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knows what airmail does these days.
Am leaving on 2 :30 train this afternoon for Dallas. F..s.ve
called Bill Clark to ask him if I could see him sometime tomorrow
morning and of course he responded with an invitation to stay at
their house and said he
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SpeQ!al to The New York Tl01es
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WASHINGTON,.May !2 - In for small businesses
much of· ·America, there are ers.
pockets of poverty in the midst
The . Appalachia
and farm
program,
of · plepty. ,~ Jiut in Appalachia, strictly ·a regional one
- on the lookout for them.
I talked to International News and think I should have
something by the end of the week.
I am enclosing checks for $1500.00 which you can deposit
in your account in the American National Bank and let Jesse draw
it out to pay bills. I
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
W A S H I N G T O N
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Wednesday, A p r i l 22, 1964
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Lyndon w h irled o ff in the h elico p ter this morning, on his way to
open the W o r ld ’ s F a ir in New Y o rk .
I spent the morning doing desk w
- LBJ to World's Fair in New York; reception for leaders of Daughters of the American Revolution with descriptions of attendees by Lady Bird; LBJ's ancestor was founding member of DAR, Mary Desha; Lady Bird looks at samples for Luci's room; Lady Bird
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the ranch country; Gwen Gibson of the New Y ork H erald Tribune; and M ary
Packinham of the Chicago Tribune; and M u riel Dobbins of the B altim ore Sun,
Karen K le in felter, the best thing that happene d to the Dallas N ew s in years;
and Norm a Ekdahl
- islands, popular su111111er
resorts, with
beautiful beacbes and countryside).
Holidays and Festivals
January
1
New Year. Official Te Deum. On the morning at
New Year's Eve children go from house to house
singing a special popular carol.
On New Year's Eve
- a good c o m p a n io n L iz O dom i s !
re m in is c e d about v ario u s tr ip s .
We
We h ad a d r i n k in r o u t e , a n d th e n w h e n
w e la n d e d J e s s e m
leaKj o i n e d us and t h e D e a th e s a n d w e w e n t to a new S p a n ish
- Lady Bird to hair salon in Austin; Lynda Johnson to Dallas shopping; Lady Bird and Jessie Hunter to Denison to Eisenhower birthplace; lunch at Holiday Inn; to Fort Worth for tour by Ruth Carter Johnson of Museum of the Southwest; view Museum
- a b le a n d w e ll d r e s s e d .
L y n d o n w as
s tr e t c h e d out in h is p a ja m a s , d rin k in g te a , an d th e y w e r e a p p a r e n tly
e n jo y in g t h e i r v i s i t .
N ixon w a s s a y in g , of th e New Y o rk T im e s
- 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
- w ho a r e v e r y r i c h o r v e r y
t a le n te d a nd a p p e a r in c o lu m n s , and this is a new d im e n s io n for h e r
b e c a u s e C h u c k R o b b l o o k s l i k e the " A l l - A m e r i c a n b o y " , w h o l e s o m e ,
handsom
- plans; further renovation work when Herbert Wells arrives; Lady Bird & guests drive the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird asks Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam for status of Johnson business affairs; Don & Jesse leave for Dallas; Lady Bird reads; LBJ calls just to talk
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LAID TO 'NON-OFFICIAL' SOURCES
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U, S. PnOTESTS ATTACKON EMBASSYIN C.AMBODIA
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PROMISESVIETN.AMESE
MCNJi.MARA
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Following iter.1s alse~ved,
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ains outlined
New Ht,.Llplffl.1re voting
3-Nation Satellite
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tim e , :th a t y o u .sta.n d a n d s ta n d a n d lo o k a t sw a tc h e s a n d m a k e l i s t s of l a s t
y e a r 's th in g s a n d w h a t you n e e d to f it in f o r the big e v e n ts of the y e a r . th a t
r e q u i r e new d r e s s
- in 1968; post-mortem discussion; Lady Bird has clothes fittings & desk work; LBJ gives prepared speech at dinner for Democratic National Committee and then goes "off-the-cuff"; that morning, LBJ meets with Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, Henry Fowler & John
- o n n a lly w as on m y left,
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a n d the w ife of the new G o v e r n o r, M r s . P r e s t o n S m ith , an d M a v is H eathe
a n d M r s . H a r r y A ik en a n d M r s . R o la n d B oyd a n d L iz Odom w h o h a d
b e e n c h a i r m a n
- ; luncheon at Austin Convention Hall; introduction by Lady Bird & speech by Muriel Humphrey; fashion show, "Alexis, We Love You;" Lyn Nugent models shirt made from Humphrey scarf; drive by LBJ Library site; group meets Hubert Humphrey at Dallas airport
- to r
of the o u tsta n d in g sy m p h o n y o r c h e s t r a of the U n ited S ta te s - New Y o rk o r
B o s to n , I b e lie v e .
