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  • MEMORANDUM Q THE WHITE HOUSE S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 5 , 1966 WASHINOTOH Page 1 L y n d o n ’s d e p a r t u r e to H a w a ii - w o u ld I a l w a y s b e s o r r y t h a t I d i d n ’t g o ? I t w a s t o t a l l y s e r i o u s
  • was among them. A ft e r v isitin g with them , I went to the m o vie theatre and saw f i l m s taken at the ra n c h -w h e n the children w e r e young, Lyndon during W orld War II, a ll of which I soon re c o g n iz e d with dism ay w e r e just the lea
  • n. The s t o r m h a spased. She r e s e n t s th e s h a r p th in g s h e s a id ab o u t h e r ta k in g a job w ith th e S h e r a to n in H a w a ii, o r a t th e W o r ld 's F a i r o r a t an y job she co u ld g e t a n y w h e r e , b u t
  • in g th e m a ll. T hink i t w as d e a r of W rig h t to do it b e c a u s e a s L y n d a s a y s " th is town w as d e s ig n e d II f o r C o n g r e s s m e n and t h e i r w ives and not fo r c h i l d r e n and c h i l d r e n s e ld o m jo
  • n d tw o; and T . J, II, C h ris tin e and N ancy and S ally , and we a ll s a t down to lu n ch . - 1 - ^ 1963 T u e sd a y , D e c e m b e r 31st A fte r lunch, the n u cleu s of u s - - th a t is , Tony and T, J, and I, to g e th e r w ith
  • n c o s t u m e o f th e g a y ' 9 0 s c l i m b e d in to a sw in g t h a t h u n g o n a r e d v e l v e t r f ------ ---------------- -— ......................................................................... ^ >,. . ii^np . ^ ,,iw _ ii
  • e on th e g r o un d , to (3 s h a r e h e r p r e d ic a m e n t. w.«iiapip"jiwp > III J i l W f |i,ii I ii iiil I I M W I W i i p i l MEMORANDUM ^ THE W HITE HOUSE WASHINOTOM S u n d a y , A u g u st 1, 1965 : Page 5 A nd so th e c ro w d
  • n c e d a t a f i v e - t h i r t y p res s D ) -ii- c o n f e r e n c e i n h i s b e d ro o m t o a s m a l l g r o u p o f newsp a p e r men. Sim ply s a y in g t h a t th e d o c t o r s h a d warned him a g a i n s t g o i n g " o n t h e
  • a d been a member of a gang of r obber s . io ld u y i. ii? He h a d been aAji.e.Aied AeveAjil. iijne.A, i k e leadeA. D id he ik -in k he w o u ld be o.ccuAAed. o^ k a v in g A io le n 3 do n o i know, b u i oJL ang A a ie , he w o a (^uieJL a n d
  • ro p in th e o ffice an d s e e . I s u g g e s te d w e ii, A f te r a d r in k we w e n t to th e b o w lin g a lle y , an d she b e a t m e r o u n d ly tw o a n d a h a lf g a m e s ; ^S hooting 137 one tim e to m y 105 o r so/^^^ ^ - A nd
  • o a r d m a rk u p o f the c h a n d e lie r o f w a te rfo rd g la sss -th t haatt On v i iei ta i IC r iu ' i ilp ii H 1 i no1 b i ] ibIIy I is n th t h iin n kki in i g o f g iv in g to th e Wh ite H o u s e ■ • She h a s b e e n our g u e s t
  • e 1865 I n a u g u r a l o f L i n c o l n . (/W . p . 0 ■ W ( ''" /• .= W ' ' II ^ ' J a n u a r y 22 , 1966 S a tu r d a y C o n t. : wh i c h Margy h a d g iv e n u s and t hen a b o u t 1 0 :0 0 we w e n t down t o s e e T h u n d e
