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  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DEER HUNTING, WALKING, READING BRIEFING PAPERS FOR LUDWIG ERHARD VISIT, SAYS HE SLEEPS 4 HOURS A NIGHT, SUGGESTS HE AND KROCK GET TOGETHER AT THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON MEMO FOR NIGHT READING MATERIAL; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT STATE DEPT'S HANDLING OF PRESS REGARDING POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC TRIP BY GEORGE BALL TO GREECE
  • MUNDT MAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR HANDLING LBJ'S REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS, SENATE OPPOSITION TO VIETNAM POLICY; LBJ READS MESSAGES FROM BILLY GRAHAM, TOM WATSON PRAISING HIS SPEECH LAST NIGHT ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • COLLINS RADIO OPERATOR RELAYS TAPED GREETING FROM LOWELL THOMAS, JR., TO LBJ DURING FIRST ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT OVER BOTH POLES; WHILE WAITING FOR TAPE TO BE PLAYED BOOZER PLACES CALL TO "MARY JO" TO DISCUSS ITEM FOR LBJ'S NIGHT READING
  • MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE ( WASHINGTON Sunday, December 10, 1967 Page Sunday, December 10th, was a romantic, off-beat day. I woke' a little before 9:00, asked for all the papers and a big pot of c.o ffee, and leisurely read and ·read
  • Lady Bird reads newspapers about Lynda Johnson Robb's wedding; for several hours, Lady Bird reads the love letters LBJ wrote to her while there were courting in 1934; Lady Bird dresses for Diana MacArthur's party; Lady Bird and Tony & Matianna
  • racing in the snow, a c ro s s the lon ely white grounds. I read o v e r m y speech fo r Tex a s W om en ’ s Un iv e rs ity , three o r four tim es, once to Lyndon. , , Did some tran scrib ing, made a check on a ll the s ilv e r , china, and household
  • e v e ry night except th is one night and why did we have to get up and s t a r t ro am in g th is one n ig h t? I 7 / 1 2 / 6 4 - - page 2 So b ack to bed and up ju st in tim e to m ake it to the C h ristia n Church - N ational C ity C h ristia
  • 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
  • LBJ's presidential campaign; press conference at LBJ Ranch; photos taken of LBJ and Lynda Johnson on horses; LBJ's statement to press about riots; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for boating; BBQ for lunch; Lady Bird reads book and swims; LBJ naps
  • him the appropriate key. Anoth er thing. Driving back from Montgomery to Billingsley one night, somcwht:rc in the neigh­ borhood of Prattville.:, which she says is a hotbed of the White Ci: izcns Council, they had seen a bonfire off the road
  • ■■■:;■; m e m o r a n d u m '^ ;;';/'. ■ . ■ . r- , THE WHITE HOUSE ■• ' . W A SH INGTON T u e sd a y , A p ril 11, 1967 *5 y ' ' ' ' i' .■ ■ I aw oke fro m m y f ir s t night in the Gay Ro o m . ■ ' ■vj. ■V' - . Page 1 ^ ' : One
  • ;" visit from John Ben Shepherd and Mamie; ride around LBJ Park, Danz & Martin ranches; dinner; to Cedar House for the night; Lady Bird reads "The Secret of Santa Vittorio"
  • ’ : A fte r dinner ev ery b od y s e ttle d down to w atch a sp y m o v ie , w h ile I w en t o ff fo r m y r e g u la r S aturday night date w ith GUNSMOKE, and th en b a ck to s e e the r e s t o f the sp y m o v ie . And then, though I hoped Lyndon w
  • Lady Bird and office work; talk with Luci Johnson; luncheon guests of LBJ; visit to art exhibit at Dumbarton Oaks; trip to Camp David; Lady Bird bowls with June White; the David Brinkleys are guests; Lady Bird watches "Gunsmoke;" Lady Bird reads
