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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
- 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
- mm
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
W ASHINGTON
M onday, F e b r u a r y 20, 1967
P age 1
It w a s a h ard w orking day.
I had m y f ir s t co ffee in L yn da's room .'
She is going b a ck to New Y ork for a w eek w ith M cC a lls, and she is fu ll
- ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r
a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d .
It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I
have m et b efo re.
And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
- Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
- d as an antique
T h ere
re
an^old fra m e d print o f N ew Y o rk
h arbor-- the city w h ere Eamon d e V a le ra was b orn a nd a lso a copy o f his
baptism al c e r tific a te and a pictu re o f the church, St, Agne s in New Y o r k
w h ere he
- r e s s e d fo r the Jo h n so n C ity High School
co m m en cem en t, d riv in g in with J e s s e and A, W ., fo r 8 o’ c lo c k c e re m o n y ,
which w as a c tu a lly a d e d icatio n of a new High School building ju s t co m p leted
by B r o o
- Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B
- l s l i g h t l y a n n o y in g
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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 ^ ”^ ^
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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
- 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 .
l
- 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
- of the Lost Colony and he was the
grandfather of V ir g in ia Dare, the f i r s t child born of English parents in the
new w orld.
So h e r e 's a part of the legend of A m e r ic a n h isto ry and one of the ties
that binds us both through h isto ry and art
- Rusk) leaves today I wanted to hear from
all of you. Give him your views and advice.
4. We were helped by Secretary Clifford's and Secretary Rusk's news
conferences this week.
5.
I am
worried about the situation in Saigon.
Secretary Rusk:
thinks
- to Thieu and his people and a new Administration.
We know this is a decent, honorable deal. All your advisers can live
with it.
This seems to be in the other camp's hands.
definitive plan.
I do not have a strong
The President: We have never gone so far
- Rusk: A new peace plan. Thieu won't see Bunker until
tomorrow. We should see how Nixon can get out of this as soon as possible.
Bill Bundy or I could go down to Key Biscane.
I would be opposed to Nixon going to Saigon.
emmis sary like William
- 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
- Johnsons to National City Christian Church; lunch, newspapers and Republic Convention on TV with LBJ; cocktail party at the Jack Valentis; dinner at White House with friends; news story about LBJ and the Presidency; Bobby Kennedy
- our boat had sunk right
a fte r we had le ft January 2nd or 3rd or 4th, we set out boat riding in two
boats, one that had been lent to Lyndon a fter ours had sunk, and the oth er
A. W. ‘ s, equipped with brand new m o tors, which made it stand up on i
- 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
- 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
- m e n t a new s tr u g g le , e v e r y m o m e n t a new d ir e c tio n - try in g to k e e p the
c r a f t le v e l a n d a w ay fro m th e r o c k s , a n d no s t i l l w a te r in s ig h t.
T h is m o rn in g I h a d a c o n fe re n c e w ith V
- o o th M r s , J a m e s R o o s e v e lt a n d M r s . M ontoya
fro m New M ex ico w ho i s
s u c h a good m i x e r , a n d M r s . M a c M illa n fro m South C a r o lin a , an d , of c o u r s e ,
^
yown T e x a s d e le g a tio n , H e le n M
- Lady Bird meets with Jim Ketchum; office work with Liz Carpenter and Bess Abell; reception for House members; briefing for House members and tour for wives; Luci in bed with flu; stag dinner to discuss foreign affairs; Lady Bird exercises; news
- . / th a t v e r y o ften g re w in c lu m p s c lo s e by.
I m a d e a n o te to w r ite th e h e a d of th e hig h w ay d e p a rtm e n t in New
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
(
WASHINGTON
S e p te m b e r 23, 1966 - - p ag e 5
M ex ic o to t e l
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- ew ay , c a m e down fr o m New
Y o r k a n d s ta y e d l a t e r , and w e w en t o v e r the l i s t o f b o ok s fro m the A m e r i c a n
Book S e lle r s A sso c ia tio n
H ouse.
that they a r e so kin dly going to giv e to the White
I a s k e
- Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy
- e , riot
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b e h u rt i f I d id n 't c a ll fo r w e e k s and w e e k s , and b e a v a ila b le to tu c k
in to th e s p a r e h o u rs I h a v e now and th en .
L yn d a is in New Y o rk w ith th e A rth u r K r im s , and L u c i is
a lw a y s
- bowling; Lynda Johnson in New York; Johnsons on Sequoia with friends; Buffalo River and national parks; new portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt for White House
- T U ESD A Y , JANUARY 10, 1967 p ag e 1
T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 10th w a s th e S ta te of th e U nion. N ot u n til
.it
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i t is o v e r do you r e a l l y f e e l th e New Y e a r h a s b eg u n . It i s a n
o b s ta c le , a m o u n
- of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
- a c tiv e H o llin g s of S outh
I
C a r o lin a an d s t e r n fa c e d , r a t h e r L in c o ln e s q u e , S e n a to r H a n s e n , and
I
yo u n g , t e r r i f i c l y a t t r a c t iv e C h a r le s P e r c y .
h e rs e lf.
So th e new o n
- g ro w n in to a new .
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. y o u n g w o m a n th is l a s t y e a r .
