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- r o f a l l t h i s dram a g av e u s a s i g n a l , and t o g e t h e r
M u rie l and I w alk ed o u t t h e d o o r and down t h e g r e a t s t e p s o f th e
C a p i to l u n d e r t h e commanding handsom e new ly b u i l t p o r t i c o — f
- h s o n i a n a s a g if t f o r S i r B e r n a r d .
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T h e y g a v e us a n e n c y c l o p e d i a
a b o u t New Z e a la n d and a c h a r m in g w a te r c o lo r.
i t w a s t i m e to go .
A n d th e n s u d d e n l y
T h e w ife of t
- New Zealand
- Lady Bird explores New Zealand's Governor General's home; Sir Bernard and Lady Ferguson show Lady Bird the grounds; exchange of gifts; morning with Mrs. Holyoke and Mrs. Powell; Lady Bird describes flowers; ride in cable car; motorcade to Civic
- New Zealand
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
- . R o b e r t and M r, H in e fo r t h e i r
t a l e n t s and s k il ls in to th is l i t t l e bu ilding th a t w o uld h o p e fu lly s e t a new
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 14 (Continued)
p la n fo r th is com nnunity and i t w o uld be s o
- Poor weather delays flight to East Texas; Lady Bird answers questions from reporters in Shreveport, LA; drive to Dorris Powell's home in Karnack; new Karnack post office made with bricks from T.J. Taylor's general store; meeting about landscaping
- new m a n t e l .
Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s
e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e
l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
- AO many. g.o ad ttnie.^, tkeM.e ioa.4 ,J,ovtad Henr y and l ovel y
C h i s tin a .
We t h a n ked them '^oM. tkexA . pant, t n th e p art y '^oA.
doA t Monday. n t ^ k t tn New Yor k and t o l d tkem kow heauJLt^udL
tkeJjL djOLu^kJ.eJi.i kadd>een
- New York
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- e r too .
And
M a r i e - - a t l a s t L yndon is a c h ie v in g one of h i s a m b itio n s - - h e 's
g e ttin g M a r i e tau g h t to sw im .
And th e n B e r n i c e B u r g c a m e a n d gave m e a new h a i r - d o , and
u n d e r the d r
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Wednesday, May 17, 1967
Page 8
in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for
invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life.
Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
- d e d - - b y a b o u t 5:30.
And L u c i w as le av in g f o r New Y o r k a l m o s t
w i t h t e a r s i n h e r e y e s a s s h e s a i d g o o d b y e to l i t t l e L y n .
I w e n t to m y r o o m f o r d e s k w o r k a n d t e l e p h o n
- company; tea for ladies of the Texas delegation; Lyn Nugent makes appearance; LBJ stops in to say hello; Luci leaves for New York; Johnsons visit with the Abe Fortases & Oveta Culp Hobby; Detroit riots; Lady Bird reflections on leaving White House, Vietnam
- h en I got th e f r a n tic new s to com e
H e w a s in th e c a r w a i t i n g f o r m e .
I jo in e d an d I had r u n , b u t not f a s t
e n o u g h - - t h i s b e in g a b a d d a y f o r h i m - - a n d I c o u ld f e e l h i s t e n s e n
- ; Lady Bird has hair & medical appointments; renovations in Lady Bird's bedroom; Averell Harriman party for Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb & diplomatic corps; LBJ will meet William Randolph Hearst; news conference at State Department; LBJ swims with Earl
- so m e good
We did n o t h av e tim e to go out New Y o r k A v en u e - - the
m a j o r e n t r a n c e f r o m the n o r t h a n d e a s t an d the s h a b b ie s t o f a l l .
So th a t a w a it s a n o t h e r t i m e , a n d M a r y fle w off
- a b o u t t h e New Y e a r , ,
p a r t ies t h a t t h e y h a d f o r a b o u t t w e l v e y e a r s i n a ro w
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T o s o m any of‘ t h e m we cam e!
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I n w h ich a l l
d i d a s k i t a b o u t W a sh in g to n l i f e .
so g
- n g a new p l a y
L a t e r on I g a t h e r e d h e r up an d Te x G o ld -
s m i t h , who i s l e a v i n g f o r A s i a n e x t w eek, t o s i t
down f o r a q u i e t d r i n k in f r o n t o f t h e
f i r e , a n d Dr.
E l i z a b e t h
- lt cottage sin c e I had seen it
a y e a r ago!
T h ere w a s a brand new coat of r ed paint on the ram b lin g
r e d -sh in g le d D u tch -C o lo n ial cottage w ith fr e s h w hite trim and a g r e e n
ro o f.
And the fro n t yard w as a lr e
- i t is r e s t f u l to L y n d o n .
T h e a i r p o r t s ta y s b u sy
w ith p la n e s co m in g an d g o in g , d is g o rg in g C a b in e t M e m b e rs a n d sfscx
o ffic ia ls w ith im p o r ta n t, d iffic u lt new d e c is io n s , b u d
- m e to p r e s e n t a p a c k a g e .
It w a s a s i l v e r sp o o n in a b o x .
S till u n d e r th e s p e ll of the a n c ie n t
New O r le a n s of y e s t e r d a y a f te r n o o n - - th e Vieux Carre' - - an d
r e m e m b e r i n g s o m
- Royal Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
- in g a m e m b e r o f the A p a c h e
T r i b e a t a b a r b e q u e f o r s o m e 2, 000 o r so.