  • , at la s t , h e w as tir ed . So it w as an e a r ly night and I read N ich olas and A lexan d ra u n til I w as s le e p y . # # # # # ## c
  • ; Johnsons fly to Puerto Rico; LBJ talks with press on plane; Johnsons stay at Porterfield House on Ramey AFB; LBJ talks with General McConnell while Lady Bird, Luci & Lyn tour base; dinner; LBJ plays dominoes; Lady Bird reads "Nicholas and Alexandra"
  • ^ % 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
  • MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE W A S H I N G T ON P a ge 1 M o th e rs* Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964 A ctu a lly , it [th ed a y]began rig h t a fte r we got home from A tlan tic C ity, about a little p a s t one o 'c lo c k at night, with Lynda, L
  • grad u ates had gotten th e ir jo b s a s soon as they had com p leted the c o u r s e . One of th e c h e e r y lit t le s u c c e s s s to r ie s that m ake L yndon's tw e lv e o 'c lo c k nights w o rth w h ile and a ll th e o th er fo lk s too^^W
  • and report on Jordan; Lady Bird to bed and LBJ to night reading
  • 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
  • a sk el’to f sp r e a d -o u t night read in g, and th e r e , sittin g by • h im , w ith a b ig g rin on h is fa c e , chew ing on a p aper m ark ed 'Top S ecret" w a s P a tr ic k Lyndon. We w e r e enth anted ( sa t down and talked to Lyndon ju st
  • Arrival ceremony for General Stroessner, President of Paraguay; receiving line; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent are introduced; LBJ & General Stroessner have meeting; Lady Bird reads newspapers and works in office; loan of painting to White House; Lady Bird
  • a r ly bed s e e m s im p o s sib le in our l if e . I am c o n so led b e c a u s e an ev en in g lik e th is is gen u in ely r e s tfu l to Lyndon. w e w e r e h om e b y 12, I to s le e p , he for night read in g. And
  • Batt of the A R A ; Howard B irch with the F arm ers Home A dm inistration, and P eter Jones with the Department of C om m erce, who had prepared m e b y giving me Night Comes to the Cum ber~ lands by Caudel, to read; and some 34 press, Helen Thomas
  • 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
  • of trou b le and he h a s not s le p t w e ll. H is He sounded fr u str a te d o v er the lack of p r o g r e s s and u se d the w o r d s ^ t a l l y u n r e a lis tic . H e sa id h e w ould probably retu rn to T exas T hursday night for our w eek en
  • Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird works on speeches & Beautification luncheon; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird works with staff, Nash Castro & Jane Freeman on tour guide script; Lady Bird calls LBJ in Honolulu; LBJ's eyes
  • 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
  • ig h ty A c r e s . We^ d iv id e d u p in to tw o c a r s a n d d ro v e a r o u n d u n t i l . i t w a s b la c k night,"- s to p p in g to s e e th e q u a il. A s w e w e r e h e a d in g e a s t th r o u g h th e M a r tin in th e g la d e w
  • Conference on Youth for Conservation and Natural Beauty group at ranch; LBJ reads proclamation for 1967 Conference; Lady Bird makes remarks; car tour of LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird gives deerskin bookmarks; work on James & Mary Davis' home; pick up
  • not u n n o tic e d by m e . It j u s t h ap p en s t h a t e v e r y night a t d in n e r s in c e t h e 22nd of N o v e m b e r , L yndon h a s e i t h e r s a id g r a c e o r a s k e d s o m e a p p r o p r i a t e m e m b e r of th e gro u p to s
