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- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
White House
Time
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Monday
Date May 10, 1965
Activity
10:00 To White House accompanied by Liz, Nash Castro, and Rex Whitton
10:10
- in West Wing with Mr. West
and Mr. Busby to look at rug and furniture
10:15 Returned to second floor
11:00 Discussion in Queens' Room with Dorothy Territo and
Messrs. Castro and Baker re:
President's Boyhood Home.
Lunch in room with Liz Carpenter
3:45
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Wednesday
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) White House Date
Entry
No.
Time
March 17, 1965
Activity
8:20 Breakfast with the President
11:15 Meeting with Nash Castro, Mary Lasker
- )
Talked to them; coffee. Reports given by Charles Haar (Assistant Secretary of HUD), Polly Shackleton,
Nash Castro, Steven Currier: "Cities Beautiful Near and Far" was the theme
as left Yellow Room next set entered – L’s guests – Hearst Papers
2. 1:15
- . 6:20 Visited w/ Dick Goodwin in West Hall
6. 6:35 Mrs. Lasker and Nash Castro arrived
8:50 Mr. Castro departed
7 9:00 Dinner w/ Mrs. Lasker, Luci, Sharon Chapman, and
Bill Hitchcock
Peter Hurds departed at 11:20 a.m.
- with family.
11:46 Departed area via school bus.
3. 12:00 Arrived Canada Township School - welcoming ceremony - toured school and had
lunch with students. After lunch, brief filming for TV networks.
1:30 With Secretary Gardner, Mrs. Moore, Nash Castro
- THE W H I T E H O U S E
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
Time
MRS. LYNDO N B . JOHNSON, Daily Diary
U.S. ambassador Castro's residence, San Salvador
Activity
Date Sunday, July 7, 1968
ND
8:45-9:20 Breakfast
- except for Mary Lasker, Simon Breines, and Charles Haar with Nash Castro.
Concerning Capper Plaza. Also Secretary Weaver there.
4:00 Others left, Mary stayed
5:00 Mary Lasker left.
Then fitted dresses with Lucinda - re-hemming some.
Talked with Bess
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To LaGuardia and Eastern Shuttle
7:00 Left New York. On board: Walter Wash, Katie Louchheim, Nash Castro, Simone
7:55 Landed at National
8:10 White House
Walked in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
9:10 Theater w/ Luci to watch home movies
9:40 Upstairs to second
10
- and talked with Bess
10:45 Luci called
11:00 To Willie Day's to see all the gifts.
Nash Castro came down to the basement.
11:30 To Truman Balcony with Nash to talk about plantings.
1:50 Lunch on Truman Balcony with Willie Day and Mary Rather: salad, shrimp
- congregation afterwards at coffee hour
12:30 Returned and went to President's office
1:45 Went to second floor with President
2:05 Lunch with President
2. 2:20 Met Nash Castro and Mr. Marcroft in Diplomatic Reception Room
2:40 Returned to second floor
4:30
- .
5:30 To second floor with Mary Lasker, Nash Castro, Liz
6:30 Left in car with Mrs. Lasker, Nash, and Liz -- S.W. Freeway and Pennsylvania, S.E.
7:15 Returned. To second floor with Mary Lasker. Quick sandwich.
7:40 To Ground Floor to tell Mary
- Returned to second floor.
2. 10:00 To East Room for Heart, Stroke, Cancer Bill signing
3. 10:45 To second floor with Mrs. Lasker and Mrs. Patanean
11:10 To Jean Louis
1:15 Return to second floor. Work on desk.
4. 2:00 Drive with Mary Lasker and Nash Castro
- :15 Talked with Nash Castro
4:30 To first floor with Nash
6:40-7:30 Bowling with Patsy - bowled three games - 150, 111, 112
Stopped by President's office
7:35 Deasons arrived
7:50 To second floor
8:35 Congressman and Mrs. Brooks arrived
8:40 President
- . Drove past Terrell and Walker-Jones schools.
4:25 Arrived White House. Mary Lasker here.
6:50 Left White House for Bill Whites.
8:00 Left the Whites and returned to White House.
8:30 To South Grounds w/ Nash Castro, Mary, Secret Service, and
police
- with Mary Lasker and Nash Castro
6:30 Yellow Oval Room with Mr. and Mrs. David Kreeger and Mary Lasker
7:50 To first floor w/ Kreegers and Mary Lasker for tour
8:20 To Navy Yard w/ Mary to join President on Sequoia
9:30 Dinner on Sequoia w/ Senator Magnuson
- / Nash Castro, Major Stover, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Bouch re: guard houses.
6:00 Drink w/ the Fabers and Bess - Truman Balcony
Massage went to bed. 10 p.m. leaving note for LBJ He came in and sat on bed and talked. Talked to Lynda. Read me note from Abe.
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day
at
Entry
No.
(Place)
White
House
Date Thursday, July22, 1965
Time
1. 9:45 Work on mail with Patsy
2. 11:30 With Mary Lasker, Nash Castro, and Liz
3
- on desk
9:30 Meeting w/ Clark Clifford, Lee White, Liz, Bess
10:50 To Oval Room w/ President for presentation of bust by
Jimilu Mason
11:25 Back to room
11:40 Visit w/ C.R. Smith
12:15 Liz
1:40 Nash Castro
Worked on desk w/ Patsy
3:10 Jake Jacobsen came
- Boarded busses for tour of city
2:30 Hains Point: planted tree in rain!
