Skip to main content
-
Tag >
Digital item
(remove)
-
Collection >
President's Daily Diary
(remove)
Limit your search
Tag
Contributor
-
President Johnson's secretarial staff
(753)
-
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
(8)
-
Fleming, Robert H., 1912-1984
(2)
-
Central Intelligence Agency
(1)
-
Christian, George E. (George Eastland), 1927-2002
(1)
-
Levinson, Larry, 1930
(1)
-
Moyers, Bill D., 1934-
(1)
-
Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
(1)
-
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
(1)
-
Wattenberg, Ben J., 1933-
(1)
-
Welsh, Edward Cristy, 1909-1990
(1)
-
White, Lee Calvin, 1923-2013
(1)
-
Wotring, Raymond
(1)
Date
Subject
Type
Collection
Series
Specific Item Type
Time Period
769 results
- convertibl e t o pu t dow n the top . A WHCA bo y wa s
g th e ticker s t o th e house , an d the Presiden t stoppe d him s o h e coul d read th e
. Th e Presiden t expresse d a n unhappines s wit h th e wir e service s fe d to th e
j Ranch--sayin
gh
e woul d
- want m e t o wait outside ? " - Presiden t replie d "Yes. "
i .
,
.
i
1
11:25a i
i
11:27a | |
!
1
Presiden
t an d Sec y Udal l t o MJDR' s roo m - Presiden t sai d t o Mrs . Johnso n
"are yo u read y for u s t o se e tha t painting ? Wher e i s
- -...
-,
Cabinet Room - again - to ______
the 4:30p group —..
the
Oval Ofc w/ Secy Rusk, Secy McNamara, Walt Rostow
' •
—
.
~
.
1
.
.
.
,
:
'•
•
__
—
.
~
i
____________________-^
President read a Mutual News release by Forrest Boyd about
- and press photographers who had been let int
o t
was seriousl y wounded in the right office . Th e Presiden t made REMARKS, Secretary Nitze read the citation. Command
hip. H e died after evacuation by Hobb
s handed the President the Medal of Hono
r
- Date June
7, 1966
White House - LBJ Ranch & Washington, D.C. p^ TUESDAY
Awakened and had breakfast in bed - read newspapers and listened to the morning
news on television
Marvin Watson - Washington, D. C.
Mrs.
_ The President - w/ Mrs. Johnson
- , accompanied by Chet Carter of Protocol Office, departed his problem.
office- -reading briefing papers as he walked- -and walked along the circular
private
drive to the Diplomatic Reception Room, South Portico entrance. As he
Unofficial/visit to the United
- August
White
Wreath
Johnson
placed at
on behalf
House
10
1965
Tuesday
grave of Hoover
of the President
by Major
General
President
Eisenhower
Harrisburg
Pa
to tell
him that he was
sending a telegram
to be read at West Board Iowa
marking
- Jacobsen
Jacobse n
B moyers
Bill
Bill
Moyers
Moyers
o lounge)
mjdr's
rm
reading
press building
Sept
White
McGeo
House
16
Thursday
Bundy
MW
to MJDR' s r m throug h outside porch w/Mr. Weis l and Mr. .Lehma n brings the m bot h i n to look a t
- e Fortas
Bill Moyer s
Bill Moyer s
Bill Moyers
for
s
a
haircut .^^.
^
September 21 , 1965
TUESDAY
WHITE HOUSE
Arrived i n MJDR' s Of c - w/M W
Stops a t he r des k an d reads som e correspondenc e directe d t o him
--one i n particular - ou
- . Rep
tomorrow
Sept. 23 , 196 5
White Hous e
Thursday
Col \JimCross
to MJDR' s Offic e - meet s Hele n Ganss w/Dress ticker s - reads . I s give n message
from Larr y O'Brie n tha t "th e Senat e i s votin g o n the Foreig n Ai d Appropriatic n
- . Vigorito
Cong an d Mrs. Maston O'Neal
Cong Westo n E. Vivia n
Cong and Mrs. E. S. Johnny Walker
today sent flowers t o Cong. Arch Moore, Jr., who is in Bethesda, with card
reading: "Arch, I'll be joining you soon. My best wishes for an early
recovery
- business-economic news column for his
paper which is syndicated throughout the country.
