LBJ ASKS FORTAS TO COME TO WH TO WATCH LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON, TELLS HIM NOT TO BE SURPRISED BY WHAT HE ANNOUNCES (FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT)
HHH ASKS ROBERTS TO TELL LBJ THAT HE AND THE SENATORS IN HIS OFFICE LISTENING TO LBJ'S PRESS CONFERENCE THOUGHT HIS MESSAGE (ON VIETNAM?) WAS TREMENDOUS
FULBRIGHT TELLS FRANKEL THAT ROUTINE FBI CHECK WILL BE STARTED RIGHT AWAY IN PREPARATION FOR FRANKEL'S APPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS; DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTEES FOR DEPUTY POSITIONS
OFFICE SECRETARY GREETS HHH, THEN BUZZES LBJ; IN OFFICE CONVERSATION LBJ DISCUSSES NEED FOR FULBRIGHT? TO CONSULT WITH DEAN RUSK, RUSK'S POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES, RFK'S OPPOSITION TO RUSK, PRESS CRITICISM OF RUSK
GOLDBERG CONGRATULATES LBJ ON PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON VIETNAM, ABE FORTAS' APPOINTMENT TO SUPREME COURT; UN RESPONSE TO STATEMENT; GOLDBERG'S TALK WITH U THANT ON PEACE EFFORTS; AVERELL HARRIMAN'S RECENT REPORT; HOUSE REPEAL OF SECTION 14-B
OPPOSITION TO ABE FORTAS' SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT DUE TO HIS WORK FOR PUERTO RICO ON REFINERY FOR VENEZUELAN OIL, PRESS CONTACTS ON WALTER JENKINS' ARREST, ROLE IN BOBBY BAKER CASE; CONFIRMATION HEARING; ROMAN HRUSKA; VOTING RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION…
