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time. Also read GC's afternoon press briefing
MITE HOUSE Date
€NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
July
DIARY
.. /DI
> Day
The
'resident
began his day at (Place)
White House
26 , 1967
Wednesda
n
y^2
Time Telephone
/ In Out
Lo
5:10p 7:33p
Activity
- and
said "S^^ me. "^^
Geo
12:35p t
MW
12:36p t
Walt
MW
Christia n - pl
- pl
;
Rostow - pl
12:40p t
j
12:45p /^ ^llp^
_' j
y
Yolanda
j her
Yolanda Boozer (Mrs. Aubrey)
and her family are moving to Mexico City, and when the President read
- .
The President read some papers on MJDR's desk,
ll:00a The
1 l:29a accompanied
The
President to the oval office
by George Christian, Tom Johnson
Marvin Watson*
Attorney General, Hon, RamseyClark
ll:20a ll:28a Tom
Johnson
into the President's office w
-
12:50p t
o mjdr's roo m - reading mai l o n corner o f desk
± Senato
Senato
Sen
r Mik e Mansfiel d -
r Richar d Russel l . Everet t Dirkse n -
Senat
e offic e buildin g gym
Winder , Georgi a
Orlando , Florid a
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VHITE HOUS
E Date
au
- Lutheran Church - for services
conducted by Pastor Norman Truesdell
11:33a Depart
Lutheran Church - driving - w/
Luci, Lyn
Mildred Stegall. mf
11:39a Arrive
11:50a t
12:28p t_
12:30p Mr.
Main House and
Mrs.
to his bedroom to read newspapers
Johnson
- Harry
; 1:20p
Oct.
to mjdr's office, stopping to read
staff memos for a minute or two and then into
Cabinet Room for meeting with (OFF RECORD)
Secretary Dean Rusk
Clark Clifford
General Earle Wheeler
General Maxwell Taylor
Mr. Walt Rostow
Oval Ofc
- -- Amb Dobrynin calledthe President
' and
the President went to Mr. Watson's telephone to talk. The Ambassador read to the
President a message from Mr. Kosygin which he asked to be confidential. He told the
President he would call Ambassador Kohler
-
___ The
White House p^
^
November 2, 1967
Activity (inc!ude visited by) ture
Expend!
Code
Returned to the oval office and went directly to reading his ticker machine (alone)
Out to terrace to put on raincoat, Lem Johns
sherman
this
marchman
on
furnished
- Times from
a chair. . . and read the front section.
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8:35p t
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8:45p ifeftftpc ]
To
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i
i
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,
Howard - Wichita Falls, Tex , editor, Times and Record-News
(returning his call)
l±ranEgpcocmg bedroom
- from the Fish Room
- pl
mjdr's room
--looking at papers ^fc in box on corner of her des k
--then sitting at pob's desk, reading transcript of the President's visit w/
the press earlier today
134
Date Decembe
The Whit e House , Washington , D . C
- MEDA L O! ^
SCIENCE AWARD S FO R 196 8
Remarks
Dr. Horni g introduced each recipien t t o the President an d read th e citation. . . .
the Presiden t personall y accepted the bo x containin g th e meda l fro m th e
President, shoo k hands
-
Orville
Freeman
until
(Columnist)
C P Sulzberger
New York Times
until
pics taken
just
home
from
Paris
widely
read
abroad
but
not here
Bundy
says he's
worth more than
Krock
arranged
appt
through
Horace
Busby
whom he met
abroad on NATO trip Pres Johnson
- )
Pictures mad e with . congressionalcandidates-.from -Wisconsin.
James Buckley . 'Nint h Distric t
Fish
John A. Race , Sixt h Distric t
Lynn Stalbaum , Firs t Distric t
Room
Returned to ofc
reading
tickers and
going over desk
Walter Jenkin
n/r
Senator
- .
on Lady Bird Special
Rub in Room. Talking w/ VM and MF and reading the NY Times Article" When
questioned on how he thought the da y had been, he replied, "I thought it was awfully
good. "
Mrs. Johnson aboard, the Lady Bird Special. Lynda Bird also talked
- Fentress , Waco , Te x - b . 20
Returned t o the office t o read paper s an d make telephon e calls .
Senator Russel l Long , Bato n Rouge , La . b . 21
Harry Akin , Austin , Tex . b . 22
Frank Mayborn, Baltimore , Md . - b . 23
Bill Steven , Houston , Texa
- years ag o a t a loca l function .
12:20p
C
Arrived th e Willia m Croo k residenc e fo r reception . w/ Mrs . Johnso n an d
Secy Udal l an d Sylvi a Porte r th e Presi separate meeting and read at2:40p. Then released to British.T
t
12:20
12:50p
1:15
- by) ture
,.
:
—
:
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President to the office, reading tickers on his desk
The
Went
1 and
Kentsch
\ talked
(
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;
Monday
29,
President, accompanied by mf and mar y s, went outside from the office—entrance
first to the station wagon, then changed
- y Clar k t o cal l me, an d tell Marvi n I' m read y t o go ou t here. "
-r
• Th
e Presiden t the n walked t o th e Flowe r Garde n where preparation s wer e
1 bein
g mad e fo r hi s §f r 11:30a. m. appointment . I n truth, i t appeare d tha t
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Eugene Forte !