(The President discussed with Livingston some of Livingston's ideas and views on
the economy and then read to him the draft of the speech the President is planning
- Cronkite, Co- Chairman
Matthew Huttner , Chairman, Exec Comm.
group ashed to present to the
President on this anniversary
Ben Grauer , Chairman, Communications Industry Comm.
A. Louis Read, Co- Chairman, Communications Industry Comm.
the first copy
- Legislative Chief
rent supplement vote to illustrate
A."Philip Randolph, Vice President, AFL-CIO
his point. he then had the VP
Joe Rauh
read through the message itself Roy Wilkins, Director, NAACP
with his coming in with explanations
at specific points
-
him o n his 31s t weddin g anniversary . White House - LBJ Ranch, TexasNovember19659TUESDAYBi
his illness . I t was dictate d fro m hi s hospita l bed , an d read b y his secretary , Mis s
Brown, t o Juanit a Roberts .
Today th e vot e wa s take n o n
- April 11 , 1965
Whte Hous e - - LB J Ranch , Texa s
calls
carded
Sunday
Awoke an d had b-in-b w/ Mrs . Johnso n - - readin g th e Sunda y papers.
To th e offic e - - lookin g ove r thing s o n desk and reading som e paper s ther e also
- Busby's ofc
w/ Pearson
Reading
ticker in
hall
w/ Pearson
To office
w/ Drew Pearson
Bill Moyers
Geo Reedy
To
mansion
for
lunch
to g o t oo Saigo
Saigonn fo
for
r th
th e preparatio n o f a nn hour
hou r lon
lon gg documentar
documentaryy oonn VietNam
- one of the great products
of our Polish-American citizens, John Gronouski, should be willing to go
to Warsaw in this year of remembrance and hope.
I take great pride in reading every day some of the letters
from some of the boys in their teens
- i n center
hall. The y read th e Chicag o Tribune article abou t how sedate th e Texan s wer e i n
the city , an d Pau l Glyn n reported tha t the y go t a M e laugh out o f it. Th e group wa s
joined ther e b y Jac k an d Mar y Margare t Valent i
- with Tom Johnson.—Read papers on desk.
VH.TE HOUS E dat
e APRI
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY
President bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) ™
Time
In Ou
11
Telephon
tL
3:38p t
Wal
THURSDA
y (includ e visite d by ) tur
Y
Expend,e
t Rosto w
- . Carpente r
Clint Hil l
- Joh n Pau l Jone s
- Ke n Baig e
—Jack Read y
- Arnol d Varenholt
- Larr y Sheaf e
Charles Rochne r
Ed Wals h
s Coi
n Han k
l Decim a
d Gautrea
l Harle
Rober
Thoma
. an
s (6
z
u
y Lemk e
t Kolla r
s Mills
. Thoma s Mill s
- presented Tom Mills his JEdsx^xgj. , Navy Commission)
I wife;
Jane -- children; Martha, Thomas, Eric, and David
12:52p President
and Marvin Watson into mjdr's room to read newspapers
12:58p President
i
2:30p WEEKLY
LUNCHEON
—p.
and Marvin Watson
- To
' While
March
Th
i or t
Activity
LD
e
White Hous e
21, 1968
THURSDAY
Day
(include visited by)
office from Cabinet Room w/ Jim Jones
Read papers on desk
To oval office w/ Jim Jones
South grounds with Jim Jones awaiting the arrival of H. E. Dr
- f an d read t o all thos e i n th e Cabine t meetin g
the entire not e whic h said, "Hous e passe d th e bill. . . 289 yays, 12 6 nays , 1 present."
To Offic e w / Secretar y Hodge s and th e Attorne y General . Looke d at headlin e o n "Washington
- . He will work at his desk again. There are a number of papers that he told
me he wanted to read and ponder over. He will be doing some of that, and no
doubt he will be keeping in touch by phone with those members of the government
with whom contact
- l o f this histor y wil l b e presented
r th e Lyndo n B Johnson library a t th e ^BB Universit y o f Texas. Thi s volum e
is no w in preparatio n and will b e read y fo r presentatio n later i n theyear.
