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President briefe d th e Press fo r abou t 1 0 minutes outlinin g
the result s o f the Conferenc e an d paraphrazing th e communicado .
__i Presiden
8:59a Departe
t Trfcmr v Thie u the n escorted Presiden t Johnso n to hi s
car alon g wit h Secretary Rusk
- Monda
y
e
y (includ e visite d by )
Activit
oL
D
o Cabine t Roo m
for mt g w / Secretar y McNamar a
Press Briefin g #1113- A an
d th e Join t Chief s o f Staf f
indicated "discussion primaril y Genera
l Earl e Wheele r , Chairman , JC S
on Vietnam
- of legislation
2. summer youth program
3. foreign press handling of U.S. issues
4. veterans in public service
Secy Rusk also distributed a pamphlet to all Cab mbrs, "Briefing Notes
on VietNam - Feb 1968, Dept of State, "
1968
WHITE HOUSE date
UDENT LYNDON B
- :43p
30, 1968
In Rose Garden
Day
Saturday
Activity (include visited by)
President to Press Conference in Rose Garden
PRESS CONFERENCE
#121
WHITE HOUS E Dat
e
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY
President bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) Da
Time
- ;
mf
Joe
Califano
At dinner the President first read the latest press briefing. . .
and fcgqKthen asked General Westmoreland some several questions.
Amongthem: Which is the abler. Ky or Thieu. Gen W said it
was his belief that Thieu was the ablest
- d been spotted--h e balme d i t
n Secret Service , an d sai d tha t th e nex t tim e h e wante d onl y on e agen t wit h hi m an d
that on e to be in his car . Secre t Servic e reporte d tha t th e press sai d the y ha d recognized
e Presiden t i n
- , Detroit, Michigan
President
_ og
in
and out of his office and the press office, reading the copy
his
Tom
statement
Johnson
-t.pl
as
it
was bieng
typed.
•
.
~~
11:40p —-£
Cyrus
11:48p ^b
,
Vance,
Hon.
11:57p The
Leonard
President
-
Joined
12:15p President
by Mrs . Johnson, Lynda, Capt. Charles Robb--for picture s by PRESS
to oval office alone.
12:20p gt
C^' 12:34p
in to bring out papers and pictures President signed.
To
South Grounds to greet l^rogK:^km?6AaHfe^iex:K
-
) The
Speaker , Hon. John McCormack
Press Briefing #974A The
Attorney General . Hon. Ramsey Clark
indicates "they met on a Larry
Levinson
number of international
matters," when referring to "They
discussed the gun control law which the President sent up
- To
1968
(include visited by) ture
Code
Oval Ofc
Rostow
Hon.
- pl
ErnestMcFarland
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the State of Arizona
--Justice McFarland asked to see the President to talk about "the over-all situation and
a personal matter."
PRESS
-
instructions
o
o
2pm President said he would just go on into the Cabinet
Room and await the arrival of the Vice President
(accompanied by Mr. Weisl to visit with him until
the VP arrived)
2:05pm Message
from Tom Johnson
that me Press had word Vice Pres
- bega n hi s da y a t (Place )
Entry
No.
C
Telephone
f or t
Time
Out
In
Lo
l:00p
11:35a
12:50p
14 Nov 196 7
Expenditure
Activity (include visited by)
Code
LD
To Ova l Of c w/ Prime Ministe r Sat o
t
MW - pl
Press t o Oval Of c
- h
press
world problem s
Said Nixo n seemed t o b e quit e anxiou s t o hel p o n these now .
•
Note: Marily
n will furnis h yesterday' s luncheo n menu and --i f possible- gist o f luncheon topic s discussed .
