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- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
W A S H I N G T O N
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Wednesday, A p r i l 22, 1964
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Lyndon w h irled o ff in the h elico p ter this morning, on his way to
open the W o r ld ’ s F a ir in New Y o rk .
I spent the morning doing desk w
- LBJ to World's Fair in New York; reception for leaders of Daughters of the American Revolution with descriptions of attendees by Lady Bird; LBJ's ancestor was founding member of DAR, Mary Desha; Lady Bird looks at samples for Luci's room; Lady Bird
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p e o p le I am s e e in g
on th e
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g i f t s o f Madame Chiang, Ayub Khan and o t h e r s .
a l l u r i n g " a t home" c o s tu m e s .
m o th e r
New Y o r k .
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tr ip
The name s o f th e
are r a t h e r l i k e
th o se
b oxes o f
- New York
- 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
- d so m e
of th em o n ly f o r lim ite d b u s in e s s - - fo u r s ta te s - - New M ex ico , R hode Is la n d ,
C o lo ra d o a n d M is s o u r i - - a u th o r iz e d le g is la tio n r e la tin g to b e a u tify in g th e
h ig h w ay s o r c o
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 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
- , and M r s . H a rris o n , on th e ir
way to New Y o rk , m et us the re , and we had a ceremony dedicating th is
v e ry complete fa c ility fo r the to u ris t -- picnic tables under an a ttra c tive
lit t le ro o f, a barbecue p it, w ater fountain
- ou se, found in a New Y ork
antique shop and g iv en to the White H ouse b y the Lyndon John sons
b a ck in A ugust o f ’6 3 !
It w as a good day fo r m e , b e c a u se I can c a ll n e a r ly e v e r y
one o f th e SenateL
adiesb y f ir s t nam e
- k e lin g .
F ir s t I tr ie d the a llo v e r m a sk and the f in s .
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b e s t e x p e r ie n c e s - - a new w o rld .
It w as one of l i f e ’s
S ea fa n s, fr a g ile a s la c e , g r e y
■ and p u rp le and g r ee n , w avin g g en tly
- of flo w ers.
And then I went upstairs fo r the nagging troubles of the day, that is,
to listen to a tape of a news conference which two Republican C ongres smen
had had, a fter they had made a v is it to m y tenants in Autauga County, c a r r y ing
- was the head man, and his
assistant Dr. Manigan, and the nice head of all the nurses, Mrs. Jenkins. They took us in, and
we went from floor-to-floor, and I noticed, over my shoulders, the faces of so many familiar
Washington news girls. I missed them. I like
- a y b u r n s ta tu e in th e new R a y b u r n H o u s e O ffic e B u ild in g .
de W e ld o n and i s a g if t o f th e T e x a s S ta te S o c ie ty .
I t was by F e lix
T h e o utc o m e o f th e lo n g ,
lo n g c o n v e rs a tio n s and in v e
- Dedication of Sam Rayburn statue at new Rayburn House Office Building; Lady Bird gives short dedication speech; Lady Bird stops at Inaugural Committee office to thank staff ; Lady Bird works on Inauguration planning; Lady Bird starts new diet
- e Budget Message,
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He even t e a s ed Jack about being out of t own--Jack had gone up to
New York f o r ju s t one n ig h t.
makes us even ,
ch o se.
life ,
On th e one n ig h t we needed him.
That
I had been w a itin g fo r months
- THURSDAY, JU LY 2, 1964 - page 1
T h u r s d a y , J u ly 2nd, L u c i 's 17th b i r t h d a y .
S e v e n te e n th w as a v e r y s p e c i a l y e a r w ith m e - - th e y e a r
w h e n I b e g a n f a llin g in lov e w ith s o m e b o d y new e
- is t i m e th e p e r s o n who w a s news w a s E s t h e r P e t e r s o n , who had j u s t
b e e n g iv e n a new jo b a s A s s i s t a n t to t h e P r e s i d e n t on C o n s u m e r P r o b l e m s
an d th e p i e c e ^e r e s i s t a n c e w
- Examining samples for family quarters; tea for ladies of the press; Lady Bird mentions many press women; Esther Peterson, Assistant to the President for Consumer Problems; tour of the WH; history of WH rooms; Eleanor Roosevelt; Nan Robertson's news
- MEMORANDUM
THE W H I TE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
M onday, M a rch 30, 1964
An e a r ly c a ll fro m B e s s
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had the am azing news that there was a six
inch snow in Washington and it was s till snowing.
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T h e r e fo r e the egg r o ll
was out
- 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
- ashington C hannel, the
new a q u a r iu m fo r H ain es P o in t, the in d u str ie s on th e G eorgetow n
W aterfron t, th e h op es fo r an even tu al p ark th e r e , and the p ro p o se d
1965
W ed n esday, M ay 19th (continued)
d ev elo p m e n t o f
- in d e d m e o f the H ans C h r is tia n A n d e r se n s to r y a b ou t
the e m p e r o r 's new c lo th e s .
