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  • Vietnam
  • 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
  • Vietnam
  • Lady Bird and James Fosburgh to Frick Museum to see lighting for White House; Lady Bird shops at Delman's, Adolpho's and Lord & Taylor's; bad weather for flight to DC; LBJ gives speech at Johns Hopkins University on Vietnam; Lady Bird rides
  • Vietnam
  • visits with family at roadside park; boating at the Haywood; LBJ and Vietnam; Lady Bird drives to Nicholson place; cattle will be moved; dinner at the Haywood; back to the LBJ Ranch
  • Vietnam
  • Lady Bird breakfasts with Lynda & guests; Johnsons & guests to St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Smithburg; back to Camp David to watch Senator Ed Brooke on "Face the Nation" speak of support for U.S. policy in Vietnam; LBJ calls Brooke to thank him
  • Vietnam
  • tracks; cuts in Highway program; visit to Aunt Jessie & Cousin Oriole; ride through Reagan Ranch; Lady Bird describes family dinner; LBJ reminisces about teaching in Houston; movie on LBJ's trip to Vietnam; LBJ gives percentage of black soldiers
  • ;" helicopter back to White House; Lady Bird & Lynda finish watching movie; Lady Bird recognizes support of Senator Ed Brooke on Vietnam policies
  • Vietnam
  • meet the Robb baby; Halloween & surprise birthday party for Helene Lindow; LBJ gives speech announcing a Vietnam bombing halt; the Johnsons watch television coverage
  • Vietnam
  • South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu refuses Paris peace talks; LBJ not sleeping well; Johnsons, staff & guests to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and Trinity Lutheran Church services; Harry Middleton interviews candidates for LBJ Library
  • Vietnam
  • LBJ on phone with McGeorge Bundy about foreign problems; LBJ meets with Dale Malechek about LBJ Ranch; lunch with staff, helicopter to Bergstrom and flight to DC; LBJ talks with press pool about Vietnam; Foreign Aid Bill; stop in Columbia, SC
  • Vietnam
  • House to change for art exhibit at Pan American Union--Lady Bird describes the art; Johnsons dine with the Max Friedmans and George McGhee; there are discussions about Western Europe and Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • Lynda Johnson and Warrie Lynn conduct tour of White House; Lady Bird session with Robin Duke and dressmaker; Lady Bird's niece, Susan Taylor; Mrs. Paul Mellon, supplier of WH flowers; goodbyes to and gift from Queen Frederika; Cyprus, Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • Lady Bird rests, but LBJ does not; phone call about upcoming social events; Johnsons ride through ranches; lunch with Krims & Jonziers; Johnsons to Moursunds' ranch; Lady Bird gives items to Archives; gift from JFK; LBJ worries about Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • ; tour at Buchanan School; to Capper Housing Project & Syphax School; small dinner party for friends & family; Pat Nugent to Vietnam soon; Nelson Rockefeller is not running for President; Laurance Rockefeller & LBJ State Park; LBJ calls Nelson Rockefeller
  • Vietnam
  • ; to hair salon; reception in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden for Conference on the Status of Women; Lyn Nugent's birthday party; Luci Nugent records sound from party for Pat Nugent in Vietnam; late dinner; special mass for Lyn Nugent at the White House
  • Vietnam
  • 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
  • Vietnam
  • Bird reminisces about reading "Peter Rabbit" to daughters; Spanish lesson; Military Reception; Baroness Maria Von Trapp is guest & she wants to take "Sound of Music" to Vietnam for servicemen; dinner upstairs with guests; Committee on Retardation
  • Vietnam
  • company; tea for ladies of the Texas delegation; Lyn Nugent makes appearance; LBJ stops in to say hello; Luci leaves for New York; Johnsons visit with the Abe Fortases & Oveta Culp Hobby; Detroit riots; Lady Bird reflections on leaving White House, Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • several former White House staff and Roosevelt family and friends at party; Lady Bird talks with Roy White about renovations at the LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird mentions LBJ's weight; Mike Mansfield report on Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • . West; gift for White House staff; Military Reception at White House; photos with military & Medal of Honor recipients; Chuck Robb is losing weight in Vietnam; General James Cross is leaving as military aide; Elvira Madigan, in theater; visit with school
  • Vietnam
  • to hospital; Lady Bird tries to contact Chuck Robb in Vietnam; Lady Bird calls Chuck's parents; Lynda Robb gives birth to baby girl; Lady Bird calls General Lewis Walt to get message to Chuck; LBJ, Lady Bird & Luci hand out cigars & candy to press
  • Vietnam
  • tax; LBJ reminisces about college days & finances; Dr. Evans on KTBC payroll; farewell to Nugents; LBJ & Lady Bird talk with Lynda Johnson & Chuck Robb about wedding plans; Vietnam Civilian Service Awards; bowling; Lady Bird talks about her tubular
  • Vietnam
  • and Governor to Lincoln for Governor's Conference on Natural Beauty; nap; Nebraska Lands Parade; weather delays travel to LBJ Ranch; accident with Him, the beagle; Lady Bird visits with Charlton Heston about Vietnam