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- to go riding around the main ranch
house area and some of the other ranches .
During the ride, vm radioed the President twice -- 1.) Senate confirmation of John T. Connor
as the new Secretary of Commerce. 2.) to tell the President that in minutes
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 1/15/1965
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- tonight and that the Vietnam thing was taking much of his tim e
and wearing on him. H e introduced Secretary Ball (subbin g for Secy Rusk who
was iaaaesc in New York) who dealt exclusively with comment s on the political
and economic side of the Vietnam
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 3/4/1965
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- , and pinned th e medals on the winners
WINNERS: '
Christine Ciesla. 12 of Buffalo New York John
Abel . 13. Thre e Rivers, Mich.
David Hrdlicka. 13 , o f Bridgeport, Conn. Donald
Brunner. 12 , Three Rivers , Mich
Tusha Helen a Sobek, 12, Blue Springs, Mo. Nesto
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 5/6/1965
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- U.S. New s an d Worl d Report
Owen L. Scott , Executiv e Edito r
Geo Reedy
Carson
Carson FF.. Lyman
Lyman , Managin g Editor
Edito r
Horace Busby
John R . Fleming
Fleming , Directin g Editor , Internationa
Internationall Staf
Staf f
Jack Valenti
Ben J
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 5/24/1965
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- Hughes adx Governor of New Jersey
at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recovering
from cataract operations. The President talked with the Governor and with Mrs. Hughes-said he just called to say he was thinking
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 12/15/1967
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- Date
THE WHITE HOUSE
February 19,1968
PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DAILY DIARY
Aboard Air Force One
The President began his day a t (Place)
Entry
No.
Telephone
f or t
Time
In
12:50 a.m.
Day
Out
Lo
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Expenditure
Code
Activity (include
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_: to
Dale
Fehmer at parent's home""
Meeks _
______________„
During the course of lunch the President decided to have Dale Meeks
fly th e Krim's to Dalla s instead of the K Krim's driving to San Antonio
fly back to New York. He said that the Krim's would
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 4/14/1968
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- report s o n Pat Nugent . Th e President commente d
on how muc h thi s please d him.
t int o th e covere d stateroo m t o watc h television news programs—first ,
Governor Hughes ; then Sen. Albert Gore . Th e President nappe d a s h e watche d the
m o n
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 7/23/1967
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- - Detroit, Mich.
9:50a t
Mrs.
Oveta Culp Hobb y - Top Ridge, New York '
10:30a t
Davi
d Ginsburg - Seattle. Wash. -
10:44a Harry
10:51a t
McPherson t o second floor
George
Christian
10:52a To
-•...: for
National City Christian Church
CHURCH
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 7/30/1967
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George
9:14a t__
Moursund in Johnson City. -
f Governor
Col
11:15a| j
i
11:44a| At
Connally in Austin .
Cross '
'
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Mrs. Johnson in new section of house which has not been finished.
10:45a '
11:10a j
Christian in San Antonio, from bedroom
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 9/8/1967
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{ George
Christian /2
; 3 3 - /-2- -^^/o
Clark
Dean Griswold
'
Ed Weisl,
Jr.
Stephen Pollak *
I Barefoot
Sanders
Capt
Charles Robb '
! Made
three announcements: Dean Griswold
as new Solicitor General
! Ed
Weisl,
Jr., Asst Atty Gen, Civil Division
j Stephen
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 9/30/1967
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Th
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t w/ Mrs. Johnso n
Jo
e Califano
Amb
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8:20a Breakfas
8:55a f
n Sunda _
. Arthu r Goldberg in New Yor k City
e Malechek- LBJ Ranc h
e
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 10/22/1967
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The President riding around the Dantz Ranch w/ mb.
The President lay on his bed dozing.
The President had one of the new ladies Benrus watches delivered to Mariallen Moursund, today.
Tut WH.TE House n^
30 October 1967 _
PXEStDEWT LYMOOM B. JOHMSOW
DAHY 0
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 10/30/1967
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- Europe - "never mind"
Cong. George Mahon - re tax bill
mf out - President and Mrs. Johnson and guests to West Hall
Director Charles Schultz e
op - tell the chief to come up '
Secy Fowler
Cong. George Mahon
Retired
Edwin Weisl, Sr - New Yor k City
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 10/31/1967
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- n,,,. November
The White House ^
Activity (include visited by)
Hon. Jack Valenti - New York City *
Dale Malechek - LBJ Ranch
The Attorney General
Walt Rostow - pl.
