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- ll it fro m
Q.
L y n d o n 's lo o k s a n d m a n n e r , w ith o u t r e a d i n g the p a p e r ^ a l t h o u g h the p a p e r
s a y s he r a i s e d a n e s t i m a t e d m i l l i o n d o l l a r s b y s p e a k i n g a t two b ig fu n d
- Goldwater; Lynda Johnson returns from Hawaii and Los Angeles
- a u t i f u l young w i f e ,
who seems to me
S e c r e t a r y of
U d a l l and Lee U d a ll ha d been
Interior
time
es c o r tin g them around Washington and
just about t h i r t y .
brought them to
I
the
White H o u s e ,
u p from
- is to go back and kind of
figure how you got in the position to know Lyndon Johnson.
L:
I was introduced to him by Gene Lasseter.
F:
Yes, from over in East Texas.
L:
Yes. She was from East Texas. At that time, she was C. V. Terrell's
secretary.. He
- )
$2:3.67
$2.3 ,.67
So I just came out about even. However, I had.in the Marshall
Bank a savings account of $161.99, which had been accumulating since
October, and which got its backbone of $50.00 from the money you gave
me in L0 s Angeles to spend
- up^ I r e a liz e d that I had an 11 o 'c lo c k appointment with E lea n o r
L e m a ir^, that I needed to get m y hair combed, and that I was suppo s ed to
have m y picture made fo r the F lo r is ts Association,,-at a little bit past eleven.
So
- Justo S ie rr a and Christina.
I shook hands with eve ry b o d y and
said a few words in v e r y bad Spanish, and then came on back home in time to
see Lu ci who has just begun her tutoring in Spanish with Senora Lo p ez M cG u ire,
m y old f r iend
-
more than that, they made me realize that they should be my grand children instead of my children. I tried to ride two or three of the
whip outfits with them, and aside from being scared all the time
myself, I found I was completely worn out
- e lle r
w a s g o in g to m a k e i t p o s s ib le to h a v e a lo n g te r m p la n fo r th e J o h n so n
P a r k i- ^ ^ n e by. the N a tio n a l P a r k S e rv ic e .
how m u c h /^ 6 ^ 1 p o u t w ith th e e x h ib its .
h e s it a t e a m o m
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
W A S H I N G T ON
P a ge 1
M o th e rs* Day, Sunday, M ay 10, 1964
A ctu a lly , it [th
ed
a
y]began rig h t a fte r we got home from A tlan tic C ity, about
a little p a s t one o 'c lo c k at night, with Lynda, L
- ork and then at 3:15 had m y picture
taken with Martha Hartke, r e c e iv in g a cook book fro m her, hoping that w ill
do some good fo r them in their election.
And then at 4 o 'c lo c k
the day- - a
top o ffic e r s .
what I thought
- ld " f o r
And the r o s a r y , g iv en b y P o p e Jo h n to
L y n d a B ir d , w ill be h e r " s o m e th in g b o r r o w e d ". H e r " s o m e th in g b lu e " w a s a
g o ld lo c k e t tie d w ith a b lu e s a tin rib b o n th a t b e lo n g
- 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
- 1965
T u e sd a y , J a n u a r y 5th
I s p e n t a l l d a y in th e N e v e r - N e v e r L an d of c lo th e s .
Up a t s e v e n to
c a tc h a n e ig h t o 'c lo c k p la n e to New Y o rk w ith R o b in D uke and h e r d a u g h te r,
e n ro
- Lady Bird shops for clothes in New York with designers John Moore, Kandi Ohno, Sophie Gimbel and Adolfo; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda at White House; dinner with the McNamaras; LBJ's discussion with Labor leaders
- beautiful; and then into the Blue Room , posing fo r
Vogue m agazin e.
The picture w il l be in c o lo r - a c o v e r picture perhaps -
and it sim ply devours time.
ThenI rushed back upstairs and changed into a cocktail dress fo r the
fourth of our s e r
- to L y n d o n .
A ll
m o r n in g h e w a s on th e p h o n e, w ith e a c h c a ll r e s t iv e to g e t o ff and
in to th e p o o l b y 11 o ’c lo c k .
H e s a id , "D on't you w an t to s w im w ith
m e?"
I h a v e to o b r o a d a s tr a in o
- Lady Bird preparing for guests at the LBJ Ranch; LBJ signs a highway construction bill on the porch; hostess duties is time-consuming; LBJ tells about communion at the Christian Church; Lynda Johnson moves I to Austin for school; Johnsons greet
- is parched and a«fr^
T h ere
i s no, touch of, g r e e n a n yw h ere. ;:We have had only about an in ch of ra in s in c e
the l a s t o f S ep tem b e r . : It is approaching a d esp e ra te r e c o r d of d r y n e s s .
