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Arrive Wrightsman residence
Depart Wrightsman residence
Arrive residenc e of Amb. Joseph Kennedy - joined President there
Depart Kennedy residence w/ President
Arrive President's residence for dinner and talks
Depart President's residence
Arrive
- :00p
5. 5:30p
6. 7:00p
1960
Expenditure
Code
Press conference at home of Joseph Kennedy
To Nashville, Tenn
Press conference, Biltmore Motel
To Gov's mansion in car with Governor and Bobby Baker
meeting with group of Southern leaders
Addressed Youn g
- Luncheo n Meetin g i n Skeeter's Office
Ken Crawford (Newsweek)
Congressman Clark Thompson
Ben Javits
GER, Liz , Boatner , Co l Jackso n
Joe Kilgore
Walker Stone
Felton West
F Adrian Spears (San Antonio)
Bill Doherty (AFL-CIO)
Ramsey Clark
F Eddie Joseph
- ) and their children, Marilyn and Malcolm -handshake and hello
W. H. Kittrell, Dallas — discussed various matters, among them Oscar Mauzy
lunch in P-38 1.95
Sen Muskie and some of his Maine constituents: Frank Tarr, Joseph Winners,
Alton Lyond, Michael Gruaker
Sen
- . Gallag her and Cong. Daniel) Caucus Rm. ,
Cong. Claude Pepper, 352, OHOB
James B. Carey honoring Joseph Minish, 1126 16th St., NW
Missouri Delegation honoring Col. August Busch, 318 OSOB
For Cong. Gillis Long of La. - Natl. Cap. Demo. Club at Dodge Hotel
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- , 1960
(include visited by)*
Expenditure
Code
LD
Arrived P-38
Senator Johnson opened the Senate
Sen Kennedy's office to see Bob Woodruff
To Kennedy's office to see Gov. Hodges
Sen Ellender's lunch G-44
Sen Kennedy
Oveta Hobby -- "wanted to see
- . 9:00p
met at White House Pres-elect Kennedy, Pres Eisenhower to drive to Capitol
Inauguration at Capitol of President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson
lunch at Old Supreme Court Chamber
watched parade from stands in front of White House
stopped
- VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DAILY DIARY
Day Friday
Date February 23, 1962
The Vice President began his day at (place).
Entry
No.
Time
Telephone
f or t
Activity (include
visited by)*
Lo LD
Dinner with President and Mrs. Kennedy, Prince
- Paso
Date
Day Monday
September 12, 1960
Activity (includ e visited by)
*
Expenditure
Code
Rally in City Square front of Hotel Cortez with Sen Kennedy
To Lubbock airport -- see travel activity
Airport Rally in Lubbock, Texas. Cong. Paul Kilday
- . 11:00a
5. 12:45p
6. 12:55p
7. 2:45p
8. 2:50p t
9. 3:35p
10. 3:45p
11. 5:30p
Bryce Harlow, re: White House meeting at 5:30 today
Sen Jackson, re: going to VFW meeting
Sen Kennedy
Senator Johnson opened the Senate
Sen Kennedy, Smathers, Clark, Russell
- t
4:45p
5:45p t
7:00p
7:15p t
10
11
12
Date
Walter, re: trip to Ohio, etc.
