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- at a restaurant!") *
Date January
White House FRIDAY
Activity (include visited by)
Mike Manatos
Working his night reading in the West Hall
VM left
and the President had a rub. . .
Judge A. W. Moursund - Round Mtn. , Texas
Day
28, 1966
Today transmitted
- an idea for settlement of the Airlines strike.
OFF RECORD: Mayor Robert King High of Miami
Hon Farris Bryant, Director, OEP
(Mayor High left a letter for the Pres's night reading((dated Aug 3)) to the point
his pride in his nomination as Gov. of Fla
- ^
Thursday
(include visited by) ture
Mansion to have a bite to eat
Clifford
thru mjdr's room to read a few things of night reading then to Oval Office
Joe
3.5 Rep.
Califano -pl
\
\
fn%^ ' (y)iA-7^
mass
mass
Harold D. Donohue and Rep. Phillip J
- (even to locating secretaries
and assistants who might know wher e
was), President said let it go.
Temple get
Temple and he
Jones into Oval Office with
and Sen. Dirksen
to secretary's office and looked over a
bit of the night-reading. Said he was too
- of the IC
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11
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e President was working a folder of night reading which he had ha d a t
i «
r
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e mmTno
te the
Secretaries.
^m
-t-nlfj-hh^ - i_
Camp
David,
pointing^ i out TTj^i/-m
variou s
memo
s at
otrth
Secretaries
- then read the
individual citations . and _
Page 2
Monday
White
House
9-14-64
Dean G. Acheson - former Secretar y of State
Detlev W. Bronk - Educator and Scientist
Aaron Copland - Composer
Walter Disney - Motion Picture Producer
ixxExxatedBiskiBcxx Lena
- //HITE HOUSE Date
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY
May
TJ «.
/T,, x Day
The
President
began his day at (Place)
Time Telephone
11
In Out
Lo
White House no £
Activity
LD
12:00a President
and Mrs. Johnson ot the N orth Portico t o say good night
- Departe
d Gol f Cours e - Presiden t drivin g convertible , accompanie d b y Cong. J . J . Pickl
Jim Jones , an d Pa t Nugen t
6:43p Arrive
d residenc e
working par t o f night reading )whic h ha d accumulate d fo r th e pas t severa l days )
w/ Ji m
- and his night reading.
Hire HOUSE
Date July
•NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
IARV
•esident began his day at (Place) The
Time Telephone
11
In Out
Lo
2:25p t
White House
J I
Activity
Codc
LD
-Joe
2:32p f
Harry
3:02p t
George
Christian -pl
3:07p t
Marvin
- talking
Not sure if President talked -
f
Jake Jacobsen brought in Night Reading -
11:06a
11:08a
0C
mf Lois
asked
for
gist.
President in
East
Room
for
Signing of
to mjdr's room
Outer Space Treaty
-
REMARKS by the President
c list to DT
-
i
- while seated next to her at the Thai Classical Dancc program
The President commented on the night saying it was one of the prettiest one
he had seen —bu
t the dancing program was too long. He asked mary s about
time and was very interested in whom she
- him Metrecal because "I'm getting too fat. " He said that
he would try to do his night reading for about an hour each afternoon and asked
mjdr and MW to see that no one sent anything else over to the mansion after
e wen t home unless i t was urgent. He
-
:
,
President asked for Jake Jacobsen--JJ was an route Tom Corcoran's office-word was left.
Marvin
' 6:45p _6:55p t
s'
±$.
The
•
1967
(include visited by) t
C
LD
8,
MONDAY
Day
t0prT TZ
Lo
6:55p f
RANCH
May
^
^ __
night reading in lounge
John
-
LD
10:09p Arrived
W
1968
(include visited by)
Floyd Bennet Field
10:18p Departed
Floyd Bennet en route t o Washington - Andrews Air Force Base
Manifest on Air Force One the same as above
The Presiden t worked his night reading with Larry Temple
-
26, 1968
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY
the
President began his day at (Place) Day
Time Telephone
11
In Out
Lo
White House Wednesday
i or t
Activity
L
D
10: 37a Senator
(include visited by)
James Eastland
10:38a Read
Manatos memo - red tag
- )
The President read morning papers
Wheels up, departing Hickam Field, Honolulu
for Pago Pago. ^HHMMHM^t American Samoa
With Bill Moyers in the
conference room, the
President wanted to talk
about non proliferation.
He asked BM why Rusk !
had changed his mind
- Date June 22, 1966
White House Dav
Governor Smith left. ;
Wednesday
houseguest
last night
Governor Moore left. (^houseguest
Governor Scranton left.
last
houseguest
night
last
night
President had breakfast.
Director Marks.
McPherson
- visite d by )
e Califan o
4:38p f
Jo
4:42p t
Larr
y Templ e
approximately 5:00 p dian
a i n - Presiden t aske d fo r hi s nigh t reading . H e read most o f it bu t put
the length y items i n a folde r an d sai d t o sen d it t o th e house. I t
- w
^
n^t^. 2 1 November 1967 +
The White House Da
y Tuesda
y
Activity (inc!ud e visited by) tur
Expendi
Code
e
The President was awakene d -- per his instructions to the operator the night before.
Ashton Gonella
n second floor of mansion
- , the Postmaster General
9:45a t
Walt
Rostow
DeVier
Pierson - Oklahoma City
10:00a Temple
10:01a t
and Jones back from mansion w/ night reading
Rostow
- pl
_ 10:02a The
President asked for mf - she was in Yellow Oval Room to his bedroom
10:11a t
Mrs
- meetingsw/ Assistant Secretaries of
various departments)
Date Jun
White House Frida
L)a\
e 10, 196 6
y
Activity (inc!ud e visited bv )
Standing in mjdr's room reading the newspapers an d told mjdr to call Mrs. Elois e
Thornberry at the Sheraton
-
in big chair while reading papers. Went to bedroom and dressed and returned to
office and signed and read some papers on desk.
