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- main house
Into house --The P esident came into the office and introduced the Donovans to JJ an 1
mary s. The President went to his desk, reading papers --he picked up a picture
taken with General Goodpaster and Cong Martin at Walter Reed and showed
- House
ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Date
MARY The
White
resident began his day at (Place) Day
Time Telephone
1:
1
In Out
Lo
" 4:22p £
4:26p 4:28p
4:27p f
Edward Long. Mo. (b-3)
Senator
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Into
mjdr's office reading papers .
E. Kintner- -took the call
- in his robe, very relaxed reading different pieces from
morning papers and commenting on them.
i the
11:25a The
President went back to dress
11:37a ""
Mr.
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12:50p 1:04p
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President to the oval office thru mjdr's office where he stopped and read
papers-then to office w/
Marvin Watson
Bill Crook, Acting Director VISTA
William P. Kelly, Acting Director Job
- . ^^^^ Louis Oberdorfer
Mr. Lloyd E. Ohlin
D. Robert Owen
Hon Joseph Palmer, Dept of State
Sen Claiborne Pell
3, 1966
White House Dav
Monday
Activity (inchidf vtsited by)
Mr. Henry Petersen
Mr. Stephen J Pollak
Mr. Richard C. Pugh
Mr. Ben Read, Exec Secy
- Place ______________^
Dantz Place
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_ rhe President returned to the office. He worked his desk with mf and mary s,
_ the President read a memo saying that J. C. Kellam was back from his trip, and
nary s call him and ask him to come out
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Activity (inc!udf visited bv) ture
To Oval Rm Ofc
Code
w/MW - stopping to pick up Evening Star and reading it for few secon
Cong. Robert Jones (b. 2)- re pushing Geo. Fallen to get out the Public Works Commi
piece of the Traffic Safety bill.
Harry
- Davis
commissions to 500 more membersAdmiral W. J. Smith, Commandant of the Coast Guard
Without the bill the CoaSt Hon.
George Ball
Guard could not commission Benjamin
Read
the graduating class at the Academy. (Wilson memo dated June 2) --to DT
(T) ll
- Board
Bill Moyers (pl)
Joe Califano (pl)
JJ reported President now reading TIME, U.S. and NEWSWEEK Mags, in bedroom
News & World Rpt
Mike
Manatos
Walt Rostow (pl)
Director
MW
Chas. Schultze
Dxtr July
White House Dav
18,
1966
MONDAY
Expendi
- -in-law of Philippine President Marcos)
Mr. Romualdez presented Pres. Johnson with a Gift of His. Ex. Ferdinand
President of the Philippines. Gift is an enormous mounted bull's head with
that reads --"Garao or Tamaraw shot in head by Pres. Ferdinand E
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a quote on it to the press -- (see press briefing #160-A of this date). . .
The President sa t in the reception area reading tickers , etc. and then went
to his bedroom w/ M W and BM -- VM joined and the President worked several
memos, signe d bills , read
- mother next to Mrs. Joseph Baggett,
J with
the children Laura and Jennifer at his feet.
}While
the citations were being read, the President stood as if ill at ease, then
; with
whispered words he pinned the medal on Mrs. Joseph Baggett, the widow,
i
- the President awarded two purp
hearts Col . Cros s rea d a brief history of the Purple Heart, an d read the citations, and the President awarded Purple
Hearts t o Major Boyd D. 3B&xRx Parsons , and Chaplain Captai n Frederick W. Straub .
Date May 12,
White
- plane s fo r a n emergency .
Col. Cros s replie d that th e planes -were standin g b y and read y t o go .
November
9
1965
White House - LB J Ranch, Texa s
Washington. D . C .
Secy. mcNamar a - ove r th e radi o phon e - - th e Presiden t ha d
- Katzenbach
Speaker McCormack
also
talked
to Lou
Deschler on call
Secretary Rus k
James Wadsworth
Chairman
Macy
returning
his call
To th e Ova l Office , stoppin g i n mjdr's roo m t o chec k lates t edition s o f papers an d
read materials give n hi
- as in bowling alley)
in th e Liv i ng Room (joined b y Mrs. Busby). . . . The selection of movie? was read
by VM -- an d the group decide d on seeing on e after supper - - "Operatio n Crossbow"
The President then read the selectio n of churches t o attend Sunda
- . . . .
reading newspapers, talkin g on the telephone, and meeting briefly
with Mrs. Johnson and Bess Abell re plans for this weekend at thd Ranch
9:25a xf
11:41a t
ct
To
Georg
m Johnson
e Christia n
VHITE HOUS E Dat
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
e
DIARY
LB
- , reading morning papers - in his pajamas -with Cong. pickle
Susan Stevenson :
Mary Rather .
joined by LaFaye Davis just before he finished-The Presiden t ate twice, and then some more.
11:00a Back
to bedroom - and to sleep
Sunday
VHITE HOUSE Date
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=
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office for mail and messages -
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In
bedroom, reading Washington paper
j Studying
draft of speech for nex t week
i Talking
to Larry Temple with instructions
| for
Rostow, Busby, McPherson, and message
for Secy
- President
,
I., .
, ,. ,
departed Main House w/ (via
Mrs. Johnson
Mr. Arthur Krim and Mrs. Krim
to drive to the Moursunds
helicopter)
Secy C. R. Smit h taken over later (7:05)
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8:00pm ,
,
President
phoned back from Moursunds
to have letter read
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"
,
,
m Jones . Mari e Fehmer , an d Mary Slate r
d read the new cables (tha t had accumulated o n Jim J's des k in the absence--taking actio n
n several . Th e Presiden t then went to his des k t o rea d a length y mem o that ha d com e
n from Wal t
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Activity
(include visited by)
LD
5:35p Picked
up Roy Butler
5:52p Arrived
LBJ ranch.