Tom Kennedy (United Mine Workers)
Hawaiian group -- Sen Long and Fong and group of Hawaiian citizens interested
in East-West Institute
Senator Johnson opened the Senate
- , 1960
visited by)*
LD
Expenditure
Code
Deer huntin g with Sen Kennedy at West Ranch
lunch at LBJ Ranch: Mrs. Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. West; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Moursund, Sen Kennedy
Sen Kerr (Okla)
Dinner
Sen. Kennedy left
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Telephone
f or t
Mansion, Austin
Date September 13, 1960
Activity (includ e visited by)
*
D
Expenditure
Code
Introduced Sen Kennedy to crowd on steps of Capitol
To For t Worth -- see travel activity
Introduced Sen Kennedy
- opened the Senate
Abe Multer, Arthur Jacobs, Sam Zuckerman -- of Jewish Day magazine
Ed Clark, Homer Thornberry, Walter
Gerry Mann (Austin) -- re: Kennedy trip to Texas
Lunch for Charlie Brown -- East Room, Mayflower
George Moffett
D. B. Hardeman -- re
- . Mansfield' s office
Atty General Robert Kennedy, re: John Connally
Homer Thornberry, re: House caucus
Larry O'Brien
Sen Symington
Bobby Kennedy
John Connally
Sen Clements
Bobby Baker
Dudley Daugherty
Dudley Daughertty and Mrs. Daugherty
Palmer Hoy t (Denver
- Salinger (saying the President would not be able to attend dinner tonight and
asking if the VP would take Mrs. Kennedy)
Ramsey Clark
David Karr (of Whitney-Fairbanks in New York City)
Fred Lange (Dallas)
Lee White (White House assistant special counsel
- minutes
To Sen Kennedy's house at Hyannis with Mrs. Johnson by car
Meetings at Kennedy's house with Sen Kennedy, Jim Rowe, and others
Selected names should be underscored.
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
Page No.
TELEPHONE CODE:
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Lynda -- asking if he wanted her to come eat lunch with him
John Holton
Lunch in Senate dining room with Lynda
Sen Kennedy, Tony Buford, Mr. Gussie Busch
Sen Kennedy
Gen. Carl Phinney
Jim Blundell and John Connally (Fort Worth)
Sen Cannon, Van
- :30p
23. 10:00p
Date.
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To Sen Kennedy's office P-36 for telephone call to Miami, Fla to meeting of county
officials
Texas Delegation
Horace Busby
Gov elect Terry Sanford (NC), Sen Jordan
Jim Rowe, re: calling Spencer Love, Burlington Industries
- :15p
2:45p
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18
19
20
3:20p
3:30p
6:45p
7:15p
8:00p
9
Telephone
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Date
Activity (includ
Expenditure
e visite d by) *
Code
LD
Tom Corcoran
Sen Kennedy
Sen Long re: his proposed amendment to Cong Teague’s veterans pension
- to Texas the day before. He
been up late the night before.
Dr. Allen Isen (Buffalo, NY) to help with contact lens
picked up Mrs. Kennedy at White House since President was not going to Japanese
Embassy
dinner at Japanese Embassy; in honor of Mrs. Kennedy
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White House to sit in on President Kennedy's talk s with Pres. Ayub
P-38: Sec Rusk sayin g President had suggested he not go to Texas for Ayub visit at
Eddie Adams (New York)
Sen Russel l
lunch with Sen Mansfiel d in Mansfield's office
Mary Lasker in P
- SENATOR LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DAILY DIARY
The Senator began his day at (place).
Entry
No.
Time
Day Tuesday
362 SOB (Sen Kennedy's office)
Telephone
f or t
Activity (include
Date.
August 9, 196 0
Expenditure
Code
visited by)*
Lo LD
1
2
3
4
5
6
- and Maurice Templeman
Cong. Dan Brewster (Md) for campaign picture
Mr. and Mrs. Hall Timanus and son Timmy (Houston - elector)
picture with Phil Davies (congressman - candidate 4th District of Cal.)
