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- on desk
9:30 Meeting w/ Clark Clifford, Lee White, Liz, Bess
10:50 To Oval Room w/ President for presentation of bust by
Jimilu Mason
11:25 Back to room
11:40 Visit w/ C.R. Smith
12:15 Liz
1:40 Nash Castro
Worked on desk w/ Patsy
3:10 Jake Jacobsen came
- to second floor w/ him.
4:15 To Jean-Louis
6:45 Returned to White House
7:00 Clark Clifford
(over)
Entry
No.
Time
7:30 Secretary and Mrs. Wirtz, Secretary and Mrs. Weaver,
Senator and Mrs. BrewsQuiche Lorraineter, Senator and Mrs.
Fred Harris, Mr
- about swearing-in time
of L. Rockefeller
11:30 Down to first but tea late for President's signing of S.B.A.
Amendment
Worked on desk
11:45 Clark Clifford came to discuss meeting of Committee on
Preservation of White House
1:00 Jean-Louis for shampoo
- To Dr. Turchin. Talked w/ Patsy re: June 6 house guests.
12:00 Returned to White House. Talked to Mrs. Tom Clark in Chicago
and Alice Brown in California.
12:45 Talked w/ Mr. West re: curtains.
1:00 Lunch w/ Liz and Bess and discuss Texas weekend trip.
3
- House
5:00 Recorded
7:05 President back from office
7:20 Valentis arrived
Entry
No.
Time Activity
7:25 Rostows, Justice and Mrs. Clark, Secretary and Mrs. Connor arrived
8:30 President and (8) for dinner
12:05 Rostows left and then others
12:45
- Deason, Leonard Marks, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Clifford,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill White.
7:50 President to second floor.
8:20 Dinner w/ above. Watched color TV - State of the Union
8:30 Joe Mashman joined for dinner.
11:30 Retired
- Returned to President's office w/ him
6:22 To second floor
7:04 w/ President to Warren Woodward's home:
Guests there: Ann and Ed Clark
Bill Whites, _______ and _______.
10:16 Returned to White House
10:50 Retired
- .
12:30 To the Queens' Sitting Room to meet Marcel Hautzler
1:00 Lunch w/ Luci in bedroom. Talked about wedding plans.
1:45 Record
3:50 Work w/ Liz
4:15 Dale Miller in Queens' Sitting Room
5:15 In West Hall w/ Clark Clifford, Lee White and Bess.
7:00
- in Treaty Room: Roy White Dr. Harry Ransom Dr. Grover Max Brooks Frank Ikard Gordon Bundshaft Bill Heath Frank Erwin
Dorothy Territo Mrs. Ruth Johnson Clark Clifford Juanita Roberts
7:05 Dr. Grover, Bundshaft, Dorothy, Juanita left.
9:05 Dinner with above
- left
6:35 To Clark Thompson's reception - Luci and Pat came later.
7:55 Returned
Entry No. Time
Activity
8:50 To President's office
9:10 w/ President, Senator Long, Senator Russell to second
9:35 Dinner w/ President, Senators Long and Russell
10:10
- . Luci had juice and cornbread.
2:20 Pool w/ Patsy
3:05 Upstairs
3:15 Into dining room to see President at lunch w/ Clark Clifford
3:30 To Jean-Louis
6:00 Returned to White House Diana accompanied
Talked to Tony with her
6:20 Mrs. Valenti and Courtenay
- , and nurse
little
(6:50 Valentis left)
6:10 Mr. and Mrs. Clark Clifford arrived
7:00 Secretary and Mrs. Fowler arrived
7:07 Mrs. Valenti came back
4. 7:40 Dinner w/ President and guests (9)
Entry No. Time
Activity
8:40 Dr. Hurst arrived
8:50 To first
- after the assassination.