  • / T h i s w as p u s h , p u s h , p u s h t h r o u g h m a s s e s of h u m a n ity , w h ic h n e v e r s e e m e d to b o t h e r the e b u l l i e n t Ts ii vanana. And f in a lly a c h a n c e to s i t down at a t a b l e in the end of the r o
  • ot the 'y' B r u m id i o ld f a m ilia r on e that I lo v e d i^ ii^ w ith the Bacaiajgysdie c e i l in g s , and P a u l or John b o w in g h o s p ita b ly , know ing e v e r y o n e o f u s by n a m e . B ut a s tr a n g e , w h ite c a ta c ly
  • , I th ii^ it w as around th ree o ’c lo c k , Lyndon w ent o v er to h is o ffic e , and I talk ed to Lynda and to L u ci. Both o f them w e r e e m o tio n a l, L u ci cry in g , Lynda d istrau gh t. ■ th is do to the b o y s? What d oes / ' v
  • e n o t q u ite a c c o m m o d a t e d y e t to the p a c e a t w h ic h L y n d o n ... . ........ ~ ' . . . - ■■IIII | , i , - _ i j 11,11 I , I I III [III ii,iiiT j | | j ) | | i i ( j I j i 111 ......... MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E
  • Meitner, scientist, during World War II
  • o r i c l a n d m a r k s p r o v i d i n g the b a c k g r o u n d . ii D i n n e r w a s in the R o s e G a r d e n , one lo n g m a i n t a b l e , the r e s t r o u n d t a b l e s f o r te n . T h e M a r i n e B a n d p la y in g f r o m th
  • s s the w o r l d , w h e r e L y n d o n w a s i n H a w a ii w ith G e n e r a l K y. B u t i t w a s a f u l l d a y h e r e to o, th a t b e g a n a t 7, b e c a u s e I h a d a h a i r d o , a f t e r A l i c e B ro w n a n d I h a d o u r d e
  • i t i a l e d i t " o . k . ". An d I d i s c u s s e d w ith h im h is own d e c i s io n of l a s t F r i d a y n ig h t a n d a s k e d if it w e r e i r r e v o c a b l e b e c a u s e L y n d o n ..................... -■i»ii^»i i ^ . ii
  • I II I— - I, If •- •— . — ■VY''^ - V » ; > > . ■ w « , n w __ I H » I • ■ i li.iiW •— ! ^ T ,* - ^ r ^ ------ ■---- — ---------------------------------------- ------ . 'I ------- - ' -.1 FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3 I had a t le a s t sle p
  • g w o u ld b e c o m p le te w ith o u t h im ,- ii^ h e s ta ff, J im J o n e s , a n d M a rie , M a ry R a th e r , L a r r y T e m p le . D in n e r w a s a l l L y n d a B i r d 's f a v o r ite s - s te a k , a n d s p in a c h , h o m e m a d
  • , g r a d u a l p u ll- o u t of G Is s ta rts . - I ' T lUTlI II . I i "IF till A f te r th e s tr e n u o u s d e m a n d in g l a s t t h ir te e n daysyi o r w a s i t tw o lif e t i m e s ^ th is w a s s o r t of a n is la n d of p e a c e
  • is s a p ic tu re - A nd P a t r i c k lo o k e d a d o r a b le in h is A ir F o r c e u n ifo rm m ad e b y L y n d o n 's ta il o r to m e e t h is D addy in H a w a ii. A nd i t w as an a b s o lu te ly h e a v e n ly p ic tu r e o u t th e r e w
  • MEMORANDUM U M ij^ a .r H 0 5 jfg ^ ; - ^ ' ' - n ^ : • ' "' v-' -: -:' ' -;' w a s h in 'o to ii T h u r s d a y , J u n e 1, 1967 r U 'C^'^'Oe^ ■•'■:-/^'?-.:^'-'^:A
  • p e r s and put h im down in h is b ed in m y r o o m . is g o n e. ■ U -i !». i It*s b e e n a h ap p y e x p e r ie n c e ta k in g c a r e of h im -w ii^ L u ci H e le n ta k e s th e d ay s h if t , but fr o m about d a rk u n til abou t 8 :0