Lunch at Skeeter's with Sen. Kennedy and Sen Jackson and some
- Kennedy
To Kennedy's office for picture for Demo dinner Sept 20
group of New Mexico people from office of OCDM -- names in guest book
Bob Troutman
Jack Anderson
Jim Rowe
Cong. Albert Thomas
George Brown (Houston)
Bill Munnell (California)
Sen Fulbright
Sen
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from Wyoming at Skeeter's
Lunch with Sen Kennedy in OSCC for North Carolina newsmen and radiomen
2:30p
4:30p
4:45p t
5:45p f
7:00p
Expenditure
Code
State, Justice Conference in F-37
Frank Ikard
Liz Carpenter, re: Mrs. J's press conference and trip
- Kennedy (Kennedy shot 2 deer)
9:00a
9:15a
9:30a
9:45a
10:00a
10:15a
10:30a
10:45a
Left for Austin
Arrived Municipal Airport, Austin (met by Dolores)
Driskill, Signal mail
Walter and George
Geo Brown
10:50
11:00a
11:15a
11:30a
11:45a
T
T
12:00n
12
- (Atlanta)
nap
Senator Kennedy and party arrived; met by Stonewall people who presented JFK with
hat;
Dinner: Sen Kennedy; Ken O'Donnell; Joe Gargan; Cong. Tolbert MacDonald; Beth Fein;
Bobby Baker; Mrs. J; Dorothy Nichols; MMW, Bill Moyers, Bob Waldron
Cong
- :50a
4. 12:00n
5. 1:00p
6. 6:45p
7. 7:45p
The White House for Leadership breakfast meeting.
With President and Mrs. Kennedy, greeted Democratic Women on White House lawn.
Congressman Roberts to present Judge Hall, his successor in Texas Senate.
Opened
-
breakfast
Walter (Wash, DC)
Lunch
visited Pres and Mrs. Kennedy at Glen Ora
Dinner at Huntland: Mrs. J; Bob and MMW
6. Spent night at Huntland
* Selecte d name s should be underscored.
Sunday
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
April 23, 1961
- University Stadium and Space Installations in Rich Building accompanying
President Kennedy
2 1:00p
Returned to Rice Hotel
* Selected names should be underscored.
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
12, 1963
Expenditure
Code
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Arr Miami, Florida and went to Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach.
3 Addressed Steelworkers' Convention.
Dep. Miami for Washington, D. C.
Arr Washington, D. C.
6 Helicopter to Anacostia Naval Base
7 Met President Kennedy and boarded Yacht Sequoia
- :00p
7. 7:30p
Expenditure
Code
Arrived P-38
Senate meets (Senator Johnson opened the Senate)
Gov-elect of Florida Ferris Bryant and Sen Kennedy
Sen Smathers
Walter, re: LBJ's ne t wort h t o give to Knight Newspapers for story on candidates
finances
- Kennedy: silver desk set, set of
Early American Independence papers, autographed copies of President Kennedy's
books. And a $75, 000 Government gift of scholarships to American Colleges.
Lynda Bird spoke at this gathering.
To Hotel.
To hotel banquet hall
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To Democratic Policy Meeting
Hosting benefit dinner at 4040. Pre-theater supper party to benefit Lt.
Institute and Kennedy Center for the Retarded.
To National Theater with Mrs. Johnson to see "Mr. President. "
To British Embassy for after-theater supper-dance
3
- . Spiege l (Chicago )
Lunch i n P-3 8 $2.1 5
John Holto n
G. Menne n William s
Sec. Dillo n
Wilson McCarth y fo r pictur e fo r posta l worker s
Stanley Marcu s (Dallas) , askin g hi m i f h e woul d serv e o n businessmen' s
committee fo r Kennedy-Johnso n
- to recess in order to gain some delay.
This was not done.
As the balloting began and after a few states had been
called, he remarked that Kennedy was picking up a vote or
so or perhaps a half-vote as he went along.
When it was certain that Senator Kennedy
- , MF
arriving at 11:50
Haircut in. airport barbershop
Lunch at Dobbs House w/ Mrs. Johnson, Liz and MF
Joined in room by Gov. and Mrs. Connally, Speaker and Mrs. Tunnell, Mr. and Mrs.
Waggoner Carr
President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy arrive airport -- VP
- t Kennedy' s offe r t o b e vice-presidentia l candidat e i f
he offere d i t t o hi m
Sen Kenned y - - as k LB J t o b e hi s running-mat e
Met th e pres s outsid e hi s suit e
Sen Knowlan d - - tol d LB J h e wa s th e onl y Democra t h e coul d