VH.TE HOUSE Date No
DENT LYNDON B
- press conferenc e preparatio n
Mr
Jim
Garrison
H. Busby , G . Reedy , J . Valenti , W . Jenkins , McGeorg e Bundy , Willia m Bundy , Ji m Greenfield ,
Bob Manning , Secretar y Rusk , Kermi t Gordon , Gardene r Ackley , Dou g Cater , Larr y O'Brien
- .
porch and waves to crowd.
press too
Geo Reedy
Bill
Moyers
signing
mail
yb - come get signed mail.
Walter
Jenkins
Mrs
yb
Johnson to
come
in
Mrs
Johnson
Gov
Oval Rm
lvs
lets
clear
off
Buford
dinner
w/
Ellington
him
Mrs
Mrs
of
Johnson
come
- made
to
Senator Church
Cong Ralph Harding
out 4:04 pm
To Press Office
thru Lobby
Gov William
Scranton
Scranton
Pa
To
Walter Jenkins Office
returned to office
Senator Harry
F Byrd
Berryville Va
call taken in WJ's office
To mjdr's office
Are you caught up
- Pres s fo r wal k aroun d South Grounds.
(Mr. an d Mrs. Rober t Jackson , houseguests , see n amon g group) .
PRESS CONFERENCE
The thre e Ambassador s departe d @1:38 . 1
4 laps i n all .
Joined by Mrs. Johnso n fo r last tw o laps . . and Robert M
- Monday
White
Situation
Room
McGeorge
McGeorge
Larry
Lynda
To office
Secretary
Walter
fr
Bundy
Bird
fr
fr
mans
of Commerce
Jenkins
Press conference
chair
press on
served
until
mansion
mans
Johnson
George Reedy
McGeorge Bundy
George
- into the Lobby for pictures by the Press^ and then stepped
to the microphone and made prepared statement
Picture
made in
hall
w/ Taul Watanabe, President of Marina Del Ray National
Bank in Marina De l Ray, California —
Watanabe is a fund- raiser for Salinger
- McGeorg
e Bund y
John McClo y Bromle
y Smit h
Press an d photogs in Cabine t Roo m for picture s
Akron
Kansas
City
St
Louis
October
White
House
Wednesday
To theater to make statement
for
on his
meeting
w/
Consultants
Relations
Helicopter
-
DIARY
'resident began his day at (Place) LBJ
Time
1i
In Out
Telephone
.
Lo
Ranch, Texas _
I
U>
Activity
C**
SUNDAY
Day
Expend!-
(include visited by) ture
16
2:55 - 3:00p To
the office - reading latest press tickers on his desk
3:00p
-
Commission. Also announced the appointment of former Congressman
Raymond Clevenge r of Michigan as chairman of the Commission
_j Basin
_J _,
The
| ofNew
in
:•
i Press
| accepted
i Cour
i-
ii j
;,
I The
I assignmen
\ Today
Chesarek.
Presiden t today
- in above entry.
Today announced that the President would appoint Alexander Feinberg to the National
Commission on Urban Problems (known as the Douglas Commission)
Today issued to the press the report of the Natl Advisory Commission on Selective
Service
- ,
n Edith Gree n (b. 1)
Ambassador
Arthur Goldberg - agenda was classified, but included the Ambassador's
future plans. Rostow memo re this mtg returned to Sit Room
The
Ambassador met the press in the Fish Room at 12:45p following his mtg w/
and said
- , US Naval Station, New York
/
The Press plane had not landed, so the President decided to wait on the plane until
it landed. He instructed Mr. & Mrs. Frank O'Connor to be brough on board.
fwtTt House Date
EWT LYMOOM B. JOHNSON
October
MARY ,,.
-r
-
Date December 2. 1966
LBJ Ranch p^.
Friday
Exp
Activity (inc)ude visited by) tt
Director Charles
O
Schultze
Director Charles Schultze
Secretary McNamara __
To office
w/ Ackley
and
Califano
Press in --Photographers
Writers in —PRESS CONFERENCE
- outstretched hands of the crowd as he passed by.
