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- ■I'
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
- Angeles Times reporter; Lady Bird mentions LBJ's schedule; the Johnsons fly to Texas to LBJ Ranch
- a u t i f u l young w i f e ,
who seems to me
S e c r e t a r y of
U d a l l and Lee U d a ll ha d been
Interior
time
es c o r tin g them around Washington and
just about t h i r t y .
brought them to
I
the
White H o u s e ,
u p from
- this.
A ft e r b rea kfa st, around the kitchen table I c a ught an e a r ly plane into
Austin and went to Hausman Beauty Shop.
A s soon as I took m y seat, there
was Anita B r e w e r , of the Austin A m e r ic a n Statesman, who said rather
ap o lo g e
- beautiful; and then into the Blue Room , posing fo r
Vogue m agazin e.
The picture w il l be in c o lo r - a c o v e r picture perhaps -
and it sim ply devours time.
ThenI rushed back upstairs and changed into a cocktail dress fo r the
fourth of our s e r
- and others who w e r e com ing by, , ,
Some of the stuff I have liv e d with and lo ved at the E lm s.
A t 3 o ’ clo ck I had a picture with Womens' National D em ocra tic Club,
that i s M rs . K e y s e r ling, the P r e s id e n t of it; Kay H a l l e
- f o r L y n 's b irth d a y p u ttin g on m y w e t h a i r a n u n accu sto n ried
f a ll w h ic h lo o k e d f ra n k ly w h a t it w a s .
I took a b r ie f sto p f i r s t w ith C y n th ia to
L y n d o n 's C o u n c il on R e c r e a tio n
-
THE WHI TE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Wednesday, May 6, 1964
Page 3
along - M rs. Charles Tobey, its p illa r and citadel; M rs, Edward Burke
who had been in charge of sewing ev er since time began; M r s. W illiam
B u lo w .
Others that m ean the m ost to us
- , b e c a u s e th a t is the
r id ic u lo u s h o u r w hen m y h u s b a n d c a m e h o m e to e a t h is s u p p e r on M onday
n ig h t - two nig h ts a g o .
T h a t ca n n o t b e c o n tin u e d - f i r s t , b e c a u s e I w an t
h im
- Committee of U.S. and Canada; Talk with Luci and Lynda Johnson; Time magazine article on John Connally; Dinner with Congressman and Mrs. Jack Brooks; LBJ's sleeping habits
- ld te a m i s le a v in g a t th e s a m e tim e - G e n e r a l
C lif to n , C o m m a n d e r J o s e p h s o n , C o lo n e l C o o k , ”
An
ndthe
T e d C lif to n m a d e a r a t h e r le n g th y r e p l y , i n w h ic h h e d id
j u s t w h
- trip; Lady Bird has tea with six Ambassador's wives; Mrs. Parker Hart and her time in Middle East; LBJ meets group; Patricia Harris is first African-American woman Ambassador; Johnsons to Celebrezze party; Beautification Bill
- e- thatched Governor of Virginia and Mrs. Harris on .
I
It is getting so that m ore for eign vis itors land in Willi am.::;burg than
- of A u s tr a li a
a n d M r s . A llo tt a n d M rs . B ill D r iv e r a n d M a u re e n M a n s fie ld .
m a n , the S e n a to r.
And the lo n e
A few tim e s h e h a s b e e n jo in e d b y one o th e r - - th e P r e s i d e n t .
T h is tim e h
- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
- a r e t h e s e n e x t few m o n t h s ,
E th e l w as a lo n g w ith B ob by .
w o n d e rfu l a r t i c l e th a t h a d b e e n
I sp ok e of w hat a
- - I m e a n t th e
one in L I F E
w h e r e h e h a d a l l th e c h il d r e n s w a r m i n
- .,
a J.A.g}vt Jia.A.n ^’ aJJ^ng, and 3 / ve lo .4 l my. w
i
s
h
t o h a v e a s n o w tfelIrobgnihsaW
on--onJjy a ^ew Ac.aJJieJie.d '^JLake.^ one.
a'^±e.Anoon an d ik e y dLidn'± Ai.ay.
down i-o i k e C h ild ren 's G a rd en .
(aAAyxng an uni>Aje.JJja
- i r c u m s t a n c e .
h eart soars.
W h en th e t r u m p e t s b lo w , m y
A n d w h e n th e y s t r i k e u p th e S t a r S p a n g le d B a n n e r , I t h in k
I s t a n d tw o i n c h e s t a l l e r .
T h i s ti m e I w a s e s p e c i
- riedm ans
an d t h e Jack G oulds who h a d w r i t t e n a
m a rv e lo u s r e v i e w o f my ABC s h ow.
The John Pom f r e t s
o f t h e New York T im es; th e John S t e e l e s o f Time a n d
L i f e a n d t h e L u c ie n W arren s o f B u f f
- s l i k e so m u c h
. m o n e y . ; H e l e n lo o k s a t m e in a w r y w a y w i t h a to u c h o f a l m o s t d i s da in .
A n d p a t i e n t B e s s e n c o u r a g e s m e a n d r e m i n d s m e th a t t h e r e w i l l b e th e - s o
- 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
- o m
a n d I r e a d m y P o r t l a n d s p e e c h , the B , Y. M o r r i s o n l e c t u r e f J f o r the A m e r i c a n
liistitu te of A r c h ite c ts .
lo n g , lo n g t i m e .
l a s t ^ I s w e a r s p e e c h a n d p u b lic a p p e a r
- t w h a t m a t t e r s to m e .
I ts b e i n g t h e r e f o r m e to
r e m e m b e r a n d lo o k a t a n d a l l o u r f r i e n d s a n d th e J o h n s o n L i b r a r y a n d m a y b e
s c h o l a r s o f the f u t u r e , f o r t h i s p e r
- . Actually it’s a hall, but it’s what’s going to be the Johnsons’ informal family sitting room.
It’s remarkable how well my own furniture fits into the room that was Mrs. Kennedy’s. I’m glad
for the taxpayer, and I’m glad for me too because it saves my time
- Smathers.
He's
But there was a
She spoke of George and of her
sons and o f continuing to live in Washington for a year or so, but in
true female fashion I could not help thinking with a pang of times
past.
And there were old friends, the Jim Rowes
- and who I somehow feel most
drawn to is Kenny O’Donnell, because I will never forget the way he looked that night in the
hospital on November 22nd.
After they left, our long-time favorite friends came for dinner. Upstairs, on the second
floor, informal
- LBJ Library meeting; office work; two-hour interview with Henry Branden of the London Sunday Times; lunch; Lady Bird to Shady Grove Music Theatre; Laurance Rockefeller and Project Trailblazers; Lady Bird greets cast of "King Arthur" & gives short
