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  • Dior pink knit tights, riding in her baby buggy or on her mother's shoulder surveying everybody with her big solemn eyes. Patrick Lyndon bounced in and out between everybody's feet—a menace to the hors d'oeuvres, and the ashtrays and any drinks
  • with Harry Middleton about film project; Lady Bird sits for sculptor, Robert Berks; visit with Lynda Robb & Luci Nugent during sitting; dinner for Hubert Humphrey and the Cabinet; photos of ladies & LBJ with Cabinet; toasts; papers to LBJ Library
  • with Lyndon and with Lynda or Luci. Of all of us .. Luci is the/most independent and free-spirited, although the most fragile looking. ! MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE - F r id a y , Ju n e 2 1 , 1968 WASHINGTON Page 7 It w as 10:00 w hen L yndon
  • Lyn Nugent's first birthday; LBJ & Lady Bird have breakfast; desk work; Lady Bird swims 30 laps; Lady Bird to Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty meeting; press conference & photos with Lyn Nugent in the Rose Garden; visit with Andre Meyer
  • MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON T u e s d a y , A u g u st 15, 1967 Page 1 I w a s h o p e l e s s l y aw ak e by 7:15 . T h e s e 6 -h o u r n ig h ts a r e not lon g enough for m e . Lyndon w e n t in and got the baby and put h im
  • LBJ & Lady Bird bring Lyn Nugent into bed with them; Lady Bird talks with Luci Nugent; meeting with Douglass Cater; Lady Bird agrees to sponsor book program for underprivileged children; Lady Bird receives anti-war telegram; German arrival ceremony
  • in g w ith h im and you h u r r y , h u rry . a n d then Lyndon say, T h e c a m e r a c l i c k s a 100 t i m e s "A ll right," a n d we m a r c h w ith h im o u t the d o o r. MEM ORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE WASHINGTON M onday, J u l y 31, 1967
  • Lynda Johnson & Luci Nugent's family at White House; Lady Bird has hair styled; family photos in Yellow Room; family outside for press photos; Luci gives press conference; Lady Bird works on Henry Branden's script; Lady Bird & Ashton keep LBJ
  • MEM ORA NDU M THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON W e d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 16, 1967 Page 1 It w a s a n o t h e r one of t h o s e a w a k e a t 7:15 m o r n i n g s . a n d d e p l e t e d it l e a v e s nne f o r the da y . How w e a r y Lyndon
  • LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
  • e . A nd th en a n ap o f a b l i s s f u l , e u p h o r ic t i m e . s l e p t an d I u s e d th e t i m e to w o r k . H ouse. A nd P a t r i c k L y n d o n Lyndon r e a lly L u c i an d P a t a r e s t a y in g a t the C e d a r an d M r s
  • ; LBJ and group on motor boat; Lady Bird and others on large boat; Lady Bird has Thornton Wilder's "The Eighth Day;" Lynda Johnson has date with Chuck Robb; dinner at Haywood Ranch; birthday cake for Luci Nugent; massage and to bed
  • e a d e r , q u ie t, a b o v e it a ll^ ^ h a t the sa m e in s titu tio n sh o u ld h a v e h a d tw o le a d e r s , so c_ I d if fe r e n t a s Lyndon John son ,>^ nd M ike M a n s fie ld . He n e v e r a e a m s to MEMORANDUM THE WHITE
  • ; tour at Buchanan School; to Capper Housing Project & Syphax School; small dinner party for friends & family; Pat Nugent to Vietnam soon; Nelson Rockefeller is not running for President; Laurance Rockefeller & LBJ State Park; LBJ calls Nelson Rockefeller
  • A b e . s h o u l d b e s e e n b y a n b o d y 's e y e s . M a rie . o I t o ld h im n e v e r to w o r r y a b o u t And a f te r Lyndon r e a d i t . he s a id ," H e r e , you h a d b e tte r k e e p b o th of t h e s e c o p i e s , S H e
  • to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
  • MEMORANDUM T H E W H I T E H OU S E WASHINGTON T u e s d a y , J u l y 4, 1967 Page 1 T u e s d a y , J u l y 4th , c o v e r e d the w h o le r a n g e of e m o t i o n s . began with h a p p in ess. Lyndon and I h a d ou r coffee and ju ice
