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  • Saturday, January 4 , 1969 Page One Our f ir s t fu ll day back in the White House on the last lap! I usually feel vigorous when we f ir s t return from the Ranch and I tackle my desk. This morning I had a b rief conference with Abe and then saw
  • 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
  • e t u s a t the f ro n t d o o r an d to o k u s in . O ne of th e th in g s th a t d e lig h ts m e ab o u t L yndon, is th a t he a lw a y s n a t u r a l ly g r a v ita te s to th e e x c e lle n t - - a n d th e N a tio n a l G e o g ra p h ic r
  • Lady Bird meets with Abe Fortas about art; to National Geographic Society dedication and LBJ's speech; story about Rebekah Johnson; Scandinavian trip in Fall 1963; Sen. Harry Byrd & explorer brother, Richard; to Camp David with Bill White, Jack
  • a r l y - - a l l of L y n d o n 's d a y s d o . B ut I d i s a p p e a r e d f r o m h is r o o m r a t h e r so o n to m e e t J im W ebb in th e W e s t H all w ith L iz and ta lk e d ab ou t o u r v i s i t to C ape K en n ed y , on ly two d ay
  • reminisces about her mother's opera records; speeches by Roger Stevens & LBJ; program by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Howard University Choir; LBJ watches Luci & Pat Nugent on television; Isaac Stern & Abe Fortas play duet
  • LBJ meets with Clark Clifford & Abe Fortas about 1968 election; arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Egal of Somalia; Lady Bird works on Women Doers' Luncheon on child health; LBJ gives speech & awards to Federal Career Women group; Lady Bird
  • ; speeches by Stewart Udall, Carol Fortas, Nash Castro & Lady Bird; Lady Bird Johnson Park; drive by Columbia Island; Beautification Committee meeting at Rockefeller home; National Street Hardware Study; Anacostia Park; overlook at LBJ Library; toasts