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- With Liz to second floor. Ate lunch (hard-boiled egg). Autographed "A More
Beautiful America" books. Talked with Lynda.
3. 4:00 Tea with Mrs. Sevilla-Sacasa, Mrs. Rusk, and Bess
5:00 Guests departed. Stretched out on bed to read.
4. 6:00 Congressmen
- To beauty parlor (Bea's)
Rested and read remarks
4-6 party for hostesses at Boyhood Home
"get dressed up and stop
chasing goats"
"Look mom, just like Gunsmoke"
about 119 came. 140 invited. Bucking big social event
of the season.
Dale came in smelling like
- by President, Busbys,
Lynda, and Vicky
11:00 Arrived Methodist Church in Thurmond for services
12:05 Services ended - departed for lodge
Busbys departed via car for D.C.
12:16 Returned to main house
Sat around living room talking - read
- :15 On the bed reading mail, etc. - (critical letters re: Luci)
Worked w/ Ashton - signed mail. Talked about Susan, Luci's
presents, etc.
5:40 Left for ride - Drove to Anthony Brown School, Syphax
(nothing on playground), Jefferson (had not started
- Returned from Spanish to White House
Lunch alone
2:15 Reading art material and guests list
2:35 President and Vicky for lunch
2. 2:40 Mr. and Mrs. Fosburgh for tea
3. 3:12 To East Room to present awards
3:30 To Blue Room to receive guests
3:45 To State
- office to listen to Luci read her
birthday note to Lynda - w/ eye shadow and make-up.
3:45 To second tried on clothes w/ Bess and Helen
4:50 Over to President's office to see if he liked the blue outfit
5:00 Back to room. Worked w/ Ashton.
6:30 Signed
- in for short talk
Massage
6:30 Read "Star," began recording
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
8:00 Lynda called
(11:20 President upstairs after businessmen dinner.
12:00 President retired)
-
not dictated
12:15 To Jean-Louis for shampoo and set
2:20 Returned to White House
2:30 Talked to House guests: Coffields, Noels, Shepperds
2:45 Talked to Lynda and ate fried egg, toast, bacon
Read paper
Nap and rest
4:30 Up and ready to go
5:05 Left w
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry No.
White House
Time
Date Tuesday, December 21, 1965
Activity
not dictated
8:30 Jean-Louis here
Signed pictures and read in bed
Made
- / President. Tried on muumuu
Read paper
10:00 Spanish
12:30 Returned to White House w/ Mrs. McGuire
Bacon, tomato, lettuce sandwich w/ Mrs. McGuire
2:00 To theater
3:54 Returned to second - signed mail
Talked to Diana
5:45 Dictated
7:10 Diana MacArthur came
8
- read poems
12:25 Returned to White House
12:45 Retired
Page No:
- . Rose Kennedy, Mrs. Joan Kennedy, Dr. Corridan
re: plane crash - Ted Kennedy
Talked to Lynda re: flight from Hawaii - man threatened wife, etc.
11:30 Dictating machine
3:30 Met Ashton's parents
4:00 Sun roof in bathing suit - read "The Best Plays
- .
2:00 Lunch w/ Liz
Rested, read, recorded - hairdo
6:30 President of Bankers Association and wife escorted me by buggy to Grand Hotel
Attended their reception.
7:15 Went to Williams residence by buggy for dinner.
10:30 Returned to Woodgill residence
- and sons arrive (Lynda greets)
12:50 To memorial service for Senator Engle w/ President
2:00 Lunch with President, Mayor Wagner, Duncan and Robert Jr.,
Lynda, Lt. LeFeve, Philip Bobbitt, Kern Wildenthal, Jack Valenti
4:00 Nap and rest and read - "When
- -- did read and file; signed mail.
Called Jim Ketchum, Dr. Voss, Chef Haller, Chief King, Lynda, Chief Mendoza . . . to
say goodbye. 7:20 Luci in.
7:21 Called Rex Scouten.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
8:30 Dinner at the Fortases with Mr. and Mrs. John
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
The White House
Wednesday, April 26, 1967
Date
Entry 7LPH
No.
Activity
8:10 Breakfast.
Read newspaper in bed.
10:05 Recording
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place).
The White House
Date
Entry
No.
Wednesday, June 7, 1967
Activity
9:15
Breakfast.
Worked on read and file in
bed.
Recorded.
Worked
- , Marvin Watson and others.
Reading, in
1:00
1:25
To the
bed;
. . .)
visited with Lynda and Warrie Lynn.
pool.
Returned to the second floor -- lunch on a tray.
Worked with Ashton.
2:45
To Jean-Louis' shop for shampoo and
5:35
Returned
- : furniture, etc.
9:00 Left in car with President and rode around the ranch
9:40 Left in Jetstar with President, Luci, two dogs, Jake, Marie, Mary, Helen, Ashton.
10:00 Arrived Austin and left on Air Force One for Washington
Sat and read on the plane
Ate
- Returned to the White House.
1:45 Lunch in bedroom with Lynda.
