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- Lynd a (framed) an d a smal l
2" x5 ? plaqu e reading . "Oh . God . Th y se a i s s o grea t an d my boa t i s s o small. "
which ha d bee n presente d to him b y Admiral Rickove r
To th e Cabine t Roo m for a n inte r department a l meeting w
- calls
carded
April 25. 1965
White House -
- Cam p David
Sunday
The President arose and went t o the living roo m for tea - - and read the papers
Joined by v m
Hon. an d Mrs. Horace Busby joined in th e Livin g Room for the readin g of the Sunda y
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Joined b v Marvin Watso n
George Reed y (taken in BM' s office )
Left BM' s offic e - an d stoo d i n th e hal l wa y reading th e ticker s
Returned t o his Ova l Offic e
Secretary
Secretary Rober
Rober t McNamar a (b.l )
Bill
Bill Moyers
Moyer s (pl
(pl
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and
Commerce
Connor
around
reading
OFF RECORD
newspapers
Katzenbach
to advis e th e Presiden t o f her resignation )
Judge Marjorie
Lawson
volunteerr ii nn whateve
whatever
r are
areaa sh
sh e i s needed .
(/and to offe r he r service ss aass aa voluntee
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to th e Flowe r Garde n
F RECOR D
k t o offic e - w / Mr . UBf r Jaworsk i
--saying goodby e to him, andthe n reading socia l pag e o f today's evening
star - - an d then readin g items o n corner o f mjdr's des k
T
4:00p T
' 4:30p t
e Whit e House
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Time Telephone
In Out
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f or t
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LD
Activity
1:45p OF
1:50p Cong.
Johnson
l:54p To
^n^mmmmJa^m mjdr's room - to read
front page and editorial page of Evening Star
1:55p 2:00p
Back
2:00p Jim
2:15p f
(include visited by)
F RECORD
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Dr. Henry DeKeyser. Principal of the Capitol Page School, read the names
of the graduates, and handed the diplomas to the President -Pres then handed diploma to each graduate.
/HUE HOUS E Dat
>ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY
th
'resident
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Jack Read
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Armand Varenhol t USS S Mrs
Larry Shaf
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S Charle
Ed Walsh USS S Joh
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Robert Kolla r USS S Do
Don Gautrea
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Harley Link e USS S
O. Chea
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R. Nelso n USS S
J. Bake r USS S
Dr
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. 12:42p
JUNE
FRIDAY
(include visited by)
Lawson Knott-Administrator, General Services Administration
Jones pl
Sanders pl
to mjdr's nffir.e with Jim Jones
reading paper s on corner of desk
VH.TE HOUSE Date
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY
JUNE
- at Governors' Conference
The President read the draft, and suggested changes to Hardesty
2:40p t
3:15p The
• accompanie
Expend!ture
Code
Lawrence
Hon
RANCH
Activity (include visited by)
1:50p t
1:55p t
Day
Governor
John Connally - Cincinnati, Ohio
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jyj0 1
Time Telephon
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In Ou
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Activit
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p Bac
1:55p t
Rosto
o mjdr's roo m w/ P M Wilso n read wit h hi m a possibl e lette r t o Se n Fulbright o n
televised hearings o n the Asia n Question s
r\
o Cabinet Roo m
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The
, more
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The
j again
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by the President
--once th e President was interrupte d by the noise of the demonstrators.
he read his speech quickly, and finished it. and then went on to
say thank you and turn back into the Palac e
- . Kri m i n th e diplomati c receptio n roo m
t t o poo l -
/mf
for swi m
t t o mjdr's offic e
--sans coa t - straigh t fro m th e poo l
--read hi s incomin g material
-- looke d a t mornin g newspaper s
Johnson
-
t o mjdr's offic e - t o giv e
-
to President - who was standing the hallway reading the tickers
1:30p President
to Jim JOnes Office
1:33p President
to Cabinet Room
joining:
(OFF RECORD)
Hon. Clark Clifford, Secy of Defense
General Earle G. Wheeler , Chmn. JCS
y,
I
S General
John P
- / statements drafted by McPherson and Rostow for possible announcements
on bombin g (The President had asked that these be brought over from his desk)
The President was in his bedroom, reading a large folder of briefing papers
for his meeting.
VHITE HOUS E
- Stone . . "Hello, Mis s Marie . . do you know Walker Stone? "
mf - 'Find ou t when Mrs. Johnso n want s m e t o eat . . I have t o sig n thes e commissions . an d then
I'm read y whe n she is. "
mf - "Mrs . Johnso n i s servin g butterfly stea k -- can
- Congress were there, h e wen t into
bed
his- roo
m w / McGeorg e Bundy , Jac k Valenti, Dic k Goodwin and William Brubec k to
go ove
r th e drill for th e da y and read his speec h card s an d make changes .
Proclaimed
SS Rpt checked
yb
Sept 17 1964
- T. Wallace, Dallas, Tex --Chairman of Cancer Society Board
When the President enter ed the room he was greeted by Clifton R. Read, Vice
President of the Cancer Society --greeted the seven cured cancer patients.
Miss Turnipseed then presented
- Califano
To the East Room for Presentation of MEDALOF HONOR to
Lieutenant Charles Williams
the President made REMARKS --in which he also recognized Brig General
John T. Kennedy, one of the oldest living holders of the Medal of Honor
Secretary Resor read
- 6
White House Da
v Frida
y
To Andrews AFB vi a helicopter with Mrs. Johnson, MW
, Mary Slater, mf, JJ, Dr.
