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T h e re w as a lo t of
In th e m o rn in g a long ta lk w ith L y n d a B ir d in New Y o rk .
She
is h a v in g a g ay tim e - th e a tr e s an d good dining s p o ts and p a r tie s
a n d b r ig h t p e o p le , an d sh e is s
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast and make plans for Camp David with friends; Lady Bird talks with Lynda on phone; phone calls to Horace Busby about LBJ exhibit, Bill Walton about New York Avenue, & Mrs. Paul Mellon about White House grounds and Lafayette
- LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Johnson joins the meetings; replies are received in response to LBJ Library acquisition letters; possible new fountain for White House ellipse; office work; phone call to Frances Lewine; new drapes for State Dining Room
- i g h t n i n g that r e v e r b e r a t e d th ro u g h the ca n y o n s
MEM ORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 3,
1967
of dow ntow n New Y o rk .
Ps-ge 4
And then ju s t g r a y an d o v e r c a s t , an d
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast in bed with Lyn Nugent on bed; Lady Bird to New York City with Lynda & Warrie Lynn Smith; Lady Bird to Waldorf Towers to look at clothes; lunch with Eddie Weisl o discuss selling KTBC; Lady Bird tries on more clothes; Lady
- New York City
- 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
- and s ta ff to jo in A . W .
and lo o k a t a new r a n c h th a t i s fo r s a l e .
h im !
A lm o s t a n a d d ic tio n w ith
A nd I w a s to jo in h im - - I p r o m is e d , I hop ed - - a t 1 :3 0 .
So
M r . B o w e n and P a t and I d r o v e
- d B e s s to h a v e a p o s t- m o r te m on th e F e s t i v a l .
o f th e A r t s , an d w e d is c u s s e d th e one-by-one h a m m e r -b lo w s o f th e
f r o n t- p a g e s t o r y - - New Y o rk T im e s , New Y o rk H e r a ld T rib u n e
- a lm o st a ll day with L iz , wo rkin g on the m ain sp e e c h of the
evening b e fo re the K entucky F e d e r a tio n of W om en's C lu b s , and the s m a l l e r
on es a t the Wood U tiliza tio n C e n te r, and the d e d icatio n of the new high
- 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
- 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
- Smith, and Lynda Johnson; Warrie Lynn Smith; card from Lady Bird's cousin, Esther Lanier Dade in Ft. Lauderdale; LBJ home from New York
- e r the d e s e r t.
As I had m y f i r s t cup of co ffe e , w atching it,
looking down into the palm dotted c ity , I thought how v ery^ 'C alifornia, how
I
v e r y we s t e r n this i s .
so c l e a n , f r e s h , r i c h .
So new, pro b ab
- our boat had sunk right
a fte r we had le ft January 2nd or 3rd or 4th, we set out boat riding in two
boats, one that had been lent to Lyndon a fter ours had sunk, and the oth er
A. W. ‘ s, equipped with brand new m o tors, which made it stand up on i
- New York
- Not a successful day; breakfast with LBJ; Lady Bird to New York on clothes-shopping trip; meeting with Robert Dowling about Sterling Gardens; Lynda Johnson interviews for job; Lady Bird returns to White House; physical exercises; Lady Bird views
- New York City
- 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
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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
- s t of w a lk in g
o u t lo o k in g m u c h m o r e a t t r a c tiv e an d on top of the w o rld .
c
A t 2 :0 0 w a s m y m a in m e e tin g of the day .
M a ry L a s k e r h a d c o m e dow n fro m New Y o rk a n d N ash , G e o rg e H a rtz o g
- New York
- Lady Bird, Lynda Johnson and Bess Abell to New York for clothes shopping; story in newspapers about East Garden; to the theater to see "What Makes Sammy Run"
- New York City
- 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
- ken up t h e ir se a ts on the G ro u n d F l o o r ,
and had re fu s e d to budge.
A s i t - i n in the W h ite H o u s e !
So m e 12 o f
th e m , m o s tly young f o lk s .
T h e m e e tin g came to a q u ic k h a lt w h ile B u z z got the new s
- a n ,
and he kept u s laughing a l l the w ay.
And C lifto n D a n ie l o f the New Y o r k T i m e s ,
s o r t of second on the desk, I ga th e re d , under T u r n e r C a tle d g e - the s o n - in - la w
o f the P r e s id e n t , who w as a l w
- and reminiscences of President Truman; New Hampshire primary
- r v a t i o n of
th e W h ite H o u s e .
Now th is new C o m m i tt e e w ould p ic k up s e v e r a l of th e
m e m b e r s of th e W hite H o u se H i s t o r i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n w ho a r e p u r e l y
b u s i n e s s m e n an d v e r
- o o th M r s , J a m e s R o o s e v e lt a n d M r s . M ontoya
fro m New M ex ico w ho i s
s u c h a good m i x e r , a n d M r s . M a c M illa n fro m South C a r o lin a , an d , of c o u r s e ,
^
yown T e x a s d e le g a tio n , H e le n M
- Lady Bird meets with Jim Ketchum; office work with Liz Carpenter and Bess Abell; reception for House members; briefing for House members and tour for wives; Luci in bed with flu; stag dinner to discuss foreign affairs; Lady Bird exercises; news
- . / th a t v e r y o ften g re w in c lu m p s c lo s e by.
