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- ilie s , w iv e s and ch ild ren , to spend the night at the W hite H o u se.
We
had su ch a fr ie n d ly , n ic e tim e w ith th em in H ouston, and th ey had s e e m e d
e a g e r at- the p r o s p e ct o f com ing to the W hite H ouse.- -He sa id
- Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30,
and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he
had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
- Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
- Show; tea with the Bill Livingstons; tea with houseguests; late night due to House vote; 8th Congressional reception; men receive briefing while women have program from Presidential descendants; dinner; Johnsons to Texas; Lady Bird sleeps & reads
- Lyndon's s ta ff Dorothy Territo,
Juanita, and Harry Middleton on whom we have come to depend more and
more.
The dominant question was the short movies,
"Space" is under
way, Leonard reported. He read us a le tte r from [John] Secondari,
the gist of which
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the Saturn rocket.
That^plus voluminous m a t e r ia l that L illia n L e v y and
Jim Webb had sent m e, gave me heavy reading fo r a long evening, and^I
hope/y^better preparation fo r what I see to m o rro w in Hun
t s v i lle .
I certa in ly wouldn't c
- read y for
But m y en e r g y , m y sh e e r stren g th , sim p ly d o es not
MEMORANDUM
T u esd a y , M ay 14, 1968
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHXNOTOH
m a tch a ll the th in g s to be d o n e.
Page 2
So on the th ree h ours back to W ashington,
I la
- ; Lady Bird swims; Mr. Per shampoos & sets Lady Bird's hair; Lynda Robb reads aloud letter from Chuck; Lady Bird names guests at dinner; LBJ & Mrs. Marcos exchange toasts
- 's read
about m e.
I did not sit down with her and have a lengthy talk and it would
probably^,profited therefrom,.. I think.
A t any rate, it gave me a good
opportunity to thank Katie.
Since K a tie 's business is being on the desk at the State
- on LBJ; Gridiron Dinner; Lady Bird gives tour of White House and has dinner with Mrs. Dobie; Lady Bird goes through "Read and File"
- arrive; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird reads & goes bowling; party for the Bob Jacksons; reminisces about 1934; guests watch "Journey to the Pacific" and "Pancho" Head Start film; Mrs. Jackson's father dies on this day; Lady Bird has massage and goes to bed
- of Achievement" Johnsons meet honored guests at Judicial Reception with receiving line for 700 guests; press ask Judge Sarah Hughes about W. Manchester book; Lady Bird reminisces about 1960 Campaign; visit with friends upstairs; Lady Bird reads "Of Time
- Lady Bird to LBJ's hospital room; vote on Highway Beautification Bill; Luci Johnson reads LBJ a poem and a prayer while LBJ kneels; LBJ to surgery;--removed gall bladder and kidney stone; Lady Bird talks to family and Billy Graham; LBJ returns from
- Lady Bird has breakfast, packs & says goodbye to Lynda Johnson; flights canceled due to snow; Lady Bird stops at Bergdorf Goodman on way to Pennsylvania train station for trip back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird reads "The Arrangement" on train; Lady
- 05:55, this should read "Nkrumah"
