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Rodger Allan
Reading lates t edition s o f evening paper s i n mjdr's room .
Sent flower s t o Senato r Richar d Russel l i n Walte r Ree d Hospital wit h a card ,
"We ar e thinkin gg oo ff yo
you
u an
andd pullin gg fo
fo rr you
you , Lad yy Bird
Bird
- Josephson , Ke n Gaddis - - enroute , th e Presid ent
read a mem o hande d to him b y Marvin Watso n fro m Bil l Moyer s wit h question s
from th e Christian Scienc e Monito r regardin g religiou s attitude s o f the President .
The Presiden t dictate d a tw
- Cabine t Roo m t o join :
Secy Rus k
Secy McNamar
McNamara
a , MacGe
MacGe oo Bundy
Bundy,, Thoma
Thoma ss Mann
Mann ,
William
Bundy
over
May
White
To
Mjdr's
To Oval
ofc
Room
1965
Monday
House
reading
10
newspapers
ofc
yb
Nancy Larson
-
departed
Jack
Valenti
Jack
Valenti
arrived
to
Marvin
Watson
Jack Valenti
yb
Reading
come
pick
ticker
up
wash
mail
Little
Lounge
June 25
White
Mrs
Valenti
Marvin
Watson
Departed
for
Thursday
Johnson
Jack
Dress
House
1965
Oval
- ,
but th e President sai d tha t "sh e jus t sa t i n a corne r an d read he r book . ! "
Emerged fro m th e RasxS&aoeax K Oper a Hous e and move d t o his limousin e w / Lynd a
Departed th e Oper a Hous e an d motored t o Sa n Francisco Internationa l
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Mrs
Judge
Johnson
and Mrs
have
Chief
Homer Thornberry
come
over
Retired
David Rockefeller , Chairma n o f _
the Commissio n ifcn W H Fellows
read th e nam e Of each o f th e 1 5
winners i s th e Presiden t presiente d
each on e wit h hi s
-
Returned t o Ova l R m Ofc.
Signing
Bill
To
To
mail
reading
Moyers
at
situation
Room
mansion
retired
WH
Busby
ticker
Hse
Busby
p. 6 for
attendance
out
machine
Mess
immediately
NOMINATION SENT T O TH E SENAT E o n Jul y 8 , 1965 :
Dr
- • Ho n Willia m Crocket t read thei r
s qualifications , an d Ambassador Lloy d Han d introduce d eac h o f them t o th e President.
Hon. Andre w V . Correy , Ambassado r t o Sierra Leone
Hon. Rober t J . Ryan , Ambassado r t o Niger
Hon . Willia m
-
for Metropolita n Cathedra l o f San Salvador . Al l alon g the way , crowd s were
e followed
jA
s th e motorcad e proceede d int o th e downtow n area , crowd
s became
mor
e and
_ mor
e populou s , cheering , wavin g an d som e holdin g sign s tha t read
- n possibilities.
At th e conclusion , Mr . Rosto w sai d t o the President . "Mr . President , th e
ratification o f th e Protoco l o f Amendments to th e OA S (gkxxgKKXEfx Charte r
is read y fo r you r signature. "
The Presiden t signe d
- Somoz a - t o the bedroom
for bilatera l talks .
>•'
-.
s dow n at Mercede s Airport, Managua , Nicaragua
_ &y^fi Presiden
t Johnso n read y t o deplane - don s raincoa t - i t i s beginnin g t o rai n o n
arrival at La s Mercede s Airport , Managua
- and to say that the President didn't have
any pocket knives in his drawer. He wanted some to give to the children
wife: Jane, and
Thomas, Eric, David, and Martha
' children:
. 12:47p President
. 1:50p
. 12:56p t
to mjdr's office to read paper
President
- Hon.
to the office
Otto Kerner. Governo r of Illinois
1:30p To
mjdr's room to read communications on end of desk and discuss diet
before returning to office to meet
l;33p 2:40p
Dr.
