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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • . 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
  • THE WHITE HOUSE 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
  • THE WHITE HOUSE 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
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 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
  • THE WHITE HOUSE 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
  • at Haywood -- Dinner on patio Came home about 11:30 A.W., Elaine, and I discussed tenants - Autauga Company THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 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
  • 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
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 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