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- "LBJ RANCH"; DAILY DIARY LISTS CALL AT 10:41P
- LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT CLOSING DEFENSE FACILITIES IN EL PASO, ORLANDO, NEW ENGLAND; POLITICAL, ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CLOSING PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD; POSSIBLE USE OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS TO EASE EFFECTS AS IN SOUTH BEND LITTON PROJECT; EDMUND MUSKIE
- "CONT."; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS AND ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS; MOYERS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
- HARRIS TEXAS POLL; DALLAS NEWS ENDORSEMENT OF LBJ; LBJ GIVES LIST OF TASKS FOR JENKINS: THANK YOU TO BETTY TALMADGE, CHARLES GUY; PUBLICITY FOR PRINCETONIAN ARTICLE; BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN ADS; USE OF TERM "PRESIDENT," NOT "LBJ"; JIM NOVY; CAMPAIGN
- "SUMMARIZED"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS DATE AS 02/22/1966; CONTENT OF CONVERSATION INDICATES DATE IS 02/20/1966; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
- RFK'S RECENT STATEMENT SUGGESTING VIET CONG BE INCLUDED IN SOUTH VIETNAM GOVT; CLARK CLIFFORD'S VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NEW CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ON VIETNAM; PRESIDENTIAL WAR POWERS; MCNAMARA'S VIEWS ON LIMITING US OBJECTIVES IN VIETNAM, PESSIMISM
- LBJ ASKS ABOUT NEWS STORY ON POSSIBLE RESUMPTION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN; HAROLD TITTMANN; RUSK REPORTS ON POLITICAL SITUATION IN WISCONSIN, GOV. JOHN REYNOLDS
- LBJ LOBBYS HARDING TO REPORT WHEAT BILL OUT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE; FARM BILL; NEWS STORY ON VISIT BY MORMON PRESIDENT DAVID MCKAY TO WH
- FARLEY CONGRATULATES LBJ ON HIS STATEMENT ON VP NOMINATION; RFK'S POSSIBLE NEW YORK SENATE RACE; STATEMENT BY FARLEY AT HERSHEY CONFERENCE; DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATES FOR VP NOMINATION, CATHOLIC AS VP NOMINEE; ROBERT WOODRUFF'S POLITICAL LEANINGS
- PROBLEM WITH CONFIRMATION OF PHILIP NICHOLS AS US CUSTOMS COURT JUDGE; CONFUSION OVER FBI REPORT ON SOMEONE WITH SIMILAR NAME; JUSTICE DEPT RELEASE OF REPORT TO REPUBLICAN SENATORS; RFK, NEW YORK SENATE RACE; CATHOLIC AS VP NOMINEE; JEWISH VOTE
- POSSIBLE NYC SIGNING CEREMONY FOR MINIMUM WAGE BILL; INFLATIONARY ASPECTS OF BILL; COMPLICATIONS DUE TO NEW YORK GUBERNATORIAL RACE; LIBERAL PARTY AND FDR, JR.; CANDIDATES FOR US DELEGATION TO UN; PRESS STORY ON LBJ'S MEETING WITH JEWISH WAR
- MARIE FEHMER ATTENDING CHURCH TOMORROW; POLLS; JENKINS REPORTS ON CALLS; CAMPAIGN SUPPLIES; NEW MEXICO; MARY LASKER, SWEARING-IN OF KENNEDY CENTER TRUSTEES; RFK'S REQUEST FOR LBJ'S HELP; DNC; MCNAMARA PRESS APPEARANCES; GOLDWATER AND JOHN BIRCH
- LBJ REPORTS THAT HE WILL HAVE GALL BLADDER SURGERY, WILL NAME NEW YORK STATE JUDGE JAMES WATSON TO CUSTOMS COURT; RFK DISCUSSES PAPAL NUNCIO'S CONCERNS ABOUT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CURRENT SITUATION THERE; LBJ'S MEETING WITH POPE
- LBJ CONTINUES READING SPEECH FOR AL SMITH DINNER; CLIFFORD PRAISES SPEECH, URGES LBJ TO ATTEND DINNER; RUSSELL LONG'S INTEREST IN MAKING FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, PERMANENT ARMY TRAINING BASE; NEW GALLUP POLL FAVORABLE TO HHH; LBJ'S RESERVATIONS ABOUT
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1965
T h u r sd a y , A u g u st 12th
.
W as lik e a cam p aign d ay.
I had w anted to spend at le a s t one day
s e e in g PR O JEC T HEADSTART in o p era tio n .
We ch o se New J e r s e y
b e c a u s e it w as c lo s e and I could s e
- New Jersey
- Lady Bird visits Project Head Start in Newark and Lambertville, New Jersey; airplane filled with press; press conference in the classroom; Lady Bird to Governor's mansion; Lady Bird makes speech in Morven; Lady Bird is interviewed on plane by Los
- New Jersey
- g ly did go back to sle e p , leaning
on L u c i 's p re se n c e to c o m fo rt and pet and re a s s u r e and a lso c o g niza nt
o f w ha t a f l u r r y th e re w ould be w ith the new sm en i f I got up at 3 :0 0 A . M .
and d ro v e back in .
W
- t.
L yndon r e a d out loud to u s the New Y o rk T im e s
M a g a z in e s to r y by so m e o n e none of u s h a d e v e r m e t, w ho h a d n o t in te rv ie w e d
a m e m b e r of th e f a m ily o r any b o d y in o u r P r e s s o ffice o r
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast with guests while others attend church; news articles about Johnsons and the wedding; Lady Bird bowls with guests; possible blessing of marriage by Pope Paul VI; gift from Tony Taylor of their mother's silver cups for Luci
- a b le a n d w e ll d r e s s e d .
