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- d e d - - b y a b o u t 5:30.
And L u c i w as le av in g f o r New Y o r k a l m o s t
w i t h t e a r s i n h e r e y e s a s s h e s a i d g o o d b y e to l i t t l e L y n .
I w e n t to m y r o o m f o r d e s k w o r k a n d t e l e p h o n
- company; tea for ladies of the Texas delegation; Lyn Nugent makes appearance; LBJ stops in to say hello; Luci leaves for New York; Johnsons visit with the Abe Fortases & Oveta Culp Hobby; Detroit riots; Lady Bird reflections on leaving White House, Vietnam
- o n e o f th e b ig g e s t
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
(
WASHINGTON
M onday, S e p tem b e r 5, 1966
Page 5
w o r d s in the v o c a b u la r y o f the s a n ita r iu m .
m y w o r ld then^
And th ey w e r e b ra n d new to
^ n d I think
- LBJ & Lady Bird to Detroit; Gov. Romney meets plane; LBJ gives speech with heckler in crowd; standing ovation; Lady Bird mentions LBJ's health; to Battle Creek, Michigan; 1948 Campaign; as child, Lady Bird went to Battle Creek Sanitarium with Aunt
- Detroit, Michigan
- should not be impatient.
Weshould be willing to sit them out.
Andjust because they turn something down, I don't think that meanswe nec
essarily·
have to comeforward with something new. Aboveall,
I don't
want to get negotiating with ourselves before
- o re to buy tre e s f o r
Th e p la ns f o r them , drawn by a M r . M y ric k , a re on
L iv e oaks between the courthouse and the p o sto ffic e .
I t was a quiet, pleasant, s o a k -it-u p r e s t , s o r t of day.
One big piece o f news in i t
- into one of the gu est ro o m s, although a s he
exp lain ed w e w ould not b e th ere that night.
don't you a ll co m e up to New Y ork w ith u s?"
And then he sa id , "Why
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MEMORANDUM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
'W A SK
- New York
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
- New York City
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■. 1965
V
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W EDNESDAY. APRIL 7
W ednesday, A p ril 7, began at the C a rly le in New Y ork.
A little
p a st ten B e s s and I w ent w ith M r. F o sb e r g to s e e the F r ic k M useum
w h e r e the ligh tin g s y ste m m ad e dark
- New York
- New York City
- that Lyndon and h is sta ff kept on the
D o m in ica n situ a tio n .
■
M r s . S m ith had com e down fr o m New Y ork to w rap up our va rio u s
p r o je c ts - - L u c i's S o la riu m and m y sittin g ro o m and th e W est H a ll, and,
m o r e im p o
- en t.
And a s the New Y ork T im e s sa id ,
. "The golden w h ite sp len d or of C arn egie H all sounded m o re lik e a Union
h a ll. ''^,^
.
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u n io n s.
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the au d ien ce of th e 50 yea r or so stru g g le of the la b o r
;
^
- ;
L
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; coffee with houseguests; Lady Bird to New York City to Carnegie Hall for Stokowski concert for International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; article about event in New York Times; David Dubinsky & Louis Stulberg give
- New York City
- 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
- r t s a n d in p a r k s on o u r f iv e s ta te
to u r of New E n g la n d .
A d ay lik e th is is a n e x h a u s tin g s e m in a r on the
g e o g ra p h y , e c o n o m y - - the lo o k of the la n d a n d the p eo p le th a t m a k e up
o u r
- New York
- Johnsons make a five-state New England tour; crowds at airports; LBJ gives speech at Rhode Island University in Providence; anti-war demonstrators; LBJ speaks at Navy League luncheon in Manchester, NH; birthday party for Senator George Aiken
- Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, New York
- v e l y M a ry wi^^^
I
th a t h e r f r i e n d w a s p r o b a b ly
dy ing a n d h a v in g to cope w ith th is u gly , h u m ilia tin g in c id e n t.
I w as a n g ry and b itte r and h u rt.
T he New Y o r k P o s t d e s c r i b e d th e a f
- New York
- New York City
- the Azores and entering into a new agreement with the
Bahrein for our Naval forces there.
I was not too directly involved in
either one of these negotiations but I did get deeply involved in defending
these agreements, entering into these agreements
- suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n
th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n .
I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e .
Lyndon had gone back
a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
- New York
- Hotel Pierre, New York City
- in g .
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J a n u a r y 3 ; 1967 - - p a g e 2
I
b a c k f o r l u n c h ,. and th e n I sp e n t the a fte rn o o n w ith R o y .
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w ew
alk e d o ve r t h e o u tlin e o f M r . K l e in 's new shop w ith h im ;
j
F
- ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r
a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d .
It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I
have m et b efo re.
And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
- Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
-
h a d c o n d u c te d th a t o n e - d a y to u r th ro u g h the old 10th D i s t r i c t to s e e
g r a s s r o o ts u rb a n ren ew al and T exas re s to ra tio n s .
M rs.
E. T . X im e n e s of San A ntonio.
And D r . a n d
H e 's a new R e
- guests visit upstairs & receiving line; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of toasts; new strain of wheat for underdeveloped countries; entertainment is Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass introduced by Lynda Johnson; former Mexico President Mateos in coma
- New York
- Syracuse, New York
- ivid u al.
The M arin es sa y th ey g et w ord
of a wounded o r k ille d m an to h is pa r e n ts w ithin 18 h o u rs, so this i s one
of those t im e s w hen no new s is good new s - and you sw eat it out.
I
,
MEMORANDUM
THE W H IT E HOUSE
- c a llin g L y n d a.