  • 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
  • e , u n d e r E is e n h o w e r, I th in k . I th o u g h t it w ould ta k e the a tte n tio n , the a c c la im , th e s p o tlig h t, off the D ip lo m a tj a n d th is w a s th e ir night,^ th e ir l a s t n ig h t w ith th e J o h n so n a d m
  • Start children; Johnsons hold Diplomatic Reception; Lady Bird names guests; small dinner party for the Joe Frantzes and Governor & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads before sleep
  • SENATE HANDLING OF WAYNE MORSE'S AMENDMENT TO RESCIND TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION; LBJ READS PROPOSED STATEMENT REAFFIRMING HIS AUTHORITY, WANTS STATEMENT MADE PRIOR TO VOTE TO TABLE AMENDMENT, READS JOHN MCCORMACK'S STATEMENT TODAY SUPPORTING VIETNAM
  • "ON THE LIBRARY - MF READING"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
  • FEHMER READS MEMORANDA, DRAFT LETTERS FROM CLARK CLIFFORD, LAWSON KNOTT, OTHERS CONCERNING AGREEMENT WITH UT ON THE LBJ LIBRARY; ROBERTS ASKS ABOUT POSSIBLE DRAFTS BY HORACE BUSBY, ASKS FEHMER TO MAKE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS FOR THE FILES
  • MCNAMARA PRAISES NYT ARTICLE BY ADOLPH BERLE ABOUT LBJ, SAYS HE WANTED TO BE SURE LBJ READ IT; LBJ TELLS MCNAMARA HE HAS SEEN IT AND THANKS HIM FOR CALL
  • LBJ READS ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE JFK ASSASSINATION; ALSOP EXPRESSES APPROVAL OF LBJ'S DECISION
  • LBJ READS DRAFT PRESS RELEASE ABOUT LBJ'S LETTER TO DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND STATEMENT TO MILITARY ON COST-CONSCIOUSNESS, THRIFT IN GOVT OPERATIONS; GORDON SAYS HE THINKS FEDERAL BUDGET CAN BE KEPT BELOW $100 BILLION, DISCUSSES ROLE OF COMPTROLLER
  • LBJ READS HIS PROPOSED STATEMENT ON COST-CONSCIOUSNESS, THRIFT IN DEFENSE CONTRACTS, MILITARY EXPENDITURES; COMPTROLLER GENERAL CAMPBELL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR STATEMENT AND LBJ
  • O'BRIEN REPORTS THAT SENATE VOTED TO ACCEPT CONFERENCE REPORT ON HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL; DISCUSSION OF REFERING TO BILL AS "MORSE-GREEN BILL"; STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BILL; LBJ READS CARL ALBERT'S MEMO ON OTTO PASSMAN AND FOREIGN
  • SALINGER ASKS IF VARIOUS PEOPLE CAN FLY ON LBJ'S PLANE TO ATTEND CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM GREEN'S FUNERAL; LBJ READS MANIFEST FOR AIR FORCE ONE; SALINGER ASKS LBJ ABOUT FRANCES LEWINE'S NEWS STORY ON LBJ'S CONVERSATION WITH JACQUELINE KENNEDY
  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS; UT-NAVY COTTON BOWL FOOTBALL GAME; LBJ INVITES JERSIG FAMILY TO VISIT AT THE RANCH; LBJ READS HOUSTON HARTE NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL ON LUDWIG ERHARD VISIT TO LBJ RANCH; GERMANY; JERSIG TELLS LBJ ABOUT HIS GRANDCHILDREN; DEER HUNTING
  • MOYERS READS STATEMENT LBJ WILL MAKE TO PRESS ANNOUNCING SHRIVER WILL HEAD POVERTY PROGRAM; TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND OPPOSITION TO THE APPOINTMENT; ADAM YARMOLINSKY; ROBERT MCNAMARA; ILLINOIS POLITICS
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON BILL COLEMAN; LBJ READS CLARK MEMO ON CANDIDATES FOR PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP DISCUSSING CLARK'S AND WILLIAM GREEN'S CANDIDATES; APPOINTMENT OF BILL COLEMAN; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT LACK OF COMMUNICATION
  • LBJ READS AP STORY ON ALBERT GORE'S CRITICISM OF TAX BILL'S EFFECT ON CONSUMERS, ASKS FOR RESPONSE FROM HHH; HELLER REPORTS ON AUTO INDUSTRY AND LOWERING PRICES, TALK WITH HAL KORDA ABOUT STEEL PRICES, WALTER REUTHER'S WAGE INCREASE DEMANDS