r e in s id e in th e D ip lo m a tic R e c e p tio n R o om
g r e e t i n g th e r e s t of the p a r t y f r o m I r a n .
And w h e n L yndon to o k
the P r i m e M i n i s t e r a w a y , B e s s had Bob K nu dse n h an d
- ,
t u l i p s , n a r c i s s u s , v i o l e t s — e s p e c i a l l y p r e p a r e d by
M a r i e t t a B ro o k s , s h e s a i d ; and Bob S t r a u s s , and C a ro ly n K ellam w ith
Monday, J a n u a ry 20, 1969
b o th h e r l i t t l e
- for President Kennedy and now for Lyndon. The Kenny O’Donnells, the O’Briens,
the Maguires, the Jenkinses, Bill Moyers alone, Jack Valenti. We just had a drink, watched
the fire, talked about the day’s events, the Congress, the problems, the actions, and I hope
-
h o u r s v?ith B i l l a t T h e E l m s .
W h a t a jo b , t r y i n g to s e l l t h i s h o u s e t h a t I f i l l e d w i t h l o v e a n d
som e ta s te , I hope, and a g re a t d eal of c a r e .
I t to o k m e a b o u t t h r e e
o r f o u
- " .
Up to now
sh e a n d W a rrie h av e m a n a g e d to do a lo t of th in g s
q u ite f r e e ly , q u ite u n b o th e re d by p e o p le , I hope th a t i t c o n tin u e s ,
‘^/ ■
L a te in th e e v e n in g w e w en t fo r a dip in the p o o l. B
- r a b ilia
w h ich w e
hope to s ta r t show ing in c a s e s in the E a st Wing fo r the to u r ists
oawr e bac ked up, often s ix -w id e on b u sy su m m er d a y s.
h
T hey w ill be
r e a d y fo r th em to s e e in e a r ly S u m m er
- :30.
I r e a d the p a p e r hoping to g e t
i n a w o r d w ith L y ndon, b u t h e w a s too b u s y on the phone.
r
So a f t e r e n u m e r a b l e
c u p s of co ffe e I w e n t to m y r o o m a n d c a l l e d G e o rg e H a r tz o g a n d l
- I a m h av in g m y f in a ls an d if I
ta k e off a h a lf d ay to do th is , I m a y not ev en g r a d u a te in J u n e .
»I
L u c i, the l o v e r of c lo th e s ! I j u s t hope th a t sh e show s up w ith
e v e r y th in g i n 't a c t a t
-
f a c t th a t he i s th e le a d e r o f th e o p p o sitio n p a r ty i s no a b r a s iv e e le m e n t to
our fr ie n d s h ip .
I hope he l a s t s a s lo n g a s w e do in th at p o s itio n . ' In th e
c o u r s e o f th e ir ta lk , L yndon
- h a t none o f us gave an y r e a l
th o u g h t t o -- t h e m i r a c l e of T e l - S t a r i t s e l f and y e t what
hope t h a t m u s t h o l d .
I f man c a n d o t h i s ca n h e
-
5
-
p o s s i b l y t u r n h i s t a l e n t s tos o l
- im so m u c h , an d I hope
; th a t w e an d h e a n d a l l the s ta f f w ill w eig h al l th is wa;ve of
.......: /p u b lic ity ju d ic io u s ly and p h ilo s o p h ic a lly .
^0
-T
; I s p e n t the m
orning
to P e t e rH
ud.^
V
- tic k e ts and
p a r c e l th em out to m y v e r y fa v o rite c o n stitu e n ts.
And then, stand ing
in the h a ll, hoping that I w ould at le a s t get c lo s e enough to a C abinet
o r C ourt w ife to in tro d u ce m y c o n s titu e n ts .
So w
- th ey b e g a n to r in g 1 h o u r b e fo r e L u c i's w e d d in g ?
I w o r k e d a t m y d e s k fo r a w h ile .
c
in p r o g r e s s .
7 :0 0 p a s s e d .
I knew the m e e tin g w a s
B ut th e r e w a s no r e p o r t o f w hat to hope fo
- e r n e r )
w a s the C h a ir m a n , and M rs . N o rm a n V in c e n t P e a le w a s th e m a in s p e a k e r ,
I hope I ta k e a le s s o n fro m h e r b o o k .
A la r g e p a r t o f h e r s p e e c h w a s th r e e
s t o r i e s - v ig n
- lly, w e 'll have another m eetin g in three w e e k s, g et down to the
MEMORANDUM
c
THE WHITE HOUSE
T h u rsd a y , F e b r u a ry 11, 1965
WASHINOTON
P age 4
s u g g e stio n s , and I hope so m e tim e in M arch, planting done.
Of c o u r s
- s t hope th e y w e r e so u n d a s le e p .
I h a d a s k e d M a rily n to g e t w ith H e le n , a n d ch o o se a b o u t fo u r of m y
r
e v e n in g d r e s s e s
a n d s u g g e s t th a t J e w e l a n d
B e t t ^ t r y th em o n , a n d
- a n k y ou.
to h a v e i t p u b lis h e d - - p o s th u m o u s ly ."
" T h a t ' s fin e .
•
I g u e s s I w ill h av e
T h e re u p o n the la d y a n s w e r e d ,
I hope i t w ill b e so o n ." He d e c la r e s i t h ap p en ed !
.As so o n
- o m i s e d too m u c h , hoped f o r too
m uch.
A f t e r w a r d we d ro p p e d L u c i a t th e W hite H o u se an d w en t on w ith
L y n d a to th e F S t r e e t Club - - th e f i r s t .tim e I h av e b e e n to th e F S t r e e t Club
in a g
- t f o r h i m , a n d I lo v e to s e e h i m r e l i s h i t .
//
I hope
h e g o t a l l the j o y o u t of i t t h a t h e s h o u l d .
I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r the s i g n i n g w a s o v e r , w e w e r e w h i s k e d off
to M r s , K
- ile I
IjWjWW
UMIB
T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 26 (C o n tin u ed )
w a tc h e d a good show on T V / v J ^ e a c m e of l u x u ry c^ an d pho n ed L yndon
I w as going to b e d a n d I hoped th a t he w ould b r in g so m eb o d y h o m e to
k
- r o o k e r s , th e J im R o w e s .
B e tty B e a le 's e s t im a t e w a s f a ir .
but not g a y .
I th in k
T h e m o o d w a s w a r m and fr ie n d ly ,
I found m y s e lf p u sh in g a g a in s t th e w a ll o f g lo o m hoping
th a t I
- k e t h i s , " I hope i t may b e s a id a h u n d red y e a r s from
now t h a t to g e th e r we h e lp e d to make o u r c o u n try more j u s t f o r a l l
i t s p e o p le , a s w e ll a s to in s u r e th e b le s s in g s o f l i b e r t y f
- their a im s and hopes w e re - - ill-fash io n ed
w e r e his intentions I b elieve and not a bad w ord.
A nd w h e n C h u c k feac
u s e d t h e p h r a s e " y o u r p e r m i s s i o n " , L y n d o n q u i c k l y s a i d , " Y o u h a v e it
and m y
