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  • a lo t of unfinished busin e s s. , D iscu ssing with Jim Ketchum p aintings fo r the W est W ing, how and w here to hang them , Telephone Jim Fosburgh and then telephone Ruth Johnson about b o rro w in g paintings R e m i n g t o n s and R u s s e
  • reservoir; Lady Bird receives telephone calls from Lynda and Luci Johnson; Lady Bird talks to LBJ on the telephone about services for Adlai Stevenson
  • Discussion about Big Bend trip; Lady Bird has lunch and swimming with staff wives; Bess Abell tells story about White House telephone operator and Gregory Peck; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson; Lady Bird has clothes fitting; Liz Carpenter receives
  • Brief conference with Abe Fortas; meeting with Henry Middleton about films; meeting of LBJ Library Audiovisual Committee; to theater to view "The President's House;" office work & telephone calls; hair styled; portrait party at the White House; Lady
  • the telephone, to r e a c h h e r /n d think . h a d ^"ust b e e n a member the I about b e e n on a f i s h i n g tried 4 /1 2 /6 4 a mustache^ is, Alice w o r ld - it a part chucch children job l of d i s c l p l i n e ^ w h a t o u g h t
  • -andT e l, with our affin ity fo r the telephone,^his name e s p e c ia lly always r in g s a b e ll with m e, no pun intendedj And the Tom M cCabes of Scott P a p e r Company. frien d Jay T a y lo r , who sends us e v e r y C hristm as an We chatted
  • Office work and meeting with staff about state dinners; party for Rebekah Johnson Bobbit; Lady Bird's diary for November 22, 1963, to Abe Fortas for Warren Commission; telephone call to John Connally; dinner with LBJ
  • of Lyndon's staff, to have accumulated so many people im portant to N A T O , - ^ such short notice. I think the inviting had gone on until 10 or 11 o 'c lo c k the night b e fo r e , by telephone or t e l e g ra m . ^ A d m ir a l R adford and M r s . Radford
  • Lady Bird signs Christmas photos; snowing; Lady Bird talks with individuals about speech & artwork donated to White House; wedding gift for Beth Jenkins; cherry trees from Mary Lasker; telephone call with Brook Astor about Temple of Dendur; office
  • ; Johnsons take guests on ride around ranches; visit with Cousin Oriole; LBJ and "Beagle;" Lady Bird and LBJ talk on telephone with Luci Johnson;
  • and telephone operators; dinner with LBJ; viewed "Becket" in White House theater
  • ; Congressional reception for 1000 people; photographs were taken; receiving line; Lady Bird quotes from Betty Beale news article; LBJ makes speech via telephone to Texas Exes party
  • Lady Bird does desk work and talks with Lynda and Luci Johnson; Lady Bird has lunch with LBJ and his staff; Lady Bird work on speech for the American Institute of Park Executives; telephone call with Marian McBride in Milwaukee; work on dedication
  • Lady Bird visits with school friends; Ernest Goldstein & Lady Bird discuss LBJ Library; Lady Bird makes several telephone calls; Sam Houston's health; Lady Bird to hair salon; photos taken with school friends; Senate Ladies Luncheon; Lady Bird
  • and the photographer were still there. X: Back at the White House I had a rub, and in the middle of it Lyndon came in -- close to 10:00. But that hostile instrument -- the telephone -- summoned him before we could go to the table and it was nearly 11 :00 "\~en we
  • Breakfast with LBJ; work on Christmas party; telephone calls about Tony Taylor; lunch with houseguests; Lady Bird reminisces with Alabama cousin & Tony; recording for ABC television show; Simone Poulain is leaving staff; hair salon; LBJ's cold
  • Lady Bird telephones Southern Governors and Senators about the upcoming Whistle Stop Campaign; office work; tea for Cabinet Wives; meeting about the Presidential campaign; visit with houseguests; LBJ flies to Jacksonville, FL
  • ; Lady Bird names guests at State Dinner; exchange of toasts; LBJ & Prime Minister use direct telephone connection to Thailand via COMSAT; entertainment is the U.S. Marine Corps evening parade and a display of fireworks
  • ; office work under hair dryer; tea for friends; rest, office work and telephone calls; hair styled; Johnsons greet Trejos; LBJ gives humorous toast; new White House china; President Trejos' toast receives standing ovation; entertainment by Patricia Brooks
  • ; Lady Bird to Army-Navy Club to reception for Jane Freeman; Lady Bird meets with Alan Boyd & 35 highway engineers; massage, rest & telephone calls; Archivist Wayne Grover resigns; party for James Webb & astronauts; signing ceremony; Important items
  • Breakfast with LBJ; telephone calls & office work; arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister & Mrs. Hoveyda of Iran; coffee with the Otis Singletarys; Lady Bird invites Muriel Humphrey to bring grandchildren to White House; clothes fitting; recording
  • LBJ to Bethesda Naval Hospital; Lady Bird's diary meeting with Carol Fortas; telephone calls; Lady Bird to Bethesda Naval Hospital; nap; goodbye to houseguests & visit with Tony Taylor; party for underprivileged children; Wizard of Oz play