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Folder, "October 17, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. McNamara, Rusk, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

have in Vietnam? It look as though the news is all bad. The President then read a memorandum about a large group of protesters in Oakland, California. The President also read a Situation Room report which showed in a battle late yesterday that 58 U. S

Folder, "[April 28, 1965 - 7:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leaders on Dominican Republic]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

situation in the Dominican Republic. The President: At this point, the President read to those present the messages received in Washington from Ambassador Bennett on the scene in Santo Domingo, D.R. Senator Dirksen: The Senator related a telephone call he

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/10/1966 (Item)

meetingsw/ Assistant Secretaries of various departments) Date Jun White House Frida L)a\ e 10, 196 6 y Activity (inc!ud e visited bv ) Standing in mjdr's room reading the newspapers an d told mjdr to call Mrs. Elois e Thornberry at the Sheraton

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/13/1966 (Item)

in big chair while reading papers. Went to bedroom and dressed and returned to office and signed and read some papers on desk. Out riding towards guest ;house in golf cart, with Mary Slater. Went in guest trailer. Left MS. Arrived main house. BM

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/2/1966 (Item)

) Mrs. Johnson joined President and Mr. Parten.: Senator Margaret Chase Smith (b. 3) 7:55p UnderSecy Geo. Ball memos Francis Bator Secy Robert McNamara in MJDR's ofc - working night reading w/yb Departed the Ofc for the Mansion Upstairs at 9:57p - 9:20p

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/17/1966 (Item)

;^ and to VM's desk --in other office. . . .working some more night ; reading that had come in ____^ , 8:45 To the Mansion. . .telling VM t o be sure and go home within 5 minutes . . . Date_ January White House p^. MONDAY Activity (inc)ude visited by) Mrs

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/27/1966 (Item)

for coffee in the dining room _______ ! Joined by Judge and Mrs. Homer Thornberry for coffee --(then said goodbye to them ^ Bill Moyers they had been houseguests for the dinner y ^__ _ ^___ las t night) ^1 m-3**t3- i ! To I _. ^ I the Oval Office w/ MW, JV

President's Daily Diary entry, 3/20/1965 (Item)

Saturday LBJ Ranc h — White House calls carded March 20 , 196 5 The President wen t to his bedroo m fr. th e offic e — read newspapers, certai n matters from hi s desk, an d conferred w / JV on the proclamation and executive orde r that tie

Oral history transcript, Mary Margaret Wiley Valenti, interview 7 (VII), 9/21/1988, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, 1988 INTERVIEWEE: MARY MARGARET VALENTI INTERVIEWER: Michael L. Gillette PLACE: Mrs. Valenti's residence in Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 V: I see—here it says, “To Middleburg with President and Mrs. Kennedy.” Do the diaries say it reads

Letter, Lady Bird Johnson to Lyndon B. Johnson, 2/6/1942 (Item)

still one of the thrillinc:; th g1 to me. Malcolm Bardwell juat oa ia married a.nd they ate living a.t th• Geor, ...,. ,, ..- ... ~ingto Inn. H• laid that he and hie Wife were goin .r. rt . ooming ov•r at night, helping ua out. advising u political

Oral history transcript, George Ball, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

I read him the text, although I probably read him the critical paragraphs --we didn't have a secure line--and told him that I was going to call the President and see what the President thought of it. Rusk said, "Well, go ahead." So I called Kennedy

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/17/1966 (Item)

to their departure. The President looked fit and rested (even though he slept little last night , and Mrs. Johnson stood at his side wearing a new green traveling outfit Helicopter from South Lawn w/ Mrs. Johnson, Secretary McNamara Secretary Wirtz, Walt Rostow

Oral history transcript, Charles Fitz Baird, interview 1 (I), 12/9/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

the men were wounded and six others were dead. They were reduced to throwing rocks because they had run out of grenades and just about out of ammunition, but they held out somehow through the night. And at this particular ceremony, I read the citation

Oral history transcript, Kathryn Deadrich Loney, interview 1 (I), 1/21/1965, by Douglass Cater (Item)

. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] No, Miss Rebekah l~ad More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Loney--I--3 him so he was spelling and things like that. I don't think he read--I don't know she
How she met LBJ as a child; LBJ’s early speech difficulties; LBJ’s spelling and reading abilities; description of the school and number of students; Mrs. Rebekah Johnson; subsequent contacts with LBJ.