^A.
doesn't rem em b er a time
- are the same; is that right?
MRS. FISCHESSE R:
Yes.
MR. CATER: I think the family tree is pretty clear
here , so I won't even waste any time on that. But I would
like to just ask you some informal questions about when you
first met Mrs. Johnson·, where
- a l com m u n ity t h at ^ ^
from the v e r y f ir s t h as b een in favor o f M ed icare!
I fe lt lo u s y - a poor
frie n d , a s la c k guardian o f the in te r e s ts of th ose who have b een our fr ie n d s .
D r , T u rch i n, a s o ffic e r
- MEMORA N DUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Sunday, May 17, 1964
Page 1
I had an ea rly breakfast* kissed a sleepy Lu ci goodby, feelin g that
/
our lo v ely vacation^/had at least accom plished something, toward returning
her to the norm al
- f o r L y n 's b irth d a y p u ttin g on m y w e t h a i r a n u n accu sto n ried
f a ll w h ic h lo o k e d f ra n k ly w h a t it w a s .
I took a b r ie f sto p f i r s t w ith C y n th ia to
L y n d o n 's C o u n c il on R e c r e a tio n
- MEMORANDUM
T H E W HITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
F r id a y , A p r il 3, 1964
M r. James F o s burgh a r r iv e d at 10 o 'c lo c k this m orning and we
had n ea rly two hours of a rt talk, about what would be nice to go with
the ChildeH assam a nd the M
- e b e s t w ir e w e could an d a ll w o rd s a r e h o llo w . A s L yndon
le f t to go to w o rk h e tu rn e d to m e and s a id "W e'v e l o s t th e s te e l
c
fig h t; we m a y lo s e th e w a r .
T h e y a r e going to in d ic t B o b b y
- nap; news story about Pat Nugent; Lady Bird is interviewed by New York Times about art; Willard Deasons and Emmet Riordans for dinner and to pick out one of Him's beagle puppies; Lady Bird reads "Guns of August"
- intereatea in
t t1nwa
w
• he e 14,--more oney and worki:ug ho.rder to et through
sehool :l.n ar-shortene4-tillll.
e haTe at resent one 1rl,
J ni• Lo , full-ti , ho work•• t aclio louse, o
e also
h· Te one rull time an one
rt i1na bo fr
the
re oin
to lose one
- Johnson family updates, dinner with Mrs. Beale to learn about Radio House (school that produces programs), personnel issues (hiring in times of war), program contract (?), Paul Bolton, Administrative matters - letterhead, CBS, station research
- M EM ORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
S a tu rd a y , J u n e 4, 1966
WASHINGTON
Page 1
S a tu rd a y , Ju n e 4th, b e g a n w ith a sw im w ith L yndon - - j u s t the two of u s .
I lo v e to be a b le to s a y " y e s " to h im w hen he w a n ts u s
- LBJ & guests tour the ranches; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird talks about Rebekah Johnson; photos taken of LBJ and Lady Bird in the wildflowers; LBJ and Lady Bird vote at the courthouse; Lady Bird mentions 1941 Senate race; LBJ
- , b e c a u s e th a t is the
r id ic u lo u s h o u r w hen m y h u s b a n d c a m e h o m e to e a t h is s u p p e r on M onday
n ig h t - two nig h ts a g o .
T h a t ca n n o t b e c o n tin u e d - f i r s t , b e c a u s e I w an t
h im
- Committee of U.S. and Canada; Talk with Luci and Lynda Johnson; Time magazine article on John Connally; Dinner with Congressman and Mrs. Jack Brooks; LBJ's sleeping habits
- ld te a m i s le a v in g a t th e s a m e tim e - G e n e r a l
C lif to n , C o m m a n d e r J o s e p h s o n , C o lo n e l C o o k , ”
An
ndthe
T e d C lif to n m a d e a r a t h e r le n g th y r e p l y , i n w h ic h h e d id
j u s t w h
- trip; Lady Bird has tea with six Ambassador's wives; Mrs. Parker Hart and her time in Middle East; LBJ meets group; Patricia Harris is first African-American woman Ambassador; Johnsons to Celebrezze party; Beautification Bill
-
house, at times of ordinary duty and probably at times of outrageous
inconvenience to them—besides a never ending general public, my own
groups of friends from home, or friends from the campaign t r a i l , or
from my trip s , or my Alabama cousins, a ll
- young Tony and
with Diana's h o u s e k e e p e r, f o r a tour of the ground s , a glim pse
of the sw im m ing pool, and then to rid e hom e.
Gerry w as aglow , with h e r
adventure--this t r i p - - and high time it is , b ecau se you can't avoid
- . .
/Tie .
