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- a y b u r n s ta tu e in th e new R a y b u r n H o u s e O ffic e B u ild in g .
de W e ld o n and i s a g if t o f th e T e x a s S ta te S o c ie ty .
I t was by F e lix
T h e o utc o m e o f th e lo n g ,
lo n g c o n v e rs a tio n s and in v e
- Dedication of Sam Rayburn statue at new Rayburn House Office Building; Lady Bird gives short dedication speech; Lady Bird stops at Inaugural Committee office to thank staff ; Lady Bird works on Inauguration planning; Lady Bird starts new diet
- THURSDAY, JU LY 2, 1964 - page 1
T h u r s d a y , J u ly 2nd, L u c i 's 17th b i r t h d a y .
S e v e n te e n th w as a v e r y s p e c i a l y e a r w ith m e - - th e y e a r
w h e n I b e g a n f a llin g in lov e w ith s o m e b o d y new e
- ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r
a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d .
It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I
have m et b efo re.
And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
- 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
- G rou
n o u sk i, s a id h e w a s fo llo w in g in the f o o t s t e p s of Ju s t ic e
G o ld b erg in tak ing on th is new a s s ig n m e n t an d s a id
h is m i s s i o n i s to b u ild new b r id g e s , h o t ju st to P o la n d , b u t
- in g to g eth er in a sp a c e sh ip
to new a d v en tu re, to con q u er a new w orld , than to shoot down
ea ch o th e r 's p la n es a s w e had to la s t nigh t.
to a c tiv ity o v e r V ietn a m la s t n igh t.
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T his tim e it r e f e
- l ar ou n d th e per ipheryof
my well loved Austin.
c e n te r s on on e
Ther e ar e sp r ingi ng up shopping.
very hi l l and v a lle y a n d paAtjufus. landA
moAch ajowa o^ new houAeA,
Some o
- r o f a l l t h i s dram a g av e u s a s i g n a l , and t o g e t h e r
M u rie l and I w alk ed o u t t h e d o o r and down t h e g r e a t s t e p s o f th e
C a p i to l u n d e r t h e commanding handsom e new ly b u i l t p o r t i c o — f
- h s o n i a n a s a g if t f o r S i r B e r n a r d .
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T h e y g a v e us a n e n c y c l o p e d i a
a b o u t New Z e a la n d and a c h a r m in g w a te r c o lo r.
i t w a s t i m e to go .
A n d th e n s u d d e n l y
T h e w ife of t
- New Zealand
- Lady Bird explores New Zealand's Governor General's home; Sir Bernard and Lady Ferguson show Lady Bird the grounds; exchange of gifts; morning with Mrs. Holyoke and Mrs. Powell; Lady Bird describes flowers; ride in cable car; motorcade to Civic
- New Zealand
- New York
- LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed
- St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
- new m a n t e l .
Should th e s a m e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e n b e p e r h a p s
e n g r a v e d on th e m a r b l e ? We d e c id e d t h a t th a t d e c i s io n sh o u ld b e
l e f t up to m y s u c c e s s o r , and I w ould n e i t h e r r
- AO many. g.o ad ttnie.^, tkeM.e ioa.4 ,J,ovtad Henr y and l ovel y
C h i s tin a .
We t h a n ked them '^oM. tkexA . pant, t n th e p art y '^oA.
doA t Monday. n t ^ k t tn New Yor k and t o l d tkem kow heauJLt^udL
tkeJjL djOLu^kJ.eJi.i kadd>een
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Wednesday, May 17, 1967
Page 8
in South Texas. It is hard for us to keep current, to bring in new names—new blood for
invitations to committees, to add their strength to our personal and political life.
Cecil showed me a delightful picture of a big complex
- h en I got th e f r a n tic new s to com e
H e w a s in th e c a r w a i t i n g f o r m e .
I jo in e d an d I had r u n , b u t not f a s t
e n o u g h - - t h i s b e in g a b a d d a y f o r h i m - - a n d I c o u ld f e e l h i s t e n s e n
- ; 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
- so m e good
We did n o t h av e tim e to go out New Y o r k A v en u e - - the
m a j o r e n t r a n c e f r o m the n o r t h a n d e a s t an d the s h a b b ie s t o f a l l .
