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- 52nd. St. for White House for helicopter transport./MF & CK accompanied.
Arr White House. Visited with Caroline Kennedy. Departed for Andrews AFB
Arr Andrews AFB
Dep Andrews with CK, MF, Sgt. Glynn, Youngblood and MMV for Texas
Landed at Brown and Root
- . 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
- . 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
- 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
-
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
-
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
- :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
-
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
- 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
-
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
- , 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
-
Pierre Salinger , r e: Bobb y Kennedy' s statemen t i n Indonesia abou t Texa s an d
Mexican war
Lawn Thompson , r e: whether o r no t saf e t o take stea m bath ; Dr . Thompso n sai d
it i s perfectl y al l
Adam Yarmalinsk y (Dep t o f Defense) abou t
- and Cliff Carter
Senator McGee w/ two students
To the Embassy of India for Luncheon honoring President Kennedy - joined there by Mrs. J
To the Capitol, w/ Mrs. J., Sen. Humphrey, Cong. Boggs, arriving S212 at 3:20
George Reedy
Director John McCone
Colonel
-
The White House
Activity (include
Date
visited by)*
Thursday
June 28, 1962
Expenditure
Code
LD
Participated in Mrs. Kennedy's Press Presentation of the Treaty Room of the White
House havin g coffee with Mrs. Kennedy, Senator and Mrs. Mansfield, Senator
- General Kennedy, re: Ramsey Clark
Speaker, re: Ramsey Clark and Space Council
Tom Clark, re: Ramsey Clark
A. B. won Pat (Speaker Guam Legislature) and Adrian Cristobal of Guam
To Speaker's office
* Selected names should be underscored.
SEE VERSO
- for group of businessmen (see file)
White House for meeting with President and Pres. Ayub of Pakistan
Pier #1, Naval Weapons Plant to take boat to Mount Vernon and dinner in honor of
President Ayub given by President and Mrs. Kennedy; black tie
* Selected
- of China's visit
to Senate gym
To see President Kennedy at mansion
* Selected names should be underscored.
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
Day Monday
July 24, 1961
Expenditure
Code
- with President Kennedy and VP of China
VP opened the Senate
Walter
Bobby Baker
Walter
Sargent Shriver
Secretary of State
dropped by Skeeter's lunch for Clinton Hester and Pete Rozelle
Policy meeting at
P-34
Sen Smathers in P-38
pictures with 6 national leaders
-
Date
visited by)*
LD
August 21, 1961
Expenditure
Code
To Washington, DC -- see travel activity
Arrived Washington, DC - met by Mrs. Johnson, Speaker and others
lunch at 400G
took Mrs. Johnson to airport
Senate gym
visited With President Kennedy
- General Kennedy
Senate met -- Vice President opened the Senate
Picture with Miss Muffin for National Retail Bakers Week
David Bell (Budget Director)
Abe Fortas (New York)
Nick Katzenbach (Justice Dept)
Sen Yarborough
Sen Yarborough
shook hands with Lloyd
- LD
March 12, 1961
Expenditure
Code
To Middleburg, Va -- see travel activity
Showed Pres and Mrs. Kennedy; Prince and Princess Radziwill Huntland
Mrs. Johnson; Thornberrys; Jenkins and MMW arrived
Lunch
nap
Dinner with above in item no. 3
Spent night
- -in at SEC Building
Atty General Kennedy and Sen Yarborough; Ramsey Clark
VP opened the Senate
Peesident
Sarah McClendon
Walter
Baseball planning luncheon at Skeeter's
Texas Delegation
To look at house on Dexter Street with Mrs. Johnson
White House Security
-
Date.
Activity (include
visited by)*
LD
Expenditure
Code
Space meeting at EOB; room 300
National Security meeting at Cabinet room of White House
at 4921 30th Place: Pres.
Kennedy (Kansas City) re: coming to see him to brief
him on Cuba, Tuesday
- .
May 24, 1961
visited by)*
LD
Expenditure
Code
To Washington -- see travel activity
arrived Washington
met with President Kennedy at White House
lunch with Sec Rusk at State Dept
televised press conference on Far East trip at State Dept building
- and Morris Kallison of San Antonio
Bob Ruth (US News); re : Capitol Whispers in US News; VP told him I have no
such feelings about the "intellectuals" and don't mind Bobby Kennedy's trips
at all
To home
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
Expenditure
-
To the White House, arriving at 12:57
Luncheon at the White House - Southern Governors
EEO Meeting, Indian Treaty Room, EOB
Arrive 274 EOB
President Kennedy
Walter Jenkins
To National Lawyers Club, arrivin g at 7:55, via car 111 for New Frontier Club Dinner
-
11:45a f
11:50a
12:00r
12:25p
1:00p
t President Kennedy about the Smathers matter
Arrive P-3 8
Pictures taken by Art Uhlman. Picture taken with Mrs. Mary Cross Brown and the
Anthony Cantrera family of San Antonio
Stanley Marchs (from N. Y.) --11:47
- :10p f
9 3:30p
Activity
Date
(include visited by)*
September 8, 1962
Expenditure
Code
LD
Arr P-38
George Reedy
President Kennedy expressing appreciation to the Vice President for the splendid
job done on the trip to the Mid-East.
Dr. Kenneth
- :35a
11:45a
2:15p
5:00p
6:25p
Dep 4040, pick up James Webb and Congr. Albert Thomas
Andrews AFB to accompany President Kennedy on space activities trip (VP using
separate plane, taking off 5 minutes behind the President and landing 5 minutes
earlier
- Gonzalez, Mr. Kaufman and Kevock from Los Angeles
To see Tex at White House with Mrs. Kennedy.
* Selected names should be underscored.
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
Expenditure
Code
-
Arr LBJ Ranch.
Attorney General Rob't Kennedy - re: invitation to benefit in Wash DC, Sept 25
Lunch - Mrs. Johnson , Mr . Kellam, Mr. Ernest Stubbs, Liz Carpenter, MMV & YB.
In den w/ Ernest Stubbs and Mr. Kellam discussing business matters.
To LBJ
-
Expenditure
LD
10:02a f
12:00n
1
February 8, 1961
f
t
* Selected names should be underscored.
Gerry Mann (Dallas)
Anna Rosenberg (NY City)
Sec. Goldberg, re: Mrs. Rosenberg's call
Sen Fulbright
To White House -- went to Pres and Mrs. Kennedy's private
- to hotel
P-38: Shannon Ratliff to say goodbye
Ambassador Joe Kennedy (Hyannis) to wish happy birthday
Judge Allen Hannay (Houston)
Ralph Dungan, re: Bo b Hinckley and monuments commission
Sec Rusk, re: Willy Brandt's press statement that VP would not let
- floo r
At 27 4 EO B - - Sterlin g Cottrell, h ead o f President' s Tas k Forc e o n Vie t Na m
Philip Graha m
Phil Graha m
Met a t Whit e Hous e wit h Presiden t an d Leadership o n President' s tri p
Back t o 27 4 EO B
Watched Presiden t Kennedy' s
- - Mrs. Johnson served as hostess in lieu of Mrs. Kennedy
Bill White
Cecil Burney -- handshake in reception room of P-38
Bill Moyers
Ramsey Clark
pictures in reception room with 50 winners from each state of Jaycee
safe-driving contest
Bill White -- told
- with Maury and Frank
Erwin
President Kennedy -- re: Maury and Erwin
To White House to see President with Frank Erwin and Maury Maverick, Jr.
Ramsey Clark
Bobby Baker
To Sheraton Park Hotel
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
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