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- u s t w h e r e v e r w e w a n t e d to p u t it.
And I expect
And Lyndon said
So I a m a l o n e .
We s p e n t a g o o d 2 - 1 / 2 h o u r s w a l k i n g a n d d r i v i n g a n d d i s c u s s i n g
it f r o m e v e r y a n g le.
A n d t h
- Wilder; nap; Johnsons & guests helicopter to beach house; LBJ & younger people on speed boat; Lady Bird and others on larger boat; Lady Bird swims; Lady Bird, Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam discuss KTBC; dinner at the Haywood Ranch; Sunday is Pat Nugent's
- i o n .
h o m e c o u n t r y to C h u c k .
F o r Lynda,
F or me,
showing o u r
And for Lyndon I hope, p e a c e a n d re la x a tio n .
H e ’s b e e n g o n e tw o m o n t h s .
A b o u t 1 0 : 0 0 , t h e f o u r of u s - - C h u c k a n d L
- ; Lady Bird makes phone calls; bids for LBJ Library come in within the budget; the Nugents arrive; all helicopter to Haywood Ranch to join Lynda & Chuck boating; dinner with the J.J. Pickles; back to LBJ Ranch & to bed
- e r c o l o r s c h e m e s ^ s t a r t i n g w i t h th e b l u e r u g
like M a r ia ll e n h a s and that Lyndon h a s e x p r e s s e d a liking fo r.
CJ y r K ^ .
i
And we took
I
t h e Wyeth p a i n t i n g w i t h th e c o v e r e d w a g
- Lady Bird is at Luci Nugent's house; Lady Bird drives herself to Johnson City & describes the area drought; Lady Bird visits with Jessie Hunter at boyhood home; Lady Bird & Neva West work on decorating the LBJ Ranch home; lunch; meeting about dining
- Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
- in g w ith h im and you h u r r y , h u rry .
a n d then Lyndon say,
T h e c a m e r a c l i c k s a 100 t i m e s
"A ll right," a n d we m a r c h w ith h im o u t the d o o r.
MEM ORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
M onday,
J u l y 31,
1967
- Lynda Johnson & Luci Nugent's family at White House; Lady Bird has hair styled; family photos in Yellow Room; family outside for press photos; Luci gives press conference; Lady Bird works on Henry Branden's script; Lady Bird & Ashton keep LBJ
- MEM ORA NDU M
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
W e d n e s d a y , A u g u s t 16, 1967
Page 1
It w a s a n o t h e r one of t h o s e a w a k e a t 7:15 m o r n i n g s .
a n d d e p l e t e d it l e a v e s nne f o r the da y .
How w e a r y
Lyndon
- LBJ & Lady Bird watch Today Show; Johnsons spend time with Lyn Nugent; Beautification tour of Washington with Mayor Akin; future Beautification projects in Austin; Lady Bird has lunch & visit in Luci Nugent's room; LBJ & Luci discuss Austin sales
- t e
s p e e c h r e m in is c in g a b o u t S o u th w e stern w h e re Lyndon had r e c e iv e d
h i s f i r s t d e g r e e b a c k in 1943 - - th e e a r l y y e a r s of t h i s 100 y e a r o ld
in stitu tio n .
A n d I go t a s m a l l r i p p
- ; convocation is by William Beinecke; lunch in the backyard of Grogen Lord home; discussion about Vietnam; Lady Bird, William Beinecke & Ed Clark give remarks; back to Luci Nugent's home; Lady Bird with Phyllis Nugent to see renovations at Rebekah Johnson's old
- Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
- ' s a v e r y
sp ec ia l fra te rn ity ."
c
Lyndon w as e x tre m e ly la te .
H e c a m e i n a t 9 :00 l o o k in g a s t i r e d
a s I h a v e e v e r s e e n h i m , a s w o r n - - th e f ig h t t e m p o r a r i l y g o n e o u t of h i m
- photos; Lady Bird meets leaders of Future Homemakers of America; Lady Bird & Luci Nugent to dinner at General William Westmoreland's; LBJ arrives late; Luci talks about Pat Nugent; possible White House intruder; LBJ is sick; Liz Carpenter has emergency
- e .
A nd th en a n ap o f a b l i s s f u l , e u p h o r ic t i m e .
s l e p t an d I u s e d th e t i m e to w o r k .
H ouse.
