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- racing in the snow, a c ro s s the lon ely
white grounds.
I read o v e r m y speech fo r Tex a s W om en ’ s Un iv e rs ity , three o r four
tim es, once to Lyndon. , , Did some tran scrib ing, made a check on a ll the
s ilv e r , china, and household
- ^ % it a fte r a ll th ese y e a r s
Lyndon knew and Worked w ith FDR, we only have about two or th ree
au tograp hed p ic tu r e s of h im , and how m uch we tr e a su r e them .
I w an ted to be read y to le a v e on tim e for m y own sa k e , and b e c a u
- & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip
- grad u ates had
gotten th e ir jo b s a s soon as they had com p leted the c o u r s e .
One of th e
c h e e r y lit t le s u c c e s s s to r ie s that m ake L yndon's tw e lv e o 'c lo c k nights
w o rth w h ile and a ll th e o th er fo lk s too^^W
- e e d s for the fu tu re, and w e hoped it w ould be p o ss ib le to f ill in sta ff, w h e r e e v e r the gaps m ade fo lk s lik e Bob Knudsen. w ork a ll day and a ll night.
And then, c lo s e to 2:30, I w ent in and w orked with B e s s ,
the o
- a sk el’to f sp r e a d -o u t night read in g, and th e r e , sittin g by •
h im , w ith a b ig g rin on h is fa c e , chew ing on a p aper m ark ed 'Top S ecret"
w a s P a tr ic k Lyndon.
We w e r e enth anted (
sa t down and talked to
Lyndon ju st
- Arrival ceremony for General Stroessner, President of Paraguay; receiving line; Luci, Pat & Lyn Nugent are introduced; LBJ & General Stroessner have meeting; Lady Bird reads newspapers and works in office; loan of painting to White House; Lady Bird
- a r ly bed s e e m s im p o s sib le in our l if e .
I am c o n so led
b e c a u s e an ev en in g lik e th is is gen u in ely r e s tfu l to Lyndon.
w e w e r e h om e b y 12, I to s le e p , he for night read in g.
And
- Creole shrimp, plus party food. The guests left about 11:30,
and Lyndon went to night reading, and I to bed with my current book. I was delighted that he
had told Herman Jones that he wanted to appoint Bess to the first vacancy on the Committee
- 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
- e , u n d e r E is e n h o w e r, I th in k .
I th o u g h t it w ould ta k e the a tte n tio n , the
a c c la im , th e s p o tlig h t, off the D ip lo m a tj a n d th is w a s th e ir night,^ th e ir
l a s t n ig h t w ith th e J o h n so n a d m
- Start children; Johnsons hold Diplomatic Reception; Lady Bird names guests; small dinner party for the Joe Frantzes and Governor & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads before sleep
- Lyndon's s ta ff Dorothy Territo,
Juanita, and Harry Middleton on whom we have come to depend more and
more.
The dominant question was the short movies,
"Space" is under
way, Leonard reported. He read us a le tte r from [John] Secondari,
the gist of which
- read y for
But m y en e r g y , m y sh e e r stren g th , sim p ly d o es not
MEMORANDUM
T u esd a y , M ay 14, 1968
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHXNOTOH
m a tch a ll the th in g s to be d o n e.
Page 2
So on the th ree h ours back to W ashington,
I la
- ; Lady Bird swims; Mr. Per shampoos & sets Lady Bird's hair; Lynda Robb reads aloud letter from Chuck; Lady Bird names guests at dinner; LBJ & Mrs. Marcos exchange toasts
- NBC interview with Nancy Hanschman; Lady Bird's reads and edits Ruth Montgomery's biography on Lady Bird; reception for Blair House Fine Arts Committee with Robin Duke; needlepoint cushion tops by Lady Bird and ladies of the Cabinet
- 's read
about m e.
I did not sit down with her and have a lengthy talk and it would
probably^,profited therefrom,.. I think.
A t any rate, it gave me a good
opportunity to thank Katie.
Since K a tie 's business is being on the desk at the State
- as up and d r e s s e d and had read m y little
ca rd s fo r s p e e c h e s th r e e or four tim e s when w e le ft fo r the a irp o rt
a t 8. ■.
l'
w
The p lan e w as fu ll of n ew sp ap er p e o p le .
T h ere w e r e the
r e g u la r s , H elen
- the
and
"The
2
Before his
Library C a r l
-
arrival
S a n d b u r g 's
P r a i r i e Y e a r s '"The l i f e
read up a b i t from Lynda B i r d ' s
"F o g " T h e
w a s,
p eo p le Y e s .
th o u g h t.
"The War Y e a r s "
of L i n c o l n
- arrive; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird reads & goes bowling; party for the Bob Jacksons; reminisces about 1934; guests watch "Journey to the Pacific" and "Pancho" Head Start film; Mrs. Jackson's father dies on this day; Lady Bird has massage and goes to bed
- ecid ed the s im p le s t thing to do
w ould be to p ile in c a r s and ju st take the rou te.
On the w ay I saw r e a lly
v e r y litt le ev id en ce of the burning and looting w e had read so m u ch about,
although w e w e r e going through a p
- of Achievement" Johnsons meet honored guests at Judicial Reception with receiving line for 700 guests; press ask Judge Sarah Hughes about W. Manchester book; Lady Bird reminisces about 1960 Campaign; visit with friends upstairs; Lady Bird reads "Of Time
- Bird describes grooming cattle for auction; BBQ dinner at ranch house; LBJ gives gifts to wives & brief remarks; photos taken; movies in the hangar; Lady Bird has paraffin bath for arthritic finger and reads "Capable Honor" by Allen Drury
- Bird mentions guests at Senate reception and is complimentary of Hubert Humphrey; men to East Room; women to Queen's Room for program on youth, Peace Corps and poverty by Bob Taft III & Jay Rockefeller; look at drapery fabric; massage & reading
- had dinner and then to bed.
The second most important news of the day was that Lynda heard from
Chuck -- her first letter in two weeks -- a short one.
from a mission to find a big stack of mail.
He said he had returned
He had only time to read two
- 0:00-0:10 contains last segment of September 21, 1968, audio diary; 4:08, transcript should read "Voltaire's Candide." There are several missing and wrong words in the transcript.
- LBJ gives commencement address at Glassboro, New York; Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird to booksellers' convention; welcoming ceremony for President & Mrs. Trejos, Costa Rica; Lady Bird names houseguests; Lady Bird to hair salon
- Bird & LBJ discuss statement; Lady Bird visits with guests before going to Capitol for State of the Union message; teleprompter malfunctions; LBJ does not read the "I will not run" statement; visit in Speaker's office; buffet dinner at White House
- a s t e r n
c o u n trie s.
And I do not th in k i t is m y im a g in a tio n th a t m a k e s m e
s e e in D ean R u s k an a l m o s t i m p i s h tw in k le of th e e y e , a m o r e
read y sm ile .
And ev e n V i r g in i a , a s L u c i w ould
