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Bright sun-shiny morning. Very
7:57a t
George
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8:30a Breakfast
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in bedroom. Joined
Mr. George Brown
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10:08a f
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9:49a f
mild temperatures.
President awak e and reading papers in bed
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Brown
- -- just general th ngs -The heat yesterday
Harry McPherson's missing the plane to VietNam
The speech for last night not being ready
Marvin Watson, Jake Jacobsen, Jack Valenti - in and out of the room
While the President was dressing, Mrs. Johnson
Liz
- a briefing memo for his meeting w/ Chancellor Kiesinger today
and other items that had accumulated during the night.
This morning, he read the "New York Times" and the "Stars and Stripes"
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Mr.
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Marvin Watson told
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Jake Jacobsen in-- the President continued with suggestions for smoother operations i
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the future. H e sai d that in the future he wanted his secretaries luggage taken off the
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every night, for he liked to see them in fresh clothes daily. _
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- night reading w/ mary s and MW--gave MW all
night reading back.
Simon McHugh and Mr. &:
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Mrs. John McCammon
Today sen t t o th e Congres s hi s ms g o n Federal Pa y an d Posta l Rate s
/HITS Hous e
>ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
Date Apri
MARY
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'HUE HOUSE date
ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
May 25, 1968
.„. the
resident began his day at (Place) D
Time Telephone
11
In Out
Lo
White Hous e „
f or t
Activity
LD
Saturday
ay
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(include visited by)
On the Helicopter the President:
•— Read
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and two for the boys
11:33p Presiden
' --signed
' --
did some night reading
--told pob to go on hom e but that he was going to be in theoffice for a while
11:45p t
Barefoot
Sanders - pl
VHITE HOUSE Date
>ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY
the
•'resident
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Allen Ellender
R. Pontius
D. Connell ,
Melchiori
11:23a _
Take
^ _, The
off for New Orleans, La. t o address American Legion in Nationa l Convention
The President and Senator Ellender together in lounge.
President worked last night's "Night Reading
- visited by) ture
President to the cabinet room - speaking to Mary Slater said
"well did Mary finally get back to work, .were the Marines having
a parade last night? " Mary
replied ""Yes - she was back to work
^Bf'"yes"aboutth e Marines.
Meeting
- , and Arizona, starting at age 14 . Since joinin g Goodwill in 1963, he has
progressed t o supervisor of 40 men, is attending night school, an d expect s a high
school equivalency certificate in another year, has lost his aggressive pattern,
is active
- at Austin residence
No answer - Pres. said never mind
last
President reading over/draft of speech for
White House Correspondents dinner. Asked Larry to
get earlier draft in which reference to Walter Lippmann, ,
Mary McGrory, et al, was made and deleted from
- USSS
Rufus Youngbloo d USS S OTTE
R USS S Mille
Clint Hil l USS S Plea
s on USSS Mitchel
John Pau l Jone s USS S Carrel
l USS
S McCarth
Mroz USS S Balg
e USS S DeFrees
S Read
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h USS
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WHITE
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Senato
11:15a 12:00
n Senato
11:50a T
y Saturda
y (includ e visite d by ) t
y
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r Richar d Russel l - a t his hom e
y McPherso n Harry's daughter , Coco , fel l fro m a tree las t night , an d there wa s a chance
of seriou s injury
- on the Citizens Advisory Board on Youth
Opportunity.
I |\\ - pl -- talked to JimJones _
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8:56p ~
Thursday
ay_
MW
--at home "
9:24p To
mansion - w/ Diana MacArthur, J Jones, mf
worked night reading in West Hall
10:30p |
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10:48p £
11:00p To
11:31p
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Oval Office with Tom Johnson
mjdr's room with Tom Johnson, working some of his night reading and looking a : the
News Magazines.
To
Harry
7:48p Mrs.
7:59p t
Hon. Willard
QS-- 8:04p f
N* U.S
McPherson
Johnson joined to hear the radio "Campaign Speech
- departed the Sanders residence - via auto
--accompanied by Tom Johnson and m f
11:20p Arrived
the South Grounds - and to the second floor and his bedroom -worked night reading w/ T Johnson and mf
11:45p Tom
Johnson and mf
departed
The President had
-
O'Brien
w/ Jack
mans
Russell
Eastland
fr
mans
Ala
Miss
Doddsville
Reading
papers
Valenti arrived
Valenti
sparkman
Eastland
Ga
Miss
night
on
Miss
Doddsville
Miss
8-22-64
White
House
Sat
Diane
Richards
pics
and
her mother
and father
- ,
The President ate lunch in his cabin w/ Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
The President read the newspapers and talked with
Lynda, and Luci, VM, MF.
