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- . • Seenie Dr1••
Au• 1.n. 'fe:xu
Sunday 4 p.m.,
De
pril 4, 1943
reat loTe:
Saturlay morning I went by to ae• it ·••Johnson•••
home yet but ahe wa•a'i. Then Saturiay night she e 11•4 ae
••haY1n1 Ju•1
r1Tet-to aay that there were a oupl ot
- for th e Prirr.e
New Z
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Mini~:L
- Lady Bird presented leather copy of "The President's Lady"; stag luncheon for Prime Minister of New Zealand; Lady Bird's appointment at Phillips Art Gallery; visit with Texans at luncheon; American Field Service reception and LBJ's speech
- Sunday
night.
I awoke Monday morning in my dear fam iliar room, but no,
everything was changed—i t had the impersonality of a hotel room.
All of my things had been moved out over the weekend, packed for Texas.
The smiling face of "Arturito" no longer
- ; 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
- to a
I t 's a w onderful w ay to w elcom e the New
Y e a r, w ith m y own d e a r fa m ily , people th a t I love.
It m ak e s th is the
b ig g e st.
We looked out o v e r the c o u n try th a t I love.
The r u s s e t glow of
the su n s e t o v e r
- LBJ goes deer hunting; Lynda Johnson to Dallas; Luci Johnson to a game; Lady Bird takes nap; meeting with staff from Washington; social gathering with relatives; T.J. Taylor's estate; dinner with the Wests and Chambers; to Austin for two parties
- of things that I have
m eant to do, headed by re s t and learn to water ski, those not crossed
off.-'- V’
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We reached the White, House about 1:15 in the morning, so it
was a short night, and I woke up early and worked with Liz before I
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had a m
- ^and ju st as I hoped it w ould be,
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I sp en t the e a r ly
■morning w ith L iz on m y few w ord s to say at the J ew ish lu n ch eon and going
o v er r e p o r ts and fa c ts and fig u r e s for m y in te r v ie w w ith M e r le S e c r e s t
- Lady Bird works on remarks for luncheon; Madame Shoumatoff brings new FDR portrait for White House; Peter Hurd portrait of LBJ to be returned; Clark Clifford as possible Attorney General; Lady Bird sees doctors about arthritis in hand; Lady Bird
- ~ a
a permane_nt.
mad dash to get dr~ssed and be ~t ~yndon~:~~- off~c·e.~~~ 1):30.-
. . . : >. . . . ~. . .¢~~~:~ ..
been a heavy d'?wnpou:t in the morning, . but
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ff~stopped_ miracu~onsly,
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we walked out ont~ t~e grdunds
- Ap ril 15,
Monday
This morning
a possible
visit
I had a c a l l from Dorris
in a ny way I c o u l d .
is no work horse l i k e
add my e f f o r t s to h i s .
Elms and this tim e
may be
which i s v ery inuch n e e d e d ,
^nd Doris w a n
- u p e rb c o r n b r e a d , and L y n d o n .
a te s e n s ib ly .
J$ th e lo n g New Y e a r 's v a c a tio n w a s a tim e of the b r id g e to u rn a m e n t,
th is w e e k e n d i s the tim e of m o v ie s .
L a s t n ig h t, i t w a s
- Lady Bird is invited to the Greenhouse in Dallas; Lady Bird meets and tours with Roy White, Mark Gosden and National Park Service staff at the LBJ state park; lunch; visit to LBJ birthplace; visit with Roy White about renovations to LBJ Ranch; LBJ
- a good c o m p a n io n L iz O dom i s !
re m in is c e d about v ario u s tr ip s .
We
We h ad a d r i n k in r o u t e , a n d th e n w h e n
w e la n d e d J e s s e m
leaKj o i n e d us and t h e D e a th e s a n d w e w e n t to a new S p a n ish
- Lady Bird to hair salon in Austin; Lynda Johnson to Dallas shopping; Lady Bird and Jessie Hunter to Denison to Eisenhower birthplace; lunch at Holiday Inn; to Fort Worth for tour by Ruth Carter Johnson of Museum of the Southwest; view Museum
- 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
- w ho a r e v e r y r i c h o r v e r y
t a le n te d a nd a p p e a r in c o lu m n s , and this is a new d im e n s io n for h e r
b e c a u s e C h u c k R o b b l o o k s l i k e the " A l l - A m e r i c a n b o y " , w h o l e s o m e ,
handsom
- plans; further renovation work when Herbert Wells arrives; Lady Bird & guests drive the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird asks Don Thomas & Jesse Kellam for status of Johnson business affairs; Don & Jesse leave for Dallas; Lady Bird reads; LBJ calls just to talk
- has tour of new wing & visits patients; photos; small buffet supper & bowling for staff & friends; group watches movie, "Live for Life;" LBJ to Dallas for Rural Electrification Administration meeting; Luci Nugent accompanies LBJ
- u t e ,
r- .
