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- r e p u lle d c lo s e
and we s le p t u n til n in e t h i r t y .
T h a t w as a s good a p r e s e n t
a s a d ia m o n d rin g !
T he only h a r d p a r t of th e day f o r m e w as lu n c h
w ith Hugh Sidey and J e a n F r a n k l i n of T IM
- Johnson to Milwaukee, San Francisco and Los Angeles; Ranger 7 space flight
- sponsors
fo r the Houston Symphony when it plays tonight in Constitution Hall,
MEMORANDUM
c
T H E W H ITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Saturday, F e b ru a ry 29, 1964
Page 2
The angel of the Symphony, i s a s o r t of Duchess of Houston,
in a cultural way. M
- a u t i f u l young w i f e ,
who seems to me
S e c r e t a r y of
U d a l l and Lee U d a ll ha d been
Interior
time
es c o r tin g them around Washington and
just about t h i r t y .
brought them to
I
the
White H o u s e ,
u p from
- up^ I r e a liz e d that I had an 11 o 'c lo c k appointment with E lea n o r
L e m a ir^, that I needed to get m y hair combed, and that I was suppo s ed to
have m y picture made fo r the F lo r is ts Association,,-at a little bit past eleven.
So
- this.
A ft e r b rea kfa st, around the kitchen table I c a ught an e a r ly plane into
Austin and went to Hausman Beauty Shop.
A s soon as I took m y seat, there
was Anita B r e w e r , of the Austin A m e r ic a n Statesman, who said rather
ap o lo g e
- e lle r
w a s g o in g to m a k e i t p o s s ib le to h a v e a lo n g te r m p la n fo r th e J o h n so n
P a r k i- ^ ^ n e by. the N a tio n a l P a r k S e rv ic e .
how m u c h /^ 6 ^ 1 p o u t w ith th e e x h ib its .
h e s it a t e a m o m
-
Citi zens for John :-. on, and she is spe nding full time ne2. rly eve ry d,.y at
the Commit '.c: c.
Margar et Price is o u t of Lo\vn, whtch is why we did not
ask her to joir, us.
I had phonec: and tried.
It was a good session for all of us.
Lyndon
- 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
- 1965
T u e sd a y , J a n u a r y 5th
I s p e n t a l l d a y in th e N e v e r - N e v e r L an d of c lo th e s .
Up a t s e v e n to
c a tc h a n e ig h t o 'c lo c k p la n e to New Y o rk w ith R o b in D uke and h e r d a u g h te r,
e n ro
- Lady Bird shops for clothes in New York with designers John Moore, Kandi Ohno, Sophie Gimbel and Adolfo; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda at White House; dinner with the McNamaras; LBJ's discussion with Labor leaders
- to L y n d o n .
A ll
m o r n in g h e w a s on th e p h o n e, w ith e a c h c a ll r e s t iv e to g e t o ff and
in to th e p o o l b y 11 o ’c lo c k .
H e s a id , "D on't you w an t to s w im w ith
m e?"
I h a v e to o b r o a d a s tr a in o
- Lady Bird preparing for guests at the LBJ Ranch; LBJ signs a highway construction bill on the porch; hostess duties is time-consuming; LBJ tells about communion at the Christian Church; Lynda Johnson moves I to Austin for school; Johnsons greet
- is parched and a«fr^
T h ere
i s no, touch of, g r e e n a n yw h ere. ;:We have had only about an in ch of ra in s in c e
the l a s t o f S ep tem b e r . : It is approaching a d esp e ra te r e c o r d of d r y n e s s .
^A.
doesn't rem em b er a time
- talks with G eorge R eedy, S e c re ta r y Vance, M cG e o rg e
Bundy, G o vern o r Eagen of A laska, and B ill M o y e r s .
So many ca lls that
I fin a lly went into the next room and went to sleep and didn't wake up until
c lo s e to noon.
It had
- a l com m u n ity t h at ^ ^
from the v e r y f ir s t h as b een in favor o f M ed icare!
I fe lt lo u s y - a poor
frie n d , a s la c k guardian o f the in te r e s ts of th ose who have b een our fr ie n d s .
D r , T u rch i n, a s o ffic e r
- f o r L y n 's b irth d a y p u ttin g on m y w e t h a i r a n u n accu sto n ried
f a ll w h ic h lo o k e d f ra n k ly w h a t it w a s .
I took a b r ie f sto p f i r s t w ith C y n th ia to
L y n d o n 's C o u n c il on R e c r e a tio n
- e b e s t w ir e w e could an d a ll w o rd s a r e h o llo w . A s L yndon
le f t to go to w o rk h e tu rn e d to m e and s a id "W e'v e l o s t th e s te e l
c
fig h t; we m a y lo s e th e w a r .
T h e y a r e going to in d ic t B o b b y
- 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"
- M EM ORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
S a tu rd a y , J u n e 4, 1966
WASHINGTON
Page 1
S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 4th, b e g a n w ith a sw im w ith L yndon - - j u s t the two of u s .
