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  • e r e in Rom e and had taken us to the Baptist orphanage there. She's leading the s ort of life I would have liked to have led when I e m e rg e d from C o lle g e y e ars ago, i f I hadh't gotten m a r r ie d instead, I had hoped the g i r ls
  • and I m ade a point of sittin g down on the so fa w ith Bob M cN am ara and te llin g h im a b it about the S ch ool of P u b lic S e r v ic e and the L ib ra ry and that when it opened I hoped that w e w ould h a v e a big s o r t of co n cla v e on g r
  • 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
  • to see her, and there was Luci in Ashton's office, a sight I shall never forget, in a little girl d re ss, middy blouse ^^^;^:, ., and very short skirt, freckles painted across her nose, two fronts teeth blacked out, an upturned sailor hat with a bobbing
  • . And from the House there were the Jack Brooks, and the Bob Poages. It is i nteresting how at times lik e this one breaks through normal barriers of c iv ilitie s and expresses real feelings and they were sad to see us go. And the George Mahons. From my
  • (Continued) a fterw a rd , but Bob J a ck so n w as at m y hand the w hole s t a y .., I told them h.ow d elig h ted I w as to b e h e r e on th is im p ortant day in the life of P a d re '■ Islan d . iv- ■ Its d ed ica tio n into the N ational P ark s y
  • d to M a rg ie M c N a m a ra a o u t the g u e s t l i s t f o r th e p a r ty w e hope to g iv e f o r th em in la te F e b r u a r y . S h e 's s t i l l in the h o s p ita l. . s o ,p a in f u lly jh ijv a n d .d ra w n ,. w h en I!d s e e n h
  • Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical
  • Vermeil[?] Room. From A r t s and Le t t e r s t h e r e were t h e R a lp h E l l i s o n s , The n e g ro a u t h o r , D r . John Hope F r a n k l i n an d h i s w i f e , p r o f e s s o r and a u t h o r , as her e s c o r t. Lynda B i r d h a d
  • flo w e re d cloth,... . ' aawi.it m u s t be th e 'in thing.'^ And th en I sa id goodby and w as b ack a t the White H ouse by 2:30, w o rk in g © b r ie f ly a t m y d e sk , doing som e p ic tu re s on the T ru m a n B alcony w ith Bob. K
  • C a ssa tt, nothing w ill e v e r r ep la ce ' it r e a lly . I hope I'm not one of th ose people who, b eca u se so m eo n e h as given m e so m eth in g fo r three or four y e a r s , is hurt when they w ithdraw it. I m u st a lw a y s rem em
  • h e r e w as M r s . Bob K i n tn e r ( J e a n K in tn e r ) w h o m I 'v e known f o r so long and b e e n so fond of, a n d M is s K a t h e r i n e Q uinn, who i s M is s D e m o c r a t , of n C o n n e c tic u t. It m u s t have b e e n s o
  • y q u ic k ly w e w e r e in s id e in th e D ip lo m a tic R e c e p tio n R o om g r e e t i n g th e r e s t of the p a r t y f r o m I r a n . And w h e n L yndon to o k the P r i m e M i n i s t e r a w a y , B e s s had Bob K nu dse n h an d
  • for President Kennedy and now for Lyndon. The Kenny O’Donnells, the O’Briens, the Maguires, the Jenkinses, Bill Moyers alone, Jack Valenti. We just had a drink, watched the fire, talked about the day’s events, the Congress, the problems, the actions, and I hope
  • " . Up to now sh e a n d W a rrie h av e m a n a g e d to do a lo t of th in g s q u ite f r e e ly , q u ite u n b o th e re d by p e o p le , I hope th a t i t c o n tin u e s , ‘^/ ■ L a te in th e e v e n in g w e w en t fo r a dip in the p o o l. B
  • ith D r . Stanton , I, w h om I hope v e r y m u ch to b e a b le to p e r su a d e to c o m e dow n and h e lp us out in s o m e c a p a c ity . Our p o o l o f th e h igh c a lib r e b r a in s lik e h is is not to o d e e p and w id e and w e do
  • im so m u c h , an d I hope ; th a t w e an d h e a n d a l l the s ta f f w ill w eig h al l th is wa;ve of .......: /p u b lic ity ju d ic io u s ly and p h ilo s o p h ic a lly . ^0 -T ; I s p e n t the m orning to P e t e rH ud.^ V
  • and to in v ite them to sta y at the W hite H o u se . I hope by now that th ey know th ere is alw ays room for th e m , M arilyn und ertook to r e tr ie v e th em from N ew Y ork . to w ork on sea tin g and ju st how w e w ould handle i t . And B e s s and I
  • s t hope th e y w e r e so u n d a s le e p . I h a d a s k e d M a rily n to g e t w ith H e le n , a n d ch o o se a b o u t fo u r of m y r e v e n in g d r e s s e s a n d s u g g e s t th a t J e w e l a n d B e t t ^ t r y th em o n , a n d
  • a n k y ou. to h a v e i t p u b lis h e d - - p o s th u m o u s ly ." " T h a t ' s fin e . • I g u e s s I w ill h av e T h e re u p o n the la d y a n s w e r e d , I hope i t w ill b e so o n ." He d e c la r e s i t h ap p en ed ! .As so o n
  • ou ld , no doubt, h a v e b e e n in tr o d u c e d a s C o n g r e s s m a n C a in , b y the M ilita r y A id e; and C o n g r e s s m a n or n o , he w o u ld h a v e fou nd p le n ty of fr ie n d s . ^ ■ So I hope th is w ill be a l e s s o n
  • r e e n rib b o n th a t s tr e t c h e s m a je s ti c a l ly - 1 - 1965 T u e s d a y , M a rc h 9 th (co n tin u ed ) f r o m th e C a p ito l to th e L in c o ln M e m o r ia l. A ll of th a t is fin e , b u t I hope v e r y m u c h to a d
  • t f o r h i m , a n d I lo v e to s e e h i m r e l i s h i t . // I hope h e g o t a l l the j o y o u t of i t t h a t h e s h o u l d . I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r the s i g n i n g w a s o v e r , w e w e r e w h i s k e d off to M r s , K
  • ile I IjWjWW UMIB T h u r s d a y , J a n u a r y 26 (C o n tin u ed ) w a tc h e d a good show on T V / v J ^ e a c m e of l u x u ry c^ an d pho n ed L yndon I w as going to b e d a n d I hoped th a t he w ould b r in g so m eb o d y h o m e to k
  • r o o k e r s , th e J im R o w e s . B e tty B e a le 's e s t im a t e w a s f a ir . but not g a y . I th in k T h e m o o d w a s w a r m and fr ie n d ly , I found m y s e lf p u sh in g a g a in s t th e w a ll o f g lo o m hoping th a t I