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  • Dior pink knit tights, riding in her baby buggy or on her mother's shoulder surveying everybody with her big solemn eyes. Patrick Lyndon bounced in and out between everybody's feet—a menace to the hors d'oeuvres, and the ashtrays and any drinks
  • with Harry Middleton about film project; Lady Bird sits for sculptor, Robert Berks; visit with Lynda Robb & Luci Nugent during sitting; dinner for Hubert Humphrey and the Cabinet; photos of ladies & LBJ with Cabinet; toasts; papers to LBJ Library
  • with restrictions contained In the donor'& dead of gift. Paper Clip Removed from 04/11/1968, pages 1 -10. f 1968 ( ■ THURSDAY, APR IL 11 I w ent into Lyndon's room e a rly to have b rea k fa st w ith him and th ere in e a r n e s t co n v ersa tio n w as A m
  • Civil Rights Act of 1968 & gives speech; Lady Bird visits with Pat & Luci; Pat Nugent leaves for Vietnam; LBJ & departing Cabinet members gives speeches at reception; Lady Bird asks Bob McNamara to speak at LBJ Library; small dinner party
  • luxury, valu ed b e c a u se i t ’s so r a r e . . Lyndon had thoughtfully had Jim Jon es c a ll m e back, from so m ew h ere on h is w h irlw in d trip to T e x a s , and s a y there w a s no n eed fo r me to c a tc h a p la n e d ow n ^ ^ m tl Why
  • LBJ flies from Texas, and Lady Bird flies from White House to meet in Marietta, Georgia; LBJ gave speeches in Houston on Friday; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent accompany LBJ; LBJ gives speech at CA-5 cargo plane ceremony; Johnsons tour inside the plane
  • p e c ia l from C a lifo r n ia , about s e v e n o 'c lo c k , a fter having k is s e d Chuck goodb^ 'the n ight b e fo r e . • . y • / I w an^ to b e rig h t th ere at the door w ith open a r m s / to m e e t h er, but • ■ I b eg g ed Lyndon
  • Lynda Robb returns from California seeing Chuck off to Vietnam; LBJ's speech on Vietnam; LBJ goes to church with Luci & Pat Nugent; LBJ visits with Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Lady Bird's "See America" trip; Horace Busby & Lady Bird work on LBJ's
  • 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
  • d w ith e n e r g y a s Lyndon h i m s e l f - - the b r a i n , the d r i v e , is s t i l l t h e r e , - - the p e r s o n a l i t y . B u t he is too h e a v y a n d t h e r e w a s a q u ic k c lu tc h a t m y h e a r t . We w a lk e d into th
  • 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
  • a t s e e m e d fittin g , he w en t out to C hurch w ith th e c h ild r e n and I w e n t b a c k to b ed . L ^ Sunday, D e c e m b e r 24 (C ontinu ed ) I w o k e up about te n , t h e r e , e v e r fa ith fu l. Lyndon had gon e to h is o f f ic
  • Christmas eve; LBJ returns home from trip; LBJ is first President to circumnavigate the world; LBJ, Lady Bird & family visit for two hours about the President's trip; LBJ goes to mass with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird goes back to bed; LBJ
  • T uesday, Ja n u a ry 14, 1969 Page 1 T uesday, Jan u a ry 1 4 th was an a b s o lu t e ly u n iq u e day In my t h i r t y - f o u r y e a r s In W ashington. I t was th e day Lyndon gave h i s l a s t S t a t e o f th e Union speech and I
  • LBJ returns to White House; Lady Bird spent night at Pierre; Lady Bird reads about last night's party; invitations to State of the Union speech; Lady Bird back to White House; LBJ practices speech & rests; separate cars to Capitol; Lyn Nugent
  • 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
  • A b e . s h o u l d b e s e e n b y a n b o d y 's e y e s . M a rie . o I t o ld h im n e v e r to w o r r y a b o u t And a f te r Lyndon r e a d i t . he s a id ," H e r e , you h a d b e tte r k e e p b o th of t h e s e c o p i e s , S H e
  • to Bethesda for meeting with LBJ and Abe Fortas about the overwhelming duties of the presidency; dinner with Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent; LBJ talks about soldiers in Vietnam
  • een in the b u b b le -to p c a r and jo in e d h e r in fo llo w in g Lyndon and K ing M a h en d ra . W e d r o v e in a b r ie f p arad e down P e n n sy lv a n ia A v en u e, le f t to w a rd MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE VNTASHINOTON W e d n e sd