Out riding towards guest ;house in golf cart, with Mary Slater.
Went in guest trailer. Left MS.
Arrived main house.
BM
- )
Mrs. Johnson joined President and Mr. Parten.:
Senator Margaret Chase Smith (b. 3) 7:55p
UnderSecy Geo. Ball memos
Francis Bator
Secy Robert McNamara
in MJDR's ofc - working night reading w/yb
Departed the Ofc for the Mansion
Upstairs at 9:57p
- 9:20p
-
;^
and
to VM's desk --in other office. . . .working some more night
; reading
that had come in ____^
,
8:45 To
the Mansion. . .telling VM t o be sure and go home within 5 minutes . . .
Date_ January
White House p^.
MONDAY
Activity (inc)ude visited by)
Mrs
- for coffee in the dining room _______
! Joined
by Judge and Mrs. Homer Thornberry for coffee --(then said goodbye to them
^
Bill
Moyers
they had been houseguests for the dinner
y ^__
_
^___
las
t night)
^1
m-3**t3- i
! To
I _.
^
I
the Oval Office w/ MW, JV
- Saturday
LBJ Ranc h — White House
calls
carded
March 20 , 196 5
The President wen t to his bedroo m fr. th e offic e — read newspapers, certai n matters from hi s
desk, an d conferred w / JV on the proclamation and executive orde r that tie
- to their departure. The
President looked fit and rested (even though he slept little last night , and
Mrs. Johnson stood at his side wearing a new green traveling outfit
Helicopter from South Lawn w/ Mrs. Johnson, Secretary McNamara
Secretary Wirtz, Walt Rostow
- . .. or night reading? "
replied there were thre e paper s from Mr. Rostow and the night reading
was ready . " The President said "bring them in. "
to Lounge Office wher e the Presiden rmrE House Date June 9, 1967€NT LYNDON B. JOHN
President rea d three items
- to Governors last night for
lunch next week.
his telephone call -w/ Joe Califano, the President remained in his
bedroom alone, sitting at his desk, reading a New York Times
Magazine
story on Jack Valenti.
12:14 The
President came out of his bedroom and walked
-
} The
President discussed the Demonstration Cities bill with JJ
Just prioi to landing in New__York City, MW
and the Postmaster General (who had met the party at the Airport)
fake Jacobsen informed the After
takeoff, the President worked last evening's night
- Califano pl)--"I got your memo. " (Levinson and Wattenberg
had sent a joint tmmmimf memo to night reading) The President said he was disappointed
in som e of his Israeli friends and their reactions to what was being done in these
of crisis.
Expendi-
fane
- room - to newspaper stand
reading Washington Evening Star.
the Oval Rm Office ;
_ ~~
1:17p - 1:30
f
—
-- 1:36
Saturday
I or t .......
. Activity
11:54a t
.s _____________
July 15, 1967
.
Thomas
Doug
I
Judge U.
A. Masterson
-
The
• The
Wednesday
-
Prsident
returned to the oval office
Presiden t worked hi s des k and night reading--
8:43p t
^_ .
8:50p f_
|
Arthu
:
Justice
10:17p t
Fortas
Mrs.
Johnson
10:40p The
President to the mansion--alone "
10:45p "~~~~^~
'
~~~ ^T
- *
The White House ^
Activity (includ e visited by) tur
. October 2 , 196 7
Monda
y
Expend:
Code
e
To mansion w/ Joe Califano, Jim Jones, mf
working night reading in West Hall w/ above
Secretary Henry Fowler
The President asked for the Vice President
- )
P.L. Marvin Watson
Walt Rostow
To mjdr's room to look at Night Reading Papers in
desk.
Oval Office
^
_
Juanita brought in Press briefing
Marvin Watson
MJDR in Oval Office _
John Roche
To MJDR/s room w/ John Roche to show him Jim Rowe's article. - Oki
- . Johnson joined in oval office.
Secy Dean Rusk.
Pat*. October 21, 1967
The White House p^
Activity (include visited by) ture
SATURDAY
ExpendiCode
Working night reading in little lounge with GT.
Califano
McNamara (on Armyside of Pentagon -- not in his
- House p
Monday
Activity (include visited by)
Returned to the White House -and to the Oval Office
Signed mail and
worked night reading MW - pl
To mansion - w mf
Dinner -w/ Mrs. Johnson,
mf
Luci sat in the dining room, but did not eat
Asked for Yuki
-
and Johns f : MF
TO Teterboro. NJ via DC -6 . Read papers in cabin w/ M. Watson, MIT The President did not use his voice at all today except wfyen needed for his remarks
He was resting an already sore throat. Before each stop Dr. Burkley care in and
sprayed
-
Dick Nelson - asking
him to read
the yeas and nays on vote last night
on cotton - wheat Bill
Mac Bundy
(nr - fr mansion)
Walter Jenkins
"
"
"
Senator Morse
"
"
"
W. Jenkins
"
"
"
W. Jenkins
"
"
"
W. Jenkins
"
"
"
f
Judge Moursund
"
"
"
J. Valenti
- appointments
Worked night-reading w/ mary s
To the mansion
Mrs. Johnson
The President asked for Walt Rostow--he was at the Algerian Embassy--"never mind"
Dale Meeks, LBJ Ranch
xTas Mrs. Johnson to second floor (she had been in theater seeing end of movie she
