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- Transcript of Mrs. Johnson’s Audio Diary
Prepared by Staff of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
December 9, 1963
Monday, December ninth. Mary Lasker had come down from New York last night and spent the
night with us in the Queen’s Room
- 1964
Sat urday, July 25~
Was an easy and pleasant day.
About noon I W(·nt ove r to Lyndon's
office, hoping I could snare him, a nd walked right into an informal press
conference.
Lyndon in his rockin;; chair, some 25 or 30 news paper peopl e
- and Frances
L ew ine, whom I think are p ra ctica lly twins; M a rie Smith of the Post; Isabelle
Shelton of the Star; Eleanor P o llock of the Philadelphia Bulletin; and Nan
Robertson, who w rote such good color s to rie s in the New Y o rk T im es about
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and spicy.
She was accompanied by a phalanx of relatives, the Burton
Bosseys, Alexander, a grandson, and Antoni Shoumatoff, a granddaughter,
and her son, Nicholas and his wife.
I t was a good day for cupid with
Betty Beale there and her new fiance, whom
- to a
I t 's a w onderful w ay to w elcom e the New
Y e a r, w ith m y own d e a r fa m ily , people th a t I love.
It m ak e s th is the
b ig g e st.
We looked out o v e r the c o u n try th a t I love.
The r u s s e t glow of
the su n s e t o v e r
- an d to th e B a r t e r
T h e a tr e in A bingdon , an d to d e d ic a te th e new w ing of th e M o d e rn
M u se u m of A r t , a n d see La T r a v ia ta a t th e o p e r a , a n d h a v e a r e c e p tio n
fo r T h o rn to n W ild e r to r e c e iv
- Mrs. Cantinflas [Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff] dies; steel strike; Lady Bird dubs home movie of 1941 Senate campaign; White House maid finds rat in Luci Johnson's room; Lady Bird has lunch with Luci; new Chef for the White House; LBJ lunches and has
- e I h a d a d d e d a s p a r k of g a y e ty to h e r d ay .
L y n d a h a s a g r e e d to go to th e New Y o rk b a r b e c u e s
f o r the young c i t i z e n s f o r J o h n s o n , one to be g iv en by
C h arlo tte F o rd
an d one by M a y o r
- Lady Bird lunches with Hugh Sidey and Jean Franklin of Time magazine for study on Lady Bird; tea with friends; visit with friend from youth at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Dallas; Lynda Johnson to New York for Young Citizens for Johnson; Luci
- e s to r s that I would h ave sw o r n w e r e
a u th e n tic.
When I com p lim en ted the v e r y old, v e r y handsom e p ian o, sh e
sa id that i t had c o m e fro m New O rlea n s by r iv e r b oat up the M is s is s ip p i
and the R ed R iv e
- ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r
a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d .
It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I
have m et b efo re.
And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
- 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
- r e s s e d fo r the Jo h n so n C ity High School
co m m en cem en t, d riv in g in with J e s s e and A, W ., fo r 8 o’ c lo c k c e re m o n y ,
which w as a c tu a lly a d e d icatio n of a new High School building ju s t co m p leted
by B r o o
- Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B
- of the Lost Colony and he was the
grandfather of V ir g in ia Dare, the f i r s t child born of English parents in the
new w orld.
So h e r e 's a part of the legend of A m e r ic a n h isto ry and one of the ties
that binds us both through h isto ry and art
- ew ay , c a m e down fr o m New
Y o r k a n d s ta y e d l a t e r , and w e w en t o v e r the l i s t o f b o ok s fro m the A m e r i c a n
Book S e lle r s A sso c ia tio n
H ouse.
that they a r e so kin dly going to giv e to the White
I a s k e
- Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy
- a ll led the g u e sts in . She i s a
P h ilip p in o ,
C . R . Sm ith w a s the on ly Cabinet m em b er p r e s e n t. H andsom e
Danny B r e w ste r and h is new w ife - - the only S en a to r,
T h ere w as H ale and
Liindy B o g g s
- o d e in w ith M u r i e l a n d O p al - - L yndon a h e a d w ith H u b e r t
a n d th e S e n a to r o v e r a new high w ay th a t w a s o pen ed to d ay f o r the
f i r s t ti m e .
And th en t h e r e w e r e g a th e r in g c r o w d s a n d
- staff; Johnsons fly to Houston Astrodome for Humphrey rally; new Houston highway; Lady Bird reminisces about 1941 campaign; Lyn Nugent walks with grandfather; speeches by Ralph Yarborough, LBJ & Hubert Humphrey; return to LBJ Ranch; LBJ's speech on tv
- G rou
n o u sk i, s a id h e w a s fo llo w in g in the f o o t s t e p s of Ju s t ic e
G o ld b erg in tak ing on th is new a s s ig n m e n t an d s a id
h is m i s s i o n i s to b u ild new b r id g e s , h o t ju st to P o la n d , b u t
- e C o u n tr y to f o s t e r th e a r t s .
And t h e n t h e y p a s s e d out th e c e r t i f i c a t e s to th e new m e m b e r s
of th e A r t s C ouncil - - a good m a n y of w hom I had h ad a b it of a hand
in s u g g e s tin g to L y n d o
- New York
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- of 50%.
O t h e r h e a d l i n e s s h o w e d the i m p a c t of b e a u t i f i c a t i o n , c o n s e r v a t i o n , of
o u r new a w a re n e s s .
R
" o ck C re e k - - a b eau tifu l s e w e r —
" i n th e S t a r
- News stories about LBJ's ratings and Beautification; Johnsons to Christian Church; Johnsons to Lewis place and drive with friends to the Tomlinson; lunch at the LBJ Ranch; to Moursund's ranch and Krim property; boating; story told about Dr. Lisa
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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!
c
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
- 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
- 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
- - - 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 .
'
'• T h e r e w a s a b u ffe t s u p
- 7 - - p a g e 4
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 .
/;
■. .'■■ ' if ;
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
- 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
- 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
- 30th Wedding Anniversary with photos taken; Lady Bird walks White House grounds; session with Robin Duke and Kandi about wardrobe; news article; talk with Walter & Marjorie Jenkins; meeting with Mary Lasker about the 1965 Inaugural; farewell
- New York
- Laurence Rockefeller home, Tarrytown, New York
- o n e o f th e b ig g e s t
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
(
WASHINGTON
M onday, S e p tem b e r 5, 1966
Page 5
w o r d s in the v o c a b u la r y o f the s a n ita r iu m .
m y w o r ld then^
And th ey w e r e b ra n d new to
^ n d I think
- ho h a s c o v e r e d u s s in c e
1*11 a lw a y s lo o k b a c k on th em w ■
ith a 'ffe c tio n !1
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHING TON
T h u r s d a y , M a rc h 14, 1968
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F r a n k R e y n o ld s of A BC; a n d a new -found f r
