Letter to President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush from former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN 1-31-03 ["Af Remch JANUARY 4, 2003 Stonewall, Texas DEAR MR. PRESIDENT AND LAURA, MORE AND MORE, I SEEM TO BE AT A LOSS IN TRYING TO CHOOSE GIFTS I THINK WILL PLEASE THE RECIPIENT, AND NOW YOU HAVE SET A STANDARD FOR FINDING 'THE JUST RIGHT' PRESENT I WILL NEVER ACHIEVE! I AM JUST AS DELIGHTED AS I CAN BE TO HAVE THE LOVELY PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU, LAURA, TAKEN WITH MY PORTRAIT ABOVE THAT GORGEOUSLY DECORATED MANTLE, AND OF COURSE, THE ONE OF YOU BOTH LOOKING QUITE DISTINGUISHED IN THE COMPANY OF A RESURRECTED HIM AND HER! THAT ONE BECAME AN INSTANT CHRISTMAS 'ORNAMENT' AND WILL PROMPT MANY TALES WHEN GREAT GRANDCHILDREN GATHER 'ROUND. THE YOUNG AND THE NOT-SO-YOUNG WILL BE FASCINATED BY "ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL." WHAT A WONDERFUL DIMENSION IT ADDS TO THE HISTORY OF THAT GREAT OLD HOUSE AND ITS OCCUPANTS! Lay Bard LBJ Ranch Stonewall, Texas 78671 Preservation Copy MYA Miscellaneous Handwriting