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- Lady Bird & Muriel Humphrey to Philadelphia to appear on the Mike Douglas Show; Dorothy McCardle conducts interview with Lady Bird on airplane ride back; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Bethesda Naval Hospital to visit maternity facilities; Lady Bird
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- up early. He went for a walk, and then a brief church
service at St. John’s. How glad I am about that.
I went in to see Lucy and got the delicious news that she and Beth Jenkins--who was
spending the night with her--after having studied algebra ‘til
- Johnsons awake early, go for walk, and attend service at St. John's Church; Luci's fireplace mishap; description of Luci at the White House; Lady Bird and LBJ go to New York for funeral of Senator Herbert Lehman; in 1955, Lehman asked Senate
- LBJ and Ambassador's wives, party in honor of Anthony Celebrezze, Lady Bird and Lynda travel plans to New York for shopping, LBJ diet and health
- on t h e i r way to New York and I had asked them to stop by
Monday, January 1 3 , 1969
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the White House and spend the night.
We talked of Alabama and
kinfolks and then I dispatched them on a to u r and joined a second
group, Alice Brown
- ; Lady Bird reminisces about coming to the White House in 1963; reception in Blue Room for the Democratic National Committee; the Johnsons fly to New York City to the Pierre Hotel; dinner party for 450 at Plaza Hotel
- ■I'
1965
T h u r sd a y , A u g u st 12th
.
W as lik e a cam p aign d ay.
I had w anted to spend at le a s t one day
s e e in g PR O JEC T HEADSTART in o p era tio n .
We ch o se New J e r s e y
b e c a u s e it w as c lo s e and I could s e
- New Jersey
- Lady Bird visits Project Head Start in Newark and Lambertville, New Jersey; airplane filled with press; press conference in the classroom; Lady Bird to Governor's mansion; Lady Bird makes speech in Morven; Lady Bird is interviewed on plane by Los
- New Jersey
- looking - putting away the la s t things that w e re
I
h ers.
I ’ m not about to say goodby to som ebody as dear as W a r r ie Lynn,
ju st'^so long fo r now,^
A little a fte r 4 we choppered out to A n d rew s, and went to New Y o r k f or
the New Y o
- & Lady Bird to New York Gala; private dinner with Arthur Krims and Ed Weisl Srs.; reception at Arthur Krim's
- into one of the gu est ro o m s, although a s he
exp lain ed w e w ould not b e th ere that night.
don't you a ll co m e up to New Y ork w ith u s?"
And then he sa id , "Why
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MEMORANDUM
' ■
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THE WHITE HOUSE
'W A SK
- New York
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
- New York City
- .
And then there was Lynda B ir d in New Y o r k to talk to.
She'd been
to see " B a r e fo o t in the P a r k " the night b e fo r e , and the night b e fo re that
she»d seen " H e llo Doll y " , and she sounded like she'd been having a
m a rvelo u s tim e
- Lady Bird sleeps in; meeting with Eleanor Lemair about changes to Solarium; meeting head of Florists Association about Lady Bird delivering Easter flowers; Lynda Johnson in New York City; LBJ and Lady Bird to LBJ Ranch; dinner at Ranch with Jesse
- MEMORANDUM
THE W H ITE HOUSE
W ASH ING TON
Tu esd ay, M ay 26, 1964
P a ge 1
I le ft New Y o r k at a le is u r e ly llj3 0 , a r r iv in g a t the W hite H ouse, to
find out that Lynda B ird had fin ish e d h er la s t exam - Oh, jo y !
And had
- New York
- New York
- ork.
And then at noon I flew to New Y o rk with W arrie Lynn, L iz and B e s s ,
We went to the C a rlis l e ^to that b eau tifu l s u ite w h e r e I a lw ay s fe e l that I ’m
in trudin g on the a p a rtm e n t of the fa ir y p rin c e s s ,
Je a n K
- New York
- Lady Bird's desk work; Lady Bird to New York; Lynda Johnson returns from 5-state trip with LBJ; Lady Bird to Metropolitan Opera; lunch; performance of "Il Trovatore"; LBJ speech in Atlanta about race barriers
- New York
-
«serious need• to define Its Soviet IT
mandate more clearly.
will begi
U.N. MEET
Observers here believed his dreas Ar
Meanwhlle, In New York, It suggestion ·would be accepted ister or
by the 11-member Council.
try, s:\ld
U Thant
warned
that
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The C
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and spicy.
She was accompanied by a phalanx of relatives, the Burton
Bosseys, Alexander, a grandson, and Antoni Shoumatoff, a granddaughter,
and her son, Nicholas and his wife.
