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769 results
- MONDAY
August 10 , 196 4
White Hous e
Awake
read
Mrs Johnson
newspapers
joined
Breakfast
in
bed
McGeorge Bund y (f r Mans . )
Robert Anderso n - Ne w Yprk City , (fr Mans , )
Luci
Baines
San Francisco
fr
mans
George Reed y (f r Mans
-
Arthur M. Okun
Oval Office - reading papers
G Reedy
Alex
Rose
NYC
Sen B Everett
SWEARING-IN of
until 5:20
Schiff
Sloan
Taff
Penelope Thunberg
Weidenbaum
returning
Jordan
his call
NC
returning
his call
To East Room of mansion - stopped on porch
- into the Cabine t Room . GE R and
read
JV were there. Georg e explaine d tha t sinc e th e President hadn' t rea d th e scrip t t o be used for
to
the 1 0 minute fil m fo r th e Unite d Fund, h e might lik e t o ru n throug h it. Th e Presiden t began,
and the n
-
no sir never are Read
saying
I've got no hope in
State
To mjdr's office
Where's Yolanda
is she on vacation
I'll
is getting
some sun
today
To
Press Office
Dep for
mansion
Bill
Moyers fr house
John Knigh t - Akron , Ohi o
Jack Valent i
George Reed y
- Connally , Jac k Valenti , Marvi n
Watson, S A Kivett an d Johns , Dr . B urkley, Co l Connell, Pau l Glyn n an d
Ashton Gonella . I n flight th e Presiden t sa t opposit e Governo r Connall y and
discussed th e latest Presidentia l polls , an d he read th
- displeasure of the Democratic ticket or
Advance men for Memphis
support for the Republican ticket such as those observed reading: "No ADA For Me"
Bill Jordan
ass't to
"America
Not For Socialism" Also seen more than a few times were large pictures of
Sen Dick
- Bundy
out 1:30
White House Press
took
pics
Maxwell
Taylor
To Jack Valenti
office
reading the newspaper and talked
Gerald Siegel
took him into his office
Counsel for
Secretary
Secy Rusk
to
Post
December 3 1964
White
Thursday
House
.Dr. Fran
.Dr
-
Prime Minister
Harold
Watson
Secretary
Dillon
Gardner
Ackley
William
McChesney
Martin
Sir
Eric
Roll
McGeorge Bundy
McNamara
joined
the above
Room
7
to
join
group
To oval office
w Secy Rusk McNamara
pausing
but not stepping
to read
Rusk McN
- room ) (Th e Senato r lef t earl y -- abou t 6:3 5 pm)
McGeorge Bund y (throug hseparate meeting and read at2:40p. Then released to British.To Oval Offi
wanted t o tal k t o the Prim e Ministe r abou t woo l problems, an d tha t h e (mcGB ) would
- - - fr . mansion )
b -- r e comin g t o offic e - - wil l se e Marsh a Fish , niec e o f Mary Fis h an d asking
if ther e i s anythin g t o hav e i t read y becaus e he'l l onl y b e abou t 5 or 1 0 minute s
then want s t o tak e na p before goin g ou t
- "
mjdr's room - reading editorial page of "Evening Star"
I
i.
Oval Ofc - w/ Walt Rostow •
~
I MW
(pl)
"~
;
KHITE Housf
Date April
6, 1967 '
«NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
MARY
> .
Resident began
,„, The
--•
Telephone
Tune
f
11
Lo
In Out
7:55p 7:57p
- roo m and
that h
_____________ _
——— M_ i MP«--Q»%pfr
4:30p T
L
atin American
e reall
J
talke d w / MW
y care
editio
d fo
t stair s !•••••••••• > surprisin g staf f
an d read y t o go . H e cam e int o th e
and
r non
n o f TIM
m f abou t
- it was time to go. The President told MW —
come on in to his office . The President then read his speech over
Harry
i
._
~~
Marvin
| to
ij
1:30p, '
'•. |
,
___
McPherson--in the Navy Mess--asking if the acts referred to in his speech
al l been passed
- 9:05p To
; ~
State Dining Room for \
STATE DINNER honor ing __
the Right Honorable Harold E. Holt, Prime Minister of Australia. __
- and
Mrs. Holt __
THE PRESIDENT'S TABLE: _____,___________^
reading to his right: i
MENU:
__________
Mrs. Holt
- /HUE Hoosi .