Bob Hardesty.
Secretary Nicholas deB. Katzenbach.
Charles Maguire
MW-pl
Wednesda
1
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 11/1/1967
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- in here, the Mashman group xxEht departed by helicopter,
and at 2:45p, the Smith group departed)
Secy Fowler
To the pool to sit in the sun w/ Wesley West and Arthur Krim
(Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. West to the new bedroom area of the house )
Departed the Main
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 11/26/1967
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- , New Jersey
1968
^^ ^
VHITE HOUSE Date Dec
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
,„,
The
President began his day at (Place) Day
n
Time Te
11
In Out
Lo
24,
White House ^
fePrh°ne
Activity
LD
1968
Tuesday
1
(include visite d by)
8:55p Buffet
Dinner w/ Mrs
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 12/24/1968
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- th e new rectory.
Prior t o this, th e President was joined by
Mr. Ernes t Stubbs
and Mr. H . R . Cheshir e (Hild a Kroll's father )
J C Kellam - Austi n - o n business servic e
--to as k hi m t o com e ou t tonight
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Back t
o Mai
n
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 1/2/1969
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The White Hous e
Monday
Backjto Cabinet Room
rejoining 10:41 group
Cong. George Mahon
To Oval Ofc
McPherson - pl
OFF RECORD :
Mr. Charles (Chuck) Lipsen
and Mr. Jim Housewright - the new President of the Retail Clerks Intl Union
--for picture
Jan 6
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 1/6/1969
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- told the new Governor he wa s happy for
him, had Always appreciated him, and asked him
to come to the White HOUSe to see him — told him
to call Jim Jones for a n appointment an d Mandel sai d
he would
Larry Temple - pl
President continued to sign
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 1/7/1969
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- Walt Rostow
Jim Jones
Larry Temple
George Christia n
Loyd Hackle r
and Bill Blackburn
Jan 14, 1969
Mrs. Harry McPherson
Mr and Mrs William S White
Justice Abe Fortas
Mrs. Homer Thornberry - Austin
Buffet Dinner served
Ms Arthur Krim - New York City
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 1/14/1969
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- in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria
Walt Rostow - pl
MILDRED Stegall
Wed.
Jan 15, 1969
To the Cabinet Room
to meet with Congressman and Mrs. Abraham Kazen. Jr. . and staff
Jo Betty Kazen, daughte r
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace D. Henderson
Patricia
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 1/15/1969
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Inspector
Robert Wick
of FBI
fr mans
Lunch
Secy
in
mansion
w/
George
Alex
Rose and
Jimmy
McNamara
fr
mans
Reedy
Wechsler
Douglass
Cater
New York Post
and
off Record
Flowers an d notes sen t to :
Ambassador t o Cost a Rica , Gonzale s J . Faci o
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 7/11/1964
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- dinner the President took a nap on the patio and slept for about 30 minutes -- then went into
the house to watch the 10:00 pm news on television.
Departed via chopper for the LBJ Ranch for the evening w/ Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Kellam MMValenti
Jack Valenti, mf
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 7/18/1964
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Atlantic
City
fr mans
Secretary
Luther
Hodges
Atlantic
City
fr mans
Judge
A W
Moursund
Atlantic
City
Jay
Taylor
Atlantic
City
fr mans
Charles
Schumann
of American
Farm
Bureau
Manchester
New Hampshire
fr mans
Thomas
Corcoran
Atlantic
City
returning
his call
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 8/24/1964
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Released news that on August 18 the President created an Emergency Board to investigate
disputes involving the nation's railroads and 11 non- operating railroad unions.