^ wil
/\
e White Hous e
^
\~
J Th
d
-
^ 8:1
tL
2pt
8:27p t
Da y
oL
.
y (includ e visite d by )
D
Charle
s Schultze--r e numerou s administrative item s
e Califan o (pl)
Jo
During thi s perio d th e President worked all hi s nigh t reading .
8:58p
[T
o th e mansio n t o joi n
- ExpendiActivity
Codc
LD
•
Wednesday
(include visited by) ture
George Christian
The pages of the evening briefing began coming in as
the President read the
two pages (concerning the visit of the Arabian Amb this afternoon) he
questioned GC as to how the press
- promotio n o f Navy Read Admiral I
Ralph L . Shifle y fo r Vic e Admiral an d asgm t a s Deput y Chief o f I
Naval Operation s fo r Logistics . I
Doug Noble' s memo : Nationa l Scienc e Boar d wit h nominatio n for m fo r signatur e I
for Dr . Roge r W
- Perkin s say s h e i s read y "to follo w
marchin
g order s al l th e wa y o n education. "
e Presiden t walke d i n to ra k mjdr' s offic e wher e h e greete d Juanit a an d Mary s
and stoo d readin g th e paper .
_
1 ~~Marvi
,
_
.
;
o th e mansio
-
•
.
,,
_
_,
, L__
_.
.
_—
,_
,
_
Into
showing
scheduled
30
drop
Jan
_
poll
mon
Kennedy's
Harris
~~
=
-~ —
»•———
Tjit/
-y"*
7
—••—:—*• : =
~
•
Lou release Sen
>
mjdr's office w/ MW--mjdr handed him jia-tAL tjapi»»s which he stood and read
- death of Astronauts the President read to all the
guests th e announcement. At first it was kind of a moment of frozen shock and
then an immediate result to recal l who each of these me n were. Mrs. Johnson
recalled knowing both Grissom and White wives
- and Statemen t
The Honorable Frank Carlso n
8:29 Greeting s from House Breakfast Group Th e Honorable G. Elliott Hagan
U. S. House of Representatives
8:32 Ol d Testament Reading Deut
. 8:11-20
The Honorable Wilbur D. Mills
U.S, House of Representatives
•
8
- Ab e Forta s a t 12:25p
h h e read ; " I thin k your Crim e Messag e i s excellent . "
m
Date Februar y 6 , 196 7
White House , Wash , D C Da
y
MONDA Y .
Expendi e
Code
Activity (includ e visite d by ) tur
Today - sen t th e Congres s - MESSAG
-
President
'
--:
:
RECORD: Amb
Sol Linowitz
,., . , ,
.- - r
~cT"7:
RECORD: Francis Bator
'_". •''"
•
;
—______
.
—
into mjdr's room to read paper, then to the mansion
i
8:36p t
8:43p
OFF
I•
ij
i
(•
Jake
Jacobsen (pl) _____
i
i
-
of the
business leaders, read a statement endorsing the President's summit program.
e
B.^^1^^.^••
in for pics
Cy 11:55a-12:45p
To the Cabinet Room for Oke
; C/
MEETING with joint Business-Labor Leaders of
.i
the
Latin American Council w/Jake
Jacobsen and MW
- . Harold, Mayor of Tacoma, Washington
TOMLINSON, J. Richard The Reading Co, Philadelphia, Pa.
WARD, C. D. , General Counsel, National Assn of Counties, A Washington, D.C.
WEAVER, Hon Robert C., Secry HUD
WELLS. Herbert C. , Jr. , Chairman, Rhode Island
- , Washington Afro-American
Wirtz, Hon. Willard - Secy of Labor
Wormley, Dr. Stanton -Whitney, Whitney M- Director-Exec Secy. , Natl Urban League, NYC _. and Mrs. Young
Dat
- . and Mrs. Samuel T - DOS
Affairs
Pedersen, Hon and Mrs. Richard F - Sr Adviser of US to UN
Prebisch, Dr. and Mrs. Raul - Under Secy, Trade and Development Secretariat
^)^ Raghavan, Mr. and Mrs Chakravarti - Press Trust of India
Read, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H
- (inc)ude visited by)
The President to the Theater -- OFF RECORD: For Film Taping of the
Domestic Health and Education Message
To the Oval Office w/ MW
Standing in mjdr's room reading the tickers w/ reports of his speech to the
Peace Corps vm
gave him