Henry
Graff
and Tom
(OFF RECORD)
Johnson
(Dr. Graff is doing
-
-pl
(JRJ
on duty tonight)
President to the second floor,
carrying a copy of the new LOOK magazine which carries a story on Yuki -The President read the story aloud to his guests in the Yellow Oval Room.
Mrs. Johnso n
Senator and Mrs. Gale McGee
-
(include visited by)
mjdr's room read G C's morning press briefing
and papers on corner of her desk
2:30p To
2:37p t
Day
e
f or t
Activity
LD
2:24p To
1968
Christian
Gonella
President asked for Luci Nugent - she was at the University - he left word
- to receive guests
(1, 025 guests tonight)
8:17p President
to Apartment
SEE TRAVEL RECORD '
FOR TRAVE L ACTIVITY Fa
Tonight in the family quarters, the I res and
Mrs. J a bluebonnet painting by Palmer
Chrisman w/ plaque reading:
"To Helen and George Mahon
-
to
bring pictures of
she came; also letter from Mrs. Wm.
Ewert so he coul d read it to Mrs. Johnson
w/
Ms. Johnson, Luci and MR
_
WHITE HOUSE .
date
IDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
r DIARY
the
D ,
01 , Day
President
began his day at (Place)
v
f
Time Telephone
- -t-P-r-e-s4de wit h intens e
pride i n the grea t revolutionar y heroe s o f their ethni c background .
list
/'V' ~
6:15p T
6:32 6:3
•^6:37p 7:57
to
DT
o the offic e wit h Leonar d Mark s an d Ji m Jones . Receive d an d read repor t fro m Rosto
- into mjdr's office--signed letter an d looked at 5t paper s
on desk.
Office
with Jim Jones and George Christian
McPherson pl
into Oval Office w/ Jim Jones
George
8:27p t
Saturday
into mjdr's office--reading paper
_ 8:05 p President
_ 8:20 p
e White
- breakfast. -
7:50a Jim
7:52a |
8:25a |
.
.,
J up—"watching the news on tv. Watched the
=
"Today" show. —
Valenti, NYC .
f Jack
Marie
1
Fehme r in ___
_
. .
_
______
PResident read intelligence cables--on Congo situation. __,
.
. The
.—_
Mrs. Johns
-
ay
(include visited by) ture
Col.
/ "
12, 1967 '
~
Gardner
Christian
. Johnson ;
]
,
.
•
Ackley
Califano
The President had previously read a memo from Mr. Ackley on the ABC-ITT merger and
h e would like to talk to Chmn Ackley about
- these thing s an d bring m e th e
action item s fo r th e nigh t reading .
(pl ) Jo e Califano' s sec y - sh e informed Mr . Califan o wa s probabl y just arriving
t his hom e - Presiden t sai d "neve r mind . "
h_ a
.
.
e Presiden t departe d th e Offic e
- to receive guests ;
2:00p The
' arid
'^••"' To
State
2:10p To
•r. ^__
•list to DT
;
-;
&
the State Dining Room for LUNCHEON--117 guests
^
the President's table - reading from his right -- Mrs. Houphouet-Boigny,
Secy
Rusk, Mrs. Charles Terry, Governor John
- reading this said "that' s good. "
' 1:48p
t
1:55p ~
|
1
1:55p 2:43p
2:02p j f
Secy
MW
I |
Mr.
I w/NY
. joined
|
iI
•i
i
i.
,
I
. _
Robert Weaver
(pl)
.
"
Michael Berlin OFF
RECORD w/
Tom Johnson
Post (doing a story on Amb. Goldberg
- reading papers. Joe Califano brought his two sons, Joe and Mark, through
office on the way to South Grounds party -- they were introduced to President and
his hand.
^
Date Septembe
^ ^
•THE WH ^ House
F
r 12 , 1967
PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DAIiV
- , and took his
at the right of the podium.
Hon. Stanley Resor, Secretary of the Army
j read
the citation as the President listened ^___
Sgt Maj Chester Westervelt
j SgtMaj
Chester Westervelt
Then Lt. General Harry W. Kinnard and the Division Sergeant Major
- . JOMMSOM
"*** The
White House ^
Resident began his day at (Piace) Day
Time Tdte^one
. Activity
bn Out
Lo
Thursday
'
(include visited by)
LD
12:00n ;
To
mjdr's desk .
