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Mjdr's Ofc w/
him
editorial
Departs
fr
OFc
w/
M Watson
page of
Chopper
So
M Watson
Willie
Day Taylor
Daily News of 8/27
Lawn
re
hands
cartoon
Room
August 27 , 196 5
THE WHIT E HOUS E
FRIDAY
To th e Sout h Grounds an d boarded helicopte r
- of the W
on
his
new
suit
and
loss of 13 lbs
To the Press
ofc
Saul
Pett
Assoc
Press
Hon
Lloyd
Hand
Hon
Leonard
Marks
This wa s a picture takin g
session prio r t o the
Ambassadors leavin g fo r
their post s abroad .
To
Cabinet
Room
w/
MW
and
greeted
Hon
- . Laking , Ambassado r o f New Zealand
H. E. Dat o On g Yoke Lin , Ambassady r o f Malaysi a
H. E. Osca r I^Ledesma, Am b of the Philippine s
H. E. Lt . Gen . Tran Thie n Khie m Am b o f Vie t Nam
H. E. Hyu n Chu l Kim , Ambassado r o f Korea
H. E. Han s
- watche d "Th e Makin g o f the President , 1964? ' o n television
/ Mrs . Johnson , Dr . "Cain , Dr . Hallenbach , VM , M F
I
Watched television news
Dr. Hallenbac h remove d th e last remainin g tub e - - an d the
President prepare d t o retire for th
- / the New Ambassador. . .
To the East Room fof swearing-in ceremonies of Elmer Staats as Comptroller
General of the United States
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
Oath Administered by Judge Prettyman
FROM GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE:
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET:
Lawrence
- in for a cup of coffee, so the
President came to the office w/ Secy
Rusk
Joe Laitin
Rav Scharer
Al Spivak
Karl Baumann
Douglass Cater
Milton Semer
James Symington, new Chief of Protocol
Joe Laitin (pl)
Mrs. Johnson
General Earle Wheeler
Secy McNamara
Mr
-
they were really unbelievable. H e asked Mrs. Johnso n if she had ever seensuc h
crowds greeting them before, and she said that only perhaps on the New England
part of the campaign trail in '64. H e asked MF i f she had ever seen such --and
she sai d perhaps
- last night
while in the motorcadee, .and said that she might have gotten the wrong information
from someone else.
Watching the news on television in the office"
and then worked his desk -- material that had come in on the courier -- w/ M F
. .'
Retired
- - re get up a report of his press conferences in
w/ Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower^
Henry Wilson (pl)
MW (pl )
MW (pl)
comparison
Watching the news on TV and
working his signing desk w/
vm
Departed the White House alone -- and motored
- . Johnso n an d the ladie s watche d ''Th e Iprcress File " i n the Livin g Room )
To the offic e - - workin g his des k an d lookin g through boxes o f pictures fo r distribution .
Jack Valent i - Austin , Texa s -
- als o watching the 10:0 0 news while
- m an d the Presiden t ha d the NB C people se e
" USIA' s President' s Country . "
EarlDeathe.
~Austin
Walking t o Mrs . Bailey' s house w / Ra y Scherer, JV , MF , V M and NBC crews pepple.
Visited w/ Mrs . Baile y an d watched the 10:0 0 news.
t
- Ambassado r
to Ireland.