  • about not running for re-election; tea with friends; visit with Johnson daughters; story about Yuki; Johnsons meet King and Queen for State Dinner; exchange of state gifts; exchange of toasts; entertainment is Charlie Byrd; Lyn Nugent
  • 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
  • in a d r e a m p e r s i s t e d . Lyndon w as H e w a s t a l k i n g to M a n s f i e l d a b o u t h ow t h e y c o u ld g e t th e l e g i s l a t i o n m o v i n g o n a G u n L a w , a n d a b o u t how to p r o t e c t th e c a n d i d a t e s
  • plane available for Kennedy family; Lady Bird has coffee with houseguests; phone call from Luci Nugent; Lady Bird talks with Lynda Robb; LBJ has meetings & telephone calls; Lady Bird thinks of dangers to her family; LBJ gives television speech
  • l e p t o v e r th e w e e k e n d . In th e m o r n i n g A r t h u r K r i m c a m e i n t o Lyndon* s r o o m w h ile w e w e r e h a v in g c o f f e e a n d s u m m e d u p h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n s w ith B i l l H e a th . B ill fe lt
  • for Arthur Goldberg & George Ball; news stories about LBJ-Goldberg rift; LBJ makes speech; Chief Justice Earl Warren swears in George Ball; Ball gives speech; Eve Labouisse talks about Greece; dinner guests; Lady Bird visits with Luci Nugent
  • of the m o s t p l e a s a n t e v e n i n g s of t h i s s u m m e r . Lyndon and I have h a d few s m a l l d i n n e r p a r t i e s in o u r 3 - 1 / 2 y e a r s h e r e . I can re m e m b e r anyw here. and su m m e ry . T o n i g h t w e h a d o n
  • speech; office work, including acquisition letters for the LBJ Library; tea with Mary Lasker to talk of Beautification projects; gift of painting for Luci Nugent's baby; second LBJ Library meeting; Johnsons have small dinner party; LBJ gives toast to Ed
  • 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
  • s h o r t s k i r t a n d w h ite b o o t s , a n d P a t r i c k Lyndon., v e r y in d e p e n d e n t a n d m a s c u lin e w ith h is new h a ir c u t, w e re e v e r y b it a s in te re s tin g to the p h o t o g r a p h e r s a s w e r e the tw
  • Abe Fortas' nomination as Chief Justice; arrival ceremony for President Tombalbaye of Chad; Luci & Lyn Nugent are photographed by the press; LBJ signs bills creating Wild and Scenic Trails, Wild & Scenic Rivers, and two National Parks; LBJ gives
  • Luci Nugent's friend dies in military accident; LBJ & Luci attend services at Catholic Church; lunch with the Wesley Wests & Arthur Krims; LBJ Library audiovisual meeting; Oval Office replica is not included in LBJ Library; lunch; monthly films
  • 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
  • LBJ returned to White House last night after Veterans of Foreign Wars speech in Detroit; Lady Bird worked all day Monday on filming of family quarters; Lady Bird works on scripts for more filming; filming in Lady Bird's bedroom; Luci Nugent
  • ; Lady Bird back to White House; wedding gift for Luci Johnson; funny story about 25 tourists as stand-ins; LBJ gives speech to American Alumni Council; talk with Luci and Pat Nugent about wedding; Lady Bird reads press stories about White House weddings
  • LBJ leaves wake-up call for 2 a.m.; LBJ meets with General Creighton Abrams; LBJ back to bed at 8 a.m.; Lady Bird works on script for July 1968 film; meeting on oral history project; Luci Nugent portrait for LBJ's present; Lady Bird to hair salon
  • Four-year anniversary of the Johnsons arriving at the White House; preparations for Lynda Johnson's wedding; office work; Luci Nugent is making a photo album for Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird visits with house guests in the Solarium; Lady Bird bowls
  • reminisces about her mother's opera records; speeches by Roger Stevens & LBJ; program by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Howard University Choir; LBJ watches Luci & Pat Nugent on television; Isaac Stern & Abe Fortas play duet
  • appointment; Lady Bird talks with Luci Nugent; Lady Bird's interview with Howard K. Smith; Johnsons meet Prime Minister & Mrs. Harold Wilson; invitation to Winston Churchill; exchange of gifts; LBJ and Wilson give toasts; Bob Merrill & Veronica Tyler perform