T h e n w e d ro v e a r o u n d tow n a n d lo o k e d a t th e o u tsid e of the l i t tle S unday
h o u s e s , St
- e r c ia l, with L i z and B ess, and I
b e lie v e , F ra n ces Lew ine fo r a New Y o r k appearance t hat I had anticipated
with both dread and the w ill to succeed.
It w a s the f i r s t a n n iv e r s a ry luncheon of the E lean or R o o s e v
- New York
- LBJ and Railroad Strike; Lady Bird to first anniversary luncheon of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation in New York; Lady Bird & Jean Kintner to Needlework Shop to design needlepoint pillows for White House; Lady Bird mentions many people
- New York
- , which
I was to m ake in the Museum of Modern A rt t h is v e ry night, on the
occasion of the opening of the new wing.
She made a couple of suggestions,
and v e ry good ones they w ere - and M ary has that rare quality of suggesting
th e m i n a way
- Lady Bird's speech for the Museum of Modern Art that evening; to Carlysle Hotel in New York; speech by David Rockefeller; dinner and reception at Museum; party at Adlai Stevenson's home
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ii..el.d.A; and 7 new/.JpapVLwoman. PLeMe look
W.t and [P-ve me ';f0Wl opi..nion.
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.the encl..o/.Jed
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_9. have a couple ot addi..Li.orw .to .the up corru..nfj5.tate dinnvw wl-u...ch cvz..e encl..o/.Jed.
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L/-. On 9anucvz..ff 2 0 _9. want
- State of the Union, LBJ health and exercise, Women Doers Luncheons, possible trip to New York for the opening of The Repertory Theatre
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1965
T h u r sd a y , A u g u st 12th
.
W as lik e a cam p aign d ay.
I had w anted to spend at le a s t one day
s e e in g PR O JEC T HEADSTART in o p era tio n .
We ch o se New J e r s e y
b e c a u s e it w as c lo s e and I could s e
- New Jersey
- Lady Bird visits Project Head Start in Newark and Lambertville, New Jersey; airplane filled with press; press conference in the classroom; Lady Bird to Governor's mansion; Lady Bird makes speech in Morven; Lady Bird is interviewed on plane by Los
- New Jersey
- in 1858, when there was apprehension of an attack
by the United States army.
There was a general migration south from Salt
Lake City, and Cannon was appointed by Brigham Young to take the press
and printing
materials
of the Deseret News to Fillmore
- g day going over the p lan s for the new
; ' ad d ition feg -tha fine tooth com b - - d ecid ing m y bedroom w indow s on the
■ n o rth m u st sin k further for v iew and pr o p o r tio n ,
■
although I’d g iv e up another ’
b o o k sh e lf
- Lady Bird is spending nights in each room at LBJ Ranch "to test them;" guests arrive via plane; discussions about new addition to house and rearranging the house; lunch; continue discussions; interview with Daniel Green of the "National Observer
- and B e s s , and we w ent to u r is t on re g u la r
a ir lin e , w hich se e m e d to be a fa c t of c o n sid e ra b le i n te r e s t to the new sm en ,
a r riv in g in New Y ork, th e re w as a s m a ll c lu s te r of p h o to g ra p h e rs
- Touring Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Lady Bird's description of several paintings considered for loan to White House; to Whitney Museum to view additional paintings; lunch at Mary Lasker's house; to theater to see Arthur Miller's "After
- ork.
