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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
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CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON
WHITE HOUSE DIARY TAPES
December 31, 1968
Tuesday, New Year's Eve at the Ranch was dreary and cold.
headline for the world.
An ominous
With the renewed fighting in the Near East, the
U.N. is about to censure the Israelis
- New Year's Eve; renewed fighting in the Near East; Senator Ted Kennedy will fight Russell Long for Senate Whip position; LBJ is swimming every day & walking with Lady Bird; coffee at Rev. Truesdale's; Johnsons meet new Treasury Secretary at airport
- 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 ,
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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
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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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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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- r a i l s i l v e r s ic k le of a new m o o n a n d the b r e e z e on the to p d e c k
w a s v e r y w e lc o m e ,
I s e t t l e d down f i r s t f o r a long d i s c u s s io n w ith A lan B oyd a b o u t the
freew ay
c o n t r o v e r s y in San
- LBJ & Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; read newspapers; Saul Pett interviews Lady Bird for article on LBJ; Johnsons watch Sunday news programs; lunch; Lady Bird bowls; guests arrive for dinner on the "Sequoia;" Lady Bird names guests
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My good
f r i e n d , S e c r e t a r y U d a l l , M i s s S y l v i a P o r t e r , th e G o o d w i n s , a nd h e l i c o p t e r e d
o v e r to S a n M a r c o s to a t t e n d th e I n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e new P r e s i d e n t of the
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- u p e rb c o r n b r e a d , and L y n d o n .
a te s e n s ib ly .
J$ th e lo n g New Y e a r 's v a c a tio n w a s a tim e of the b r id g e to u rn a m e n t,
th is w e e k e n d i s the tim e of m o v ie s .
L a s t n ig h t, i t w a s
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to th e C a p ito l.
M a r y la n d w ill la n d s c a p e tw o m a j o r a p p r o a c h e s , and
V i r g in i a h a s th r e e p r o j e c t s .
The D i s t r i c t h ighw ay d e p a r t m e n t w ill
h a v e fiv e new a r e a s , in clu d
- d th e F D R c r y s t a l - - v e r y e le g a n t a n d seldo m
u s e d now.
A n d th en u p s t a i r s in to m y new p in k w ool a n d one l a s t b o n in g -u p
on the g u e s t l i s t , an d th en b a c k d o w n s ta ir s to the G r e e n
- a n e m p e r o r .
A nd s o m e of m y own staxfefoe L o w e s to p t , an d m y S te u b e n bow l f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y
of T e x a s .
A nd t h e n we lo o k e d a t new ^ r u g s f o r the f a m ily dining r o o m .
One w a s
p e r f e
- 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
- 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 .
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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
- so m e good
We did n o t h av e tim e to go out New Y o r k A v en u e - - the
m a j o r e n t r a n c e f r o m the n o r t h a n d e a s t an d the s h a b b ie s t o f a l l .
So th a t a w a it s a n o t h e r t i m e , a n d M a r y fle w off
- ntry i s in a p ick y m ood ,
T hey told of the new s of Sunday that
w e had d r iv e n too fa s t going to ch urch.
And today th ere w as a b ig
s to r y on the fro n t page of the ''Star" - - a v e r y im p ortan t h ead lin e:
" H e Was A lw ays
- days u n til I knew so m eo n e w ould b e in the k itch en , and
c a lle d fo r c o ffe e .
What an e x q u isite , new born e x p e r ie n c e s u n r is e is !
b e a c h , a t the fa rm , a p e a r ly m ir a c le .
On the
I have d ecid ed to spend
- ^ lis te n e d to the sad new s that Lynda B ird w as having trou b le gettin g
; in - - bad w ea th er . - I n e v ita b ly , m y m ind w ent to Stephen and A u d rey C u r r ie r ,
:
an d I w a s thankful for the S e c r e t S e r v ic e , su re
- a s s s k i r t .
It s o u n d e d i n th e p a p e r s
lik e h e r s p e e c h h a d gon e p r e t t y w e ll.
She s p o k e of th e n e w g e n e r a t i o n a n d o u r g e n e r a t i o n .
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ev e n in g an d th e M ille r s I found e s p e c ia lly d e lig h tfu l. It w as veryd if f e r e n t f r o m th e New Y o rk o p e n in g .
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- as secu red th ir ty -fiv e new additions
to the N a tio n a l P a rk S y stem , one m illio n a c r e s - - t h e eq u ivalen t of Grand
C anyon N a tio n a l P a rk and Grand T eton com bined.
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u s e d to ow n.
S in ce w e f i r s t m e t h e r n o t so m a n y y e a r s a g o , s h e 's a c h ie v e d
so m a n y th in g s - s u c c e s s in h e r own p r o f e s s
- tio n f o r m e a n d a lo t of c o n s e r v a tio n is ts .
"Tw o new N a tio n a l P a r k s
a n d a s y s t e m of s c e n i c r i v e r s a n d t r a i l s w e r e a d d e d to th e N a t i o n 's o u td o o r
p u b l i c p r e s e r v e to d
- New Jersey
- Glassboro, New Jersey
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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 .
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