A W hite House b a l c o n y s c e n e ,
e t c I^ A c t u a l ly,
morning began e a r l y f o r me.
I t was a l o n g ,
h a rd and almost~-the l a s t
unearthe
d such t h in g s
trip
to
the E l m s
as a t h i r t e e n year old
- o n n a lly w as on m y left,
.
a n d the w ife of the new G o v e r n o r, M r s . P r e s t o n S m ith , an d M a v is H eathe
a n d M r s . H a r r y A ik en a n d M r s . R o la n d B oyd a n d L iz Odom w h o h a d
b e e n c h a i r m a n
- ; luncheon at Austin Convention Hall; introduction by Lady Bird & speech by Muriel Humphrey; fashion show, "Alexis, We Love You;" Lyn Nugent models shirt made from Humphrey scarf; drive by LBJ Library site; group meets Hubert Humphrey at Dallas airport
- to r
of the o u tsta n d in g sy m p h o n y o r c h e s t r a of the U n ited S ta te s - New Y o rk o r
B o s to n , I b e lie v e .
T h e n w e d ro v e a r o u n d tow n a n d lo o k e d a t th e o u tsid e of the l i t tle S unday
h o u s e s , St
- Lady Bird writes on stationery from the New Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans saying she showed her father her ring when she returned from Austin, and they talked. Her father and other family and friends think she should wait before marrying.
- Lady Bird thanks LBJ for the phone call which "made everything alright again." She asks about the "New York business" and the "South Texas deal."
- Lady Bird tells LBJ that if he comes to Texas she will be with him "all the time you can put up with." She asks about offers he has received from New York and South Texas. She comments on his low spirits and encourages him to have enthusiasm
- LBJ writes that "he has just about lost his ambition" although their phone call last night "gave me new strength." He is discouraged by Lady Bird's indecision, says Maury Maverick has offered to lend them his house for a honeymoon. LBJ says he
- LBJ writes in response to Lady Bird's October 17 letter to him, reassuring her of his love for her. He discusses plans for their future together, including a possible new job. He descibes seeing the play Jayhawker and his plans to go dancing
- LBJ expresses his feelings about their continued relationship and tells Lady Bird about his mother's letter about her. He writes that the GE [General Electric] plans in New York are "out of the picture." He has caught another cold but will go
- , talks about the show he saw, and a discussion with Helen [Crouch] about her father who is on the New York Court of Appeals. LBJ tells Lady Bird he is anxious to receive the pictures of her in her cotton dress.
- 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
- o re to buy tre e s f o r
Th e p la ns f o r them , drawn by a M r . M y ric k , a re on
L iv e oaks between the courthouse and the p o sto ffic e .
I t was a quiet, pleasant, s o a k -it-u p r e s t , s o r t of day.
One big piece o f news in i t
- 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
- h i r t y f o r lu n c h w ith L y n d o n .
T h e C e c il B u rn e y s w e r e in tow n, a n d w e in v ite d th e m o v e r fo r
d in n e r .
T h e h o u se w as q u ie t.
L y n d a w as in New Y o rk s e e in g B a k e r S tr e e t
a n d a f
- .
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
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■. 1965
V
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W EDNESDAY. APRIL 7
W ednesday, A p ril 7, began at the C a rly le in New Y ork.
A little
p a st ten B e s s and I w ent w ith M r. F o sb e r g to s e e the F r ic k M useum
w h e r e the ligh tin g s y ste m m ad e dark
- New York
- New York City
- described the new process and how i t had become
the very popular thing today.
He spoke casually, authoritatively, of
other Administrations, whole decades of them.
strong Republican.