If you can g e t enough p e o p le - - en ou gh
r e v ie w s - - to s in g , "Th is i s g r e a t, th is i s w o n d erfu l, th is is n e
- New York
- Lady Bird tours architecture at Yale University and New York; LBJ is in the hospital; Lady Bird likes rare books display at Beinecke Library at Yale; press are waiting outside the Beinecke for photographs; Lady Bird sees public housing units; Lady
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- u d so n i s g o i n g
th ro u g h
th a t
c r u e l l y l o n e l y t i m e o f b e i n g a new w id o w .
When
t h
—
e
y
And t h e n when L yndon
l e
f t
I w o r k e d o n my c l o t h e s
came i n w i t h S e c r e t a r y R u s k a n d
f o
- Lady Bird sleeps late; Lady Bird mentions her houseguests; Lady Bird works on clothing for New York trip; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and staff members; President Kennedy's appointment of Averell Harriman at State Department; Lady Bird has tea
- 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
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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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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 ;
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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
W ASHINGTON
M onday, F e b r u a r y 20, 1967
P age 1
It w a s a h ard w orking day.
I had m y f ir s t co ffee in L yn da's room .'
She is going b a ck to New Y ork for a w eek w ith M cC a lls, and she is fu ll
- 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
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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
- constituents.
when I got back to the White House I heard the happy news that Lyndon
had d riven down to W inchester, to be present at the crowning of L u c i Baines]
And la te r on, I saw the picture of him standing on the steps to the high school
MExMORAN
- d as an antique
T h ere
re
an^old fra m e d print o f N ew Y o rk
h arbor-- the city w h ere Eamon d e V a le ra was b orn a nd a lso a copy o f his
baptism al c e r tific a te and a pictu re o f the church, St, Agne s in New Y o r k
w h ere he
- r e s s e d fo r the Jo h n so n C ity High School
co m m en cem en t, d riv in g in with J e s s e and A, W ., fo r 8 o’ c lo c k c e re m o n y ,
which w as a c tu a lly a d e d icatio n of a new High School building ju s t co m p leted
by B r o o
- Lady Bird has breakfast with LBJ; LBJ gets sunburned; Lady Bird buys clothes and lunches with Dorothy Parker and Mary Griffith; LBJ and Lady Bird ride to Lewis place with the Bob Massies of Saturday Evening Post; dedication of the new Lyndon B
- e the little
dogs s ta n d up on t h e i r h in d le g s and d r in k t h e i r f ill.
So cu te they a r e !
T he g a r d e n th a t i s to be n a m e d f o r M r s , K en nedy i s p r o g r e s s i n g
b e a u tif u lly - a new s p rin k lin g s y
- New York
- Syracuse, New York
- 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
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Word
h a d come t h a t Rusk was i l l ,
w ith a bad c o ld , unable
c o n fin ed t o h is bed
to be a t t h e f u n e r a l .
D illon
was i l l t o o , a n d t h e m o s t s h a t t e r i n g news was t h a t
McNamara was i n Walt e r Re ed w i t
- 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
- e r a tio n A r t, b e c a u s e
on M onday I w ill be going to New Y o rk and I w ill b e h a v in g lu n c h w ith
M a ry L a s k e r an d p o s s ib ly M r. F o s s b u rg h .
A nd I w an t to b e a lit tle b it
p r e p a r e d f o r how I'm
- the Apple Blossom F e s tiv a l, down the Shenandoah.
I think I'm going to ask Wendy to take o ver that p rogra m fo r m e, perhaps to
take her to New York; to look around here^ or to find her about the four n ec e s s a ry
outfits it w ill requ ire
- Lady Bird meets with Sen. John Sparkman and Liz Carpenter about Lady Bird's trip to NASA in Huntsville, Alabama; tea with Clifford & Virginia Durr and daughter, Ann Lyon, Helen Fuller of "New Republic," and Anita Williams; LBJ to New York to address
- e r s a n d h ad
t r a v e l e d in a c o v e r e d w a g o n ,^ to i t s p r e s e n t site ^ - ^ n d i s s t i l l p ro d u c in g
grapes!
Our new m i n i s t e r , the R e v e r e n d J . W. L a n g f o r d , f r o m C a n a d a , i s ab o u t
th
- LBJ and Lady Bird to St. Barnabas Church; new minister is Rev. J. W. Langford; to Lewis Place with Jesse Kellam and Marianne Means; brunch at LBJ Ranch; visit from John and Nellie Connally; mention of progress of John Connally's right hand; Lady
- of the Lost Colony and he was the
grandfather of V ir g in ia Dare, the f i r s t child born of English parents in the
new w orld.
So h e r e 's a part of the legend of A m e r ic a n h isto ry and one of the ties
that binds us both through h isto ry and art
- a p p o i n t e e s
1 5 8 women a p p o i n t e e s .:
the E ast
front
January
about
row r i g h t
eight new women just
a p p o in t e d who
p JU. '
were to be sworn i n .
affair,
Including
That
was the
C a t h e rin e W h i te,
d e s i
- thinking
that
s omehow
she has r i s e n l e s s to the tide of o p p o r t u n ity ,th a n Diana, and
MEMORANDUM
THE WHI TE HOUSE
W A S H I N G T ON
T hu rsd ay, A p r il 16, 19 6 4
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me
Dr. Blake Smith brought m
ethe unw elcom e news which I