Busby
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 8/25/1964
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- at 5: 45pm
To Atlantic City, New Jersey, via AF #1
Arrive Atlantic Cit y Municipal Airport Pomona, NJ - deplanes an d goes to great enthusiastic
crowds waiting at fence. Approximately l,000 people waiting at the airport to get a g1impse
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 8/27/1964
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- McCormack
To office w/ Jack Valenti
Amb of
H. E . The Right Honorable the Lord Harlech, K. C. M. G. -- the
Press and photogs in
Great
Britain
To theater
to videotape film to be shown on 6:00pm and 11:00pm television news
shows tonight reporting
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 10/19/1964
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- RECORD
Chalmers Robert s - Washingto n Pos t
Bob Thompso n - Lo s Angele s Time s
Phil Potte r - Baltimor e Su n
Peter Lisago r - Chicag o Dail y New s
Carleton Ken t - Chicag o Sun - Times
Richard Wilso n - Cowle s Paper s
xxMxaday Crosby Noye s
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 12/14/1964
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- acres , stoppe d drivin g around
at 6:0 0 t o g o into th e Lewi s Hous e t o watc h th e 6:0 0 news , an d the n returne d t o
the LB J Ranc h a t 7:00 p
Larry O'Brien
Washington
DINNER
Ranc
h w/
Mrs
. Johnson
, Kermi
t Gordon
, MS ,,MF
MacArthu
r
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 12/29/1964
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- Woodward , Mr . an d Mrs. Dal e Miller , Mr . an d Mrs. Harr y McPherson
Note:
at 1:18 the President tried to get Mr. Huffman Baines in San Antonion, there was no answer
at 2:45 General Heaton called the President with the new of Gen.
Mac Kilduff
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 4/5/1964
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- - (b.1) re establishing
writing a piece on Public opinion,
the President and the Congress
Mr Lester Markel
- (picture taken by C.S.) - until 12:10 - Sunday Editor of
McGeo Bundy
New York Times
To Cabinet Room for National
Security Council
Meeting
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 4/16/1964
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- the objectives
of the Joint Declaration of the U. S. and Panama signed in Washington on April 3, 1964
Appointed Robert Newbegin of New Hampshire as Alternative Representatives of the U.S. to
Panama to accompany Mr. Anderson
Navy Mess
.70
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 4/25/1964
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- . Winston during the tenure of his
appointment as United States Commissioner, New York World's Fair
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 4/27/1964
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- general - sent to the Senate
Proclamation recognizing New York World's Fair
Accepted resignation of Dr. Eugene P. Wigner from the General Advisory Committee to the AEC
and announced appointment of Dr. John C. Bugher
Haircut
Nap
- Dave Highley
W Jenkins
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 5/1/1964
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- , 1964 - Pres. Johnson announced that Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz will design
the medallion to be presented to the Presidential Scholars in June. Lipchitz a Sculptor of
renown for half a century, maintains his studio in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York His
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 5/15/1964
- President's Daily Diary
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-
in
Cabinet
Room w/ all the
policeman
who
served as escorts
to and from the Elms
Return to office
Walter
Jenkins
Governor Hughes
and
Bob Burkhart
of New Jersey
Mrs Johnson
Cong. Jack Brooks
Mr Blindy
5:32 to Cong John Rooney
Mrs.
J ohnson
Pres.'s
Room
5:44 t
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 12/13/1963
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-
Rudolfo
A. Weidman,
(Argentina),
Alberto
Zuleta
Angel
(Columbia);
Jose Bonilla
Antiles
(Dom. Rep), Manuel
Truces (Chile)
Cabinet Room - Signs
S.J. Res.136 - the John F. Kennedy
Center
for
the Performing
Arts
Cong Charles Buckley
of New York
Ralph Dungan
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 1/23/1964
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- - Mateos,
Secy
Rusk,
Foreign
Minister
Secy
Mann,
Amb
Flores,
Gen. Gomez Huenta, Mr Boyd
Tello, Mr Barnes
While having drinks befor e dinner, th e President "leaked" to Marianne Means the news of the pending appt. of Dan Luevano
to "the little cabinet
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 2/22/1964
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- Thursday
4-5-64
8:00
8:10
t
t
Amb Stevenson
Secy McNamara
8:45
9:02
9:22
f
Mr Halaby
( n/r - fr mans)
Chopper to Andrews
To Newark, NJ - via AF #1
10:40
(n/r - fr
( "
"
Arrive Newark, New Jersey
11:15
Funeral
1:31
1:36
1:55
Arrive
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- President's Daily Diary entry, 3/5/1964
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