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- OF THE PORTRAIT OF BESS TR UMAN
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
This is a very happy occasion for me. For I have long felt that the
Wbite House should have a portrait of Mrs. Truman.
lt was not easy to get tbe lady 1 s permission. In typical modesty, she
put me off seve!'al
- Press release, "Remarks of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at the Presentation of the Portrait of Bess Truman to the White House, 4/18/1968"
- Paper Clip Removed from 03/05/1968, pages 6 -10.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u esd a y , M arch 5, 1968
P age 6
I had b een happy la s t n ight, when I had s e e n Lyndon's ligh t out at
e le v e n , and had rea d m y s e lf to s le
- painting; Bess Truman portrait; office work; Lynda & Chuck Robb's party; Johnson family have dinner; victory on Civil Rights Act of 1968/Fair Housing Act
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MEMORANDUM
THE W H IT E HOUSE
W A SH I N G TON
Saturday, M a r c h 7,
.
1964
.
T h is m o rn in g at 11:30 I m e t with L i z , a nd D ick M c G u ir e
^
and
^ t o talk about m an y in v ita tio n s f o r m e to m ake s p e e c h e s .
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- with Jesse Kellam and the Thornberrys; upcoming Lady Bird trip with President Truman to Greece for funeral of King Paul; Executive Order creating Committee for the Preservation of the White House
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'■/' ' 1967
T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 31
T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 31 ra n a l l th e g a m u t o f e m o tio n s ,
L y n d o n had
d e c id e d he w o u ld go to th e f u n e r a ls o f G r i s s o m and C h a ffe e and he a sk e d
m
- & people; unveiling ceremony for FDR portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Margaret Truman & Cliff Daniels are houseguests; Margaret's pianos sank into White House floor; Lady Bird & LBJ make remarks; "Sunrise at Campobello"; Lady Bird to Harkness Ballet
- TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1966
P a g e One
T u esd ay, N ovem b er 29, w as m ark ed for m e as the day when
so m eth in g turned out ju st righ t, when I ta sted the_h eady w in e o f s u c c e s s ,
: '
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tis ^ p r o je c t c o m p le te d
- to United Orthodox Jewish Ladies luncheon; news articles about Truman Capote party; Lady Bird works on New York speech, but Liz Carpenter has to rewrite; Lady Bird interviewed about beautification; Lady Bird bowls and dines with Dr. Willis Hurst
- M O ND AY , N O V EM BER 2 8 , 1966
M onday, N o v e m b e r 2 8 , th e f i r s t d ay of m y W a sh in g to n in te r lu d e
w ith o u t L yn d on , I a w o k e and th e c lo c k s a id te n m in u te s o f t e n .
The
m o s t jo y o u s f e e
- Lady Bird is at White House without LBJ; Lynda Johnson to Truman Capote party in New York; Lady Bird views large photos for "Living White House" book and party; Lady Bird selects wedding photographs to be sent as Christmas presents; lunch; "Living
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Broadway play; m y own m in ister B ill Baxter and his pretty young wife,
from St. M arks; M argaret Truman Daniel and her husband Clifton Daniel
o f the New Y ork T im e s; Abe F ortas and Woody and Mary Ellen Woodward.
This is the firs t time w
- submitting it as a personal claim.
2. Advisability
I agree, the forum and the occasion are the very best. Such a step,
at·this time, precludes any possibility that later events might be interpreted as
the cause, as Truman's decision was partly attributed
- The donor(s) of these records transferred their copyright to the U.S. government and their writings are therefore in the public domain. This file may also contain materials from other sources that may retain copyright.