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 3 (III), 6/29/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in that kind of position. I heard that many times after this meeting, and he wanted to leave the presidency with the image of integrity in financial matters. So he gave me that mandate that night and I did move in on the committee. I spent a lot of time
for not running; early campaign planning; Jess Unruh; Robert Kennedy entering the presidential race; Larry O’Brien; Mike Mansfield; Oliver Quayle’s work on the polls; reading the 3/31/1968 speech before it was given; Krim’s arguments against LBJ’s withdrawal from

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 3 (III), 1/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

young man of thirty-four years of age would do. I have a letter which, just for the record and since this is going to be released down the line, I'll read. I just received it a minute ago from Bill. "Dear Harry: It hardly seems possible that in a week

Oral history transcript, Luther Holcomb, interview 1 (I), 6/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

a Roman Catholic, bringing it to your attention!" B: Do you recall who that was? H: Yes, that was Walter Jenkins, which I will later develop. senator read the letter and told Mr. Jenkins that, '~aybe So the you'd better check the writer

Oral history transcript, Henry Hall Wilson, interview 1 (I), 4/11/1973, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

great about these red tag things. He would interrupt anything to see a red tag, so I bad confidence that he would see it. The remainder of the memos he would usually read overnight, take to his night reading, but he would read them overnight
Character of House liaison in the JFK years; a memo on Medicare on the night of the JFK assassination; LBJ-JFK relationship; the Bobby Baker affair; agendas for the weekly leadership meetings; LBJ-JFK staff relationships; LBJ seldom called

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/9/1967 (Item)

. .. or night reading? " replied there were thre e paper s from Mr. Rostow and the night reading was ready . " The President said "bring them in. " to Lounge Office wher e the Presiden rmrE House Date June 9, 1967€NT LYNDON B. JOHN President rea d three items

Oral history transcript, Dorothy J. Nichols, interview 2 (II), 11/1/1974, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

it out, and it was still wet, but I did it again the next night. I took along a book to read, and I read line 4 on page 13 for the six weeks that I was on the road. There was one funny incident, you were talking about running out of gas. We were

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Maguire, interview 1 (I), 7/8/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

anything- M: Yes, I was very typical, or, as it turned out, typical of the first year's fifteen Fellows and I believe also of later years. us simply read about it in the newspapers. The vast majority of Publicizing the program has 2 ORAL HISTORY

Oral history transcript, John E. Stavast, interview 1 (I), 3/12/84, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

. I, p. 23, by Ted Gittinger transcript More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Page 1 of 1 Restriction 3/12/1984 C In Reading Room, ILL copy, and pdf that will be on our website Collection Title Oral
Stavast's tactical reconnaissance pilot duties in Southeast Asia, starting in May 1967; restrictions in flying reconnaissance missions; night versus day missions; navigation and radar; Gerald Vananzi; plans to bomb communications system sites

Oral history transcript, Robert Fleming, interview S-I, 11/8/1979, by David Culbert (Item)

stack of stuff on that table at home and my wife went through it and I went through . it and I read · wtth interest··sorne"of .my memos .that you -had xeroxed. CULBERT: What I would like to ask you about .is not the specifics o.f the memos but just

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 2 (II), 8/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that argument and Hubert did get out. An interesting thing happened that night. I read the statement to Bobby Kennedy at the other Charleston hotel over the telephone. and he thanked us. About five minutes later the hotel clerk called our suite to say that Mr

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 8 (VIII), 9/21/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

would literally write it himself, often staying up half the night to do it. And then he'd have tremendous reactions when it would be totally rewritten as you might expect anything to be done. In contrast, when they'd ask McNamara to write a speech

Oral history transcript, Charles K. Boatner, interview 3 (III), 6/1/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

nine o'clock at night, and that's no damn time to go house hunting ." He then related that he and Bird had bought a house out on 52nd Street, and they had stuff over there and some of the rooms were fixed up and the cook was working over there every day