President sen t a letter to Senato r Russel l i n the hospital, whic h wa s
hand^ delivere d tonigh t alon g wit h a cop y of th e Stat e o f the Unio n message,
Inauguration messag e booklet , U . S. New s an d Worl d Report stor y o
- , Chairman , Irvin g Trus t Co . , NY C
William S . Renchard , President , Chemical l Ban k N . Y. Trus t Co . , NY C
Geo rge C . Textor , President , Marin e Midlan d Trus t Co . o f New York
William JBlV McChesney
McChesney Martin,
Martin, Chairman , Boar
-
escorted him to the car
In office
Bill
Moyers
Yameogo
and
party
March 29 , 196 5
White House
Monday
AG Katzenbach (b . 2)
Cong. Hal e Bogg s an d Mayo r Victor Schir o o f New Orleans OF
Dr. Walte r Heller (steppe
F RECOR : )
d out during McN's
- ..Joh
Joh nnN
N. .Irwin
Irwin ,, II
II ,, o
o f New York,
York ,
White Hous e
as Specia l Repres e taitv e o f the Unite d State s o f America fo r Inter - Oceanic Cana l
Negotiations, wit h th e persona l ran k o f Ambassador.
Following th e
- Receptio n Roo m
Today announce d hi s intentiont o nominate Leonar d Carpente r Meeke r o f New Jersey
as Lega l Adviser o f the Departmen t o f Stat e
Released statemen t congratulatin g th e negotiator s fo r th e iee l companies an d the
United
- Graham, o f Wisconsin, for th e term expirin g
July 1 , 1966 ;
Franklin D. Roosevelt , Jr . , o f New York, for the
term expirin g Jul y 1 , 1967 ;
Samuel C . Jackson , o f Kansas, fo r th e ter m expirin g
July 1 , 1968 ;
Reverend Luther Holcomb , o f
- becaus e the y wer e highl y respecte d correspondents .
Attending:
Gerald Priestlan d - B . B. C. Guisepp
i Caness a - Italia n New s Agenc y
John Hefferna n - Reuter s Ala
n R . Dobbyn , Sydne y Mornin g Herald , Synde y
Louis Here n - Londo n Time s
-
NOMINATIONS SENT T O TH E SENATE , JUL Y 2 3 r 196 5
(1) Davi d M . Satz . Jr . o f N . J . t o b e U S Attorney for th e Distric t o f
New Jerse v for th e term o f 4 years (reappointment )
(2) Doyl e W. Forema n o f Okla , t o b e U S Marshal fo r Norther n
- President
12:27a t
Walt
was told that Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby had called twice during dinner
Rostow in the Situation Room
1:33a The
President asked the operator to wake him up at 7:30 a. m.
7:46a f
8:20a t
Justice
Abe Fortas
Mr.
Arthur Krim in New York
- :44p t
Directo
12:00n 12:03 a Congressma
12:10p t
Ji
m Jone s - p l
m Jone s - pl
r Leonar d Marks - USI A
n Joseph Minish , Ne w Jersey - fo r a courtes y cal l - The Congressma n represent s th e 11th Distric t o f New Jersey.
also discusse d HU D
- . Rosentha l of
New York , Claud e Desautel . pic s take n Ou
t at 12:1
5
Wrote a handwritten note t o b e delivere d t o Luci o n the occasio n of her 17t h birthday toda y
W. Jenkin s (pl)
J. Valent i (pl)
W. Jenkin s (pl)
Secretary o f Commerce , Luthe r
-
8:04 -
Lo
LD
14, 1967
______
Activity
Day
RIDAy
(include visited by)
8:08p The
President asked yb and mf to come in and see his new-bought paintings
8:08 - George
Christian in - (at President's request)
Jake Jacobsen joined
Texas Time
6
-
__
_
e Manato s _
8:23a t
y
_ _.
y Buford, a t th e Shoreha m Hotel, i n th e cit y - Mr . Bufor d will g o to New York
City toda y an d visit w / Gov ^ Warren Hearnes befor e th e Gov' s appea rance o n the TODA Y
t Rosto w
- chair)
Orison S. Marden, New York City, President, American Bar Assoc
Earl F . Morris. Columbus, Ohio, President-elect, ABA
T. Gossett, Detroit, Mich , President-elect nominee, ABA
| James
D. Fellers, Oklahoma City , Okla. , Chairman of the House
- :
;
Stuart Saunders
Thomas Goodfellow --new President of the Association of Railroads
Saunders asked for the appt w/ the President to introduce the President to .
