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- h ite bow i n h e r lo n g b l a c k h a i r , a w h ite d r e s s .
T h e t a l k w a s of o ld t i m e s .
I knew J im Robb in k in d e r g a rte n .
a n d I u s e d t o d o u b le d a t e , o r w e w e n t to G u n s t o n H a l l t o g e t h e
- Lady Bird to LBJ's bedroom for coffee, visit with Jack Valenti and watch tv; lunch in Solarium with Lynda Johnson and Charles Robb's family; dessert with LBJ and the Valentis; family conversation about 1968 election & LBJ's decision to run
- MEMORANDUM
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THE W HITE HOUSE
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WASHINOTON
T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 31, 1968
H a llo w ee n D ay.
P age 1
It h ad b e e n a s le e p le s s n ig h t.
b a d c o ld . He w a s a w ak e a t 4 :0 0 an d a g a in a t 5:00.
h a d b r e a k f
- LBJ has bad cold; Lady Bird records diary; desk work; LBJ Library meeting; documentary on Johnson Administration; Lady Bird reminisces about Lynda Robb's bassinet; LBJ & Lady Bird greet Lynda & her baby; LBJ & Lady Bird walk in Rose Garden; press
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 1968
C h r is tm a s E v e o f ' 6 8 .
to m e .
Page 1
It w a s th e n ic e s t d a y o f the C h r is tm a s
I had d e c id e d ju s t the day b e fo r e to g a th er
- is moving slowly; Lyn Nugent follows Lucia Jane around giving her hugs & plays on Lucinda Robb's baby buggy; Christmas buffet dinner; Johnson family speaks with Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent, together in Vietnam; Lady Bird reads "Reflections" by Helen Hayes
- MEMORANDUM
THE W HITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
S a tu r d a y , S e p te m b e r 2 1, 1968
Page 1
S atu rd ay, S e p te m b e r 2 1 s t, w a s one o f th o se d e lic io u s in t e r lu d e s in
the s u m m e r - - a w e e k e n d w ith good fr ie n
- ; Lady Bird has nice comments about George Mahon & Alan Boyd; helicopter to the Haywood Ranch; fish fry; back to LBJ Ranch; Lynda Robb stayed back in Washington, D.C.
- MEMORANDUM
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TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , S e p te m b e r 2 4 , 1968
Page 1
T u e s d a y , S e p te m b e r 24th, w a s one of th o se fu ll, b a c k - to - b a c k W ash in g to n
days.
A c tu a lly I e n jo y th e m .
T
- Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Capitol for Senator Allen Ellender's Louisiana gumbo luncheon; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman discuss Humphrey campaign; possible style show in Texas & Lady Bird speech; Senate Ladies Luncheons; birthday cake for Senator Ellender
- Paper Clip Removed from 03/05/1968, pages 6 -10.
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u esd a y , M arch 5, 1968
P age 6
I had b een happy la s t n ight, when I had s e e n Lyndon's ligh t out at
e le v e n , and had rea d m y s e lf to s le
- painting; Bess Truman portrait; office work; Lynda & Chuck Robb's party; Johnson family have dinner; victory on Civil Rights Act of 1968/Fair Housing Act
- MEMORANDUM
c
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , O c to b e r
1968
P age 1
It w a s a n o th e r s tr a n g e day in th is lo n g p e r io d of u n r e m ittin g
te n s io n a n d s t r a i n .
It h a d b eg u n - - o r a t l e a s
- ; Lady Bird accepts LBJ bust by Victor Lamke; Lady Bird visits with Alabama relative; Lady Bird's autographs items; LBJ Library meeting; LBJ & Lady Bird meet White House Fellows & give speeches; Lady Bird visits Lynda Robb in hospital; LBJ has cold
- MEMORANDUM
c
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINOTON
W e d n e sd a y , F e b r u a r y 7 , 1968
page 1
I sp e n t p a r t o f the m o r n in g lis t e n in g to o ld ta p e s o f the fe w d a y s I
r e c o r d e d b e tw e e n th at d ay in N o v e m b e r
- Lady Bird listens to her diary recordings for November-December 1963 & July 28, 1965, to prepare for Howard K. Smith interview; office work; lunch; meeting with J.B. West about a new usher; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to party for returning Vietnam
- 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
- ; Johnsons greet General & Mrs. William Westmoreland; Lady Bird visits with the Henderson Shufflers; visit with the Westmorelands; General Westmoreland ate cookies meant for Chuck Robb; 13-year anniversary of LBJ's heart attack
- MEMORANDUM
THE W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
I
W e d n e s d a y , O c t o b e r 4, 1967
Page 1
. It r e a l l y b e g a n a l i t t l e a f t e r m i d n i g h t w h e n I f le w in to A n d r e w s ,
a n d th e r e in m y c a r w a s D r. H u rs t
- & Yale; Lady Bird praises her staff; LBJ has stag dinner for 30 Senators; Lady Bird visits with Sen. Harry Byrd; rift between the Johnsons & Stewart Udall about Vietnam; Lady Bird dines with Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb; TV program on new District
- MEMORANDUM
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 14, 1968
Page 1
I w e n t i n L y n d o n 's r o o m e a r l y .
v e r y l a t e l a s t n ig h t.
