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  • . To the President's room. 1. 8:37 Called Haywood Smith. 9:18 Called John Gonella at home -- talked about new baby! 10:15 Worked at desk with MWT. Made numerous calls during the morning to Bess's and Sandy Fox's offices re: sitting, etc. for dinner tonight. 10:56
  • ' Bedroom. 2:55 Called Jim Ketchum. 3:06 Called Jane Engelhard. 3:15 Called Liz Carpenter. Entry No. Time Activity 3:33 called Jim Ketchum 3:37 called Ashton at home. 3:47 called Ashton. 4. 4:32 CTJdownto the Green Room for Receiving Line
  • Bethesda. Entry No. Time Activity 7:55 Left the White House. 6. 8:04 Arrived at the McNamaras' home -- went to wrong house first -- joined guests for cocktail hour. Received a tray on behalf of the President. 8:58 Left the McNamaras'. 7. 9:09
  • Called Joe Mashman (house guest). 7:10 Mr. Per in to give comb-out. 7:14 Called Ashton. 6. 8:00 Black tie dinner in the Family Dining Room in honor of the Vice President and the Cabinet and wives. 9:55 Called Paul Fischer at home. 11:45 All guests left
  • party downstairs (Red Room and Green Room). 9:17 Returned to the second floor. 10:36 Called Marcia. 10:45 Called Bess. 10:51 Called Sharon at home. Chief Blauvelt. 11:18 Called the President's office (Juanita). Retired. ****** House guests: Dr. Newland
  • . Dinner with house guests in the Solarium (buffet) To the second floor -- then joined guests in the theater. 8:35 To the theater with Simone, Tony Loeb, and the house guests to see "The Home Place" and "Once In a Lifetime" (Lynda's wedding). 8:40
  • Yarrington in the West Hall to discuss photos of the birthplace, the Boyhood Home, and the cemetery to be used for postcards to see after January 20th. 6. 7:54 Went bowling with Mary Love and Billy Bailey and their daughter Kay. 8:43 Returned to the second
  • , Lynda had her supper visiting with CTJ in the bathroom -- sitting on the side of the tub. 6. 7:38 Left the White House with Luci. 7:49 Arrived at Quarters One, Fort Myer, home of General and Mrs. Westmoreland. Other guests were General and Mrs. Wheeler
  • Deathe returned CTJ's call of last night. 9:23 Called Liz at home. 10:10 AndrĂ© Meyer called. 10:24 To the Navy Photo Lab with Simone and Harry Middleton to view May and June films. 12:52 Returned to the White House -- joined the President on the South
  • THE WHITE HOUSE MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary WASHINGTON Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Entry No. Time The White House Date Thursday, October 24, 1968 Activity 1. 7:25 Breakfast (with the President). 8:57 Called Liz at home
  • Called Luci at the hospital re: "taking turns." 12:58 Neva West called. 1:03 Called Zephyr at home. 1:10 Lunch on tray in room alone. 1:15 Worked with MWT at desk. 1:28 Talked with Dorothy re: library meeting. 1:32 Talked at length with Roy White. Entry
  • with Ashton. ' Room. Coolidge, Stevens and etc.) Entry No. Activity 7:00 Called Bess at home. -- talked with O'Brian Hugh to wish him and his troupe well on their forthcoming trip to Vietnam. Continued working at desk broadcast; changed
  • for Johnson farm. 5:17 Arrived farm of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson, k/a "Big Little Hill Farm," Avoca, Wisconsin. Toured dairy farm and had refreshments in front yard. 6:00 Left farm with Mrs. Nelson. 6:20 Arrived "Taliesin," home of Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright
  • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MRS. LYNDO N B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Ambassador Castro's home, San Salvador Date Monday, July 8, 1968 Entry No. Time Activity ND Got up early. Breakfast. 7:15 The President
  • with Jim Ketchum to talk about places to hang the Eisenhower portrait. 1:37 To Jim's office. 1:50 Returned to the second floor. Worked at desk. 5. 3:00 Left the White House with Lynda and Chuck to look at a possible home for them -3556 Valley Street
  • on her return from California. 7:14 To the second floor with Lynda. 8:00 Breakfast. L to church with Luci. (10:50 The President to the Vice President's home.) 2. 2:15 Lunch with the President, Luci, Pat, the Krims, and Buzz. Lynda woke up. (2:54
  • . 5. 4:15 Leave with Mrs. Bell and Toh Puan Norashikin (wife of the Minister of Home Affairs) 4:20 Arrive Mosque. Met by Tan Sri Abdul, Chairman of Mosque; Chief Imam; and officials. Take shoes off and walk up stairs. Walk through colonnade porticoes
  • of evening 7:05 Made statement about Him to press 7:15 Press and Liz left for D.C. Mrs. Morrison had come home and fixed steaks for dinner Talked to Luci Entry No. Time Activity SCHEDULE FOR MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON'S VISIT TO OMAHA AND LINCOLN, NEBRASKA