And then at noon I flew to New Y o rk with W arrie Lynn, L iz and B e s s ,
We went to the C a rlis l e ^to that b eau tifu l s u ite w h e r e I a lw ay s fe e l that I ’m
in trudin g on the a p a rtm e n t of the fa ir y p rin c e s s ,
Je a n K
- New York
- Lady Bird's desk work; Lady Bird to New York; Lynda Johnson returns from 5-state trip with LBJ; Lady Bird to Metropolitan Opera; lunch; performance of "Il Trovatore"; LBJ speech in Atlanta about race barriers
- New York
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Jan u ary
1966
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T hursday
B e s s a n d I l e f t t h e s n o wy Was h i n g t o n on an
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e a r l y p l a n e f o r New Y o rk .
to c a tc h th e t r a i n .
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. We t h o u g h t we w uo l d h a v e
But a l u l l
- New York
- Lady Bird goes to New York City to purchase clothing; Lady Bird attends dinner party given in her honor at Brooke Astor's home; Lady Bird mentions several people at the party; Charles Engelhard tells a funny story; Lady Bird recounts an earlier
- New York City
- ,-^of t r a v e lin g in the f o o t s t e p s
of M r s . K en n edy, in a w ay , that is^ w o rk on A r t m a t t e r s ,
I fle w up to New Y o r k a t 11 and went to the New Y o r k H i s t o r i c a l
S o c ie t y , w h e re I w a s m e t b y D r . H e
- Lady Bird's trip to New York Historical Society to see a Rembrandt Peale portrait of Thomas Jefferson for the White House; Audubon exhibit; lunch at James Fosburgh's home; Winslow-Homer painting for White House; Fine Arts Committee; Vincent Price
- c a m e in .
A nd th e n l a t e r M o llie
I f it t e d a l l the th in g s I h a d s e l e c t e d e a r l i e r th is y e a r - -
a n e le g a n t w h ite ev en in g d r e s s w ith lon g s le e v e s , a n d b o ug ht a d e l i c i o u s
new p
- New York
- Lady Bird awakens to LBJ working in bed; they talk and have breakfast; Lady Bird flies to New York City for clothes shopping and fittings; article about Ed Clark; hair styled for evening; Lady Bird & Bess Abell go to "I Do, I Do" play; Lady Bird
- Pierre Hotel, New York City
- . von Braun
tried to d e s crib e to m e, ‘'what I was going to be seeing.
At each stop along
the way I would m eet a new e s c o r t o ffic e r , alm ost always a woman.
F irs t
there was the wind tunnel m o d els, to show what effects wind cu
- ; award ceremony for NASA employees; Lady Bird gives short speech; reception for Alabama women officials; presentation of watercolor to Lady Bird; relaxing on the plane with press; dinner with LBJ at Marshall McNeil's; news coverage of Huntsville trip
- ip t fo r the new book , "The L iv in g W hite H o u se" ,
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
V
WASHINGTON
T h u r sd a y , S e p te m b e r 1, 1966
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g iv in g h e r s o m e a n e c d o te s abou t our lif e h e r e , p a r tic u la r ly L y n d
- News headlines about troop withdrawal in Europe, taxes and members of President's Club; office work; wedding gifts for Margy McNamara; Lady Bird's upcoming California trip; interview with National Geographic; photo in news of Luci grocery shopping
- en t.
And a s the New Y ork T im e s sa id ,
. "The golden w h ite sp len d or of C arn egie H all sounded m o re lik e a Union
h a ll. ''^,^
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u n io n s.