H e h a d c o m e in f r o m T e x a s
I w a s to ld i t w a s a b o u t 2
- LBJ returns from Texas & is very tired; Lady Bird swims & goes to hair salon; tea with T.J. Taylor's nurse, Jean Hughes; Ms. Hughes gives Lady Bird photos of Taylor; Lynda Robb's pregnancy; tea for National Association of Food Chains; beautification
- a n ly , p o ise d .
Chuck*s .
You f e l t , t h i s i s s o m e b o d y .
A nd L y n d o n ’s b r o u g h t t e a r s to m y e y e s .
It w a s a l l th e s w e e t n e s s o f a r e a l
fa th e r.
M r . Robb m a d e a t o a s t t h a t e n d e d
- Robb
- Paper Clip Removed from 03/17/1968, pages 1 - 4 .
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINOTOM
S u n d ay , M a r c h 17, 1968
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Page 1
L y n d o n w a s u p e a r l y an d w e n t to St. F r a n c is X a v ie r , ta k in g Lynji, w ho
s a t q u ie
- 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
- MEMORANDUM
C
T H E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHINGTON
T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 8, 1968
Page 1
A n o th e r e a r ly m o rn in g .
B r e a k f a s t a t 7 :30, a n d t h e n r e a d i n g
o v e r s e v e r a l t i m e s m y fe w r e m a r k s to w
- Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Smithsonian for "Reading is Fundamental;" welcoming speech by Dillon Ripley; speeches by Lady Bird & Margy McNamara; LBJ Library meeting covered by press; Lady Bird bowls with Muriel Humphrey & Jane Muskie; press take
- IvIEMORANDUM
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- ; LBJ and group on motor boat; Lady Bird and others on large boat; Lady Bird has Thornton Wilder's "The Eighth Day;" Lynda Johnson has date with Chuck Robb; dinner at Haywood Ranch; birthday cake for Luci Nugent; massage and to bed
- Paper Clip Removed from 04/17/1968, pages 1 -14.
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1968
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
W ednesday, A p r il 17, w as one of the b ig g e st days I have ever
spent in m y four y e a r s and n e a r ly fiv e m onths in the W hite H ou se.
But
it s e e m
- of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
- Removed from 04/04/1968, page 1.
MEMORANDUM
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T h u rsd a y , A p ril 4 , 1968
THE WHITE HOUSE
■ 'w a s h i n g T O N ■
P age 1
T h e se w e r e two d ays I w ould have lo v ed to s le e p , to a lu xu riou s nine
o r ten o 'c lo c k
- & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip
- MEMORANDUM
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T H E W H IT E HOUSE
M onday, D e c e m b e r 4 , i9 6 7
T h e w e d d in g w e e k . b e g i n s .
WASHIHOTOM
l^age 1
A nd I , w ith t h a t g o o d f e e l i n g o£ b e in g r e s t e d
a n d w a n tin g to g e t th i n g s d o
- ; Lady Bird has hair & medical appointments; renovations in Lady Bird's bedroom; Averell Harriman party for Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb & diplomatic corps; LBJ will meet William Randolph Hearst; news conference at State Department; LBJ swims with Earl
- MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
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F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y 13, 1968
W ASHINGTON
Page 1
It w a s a g o o d W h ite H o u se d a y , I w a s u p a t e ig h t, s t a r t e d to th e p o o l.
I a s k e d L y n d o n to c o m e w ith m e
- ; Lady Bird visits with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird sits for portrait with Madame Shoumatoff; Lady Bird has tour of Smithsonian; White House is receiving strange letters; Lady Bird & Mary Lasker watch "Gone With The Wind;" C.R. Smith is new Secretary
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MEMORANDUM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
W ASHINGTON
T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 5, 1968
A ll d a y s a r e e a r l y n ow .
Page 1
A f te r b r e a k f a s t w ith L yndon and
r e a d i n g th e p a p e r s I w o r k e d a t m y d e s k w ith M
- diary; massage; hair styled; State Dinner for Hoveydas; Lynda Robb; exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird names guests; exchange of toasts; Harkness Ballet youth troupe provides entertainment; LBJ has lingering cold; the Johnsons visit with houseguests
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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
- Christmas Day; telephone calls; Father Kaifer hold mass in Lincoln Room; special blessings for Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent in Vietnam; family opens more presents; Johnsons to open house at Clark Clifford's; LBJ lays down to rest; more telephone calls