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/23/1967 (Item)

to Governors last night for lunch next week. his telephone call -w/ Joe Califano, the President remained in his bedroom alone, sitting at his desk, reading a New York Times Magazine story on Jack Valenti. 12:14 The President came out of his bedroom and walked

Oral history transcript, James H. Rowe, Jr., interview 4 (IV), 11/10/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

R: ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] Yes, I read this last night. More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh I didn't even remember it until I read it. G

Folder, "July 18, 1967 - 6:06 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Bundy, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

all of the holdings in their area and that they (France) will come in and help. The President said that report came to him from Robert Anderson on Monday night. r. The President said it did not appear the Arabs were willing to sit down and talk. Mc

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/18/1964 (Saturday) (Item)

and thv hom e mad e b read n1adc m ore news than the sta ti stics of th e prL·ss c o:1f ,,r e;ncc. - l 1964 Saturday , July 1Hth__ (_conlin11ed) Phili p Carter, Hodcling Carler's son , who is no\\' with NEWSWEEK, was th e re, a very hand som1
LBJ's presidential campaign; press conference at LBJ Ranch; photos taken of LBJ and Lynda Johnson on horses; LBJ's statement to press about riots; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for boating; BBQ for lunch; Lady Bird reads book and swims; LBJ naps

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/7/1966 (Item)

} The President discussed the Demonstration Cities bill with JJ Just prioi to landing in New__York City, MW and the Postmaster General (who had met the party at the Airport) fake Jacobsen informed the After takeoff, the President worked last evening's night

Oral history transcript, George Ball, interview 2 (II), 7/9/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

to me, I think, is worthwhile for anyone who may be doing that in the future. B: Right. At this point I know you last night read the file of memoranda which I sent to President Johnson during the period from October, 1964 through the middle of 1966. I

Oral history transcript, D.B. Hardeman, interview 4 (IV), 1/19/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Three H.G. Dulaney, John Holton, and myself, took turns about staying up all night at the hospital. One of us was there every night. This particular night I was on, and he usually would wake very early in the morning. So we were there. He said

Oral history transcript, Horace Busby, interview 1 (I), 4/23/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. GILLETTE PLACE: Mr. Busby's office, Washington, D. C. Tape 1 of 1 B: I arrived in Washington on the afternoon of March 16 [1948] and met with the Congressman [Johnson] for the first time about seven o'clock that night. When I was at the Kennedy

Oral history transcript, E. Ernest Goldstein, interview 4 (IV), 12/19/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to my initial admiration for him was his whole civil rights approach, which has been something that has been paramount as far as my own interests. And his speech the other night to the Negro government appointees epitomizes all the things that I think

President's Daily Diary entry, 6/7/1967 (Item)

Califano pl)--"I got your memo. " (Levinson and Wattenberg had sent a joint tmmmimf memo to night reading) The President said he was disappointed in som e of his Israeli friends and their reactions to what was being done in these of crisis. Expendi- fane

President's Daily Diary entry, 7/15/1967 (Item)

room - to newspaper stand reading Washington Evening Star. the Oval Rm Office ; _ ~~ 1:17p - 1:30 f — -- 1:36 Saturday I or t ....... . Activity 11:54a t .s _____________ July 15, 1967 . Thomas Doug I Judge U. A. Masterson

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/2/1967 (Item)

The • The Wednesday - Prsident returned to the oval office Presiden t worked hi s des k and night reading-- 8:43p t ^_ . 8:50p f_ | Arthu : Justice 10:17p t Fortas Mrs. Johnson 10:40p The President to the mansion--alone " 10:45p "~~~~^~ ' ~~~ ^T

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/2/1967 (Item)

* The White House ^ Activity (includ e visited by) tur . October 2 , 196 7 Monda y Expend: Code e To mansion w/ Joe Califano, Jim Jones, mf working night reading in West Hall w/ above Secretary Henry Fowler The President asked for the Vice President

President's Daily Diary entry, 10/20/1967 (Item)

) P.L. Marvin Watson Walt Rostow To mjdr's room to look at Night Reading Papers in desk. Oval Office ^ _ Juanita brought in Press briefing Marvin Watson MJDR in Oval Office _ John Roche To MJDR/s room w/ John Roche to show him Jim Rowe's article. - Oki

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