6:30 Mr. Manchester left
8:00 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Alsop - Mr. and Mrs. Clark Clifford
8:20 President and Jack Valenti to second floor
9:15 Dinner w/ President, Alsops, Cliffords, and Jack Valenti
9:45 To South Grounds for a walk
10
- President - To George Reedy's office
6:30 Swimming pool
7:00 To second floor
Sign mail
9:55 Mrs. Bundy
10:10 President w/ Mac Bundy, Clark Clifford, Buzz, Jack Valenti, and Dick Goodwin
10:30 Dinner w/ above
12:00 Retired
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- Deauville for residence.
4:00 Dr. Travell. Made phone calls to Texas delegates, etc.
4:15 Visit w/ Tony
6:00 President arrived at residence (Clark Clifford, Abe Fortas, Dr. Stanton)
8:00 Left w/ Lynda and Luci for Convention Hall.
Acceptance speeches.
12:00
- / Roy White for ranch
6:15 Left ranch for birth house w/ Mr. White, Mrs. West, and Mrs. Hunter
7:00 Back to ranch
7:30 Drinks outside looking at stars
8:30 Dinner w/ Mr. Kellam, Mrs. West, Mrs. Hunter, Simone,
Called Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Taylor (re
- To Valenti's for Jack's birthday reception.
8:45 Returned w/ Mr. and Mrs. Bill White, Congressman
and Mrs. Brooks, Kay Graham
8:50 Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson (Nancy), Mr. and Mrs. Joe Alsop, McGeorge Bundy
9:40 Dinner w/ above
10:30 Clark Clifford
11:40 Guests
- Cathedral re: Luci's schedule
11:20 To East Wing for staff meeting
12:25 Back to second floor
1:30 Left w/ Mrs. Clark Clifford to pick up Mrs.
Monroney to go to Mrs. Barkley's funeral
2:45 To Mr. Per's
4:20 Return to second floor
4:30 Met w/ female writers
- visited by) Expenditure
10:00 To first floor to meet Dorothy Gantt and a group of 40 for "Stanley Products"
from all parts of the South.
10:30 Work on mail - speeches, etc.
1:30 To dining room w/ President, Clark Clifford, Horace Busby, Walter and Jack
4
- for reception for Ralph Dungan
9:00
Return to second floor for surprise party by President for Anniversary
9:45
Dinner -
Robin Duke
President, Lynda, Luci, the Dale Millers, the Abe Fortas,
the Joe Alsops, Liz and Les, Justice and Mrs. Clark, Tom Corcoran
- of the Neiman Marcus fire in Dallas
11:23 To Dr. Turchin
12:20 Clark Clifford stopped by for visit
1:15 To Blue Room for reception - Democratic Volunteer Women
Reception line with Mrs. Humphrey
2:40 Left reception and went to second floor with Mrs. Humphrey
2:50
- floor
1:20 Lunch with the President, Kermit Gordon, Dr. and Mrs. Gould,
and Mr. and Mrs. Watson
10:00 Dinner with the President, Clark Clifford,
and Dr. and Mrs. Gould
12:30 Retired
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- with the President in his room
10:55 Meeting with Liz Carpenter
2:00 Lunch with the President, Lynda, Abe
Fortas, and Clark Clifford
3:15 Meeting with Bess Abell
Worked on income tax
5:30 President told press pool he would not go to London
7:18 Attorney General
- with the President in his room
Worked on correspondence
1:25 Lunch with President, Lady Jackson (house guest),
Clark Clifford, and Abe Fortas
3:05 To the library for THIS presentation of
White House Guidebook translation
and picture presented by Bruce Lansdale
- . Clark Clifford (who had arrived this morning),
Governor and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller, took walk.
12:10 Arrived at the bowling lanes.
1:05 Returned to Aspen.
3:00 With the President, Luci, Lyn, and Lynda and guests, to Hawthorn for catholic
church services
- , Clarks, and Brookses, went on a short walk and
then to the bowling lanes.
12:23 Returned to Aspen.
5:17 Joined the Brookses, Marie Fehmer, Mary Slater, Dr. Roche, and Emmet Riordan at
the bowling lanes,
5:48 Returned to Aspen.