I lo v e to be a b le to s a y " y e s " to h im w hen he w a n ts u s
- LBJ & guests tour the ranches; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird talks about Rebekah Johnson; photos taken of LBJ and Lady Bird in the wildflowers; LBJ and Lady Bird vote at the courthouse; Lady Bird mentions 1941 Senate race; LBJ
- , b e c a u s e th a t is the
r id ic u lo u s h o u r w hen m y h u s b a n d c a m e h o m e to e a t h is s u p p e r on M onday
n ig h t - two nig h ts a g o .
T h a t ca n n o t b e c o n tin u e d - f i r s t , b e c a u s e I w an t
h im
- Committee of U.S. and Canada; Talk with Luci and Lynda Johnson; Time magazine article on John Connally; Dinner with Congressman and Mrs. Jack Brooks; LBJ's sleeping habits
- ld te a m i s le a v in g a t th e s a m e tim e - G e n e r a l
C lif to n , C o m m a n d e r J o s e p h s o n , C o lo n e l C o o k , ”
An
ndthe
T e d C lif to n m a d e a r a t h e r le n g th y r e p l y , i n w h ic h h e d id
j u s t w h
- trip; Lady Bird has tea with six Ambassador's wives; Mrs. Parker Hart and her time in Middle East; LBJ meets group; Patricia Harris is first African-American woman Ambassador; Johnsons to Celebrezze party; Beautification Bill
-
house, at times of ordinary duty and probably at times of outrageous
inconvenience to them—besides a never ending general public, my own
groups of friends from home, or friends from the campaign t r a i l , or
from my trip s , or my Alabama cousins, a ll
- young Tony and
with Diana's h o u s e k e e p e r, f o r a tour of the ground s , a glim pse
of the sw im m ing pool, and then to rid e hom e.
Gerry w as aglow , with h e r
adventure--this t r i p - - and high time it is , b ecau se you can't avoid
- . .
/Tie .
That
Ui&
j La
expeAj i &nce^
,
at
me mor a b i l i a
that
a nd
cJ j z aAj i j n^.
J Lo i k e
made up
Late in
the
we
helicopter
wer e
ike^e
the
to Austin.
we A&
o^ Aj z Ai , ^
a kaJjuLo
a n d d i c t at i n
g
mai l
- ; meeting with Harry Ransom & Frank Erwin about University of Texas, Wayne Grover & LBJ Library; first time LBJ has been guest at Luci's table; Pat Nugent coming home from Vietnam; Nugents will vacation in Formosa; Johnsons spend night at KTBC
- g h t i t w a s too m e a s u r e d , s lo w , d e l i b e r a t e .
d ra m a and fire .
At
It n e e d e d m o r e
A n d th e n c l o s e to th e e n d w h e n h e p o u n d e d h o m e th e
f a c t t h a t the p a r t i e s to th e w a r m u s t
- to Johnson City for flower harvesting; dinner with Luci & Pat Nugent and friends at Steak Island in Austin; Luci has encounters with the press; Lady Bird to bed and reading "Of Time and The River" by Thomas Wolfe
- ith the w e lc o m in g s p e e c h
r
I h a d p la n n e d .
She h a d ty p e d a n o p en in g s e n te n c e an d I w r o te o u t in lo n g
h a n d ,^ ^ y fe e lin g s on w h at I sh o u ld sa y .
A ^ ^ : h e n i t w a s tim e to g e t in th e c
- ; Lady Bird, staff & friends discuss press visit & riots in Washington; Lady Bird talks on phone with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter work on speeches & talk to John Connally about Hemis Fair visit; the Secret Service change Lady Bird's arrival time
- co ffee - L yndon h a d m a d e a
s u r p r i s e v i s i t the n ig h t b e f o r e t o the G r id ir o n D in n e r - a n d w ho sh o u ld be
''
f
s ittin g th e r e , b u t R ic h a r d N ixon!
j
'
H e w a s lo o k in g r e la x e d a n d a f f
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- e tty and b rig h t T o n y Chayer; Ad m ira l
N e il P h illip s , P r e s id e n t of the C om m ittee of 100 for the F e d e r a l C ity.
What a lo t of o rg a n iza tio n s th ere a r e a lrea d y w orking on this.' M rs. K itty
C apital
H a in e
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WA SHING TON
F r i d a y , M a r c h 2 0, 1964
W H D
T h is m o r n in g I h a d an a p p o in tm e n t that I h ave b e e n lo ok in g f o r w a r d to
v e ry m uch.
M r s . P a u l Me llo n c a m e a t 10:30 to w
- Tour of White House gardens with Mrs. Paul Mellon; plan to create a Jacqueline Kennedy garden; personal time swimming with friends and family; approval for Jacqueline Kennedy Garden; telephone call to Jacqueline Kennedy
- n u t e s
u p s t a i r s , so th a t I co uld show him the M a r y C a s s a t t .