A nd P a t r i c k L y n d o n
Lyndon r e a lly
L u c i an d P a t a r e s t a y in g a t the C e d a r
an d M r s
- ; LBJ and group on motor boat; Lady Bird and others on large boat; Lady Bird has Thornton Wilder's "The Eighth Day;" Lynda Johnson has date with Chuck Robb; dinner at Haywood Ranch; birthday cake for Luci Nugent; massage and to bed
- p an y .
T h e s e v e n th
w a s l i t t l e L yn who w a s in h i s s t r o l l e r r ig h t b y Lyndon.
L yn d o n h a d j u s t f in i s h e d d i s c o v e r i n g L y n 's f i r s t to o th - - a s h a r p
l i t t l e s e e d p e a r l , b u
- Johnson family to National City Christian Church; to Abe Fortas' home; Johnson family have lunch together at the White House; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird goes swimming; Lady Bird records her diary; LBJ visits with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird has
- a t
s e e m e d fittin g , he w en t out to C hurch w ith th e c h ild r e n and I w e n t b a c k to b ed .
L
^
Sunday, D e c e m b e r 24 (C ontinu ed )
I w o k e up about te n ,
t h e r e , e v e r fa ith fu l.
Lyndon had gon e to h is o f f ic
- Christmas eve; LBJ returns home from trip; LBJ is first President to circumnavigate the world; LBJ, Lady Bird & family visit for two hours about the President's trip; LBJ goes to mass with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird goes back to bed; LBJ
- k .
T h e sun h a d b e e n b e g u n
to c o m e o ut in th e la te a fte rn o o n , a n d it w a s w a rm in g up a lit t l e .
h a d gone s w im m in g a tim e o r tw o.
Lyndon
T h e b u b b le, so o ffe n s iv e fro m th e h ighw ay.
c
- , Lady Bird & friends go for drive; LBJ swims & stays on diet; "Sound of Music" & "Dr. Zhivago" movies shown at the ranch; men have domino tournament; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent visit; Lady Bird reads "Nicholas and Alexandra" in her renovated bedroom
- a B i r d b y L y n d o n w i t h C h u c k
o n t h e a r m of t h e s o f a b y h e r .
le t out a yell.
th e ir own way.
P a tric k Lyndon screw ed up his face and
E v e r y b o d y w e n t i n t o g y r a t i o n s t r y i n g to a m u s e h i m
- Lady Bird has hair done; doctor gives Lady Bird flu shot & B-12 shot; LBJ & Lady Bird meet plane from Washington, DC; Lyn Nugent unhappy for family photos; LBJ announces appointments at press conference in LBJ hangar; lunch; more family photos; LBJ
- T uesday, Ja n u a ry 14, 1969
Page 1
T uesday, Jan u a ry 1 4 th was an a b s o lu t e ly u n iq u e day In my
t h i r t y - f o u r y e a r s In W ashington.
I t was th e day Lyndon gave h i s
l a s t S t a t e o f th e Union speech and I
- LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
-
a book about Lyndon a n d fo re ig n a ffa irs .
a w a i t i n g h i s t u r n to t a l k b u s i n e s s .
A n d J e s s e a n d Don T h o m a s - -
A n d th e s ta f f .
T h e n a f t e r lu n c h - - u n a b le to p o s tp o n e i t a n y l o n g e
- Press stories on engagement of Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; visit of Peter and Henrietta Hurd; lunch with Hurds , Jack Brooks, et al; unveiling and discussion of the Hurd portrait of LBJ; portrait receives poor reviews from the Johnsons; Lady Bird
- , arid w e s a t dow n a t th e ta b le .
It
Lyndon
a n d I a n d th e two T a y lo r s a n d the two N u g en ts a n d L y n d a a n d G e o rg e a n d
-'
J a k e and M a r ie .
:
h e r fo lk s f o r o n ly a b o u t 2 4 h o u r s a n d b y h e r
- & Matianna Taylor arrive; John Hills' gift of 140 quail for Johnsons; LBJ, Pat Nugent, Tony Taylor & Secret Service round up escaped quail; telephone staff, Secret Service, WHCA & military staff share refreshments; open presents; to Midnight Mass
- e a d e r ,
q u ie t, a b o v e it a ll^ ^ h a t the sa m e in s titu tio n sh o u ld h a v e h a d tw o le a d e r s , so
c_
I
d if fe r e n t a s Lyndon John son ,>^ nd M ike M a n s fie ld .
