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  • LBJ & Lady Bird swim; LBJ is exercising regularly; Lady Bird is trying to organize LBJ Ranch & items from their Washington homes, and decorating the LBJ Ranch; hair styled; sorting materials for LBJ Library; Johnsons to Luci Nugent's home in Austin
  • . And bu tterm il|< and fr u it s a la d . . MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE ( T h u r s d a y , N o v e m b e r 2 3 , 1967 WASHINGTON Page 2 It w a s a v e r y s m a ll grou p fo r the L B J R anch - - o n ly s i x o f u s . Lyndon and I and the K r im
  • Thanksgiving Day; LBJ & Lady Bird in bed with grandson, Patrick Lyn; Lady Bird takes painting to Martin Ranch house; LBJ, Lady Bird & Marie Fehmer drive around Martin, Danz & Reagan Ranches; light lunch with the Arthur Krims; Luci & Pat Nugent
  • went to sleep . Lyndon too took a long n ap. But he w as up and gone when I awoke about 5:00. I found L uci and the two of us walked a lo r ^ the P ark road, down past the"*dam ’and O rio le's and grandpa 's house and a il the way to the c em ete ry
  • LBJ & Lady Bird arrive at LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird reads until 2 a.m. and sleeps late; LBJ, Lady Bird & the Arthur Krims drive around ranch; drought in Texas; lunch; Lady Bird and LBJ take naps; Lady Bird & Luci Johnson Nugent, who is expecting, go
  • t o r - - o b v i o u s l y a n o l d f r i e n d o f L u c i ' s a n d P a t 's c a m e up w ith a p r o p r i e t a r y a i r , o v e r s e e in g young P a t r i c k Lyndon. T he young p a r e n ts w e r e having a good tim e w ith c o m p le te e
  • Lady Bird flies to Dallas & Austin; elections in Vietnam; lunch in car ride to Luci Nugent's house; other Nugent family members also there; Lady Bird makes phone calls; Lady Bird & Roy Wells to LBJ Ranch; tour of LBJ Ranch house & Martin House
  • of a n y th in g . a t h o m e w i t h h im in a n y s i t u a t i o n . Lyndon is A n d P a t r i c k L y n d o n g r a v i t a t e s to h im a s n a t u r a l l y a s h e d o e s to h i s m o t h e r . L a t e in th e a f t e r n o o n I h a d a h
  • LBJ & Lady Bird review progress on Danz house; LBJ & Lady Bird to Stonewall; wildflowers and crepe myrtles for planting; LBJ & Lady Bird swim with Luci & Lyn Nugent; Lady Bird has hair styled; dinner guests; conversation about oral history project
  • i o n . h o m e c o u n t r y to C h u c k . F o r Lynda, F or me, showing o u r And for Lyndon I hope, p e a c e a n d re la x a tio n . H e ’s b e e n g o n e tw o m o n t h s . A b o u t 1 0 : 0 0 , t h e f o u r of u s - - C h u c k a n d L
  • ; Lady Bird makes phone calls; bids for LBJ Library come in within the budget; the Nugents arrive; all helicopter to Haywood Ranch to join Lynda & Chuck boating; dinner with the J.J. Pickles; back to LBJ Ranch & to bed
  • e r c o l o r s c h e m e s ^ s t a r t i n g w i t h th e b l u e r u g like M a r ia ll e n h a s and that Lyndon h a s e x p r e s s e d a liking fo r. CJ y r K ^ . i And we took I t h e Wyeth p a i n t i n g w i t h th e c o v e r e d w a g
  • Lady Bird is at Luci Nugent's house; Lady Bird drives herself to Johnson City & describes the area drought; Lady Bird visits with Jessie Hunter at boyhood home; Lady Bird & Neva West work on decorating the LBJ Ranch home; lunch; meeting about dining
  • Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
  • k . T h e sun h a d b e e n b e g u n to c o m e o ut in th e la te a fte rn o o n , a n d it w a s w a rm in g up a lit t l e . h a d gone s w im m in g a tim e o r tw o. Lyndon T h e b u b b le, so o ffe n s iv e fro m th e h ighw ay. c
  • , Lady Bird & friends go for drive; LBJ swims & stays on diet; "Sound of Music" & "Dr. Zhivago" movies shown at the ranch; men have domino tournament; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent visit; Lady Bird reads "Nicholas and Alexandra" in her renovated bedroom
  • a book about Lyndon a n d fo re ig n a ffa irs . a w a i t i n g h i s t u r n to t a l k b u s i n e s s . A n d J e s s e a n d Don T h o m a s - - A n d th e s ta f f . T h e n a f t e r lu n c h - - u n a b le to p o s tp o n e i t a n y l o n g e
  • Press stories on engagement of Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; visit of Peter and Henrietta Hurd; lunch with Hurds , Jack Brooks, et al; unveiling and discussion of the Hurd portrait of LBJ; portrait receives poor reviews from the Johnsons; Lady Bird
  • , arid w e s a t dow n a t th e ta b le . It Lyndon a n d I a n d th e two T a y lo r s a n d the two N u g en ts a n d L y n d a a n d G e o rg e a n d -' J a k e and M a r ie . : h e r fo lk s f o r o n ly a b o u t 2 4 h o u r s a n d b y h e r
  • & Matianna Taylor arrive; John Hills' gift of 140 quail for Johnsons; LBJ, Pat Nugent, Tony Taylor & Secret Service round up escaped quail; telephone staff, Secret Service, WHCA & military staff share refreshments; open presents; to Midnight Mass
  • w a s so m e h o w a v in d ic a tio n of Lyndon. T o m e , one of the good m o m e n t s of the d ay w a s a TV p r o g r a m ( o MEMORANDUM TH E W H ITE HOUSE WASKIKOTOH W ed n esd ay , N o v e m b e r 6, 1968 i Page 4 w h e r e W a lte r C