T h e y lo o k e d (in the .
b u r e a u ) a t the l i t t l e p i c t u r e of E lle n B a r r y ' s p o r t r a i t of m e , w ith th e y ello w
i m p r e s s i o
- Engelhard; Lady Bird attends Mellon dinner; Lady Bird mentions article in New York Times about the arts
-
and
then
George Bro w n s and
for
lunch,
such a
s ho o k h a n d s
in
th e Bob
a bit
time
is
into
to
a young,
w i t h a f e w of
vital
the
-jp-uley.
and c o n tr o v e r sia l.
coincide
w ith
hour
the
who w ere c o m in g
a hard place
tourists
- accommodations of Con suls
and Stude nt E:;;cl:ang e that we arc incre asing ly making with the Iron
Curtain countri es.
I never lo ok at Dick Russ ell withoul admi ra tion
and without thinking of his great talent that I wish werl p ut to mor e
vigorous use_
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTON
S u n d a y , M a r c h 10, 1968
Page 1
I t w a s a d a y o f d e e p g lo o m , lig h te n e d b y th e p r e s e n c e o f the K r i m s .
T h a t i s to s a y , i t w a s p u r v e y e d i n th e n e w
- ; LBJ takes nap; upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird does office work & records her diary; Eugene McCarthy showing surge in 1968 race; Hubert Humphrey joins Johnsons for dinner; styes on LBJ's eyes return; Lady Bird has massage and reads Time magazine
- a r e t h e s e n e x t few m o n t h s ,
E th e l w as a lo n g w ith B ob by .
w o n d e rfu l a r t i c l e th a t h a d b e e n
I sp ok e of w hat a
- - I m e a n t th e
one in L I F E
w h e r e h e h a d a l l th e c h il d r e n s w a r m i n
-
in the White House. If I can get through my time here as well as Warrie Lyrm can with the press.
I’d be lucky. She is so gentle and gay and sensible.
[This portion precedes Page 1 of the April 21, 1964 transcript.]
MEMORANDUM
THE WH ITE HOUSE
WASHIN GTON
T u
- .,
a J.A.g}vt Jia.A.n ^’ aJJ^ng, and 3 / ve lo .4 l my. w
i
s
h
t o h a v e a s n o w tfelIrobgnihsaW
on--onJjy a ^ew Ac.aJJieJie.d '^JLake.^ one.
a'^±e.Anoon an d ik e y dLidn'± Ai.ay.
down i-o i k e C h ild ren 's G a rd en .
(aAAyxng an uni>Aje.JJja
- i r c u m s t a n c e .
h eart soars.
W h en th e t r u m p e t s b lo w , m y
A n d w h e n th e y s t r i k e u p th e S t a r S p a n g le d B a n n e r , I t h in k
I s t a n d tw o i n c h e s t a l l e r .
T h i s ti m e I w a s e s p e c i
- l
:\i!EMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
j
WASHINGTON
Tuesday, May 9, 1967
Page I
....
There is a rhythm to life these days.
.
.
Weekdays
crowded,
.
demanding; and then a weekend
two days,
sometimes three, that
,~
Time to read and sleep a~d
- a r y without p o rtfo lio, fro m the top
.
.
^
brass, to say that M cN a m a ra is wielding too heavy a hand, or am I imagining
things.
A t late lunch tim e i w alked in th e door, just in time to encounter
Lyndon
and then Huff Baines and his w ife
-
"
-" .
I had w aked up th is m orn in g to/the m o st m a rv elo u s fu ll-p a g e 'a d jl
in the N ew Y ork T im e s w hich read: " F r o m sw eat sh op s to S t o kow ski",
and it w a s a trium phant tellin g of the p r o g r e s s of labor from lo fts
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- riedm ans
an d t h e Jack G oulds who h a d w r i t t e n a
m a rv e lo u s r e v i e w o f my ABC s h ow.
The John Pom f r e t s
o f t h e New York T im es; th e John S t e e l e s o f Time a n d
L i f e a n d t h e L u c ie n W arren s o f B u f f
- and came back Monday afternoon!
And this
sum m er I can think of a time or two when a very hard-working
P resident has done it, but he has also taken his work with him,
and packed m ore into those three days than any human ought to.
After an hour
- the b i g b o a t .
W h e r e th e
to f o r m t h e l a k e i t s e l f , I s a i d ,
sw im ."
L lano flows into th e C o lo ra d o
" L e t 's h e a d on up the C o lo r a d o .
I w a n t to
A li ttl e w a y s up I s l ip p e d o v e r the sid e
- LBJ & Lady Bird meet with John Ben Shepherd & Mark Gosdin about the LBJ Park & Visitors Center; LBJ drives around with Drew Pearson and German editor, Henri Nanen; Lady Bird meets group from Time-Life; Lady Bird reads "The Eighth Day" by Thornton
