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- - talk w/ Lynda
4:10 Left w/ President and Lynda for National Cathedral Church
3. 4:30 McNamara's daughter's wedding.
5:10 To McNamara home for reception. Went down receiving line and
into garden.
5:50 Return to White House w/ President
6:00 Sign mail
- floor. President to office.
3:30 Nap
7:30 w/ President and Lynda to Boggs' wedding at their home.
9:20 Returned to White House w/ Valentis and Florence Mahoney.
10:10 Dinner w/ President, Lynda, Mr. and Mrs. Valenti, and Florence.
12:00 Retire
- for funeral of Percy Brigham. Then to
burial.
In car with President headed toward Johnson City with Mr. Kellam trailing.
At the Y stopped to pick up Jessie Kellam.
On to Johnson City to look at Boyhood Home, and the new proposed park area.
5:00 Lewis Ranch
- in bus and drove through American Memorial
Cemetery.
5:00 Arrived home of Leandro V. Locsin. Saw display of Oriental
artifacts. (Very interesting showcases). Rest (no press)
6:05 Left Locsin residence with other first ladies in bus.
6:45 Arrive Manila
- and Luci taken at the
Boyhood Home hostess party.
12:59 Lunch with President, Lynda, Luci, Joe Batson, Vicky, Simon, Mary Slater,
McNamaras.
1:25 With President to take McNamaras to plane. Returned to main house and took a nap.
5:35 With Mrs. Connor
- and papers.
2. 12:43 Arrived Lasker home.
Lunch with Mary, Liz, Nash, L. Rockefeller, one other _______
3:28 Left with Liz
3:45 Carlyle - had hair done
6:39 Left with Liz for Plaza and went to managers' office to be with other recipients.
3. Awards Dinner
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To LaGuardia and Eastern Shuttle
7:00 Left New York. On board: Walter Wash, Katie Louchheim, Nash Castro, Simone
7:55 Landed at National
8:10 White House
Walked in Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
9:10 Theater w/ Luci to watch home movies
9:40 Upstairs to second
10
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1:20 Return to second
2:00 Lunch w/ President, Lynda, and Jack
2:35 To Jean-Louis
5:30 Return to White House
6:20 To theater w/ Lynda - saw home movies
6:50 To Smithsonian w/ Lynda
8:00 Return to second floor. President was there w/ Mary Margaret
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in movies Lynda and Mary Slater out on dates.
Courtenay had hot dog in kitchen.
President in bathrobe.
2:30 Took all guests down to basement to see Luci's gifts.
Valentis home.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
Nap with President
Left White House for boat ride
- of Luci's wedding dress
calls recording Durinsky
finally saw truck through trees
Bess
Liz rode past Ahrens Ranch
Birge
then walked river and thanked him.
beginning at Scharnhorst
byto river
Sandy cemetery
took camera. Got down
about 5:40.
home. dinner in bed
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WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) LBJ House
Entry
No.
Time
Date Wednesday July 6, 1966
Activity
not dictated
10:15 w/ Mrs. Clifford left ranch
Stopped at Boyhood Home and left
- main house
10:50 With Mrs. Clifford left LBJ Ranch via car.
11:08 To
Bank Apartments in Johnson City.
. Past the East Bridge and returned
11:24 DRIVING TO BOYHOOD HOME
11:46 Back to main house
12:50 To
hangar to tell Cliffords goodbye. 12:30 Ranch w
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WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) LBJ Ranch
Date Tuesday, August 16, 1966
Entry No. Time Activity
4:15 a.m. Explosion sound and house shake
12:45 Drove to Boyhood Home
1:15
- seeds.
11:55 Left and went to Boyhood Home. Had lemonade w/ Jessie and Corrells.
12:30 Left and drove around Johnson City and to Old Fort site.
1:00 Return main house. Lunch.
3. 1:50 Left w/ Dr. and Mrs. Correll and drove up runway and planted seeds.
2
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Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, DailyDiarynotdictated
Date Saturday, September 4, 1965
10:30 to 1:00 Worked with Liz at Guest House and Boyhood Home
1:30 Drove around Ranch with President
- Lynda returned from New York with Dave. The President came home.
9:50 Dinner with President, Reverend and Mrs. Thielman, Lynda, and Dave.
10:25 Walk around South Grounds with President and the Thielmans.
10:45 Return to second floor.
11:45 Retire
- , rode around Capitol.
2:00 Returned to theater to watch ABC film with Mr. and Mrs. Secondari,
Jack, Liz, and Simone. Had tea and sandwiches. Also looked
at some home movies from 30th Place.
4:45 To State Dining Room to see Nat Owings and slides
-
1:30 Joined President at Lewis Ranch with A.W., Jesse, Jake Jacobsen,
Ginny Thrift, Marie Fehmer
3:30 Lunch at ranch with President, A.W., Jesse, Cecil Ruby, Jake, Ginny, and Marie
Rode in cars around Ranch, Johnson City Bank, Boyhood Home,
Martin
- , Judge Heath on Allegheny
2. 9:45 Arrived New Haven. Met by Dr. Kingman Brewster and motored to Brewster's home.
Walked to various buildings (went inside): 1. SOM Yale IBM Building Bundshaft
Rare Books Art and Architecture Yale Art Gallery (looked at from
- ,
Vicky, Ginny and Ashton (stuffed peppers, cabbage, and beans)
8:30 In living room to see movies, "At Home with Mrs. Johnson" and 1964 convention. Talked to Luci.
