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  • for the youngest ·ones instead of g.o ing to the ~peech. ­ ·By 11 ;30 Lyndon was· into his night reading. He is captive all the . :J ·1 ~----------------.-~....-:1.:J. \ week nights, a~.d what a_ glorious relief we.ekends are.!
  • d for happy reasons because, this m orning, fo r the f ir s t time in such a long time, Lyndon sounded bouncy and like h im s e lf and there w e re no night sw e ats.-. And la te r on in the day, I heard that M cG eorge Bundy had used
  • Good night's sleep; to National City Christian Church with LBJ; lunch with the Valentis and A.W. Moursund; nap and read Sunday papers; Lynda Johnson & Warrie Lynn bowling in E.O.B; swim and watch TV with guests; Lady Bird's appraisal of Charles
  • sh o rt, th ese la s t m on th s. ; ' ] A ll the It s e e m s that Lyndon n ev er g ets I do not know how he a r i s e s to w ork i so h a rd . A f t e r la y in g down h is night read ing at two, fin ish e d or u n fin ish ed , and aw akening
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lyndon's s ta ff Dorothy Territo, Juanita, and Harry Middleton on whom we have come to depend more and more. The dominant question was the short movies, "Space" is under way, Leonard reported. He read us a le tte r from [John] Secondari, the gist of which
  • begun when I read a Joe A ls o p column about an elem en ta ry school tea ch er i n H a rlem^ M rs , Kate Tutman, whose s tudents w e re fro m a m ighty u n d erp riviled ged segm ent o f A m e r ic a n l ife , and about her tough, and rath er gay re
  • 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
  • b e f o r e , c o u ld s ta n d up as the farces. in that was never a f a v o r i t e have read a b i t everywhere S h a k e s p e a r e /o f I f i n a l l y got S h a k e s p e a r e 's e a r l i e s t p la y s one j u s t r ig h t
  • the and "The 2 Before his Library C a r l - arrival S a n d b u r g 's P r a i r i e Y e a r s '"The l i f e read up a b i t from Lynda B i r d ' s "F o g " T h e w a s, p eo p le Y e s . th o u g h t. "The War Y e a r s " of L i n c o l n
  • 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
  • Bird mentions guests at Senate reception and is complimentary of Hubert Humphrey; men to East Room; women to Queen's Room for program on youth, Peace Corps and poverty by Bob Taft III & Jay Rockefeller; look at drapery fabric; massage & reading
  • Lady Bird has breakfast, packs & says goodbye to Lynda Johnson; flights canceled due to snow; Lady Bird stops at Bergdorf Goodman on way to Pennsylvania train station for trip back to Washington, DC; Lady Bird reads "The Arrangement" on train; Lady
  • Bird & the Ed Clarks to Corcoran Gallery; tea & tours at White House for the Clarks & guests; LBJ speaks briefly to guests; Lady Bird practices Appalachia speeches; dinner at Scoop Jackson's home; LBJ reads John Steinbeck letter about Vietnam
  • for Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty where Lady Bird makes statement and helps Alan Boyd present awards; Laurance Rockefeller speaks; LBJ joins reception; LBJ swims; Lady Bird reads Elia Kazan's "The Arrangement"
  • LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
  • 5:31, should read "Alan" and I had planned instead of "Sharon" and I.
  • a s t e r n c o u n trie s. And I do not th in k i t is m y im a g in a tio n th a t m a k e s m e s e e in D ean R u s k an a l m o s t i m p i s h tw in k le of th e e y e , a m o r e read y sm ile . And ev e n V i r g in i a , a s L u c i w ould
  • LBJ has meeting with Walter Washington; Lady Bird meets with Nathaniel Owings about Las Trampas & Pennsylvania Avenue plan; office work; lunch; Lady Bird reads about Iran & has her hair styled; arrival ceremony on South lawn for Shah of Iran; LBJ