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2 Johnson Family Album
"You know," Mrs. Johnson said, "there are some things that shouldn't change and Christmas is one of them. And you have your same little rituals. Going to grandmother's house on Christmas Eve was one of those." Luci added, rather sadly, "And Christmas will never really be the same for us."
Another photo prompted Mrs, Johnson to recall, "We used to have Speaker Sam Rayburn on his birthday, inviting the children of his
good friends. One little guest was little John Connally, son of the
governor of Texas. "Little John," Nancy Dickerson was reminded, "is now very handsome and six feet tall."
There was a warm, sentimental note in Mrs. Johnson's telling about a cherished memory, recalled by one photo. She noted, "A picture of the expression on Luci's face as her father came home one February night, a big smile on his face and a box on his arm. He put it on the
floor, saying, 'Luci, come see what I got you.'
"She had been asking for a dog for weeks and weeks, but I kept on thinking of those wonderful new rugs that we had just gotten.
We had been waiting to get them for years. I thought, a puppy on those rugs . . .no. . .no. Then her father brought that box home. She lifted the lid. She turned up her face and all the angels in heaven never had a sweeter look."
In reply to Mrs. Dickerson's question, "What kind of a picture would you like the American people to have of the First Family?" Mrs. Johnson replied:
"My feeling is of a highly practical man with a great deal of drive, a broad sense of optimism and a lot of faith in this form of government and the people of this country. And of a wife who likes his job, wants to understand it and help in it, and of two children that add a lot of zest and sanity and laughter."
The program was videotaped at the White House Aug. 22.
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