So th a t a w a it s a n o t h e r t i m e , a n d M a r y fle w off
- n g a new p l a y
L a t e r on I g a t h e r e d h e r up an d Te x G o ld -
s m i t h , who i s l e a v i n g f o r A s i a n e x t w eek, t o s i t
down f o r a q u i e t d r i n k in f r o n t o f t h e
f i r e , a n d Dr.
E l i z a b e t h
- lt cottage sin c e I had seen it
a y e a r ago!
T h ere w a s a brand new coat of r ed paint on the ram b lin g
r e d -sh in g le d D u tch -C o lo n ial cottage w ith fr e s h w hite trim and a g r e e n
ro o f.
And the fro n t yard w as a lr e
- m e to p r e s e n t a p a c k a g e .
It w a s a s i l v e r sp o o n in a b o x .
S till u n d e r th e s p e ll of the a n c ie n t
New O r le a n s of y e s t e r d a y a f te r n o o n - - th e Vieux Carre' - - an d
r e m e m b e r i n g s o m
- Royal Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
- New York
- West Point, new York
- ic t u r e s .
B a c k on the s e c o n d flo o r I took a new grip on lif e , phoned m y
two r e m a in in g h o u s e g u e s t s - - A r c h b is h o p L u c e y and M ayor H a r r y A kin - to w e l c o m e th em .
I w en t in to s e e Lyn,
I
- Astor; pupils use new playground; Lady Bird to White House & lunch with Brooke Astor; office work in bed; Judicial Reception; Lady Bird views new state china; Lady Bird names guests at reception & visits upstairs with houseguests
- is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom
- o m s a l e s f r o m th e g u id e b o o k .
T h e new b o o k c o n s H ^ - o u t i n th e F a l l - - th e " L i v i n g W h ite H o u s e " - - L i z
s u g g e s ts a f a n fa re p u b lic ity .
T h e m e e t i n g l a s t e d a n h o u r a n d
- t s C o m m i t t e e .
T h e r e w e r e s o m e o l d f r i e n d s w h o j u s t h a p p e n e d to b e i n t o w n to - W i l l i s
H u rst, w h o 's ou r h ou se g u e st; B e s s P o rter P a rm en ter a n d . h e r new h usband,
up f r o m
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- 30th Wedding Anniversary with photos taken; Lady Bird walks White House grounds; session with Robin Duke and Kandi about wardrobe; news article; talk with Walter & Marjorie Jenkins; meeting with Mary Lasker about the 1965 Inaugural; farewell
- b la c k v e l v e t
Queen F r e d e r i k a ,
flo w in g c o a t- d r e s s , topped
by a h e a v y v e i l , on the a r m o f the youthful new K ing Constantine.
her
B e s id e
P r i n c e s s Sophie, a nd Juan C a r lo s , on the other side P
- i o n s f o r o u r v i s i t ,
b u t I had no id e a of th e s c o p e of th e p r e p a r a t i o n s . I w as to s e e
th e m in the n ex t two and a h a lf d a y s ^ ra n g in g f r o m new C h in a an d
s i l v e r chop s ti c k s f o r the S
- ho h a s c o v e r e d u s s in c e
1*11 a lw a y s lo o k b a c k on th em w ■
ith a 'ffe c tio n !1
MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
WASHING TON
T h u r s d a y , M a rc h 14, 1968
Page 9
F r a n k R e y n o ld s of A BC; a n d a new -found f r
- e c o r n h e r e a n d t h e r e a n d m a n y
s m a l l c a b i n s , w a s no w h e a v i l y w o o d e d .
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The new g ro u n d c l e a r e d with
s u c h b a c k - b r e a k i n g l a b o r h a d s e r v e d the f a r m e r f o r o n l y
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fundso r H u n te r L i b r a r y , an d new s tu d e n t
- m i n g b l e n d i n g of t h e a u t h e n t i c p i c t u r e s q u e cM w i t h t h e v e r y l i v a b l e
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