He n e v e r a e a m s to
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE
- ; tour at Buchanan School; to Capper Housing Project & Syphax School; small dinner party for friends & family; Pat Nugent to Vietnam soon; Nelson Rockefeller is not running for President; Laurance Rockefeller & LBJ State Park; LBJ calls Nelson Rockefeller
- s to c o m e dow n and
jo in m e f o r d r i n k s .
We h a d a few m o m e n t s of t h a t p e r s o n a l s o r t of t a l k th a t I d o n 't g e t to do
when Lyndon is around.
K its y to ld a n a m u s in g s t o r y a b o u t life i n the m i
- Luci Nugent's 21st birthday; Lady Bird works on narrative for "Crossing the Trails of Texas" film; 50 magnolia seedlings germinated from tree at The Elms; meeting about Latin American trip; telephone call to Luci; Lady Bird views Harry Truman film
- Lyndon
is p lo w in g r i g h t a lo n g , w o r k in g a s h a r d a s he c a n e v e r y d a y o n th o se d
t h i n g s he c a n c o n t r o l a n d a s s a u l t i n g th o s e th in g s m o s t v i g o r o u s l y that
h e h a s e v e n a l i t t l
- update; Johnsons to Luci's house for "press" birthday party; LBJ cuts cake & opens gifts; back to LBJ Ranch for birthday party; Lynda Robb arrives; dinner in front of three tvs watching convention; Vietnam plank of platform; Pat Nugent & Chuck Robb
- w a s so m e h o w a v in d ic a tio n of Lyndon.
T o m e , one of the good m o m e n t s of the d ay w a s a TV p r o g r a m
(
o
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H ITE HOUSE
WASKIKOTOH
W ed n esd ay , N o v e m b e r 6, 1968
i
Page 4
w h e r e W a lte r C
- Richard Nixon wins Presidential election; LBJ & Lady Bird call Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Gerard Nugent has back surgery; Hubert Humphrey & Richard Nixon give speeches; Johnsons make additional election phone calls; Johnsons & Arthur Krims drive
- A b e .
s h o u l d b e s e e n b y a n b o d y 's e y e s .
M a rie .
o
I t o ld h im n e v e r to w o r r y a b o u t
And a f te r Lyndon r e a d i t . he s a id ," H e r e , you h a d b e tte r
k e e p b o th of t h e s e c o p i e s ,
S
H e
- to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
- een in the
b u b b le -to p c a r and jo in e d h e r in fo llo w in g Lyndon and K ing M a h en d ra .
W e d r o v e in a b r ie f p arad e down P e n n sy lv a n ia A v en u e, le f t to w a rd
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
VNTASHINOTON
W e d n e sd
- about not running for re-election; tea with friends; visit with Johnson daughters; story about Yuki; Johnsons meet King and Queen for State Dinner; exchange of state gifts; exchange of toasts; entertainment is Charlie Byrd; Lyn Nugent
- t.
She i s 34 y e a r s y o u n g e r th a n he i s .
t o l d m e a l i t t l e l a t e r , v e r y s o lic ito u s a n d t e n d e r w ith h im ,
T h is s h e
Lyndon m ad e
a b r i e f w e lc o m in g s p e e c h , f lo w e r s w e r e p r e s
- LBJ goes to mass with Luci & Pat Nugent; visit of Prime Minister & Mrs. Levi Eshkol of Israel to the LBJ Ranch; lunch; LBJ & Lady Bird fly to San Antonio to meet visiting Israeli officials; LBJ & Prime Minister Eshkol give speeches; back to the LBJ
- g a v e the b en ed iction and I stood on the p latform for a g e s w h ile
everyb od y sw a rm ed around m e and I shook hands.
Many of the p eo p le
stopped to t e ll m e how they had supported Lyndon for y e a r s and y e a r s ,
had known h im
- Pat Nugent leaving for Vietnam; Lady Bird to San Antonio & Corpus Christi; poverty bills up for vote; Lady Bird is interviewed by Isabel Shelton; buses to Padre Island with foreign press & Park Service staff; Lady Bird gives speech; fish fry
- in a d r e a m p e r s i s t e d .
Lyndon w as
H e w a s t a l k i n g to M a n s f i e l d a b o u t h ow t h e y c o u ld g e t th e l e g i s l a t i o n
m o v i n g o n a G u n L a w , a n d a b o u t how to p r o t e c t th e c a n d i d a t e s
- plane available for Kennedy family; Lady Bird has coffee with houseguests; phone call from Luci Nugent; Lady Bird talks with Lynda Robb; LBJ has meetings & telephone calls; Lady Bird thinks of dangers to her family; LBJ gives television speech
- l e p t o v e r th e w e e k e n d .