11:00 Retired
- Princeton and went to Howard Johnsons on the turnpike for lunch.
1:00 Left for airport and took shuttle to Boston.
2:30 Arrived Boston and went to Dr. Galbraith's home.
3:00 Left in car w/ Max and Bill and drove around Harvard school grounds.
Toured School
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WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Date Saturday, November 20, 1965
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Mary Lasker's home - New York City
Entry No. Time Activity
not dictated
10:20 Left Mary's for airport
11:40
- . Krim for Cousin Oreole's to birthplace.
Winston Taylor
- then to helicopter to say goodbye to
5:55 Returned to main house
6:30 Left w/ President, the Krims, Dorothy M., and toured the Danz and Martin.
7:10 Returned home.
7:30 - 8:30 Dinner w/ President
- : Lunch w/ Mecoms, President
2:08 With President told Mecoms goodbye at their plane
4:40 Went to new guest house
5:00 President, Harry Reasoner, Bill Moyers, Vicky, Marie, and
departed guest house and visited Heath Ranch,
Logan Ranch, Boyhood Home
- and Mrs. Baxter,
Miss Lee and Miss Fry
6:30 To Fish and cabinet rooms redecorating
8:30 Surprise party for Luci in Solarium. Beth Jenkins on stretcher.
Home movies. Luci had Lee Lair rolled up to go to Camp David.
11:00 To bed
- for refreshments - children to pool to swim
3. 5:00 West Hall with Mr. and Mrs. Art Vickland and children, Corky Cox and family
4. 6:30 To Yellow Oval Room for Johnson City Boyhood Home group
5. 8:20 Left with President for State Department
(children to movie
- mail
3:25 Departed for New York City
3. 4:20 Arrived New York and left by car. 5:15 - Stopped on highway for
hamburger.
7:00 Arrived Mary Lasker's country home.
4. Dinner
- Moursund
Boating to Coca Cola
Cove to Beach House 6 p.m.
I drove to Haywood
Wesley Wests and
Mariallen
Jesse helicoptered to party
Ate fish dinner
8:30
Saw Gunsmoke
10:50
Helicoptered home
- -sad about Mary Davises
children no longer well
in Stonewall School
Talked of rancher's life
$60 in a calf
Gave me book for Luci and
bar of soap - shape of peach
and some peaches
Returning home 10:15
slept badly
Kin leaving helicopter
Jessie Hunter
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at Haywood --
Dinner on patio
Came home about 11:30
A.W., Elaine, and I
discussed tenants
- Autauga Company
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WHITE
HOUSE
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MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Date Friday, July 9, 1965
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
- facilities such as in JFK, plus landscaping would add to
community beauty and welfare) to Garfield Terrace (a home for indigent elderly just opening - on the site of old Garfield Hospital where Lynda and Luci were
born) Looked at flower boxes - Mary L
- Hurd, Mr. and Mrs. Califano,
Mr. and Mrs. Busby, J.C. Kellam, the Moursund family, Jessie Hunter, the Goldbergs,
Robert Goldberg and date, Vicki and Yolanda. Communion. Bob Akers.
Motorcade through Johnson City. To Boyhood Home - about 50 visitors
- , Lynda, John Betar, Jesse Kellam,
Vicki, and Ginny.
6:40 To Johnson City. Drove around Bank three times. Drove around Boyhood
Home five times. Him saw a deer and jumped over seat.
7:15 To pick up A.W. and to Lewis Ranch.
8:45 Left with Lynda and John
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for Senator Aiken.
2:45 Clark Clifford in West Hall
4:00 Sign mail, etc. Talked to Lera Thomas.
5:00 Record
6:00 To theater to see home movies - Simone
8:30 Back to second floor. (Luci having party in Solarium - about 20)
9:15 To President's office. Back
- To beauty parlor (Bea's)
Rested and read remarks
4-6 party for hostesses at Boyhood Home
"get dressed up and stop
chasing goats"
"Look mom, just like Gunsmoke"
about 119 came. 140 invited. Bucking big social event
of the season.
Dale came in smelling like
- to LBJ Ranch
8:30 Went to Boyhood Home to pick up Mrs. Hunter
Drove to Haywood's. President left Andrews at 7:50
9:10 Joined by President for dinner - Patio at Haywood: Judge and Mrs. Moursund,
Mr. Kellam, Mrs. Jessie Hunter, Jake Jacobsen, Vicki, Marie
- in West Wing with Mr. West
and Mr. Busby to look at rug and furniture
10:15 Returned to second floor
11:00 Discussion in Queens' Room with Dorothy Territo and
Messrs. Castro and Baker re:
President's Boyhood Home.
Lunch in room with Liz Carpenter
3:45
- To ground floor w/ President - discussed Map Room
11:50 Returned to second floor - President to his office
12:00 Departed White House for Betty Talmadge's home lunch and bridge
3:30 Returned to White House
3:50 Mrs. Shriver to second floor
4:00 To Diplomatic
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Mrs. Johnson bega n he r day at (Place )
Entry
No.
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Saturday
LBJ Ranch
Date May 1, 1965
Time
Got up early
Activity
1. 8:00 At Boyhood Home w/ Dorothy Territo and Mr. Klein - hung
- to greet guests and begin series of publicity
pictures - Red Room - Project Hope, Blue Room - Mrs.
Luther Terry (President, pictures for Patients Association) Green Room Multiple Sclerosis Association, Library - Episcopal Home for
the Aged, Jacqueline