That
Ui&
j La
expeAj i &nce^
,
at
me mor a b i l i a
that
a nd
cJ j z aAj i j n^.
J Lo i k e
made up
Late in
the
we
helicopter
wer e
ike^e
the
to Austin.
we A&
o^ Aj z Ai , ^
a kaJjuLo
a n d d i c t at i n
g
mai l
- ; meeting with Harry Ransom & Frank Erwin about University of Texas, Wayne Grover & LBJ Library; first time LBJ has been guest at Luci's table; Pat Nugent coming home from Vietnam; Nugents will vacation in Formosa; Johnsons spend night at KTBC
- g h t i t w a s too m e a s u r e d , s lo w , d e l i b e r a t e .
d ra m a and fire .
At
It n e e d e d m o r e
A n d th e n c l o s e to th e e n d w h e n h e p o u n d e d h o m e th e
f a c t t h a t the p a r t i e s to th e w a r m u s t
- to Johnson City for flower harvesting; dinner with Luci & Pat Nugent and friends at Steak Island in Austin; Luci has encounters with the press; Lady Bird to bed and reading "Of Time and The River" by Thomas Wolfe
- e- thatched Governor of Virginia and Mrs. Harris on .
I
It is getting so that m ore for eign vis itors land in Willi am.::;burg than
- accommodations of Con suls
and Stude nt E:;;cl:ang e that we arc incre asing ly making with the Iron
Curtain countri es.
I never lo ok at Dick Russ ell withoul admi ra tion
and without thinking of his great talent that I wish werl p ut to mor e
vigorous use_
- of A u s tr a li a
a n d M r s . A llo tt a n d M rs . B ill D r iv e r a n d M a u re e n M a n s fie ld .
m a n , the S e n a to r.
And the lo n e
A few tim e s h e h a s b e e n jo in e d b y one o th e r - - th e P r e s i d e n t .
T h is tim e h
- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
- MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINOTON
S u n d a y , M a r c h 10, 1968
Page 1
I t w a s a d a y o f d e e p g lo o m , lig h te n e d b y th e p r e s e n c e o f the K r i m s .
T h a t i s to s a y , i t w a s p u r v e y e d i n th e n e w
- ; LBJ takes nap; upcoming trip to Texas; Lady Bird does office work & records her diary; Eugene McCarthy showing surge in 1968 race; Hubert Humphrey joins Johnsons for dinner; styes on LBJ's eyes return; Lady Bird has massage and reads Time magazine
- a r e t h e s e n e x t few m o n t h s ,
E th e l w as a lo n g w ith B ob by .
w o n d e rfu l a r t i c l e th a t h a d b e e n
I sp ok e of w hat a
- - I m e a n t th e
one in L I F E
w h e r e h e h a d a l l th e c h il d r e n s w a r m i n
- .,
a J.A.g}vt Jia.A.n ^’ aJJ^ng, and 3 / ve lo .4 l my. w
i
s
h
t o h a v e a s n o w tfelIrobgnihsaW
on--onJjy a ^ew Ac.aJJieJie.d '^JLake.^ one.
a'^±e.Anoon an d ik e y dLidn'± Ai.ay.
down i-o i k e C h ild ren 's G a rd en .
(aAAyxng an uni>Aje.JJja
- DUM
* »THE W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Thursday, A p r il 30, 1964
p^ge 3
while C u r ti s L e M a y crowned Luci, beaming. Lyndon as tal l and straight as
he usually is^li s tenmg to the na tional anthem in an a irp o rt, but this time
sm iling so sw
- i r c u m s t a n c e .
h eart soars.
W h en th e t r u m p e t s b lo w , m y
A n d w h e n th e y s t r i k e u p th e S t a r S p a n g le d B a n n e r , I t h in k
I s t a n d tw o i n c h e s t a l l e r .
T h i s ti m e I w a s e s p e c i
- l
:\i!EMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
j
WASHINGTON
Tuesday, May 9, 1967
Page I
....
There is a rhythm to life these days.
.
.
Weekdays
crowded,
.
demanding; and then a weekend
two days,
sometimes three, that
,~
Time to read and sleep a~d
- riedm ans
an d t h e Jack G oulds who h a d w r i t t e n a
m a rv e lo u s r e v i e w o f my ABC s h ow.
The John Pom f r e t s
o f t h e New York T im es; th e John S t e e l e s o f Time a n d
L i f e a n d t h e L u c ie n W arren s o f B u f f
- ...... 1
•
IIATnl,
WAIN. tlln
October
20, 1967
Dear Oke:
I'll
be down under by the time you get this - in Australia,
that is.
CQuntless times I've forgotten
to ask you to get these autographed
wrth an inscription
11' po..,sible.
Would like them
