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  • that night. 2/18 LBJ spends day in Austin. 2/19 LBJ Co. Convair crashes en route to LBJ Ranch, pilot and co-pilot die in crash. 2/20 LBJ visits site of plane crash, goes to Austin to visit widow of pilot. 1961 Chronology ● p. 2 of 23 07/2024 2
  • night. 4/21 Sunday. LBJ plans to attend church services at College Station and drive to Austin Sunday evening, stopping at the Austin Hotel. He expects to be in the district about 10 days and then return to Washington about the first of May
  • to Acapulco the next day. 2/10 The Johnsons, Kellams, Baileys, Wiley and Bob Armstrong leave at 1 p.m. for Mexico on Wesley West’s plane. They are forced to spend the night in Monterrey after the pilot refuses to fly into the unfamiliar terrain around
  • seat; FDR suggests he read it from White House steps. Juanita Roberts remembers being present at a tea given by CTJ for Nan Honeyman, congresswoman from Oregon, when LBJ called to tell CTJ that he had announced for Sheppard’s seat; she remembers
  • at the Senate Office Building. Reedy sends LBJ a memo recommending that Carter and Spann act as “eyes and ears” for them in Texas, keeping the office informed of rumors and information. 1/26 Reedy reports to LBJ on a meeting last night with Andy Biemiller
  • and Allan Shivers. 2/24 Democrats override Republican leadership and adjourn the Senate in protest over a night session called by Knowland to try to pass the Bricker Amendment. The vote was 48-54, a straight party line vote with the exceptions of Senators
  • to Washington this afternoon. 1/6 LBJ flies to Detroit where he makes numerous stops: Second Avenue Baptist Church, Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, Ford Auditorium, Cobo Hall; then flies to West Palm Beach for meeting with JFK. Spends night at Charles Wrightsman
  • )--discussed Life problem and inaccurate Life report on Bashir, read him Ambassador Rountree’s letter. 1/30 WH leadership breakfast. Meets with Jim Rowe; Clark Fisher (re: Goodfellow); Roger Hilsman re: report on Vietnam. Talks by phone with Houston Harte re
  • of directors’ meeting of Scott & White. 2/14 Congressional Club reception for President Truman. 2/20 CTJ and LBJ are in Austin. Mary Rather writes CTJ there that Lucy became ill during the night and was unable to model in the Women’s National Democratic
  • of delegates to the Blanco County convention on Tuesday. 5/6 In conversations with Earl Mazo of the New York Herald Tribune, LBJ discloses that he was threatened with death or maiming by an anonymous telephone caller after his speech Thursday night