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- to New York
10:05 Arrived LaGuardia
1. 10:43 Carlyle Hotel
Tried on Mollie Parnis until 2:00
Talked by phone with Abe Fortas and Lynda
2:00 St. Maur came with Miss Elizabeth - tried on clothes
Charles Engelhard came to pick us up
2. 8:05 With Bess to home
- Deauville for residence.
4:00 Dr. Travell. Made phone calls to Texas delegates, etc.
4:15 Visit w/ Tony
6:00 President arrived at residence (Clark Clifford, Abe Fortas, Dr. Stanton)
8:00 Left w/ Lynda and Luci for Convention Hall.
Acceptance speeches.
12:00
- for reception for Ralph Dungan
9:00
Return to second floor for surprise party by President for Anniversary
9:45
Dinner -
Robin Duke
President, Lynda, Luci, the Dale Millers, the Abe Fortas,
the Joe Alsops, Liz and Les, Justice and Mrs. Clark, Tom Corcoran
- Miller
6:50 Mr. and Mrs. Abe Fortas
8:05 Lynda returned from New York
9:20 Dinner w/ President and Fortases
11:45 Retired
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- at Constitution Hall
To State Department Reception - Abe Fortas
Mary Lasker party
12:45 Returned to White House
1:00 Retired
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- with the President in his room
10:55 Meeting with Liz Carpenter
2:00 Lunch with the President, Lynda, Abe
Fortas, and Clark Clifford
3:15 Meeting with Bess Abell
Worked on income tax
5:30 President told press pool he would not go to London
7:18 Attorney General
- with the President in his room
Worked on correspondence
1:25 Lunch with President, Lady Jackson (house guest),
Clark Clifford, and Abe Fortas
3:05 To the library for THIS presentation of
White House Guidebook translation
and picture presented by Bruce Lansdale
- THE W H I T
E HOUS
E
MRS. LYNDO N B . JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson bega n her day at (Place)
Entry No.
Time
The White House
Date Saturday, January 4, 1969
Activity
8:20? Breakfast.
1. Met with Abe Fortas in the West Hall.
10
- . Working on autographing.
12:15 Liz up for a moment.
1:15 Lunch on tray in room with Lynda (grilled cheese sandwich and bacon).
autographing
(Abe Fortas, Clark Clifford, and Secretary McNamara to see the President)
2. 2:20 Neta Brown re: Christmas gifts
- of Mrs.
to be sen t to persons involved in the New England trip.
Returned to the Second floor to
have a cocktail & chat with Roger
Justice Abe Fortas in the Queens
6:10
Tuesday, June 6, 1967
Mssrs. Stevens and Fortas left.
Worked at the desk
- while Jean-Louis combed.
4:15 To Blue Room to receive 252 wives of International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
5:10 To second floor to see Abe Fortas in Queens' Sitting Room
5:50 Robin Duke in West Hall Sitting Room
7:23 With Robin Duke to State
- and pictures
10:45 Meeting with Abe Fortas,
Clark Clifford, Captain Lanier, Agent
Duncan, Mr. Semer in
2. West Hall. Bess joined later. Parking on Pan Am - picketing - traffic site
12:36 ToDr.and Mrs. Kraskin's luncheon linen shower for Luci
3. greeted all
-
and Mrs. Park at Blair House
2. 1:35 To the West Wing w/ Mrs. Smith
3. 1:57 To the pool w/ President
Mrs. Smith to the Queens' Sitting Room where she
was served lunch
2:30 Returned to second floor from pool
2:50 Lunch w/ President and Abe Fortas
- . and Mrs. Hirshhorn,
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Fortas, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harris,
Mr. and Mrs. Dillon Ripley, and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stevens
2:15 President stopped in to visit with luncheon guests
2:20 President left dining room
2:22 President returned to dining room
- THE W H I T E H O U S E
MRS. LYNDO N B . JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson bega n he r da y a t (Place
Entry
No.
) Bethesda Naval Hospital
Time
Date Thursday, December 19, 1968
Activity
9:10 called Bess Abell
9:15 Justice Ab e
- to the main house.
Lunch.
1:47 Called Lynda at the White House.
2:10 Abe Fortas called.
2:15 Luci called from New Mexico.
2:27 Jake Pickle called from Austin.
2:33 Dorothy Territo called.
2:44 Gene Worley called.
2:55 Agent Varenholt called.
2:56 Called Mr
- , Colonel Venable and Chip,
arrived at the White House.
6:25 The Wests left.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
4. 6:50 To the South Grounds for walk alone -- to the Ellipse.
7:15 Returned to the White House -- second floor.
5. 7:40 Carol and Abe Fortas
- Staircase for pictures; to the East Room to receive dinner guests.
8:52 To the State Dining Room for dinner.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
Abe Fortas introduced Laredos
10:35 To the East Room for entertainment -- Jaime Laredo, violinist and Ruth Laredo
- and Mrs. Abe Fortas to second floor.
6:30 Guests left.
6:45 Bowling alone.
7:40 Returned to second floor.
Entry
No.
Activity
Time
9:40 Recorded
Governor and Mrs. Daniel to third floor. (Room 303)
Mr. and Mrs. Murph (the Daniels' daughter and son
- yesterday.
Left Arthur, Abe, others conferring in West Hall
4. 7:47 With the President to the Roger Stevens residence for cocktail party honoring
members of the Fine Arts Commission.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
5. 8:30 Dropped by the City Tavern to join
- .
Retired.
******
House guests: Luci and Pat, Miss Gfeller, Sam Houston Johnson.
******
Elspeth Rostow and family 3
Tom Corcoran and family 5
Jim Rowe and family 5
Abe Fortas and family 4
Kay Graham and family 2
Diana MacArthur and family 4
Bill Deason
- , Crosby Noyes, Mel Elfin, Jack Sutherland
Bill Moyers, Tom Johnson, Hal Pachios.