I t was a good day for cupid with
Betty Beale there and her new fiance, whom
- ay 9» 1964
P a ge 3
Then we went quickly out to M itc h e ll F ie ld on Long Island, fo r the
dedication o f a John F , Kennedy Educational C iv ic and C u ltu ral Cente r .
The scene was oddly ru ra l so clo se to New Y o r k C ity.
fie ld , w ith
- New York
- New York
- e I h a d a d d e d a s p a r k of g a y e ty to h e r d ay .
L y n d a h a s a g r e e d to go to th e New Y o rk b a r b e c u e s
f o r the young c i t i z e n s f o r J o h n s o n , one to be g iv en by
C h arlo tte F o rd
an d one by M a y o r
- Lady Bird lunches with Hugh Sidey and Jean Franklin of Time magazine for study on Lady Bird; tea with friends; visit with friend from youth at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Dallas; Lynda Johnson to New York for Young Citizens for Johnson; Luci
- , a u t o g r a p h i n g
(one of th e d u l l e s t jo b s in th e w o rld ) an d c le a n in g off th e d e s k .
news was fro m Luci.
ta l k to W endy.
y o u n g sters.
T h e big
I t r i e d t o t e l e p h o n e h e r i n N ew O r l e a n s a n d d
- Lady Bird walks White House grounds with Lynda Johnson and Carolyn Kellam Curtis, and they have lunch and bowl one game; office work; Luci Johnson launches the SS LOUISE LYKES in New Orleans; LBJ & Lady Bird to Jack Valenti's birthday party; Lady
- k e lin g .
F ir s t I tr ie d the a llo v e r m a sk and the f in s .
^
b e s t e x p e r ie n c e s - - a new w o rld .
It w as one of l i f e ’s
S ea fa n s, fr a g ile a s la c e , g r e y
■ and p u rp le and g r ee n , w avin g g en tly
- r t s a n d in p a r k s on o u r f iv e s ta te
to u r of New E n g la n d .
A d ay lik e th is is a n e x h a u s tin g s e m in a r on the
g e o g ra p h y , e c o n o m y - - the lo o k of the la n d a n d the p eo p le th a t m a k e up
o u r
- New York
- Johnsons make a five-state New England tour; crowds at airports; LBJ gives speech at Rhode Island University in Providence; anti-war demonstrators; LBJ speaks at Navy League luncheon in Manchester, NH; birthday party for Senator George Aiken
- Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, New York
- v e l y M a ry wi^^^
I
th a t h e r f r i e n d w a s p r o b a b ly
dy ing a n d h a v in g to cope w ith th is u gly , h u m ilia tin g in c id e n t.
I w as a n g ry and b itte r and h u rt.
T he New Y o r k P o s t d e s c r i b e d th e a f
- New York
- New York City
- mm
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
W ASHINGTON
M onday, F e b r u a r y 20, 1967
P age 1
It w a s a h ard w orking day.
I had m y f ir s t co ffee in L yn da's room .'
She is going b a ck to New Y ork for a w eek w ith M cC a lls, and she is fu ll
- ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r
a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d .
It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I
have m et b efo re.
And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
- Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
- e the little
dogs s ta n d up on t h e i r h in d le g s and d r in k t h e i r f ill.
So cu te they a r e !
T he g a r d e n th a t i s to be n a m e d f o r M r s , K en nedy i s p r o g r e s s i n g
b e a u tif u lly - a new s p rin k lin g s y
- New York
- Syracuse, New York
- e r a tio n A r t, b e c a u s e
on M onday I w ill be going to New Y o rk and I w ill b e h a v in g lu n c h w ith
M a ry L a s k e r an d p o s s ib ly M r. F o s s b u rg h .
A nd I w an t to b e a lit tle b it
p r e p a r e d f o r how I'm
- the Apple Blossom F e s tiv a l, down the Shenandoah.
I think I'm going to ask Wendy to take o ver that p rogra m fo r m e, perhaps to
take her to New York; to look around here^ or to find her about the four n ec e s s a ry
outfits it w ill requ ire
- i g h t n i n g that r e v e r b e r a t e d th ro u g h the ca n y o n s
MEM ORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 3,
1967
of dow ntow n New Y o rk .
Ps-ge 4
And then ju s t g r a y an d o v e r c a s t , an d
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast in bed with Lyn Nugent on bed; Lady Bird to New York City with Lynda & Warrie Lynn Smith; Lady Bird to Waldorf Towers to look at clothes; lunch with Eddie Weisl o discuss selling KTBC; Lady Bird tries on more clothes; Lady
- New York City
- e r the d e s e r t.