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' ■A l i t t l e b e f o r e 1:00 I s a id goodnight: to a fe w a r o u
- New York
- George Washington's birthday; Lady Bird to New York City to purchase clothing; visit with Lynda Johnson; Mollie Parnis reminisces about Mamie Eisenhower; lunch, looking out over Central Park; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to Mary Lasker's party; Lady
- New York City
-
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
- ttle to
N ew Y o rk , B e s s w ith m e , w e w en t to the H o te l P i e r r e , w ith th a t s e n s e of
.
e x c ite m e n t I lin fa ilin g ly f e e l w hen I go to New Y o rk .
M is s T r e y z w a s th e r e , w ith c lo th e s fro m M a rq u
- New York
- Lady Bird sees her Today Show interview; Lady Bird to Hotel Pierre in New York; clothes shopping with Miss Treyz & Mr. Stavropolous; furniture shopping; Lady Bird has hair styled for evening; Lady Bird, Bess Abell, Lynda & Chuck Robb to Mary Lasker
- New York City
- e
N o b o d y w o u ld b e l i e v e i t .
T h ird , K T B C
's p la n e,
T h e c o m f o r t o f h a v in g a
p riv a te , d isc ree t,m
odeoftravell e a v i n g a t th e h o u r w e w a n t e d , c o u ld b e q u ite w ip e d o u t b y
new
- New York
- Johnson women to New York; Lady Bird buys dress for wedding and flies back to White House; phone call with Betty Weinheimer about LBJ Birthplace; lunch; meeting with Liz Carpenter about press; meeting about travel for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- -C o lo m b ia n a r t
is str u c k b y the s im ila r ity w ith A s ia tic - - thinks of the land b rid g e and
how the p eo p le got to M ex ico and South A m e r ic a .
So it w as no new co n cep t.
B u t su d d en ly I found m y s e lf fa c e
- and thv hom e
mad e b read n1adc m ore news than the sta ti stics of th e prL·ss c o:1f ,,r e;ncc.
- l
1964
Saturday , July 1Hth__ (_conlin11ed)
Phili p Carter, Hodcling Carler's son , who is no\\' with NEWSWEEK,
was th e re, a very hand som1
- a d a l l th e a r t i c l e s - - e v e n enough to s a t i s f y L i z - ab o u t w h a t m y d ay S a tu r d a y had b e e n lik e .
D o ro th y M c C a rd le 's w a s
e s p e c i a l l y good an d N an R o b e r t s o n ’s in t h e New Y o rk T i
- At Camp David; LBJ to Episcopal Church service; Sen. Dick Russell stories about Robert E. Lee and Civil War; Lynda Johnson's knowledge of Civil War; Lady Bird reads news articles; bowling with Secretary McNamara; return to WH; Lady Bird intimidated
- LBJ's network television interview about "the first hundred days" with Eric Sevariad, Douglas Brinkley and William Lawrence; Luci Johnson returns from New York shopping trip; Lady Bird, Lynda Johnson, Warrie Lynn Smith & Jesse Kellam watch
- New Y e a r 's —
re s o lu tio n s-^ n -th e -m id d le -o f-A u g u st f r a m e of m in d .
And th en I h a d a r a t h e r
im p o r ta n t m e e tin g a t 1:30 in th e T r e a ty R oom w h ich I h av e b eg u n to c a ll
-
m y B o a rd of D ir e
- e r in g .
A nd a t r i o of s o u th e r ners - - G o v e rn o r R o b e r t M c N a ir of S outh C a r o lin a , new
0
I b e lie v e ,: a n d M il l s G odw in o f Vir g in ia --^he h a d rid d e n o n th e t r a i n w ith m e
in ‘65.
A nd D
- 01:01 - should be '64, not '65; 03:58 - marble from "New" Mexico, not Mexico; 03:30 to end of tape is very fast and Lady Bird sounds like chipmunk
- ra ry .
We w e r e going to,-^ ^ ^ rticu larly,ytelk about film in g a State D inner, w h ich
D r. Stanton m ig h t do, fo r the L ib ra ry only, not for CBS u s e .
But today ,/t h e p ic tu r e s took a sin g u la rly new tumy^isft. im p e r a tiv e
- and r e s t th is w ee k e n d .
'
In th e m o rn in g I d ro v e in to J o h n so n C ity w ith M r. M y e rs a n d
M r. G riffith f r o m th e P o s t O ffice D e p a rtm e n t and d is c u s s e d w ith th e m th e
p o s s ib le new p o s t o ffic e
- Lady Bird reads the newspapers; Lady Bird to Johnson City for meeting about new Post Office; Johnsons & Krims helicopter to & drive around Green Mountain Ranch; helicopter to Davis Ranch; Lady Bird & Mathilda Krim walk through fields of wildflowers
- a ll led the g u e sts in . She i s a
P h ilip p in o ,
C . R . Sm ith w a s the on ly Cabinet m em b er p r e s e n t. H andsom e
Danny B r e w ste r and h is new w ife - - the only S en a to r,
T h ere w as H ale and
Liindy B o g g s
- o d e in w ith M u r i e l a n d O p al - - L yndon a h e a d w ith H u b e r t
a n d th e S e n a to r o v e r a new high w ay th a t w a s o pen ed to d ay f o r the
f i r s t ti m e .
And th en t h e r e w e r e g a th e r in g c r o w d s a n d
- staff; Johnsons fly to Houston Astrodome for Humphrey rally; new Houston highway; Lady Bird reminisces about 1941 campaign; Lyn Nugent walks with grandfather; speeches by Ralph Yarborough, LBJ & Hubert Humphrey; return to LBJ Ranch; LBJ's speech on tv