Obviously he was a very
I think we had between the three of us a sense
- Breakfast; desk work; swimming; hair salon; new china for the White House; luncheon with Walter Hoving, Chairman of Tiffany's; photos in State Dining Room with White House Tour Office; tea for Independent Agency wives; Lady Bird records diary; talk
- ,-^of t r a v e lin g in the f o o t s t e p s
of M r s . K en n edy, in a w ay , that is^ w o rk on A r t m a t t e r s ,
I fle w up to New Y o r k a t 11 and went to the New Y o r k H i s t o r i c a l
S o c ie t y , w h e re I w a s m e t b y D r . H e
- Lady Bird's trip to New York Historical Society to see a Rembrandt Peale portrait of Thomas Jefferson for the White House; Audubon exhibit; lunch at James Fosburgh's home; Winslow-Homer painting for White House; Fine Arts Committee; Vincent Price
- that M ary L a sk er is going to g iv e m e
fo r m y b irth d a y . 'D o ris and I talked about the p o s s ib ility of m y con tribu tin g
the planting to the new P o s t O ffice that is to go up in K
ck
arn
in a c a ll to B rook e A s to r .
She i s v
- c a m e in .
A nd th e n l a t e r M o llie
I f it t e d a l l the th in g s I h a d s e l e c t e d e a r l i e r th is y e a r - -
a n e le g a n t w h ite ev en in g d r e s s w ith lon g s le e v e s , a n d b o ug ht a d e l i c i o u s
new p
- New York
- Lady Bird awakens to LBJ working in bed; they talk and have breakfast; Lady Bird flies to New York City for clothes shopping and fittings; article about Ed Clark; hair styled for evening; Lady Bird & Bess Abell go to "I Do, I Do" play; Lady Bird
- Pierre Hotel, New York City
- an d to th e B a r t e r
T h e a tr e in A bingdon , an d to d e d ic a te th e new w ing of th e M o d e rn
M u se u m of A r t , a n d see La T r a v ia ta a t th e o p e r a , a n d h a v e a r e c e p tio n
fo r T h o rn to n W ild e r to r e c e iv
- Mrs. Cantinflas [Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff] dies; steel strike; Lady Bird dubs home movie of 1941 Senate campaign; White House maid finds rat in Luci Johnson's room; Lady Bird has lunch with Luci; new Chef for the White House; LBJ lunches and has
- 1965
T u e sd a y , J a n u a r y 5th
I s p e n t a l l d a y in th e N e v e r - N e v e r L an d of c lo th e s .
Up a t s e v e n to
c a tc h a n e ig h t o 'c lo c k p la n e to New Y o rk w ith R o b in D uke and h e r d a u g h te r,
e n ro
- New York
- Lady Bird shops for clothes in New York with designers John Moore, Kandi Ohno, Sophie Gimbel and Adolfo; Lady Bird spends time with Lynda at White House; dinner with the McNamaras; LBJ's discussion with Labor leaders
- New York
- the m e n f in is h e d t h e ir b r ie fin g , we jo in e d th em in the S tate
D ining R oom f o r c o c k ta ils a n d h o r s d ’o u e v e r s .
I h a d a ch a n c e to v i s i t w ith m a n y of th em a b it.
T he new R e p u b lic a n
l e a d e r
- Attack on U.S. Embassy in Moscow; Luci Johnson gives tour to her history class; possible paintings for the White House; Lady Bird meets with Liz Carpenter about interview with U.S. News & World Report; Congressional reception with briefing
- r i v e d a t the White H o u se a little l a t e , h u r r i e d into m y b e a u t ifu l
/
i\
new y e llo w d r e s s , ( b y G a l a n o s !) , but s t i l l w a s a litt le l a t e w alk in g to the
E a s t R o o m fo r the fo u r o ’ c l o c k r
- t.
L yndon r e a d out loud to u s the New Y o rk T im e s
M a g a z in e s to r y by so m e o n e none of u s h a d e v e r m e t, w ho h a d n o t in te rv ie w e d
a m e m b e r of th e f a m ily o r any b o d y in o u r P r e s s o ffice o r
- LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast with guests while others attend church; news articles about Johnsons and the wedding; Lady Bird bowls with guests; possible blessing of marriage by Pope Paul VI; gift from Tony Taylor of their mother's silver cups for Luci
-
Eastern fabl'ic!-. and possibly a new dress for the Convenlivn.
And then
a quick trip dovm to the First Floor to say hello to the wive:,; of the foreign
ministers from Latin America that Mrs. Rusk was condu
- , 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