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Frank ix Kelly [
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Datr September 1. 1966
-The White House Dav
THURSDAY
Activity (inctude visited by)
To mjdr's room where he read a note from mf saying that Mrs. J's ltr to
Secy McNamara' s
- , (talked at 2:04)
George Christian
Deaprt Hartman Ranch--in car w/ Luci, Pat, Phyllis, Gerry, and Mrs. Krim
At cousin Oreole's
Arrive Main House
In office at JJ's table reading ticker
LUNCH w/ Mrs. Johnson
Luci, Pat
Phyllis & Gerry Nugent
Mr. & Mrs. Rostow
- took Ms briefing down to him and waited while he read
Mary Esther Garner
Date October
White House Dav
5, 1966
Wednesday
Activity ( include visited by)
To Cabinet Room w/ Cliff Carter for meeting w/ Democratic Candidates
Marvin
Watson, Joe
-
Christian
Marvin
Watson (pl)
Doug
B
(BM pl)
Cater
Operator - to please notify 2d floor kitchen he was coming over for Dinner.
Datf October
White House
6, 1966
Dav Tuesday
Marvin Watson (pl)
Read papers, looked at album, looked at
note on flag
- and Liz Carpenter to come to second floor and have a drink
with Mm.
Read papers, approved some memos and a wire to Judge Roy Hofheinz (correcting the
misspelling of his name), and instructed a wire sent to the parents of a 22oz. baby.
Joined by Ashton
- on speech for television, talked w/ Lynda abo
Robert Kintner personal
plans, and read his speeches for tonight.
Joe Califano(pl)
Robert Kintner
To bedroom for NAP
To Oval Office
^CARTOONISTS: and Marvin Watson OFF
/Jack Rosen .^
f John MuiljuM Nielsen
Don
- of Foreign Assistance
OFCR with the equivalent rank of Asst Secy:
George Allen - Director of Foreign Service Institute
Philip l'. Heymann, Acting Direc
Thomas L. Hughes - Director of Intelligence and Research
Security and Consular Af
Benjamin Read - Exec Secy
- . Devine read the plaque out loud for those assembled.
i Then
Mr. Rothenberg presented to the President as a gift and as a more practical
reminder a cup and saucer -- souvenir of their 17th annual reunion.
brief
acceptance REMARKS by the President
Jim
- pictures and watching the departure.
Helicopter departed U. S. S. Northampton
w/ Mrs. Johnson, Lynda
JJ, M W
ms, mf
Bill Moyers
(during this flight, the President read the NY Times)
Arrive CAMPOBELLO Island
N -e w
B r u n s w i c k ,
C
greeted by Prime
- September 6, 1965
WHITE HOUSE --LBJ RANCH, TEXAS
MONDAY
Awakened -- and had breakfast in bed reading papers and making phon e calls.
Bill Mo yers - Washington, D. C. (BM had gon e back to D , Q. on Saturday)
McGeorge Bund y - Washington . D . C
- , reports , an d reading
get wel l card s an d telegrams an d letters w / Mrs . Johnson , JJ , v m
Returned t o his be d and napped
Mrs. Johnso n ( in an d out --as were V M and JJ )
Dr. Georg e Davis
All o f the doctor s i n for pictur e takin g w/ th e
- of the Washington
for pics) Cathedral
was to toast the Pres. of the U. S, irregardless of whether or
not the President is there)
XXX7 The
President was presented with a medallion, gold finish, size of a 50-cent piece
! one
side reading "Washington Society Friendly
- contributions to the hea
headed by Mrs. Mary Lasker and Dr. Michael
of the people of the United States presented to Lyndon
DeBakey. Dr. DeBakey stepped to the podium,
Baines Johnson, Pres. of the U.S. at the Wh. Hse 4/
read the citation (in red leather bound
- of starting programs
in schools where children can have good checks on their eyes and teeth.
He told the story of Luci and how she would read things in school and not even
see them -- hence she made poor grades until someone discovered her dilemma
and had her
- of the Army, Stanley Resor,
read the citation, and the President presented the Medal of Honor *in box* to
Mr. Oliv e and then presented the framed certificate to Mr. Olive
attendance:
CONGRESSIONAL
Senator Paul Douglas
Senator Thomas Kuchel
Cong. Frank
- E
Richman, T. Lefoy
Roberts, Dean W
Saphir, Lilian M
Schlesinger, Richard H.
April
White House
22, 1966
Friday
To his* office, stopping in mjdr's roomto read memos and
visit w/ JV and MW
To the Cabinet Room where he made remarks saying goodbye
- of this afternoon w/ the Quadriad
In the office
reading some more official memoranda
(before going into the office, went to the kitchen to find something to eat. . .
ate some dietic apricots
canned
and had a cookie)
10:35
11:00
Retired
Today
- same group to the LBJ Ranc h house
In the ranch house -- kitchen reading th e pape r w/ the Krims, Gov. Reed, MF, VM , J J
The President went to his room for a rub for the evening.. . and then retired.
December 10 , 196 5
White Hous e - LB J Ranch
- Yarborough
Yarborough,, a great public servant , from his friend , LBJ
LBJ""
""o
ttoRalph Yarborough, w/ affection,
affection , LBJ"
3) Norman Rockwell pic - ""
The President and theSenator reading the tickers. . .
Joe Calif ano
ano - Washington, D. C. (re
- -worthy he was
and what good judgement he had. . . _____
_____
Then commented on his sore throat and how it madehim feel tired
Had a rub in his room and dozed and read reports while he was being worked on.
Bill Moyers came into his room and told him
- 'how many hours sleep did you get? "
J Discussing
Cuneo present w/MJDR. ^—
j To
Newspaper stand - reading Washington Evening Star
he
and said
was
--it
in
by Bill Moyers - in MJDR's office - telling Bill Moyers he joked w/ MayorLin
noticed ^—
=
to him
- exceptional . Then stood at the cabinet and read the tickers. . .
Into the Oval Office w/ MW -^—^
Looked at pictures by Luis Lupas
to enable him to
complete his work.
To the Cabinet Room for meeting with: RE:
Israeli matters
Secy. Rusk (The
President told