In th e m o r n i n g A r t h u r K r i m c a m e i n t o Lyndon* s r o o m w h ile w e w e r e h a v in g
c o f f e e a n d s u m m e d u p h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n s w ith B i l l H e a th .
B ill fe lt
- for Arthur Goldberg & George Ball; news stories about LBJ-Goldberg rift; LBJ makes speech; Chief Justice Earl Warren swears in George Ball; Ball gives speech; Eve Labouisse talks about Greece; dinner guests; Lady Bird visits with Luci Nugent
- of the m o s t
p l e a s a n t e v e n i n g s of t h i s s u m m e r .
Lyndon and I have h a d few s m a l l
d i n n e r p a r t i e s in o u r 3 - 1 / 2 y e a r s h e r e .
I can re m e m b e r anyw here.
and su m m e ry .
T o n i g h t w e h a d o n
- speech; office work, including acquisition letters for the LBJ Library; tea with Mary Lasker to talk of Beautification projects; gift of painting for Luci Nugent's baby; second LBJ Library meeting; Johnsons have small dinner party; LBJ gives toast to Ed
- MEMORANDUM
T H E W H I T E H OU S E
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , J u l y 4, 1967
Page 1
T u e s d a y , J u l y 4th , c o v e r e d the w h o le r a n g e of e m o t i o n s .
began with h a p p in ess.
Lyndon and I h a d ou r coffee and ju ice
- Christening at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Luci Nugent's baby; Lynda Johnson is proxy Godmother; lunch; to funeral of Mrs. Wright Patman in Texarkana; visit with Gordon Fulcher; to Karnack with press; helicopter lands at Dorris Powell's
- .
A n d t h e n s h e s h o w e d m e tw o h a t s t h a t h a d b e l o n g e d to M r s . J o h n s o n .
O n e of t h e m I r e m e m b e r e d ,
- - elegant, beautiful h at w hich Lyndon had
b o u g h t f o r h i s m o t h e r w h e n she v i s i t
- Lady Bird's plane to Dallas is postponed and cancelled & takes later flight; Lady Bird visits at Luci Nugent home; Lady Bird to Salado, TX, for ceremonies honoring Liz Carpenter; Lady Bird gives impromptu remarks; Liz Carpenter gives speech; crafts
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTOH
M o n d a y , J a n u a r y 2 9 , 1968
Page 1
T h is m a y h a v e b e e n a s o r t o f a b e n c h m a r k d a y , in th e h i s t o r y o f th e
Lyndon Jo h n so n L ib ra ry .
B u t f i r s t , e a r
- ; LBJ is having lunch with national security staff; office work; Lady Bird watches film footage of Lynda & Chuck Robb's wedding; Lady Bird takes flights to Dallas & Austin; Lady Bird stays at Luci & Pat Nugent's home
- th e p o r t r a i t s o f Lyndon and me, s t i l l on t h e e a s e l s i n t h e
E a s t H a l l , and p u t them i n t h e c a r e o f t h e C u r a t o r .
And i n t o t h e Q ueens’ S i t t i n g Room and th e n i n t o t h e l o v e l y
Q ueens
- Lady Bird takes last stroll through rooms; Ashton Gonella's office & Luci Nugent's room are disaster; LBJ is giving Medals of Freedom to Mary Lasker, Laurance Rockefeller, et al; Johnsons greet Nixons and they ride down Pennsylvania Avenue
- an up to th e Y e llo w O v a l R oom
w h ere.
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1
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Lyndon and I met them, and with Lynda and Luci we went
out onto the Truman Balcony and there on the South Lawn was
the last performance for the Johnsons. The Marine Band in
jJiexA l)AA.ghJ
- parks; Marine Band performs "Pedernales River March" for Johnsons; dedication of the Children's Garden; Lyn Nugent falls in fish pond; Lady Bird greets Averell Harriman; Johnsons to Rod Markley reception; Johnsons visit Buford Ellingtons; buffet dinner
- s h o r t s k i r t a n d w h ite b o o t s , a n d P a t r i c k Lyndon., v e r y
in d e p e n d e n t a n d m a s c u lin e w ith h is new h a ir c u t, w e re e v e r y b it a s in te re s tin g
to the p h o t o g r a p h e r s a s w e r e the tw
- Abe Fortas' nomination as Chief Justice; arrival ceremony for President Tombalbaye of Chad; Luci & Lyn Nugent are photographed by the press; LBJ signs bills creating Wild and Scenic Trails, Wild & Scenic Rivers, and two National Parks; LBJ gives
- up to the d e l i v e r y r o o m .
im m e d ia te ly .