As I had m y f i r s t cup of co ffe e , w atching it,
looking down into the palm dotted c ity , I thought how v ery^ 'C alifornia, how
I
v e r y we s t e r n this i s .
so c l e a n , f r e s h , r i c h .
So new, pro b ab
- aging n ew s w as
that Lyndon had flow n up, ju st a few h ours ago, to New Y ork for the
in sta lla tio n of A rch b ish op T e r e n c e Cook, taking w ith h im , not on ly L u ci,
c
w h ich i s n a tu ra l, fo r h er strOng C a th o licism
- Lady Bird has photos taken with Mrs. Post & her staff; Lady Bird back to White House; newspaper stories; LBJ to Hawaii for Vietnam talks; LBJ, Luci & Lyn to New York for installation of Archbishop; upcoming Austrian dinner; upcoming Texas trip
- ew ay , c a m e down fr o m New
Y o r k a n d s ta y e d l a t e r , and w e w en t o v e r the l i s t o f b o ok s fro m the A m e r i c a n
Book S e lle r s A sso c ia tio n
H ouse.
that they a r e so kin dly going to giv e to the White
I a s k e
- Women Doers Luncheon with speaker, Jane Jacobs; funny story about Mrs. Charles Marsh; LBJ makes brief appearance; office work; Dorris Powell tells stories about Lady Bird's mother; LBJ & Lady Bird to dinner in New York honoring Jacqueline Kennedy
- .
My good
f r i e n d , S e c r e t a r y U d a l l , M i s s S y l v i a P o r t e r , th e G o o d w i n s , a nd h e l i c o p t e r e d
o v e r to S a n M a r c o s to a t t e n d th e I n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e new P r e s i d e n t of the
C
- m e to so m e new A f ric a n country, an d h e d id n 't know the
la n g u a g e .
She w a s w o r ry in g a littl e b i t a b o u t how h e w ould g e t a lo n g in
s c h o o l a n d e v e ry th in g - - how
aken ew f r ie n d s .
tm
S o lic ito
- New York
- Lady Bird does office work; Lady Bird swims and then to beauty parlor; Lady Bird's television program on Beautification in Washington, DC; LBJ gives speech at the Smithsonian; Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson to New York City to see a play; LBJ has
- New York
- s o f m a n y y e a r s - - b u t b y a new N e g r o S e n a to r w h om
he s c a r c e ly w
d
n
.A
e
k
o d d ly a ls o th a t‘tw o o f th e n i c e s t e v e n in g s w e h a v e
had s o c ia l ly t h is la s t y e a r h av e b e e n w ith a n o
- -C o lo m b ia n a r t
is str u c k b y the s im ila r ity w ith A s ia tic - - thinks of the land b rid g e and
how the p eo p le got to M ex ico and South A m e r ic a .
So it w as no new co n cep t.
B u t su d d en ly I found m y s e lf fa c e
- LBJ's network television interview about "the first hundred days" with Eric Sevariad, Douglas Brinkley and William Lawrence; Luci Johnson returns from New York shopping trip; Lady Bird, Lynda Johnson, Warrie Lynn Smith & Jesse Kellam watch
- a ll led the g u e sts in . She i s a
P h ilip p in o ,
C . R . Sm ith w a s the on ly Cabinet m em b er p r e s e n t. H andsom e
Danny B r e w ste r and h is new w ife - - the only S en a to r,
T h ere w as H ale and
Liindy B o g g s
- o d e in w ith M u r i e l a n d O p al - - L yndon a h e a d w ith H u b e r t
a n d th e S e n a to r o v e r a new high w ay th a t w a s o pen ed to d ay f o r the
f i r s t ti m e .
And th en t h e r e w e r e g a th e r in g c r o w d s a n d
- staff; Johnsons fly to Houston Astrodome for Humphrey rally; new Houston highway; Lady Bird reminisces about 1941 campaign; Lyn Nugent walks with grandfather; speeches by Ralph Yarborough, LBJ & Hubert Humphrey; return to LBJ Ranch; LBJ's speech on tv
-
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
(■
WASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 12, 1968
in v i s i t o r s ' s e r v i c e .
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And M r . W est who told ab o u t th e c l o s e t s b y
H a m m a c h e r Schlemm e r and the new r u g in the S tate D
- speeches; office work and walk around White House grounds; the Valentis to dinner; LBJ's diet; news stories about Luci Johnson in New Orleans and Lynda Johnson at royal wedding in Athens
- New York
- Lady Bird and Luci Johnson have clothing trip to New York; possible trip by Lynda Johnson to Spain; press stationed in hotel; tea for Mrs. Diaz Ordaz of Mexico; Elizabeth Arden hair stylist does Lady Bird's hair for party; Lady Bird to Mary Lasker's
- New York City