  • S ton e, a n d K ay G r a h a m , / good m a n y of th e o th e r ^ m e m b e r s , lac k in g sa d ly - He n r y ]doaD ?nm i[ and Laurance Ro c k e f e lle r who a r e both i n H a w a ii. It w a s a d ay of r e p o r t s . G e n e r a l Duke, e n
  • T I — t II .1 1.. ____ MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Sunday, O ctober 3, 1965 Page 6 I t w a s a blue ribbon gathering - - t h e N elso n R o c k e fe lle r s , Speaker and M r s. M cC orm ack, Dean and Virginia R usk, C ard in al S p
  • a lle d them to com e and get u s , and M r, Dry rode up, II in a n sw er to J e r r y ’ s talkin g m ach in e. I c a lle d into the White H ouse and a sk e d D r, H u rst if he and Jim would lik e to d riv e out and have dinner with m e and to talk o
  • h a d i n t e nded to go a lo n g - th e y d i d n ’t l e t h i m . And a l s o m i n u s L y n d a B i r d , w ho w a s the m a d d e s t o f the l o t . So s h e h a d s p e n t o n e m o r e n ig h t i n H a w a ii, a n d w a s goin g to c a t c
  • hich he c a u g h t from L y n d a B i r d a f t e r she got b a c k f r o m H a w a ii, and the a n tib io tic s h a d h a d s o m e th in g of a slo w in g down e f fe c t on h i m . B ut time I b e l i e v e th e d ays in th e su n a t th e r a n
  • e e d a y s in Ita ly , I want t o go to E n g la n d and Prance and Germany and I am II g o i n g down to S p a in t o s e e R o b in . I was q u i c k t o s e a l it w it h a p p r o v a l . I p ro m ised h e r th e m oney, b u t h e r t h
  • n , a n d I h e l i c o p t e r e d o v e r to C a m p G a r y , th e g h o s t o f W o rld W a r II, to th e d e d ic a tio n o f a J o b C o r p s C a m p in th e o ld a u d ito r iu m . T h e r e a r e c l o s e to 300 b o y s in r e s i d e n c
  • e r y tw en ty m i n u t e s I k e p t on g e ttin g a b u lle tin f r o m th e S e c r e t S e r v ic e th a t y o u r h u s b a n d i s le a v in g in ab o u t fiv e II \\ ^ // m i n u t e s an d h e w ill b e r i g h t on out. And th e n tw enty
  • ich m a d e h im th e f i r s t h o n o r a r y d id . MEMORANDUM THE W HITE HOUSE ( _ , ^ W A A S S K K II N K Q U T I U W O KN S unday, J u ly 31, 1966 Page 5 e ld e r in th e C h r is tia n c h u rc h . It w a s s o m e w h e re a lo n g
  • r a p h ic a lly r e p r e s e n t i n g th e w h o le U n ite d S ta te s , f r o m N ew Y o r k to H a w a ii. A n d I w a s p r o u d th a t t h e r e w a s o n e T e x a s g i r l f r o m K in g s v ille o n i t . I h a d ta lk e d to T o m J
  • . ? And^ I k e p t a a . h e a r ii^ w o g d » -& f - p r a i s e fo r the b r ie fin g a m o n g th e m e n . / / . O ne th in g to n o te . b u ffe t. D o n 't h av e s lic e d r o a s t b e e f f o r a sta n d u p - I t i s a s tr u g g le to c u t w
  • s w a s th e r e w ith us.^^^ We h a d a h a i r - .‘•ii X . d r e s s e r A vaiting. S w e e t l i t t l e M r s . F r e d e r i c k B u rg who h a d le f t h e r tw o' ' c h i l d r e n w i t h ^ b m e 'b a b y s i t t e r "an c o m e 'o v e r