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  • . Matters are complicated, in the short run, by a very high rate of natural increase of population. Ulti­ mately this will create larger markets and provide settlers to open up new areas, but in the early stages of industrial growth it means that a large
  • that region as constituting in the future of South America a potential metropolitan strip something like that between Chicago and New York in the United States. It contains the richest agri­ cultural area of Brazil as well as Uruguay -- a country which should
  • . It is not too far fetched to regard that region as constituting in the future of South America a potential metropolitan strip something like that between Chicago and New York in the United States. It contains the richest agricultural area of Brazil as well
  • to th e o t h e r so fa a n d c h a tte d w ith the w ife of the A m b a s s a d o r f r o m P a r a g u a y . W e t a l k e d of G e n e r a l S t r e s n o r s v i s i t . A nd w ith d iffic u lty to th e new A m b a s s a d o r 's w ife f r o m
  • Lady Bird views January & March 1968 films at Anacostia Naval Film Lab; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb shop for Chuck Robb's birthday; LBJ lunches with Mayor Richard J. Daley; Daley wants the Johnsons to attend Democratic National Convention in Chicago
  • that would do if we stop the bombing. We've had maybe 200 flickers and Harriman tracks down every probe, but so far there has been nothing." ### August 7, 1967 NOTES ON PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH VIRGINIA PREWETT OF THE WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS, MARCH 14, 1967
  • might do some writing for Hearst papers after his retirement. k. Geo.rge Christian # # # I ). t July 30, 1968 NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH VIRGINIA PREWETT, WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS July 1 S, 1968 Miss Prewett: I have been thinking about
  • into one of the gu est ro o m s, although a s he exp lain ed w e w ould not b e th ere that night. don't you a ll co m e up to New Y ork w ith u s?" And then he sa id , "Why '^• V' r^ ... - ■■■■',." '’)jn MEMORANDUM ' ■ _ THE WHITE HOUSE 'W A SK
  • New York
  • LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
  • New York City
  • 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
  • ay 9» 1964 P a ge 3 Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r . The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity. fie ld , w ith
  • New York
  • New York
  • that Lyndon and h is sta ff kept on the D o m in ica n situ a tio n . ■ M r s . S m ith had com e down fr o m New Y ork to w rap up our va rio u s p r o je c ts - - L u c i's S o la riu m and m y sittin g ro o m and th e W est H a ll, and, m o r e im p o
  • 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
  • ou se, found in a New Y ork antique shop and g iv en to the White H ouse b y the Lyndon John sons b a ck in A ugust o f ’6 3 ! It w as a good day fo r m e , b e c a u se I can c a ll n e a r ly e v e r y one o f th e SenateL adiesb y f ir s t nam e
  • v e l y M a ry wi^^^ I th a t h e r f r i e n d w a s p r o b a b ly dy ing a n d h a v in g to cope w ith th is u gly , h u m ilia tin g in c id e n t. I w as a n g ry and b itte r and h u rt. T he New Y o r k P o s t d e s c r i b e d th e a f
  • New York
  • New York City
  • h a d c o n d u c te d th a t o n e - d a y to u r th ro u g h the old 10th D i s t r i c t to s e e g r a s s r o o ts u rb a n ren ew al and T exas re s to ra tio n s . M rs. E. T . X im e n e s of San A ntonio. And D r . a n d H e 's a new R e
  • guests visit upstairs & receiving line; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of toasts; new strain of wheat for underdeveloped countries; entertainment is Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass introduced by Lynda Johnson; former Mexico President Mateos in coma
  • l s l i g h t l y a n n o y in g ^ ^ ~‘ ‘ a ^ r ^ r * 0 - ^3 a n d t r i v i a l . I w o n d e r if th e a n s w e r is t r y to f e e d th e m (new spaerpole)s o m e t h i n ^ ”^ ^ ' --- '■ c ( m o r e s u b s ta n tiv e . I c e r ta in ly h
  • Lady Bird works on Inaugural plans; Lady Bird to party for Martha Hodges; 1959 visit of Mexican President Lopez Mateos; Lady Bird talks about Luther Hodges; Lady Bird invites friends for drinks and swim; dinner with LBJ and Luci Johnson; news media
  • the Apple Blossom F e s tiv a l, down the Shenandoah. I think I'm going to ask Wendy to take o ver that p rogra m fo r m e, perhaps to take her to New York; to look around here^ or to find her about the four n ec e s s a ry outfits it w ill requ ire
  • 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
  • e r the d e s e r t. As I had m y f i r s t cup of co ffe e , w atching it, looking down into the palm dotted c ity , I thought how v ery^ 'C alifornia, how I v e r y we s t e r n this i s . so c l e a n , f r e s h , r i c h . So new, pro b ab