, .
.... , .
. ,. _
. ,. .
,- .,'_ ,
read memo from Larry O'Brien through DeSautels
-
Senator
6, 1968
p
Russell Long in New Orleans
Christopher
r Joh
n Pastore
Henry Jackson
t to mdjr's office --reading memo, ticker
tape and newspaper: said expect another call from Sen.
his
sister; an d that he wanted to return
Sen. Muskie's call
- .
Josep h Montoya called the President - he talked to Jim Jones
3:40p t
4:27p t
°USe Day
y (include visited by)
3:10p Senator
K
25, 1968
McPherson
Russell Wiggins. Brookline, Maine
Califano
Oval Ofc - stopping in mjdr's room
read afternoon press
-
- following guests seated at the President's table
reading around to the President's right;
Mrs. Daniel B. Brewster
Mr. Perry Richardson Ra.sa
Mrs. Arthur
Cohan
Mr. Harry Gould, Sr.
Mrs, Arthur
Mr. William
Krim
Johnson
Mrs. Leon
Hess
Mrs. Henryj Crown
M
- flight , th e Presiden t rea d his speec h an d handed it to Mrs. Johnso n to
read. . .Mrs. Johnso n inserte d severa l lines , whic h were printe d by m f an d
attached t o th e cards.
3:45p Wheel
s dow n - Willia m P. Hobb y Airport, Houston , Tex
- the President of the College who read the citation
On the steps of the Flower Garden w/ the President were:
Cong. J J Pickle, Cong. H^^^ Philip Kazen, Cong. Geo Mahon. Cong. Henry
! Gonzales, Cong, Kike de la Garza, Cong. Richard White.
^Mr. Roy
Furr
President
- group was interrupted long enough for The President to read
his corrected text for tonight's toast, which he approved.
To Mansion. Doug Cater to office as President left. Walked to mansion with
In Mansion ,
To the North Portico -to greet Prime Minister
- just read a memo from Cater telling of a call from
Jim Perkins on the Hershey matter) The President talked about the Public Broadca
appointment pending -- particularly about the chairmanship. The n went into budget cuts and savings in HEW sayin g
10:58p
- wh o read a n article from a
' British Catholic weekly quotin g Cardinal Gilro y o f Sydney, Australia , sayin g "ther e wa s no t
~~ the slightes t doub t that th e whol e o f SE Asi a woul d become communis t property i f th e U S
~~>withdrew fro m
- tak e
them. (Jimm y Nelso n in Flower Roo m sai d wreat h woul d be read y a t l 0 a . m.
and Armed Servic e Aid e wa s expecte d t o pic k them up . A hold wa s place d o n them
Called fro m th e mansio n (Larr y Temple ) to inquir e abou t time an d
-
Activity
LD
7:20pm President
7:25pm 7:29p
White House Day
President
en route back to White House
and to Oval Office accompanied by Jim Jones
Read urgent memos from Rostow and approved
with instructions for Clifford to approve also
WHITE HOUSE Date
-
Sent flower s t o Senato r Huber t Humphrey' s 2 0 year ol d son , Rober t (Bob ) recuperating fro m
removal o f malignant cys t a t th e Humphre y hom e i n Waverly , Minn . Car d read s ''Presiden t an d
Mrs. Johnson . "
Stood
In office
in
w
-
In
Moyers
office
w/
w/
to
say
Kenny
Jack
Goodbye
O'Donnell
to
the
out
Prime
Minister
of
New
at
Valenti
In outer office reading papers and
then to Mansion for LUNCHEON honoring the Prime
Minister of New Zealand, the Rt. Honorable K. J. Holyoake
- better hop e the moon isn't ou t w/ al l thos e polka-jdots . " v m
replied that i t wa s he r Saturda y afternoo n outfit . & Piced out paper an d read t o Mayor Wagner . - art. fr . Evenin g Star-- "Whit e Hous e visit stirrin g Wagne r talk " "Ho w d o
