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- ,^ Jun e 5, 1966 +
White House - LBJ Ranch, Texas Day
SUNDAY
Expend:
Activity (inc!ude visited bv) (ure
Code
Awakened and called for tea and newspapers
Watching the Gemini Space Flight -Gemini IX --w/ MF ,
while reading newspapers and having
- Barbar a Sprosto n Y
c
s Jo e Califan o
r Rober t Woo d Akers
Kella m
l an d Mar y Moursund
e Jacobse n
B
To the offic e w / Amb. Goldberg , Judg e Moursund, JCalifan o an d J J. . . reading
Sunday newspaper s
Takes Amb / & Mrs Goldberg , Rob t
- in Secretary Rusk's office. (w/Bill
Moyers)
nntf March
White House ^^
19. 1966
SATURDAY
Activity (inc!ude visited by)
The President arrived on South Grounds -to the Oval Rm Ofc - reading tickers - yb takes in three memos re VietNam
activities fm Sit Rm
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Today sent flowers with a note, reading: "Neal, I'm very sorry to hear about
your ear. Take good care and hurry home, Lyndon B. Johnson, " to Cong.
Neal Smith of Iowa who is in Walter Reed Hospital - infection of the ear.
Secy Wirtz
Harry McPherson
MW
- Date May
LBJ Ranch Day
8,
Sunday
Activity (include visited by)
President awake and reading papers. Had breakfast.
In dining room, with Mr. Kellam and Mr. Krim.
Mrs. Krim joined group in dining room.
Mrs. Johnson joined group in dining room
- dessert. )
Cecil Presnell - Round Mtn. , Texa s - Mrs. Johnso n also talked on the cal l
(he own s a bar-b-q stand and does painting , etc. on the side. )
AG Katzenbach - at the Cit y Tavern on M Street, Washington , D. C.
To the office - - read
- " (CB
(CBS
S - Par
Partt 1)
(while waiting for the movi
moviee to begin, the President
President,, Judge Moursund and Earl
Deathe met in the dining roo
m)
room
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c*"**'
The President
Presiden t came to the office and
an d "read the 'tickers
- . John J. Sparkman
read the Gettysburg Address. President laid a wreath on the foot of the monument. Other wreaths were then pla
--one by Amb. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa -- and others.
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Departed
Lincoln Memorial adxi&x&&
arr'
g on South
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4 1965
February 4 . 196 5
White Hous e
Thursday
Hon. Adla i Stevenson
Tomorrow i s th e Ambassador's birthday . an d the Presiden t an d Mrs . Johnso n
presented hi m a smal l cake , decorate d with one candle., reading - - "Happ y Birthday
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for lunc h arrivin g a t 2:4 0 p. m.
Jack Valent i
Horace Busb y
asking for letters from Pres Truman
1950 on his
decision
on going to war in Korea
Cathy McArthu r to say had
ltr fr LBJ to Truman
and read
it
President
repeating
each phrase
as heard
Cathy
- read them and
took them into the Cabinet
Room
In
attendance were
Sec George
Ball
Sec Rusk
Sec
Thomas Mann
Ed
Clark
February 26 , 1965
The Whit e Hous e
Released text of ltr
dated Feb 25
transmitting
legislation
of $125.2 million
for Peace Corps
- /> To see what we have on the Six Day War, including any digitized folders, please consult the Middle East subject guide or contact us to view the records in our Reading Room.
- saying he read
in
paper
President
to EOB to hav e his picture taken with Francisco
today and tell her he was an
White House telephone operators OFF
RECORD old,
old friend and she could call him if
1:56p Remarks
she
wanted
to.
That
her father had
known
- Thursday
White
Awake
read
papers
W Jenkins
Breakfast
in second
Secy McNamara
fr
House
in
bed
floor
dining
mansion
July
did
16 1964
exercises
room
w/ amb
OFF
Kenneth
Record
Galbraith
To the office w/ Amb
Kenneth
Galbraith
Met w
- Wednesday
White
To Jack
Valenti
House
Office
8-5-64
office
To Oval
Office
Mrs Johnson
To the
press
Secretary
To the
office
to
McNamara
read
talked
ticker
from
press
mansion
Secretary McNamar a (f r Mans . )
George Mean y — Chicago
-
and General Schomburg. Secretary Vance introduced the President, and the President read from
a typewritten draft.
After his REMARKS to the Joint Convocation of the National War College and Industrial College
of th e Armed Forces, the President walked to his
- )
Daniel # D. Mich and William B. Arthur of LOOK magazine
Najeeb Halaby
James E. Webb
Charles J. Hitch
Eugene Zuckert
The President made REMARKS b and then Mr. Joseph P. Adams of the Natl. Aero.
Association read the Citation accompanying the Award to Mr
-
To office
reads
papers
Director
McCone
George Reedy
gave him
in
a
mjdr's
office
Presidential
medallion
out
George Reedy
(b.2)
Jack Valenti (pl)
New Jersey list (see 1:05 entry)
St. John Terrell, Chairman PMG
Gronouski
Milford Veiser, Chairman
- !____ Pres hoped to have i t read y fo r 11:00a briefing, but Cater and McPherson asked fo r more
^____ time, hoping 3BB_Bb to have it ready for 4:00p briefing this afternoon. Cater read ^ to
President the statement as it stands now, and pointed out several
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in the room were Bill Moyers, Mrs. Johnson, Mary S, and Ken Gaddi
Datr November 17, 1966
U. S..Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. Thursday
: .
Day
;
Acnvity (inctude visited by) ture
ExpendiCode
The President read tickers and gave some instructions.