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the au d ien ce of th e 50 yea r or so stru g g le of the la b o r
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- New York
- 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
- New York City
- 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
- , and M r s . H a rris o n , on th e ir
way to New Y o rk , m et us the re , and we had a ceremony dedicating th is
v e ry complete fa c ility fo r the to u ris t -- picnic tables under an a ttra c tive
lit t le ro o f, a barbecue p it, w ater fountain
- k e lin g .
F ir s t I tr ie d the a llo v e r m a sk and the f in s .
^
b e s t e x p e r ie n c e s - - a new w o rld .
It w as one of l i f e ’s
S ea fa n s, fr a g ile a s la c e , g r e y
■ and p u rp le and g r ee n , w avin g g en tly
- to New Y o rk where Lynda w ill c ra sh the bottle of
champaign;
ever done.
o ver the bo w ’of the sh ip , the f i r s t one she has
L y ndon's cold is s t i l l wi th h im , reducing h is
t e r r if ic energy to bounds where the r e s t of u s can keep
- was the head man, and his
assistant Dr. Manigan, and the nice head of all the nurses, Mrs. Jenkins. They took us in, and
we went from floor-to-floor, and I noticed, over my shoulders, the faces of so many familiar
Washington news girls. I missed them. I like
- in d e d m e o f the H ans C h r is tia n A n d e r se n s to r y a b ou t
the e m p e r o r 's new c lo th e s .
If you can g e t enough p e o p le - - en ou gh
r e v ie w s - - to s in g , "Th is i s g r e a t, th is i s w o n d erfu l, th is is n e
- New York
- Lady Bird tours architecture at Yale University and New York; LBJ is in the hospital; Lady Bird likes rare books display at Beinecke Library at Yale; press are waiting outside the Beinecke for photographs; Lady Bird sees public housing units; Lady
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n
th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n .
I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e .
Lyndon had gone back
a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
- New York
- Hotel Pierre, New York City
- in g .
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J a n u a r y 3 ; 1967 - - p a g e 2
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b a c k f o r l u n c h ,. and th e n I sp e n t the a fte rn o o n w ith R o y .
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w ew
alk e d o ve r t h e o u tlin e o f M r . K l e in 's new shop w ith h im ;
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F
- c h w a s p a in te d , had a. new flo o r , c le a n and b r ig h t
i n s i d e , o n ly , a la s , w ith c o lo r e d w in d o w s th a t w ou ld h a v e b e e n b e t t e r l e f t
c le a r . .
L yn d on w a s in an e x u b e r a n t m o o d .
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- Lady Bird meets with Sen. John Sparkman and Liz Carpenter about Lady Bird's trip to NASA in Huntsville, Alabama; tea with Clifford & Virginia Durr and daughter, Ann Lyon, Helen Fuller of "New Republic," and Anita Williams; LBJ to New York to address
- d B e s s to h a v e a p o s t- m o r te m on th e F e s t i v a l .
o f th e A r t s , an d w e d is c u s s e d th e one-by-one h a m m e r -b lo w s o f th e
f r o n t- p a g e s t o r y - - New Y o rk T im e s , New Y o rk H e r a ld T rib u n e
- may we
drink in new strength to help us reach the restless hearts of men.
Give us Thy secret, and the power to share it with our fellows;
that we may go back to the world and its duties, stronger, simpler,
~weeter; and may become more worthy messengers
- aging n ew s w as
that Lyndon had flow n up, ju st a few h ours ago, to New Y ork for the
in sta lla tio n of A rch b ish op T e r e n c e Cook, taking w ith h im , not on ly L u ci,
c
w h ich i s n a tu ra l, fo r h er strOng C a th o licism
- Lady Bird has photos taken with Mrs. Post & her staff; Lady Bird back to White House; newspaper stories; LBJ to Hawaii for Vietnam talks; LBJ, Luci & Lyn to New York for installation of Archbishop; upcoming Austrian dinner; upcoming Texas trip