  • ken up t h e ir se a ts on the G ro u n d F l o o r , and had re fu s e d to budge. A s i t - i n in the W h ite H o u s e ! So m e 12 o f th e m , m o s tly young f o lk s . T h e m e e tin g came to a q u ic k h a lt w h ile B u z z got the new s
  • Secr etary McNamara, speaking from the attached that Viet Cong actions had reached a new high in July, including the highest number of weapons lost by the South Vietnamese to the Viet Cong. It has been a difficult month, but the increased Viet Cong
  • it ie s , A u stin am ong th e m . T h ey a r e so fu ll o f youth and en th u sia sm , I w as d elig h ted to s e e O pera in d eed has a new fa c e . N ex t I w en t to the Red R oom to m e e t two w o rk ers o f PR O JEC T HOPE and to r e c e iv e
  • went b a ck u p s ta ir s to m y d esk , w h ere the u gly h ea d lin es of the day s t ill aw aited m e , unchanged by the p lea sa n t beginning. H ow ard C lo s e s Down in P r o te s t - B r ita in s F a c e New T a x -B ite Wage C o n tro l. C o n
  • a le n g th y p ie c e on th e J o h n so n L i b r a r y fo r th e New Y o rk T im e s . I me t w ith h im in th e L in c o ln S ittin g R oom a n d s p e n t a b o u t 45 m in u te s d u r in g w h ic h he to o k n o te s going o v e r the g e n e s
  • ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
  • r i c a and he s a i d ''I f you d o n ' t mind I ' d l i k e t o t a k e my c r i s e s one a t a t i m e ".I t i p - t o e d o u t g r e e t i n g e a c h new c o u p l e and g e t t i n g d r i n k s w h ile we l i s t e n e d s p e l l bound f
  • New York
  • Lady Bird and Luci Johnson have clothing trip to New York; possible trip by Lynda Johnson to Spain; press stationed in hotel; tea for Mrs. Diaz Ordaz of Mexico; Elizabeth Arden hair stylist does Lady Bird's hair for party; Lady Bird to Mary Lasker's
  • New York City
  • r i v a t e p e o p le a r e doing to show th o s e UN d e l e g a t e s co n fin ed in - - w e ll in th a t v a s t s t e e l an d s to n e th in g w h ich is New Y o r k --to show t h e m w h a t s o m e th in g e l s e of t h e U n ited S ta te s
  • as the day for m y W om en D o e r s lu n ch eon . f' M r s . V in cen t A sto r o f New Y ork w as one of the f ir s t to a r r iv e and bow led m e o v er b y sa y in g that sh e w anted to con trib u te $10, 000 to the b e a u tific a tio n p r o g r a m
  • tes a s far ap art a s C a lifo r n ia and New J e r s e y . E v ery th in g w as fin e , ex cep t b e c a u se of the r a in the night b e fo r e and the m uddy yard th ey couldn't s e r v e — the lo c a l la d ie s cou ld n 't - th e lem o n a d e
  • m o n th s. ^ ! T h is t r iv ia l thing w hich has b oth ered L iz g r e a tly and m e not so m u ch , about the s a le of a le t te r M r s. K ennedy w rote m e in th e F a ll o f 1960, b y so m e autograph h ou se in New Y ork . An u g ly in c id
  • , but our guard up. " And he spoke of hope of a new s p irit o f d iv e r s it y in Communist eastern Europe. A l l in all, the speech re c o g n iz e d that the w orld had changed a lot in the c 15 y e a r s o f N A T O 's life , but he called N A T O
  • p l e a s u r e o f the e v e n i n g . A nd i t w a s n o t u n u s u a l b e c a u s e a f t e r a l l M r s . B a r r o w s w a s a n A m e r i c a n - - a n a tiv e o f New J e r s e y I b e lie v e . _ T h e B a r r o w s s e e m e d to h
  • of storeroom; phone calls; Lady Bird to hair salon; photos in Yellow Room; Johnsons greet Barrows; exchange of State gifts; dinner under tent in Rose Garden; Lady Bird names guests; LBJ made speech against isolationism in New Orleans on Tuesday
  • n d s as D orothy V redenburg B u sh , L ibby R ow e, and K atie L ou ch h eim , and proud new a d d itio n s. T h ere w a s D r . M ary B unting of the A to m ic E n erg y C o m m issio n and p r e tty V ir g in ia M ay B row n o f the ICC, th e
  • 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
  • LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
  • telegrams fran Port-au­ Pr:ince, Guatemala City, Managua, am Panama City. Sat Jose has not replied to query on "second class citizen" treatment, • However, since timing of v:Lsit coincides wft.h inauguration or new Administration there, we are confident
  • 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. ' 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
  • , and h e re th e y w e re . c o m es h er. E x c ite m e n t is a new m ood fo r L ynda, a n d it be- S he h a s lo o k e d r a d i a n t , h a p p y , & i i x of l i f e , a n d I am so happy about h e r . in t h e s w i f t c u r r e n t A n d W
  • e n s a i d o n e tim e th e c o u r t in New J e r s e y h a n d e d dow n a d e c is io n w h e r e a n o ld la d y in h e r w ill h a d le f t a b e q u e s t to B illy S u n d a y b u t s h e r e a l l y m e a n t B illy G r a h a m — a n d th
  • t e l l i n g s u c h i n t e r e s t i n g s t o r i e s o f th e fa b u lo u s new c a p it a l, B r a z i l i a , s o m e o f th e le a d e r s h i p , w h ic h h e th in k s i s t o p - n o t c h , an d o f th e u n b e lie v e a b le c o n t r