He said
- the ranch and anyone not read
would be left. (This at 7:30a)
.
J. C. Kellam, Austin (Mr. Kellam at the Capitol National Bank)
The President and Mrs. Johnson departed the Main House in the Lincoln Sedan
Martin Ranch _________
—,
Arrive the hanger area
-
; in
General Wallace Greene Commandant, USMC
General Lewis Walt
As General Walt entered the President's ofc, the President said, "I have bad news for
you. . .here I'll let you read it for yourself." General Walt, standing with all the
strength he could muster
- the Senat e days) , th e photosta t o f the applicatio n fo r th e firs t Pos t
Office i n Johnson Cit y (an d telling the m that hi s librarian , Doroth y Territo, ha d
given it to him as a Christmas gift) . . . then read to them from "Th e Formativ e Year
- January 10, 1966
White
ll:35a To
Pat*- TuesdayWhite House p^v January 11, 1966Activity (include visi
Oval Office w/ JV
ll:45a To
mjdr's room to read the first edition of the Evening Star _
^ll;55a t
Drew
Pearson (b. 1) (returning his call
-
Secy Fowler
JV (pl)
Jan 13, 1966
White House
Thursday
M. Watson (pl)
to JV's ofc
Back to Oval Rm
--reading ticker machines
To MJDR's Ofc - reading newspapers
JV - re article in NY Journal American
by Warren Rogers " It is the abstract
- April 12 , 196 5
White Hous e - - LB J Ranch , Texa s
calls
carded
Monday
Arose - - ha d breakfast i n bed w/ Mrs . Johnso n - - an d read som e o f the newspapers .
Then went to the kitche n - - an d sai d goo d morning t o som e o f the guest s
- read severa l msgs from Mr . Kintne r
on newspaper an d television coverag e o f the President' s trip-d a lt r t o W . L . Whit e of the Empori a Kansa s Gazett e - And read yesterday's pres s conferenc e hel d by Secys Rus k and McNamar a , _
General
- •^^ —'
"—•
/HUE HOUSE date
>ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
April
17, 1968
WARY
'resident began hi s day at (Place) Day
Time T<
1:
.
In Out
Lo
fe£hre
.
LD
Activity
6:20 Awake
7:00a JJfc
7:15a Breakfast
7:40a Reading
7:45a mf
8:00a The
8:30a To
8:40a
- fo r De r Stern )
. Theo Sommer
Marie Fehmer
Ashton Gonell a
Jim Jone s
Mary Slate r
e Christia n
During lunch , th e Presiden t tol d abou t his meetings with Kosygin an d read the
memos h e had receive d concerning these meeting s fro m hi s staf f
- - who has been reading since
was 17 months old.
. he
The boy is David Belote, age four
L^
and his mother is Mrs. ^BiME Howard R. Belote, from Virginia Beach
accompanying them were their cousins-and their hostess here in Washington.
.
f 11:14a
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i
- !Activity
Gode
LD
(include visited by) ture
Idea for this award conceived by Mr. Robert E. Harper. Director of Public Informatio n
for Savings Bonds Division of Treasury.
1:00p To
mjdr's room to read press briefing
and Secret-eyes only papers from W
- Codc
Jake Jacobse n in - The President was reading the Friday Washington newspapers
and the local papers of today.
9:55am~ Th
/
bright
Y
(include visited by) ture
'Rainfall: 1 inch Weight:
LBJ RdiiUi ;
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Ranch. Texas DAy_SATURDA
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___ Aboard the helicopter the President kidded Vicky about being away from he r husband.
saying that he was probably already out at the pool hall --he also read Father
Schneider's thank you to mf -- and then he sat quietly and watched the spring
go by through
- :"30a
•
The President read the morning papers and generally just talked about his day.
He said that he wanted to take a ride very soon and see "the deer jump and play, "
and then come back for an early lunch, take a nap and then go to Austin
- with the Washington.
The key leader of the gro
^ Bishops
of the A.M. E. Church OFF
RECORD Bishop
George Baber who
CIVIL RIGHTS Bishop
R. R. Wright. Jr.. Philadelphia, Pa Unattended
the World Council of
Bishop Baber read a statement Bishop
George Wilbur Baber
- in that too many got on his chopper. There was a communication proble
and finally the President stood up and read the chopper list himself, saying anyon
didn't read must get off, Several uninvited Mexican aides quickly got off
On board were: The President
- , yo u can. . . if you want to." Looke d throug h pics on tomorrow
GW's des k an d asked tha t al l pic s needin g autographing be take n o n the tri p s o the y
can be " sen t ou t right away. " Read s newspaper s ....
Lee Whit e i n MJDR's of c - ask
- October 20, 1965
N.N.M. C.
Wednesday
Awake - the reading the morning papers - drinking a cup oi te a
The President dressed and then sat in a chair across from hi s row of television
sets and watched the mornin g news as h e ate his breakfast.
Bill
- holding a gol d plaque
reading, "Th e Car l Vinso n Room " t o be hun g later i n the Roo m abov e th e door .
Cong. Vinso n reponded with remarks. Th e Presiden t the n introduced Dr .
Graham an d asked hi m t o delive r th e benediction . Followin g th e
- Presiden t the n
d i f th e judges wer e read y an d M W replied, "Yes, " an d the Presiden t said , "Ar e
Judge, U . S. Cour t o f Appeals, aske
D. C. Circuit . j
thes
e th e thre e fro m Virgini a and on e fro m Nort h Carolina? " M W replied i n th e
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