JV and Marvin Watson about the seating of Senator Yarborough in the motorcade
and about th e possibility of Senator
- :52a
Out
-11:58
White House
Telephone
fort
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LD
TunC
Entry
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The
a Swearin
Prior to the ceremony,
the President was at his
ticker reading to the Francis
group in th e ofiice . William
: Secy
March 24, 1967
Day Frida y
Activity (include
- on various ranche s an d to as k i f there
s an y place o n the Hartma n where he migh t ge t stuc k i n ligh t o f the rai n las t night.
e Meek s - busines s servic e
g him t o b e read y to tak e Mr . an d Mrs. McHug h t o Sa n Angel o o n Sunday
2:11p
- Rostow' s assistant , fel l las t night i n his bedroo m and
shattered his kneecap . Hospitalize d i n Room 427, Alexandri a Hospital , Seminar y Road ,
Alexandria, Va . (he-coordinate s foreig n affair s activitie s fo r th e pres s office )
Flowers an d
-
Jim Jones __
Walt
Rostow, at home ________________________________________________
.__________________________________—————__—————————_——
__-__—_—,
George
Christian _
:
| The
President worked his desk, did most of his night reading, and watched several
-
at 7:30a this morning, the President awakened,
got his papers from outside his bedroom door
and then went into his bathroom to read them so
as not to have to turn on the light in his room to
awaken Mrs. Johnson. At 8:00a a situation room
report went
- CONFERENCE
concerning his cabinet meeting just completed
To mjdr's room where he worked some of last night's reading with
MW and Joe Califano--the President did tell J Califano that he was
sending him too muchnightly--that he wished he could only have
- in Georgia; mtg w/ Senate Finance Committee last night; budget
problems; Georgia Furniture and Manufacturing Corporation in Dublin, Ga.
(Jake Jacobsen joindd on telephone)
To Oval Office
Hon. Charles Schultze, Director, Bureau of the Budget
Joe Califano OFF
- crowds for it wasn't the parade route. Many
welcome signs, etc. One sing
read "LBJ ThanKs For The S. P.A. Loan"
-'
!
Stopped
corner. Flatbush Ave. and Nostrand Ave. Here there was a large crowd and a
: number
of pickets. Senator Robert Kennedy joined
- in night reading memo this
g a t e
Mr. Allan M. Wilson, VPres., The Advertising Council t
date said, "The President did a
terrific job of expLaining the Saving: Mr. Charles E. Wilson, NYC
Mr. Walter D. Scott, NBC, NYC
Bond campaign to the Advertising
M
- Maso n a s sh e too k pictures o f him t o enabl e
her t o work further o n the bust. Followin g th e pictur e taking , the Presiden t
came int o mjdr' s rooman d read the ^*^ front sectio n of the Evenin g Star
To th e Cabine t Room t o join :
Charles
- Sept 17 , 196 5
White House
Friday
Frank Dryden , Deput y Director o f OE P
To th e secon d floor , havin g gMM f been o n the thir d floo r visitin g w / hi s houseguest s
since 11: 50 pm last night .
Retired
Breakfast
Weight MBH
In the bedroo
- day at (Place) Day_
Tone Telephone
Lntry *
^*°
^xpend,
- Moyers - San Antonio, Texas
To th e office reading tickers
Bill Moyers - San Antonio, Texas --re UPI ticker that said that the President
looked wonderful toda y in Mexico in contrast to how tire d looked the evening
before. Th e President wanted th e
- Date February
White House p^.
FRIDAY
Activity (inctude visited by)
Working the night reading in the Mansion w/ MW and
J J
McBundy (pl)
Secy. McNamara
Secy. Rusk
(b. 4)
who said he had Lodge's reply and asked if
he could come to mansion
- by)
Cyrus Vance and children into bedroom to sav goodbye.
They were houseguests last night.
Walt
Rostow pl
t George
11:31a t
Christian
Walt
Rostow pl
11: 38a President
/
to mjdr's office with Jim Jones
[y 11:39a 11:48a
President
These medals have
- :55p t
The
January 1968 *
RECORD: Hon. Clark Clifford
Marvin
7"58p Marvin
Watson -pl
Watson
The President worked the remainder of his night reading and signing table.
8:50p t
8:58p The
9:03p The
Joe
Califano -p
President to mjdr's office
- . JOHNSON
r DIARY
19
President began his day at (Place) Day
In Out
Lo
to mjdr's room to look at some pieces of Night Reading
5:37p President
_ 5:50p
into Oval Office
w/ Marvin Watson
George
Marvin
5:55p 6:30p
FRIDAY
LD
5:32p President
5:38p 5
- . Alexander Matsas, Ambassador of Greece --Farewell
.
visit
i
12:17p _________ t ,
George
12:19p 12:22p Press
12:22p t
Goy.
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12:27p |
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12:30p 12:51p i /
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Christian -pl
photographers in oval office
-
. held
Daniel on line for about 8 minutes while Pres. was looking
at his night reading. the newspaper clippings and talking to Mrs. Johnson
:
Operator
8:14pm ~t
reported Guajardo in Puerto Rico at a hotel. President
said get him there and if he
- called mary s in to watch "Lassie Comes to the White House" on the _
in his office. ^
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! worked
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7:40p 7:50p
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Marvin
tomorrow
:
his night reading
,
Watson--President tol d MW to ask th e Krims if they want to go to Texas
w/ him
- the President first arrived at the Ranch he saw
of the two in the living room, but was unable to find the second painting. This
morning (after a few hours sleep), the second painting waz discovered in the office
leaning against the wall.
The President read some
- to White House
To the East Room for presentation of Distinguished Federal civilian
Service Awards for 1966
REMARKS by the President
As John Macy read the citations and introduced/ announced each winner, the
awardee, his wife, and department head stepped up