6:36 With the President
- .
Returned to the White House.
Saw Mr. Arrington re: frames for the Cedar House.
Talked with Liz re: press releases
concerning Luci and Pat's baby; also
Joyce and Scott Carpenter's wedding.
Saw Bess. Talked
2:00
at
length.
Later, called Ramsey Clark
- With Mrs. Deason to fit bathrobe.
Worked on mail with Ashton.
12:31 Clark Clifford came to the West Hall. Talked with him about paintings by Aaron
Shikler (portrait of Jane Engelhard) and Elizabeth Shoumatoff.
1:00 Mr. Clifford left.
Recorded.
3:36 Justice
- with the President, Clark Clifford, Senator Russell Long, Senator and Mrs. Mike
Mansfield, Senator and Mrs. Monroney, Senator and Mrs. Moss, Maxwell Taylor, Secretary and Mrs. Udall,
Mrs. Krim.
11:35 Guests departed.
12:10 Retired.
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House guest:
Mrs. Krim
- .
(Flu shot)
11:15 With the President to the air strip to greet Ramsey Clark, Barefoot Sanders,
Ed Weisl Jr., Dean Griswold, and Steve Pollack. To the main house.
Attempted family pix -- Lyn wouldn't stay awake - the President tried to keep him happy.
2
- phone calls.
12:30 Talk with Max Brooks in phone.
1:30 Hamburger in room.
2:30 Abe Fortas in.
3:20 Clark Clifford in.
3:30 President in second floor for lunch. Sat in dining room with Mr. Justice Fortas
and Mr. Clifford and the President.
4:00 Ambassador
- Valenti and Courtenay left.
1:10 To theater to see Gail Linke about redecorating.
1:50 To second floor.
2:55 To the President's office.
3:56 With the President to second floor. Lunch.
6:30 Per of Georgetown arrived for comb-out.
6:50 Per left.
Clark
- THE WHIT E HOUS E
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
The White House
Date Wednesday, May 1, 1968
Activity
Time
1. 7:10 Breakfast.
Worked at desk.
9:10 Talked with Clark Clifford
- lunch with Walt Rostow, Eugene Rostow, Secretary Fowler, M. Martin,
Mr. Deming, Mr. A. Okun, and Mr. E. Freed)
4:45 Worked with Ashton.
5:30 Dorothy Territo.
6:05 Clark Clifford.
7:55 Mr. Clifford left.
Recorded.
11:15 Dinner with the President.
11:30-12
- . Working on autographing.
12:15 Liz up for a moment.
1:15 Lunch on tray in room with Lynda (grilled cheese sandwich and bacon).
autographing
(Abe Fortas, Clark Clifford, and Secretary McNamara to see the President)
2. 2:20 Neta Brown re: Christmas gifts
- , with the President, Lynda,
and Chuck.
11:06 Returned to the White House -- I went to the second floor; the President to his office.
12:17 Visited the Clark Cliffords on Rockville Pike with the President, Lynda and Chuck,
Luci, Pat, and Lyn.
2:08 Returned
- Returned to the second floor.
7:15 Bob and Jean Kintner and their son, Jeffrey, arrived.
7:35 Marny and Clark Clifford arrived.
8:30 Dinner with the President, Horace Busby, Lynda and Chuck, and the above guests.
9:50 Jean Kintner left with Jeff.
10:10 Mr
- office.
10:28 Returned to the second floor.
Worked with Bess and Ashton.
11:38 To the Ushers' Office to wait for the President for swearing-in of Clark Clifford, Secretary of Defense.
12:15 Received in the Blue Room.
12:44 Returned to the second floor
- -- informal buffet supper in honor of the
Clark Cliffords (the President joined later).
11:29 Returned to the White House.
Retired.
House guests:
Mr. and Mrs. Krim - #303.
Pat, Luci, Lyn - Luci's room.
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