  • Richard Nixon wins Presidential election; LBJ & Lady Bird call Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Gerard Nugent has back surgery; Hubert Humphrey & Richard Nixon give speeches; Johnsons make additional election phone calls; Johnsons & Arthur Krims drive
  • t. She i s 34 y e a r s y o u n g e r th a n he i s . t o l d m e a l i t t l e l a t e r , v e r y s o lic ito u s a n d t e n d e r w ith h im , T h is s h e Lyndon m ad e a b r i e f w e lc o m in g s p e e c h , f lo w e r s w e r e p r e s
  • LBJ goes to mass with Luci & Pat Nugent; visit of Prime Minister & Mrs. Levi Eshkol of Israel to the LBJ Ranch; lunch; LBJ & Lady Bird fly to San Antonio to meet visiting Israeli officials; LBJ & Prime Minister Eshkol give speeches; back to the LBJ
  • th e p o r t r a i t s o f Lyndon and me, s t i l l on t h e e a s e l s i n t h e E a s t H a l l , and p u t them i n t h e c a r e o f t h e C u r a t o r . And i n t o t h e Q ueens’ S i t t i n g Room and th e n i n t o t h e l o v e l y Q ueens
  • Lady Bird takes last stroll through rooms; Ashton Gonella's office & Luci Nugent's room are disaster; LBJ is giving Medals of Freedom to Mary Lasker, Laurance Rockefeller, et al; Johnsons greet Nixons and they ride down Pennsylvania Avenue
  • Lady Bird has nightmares; Lady Bird makes telephone calls; Lady Bird goes to the first meeting of the Johnson City Garden Club; lunch; drive to Danz and Sweeney houses to view renovations; Lady Bird drives to Luci & Pat Nugent's home in Austin; Lady
  • Luci & Pat Nugent's Home, Austin, Texas
  • LBJ & Lyn Nugent to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church; LBJ is not sleeping well; Johnsons, Lynda & Chuck Robb to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; gold crisis; Sweden & trial of U.S. for war crimes; press at church; Johnsons watch "Issues and Answers
  • Lady Bird awakened by Luci & Pat going to hospital; Lady Bird calls LBJ, Pat's mother and Lynda; nap; Secret Service wake her up when baby arrives; Lady Bird calls LBJ, "It's a boy!;" Lady Bird calls Mrs. Nugent & Lynda; Pat Nugent gives cigars
  • Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
  • Lady Bird sleeps late; discussions about yard work; review of storage space for January 20th return; maintenance issues; LBJ is riding; Lyn Nugent is growing; Lady Bird joins LBJ & Lynda riding the Scharnhorst Ranch; flight back to Washington, D.C
  • , Martin & Danz Ranches; back to LBJ Ranch and talk about ranch issues with Dale Malechek; helicopter to Austin and a visit with Luci & Lyn Nugent; Johnsons to Andrews AFB and White House in pelting rain
  • ; hamburgers at Don Thomas' home in Austin; Johnsons tour possible house for Luci & Pat Nugent; to ranch to discuss remodeling plans; Johnsons & guests drive around ranches; dinner; back to White House with Luci Nugent
  • 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
  • Nugent Home, Austin, Texas
  • Nugent; Lady Bird & Roy White drive to Johnson City and the LBJ Ranch to look at plantings; work on renovations for various rooms in the house; Lady Bird & Roy White drive to Albert to see LBJ's old school house; to A.W. Moursund's; back to Luci's
  • Luci & Pat Nugent's home, Austin, Texas
  • Lady Bird meets with Roy White about renovation plans for LBJ Ranch house; drive up to runway to see the wildflowers; drive on backroads to Austin; Lady Bird describes the scenery; to Luci Nugent's new home for visit, lunch & unpacking; Lady Bird
  • Thanksgiving Day; Johnsons to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; press invited for coffee, cookies & photographs; family photos taken at LBJ Birthplace & LBJ Boyhood Home; Luci to University of Texas football game; LBJ teaches Lyn Nugent to dance; LBJ
  • to Lewis Ranch, Mr. Yinski's home and the Hill Ranch; back to the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird joins LBJ at the Moursunds' for supper; Lady Bird takes care of grandson, Lyn Nugent
  • 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
  • Lady Bird views areas at LBJ Ranch that needs wildflower seeds and describes how previous plantings are blooming; back to LBJ Ranch to work on renovations to the house; dinner at Luci and Pat Nugent's; to Rebekah Johnson's former home on Harries
  • Lady Bird views possible house for Luci Johnson in Austin; Pat Nugent and Lady Bird measure rooms; lunch at Youngblood's Restaurant; back to LBJ Ranch; guests there for tours of Texas poverty programs; tours through Reagan & Scharnhorst ranches
  • Johnson women to New York; Lady Bird buys dress for wedding and flies back to White House; phone call with Betty Weinheimer about LBJ Birthplace; lunch; meeting with Liz Carpenter about press; meeting about travel for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent
  • Lady Bird drives alone to St Barnabas Episcopal Church; long meeting with Roy White about renovations to LBJ Ranch home; lunch; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird & Luci, Pat & Lynn Nugent fly to Amarillo; Joe Batson takes them to Neil Johnson