Mr. Goodfellow.
Mr.
6:32p Int
I Ben
o MW s office introducing Mr. Saunders and Mr
- ), as Chmn of the Sub-Cmte on Rural Development asked for
, this
appntmnt to talk about ideas on rural development and, in addition, to discuss the
Party in New York. (Memo fm Cater says he rec'd call fm Resnick urging a
t Democratic
Wh. Hse Conference
- Clark. H e then proceeded down the lin e shakin g hands
with FBI Director Hoover , Chie f Justic e Earl Warren, an d New York Senato r
Robert Kennedy .
He was introduce d to the audience by Solicitor Genera l Thurgoo d
Marshall who also sa t o n
- , CBS-TV News Ben Neufeld _______
Philip Schindel ^3
- colorfully garbe d Roya l
Canadian Mounted Police standin g alertly. Th e press, wit h their camera s an d
discarded film carton s seeme d almos t a blight o n the restful scen e --as di d
the mobile news truc k se t u p to broadcast reports bac k t o a radi
- ages of 12 and 16 - senior members
a Polish American organizatio n of Brooklyn New York
RECORD
name - Krakowianki and Gorale Polish Regional Dance Group
Congressman John Rooney also attended.
The organization is affiliated with the Parish of St
- own desk :
Read ticker tape announcement by Liz Carpenter
that Lynda and Chuck will have a baby in October
and seemed happy that the news was out.
Director
Zwick of the Budget
/VH.TE HOUS E date May 14, 1968
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY Tuesda
- k o f origina l cartoon s
h had bee n drawn by cartoonist s wh o were her e fo r thei r annua l convention .
e presente d to th e Pres . b y the Presiden t o f the Assn . . Ar t Poinie r o f the Detroi t News .
n Mil t Morris . AP . secy , o f
- of Mrs. Johnson
(She had departed Tarrytown, New York, and was
expected in Westchester at 10:10am )
9:57am Called
operator back to find out what she had
learned about Mrs. Johnson, and whether she had
heard from Lynda Robb
9:58am L
_t
Luci
Nugent
- (includ e visite d by )
e Califan o
Edwi
n Weisl, Sr . i n New Yor k Cit y
returning Mr . Weisl' s cal l
During thi s par t o f afternoon Presiden t wa s lyin g o n bed workin g o n a speech .
4:25p t
_ 4:26 p t
Ji
Ji
m Jone s p
l
m Jone s p
l
4
- . This week's schedule
5. Farm Bill Extension and its relation to new Food Stamp Authorization
International Development Association
7. Status of Consumer Bills
8. Status of jcaroaegB^irencSFkntliac Conservation Bills
9. Suggested mtg of Leadership
- the TV control
and made a "shambles" of newswatching.
on TV news.
11:00 p Turned
1 0:30p
To
bedroom
taking
Lyn and
telling
Luci
she could
whenshewasready to go to bed
!
10:35p President
asked for Dale Meeks - no Answer - "nevermind"
10:38p t
11
-
11:09a The
at the Percy Priest Dam Site for a formal dedication ceremony
of the J. Percy Priest project, a new $50 million dam, located 10 miles
from Nashville.
In 1958 the name o f the project was change d from Stewart' s Ferry to
J. Percy Priest
- as a secretary; presently Phyllis is a secretary in the
New York office of McCalls's Magazine. ,
\ might
11:58a 12:00n
White
9 January 1968
President and Phyllis to the Rose Garden
Christian
President t o the Cabinet Room to join
Secretary of Defense, Hon
- Dept . of
Also discusse d i n this mt g were Interio
r hav e bee n negotiatin g fo r th e Hatcher y
t o th e LB J Library . lan
d to be transferred to th
e Cit y and a new
SEE TRAVE L RECOR D ^
FOR TRAVE L ACTIVIT Y A
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l
o Ova l Of c
5;46p t
