1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 April Voice | Page 9

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Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
'First. Lady' Was
Voice Editor Invites Caroline For
Celebration Week; Sends Her A Book
LETTER DATED MARCH 20, 19G3
(Editor’s Note — Possibility
that Mrs. John F. Kennedy
might crown the 1963 Celebra­
tion Grand Champion of the
World disappeared on April 15
when the Easter White House
announced all her official engage­
ments have been cancelled as
Mrs. Kennedy is expecting the
birth of a child late in August.)
Miss Caroline Kennedy,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Caroline:
I am sending you herewith the only book ever written about the Tennes­
see Walking Horse.
Two years ago 1 gave one to Mrs. Lyndon Johnson—and her husband al­
ready had one "at the office” so Mrs. Johnson never got a chance to read it.
1 read by the paper that the Tennessee Legislature has invited your mother
to attend the great Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration here Sept.
1-7.
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy—known to
That is fine—but I do not read that they invited Caroline too.
most of the Child World on this Earth
Here and now' I want to invite Caroline to this great Tennessee Walking
as “Caroline’s Mother”—surely Amer­
ica’s most publicized horse-woman in Horse show. Have somebody read “The Biography of the Tennessee Walking
all history—and also wife of the Pres­ Horse” to you—and you will understand why I would rather have Caroline
ident of the United States—has been here for all week than to have just her mother here for one day—as the Legisla­
invited by the Tennessee General As­ ture apparently contemplates.
sembly (Legislature) to be an official
My wife—Mary Frances—who is older than I am and I am now 60 years and
guest at the Silver Anniversary of the 7 months old—says I cannot invite vou to be our "house guest” for Celebration
Tennessee Walking Horse National Week.
Celebration at Shelbyville Sept. 1-7.
Mary Frances runs our house and what she says “goes” from the front porch
If present, she will crown the Grand to the "stoop” on the back. She says these Secret Service guys would walk on
Champion Tennessee Walking Horse our (lowers in the yard, and muddy up our $3*18 rug we bought for our best
of the World in the final event on room just as soon as we "got out of debt last month for the first time in our
Saturday night.
lives.”
So Caroline—all I can do is invite you to the Celebration—and let some­
Johnsons in 1961
body else have you for a house guest—where the Secret Service Men can run
This same type of ceremony was wild all they want to. But when you get here—you call Ben Green’s Home and
performed in 1961 at the Celebration you will have a friend who will love you as a grandchild—like my own seven
by Mrs. Lyndon 13. Johnson, and the grandchildren.
Vice President of the U. S. assisted her.
After I am sure you got this letter and this book—I want to send you some
The Vice President called attention to copies of my magazine—it got me out of $14,600 worth of mortgages, I piled
the fact that apparently Celebration on top of one another in paying for 10,000 copies of the book.
visitors would remember him as a “30-
Sincerely, Your Friend,
pound ham” (which had been pre­
BEN A. GREEN
sented) but would recall his “Lady­
bird” as a handsome Tennessee Walk­
ing Horse. (The ham was eaten at Valley Authority (TVA). A major ad­
Quiz Column
Washington by the Johnsons, presum­ dress is scheduled.
(Continued from page 6)
ably—and Mrs. Johnson’s yearling colt
Who Will Receive Reply?
died some months later at Bailey Sta­
The Legislature’s invitation was before the Celebration a complete rec­
bles in Jackson, Miss.)
ceremoniously couched in a “Where­ ord of Celebration first place winners,
and what they have done in the Cele­
At the lime this article was written as” resolution—but the Voice did not
bration. Even that is a considerable
there had been no acceptance of the know tit press-time who would offici­
job. Getting what you ask for seems
invitation—but the Voice Editor be­ ally receive Mrs. Kennedy’s reply and
lieves such an invitation could not probable acceptance. The individual to me to be absolutely impossible.
BAG.
possibly have been extended unless may be Governor Frank G. Clement,
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a
close
personal
friend
of
the
Presi­
there were at least some indication it
Q—"Is
the
Dan
Patch
listed on the
would be accepted by Mrs. Kennedy. dent; Lieut. Governor James L. Bo-
Her husband will speak in Nashville mar, Jr., Shelbyville attorney who is enclosed registration certificate of
on May 18 at Vanderbilt University. State Senator and who initiated the Golden Maugay in the fifth genera­
On that date the 90th anniversary of resolution adopted by the Senate and tion the same Dan Patch of race
this educational institution’s founding House; or Celebration President Wil­ fame?” Marvin Richards, Rt. 1, Box
will be observed—coincidentally with liam C. Tune, Jr., who heads the Cele­ 824, Battle Creek, Mich.
the 30th anniversary of the Tennessee bration Executive Committee.
(Continued on page II)