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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 W H I TE HOUSE WASHINOTON T h u rs d a y , Ivtarch 12, 1964 T h is m o rn in g I d r e s s e d e a r l y , in s o lid b lack , with m y m a n tilla draped 0^ o v e r m y m01ine hat, and set out with P r e s id e n t T r u m a n and M
  • Embassy; Danish Queen Juliana's help with protocol at funeral; funny story about Harry Truman & old age; Harry Truman reminiscences about FDR & growing up, praise for LBJ; Lady Bird about Harry Truman; dinner with American delegation; Harry Truman plays
  • 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
  • r ' CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON WHITE HOUSE DIARY TAPES December 25, 1968 Wednesday. called Zephyr. Christmas Day. We slept late and breakfasted leisurely. Sammie is s t i l l desperately sick. I I talked to Matian na. Tony is to come out
  • ; calls to Hubert Humphreys & Harry Trumans; LBJ & Lady Bird make quick trip to Jim Rowe's open house; Christmas turkey dinner by White House Chef; "The President's House" in the theater; no room in the family Bible to record Lucinda Robb's birth
  • a lun(.h·on for a hu ndred. time to say hell ·> at The Lynches, the Pick.ens, th(· Glenn Will iams and their three child ren, and Dr. and Mr s. Mo· to be our hous e gues ts. c ome fo r lunch to stop . ~an , whom I had askec.l We met on the Truman
  • ^ O- - U'> 9516T u e sd a y , S ep tem b er 2nd^ ^ ^ ^ 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 . 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
  • 1964 F r i d a y , J u l y 17th A v e ry sp e c ia l day - - m y day with Lynda. B u t it b e g a n w i t h th e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e o n e - m i l l i o n t h c o p y of T h e W h it e H o u s e G u id e B o o k t o a n a s t o n i s
  • Lady Bird spends day with Lynda Johnson; presentation of one millionth "White House Guide Book"; Lady Bird & Lynda to Truman Library in Missouri; President Truman gives tour of Library--Lady Bird describes exhibits; to Truman home with Bess Truman
  • 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
  • r c h e d on to p o f h i s d a d d y 's s h o u l d e r s . came o v e r an d s a t w i t h u s a l i t t l e , They and M argaret Truman and C l i f t o n D a n ie l came down when th e M is s o u r i f l o a t went b y . M iss K ate Loo n e y
  • 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
  • ^ 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
  • . 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’ ' ' 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 • had a m