I m a d e a n o te to w r ite th e h e a d of th e hig h w ay d e p a rtm e n t in New
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
(
WASHINGTON
S e p te m b e r 23, 1966 - - p ag e 5
M ex ic o to t e l
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- ew ay , c a m e down fr o m New
Y o r k a n d s ta y e d l a t e r , and w e w en t o v e r the l i s t o f b o ok s fro m the A m e r i c a n
Book S e lle r s A sso c ia tio n
H ouse.
that they a r e so kin dly going to giv e to the White
I a s k e
- Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy
- .
My good
f r i e n d , S e c r e t a r y U d a l l , M i s s S y l v i a P o r t e r , th e G o o d w i n s , a nd h e l i c o p t e r e d
o v e r to S a n M a r c o s to a t t e n d th e I n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e new P r e s i d e n t of the
C
-
on in to W illia m sto w n - - a p i c t u r e p o s t c a r d New E n g la n d c i t y - - the s t r e e t s
e lm lin e d , a w h ite s p i r e d c h u r c h , the m o u n ta in s a r o u n d tu rn in g gold a n d
c r i m s o n w ith a u tu m n .
T h e S a w
- m e to so m e new A f ric a n country, an d h e d id n 't know the
la n g u a g e .
She w a s w o r ry in g a littl e b i t a b o u t how h e w ould g e t a lo n g in
s c h o o l a n d e v e ry th in g - - how
aken ew f r ie n d s .
tm
S o lic ito
- 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
- New York
- Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird swims and then to beauty parlor; Lady Bird's television program on Beautification in Washington, DC; LBJ gives speech at the Smithsonian; Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson to New York City to see a play; LBJ has
- New York
- a l y e a r,
w it h L y n d o n 's b le s s in g .
M u c h o f th e in c r e a s e i s
c a u se d b y new
e d u c a tio n a id m e a s u r e s p u sh e d t h ro u g h th e C o n g r e s s t h i s y e a r and s o e a r n e s t ly
urged b y L y n d o
- 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
- a c tiv e H o llin g s of S outh
I
C a r o lin a an d s t e r n fa c e d , r a t h e r L in c o ln e s q u e , S e n a to r H a n s e n , and
I
yo u n g , t e r r i f i c l y a t t r a c t iv e C h a r le s P e r c y .
h e rs e lf.
So th e new o n
- s s L a lla ,
a s n o rm a l and in a tten tiv e a s any A m erica n th ree and four y ea r o ld s.
We a r e trying out a new fo rm a t for w in ter a r r iv a l c e r e m o n ie s - honor guard and N ation al A n th em s under the N orth P o r tic
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to Spanish class; Johnsons welcome King Hassan of Morocco; new winter ceremony format; Lady Bird does office work, has lunch & watches entertainment rehearsal; Lady Bird lists houseguests with some from Marshall
- g ro w n in to a new .
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' ■A l i t t l e b e f o r e 1:00 I s a id goodnight: to a fe w a r o u
- New York
- George Washington's birthday; Lady Bird to New York City to purchase clothing; visit with Lynda Johnson; Mollie Parnis reminisces about Mamie Eisenhower; lunch, looking out over Central Park; Lady Bird & Lynda Johnson to Mary Lasker's party; Lady
- New York City
- s o f m a n y y e a r s - - b u t b y a new N e g r o S e n a to r w h om
he s c a r c e ly w
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n
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k
o d d ly a ls o th a t‘tw o o f th e n i c e s t e v e n in g s w e h a v e
had s o c ia l ly t h is la s t y e a r h av e b e e n w ith a n o
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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
- n o t to u ch i t f o r two d a y s .
T h e n on m y w a y to New Y o rk ,
I sto p p e d in the R o s e G a r d e n f o r p i c tu r e s
w ith N an cy G a te s H a y e s a n d h e r h u s b a n d B ill a n d J e ff a n d C h ip a n d C indy a n d
C
- Lady Bird has hair styled; LBJ & Lady Bird visit; LBJ has been swimming every day for two weeks; office work; photos in Rose Garden with houseguests; Lady Bird leaves for New York City; outfit for 1969 Inaugural; Lady Bird is fitted for new clothing
- ttle to
N ew Y o rk , B e s s w ith m e , w e w en t to the H o te l P i e r r e , w ith th a t s e n s e of
.
e x c ite m e n t I lin fa ilin g ly f e e l w hen I go to New Y o rk .
M is s T r e y z w a s th e r e , w ith c lo th e s fro m M a rq u
- New York
- Lady Bird sees her Today Show interview; Lady Bird to Hotel Pierre in New York; clothes shopping with Miss Treyz & Mr. Stavropolous; furniture shopping; Lady Bird has hair styled for evening; Lady Bird, Bess Abell, Lynda & Chuck Robb to Mary Lasker
- New York City