  • Christening at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Luci Nugent's baby; Lynda Johnson is proxy Godmother; lunch; to funeral of Mrs. Wright Patman in Texarkana; visit with Gordon Fulcher; to Karnack with press; helicopter lands at Dorris Powell's
  • th e p o r t r a i t s o f Lyndon and me, s t i l l on t h e e a s e l s i n t h e E a s t H a l l , and p u t them i n t h e c a r e o f t h e C u r a t o r . And i n t o t h e Q ueens’ S i t t i n g Room and th e n i n t o t h e l o v e l y Q ueens
  • Lady Bird takes last stroll through rooms; Ashton Gonella's office & Luci Nugent's room are disaster; LBJ is giving Medals of Freedom to Mary Lasker, Laurance Rockefeller, et al; Johnsons greet Nixons and they ride down Pennsylvania Avenue
  • an up to th e Y e llo w O v a l R oom w h ere. \ 1 | i Lyndon and I met them, and with Lynda and Luci we went out onto the Truman Balcony and there on the South Lawn was the last performance for the Johnsons. The Marine Band in jJiexA l)AA.ghJ
  • parks; Marine Band performs "Pedernales River March" for Johnsons; dedication of the Children's Garden; Lyn Nugent falls in fish pond; Lady Bird greets Averell Harriman; Johnsons to Rod Markley reception; Johnsons visit Buford Ellingtons; buffet dinner
  • up to the d e l i v e r y r o o m . im m e d ia te ly . He s a i d h e w o u ld c o m e on out. I c a lled Lyndon L iz h o p ed v e r y m u c h MEMORANDUM T H E W H IT E HOUSE WASHINGTON T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 24, 1968 Page 8 t h a t h
  • LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to hair salon; American Association of Nurserymen awards at Statler Hilton; Lady Bird congratulates landscape winners; speech praising Lady Bird; LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Robb, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent
  • Lady Bird awakened by Luci & Pat going to hospital; Lady Bird calls LBJ, Pat's mother and Lynda; nap; Secret Service wake her up when baby arrives; Lady Bird calls LBJ, "It's a boy!;" Lady Bird calls Mrs. Nugent & Lynda; Pat Nugent gives cigars
  • Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
  • Helene Lindow has party for Luci Johnson; Lady Bird works on her upcoming speech in Denver; LBJ and Lady Bird go to ceremony at Lincoln Memorial; the Johnsons have lunch with Pat Nugents' parents; Lady Bird takes a nap; Lady Bird and the Nugents go
  • ; Sargent Shriver on "Meet the Press;" Johnsons call Shriver; discussion about Vietnam; Lady Bird reads newspapers; Johnsons & guests to bowling alley; call to Luci Johnson Nugent; dinner; LBJ falls asleep during movie; bridge game; Commander Jones' girls
  • nap; news story about Pat Nugent; Lady Bird is interviewed by New York Times about art; Willard Deasons and Emmet Riordans for dinner and to pick out one of Him's beagle puppies; Lady Bird reads "Guns of August"
  • Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
  • Phone call received about Vicki McCammon's family; Lady Bird works on Luci's wedding; Tom Clark's party for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; houseguests in the White House; work on Luci Johnson's wedding plans; family matters; Lady Bird mentions guests
  • reminisces about her mother's opera records; speeches by Roger Stevens & LBJ; program by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Howard University Choir; LBJ watches Luci & Pat Nugent on television; Isaac Stern & Abe Fortas play duet
  • Lady Bird drives alone to St Barnabas Episcopal Church; long meeting with Roy White about renovations to LBJ Ranch home; lunch; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird & Luci, Pat & Lynn Nugent fly to Amarillo; Joe Batson takes them to Neil Johnson
  • Lady Bird's hair styled; LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent fly to El Salvador; welcoming ceremonies at San Salvador; newspaper headlines; bus tour for First Ladies to President Sanchez' weekend home; Lady Bird describes coffee plantations, villages