Da
>ENT LYNDON 6. JOHNSON
WAtY
Resident bega n his day at (Place) Aspen
T;_
Telephone
Time
f
1,
;In Out
.,
£ t ExpendiActivity
Lo
in
8:15a £
George
SUNDAY
Day
bed, reading the morning papers
Hill--talked about church
-
Lo
On the jetsta r th e Presiden t rea d a repor t fro m Wal t Rosto w about Nasser and a note
about Joh n Be n Shepperd . Th e Presiden t gav e the Shepper d note
to Mrs. J to read
Off th e jetsta r 1248 8 a t th e LB J hange r area.--Me t b y Liz
- to get it written up wher e he could read
Christian .
j
(include visited by ) ture
Philip A. Hart(b-l)
Sen.
6:47p .
^imay
on May 20, 1966 in Long Beach, Calif on the occasion of the UAW 20th Constitutional
Convention
Califano
Joe
6:17p 1
Monday
-
The President to the office --stopped
w/ Marvin Watson on
in mjdr's room reading Washington Post artic
Library
To the Cabinet Room to join
Secy Dean Rusk to discuss plans for Latin American
Asst Secy Robert Sayre Summit
meeting
Hon. Sol Linowitz, Amb to OAS
- dress. " He
Mary Lasker enroute to the office. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. L. were in the West Hal
Oval
Office
Attorney
MW
(pl)
General
Katzenbach
(reading the
^,
ticker
an
(b-1)
"who pu t out the list of Governors? Find out ** *
everyone one
-
Jacobsen
(pl)
Ashton
Gonella
MW
(pl)
Bill
Moyers
Cliff
Bill
Carter
Moyers
(pl)
Date July
White House Da
y THURSDA
14, 1966
Y
Joe Califano (pl)
Secy McNamara
(ret'g
his call)
To the office - stopping in mjdr's room and reading papers
-
of Guyana -- and the table seating arrangement for the President's table
The President , after reading the guest list carefully, asked Mr. Abel and
Mr. O'Brien if thev had anywhere to go after the meeting or this afternoon
and if they could come
- d th e boo k and read part s o f it
aloud befor e goin g int o hi s ow n office t o tak e a telephon e call .
Justice Willia m O . Dougla s - Yakima , Washingto n
Senator B . Everet t Jorda n o f N. C.
Senator Sa m J . Ervi n o f N C
Archie Davi s
- .)
(^
^
^
^ '
»
August 3 , 196 5
White Hous e
TUESDAY
To th e offic e - - stoppin g i n MJDR's offic e t o read th e EveningSta r - signed mai l -- an d watched T V in th e Ova l Offic e
To th e Mansio n
Retired fo r th e evening .
Sent flower s t o Cong . Joh n C
- Hospital
who is recuperating from a gall bladder operation with the inscription on the
card reading, "Tommy, so sorry, pulling for you. Hope to see you out soon.
Lyndon B. Johnson," and the President gave directions that flowers be sent
every three or four
- - Dept of Interior
Woodhouse, Orville L - N. C. Wildlife Commission
March 10, 1966
THURSDAY
To ocal ofc stopping enroute to talk w Larry O'Brien
and unnamed others outside Pres ofc door
coming into ofc via mjdr's ofc w JV
Reading newspapers
To oval
- for Tucson and Phoenix) -- President on his way to Cabinet Room
stopped read above note and w/group standing behind him and Oke taking pics
signed said paper granting the approval --Sen. Hayden standing and holding paper
while the President signed
- Dining Room -- and had breakfast -- sat and read the papers -VM als o there.