L u c i 's new c a r h a d a r r i v e d - - a g r e e n S tin g r a y - - a c o m b in a tio n
g rad u atio n and b irth d ay p re s e n t.
L yndon
- rove u s around.
A lw ays I lea rn som eth in g new about the d eer.
I'v e n ev e r se e n any so c lo s e w ith the r e a lly fu zzy v e lv e t on th eir
h o r n s.
C la re n ce told us at this sta g e, they w ere a lm o st so ft and
pulpy.
T h ey
- d u st
o f th e h ot s u m m e r .
T h e r e 's s o m e th in g ab ou t c le a n in g up th a t s a t i s f i e s
a d e e p u n d e r ly in g u r g e in m e , no m a tte r w h at new f ie ld s I m o v e in to .
And th e n , w ith J a m e s , I b e
- u t, th a t w en t s o m e th in g lik e
th is ;
A new p r o c e s s of a u to m a tio n h ad b e e n p u t in a t one of th e F o r d p la n ts ,
th a t p u t o u t of w o rk q u ite a s iz e a b le n u m b e r of p e o p le , an d th in g s g o t
- LBJ to New York for Mrs. Robert Wagner's funeral; Lady Bird meets with Jim Webb about trip to space installations; lunch meeting with Mr. Ketchum; Look magazine photo session for Lynda and Luci; fifth congressional reception; Johnson family vacation
- New York
- West Point, new York
- ic t u r e s .
B a c k on the s e c o n d flo o r I took a new grip on lif e , phoned m y
two r e m a in in g h o u s e g u e s t s - - A r c h b is h o p L u c e y and M ayor H a r r y A kin - to w e l c o m e th em .
I w en t in to s e e Lyn,
I
- Astor; pupils use new playground; Lady Bird to White House & lunch with Brooke Astor; office work in bed; Judicial Reception; Lady Bird views new state china; Lady Bird names guests at reception & visits upstairs with houseguests
- e s m o re u s e fu l o r m o r e fun - - th o se
w hom th e g u e s ts of h o n o r p a r t ic u la r l y w a n t to h a v e .
to t r y to b r in g in new p e o p le to e x p an d o u r f ie ld .
A nd a lw a y s a c h e c k in g
So i t w a s a b o
- - - the new p in k one w ith th e b ead s^ a'ro u n d th e
n e c k f o r th e p a r t y th a t w a s th e r e a l b eg in n in g of the C h r is tm a s s e a s o n - f o r th e p r e s s w o m e n o f W a sh in g to n .
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a t th e p a r ty k new we w e re c o m in g e x c e p t A v e r e ll a n d M a r ie .
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A v e r e ll s a id "You see, th is j u s t sh o w s th a t/tw o p e o p le w a n t
to k e e p so m e th in g s e c r e t t h
- at Giant Food stores; LBJ Library meeting; LBJ & Senator Richard Russell interrupt meeting; Lady Bird bowls; office work; phone calls to houseguests; dinner; LBJ talks about poverty programs; news article about McGeorge Bundy & bombing halt
- f i r s t v e r s i o n o f t h e s c r i p t i n th e e a r l y S p r i n g o f ' 6 5
c o lla b o ra tin g w ith L u cia for fa c ts a n d a n e c d o te s a n d m e m o r i e s .
h a d w o r k e d it o v e r f r o m a"new s p a p e r w o m a n ' s
- A b e a n d mew ho w a t c h e d h i m , a n a w e s o m e
N ot e n tir e ly new fo r m e .
a n h o u r b u t fo r days, fo r w eek s.
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I h a d s e e n i t in 1955.
Bu t n o t f o r
B u t th e n h e c o u l d e s c a p e f r o m
b e i n g M a j
- to Austin and flight back to Washington; news articles about Johnsons vacation; Alvin Wirtz; Luci Johnson and boy who fell from Capitol bannister
- Congressional Prayer Breakfast; Lady Bird does office work; LBJ has television news conference; story about Adlai Stevenson's birthday cake; Stevenson discusses the Soviet Union, the United Nations, the Congo and China; Lady Bird meets with Barbara
- M a ll w h e r e , b o r d e r in g a h e a v y tr a f f i c
a r e a th a t c r o s s e s th e M a ll, t h e r e is a lo n g new b e d of p a n s ie s , a c a r p e t
o f p u r p le a n d g o ld , a n d I p la n te d a s y m b o lic few to f in is h
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th e fe n c e w h e r e th e c a r s d r iv e up to p a r k . We ' v e a lm o s t b r o k e
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- is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom
- with Lynda Johnson, Aunt Oriole, and join LBJ; drive around LBJ Ranch with Dale Malechek; visit with Diana MacArthur; Johnsons return to White House; Lady Bird talks with Birge Alexander about daughter, Becky; news story on beautification
- o m s a l e s f r o m th e g u id e b o o k .
T h e new b o o k c o n s H ^ - o u t i n th e F a l l - - th e " L i v i n g W h ite H o u s e " - - L i z
s u g g e s ts a f a n fa re p u b lic ity .
T h e m e e t i n g l a s t e d a n h o u r a n d
- t s C o m m i t t e e .
T h e r e w e r e s o m e o l d f r i e n d s w h o j u s t h a p p e n e d to b e i n t o w n to - W i l l i s
H u rst, w h o 's ou r h ou se g u e st; B e s s P o rter P a rm en ter a n d . h e r new h usband,
up f r o m
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