L y n d o n w as
s tr e t c h e d out in h is p a ja m a s , d rin k in g te a , an d th e y w e r e a p p a r e n tly
e n jo y in g t h e i r v i s i t .
N ixon w a s s a y in g , of th e New Y o rk T im e s
- Richard Nixon visits LBJ for morning coffee; Nixon and LBJ discuss New York Times, Westmoreland, China and Vietnam, and upcoming campaign year; LBJ teases Lady Bird about Big Bend trip; LBJ has sore throat; Johnsons to St. Marks Church; LBJ gives
- e s to r s that I would h ave sw o r n w e r e
a u th e n tic.
When I com p lim en ted the v e r y old, v e r y handsom e p ian o, sh e
sa id that i t had c o m e fro m New O rlea n s by r iv e r b oat up the M is s is s ip p i
and the R ed R iv e
- 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
- 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
- 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
- e , riot
”
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
- 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
- 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
- , in f a c t, b e e n a fu ll page s p r e a d in the P o s t to d ay , a b o u t
W h ite H o u se h o u s e k e e p in g , an d the new c h e f.
S u c c e s s fu lly d o n e, I th o u g h t,
w ith p ic tu r e s of the d if f e r e n t k in d of e n te
- Johnsons and Valentis attend National City Christian Church; friends invited to dinner; guests bowl or swim; article in Washington Post about White House housekeeping and new chef; Lera Thomas runs for Congress
- b a r k th a t is a p e c u l i a r
m u s i c to ou r e a r s .
It w a s a good q u ie t ev en in g , a n d it h a d b e e n a happ y w e e k e n d .
;I c a l l e d L u c i a n d r e a c h e d h e r j u s t a s she h a d d r iv e n in f ro m
New Y o
- Breakfast and swimming with guests from Marshall, Texas; discussion on Brick House; Johnsons to church in Johnson City; LBJ has press conference at LBJ Ranch; appointment of new pilot and first African-American military aide; luncheon; LBJ takes nap
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M o th e r's Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964
out b ird s n ests, that the m other b ir d had flow n away w heneve r he c ame
around to put out new plants o r put in fe r t iliz e r ,- o r cu ltiva te.
But it
alw ays/ ^ a ith fu U y/ ^ ^ tu rn ed
- r i c a and he s a i d ''I f you d o n ' t mind I ' d l i k e t o
t a k e my c r i s e s one a t a t i m
e ".I t i p - t o e d o u t g r e e t i n g
e a c h new c o u p l e and g e t t i n g d r i n k s w h ile we l i s t e n e d
s p e l l bound f
- e w ent on to church
s e r v ic e s at the L utheran C hurch.
is a m em b er o f.
Of c o u r s e , that is what the C h an cellor
And th ere w as a cu rio u s blending of the old and the
new , the e ld e r ly m in is te r spoke in G erm
- Church services at St. Barnabas with Mr. & Mrs. Scotty Reston, Lynda and Gerri Whittington; to Johnson City with stories of LBJ's grandparents and Indians; to Austin to see Gov. & Mrs. Connally; to Sen. Ralph Yarborough's for New Year's; flight
- of 50%.
O t h e r h e a d l i n e s s h o w e d the i m p a c t of b e a u t i f i c a t i o n , c o n s e r v a t i o n , of
o u r new a w a re n e s s .
R
" o ck C re e k - - a b eau tifu l s e w e r —
" i n th e S t a r
- News stories about LBJ's ratings and Beautification; Johnsons to Christian Church; Johnsons to Lewis place and drive with friends to the Tomlinson; lunch at the LBJ Ranch; to Moursund's ranch and Krim property; boating; story told about Dr. Lisa
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
- 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
- a b o u t t h e New Y e a r , ,
p a r t ies t h a t t h e y h a d f o r a b o u t t w e l v e y e a r s i n a ro w
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I n w h ich a l l
d i d a s k i t a b o u t W a sh in g to n l i f e .
so g
- a n d a new s t a r t .
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A nd w e h a d a d e lig h tfu l t im e ta lk in g w ith .W alter a n d M arj o r i e
about th eir hom e.
M a r j o r i e lo v e s i t .
I t 's the b e s t h o m e th e y 'v e e v e r
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
- s e s and word p i c t u r e s and l i t t l e m em ories f o r th e
New York p a r ty th a n k y o u s.
And th e n Bob Knudsen came i n and to o k
a p i c t u r e o f L iz and B ess, and A shton and me a t work i n o u r f a m i l i a r
h u d d le
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S iih d ay, M a rc h 17, 1968
WA5HINOTON
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woxild b e a s o r t of goodby p ic tu r e .
T h e new m i n i s t e r is a y o u th fu l, p le a s a n t m a n , a n d i t w a s c o m fo rtin g
to s in k in to th e r i t u a l of th e E p is c
- t
And L u c i a b s o lu te ly r a d ia n t f ro m h e r "fiv e d ay s
an d s ix nights" as she e x p r e s s e d it of R & R . A nd L yn and L u c in d a in
and o u t of th e ro o m ad d in g th e new d im e n s io n s of a n o th e r g e n e r
- a u s e d on
o u r w a y down th o s e h ig h s te p s so the c a m e r a s co uld g e t a p i c t u r e .
o f u s to g eth er is new s.
Six
Arid th e n w e d r o v e on to Abe a n d C a r o l F o r t a s '
h o u s e . . Abe h a d b e e n te llin g
