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- M EM ORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
S a tu rd a y , J u n e 4, 1966
WASHINGTON
Page 1
S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 4th, b e g a n w ith a sw im w ith L yndon - - j u s t the two of u s .
I lo v e to be a b le to s a y " y e s " to h im w hen he w a n ts u s
- LBJ & guests tour the ranches; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird talks about Rebekah Johnson; photos taken of LBJ and Lady Bird in the wildflowers; LBJ and Lady Bird vote at the courthouse; Lady Bird mentions 1941 Senate race; LBJ
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house, at times of ordinary duty and probably at times of outrageous
inconvenience to them—besides a never ending general public, my own
groups of friends from home, or friends from the campaign t r a i l , or
from my trip s , or my Alabama cousins, a ll
- n u t e s
u p s t a i r s , so th a t I co uld show him the M a r y C a s s a t t .
T h e y lo o k e d (in the .
b u r e a u ) a t the l i t t l e p i c t u r e of E lle n B a r r y ' s p o r t r a i t of m e , w ith th e y ello w
i m p r e s s i o
- Engelhard; Lady Bird attends Mellon dinner; Lady Bird mentions article in New York Times about the arts
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m a n , the S e n a to r.
And the lo n e
A few tim e s h e h a s b e e n jo in e d b y one o th e r - - th e P r e s i d e n t .
T h is tim e h
- ; 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
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I s t a n d tw o i n c h e s t a l l e r .
T h i s ti m e I w a s e s p e c i
- s l i k e so m u c h
. m o n e y . ; H e l e n lo o k s a t m e in a w r y w a y w i t h a to u c h o f a l m o s t d i s da in .
A n d p a t i e n t B e s s e n c o u r a g e s m e a n d r e m i n d s m e th a t t h e r e w i l l b e th e - s o
- 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
- g e n t s .
M r s . John T . J o n e s who is c h a i r m a n of the
It w as a b rig h t, w a r m , sunny T e x a s day, the s o r t that
m ade me wiSh that we w e r e going to sta y a t home lo n g e r .
We d ro v e to the A d m in is tra tio n
- Lady Bird's first honorary degree from Texas Women University; Lady Bird's speech, "This is a good time to be a woman;" speech by John Connally; luncheon and gifts; humorous mistake in presentation of gift to John Connally; "Chapel in the Woods
- love".
B u t i t w a s n ' t the lo n g , g e t t i n g - t o - k n o w - y o u t a l k t h a t
I h o p e h e a n d C h u c k c a n h a v e s o m e t i m e s oon.
E a r l y i n th e d a y I h a d b e e n to a c e r e m o n y in th e E a s t R o o m
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
- Smathers.
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But there was a
She spoke of George and of her
sons and o f continuing to live in Washington for a year or so, but in
true female fashion I could not help thinking with a pang of times
past.
And there were old friends, the Jim Rowes
- at the door.
It was one of the most relaxed and satisfying parties I've been to in a
long time, partly because I was still flowing from that sensation of obligation
finished -- job accomplished.
I had told the White House that there would be no one for supper
- something to them.
Lyndon said to
President Truman, " I'v e been looking over a ll these b ills I passed, and I
want you to know, over and over and over they began in your time, they were
your ideas.
I was just able to build on the good things you'd
