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- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
Sunday, December 10, 1967
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Sunday, December 10th, was a romantic, off-beat day.
I woke' a little before 9:00, asked for all the papers and a big pot of c.o ffee,
and leisurely read and ·read
- Lady Bird reads newspapers about Lynda Johnson Robb's wedding; for several hours, Lady Bird reads the love letters LBJ wrote to her while there were courting in 1934; Lady Bird dresses for Diana MacArthur's party; Lady Bird and Tony & Matianna
- for the youngest ·ones instead of g.o ing to the ~peech.
·By 11 ;30 Lyndon was· into his night reading.
He is captive all the
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week nights,
a~.d what a_
glorious relief we.ekends are.!
- , at la s t , h e w as tir ed .
So it w as an e a r ly night and I read N ich olas and A lexan d ra u n til I w as
s le e p y .
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- ; Johnsons fly to Puerto Rico; LBJ talks with press on plane; Johnsons stay at Porterfield House on Ramey AFB; LBJ talks with General McConnell while Lady Bird, Luci & Lyn tour base; dinner; LBJ plays dominoes; Lady Bird reads "Nicholas and Alexandra"
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Lyndon and I had a la te b rea k fa st and then got read y to go to
the N ation al C ity C h ristia n Church.
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When w e w alked in I cam e fa ce to fa ce w ith Judge an d M r s.
F e r g u so n fro m
- e fle c t on the jo ys of re tire m e n t.
If he.
G en era l B ra d ley, re tir e d , has 22 things that he does as public s e r v i ce,
I wonder i f w e ’ l l e v e r quite reach that stage of lyin g in the ham m ock at
the ranch and read in g
- e e d s for the fu tu re, and w e hoped it w ould be p o ss ib le to f ill in sta ff, w h e r e e v e r the gaps m ade fo lk s lik e Bob Knudsen. w ork a ll day and a ll night.
And then, c lo s e to 2:30, I w ent in and w orked with B e s s ,
the o
- a sk el’to f sp r e a d -o u t night read in g, and th e r e , sittin g by •
h im , w ith a b ig g rin on h is fa c e , chew ing on a p aper m ark ed 'Top S ecret"
w a s P a tr ic k Lyndon.
We w e r e enth anted (
sa t down and talked to
Lyndon ju st
- Arrival ceremony for General Stroessner, President of Paraguay; receiving line; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent are introduced; LBJ & General Stroessner have meeting; Lady Bird reads newspapers and works in office; loan of painting to White House; Lady Bird
- ilie s , w iv e s and ch ild ren , to spend the night at the W hite H o u se.
We
had su ch a fr ie n d ly , n ic e tim e w ith th em in H ouston, and th ey had s e e m e d
e a g e r at- the p r o s p e ct o f com ing to the W hite H ouse.- -He sa id
- a r ly bed s e e m s im p o s sib le in our l if e .
I am c o n so led
b e c a u s e an ev en in g lik e th is is gen u in ely r e s tfu l to Lyndon.
w e w e r e h om e b y 12, I to s le e p , he for night read in g.
And
- ed v e r y happy and c a r e fr e e .
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1 w a s w ea rin g m y iv o r y ch iffon by Stavrop olous.
Jean L o u is cam e
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and gave m e a v e r y fa n cy up h a ir -d o , and I w as read y by 7:15 to have
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- Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30,
and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he
had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
- Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
- wa$ never heard .
This is Lynda 1 s first day at work in
McG~orgc
Du:i
- 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
- goes backstage to see Mary Martin & Robert Preston; delay at Newark airport because first pilot is drunk; Lady Bird reads James McGregor's book on JFK; return to White House
- ; Lady Bird back to White House; wedding gift for Luci Johnson; funny story about 25 tourists as stand-ins; LBJ gives speech to American Alumni Council; talk with Luci and Pat Nugent about wedding; Lady Bird reads press stories about White House weddings
- is c u s s e d h e r book.
L u v ie P e a r s o n t a l k e d a b o u t h e r w o r k with a
group of women teaching the rudiments of reading to underpriveleged
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M o n d a y , D e c e m b e r 2nd (c o n tin u e d )
c h i l d r e n h e
- the gentleman on my right
tos
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ig
It b eing in A r a b ic ,
the menu.
I c o u ld n ’ t read
it,
but then he very g r a c io u s ly added "Husse i n "-on e w hich
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I could r e a d ,
We then went in to the East Room a fter
dinner and heard the Dave
- LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed
- ecid ed the s im p le s t thing to do
w ould be to p ile in c a r s and ju st take the rou te.
On the w ay I saw r e a lly
v e r y litt le ev id en ce of the burning and looting w e had read so m u ch about,
although w e w e r e going through a p
- plans; further renovation work when Herbert Wells arrives; Lady Bird & guests drive the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird asks Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam for status of Johnson business affairs; Don & Jesse leave for Dallas; Lady Bird reads; LBJ calls just to talk
- inside; Lady Bird gives speech; attends party at Anna Rosenberg Hoffman's; Lady Bird talks with Mr. Hoffman about Africa; discussion about LBJ and RFK relationship; toasts; back to Washington; Lady Bird talks about artwork for White House; Lady Bird reads
- Bird & the Ed Clarks to Corcoran Gallery; tea & tours at White House for the Clarks & guests; LBJ speaks briefly to guests; Lady Bird practices Appalachia speeches; dinner at Scoop Jackson's home; LBJ reads John Steinbeck letter about Vietnam
- had dinner and then to bed.
The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from
Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one.
from a mission to find a big stack of mail.
He said he had returned
He had only time to read two
- LBJ and Lady Bird to arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India; Lady Bird has desk work, reads, and has hair done; Lady Bird describes the exchange of gifts; formal photographs; Lady Bird mentions several guests; receiving line
- LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
- 5:31, should read "Alan" and I had planned instead of "Sharon" and I.
- a t 7 : 1 5 a n d
t h a t o n e o f m y a m b i t i o n s t h e s e d a y s i s to s l e e p u n t i l 1 0 :0 0 .
and continued m y read in g about Expo.
I dressed
I
A nd then M ax a n d M a r ie t ta
c a m e a n d w e l e f t a l i t t l e p a s
- NBC filming for Project Head Start; Actor Danny Kaye is there for Head Start ceremony; Lady Bird gives remarks for Head Start ceremony; Sargent Shriver reads a funny letter; praise for Luci Johnson from her boss, Dr. Kraskin; LBJ has luncheon
- a s t e r n
c o u n trie s.
And I do not th in k i t is m y im a g in a tio n th a t m a k e s m e
s e e in D ean R u s k an a l m o s t i m p i s h tw in k le of th e e y e , a m o r e
read y sm ile .
And ev e n V i r g in i a , a s L u c i w ould
- Lady Bird has hair styled while she reads John Adams' "Familiar Letters;" Lady Bird describes picture on plane & mentions press; breakfast; Lady Bird describes each stop; tour of "Old House" where four generations of Adams lived; luncheon; toasts
- 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
