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That's right. But he seemed to be enjoying himself. And then there was the Washington Symphony, and then Tod Duncan and Miss Coleman sang from “Porgy and Bess.”

I received him, with Mr. and Mrs. Fortas, before the concert, and President Johnson said to Miss Coleman, “This is one of my favorite women,” pointing to me, ad I said, “Well, you know, he's really my favorite man.” He seemed to be in extremely good form and didn't seem to be dreading the concert at all, much as I thought he would. Vice-president and Mrs. Humphrey were there at the reception, and I led them to their box. We had two boxes adjoining theirs.

The performance was extremely good and the audience was very sympathetic. I left, still with a heavy cold, dressed in my white coat trimmed with white mink which was protecting me from the breeze in the hall. It was a terribly cold night out. To see if the State Department penthouse rooms, the Benjamin Franklin and the Adams rooms, were in order for the reception and dance afterward. I left about fifteen minutes early, with my secretary.

How many people were invited to the reception?

About 500 were invited by the State Department. I found that the florist had gone home to get dressed for the party, and the flowers were not out at all. But with the help of