4:30 White House, changed dress for tea (see list)
5:50 Upstairs with Mr. Page, Castro, Mary Lasker, Liz
6:50 Guests left except Liz
6:50 Began Spanish with Mrs. Maguire and Liz
- House
12:00 Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Lasker, Mr. Simon Breines
12:40 Lunch with above and Liz (turtle soup, Lobster Newburg, broiled tomatoes)
1:45 Left White House with above and Nash Castro and Walter Washington
To Buchanan School, Payne School, Chamberlain
- House for bandage wrapping with the Senate ladies at the Old
Senate Office Building.
1:30 Returned to the second floor.
1:45 To the Queens' Room with Ed Stone and Nash Castro.
3:30 Jean-Louis in for a comb-out.
4:06 To the Green Room to receive 130
- in the Blue Room.
Refreshments in the State Dining Room.
5:40 Returned to the second floor.
6:00 Cocktails and hors d'œuvres on the Truman Balcony with Liz, Simone, Nash Castro,
Mrs. Roger Stevens, Jim Thornton, Secretary Weaver, and Secretary and Mrs. Freeman
- :15 For drive with Nash Castro and Libby Rowe.
3:45 Returned to second floor alone.
4:30 To Jean-Louis.
5:10 Returned to second floor.
5:30 Mr. and Mrs. William S. White, Mr. and Mrs. Simon McHugh arrived.
6:42 Departure with the President, the Whites
- ).
4:05 Guests left.
4:10 To Red Room for education trip meeting with Liz, Nash Castro, Secretary Garner, Bess, Doug
Cater, Ben Wattenberg, Ervin Duggan, Carol Connor, Hal Levy, John Singerhoff,
Simone, Marcia . . . .
6:00 Returned to second floor
- , unknown newspaperman, two agents, driver)
2:57 Left White House for drive with Libby Rowe and Nash Castro. Toured Eastern
Expressway, Hains Point, S.W. Washington, New York Avenue . . . .
4:25 Returned to White House.
Watched the Mike Douglas Show; Mrs
- Gray, Hillary Tolson, David Finley,
Melville Grosvenor, John Walker, Nash Castro, George Hartzog, JB West, Jim Ketchum.
5:00 Meeting over.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
Worked at desk.
Talked with Lynda.
7:15 Mr. Per in for comb-out.
8:00 Dinner guests
- with George Reedy in bedroom.
1:10 Left with Mr. West for warehouse to look over some furniture to be sent to ranch.
2:00 Returned to second floor.
2:05 To Yellow Oval Room for meeting with Mary Lasker, Jake Walker, Nash Castro, and
Mrs. Brisenbein, re: stamps
- . Grover re: LBJ Library.
1:35 Dr. Grover left.
2:32 Meeting re: beautification luncheon with Mary Lasker, Nash Castro, John Galston
(Pennsylvania Avenue Commission), David Childs, Liz.
3:07 Above guests left.
4:32 Left the White House -- to Mr
- .
11:07 To the South Grounds with the above and the President.
11:20 Left the White House -- ride with Nash Castro: Rawlins Park; Hains Point;
23rd and Independence; Columbia Island (picnic lunch); Pennsylvania Avenue, SE;
Pershing Park; Constitution
- and dressed
10:45 Worked on desk with Ashton
11:00 Into President's Room
11:15 Began to dictate
12:20 Lunch in Dictating Room alone: hamburger. 1/2 piece toasted bun, tomatoes, Sanka.
1:50 Liz, Mrs. Lasker, Nash Castro to second floor.
2:15 Left
- with Mary Lasker and Nash Castro:
MacArthur Boulevard, Pennsylvania Avenue, L Street
6:00 Returned from ride
Worked with Ashton
6:30
7:45 President from office
7:55 President to theater
7:57 w/ President in theater and then upstairs. Called Luci.
4. 8:20
- and Negleys.
Stopped in Ashton's office.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
4:30 Back to second
5. Worked with Ashton
5:30 Bess
6. 6:30 Bruce Thomas, Nash Castro, Joe Bruno, Liz, Mr. West
met on Truman Balcony about tours, closing house, guide books
6:45 Marvin
- :15 Arrived Kansas City. Changed to chartered D.C. 10 plane
3. 11:50 Leave Kansas City with Lynda, Liz, Nash Castro, and press who came from D.C.
[See attached copy for names]
2:25 Arrived Jackson, Wyoming. Met by Governor Hansen, Congressman Tito Ron
- Ambassador H.E. Takeuchi and wife
Reception for Japanese
3:57 To drive w/ Liz, Nash Castro, Walter Washington
Saw: 1. Park at 1st and M 2. Walker-Jones Elementary School
3. Terrell Junior High 4. Barney Circle 5. Buchanan School
Entry
No. Time
Activity
5
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Tuesday
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
White House
Time
Date April 27, 1965
Activity
1. 10:30 Meeting w/ Nash Castro and Jim Ketchum
2. 12:40 To theater to new
- for magnolia tree reception. Mixed and mingled with guests.
7:55 End of reception.
Worked with Liz and Cynthia in Yellow Oval Room on Christmas gifts for Laurance
Rockefeller, Mary Lasker, Nash Castro, and Walter Washington.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
8:58
- :55 Called Nash Castro re: Washington's home.
10:03 Called George Hartzog.
Called the Baileys and Lucille Thomas (house guests) re: trip.
10:40 To the third floor to see Marietta Brooks (the Brookses were leaving later that day).
10:50
- Linke.
2:30 Left the White House for ride with Mary Lasker and Nash Castro: Hains Point,
Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Jefferson School.
4:00 Return to the White House. To the second floor alone.
4:30 Nap.
5:20 Worked with Ashton.
Back rub; then looked
- and other Christmas presents.
1. 11:37 Liz came up
2. 11:45 Meeting with Liz, Nash Castro, Mr. West, Mr. Tolston of White House Historical Association.
Talked about best way to sell "Living White House" Kiosk (Lynda) Special table Christmas decorations