Talked to Abe Fortas on
phone
Called Rose Saul Zalles to thank her for $75,000 gift to Ellipse Park area
With Lynda, George Hamilton, Dr. Cain bowling ("one game -- scores
- Mariallen Morsund
called Mrs. Abe Fortas in Washington
2:45
3:25
4:25
4:30
5:00
6:42
6:55
left via car for Morsund Ranch
arrived and swam in the Morsund pool
called Mrs. Burg
left Morsund Ranch
arrived at LBJ Ranch
called John Ben Shepperd in Odessa
walked
-
to 10:55 of book by Mrs. Johnson
12:05 Mr. Fortas arrived
12:20 Mrs. Fortas arrived
12:30 Lunch w/ Mr. and Mrs. Fortas and Liz
1:25 Walked over to East Garden w/ Mr. and Mrs. Fortas
1:30 Fortases departed - returned to second floor
2:00 To East Garden
-
10:55 Met Carol Fortas on ground floor - to pool
11:35 Returned to second floor
11:40 Mrs. Fortas to South Grounds
11:45 Joined Mrs. Fortas - toured South Grounds
12:25 Mrs. Fortas departed
Returned to second floor
1:00 Lunch w/ Patsy Derby
- :52 Upstairs
Nap
5:00 w/ President, Luci, Wilsons to light the Christmas tree
5:25 Lynda arrived
5:45 Worked on desk
6:30 First floor for staff party w/ President and Luci
7:33 Upstairs
Entny No.
Time
7:50 Justice and Mrs. Fortas
8:00 President
- .
To the President's Room.
The President saw Justice Fortas in the West Hall.
CTJ with Justice Fortas in the West Hall.
12:14 Justice Fortas left.
Meanwhile, Liz had come up -- also Barefoot Sanders and Leonard Marks
- . and Mrs. Fortas to second floor
7:50 Bob Fleming and George Christian arrive.
Entry No.
Time
Activity
8:00 Joe Califano arrives.
9:30 Dinner with the President and Mssrs. Fleming, Christian and Califano, and Fortas.
11:00 Mr. Fortas left.
11:25 Mssrs
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) White House
Entry Time
No.
Date
Saturday
March 27, 1965
Activity
1. 11:05 Mrs. Fortas, Mrs. Eckers, and Mrs. Davidson arrived to pool
11:08
- to the second floor.
Recorded in the dressing room.
Lunch in room.
Worked with Ashton until 3:00 a.m.
2. 3:20 Justice Fortas to visit the First Lady on the second floor.
4:52 Justice Fortas left.
3. 4:55 Secretary and Mrs. McNamara, Congressman and Mrs. Jake
- with Bess.
5:35 Liz and Nash came up -- West Hall -- re: Midwestern trip.
5:45 Bess left.
6:30 Liz and Nash left.
6:55 To the bowling alley alone.
7:40 Returned to the second floor.
8:05 Justice and Mrs. Fortas arrived; also Mr. Goldschmidt.
8:25
- of Texas and
wildflower pictures to get ideas for state china.
Met Justice Fortas in
the West Hall
re: Fine Arts
Commission.
Justice Fortas left.
Worked with Ashton.
Had lunch in room
11:30
12:10
12:20
12:40
1:45
2:00
5:11
5:45
6:11
Ministers' Wives
- Guests left.
4:55 To with Mrs. Fortas.
4. 5:00 Tea in Red Room with Mrs. Fortas, Mr. Currier, Mr. Halprin, Secretary Udall, Mrs.
Lasker, and Mrs. Rowe. Beautification meeting in State Dining Room.
6:47 Guests departed.
To second floor.
7:27 Jean-Louis
- for Haywood
Boating Fortas on plane from Washington, Justice Douglas, Dr. Cornell, and A.W. already on boat
Dinner Mrs. Burleson and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bowman (and two children) staying at Lewis, came over by car to Haywood joined for dinner
10:30 Returned
- brought barbecue
7:20 Departed for Fortas for cocktails before their dinner
and Mrs. Wirtz, Humphreys, Governor and Mrs. Sánchez of
6.Secretary
Puerto Rico, Mrs. Harold Iches, Shelden Cohens, Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers
8:15 Returned to President's office
- Sandifer, new bride, and Liz
(cousin from Colorado)
1:00 Came to third floor to see Lucy Ferguson, Marie Fehmer,
Patsy about thank yous
2:29 To see President in dining room w/ Valenti, Fortas,
dictated more thank-yous
Talked to Simone and Jim Ketchum
5:10
- Arrived at June White's home for lunch with her and Carol Fortas.
2:43 Returned to the White House.
Worked with Ashton.
3:20 Recorded in dressing room.
4:20 Worked with Bess at desk.
6:45 Mr. Per came in for comb-out.
7:30 Mr. Per left.
8:00 Dinner
- with Marilyn.
10:35 Jean-Louis in for a comb-out.
2. 11:00 To the Kennedy Garden for multiple sclerosis ceremony.
11:15 Returned to the second floor.
3. 12:50 Departed the White House to go to lunch at the Symington residence with Mrs.
Symington and Mrs. Fortas
- dock. Boating
party.
6:50
Returned to the
7:45
Departed with the President for the Fortas' home for dinner -- 3210 R. St. NW.
dock
10:53
Returned to the White House.
11:45
Retired.
and
went directly to the White House.
*******
- . DeMint re: decorating at the ranch
6:45 Recorded
4. 8:05 Justice and Mrs. Fortas arrived. Went on the Truman Balcony, Joined by Mrs. Hobby
8:15 President joined.
10:05 Dinner with President, Mrs. Hobby, and the Fortases.
12:45 Retired