He s a i d h e w o u ld c o m e on out.
I c a lled Lyndon
L iz h o p ed v e r y m u c h
MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 24, 1968
Page 8
t h a t h
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast; Lady Bird to hair salon; American Association of Nurserymen awards at Statler Hilton; Lady Bird congratulates landscape winners; speech praising Lady Bird; LBJ Library meeting; Lynda Robb, Lady Bird & Luci Nugent
- l have to c o m e h o m e to Lyndon.
D o r i s a n d Hugh
an d V e lm a a n d D i a n e - - l o o k i n g v e r y s le e k a n d s t y l i s h - - a n d t e l l i n g m e abo ut
t h e M a r s h a l l S ym phony a n d D u dley w a n tin g to know ab
- ; reporters & photographer follow for rest of day; Lady Bird, Dorris & Dorothy Territo to Brick House for visit with Ruth Taylor & a tour; to Harrison County Historical Museum; party at Phillip & Mertie Baldwin's; flight back to Austin & Luci Nugent's home
- e s t m o m e n t of th e d a y c a m e .
tim e .
Lyndon c a lle d and
s a i d , " C o u l d y o u f in d L u c i a n d P a t a n d b r i n g th e m o v e r to t h e o ff ic e o r
f in d m e w h e r e v e r I a m .
I n e e d som e c h e e rin g
- State dinner for Israeli President Shazar; bridesmaids work on Luci's mail in Solarium; Warrie Lynn Smith's birthday; kitchen staff working on wedding cake; Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent interviewed for television; Nancy Dickerson's father dies; Lady
- a r .
w ent sound a s le e p .
bed.
On th e w ay h o m e
H e p r o m i s e d n o t to do h i s n ig h t r e a d i n g .
, Lyndon
W e c l i m b e d in t o
W e j u s t l o o k e d a t th e h e a d l i n e s (I did) w h ile h e r e a d o n e o r tw o
- Nugent; Lady Bird records diary; Lady Bird & Lynda view wedding gifts; tea with Stewart Udall about papers going to LBJ Library & synopsis of conservation measures; beautification efforts in Washington, DC; Hale Boggs has party for Lynda Johnson & Chuck
- he E m i r l e d Lyndon, an d I follow ed w ith A l - G h o u s s e i n into
th e m o s t c r o w d e d r o o m I h av e e v e r s e e n .
h ig h c e i l i n g e d .
T h e r e m u s t h a v e b e e n a ll of th e 1200 g u e s t s th e y
h a d in v
- Hair salon; Luci Nugents escorts Tricia Nixon & Nixon Cabinet members' children through White House; Lynda & Chuck Robb are in Bangkok; last meeting of Committee for the Preservation of the White House; report on White House Historical Association
-
•
I t w a s a l i t t l e a f t e r 2 :30 w h en w e a l l g a th e r e d in the B lu e R o o m f o r th e
r e c e iv in g lin e .
Lyndon, w ith L u c i a n d P a t n e x t to h im , a n d th e n M r s . N u g en t
a n d I, a n d M r. N u g en t a t
- Luci's wedding day; Lynda sings "Get Me To The Church On Time;" cable from Jerry Nugent in Vietnam; Lady Bird describes her thoughts, decorations & the service; telegram read from the Pope; Luci stops to kiss parents and give roses to mothers
- LBJ and Lady Bird attend National City Christian Church; LBJ had growths burnt off his hands; the Johnsons have lunch with the Nugents; LBJ takes a nap; Lady Bird works on her Denver speech; Johnsons have dinner with Nugents and Jim Cain; LBJ
- Lady Bird has nightmares; Lady Bird makes telephone calls; Lady Bird goes to the first meeting of the Johnson City Garden Club; lunch; drive to Danz and Sweeney houses to view renovations; Lady Bird drives to Luci & Pat Nugent's home in Austin; Lady
- Luci & Pat Nugent's Home, Austin, Texas