S h e 'd a r r i v e d in New
O r le a n s F r id a y n ig h t t o m e e t G e o rg e , being c h a p e ro n e d b y L in d y B o g g s,
w ho is p lay in g th e p a r t of a v e r y giving f a m ily f r ie n d t o m y c h ild
- takes nap; Lynda Johnson visits New Orleans; guests for dinner; talk at dinner about LBJ School for Public Affairs and Vietnam; to theater to watch films
- a v e ’s p a r e n t s , M r . an d M r s . L e F e v r e o f
New
Y o rk s t a t e a n d h is s i s t e r an d b r o th e r - i n - la w who w e r e down
v isitin g .
We h a d co ffee in th e O val R o o m , e a c h p r o b a b ly
p o n d e r in g
- 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
-
them our a c h ie v e m e n ts of the la s t y ea r and in acq u irin g p ain tin gs and our
h o p es fo r the fu tu re.
The new d rap es for the m ain en tra n ce
that we n eed
and a ls o v e r y m u ch -- new d rap es and ch a ir c o v e r s
- for the first time all the elements of the organization
aremovingdownthe same road together.
I think also the actionsthathave
been taken by the United States during the past year have given new heart to
the Vietnamese, in spite of theiViet Congsuccesses.
Up
- m e n t a new s tr u g g le , e v e r y m o m e n t a new d ir e c tio n - try in g to k e e p the
c r a f t le v e l a n d a w ay fro m th e r o c k s , a n d no s t i l l w a te r in s ig h t.
T h is m o rn in g I h a d a c o n fe re n c e w ith V
- T U ESD A Y , JANUARY 10, 1967 p ag e 1
T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 10th w a s th e S ta te of th e U nion. N ot u n til
.it
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i t is o v e r do you r e a l l y f e e l th e New Y e a r h a s b eg u n . It i s a n
o b s ta c le , a m o u n
- of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
-
to th e o t h e r so fa a n d c h a tte d w ith the w ife of the A m b a s s a d o r f r o m P a r a g u a y .
W e t a l k e d of G e n e r a l S t r e s n o r s v i s i t .
A nd w ith d iffic u lty to th e new
A m b a s s a d o r 's w ife f r o m
- ra ry .
We w e r e going to,-^ ^ ^ rticu larly,ytelk about film in g a State D inner, w h ich
D r. Stanton m ig h t do, fo r the L ib ra ry only, not for CBS u s e .
But today ,/t h e p ic tu r e s took a sin g u la rly new tumy^isft. im p e r a tiv e
- and r e s t th is w ee k e n d .
'
In th e m o rn in g I d ro v e in to J o h n so n C ity w ith M r. M y e rs a n d
M r. G riffith f r o m th e P o s t O ffice D e p a rtm e n t and d is c u s s e d w ith th e m th e
p o s s ib le new p o s t o ffic e
- 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
- a ll led the g u e sts in . She i s a
P h ilip p in o ,
C . R . Sm ith w a s the on ly Cabinet m em b er p r e s e n t. H andsom e
Danny B r e w ste r and h is new w ife - - the only S en a to r,
T h ere w as H ale and
Liindy B o g g s
- 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
- a s t i c a b o u t go ing to
New Y o r k a t 2:00 o 'c l o c k to s ta y a t M a r y L a s k e r ' s h o u s e a n d h av e d a te s
w ith D av e, who r e m a i n s t h e m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g young m a n sh e kn ow s in
s p i t e of q u ite
- a le n g th y
p ie c e on th e J o h n so n L i b r a r y fo r th e New Y o rk T im e s .
I me t w ith h im in th e L in c o ln S ittin g R oom a n d s p e n t a b o u t 45 m in u te s
d u r in g w h ic h he to o k n o te s going o v e r the g e n e s
- ; 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
- d th e F D R c r y s t a l - - v e r y e le g a n t a n d seldo m
u s e d now.
A n d th en u p s t a i r s in to m y new p in k w ool a n d one l a s t b o n in g -u p
on the g u e s t l i s t , an d th en b a c k d o w n s ta ir s to the G r e e n
- a t she h a d s p e n t h e r . l i f e t i m e c o l l e c t i n g .
g iv e n h e r o th e r c o l l e c t i o n s to
o f A r t i n New Y ork.
y ear.
She h a d
the M e t r o p o l i t a n Museum
T h is one she d o e s f o r us e a c h
She h a d
- 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
- ite s .
I ask ed
e v e r y o n e to b r in g an y c h ild r e n o r g r a n d c h ild r e n th at w e r e v i s i t i n g .
A nd B ill D e a so n and. D r . G eo rg e D a v is and h is new w i f e .
and Ju a n ita to b r in g h e r m o t h e r .
j
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but it was to
I also remembermy father used to keep
track of new developments in agriculture
and used to go around urging
farmers to take up new and better methods. As a banker to whomthe farmers
had to come for loans, he had a great deal to do with improving
- is in New Y o rk .
L a t e r in th e a fte rn o o n L y n d a an d P a u l an d I w en t bow ling
a g a in , a n d o n ce m o r e I w as ab ove a h u n d re d - - th is tim e 112.
I alw a y s
f e e l b e t t e r w hen I h a v e s o m e e x e r c i s e .
T
- e lie v e .
She had ju st fin ish ed a new s c o n fe r e n c e and
the p eo p le in ch a rg e o f the F e s t iv a l w e r e rath er w id e -e y e d at how w e ll
sh e had p e r fo r m e d .
She w as r e a lly settin g out to m ake th em glad th
- in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.
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Initials
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1965
M onday, M a r c h 29th
B e g a n on an u g ly n ote, w ith NEW SW EEK g r e e tin g u s w ith a s t o r y ,
"In c o n tr a d ic tio n to th e P r e s id e n