Burkley. HHH Aboard the President read a special report prepared by Secret Service
on expected demonstrations in each city in which
- nigh t reading - th e Presiden t sai d he preferre d t o d o i t no w
Jim Jone s tha
n later - h e also worked Jim Jone' s nigh t readin g
which wa s brought t o him b y Ji m a t th e sam e tim e
as pob
pob
8:30p Larr
y have, no hous e
s an d onc e
- Presiden
!__ '
2:25 Presiden
9:41 a t
Secretar
Melvi
I
i
t Georg
i
t
a Heige s
John Pau l Jone s '
d LB J Ranc h
t o n gol f car t
y Templ e -
Larr
10:41a :
mf
t int o mai n hous e
to th e offic e
Read th e papers o n his des k
and the n retired
- enjoyed the movie completely,
laughing, and admiring the photography ^ggjgxhng set in San Francisco
11:18p The
President to his office to read ticker machines.
accompanied by Mr. George Brown and mf
other guests to their rooms
12:10a. To
12:50a. Retired
-
brought the baby - Lyn - to see his grandfather. The President
played with him and then put him down so he could read some papers.
12:55p Mrs.
Johnson came in to say she was going to ride around the ranch to
supervise the planting of pecan trees
- tea for him while he read the Honolulu Advertiser
whihc paper mf obtained from the policeman on duty on the street (he had
brought from home)
8:00am Pres.
9:15am Awake
back to bedroom - saying he was going to try to take a nap
again -- and breakfast
-
.. _
to the
working desk w/
Luci in the (fe ofc reading the paper.
12:52p ~
l''. - " •
Marie
office
and
Jim
J
i
•j
1:30p j
i
i•
-
The
,
_
.
...
" LUNCH
HHH
Mrs. Johnson
: w/
'• Mr.
&
Mrs. Wesley West „_
_____^ Mr.
& Mrs. Simon McHugh
Mrs. Patrick J
- by) ture
Jake
10:38a The
_
Sunday
The Presiden t read the morning papers, and discussed church plans w/ Mrs. Johnson
the early hours of the morning (about 8:30am).
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10:40a. t
Day
Code
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9:56a t
1967
- his
time. Also read GC's afternoon press briefing
MITE HOUSE Date
€NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
July
DIARY
.. /DI
> Day
The
'resident
began his day at (Place)
White House
26 , 1967
Wednesda
n
y^2
Time Telephone
/ In Out
Lo
5:10p 7:33p
Activity
- and
said "S^^ me. "^^
Geo
12:35p t
MW
12:36p t
Walt
MW
Christia n - pl
- pl
;
Rostow - pl
12:40p t
j
12:45p /^ ^llp^
_' j
y
Yolanda
j her
Yolanda Boozer (Mrs. Aubrey)
and her family are moving to Mexico City, and when the President read
- .
The President read some papers on MJDR's desk,
ll:00a The
1 l:29a accompanied
The
President to the oval office
by George Christian, Tom Johnson
Marvin Watson*
Attorney General, Hon, RamseyClark
ll:20a ll:28a Tom
Johnson
into the President's office w
-
12:50p t
o mjdr's roo m - reading mai l o n corner o f desk
± Senato
Senato
Sen
r Mik e Mansfiel d -
r Richar d Russel l . Everet t Dirkse n -
Senat
e offic e buildin g gym
Winder , Georgi a
Orlando , Florid a
^^^» ^^^F
VHITE HOUS
E Date
au
- Lutheran Church - for services
conducted by Pastor Norman Truesdell
11:33a Depart
Lutheran Church - driving - w/
Luci, Lyn
Mildred Stegall. mf
11:39a Arrive
11:50a t
12:28p t_
12:30p Mr.
Main House and
Mrs.
to his bedroom to read newspapers
Johnson
- Harry
; 1:20p
Oct.
to mjdr's office, stopping to read
staff memos for a minute or two and then into
Cabinet Room for meeting with (OFF RECORD)
Secretary Dean Rusk
Clark Clifford
General Earle Wheeler
General Maxwell Taylor
Mr. Walt Rostow
Oval Ofc
- -- Amb Dobrynin calledthe President
' and
the President went to Mr. Watson's telephone to talk. The Ambassador read to the
President a message from Mr. Kosygin which he asked to be confidential. He told the
President he would call Ambassador Kohler
-
___ The
White House p^
^
November 2, 1967
Activity (inc!ude visited by) ture
Expend!
Code
Returned to the oval office and went directly to reading his ticker machine (alone)
Out to terrace to put on raincoat, Lem Johns
sherman
this
marchman
on
furnished
- Times from
a chair. . . and read the front section.
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8:35p t
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8:45p ifeftftpc ]
To
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,
Howard - Wichita Falls, Tex , editor, Times and Record-News
(returning his call)
l±ranEgpcocmg bedroom
- from the Fish Room
- pl
mjdr's room
--looking at papers ^fc in box on corner of her des k
--then sitting at pob's desk, reading transcript of the President's visit w/
the press earlier today
134
Date Decembe
The Whit e House , Washington , D . C
- MEDA L O! ^
SCIENCE AWARD S FO R 196 8
Remarks
Dr. Horni g introduced each recipien t t o the President an d read th e citation. . . .
the Presiden t personall y accepted the bo x containin g th e meda l fro m th e
President, shoo k hands
-
Orville
Freeman
until
(Columnist)
C P Sulzberger
New York Times
until
pics taken
just
home
from
Paris
widely
read
abroad
but
not here
Bundy
says he's
worth more than
Krock
arranged
appt
through
Horace
Busby
whom he met
abroad on NATO trip Pres Johnson
- )
Pictures mad e with . congressionalcandidates-.from -Wisconsin.
James Buckley . 'Nint h Distric t
Fish
John A. Race , Sixt h Distric t
Lynn Stalbaum , Firs t Distric t
Room
Returned to ofc
reading
tickers and
going over desk
Walter Jenkin
n/r
Senator