To Air Force One -- greeted Lynda who had joined at this stop this morning (
Convair from Washington)
PRESS POOL
Karl Baumann (press)
Merriman Smith
Sid Davis
.Wheels up for Quonset Point. Naval Air Station
- him a pen and privately converses
with him - turning his back t o gp assembled in Garden Goes ou t to hand Press. Reporters. Camaramen - pens
Senator Gordon Allott Cong.
James A. Hale y Con
Senator Clinton Anderson Cong.
Georg e Hansen Senator
Cong
-
Senator Car l Hayden Senato
r Alle n Ellende r
Luci
August
White
House
20 1965
Friday
To Oval Ofc
To Fish
see
for
page 6
those present
Room for mtg
each
Cabinet
w/ Press
Information
Department
Ofcrs
of
OFF RECORD
To Flowe r Garde n to pos t
- lights ou t proble m _ _ and the n transferred hi m to B M J™"^Ty c
(B.
\~ f 3 )
"
November
White Hous e - LBJ Ranch, Texas
9 1965
TUESDAY
Bill Moyers - Austin, Texas
Joe Califan o - Washington , D. C. (
B . 4)
Bill Moyers - in thie Press Room
- .
t^ C^
Left th e Church i n the ca r w/ Mrs. Johnson, Judge Moursund, Senator Gaylord
Nelson, and JV (who replaced B M -- BM stayed w/ the press to file)
On the Dan z Ranch area - - w / th e press car entourage following him as he
drove about
- India
Robert Kome r
The Ambassado r o f India, B . K . , Nehr
u
Marvin
Watson
joined
press
& photogs
in
December
White
Carol
House
20,
1965
Monday
Welch
To Cabine t Room t o greet Southwes t Texas Stat e Colleg e Oki
Basketball Tea m - - 1
-
House
To office
McGeorge
t
James
G
Bundy
Wadsworth
Geo Reedy
Senator
Edward
Ted
Kennedy
Press int o offic e t o hear th e Presiden t announc e th e appointmen t o f James J . Wadswort h
as Federa l Communication s Commissione r
McGeorge
Bundy
- photographer s present . The n they walke d bac k int o th e President' s office .
In the hall walkin g w / th e above. . .
In lounge w/ Mar y McGror y - - (oki e takin g pictures )
GER (pl)
To th e Press Lobb y - - durin g whic h tim e h e selecte d newsme n
- Hon . Vincen t B
. Gondw e
of Malawi - ne w Ambassador. H e wa s accompanie d by Hon . G . Menne n
and 2 State Dept , protoco l officer s
The Press an d photogs too k pics i n th e Treat y Roo m and th e party the n wen t
to th e Yello w Ova l Room fo
- . Afte r h e go t settle d
he hel d a press briefin g w/
Helen Thoma s - UP I
Boh Pierpoint - CR S
Doug Cornell - AP
David Matthew
-
Reuter s
t
Norma Milliga n ffljff-g ? ) Newsweek
Walt Rosto w Mar
Tom Johnso n Col
Harry McPherso
Larry Templ e
- in fagdxlivingroom area
10: 30a Outside
10:38s 10:45a REMARKS
1&?4O& Continuing
10:50a
11:35a Back
- on the back steps near lawn - of Aspen Lodge
for p ictures taken by White House press photographers and
reporters -- w/ Amb. Bunker
by the President
meeting w
- on
Sunday news programs -Issues and Answers
Meet the Press
Face the Nation
•to. Hou*
ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Date
MARY
-
(include visited by) lure
11:55a To
Ova l Ofc - w/ George Christian
11:57a To
George Christian's ofc - w/ GC
-12:15p 1:32p
T
Day
o Cabinet Room w/ members of the press
to show them the new lighting system |
Monday-
LABOR DAY
Expendi
ftmt Moos e
- . Eugene Black, Special Adviser to the President on Asian Development
Affairs discussed w/ the press in briefing #989-A, the Asian Development Bank
msg just released. ,
W/ the First Lady, the President went to the North Portico to greet
H. E. President
