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- ^ % it a fte r a ll th ese y e a r s
Lyndon knew and Worked w ith FDR, we only have about two or th ree
au tograp hed p ic tu r e s of h im , and how m uch we tr e a su r e them .
I w an ted to be read y to le a v e on tim e for m y own sa k e , and b e c a u
- & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip
- e e d s for the fu tu re, and w e hoped it w ould be p o ss ib le to f ill in sta ff, w h e r e e v e r the gaps m ade fo lk s lik e Bob Knudsen. w ork a ll day and a ll night.
And then, c lo s e to 2:30, I w ent in and w orked with B e s s ,
the o
- LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
- Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30,
and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he
had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
- Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
- read y for
But m y en e r g y , m y sh e e r stren g th , sim p ly d o es not
MEMORANDUM
T u esd a y , M ay 14, 1968
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHXNOTOH
m a tch a ll the th in g s to be d o n e.
Page 2
So on the th ree h ours back to W ashington,
I la
- ; Lady Bird swims; Mr. Per shampoos & sets Lady Bird's hair; Lynda Robb reads aloud letter from Chuck; Lady Bird names guests at dinner; LBJ & Mrs. Marcos exchange toasts
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I had w aked up th is m orn in g to/the m o st m a rv elo u s fu ll-p a g e 'a d jl
in the N ew Y ork T im e s w hich read: " F r o m sw eat sh op s to S t o kow ski",
and it w a s a trium phant tellin g of the p r o g r e s s of labor from lo fts
- discussed his Honolulu Conference, Vietnam and the SEATO Treaty; LBJ and Lady Bird call Maxwell Taylor about his TV appearance; Johnsons read newspapers
- LBJ and the Vietnam War; Lady Bird's interview with a magazine; Lady Bird reads about Beautification; Lady Bird has lunch meeting with Bess Abell about mail; Lady Bird meets with Stewart Udall about Beautification; Lady Bird swims and has
- 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
- Washington's Birthday; Lady Bird joins LBJ in bed for coffee and to read newspapers; tension about Vietnam; LBJ mentions role of press; Lady Bird works on tile samples and clothes from Mollie Parnis; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson about article
- and President's waiting room; Lady Bird to Ringling Bros. circus; Lady Bird reads mail and a book
- ecid ed the s im p le s t thing to do
w ould be to p ile in c a r s and ju st take the rou te.
On the w ay I saw r e a lly
v e r y litt le ev id en ce of the burning and looting w e had read so m u ch about,
although w e w e r e going through a p
- Lady Bird flies back to D.C. & she is driven to the USS Sequoia; LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers & have breakfast; Johnsons watch Clark Clifford & Maxwell Taylor on tv; Johnsons watch Martin Luther King on tv; lunch; Luci Nugent meets boat
- Bird describes grooming cattle for auction; BBQ dinner at ranch house; LBJ gives gifts to wives & brief remarks; photos taken; movies in the hangar; Lady Bird has paraffin bath for arthritic finger and reads "Capable Honor" by Allen Drury
- had dinner and then to bed.
The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from
Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one.
from a mission to find a big stack of mail.
He said he had returned
He had only time to read two
- 0:00-0:10 contains last segment of September 21, 1968, audio diary; 4:08, transcript should read "Voltaire's Candide." There are several missing and wrong words in the transcript.
- Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Smithsonian for "Reading is Fundamental;" welcoming speech by Dillon Ripley; speeches by Lady Bird & Margy McNamara; LBJ Library meeting covered by press; Lady Bird bowls with Muriel Humphrey & Jane Muskie; press take
- Bird reads newspapers; White House telephones; Lady Bird takes nap; guests for dinner and watching Dean Rusk on tv through Telstar; Lady Bird talks with John Macy about LBJ Library and Thomas Mann about Latin America; talks with Lynda Luci Johnson
- Luci's wedding day; Lynda sings "Get Me To The Church On Time;" cable from Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird describes her thoughts, decorations & the service; telegram read from the Pope; Luci stops to kiss parents and give roses to mothers