Joe Califano - Washington, D. C .
Joined by Judge Homer Thornberry (had just come to the ranch from Austin)
Driving on the Reagan Ranc h w/ Mary Margaret Valenti and dtr
- for a few minutes stil l talkint. .
Left th e helicopte r an d went t o the ranc h hous e
Changed clothes . . . read report s an d then wen t to the Livin g Roo m to visit w / the
NBC peopl e - - th e Presiden t ha d invited al l o f the NB C crews t o
- Laitin
To mjdr's room to read evening edition of NY Journal American - w/ MW at his side.
listing, "Why do we constantly get this Phildelphia Bulletin. . . . tell them we don't want
To theater w/ MW" taping
for filming of a statement for TV cameras
- it taken in. " Mjdr then asked him if he wanted to sign "The Economic
Report of the President to Congres" to staff members that had worked on it. .
he said that he had signed too many yesterday and didn't want to do them today
at all. . .
Stopped to read
-
(inctude visited by) ture
^°^^
President napped in his bedroom
awoke at 4:30 -- and after reading a memo from BM asked that
BM
mee t w/ Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, et al -- andwork on the
discussions
that the President will be having in the next few days
- have there? " aske d th e President ,
"read i t t o me. " McGeorg e Bund y rea d i t wor d fo r wor d o n the latest cou p in
Viet Nam . Rober t Kome r steppe d aside to loo k a t th e paintin g above Gerri' s desk. ,
"That paintin g wa s don e b y To m
- matters
March 12 , 196 5
Friday
The Whit e Hous e
Mrs
To
Johnson
Mansion w/ Phil Potter
Bill Moyer s
Dinner w/Mrs . Johnson , Dr . Hurst , Dr . Cain , Phi l Potter, an d JV
To Offic e
Leonard
Marks
ret
To Press Offic e t o read ticker
his call
- . Kellam, Miss Means, Mr . and Mrs. Donald Thomas, Judg e and Mrs. Thornberry — tc Austin,
viahelicopter; Judge and Mrs . MMMittMy^ W. Moursund departed via auto. . . .
Returned to the office going over desks and reading newspapers . . .
Houseguests tonight
- tha t resulte d i n the Black"Meeting. The n read statement
on the Medicare Bil l / / the n he and Mr. Blac k answere d question s fro m th e press
vm too k a not e fr . L'O'Brie n ---"Th e Dominic k amendmen t wa s defeate d i n th e Senat e
52-38
- ou t o f the mt g - - but : no tines kept
at 11:15 , h e departe d Bil l Moyer s offic e an d stoppe d by the teletyp e machine s i n th e
hall an d read th e tickers . Thenc e t o the Fis h Room . T o his des k a t ll:24 a
calls
ushers ofc checked
- Valent i
Reading newspaper s i n mjdr's offic e - -
Abe Fortas
To th e swimmin g poo l w / Mr . Davidso n and Jac k Valent i
On th e Sout h Grounds
To th e Mansio n
J. Edga r Hoover , - F.B.I.
Lunch
w/
Mrs
J
Abe
Fortas
McG.
McG.Bund
Bund yy
- e whic h reads :
Mann
"On Tuesday , Jun e 22 , a t approximatel y 12:1 5 pm , th e Presiden t
in a telephon e c onversation fro m hi s des k Advise d Man n that h e hope d th e interva l befor e fre e election s i n th e Dominica n Republi c
could
- Texas" of 1968
Jim Morgan.
The
plaque read-the President of the United States - Lyndon B. Johnson ( "To
| Christia
n Leader for Peace, Civil Rights, and the elimination of Poverty
j Youn
g Democrats Club of Texas Christian University - above name s
- reading papers on her desk.
t returned to oval office - phyllis in
1:25p President
1:27p Back
p
Joseph
to mjdr's office - picked up a picture on pob's desk and returned
to ova l offic e to sign it. /_
to mjdr's office and returning to oval office