6:00p Mrs.
Saturday
Mrs.
Johnson got in new car with President and party.
6:04p Back
in house and to office reading papers with Jim Jones, mf, and gt. __
Had Dr
- ).
y
SeCy McNamAra
Stopped at mjdr's desk and read some papers. Talked with Tom Johnson re
today's briefing. Asked gt to call Usher's Office and say he was running a
little late. ,
To oval office with
Tom Johnson
Marvin Watson
To mansion. Said
- . Kellam on Second floor.
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Operator for Yuki.
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10:20p Read
Thursday
McPherson's speech to guests.
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n*t^ October 5, 1967
The White House Day
Thursday
Activity (include visited by)
Mr. Traphes Bryant brought Yuki up
- sister)
: beixxfofcsjctiix
rim Jones
Larry Temple
Departe
Director
d by car to take Mrs . Krim's sister Michelein Bettex
ride to see the deer. Also
Mrs. Krim
Mrs. Birge Alexander
Leonard Marks, Washington
offic e reading matters on desk and signing
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y_TUESDAY (National
Election^
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(include visited by) tur
e
To hi s desk for brief reading of items on desk.
12:05 - 12:25p
The
j Dr.
President to the living room of Main House - joined Mrs. Johnson,
Cheste r Newland, Mr. Chas. Corcoran and Harry
- , and Lt. Col. Smith on the platform
.REMARKS by the President During
Secretary Ignatius
[RAVE!. REUORt)
read the
citation
USMC
the President's remarks, the younger
son of Major Lee lay down on the floor
^^^
squirming, and sucking his thumb. He
pulled
- senio r management
The President took with him of the Columbia Broadcasting SystemRadio and Television Stations and some of
here
in town
for 2-day
and read excerpts of their
news directors-^ .-50 attended **"
^^^.^^*^^A.y^
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1. CIA cable re VC
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--then to read editorial page of today's Evening Star
Back to Oval Ofc
Presentation of first Christmas Seals
by Mrs. Herman (Bess) Jones of Austin, Tex
Robert Morse, actor - - Natl Honorary Christmas Seal Chairman
Dr. Daniel E. Jenkins of Houston - President
- . Johnson arrived at the Main House - through the office
where the Pres. stopped to read some items on his desk briefly
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the Living Room w/Mrs. Johnson - greeted Mr. Dick West. Pres. excused
himself saying he was going to change clothes and would
- matching card tray in sterling silve r with symbol of Presiden t Tsiranana's
political party engraved on it
Photograph: Autographed photograph in sterling silver frame with Presidential seal. The
inscription read as follows: "To His Excellency Philibert
-
Jenkins
Valenti
out
at
Reading
papers in
To the
mansion
Dinner
alone
Retired
and
Valenti
Jack
mjdr's
Valenti
in
W Jenkins
lounge
out at
drinks
room
Navy
Mess
1.50
Today transmitted to Congress a request for a supplemental appropriation
-
in
mjdr's
room
to read
latest
edition
of evening
paper
Senator
Frank
Lausche
of Ohio
relative
to the
location
of the
Environmental
Heath
Center
in
Cincinnati
P.3
Tuesday
White
Jack
9-15-69
Valenti
To Cabinet Room
McGeorge
Back
to
vm
Bill
House
- - mf
t
t
To the office to read congratulatory telegrams and TIME magazine Election issue
and NEWSWEEK
Also signed mail and made telephone calls
b.13
Malcolm Kilduff
b.14 a and b
McGeorge Bund y
Expenditure
Code
November 6, 1964
THE WHITE HOUSE
- turned aroun d an d aske d Sec y Eugene Zuckert t o read Genera l Powers '
citation. Th e President the n pinne d th e medal o n Powers. Power s responde d wit h
brief remarks . Th e President w^MHHMlMM W stepped bac k fro m th e podium an d
greeted Mrs
- Reedyan
Senator
Hubert
Humphrey
joined
Hon Kermit
Gordon
joined
President
in
McGeorge
outer
Bundy
Mildred
Stegall
Jack Valenti
Abe Fortas
Warren
Woodward
office
12 1964
reading
newspapers
for
lunch
December
White
House
12
1964
Saturday
-
Paul
Glynn
Bundy
Governor
ellipse
1964
National
office
of
Massachusetts
Lynda
Luci
Christmas
Sat on
just to shake hands
for the
tree
couch
and
read
special
reports
Valenti
Steward
Udall
had
asked
for
the
Secretary
but
he
- reading "Hurry and get well - we miss you - lbj"
ordered
for
of Maj. General
Mel
Maas.
// Flowers ordered for
funeral of Samuel
(Gerald
Siegel's
Siegel
Father)
- Bundy
To Mansion w/ JV
Mayor
Shelley of San Francisco Imperial Suite Chicago Hilton Chicago Ill Friday4-24
State
Dinner
at W Hse in honor of Pres of Ireland
Entertainment by George C. Scot t an d wife, Collee n Dewhurst — wh o read Irish poetry
- ranch.
Takes Helicopter from Scharnhorst Ranch for LBJ Ranch with: Judg e Moursund, Jesse Kellam,
Dr. James Young, Sgt Paul Glynn, 4 USS S men and CWO xxxxxxx
Harmon.
Returned to LBJ Ranch - to the office, looks over mail, reads papers, then to bedroom
