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- a v i s i t f i r s t with P lu m id e s , then
B r a dem us, and then Pappas; and the A r c h b is h o p
aw ed m e a l it t le bit,
so I
in s is t e d on g iv in g him s o r t o f a seat o f h onor a c r o s s fr o m P r e s i d e n t Truman
- Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson go for walk and bowling; trip on Air Force One to Greece with President Harry Truman for funeral of King Paul; Lady Bird visits with others on plane including Archbishop Iakovos, head of Green Orthodox Church; stories
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE.
T u e s d a y , J u ly 2, 1968
WASHINGTON
Page 1
L u c i 's 2 1 s t b i r t h d a y - - T u e s d a y , J u ly 2 - - w a s a fu ll b u s y d a y .
In the i n o r n in g I h a d a m e e t in g w ith Sim one an d T o m
- 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
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B e g a n a n o th e r p h a se in th e b u ild in g o f th e L yndon B a in e s
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J o h n so n L ib r a r y , O P E R A T IO N LOOK THEM O V E R .
B i l l H ea th ,
M ax B r o o k s , R o
- Lady Bird travels to the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, and the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas, to help plan the LBJ Library; Lady Bird received tour of Truman Library from President Truman and Phillip Brooks, Director; lunch
- MEMORANDUM
THE W H ITE HOUSE
I
WASHING T O N
S a t u r d a y , A p r i l 25,
1964
WHD
Page 1
T h i s d a y b e g a n w i t h m u n d a n e t h i n g s s u c h a s h a v i n g the d r e s s m a k e r
o v e r , D i a n a ’ s d r e s s m a k e r
- Lady Bird meets with dressmaker; Lady Bird to dentist; LBJ, Lady Bird and Lynda have lunch with Dr. & Mrs. J. Frank Dobie, Walker Stone, Bill Stevens and President Truman; reminiscences by HST, including the decision to drop the atomic bomb; HST
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASBINOTON
F r i d a y , J u ly 16 , 1965
Page 1
I t b e g a n e a r l y a n d w ith o u t a n y n ig h t r e a l l y b e f o r e i t .
w a s l a t e le a v in g D a lla s , an d I w a s s l e e p l e s s on it.
T
- for Johnson family and LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird walks White House grounds and uses Truman Balcony to speak with Abe Fortas on telephone; Fortases come for coffee; Arthur Goldberg as possible nominee to UN; Fortas to Supreme Court
- Paper Clip Removed from 03/05/1968, pages 6 -10.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u esd a y , M arch 5, 1968
P age 6
I had b een happy la s t n ight, when I had s e e n Lyndon's ligh t out at
e le v e n , and had rea d m y s e lf to s le
- painting; Bess Truman portrait; office work; Lynda & Chuck Robb's party; Johnson family have dinner; victory on Civil Rights Act of 1968/Fair Housing Act
- i b r a r y s e t up as soon a s p o s s i b l e a n d h a v e a s k e d
C l a r k C l i f f o r d t o g e t me t h e l e t t e r s
of a s s o c ia tio n
o r w h a t e v e r t h e p iece o f p a p e r i s c a l l e d t h a t
s e t up
t h e Truman
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- ; china used from each President; office work; nap; LBJ & Lady Bird visit with Australian group in Library; Lady Bird visits with Robin Duke on Truman Balcony; late dinner with Senator Richard Russell and others
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'■/' ' 1967
T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 31
T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 31 ra n a l l th e g a m u t o f e m o tio n s ,
L y n d o n had
d e c id e d he w o u ld go to th e f u n e r a ls o f G r i s s o m and C h a ffe e and he a sk e d
m
- & people; unveiling ceremony for FDR portrait by Madame Shoumatoff; Margaret Truman & Cliff Daniels are houseguests; Margaret's pianos sank into White House floor; Lady Bird & LBJ make remarks; "Sunrise at Campobello"; Lady Bird to Harkness Ballet
- TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1966
P a g e One
T u esd ay, N ovem b er 29, w as m ark ed for m e as the day when
so m eth in g turned out ju st righ t, when I ta sted the_h eady w in e o f s u c c e s s ,
: '
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tis ^ p r o je c t c o m p le te d
- to United Orthodox Jewish Ladies luncheon; news articles about Truman Capote party; Lady Bird works on New York speech, but Liz Carpenter has to rewrite; Lady Bird interviewed about beautification; Lady Bird bowls and dines with Dr. Willis Hurst
- M O ND AY , N O V EM BER 2 8 , 1966
M onday, N o v e m b e r 2 8 , th e f i r s t d ay of m y W a sh in g to n in te r lu d e
w ith o u t L yn d on , I a w o k e and th e c lo c k s a id te n m in u te s o f t e n .
The
m o s t jo y o u s f e e
- Lady Bird is at White House without LBJ; Lynda Johnson to Truman Capote party in New York; Lady Bird views large photos for "Living White House" book and party; Lady Bird selects wedding photographs to be sent as Christmas presents; lunch; "Living
- 1965
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T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 12
The J a p a n e s e State V isit.
a little b it b e fo re eleven.
coat and fur hat.
I w o re m y new Navy d r e s s and fur
P e r h a p s it w ill be R o b in 's l a s t State v is it.
We w i l l m i s
- State dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Eisako Sato; Lady Bird explores storerooms to make inventory; Lady Bird to beauty parlor; Lady Bird describes ceremonies and exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird mentions several guests; Roosevelt and Truman
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MEMORANDUM
T u esd a y , July 19, 1966
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
What a b le s s e d lu xu ry i s a fr e e m orningj
P age 1
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A fter b rea k fa st w ith Lyndon
I w en t in and c u r le d up w ith L u ci in h er bed to do som e la s t ch
- McKinley assassination; Lady Bird attends meeting on Truman balcony about Luci Johnson's wedding; Lady Bird bowls and has dinner with LBJ
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the
and then Lyndon
There t h e y
in the
Rose Garden
them,____ _
ana Lyndon began s n o u t in g back and f o r t h to
from a balcony
the
went into
out on the Truman B a lc o n y .
semi-press
Sandburg^
in t r o d u c e d in
Room and ha d some d e l i c i o
- LBJ banters with reports from the Truman Balcony; Lady Bird works at The Elms; Lady Bird tours White House with Mr. & Mrs. Carl Sandburg and Mr. & Mrs. Edward Steichen; Carl Sandburg's books are mentioned; Lynda and Luci Johnson meet the guests
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page. one.
S unday, January 19, 1969
The g o ld en c o i n i s s p e n t , t h i s i s t h e l a s t f u l l d a y i n
th e W h ite H o u se .
Sunday. J a n u a ry 1 9 th .
9^ wa^ up a .IjjLLLe pa^iJ: e.i.ghJi~-Ad. (va^ gna.y an d dAe.aAy
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pleasant to riclc
So wc decided it \vould jus t be quidcr and more
arc.\.
- Johnsons to Christian Church in Johnson City; visit with Truman Fawcetts about Johnson homestead; lunch at LBJ Ranch; helicopter to Haywood Ranch; nap; ride around ranch; back to Washington
- to the Christian C hur ch,
a sn:iall, white , modest structure.
tion, a great many of whom
filed
C.•U t
Lyn~on
Not more than forty in the congrega
called by the ir first name as we
and shook hands afterwards.
Then we drove by Truman Fawcett• s hous e, catc
- of things that I have
m eant to do, headed by re s t and learn to water ski, those not crossed
off.-'- V’
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We reached the White, House about 1:15 in the morning, so it
was a short night, and I woke up early and worked with Liz before I
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had a m