Worked in bedroom. Talked with Liz on the phone.
4:00 Ashton in -- worked on mail.
4:20 Bess and Jim Ketchum came in to discuss china.
4:30 Into dining room with the President and Ashton. Read
- with the President, the Humphreys, and Vicki Solomonson.
1:35 President and Vice President to office.
1:55 Mrs. Humphrey and Vicki depart.
In room. Ashton down to work on mail.
3:30 Resting - reading.
5:03 With the President to North Portico to greet Emperor Haile
- to room
Lynda’s toast to Pres. – George that is
Seversky I am a chimney sweep
Marc Chagall“His Face Speaks”
John Loeb
1:12 a.m. Departed Lasker residence.
1:24 a.m. Arrived Carlyle Hotel, Suite 34A.
Retired. Snow falling wind roaring Read Went to sleep 2
- .
3:35 Arrived Civic Center site to inspect.
3:49 Arrived Westward Ho Hotel -- rest in suite.
Rested -- read "To Heal and To Build."
Entry 7LPH
No.
Activity
Secretary
- Williamsburg historical sites
and visited Carter's Grove Plantation.
3:15 Returned to the Bassett House -- Humelsines departed.
3. Lunch tried to
nap - read Sunday papers
LBJ golfed during noon 12-3
Dinner
4. 9:35 Left the Bassett House with the President
- down for a few minutes. Worked on mail.
2:54 Bess left.
Read and worked on mail in bed.
4:45 MW to work on mail.
4:55 Bess returned -- wedding.
5:20 Bess left.
6:44 To the theater for home movies -- Lynda and Simone joined.
7:45 Returned to the second
- floor with Sandy and Liz.
3:05 To the second floor with Ashton.
3:15 With Liz -- reading telegrams, etc. Called Mrs. Nowack in Missouri.
4:00 Worked on mail with Ashton.
5:30 Rested on bed.
7:45 The Krims came down.
8:05 To dinner with the President
- To the President's Room -- reading papers -- Krims joined. Saw "Face the
Nation" (Katzenback) and "Meet the Press" (Rusk and McNamara).
1:30 Lunch with the President, Homer and Eloise Thornberry, Mathilde and Arthur Krim,
Marie Fehmer and John Criswell (on trays
- of tea and read newspapers.
Ashton in and Mrs. Ellington to decide on what to wear. Hairdresser in (told about
dream about CTJ taking her back to Washington with her)
5:15 Went to President's Room to see if he was ready to go downstairs. Waited
- to inspect the stone work of
the walls.
10:14 President returned to office. Guests to theater. On to Jean-Louis for shampoo and
2. 10:25 haircut. Read guest list for Tchaikovsky Reception.
11:15 Left Jean-Louis
11:20 Arrived Per of Georgetown for permanent
2
- and decided to go speak to wives of Federal Bar Association
9:25 To first floor to greet the ladies (50)
9:30 Back to second floor
Read background sheets of Burma
9:45 Liz came over to talk
10:15 Liz left
Worked at desk
11:10 Lynda came in to talk
11:20
- Breakfast on back deck. Read papers.
2. 10:15 Play bridge w/ Mary, Tim, and Ashton. Beer and popcorn.
12:40 Watched TV - Arthur Goldberg w/ President.
3. 1:00 To get dressed.
1:25 Bridge again.
2:30 Mr. Kellam, June and Bill White arrived.
Dr. Davis
4. 2:35
- in briefly
3:00 Began to take a nap.
2. 3:20 President came over for lunch. Went into dining room to talk to him.
3:40 Left for Jean-Louis. Took Germany background to read under the dryer. Lynda also at Jean-Louis.
6:40 Returned from Jean-Louis.
Dressed while
- / President, Whites, Deasons, John and Ashton. Talked about
press. Luci and Pat came in from church. President read New York Times story.
2. 12:00 Walked to bowling alley w/ Pat.
four games
12:10 President. Whites, Deasons, Simon, Vicky, John and Ashton joined
- in President's Room and read telegrams.
10:00 Bathed
Talked with Bess, Ashton, Jim Jones
10:50 Left with President for Mrs. George Davis's funeral. National City Christian Church
11:40 Returned to White House
12:15 Mr. George of Jean-Louis came in for comb-out
- group and went to West house w/ Lynda, Mariallen,
Jane and Ashton. Played bridge.
6:20 To chopper to join President.
7:00 Landed at Bergstrom. Press took pictures and we left on Air Force One for Washington.
(Over)
Entry
No.
Time Activity
7:30 Read
- : worked on mail
7:40 Read and signed mail in President's car
5. 8:30 Depart for boat. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Denius, Mr. and Mrs. Don Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Heath, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Irwin,
Mr. Meyers, Mr. Bruck, Mr. Quill, Yolanda, Ginny, Jake J
- Arrived VISTA Training Center - delivered
graduation address - had luncheon with
graduates and visited Remedial Reading Class
2:20 Departed Training Center via motorcade with
Congresswoman Edith Green, Miss Teggatz, and Mr. Ferguson
3:07 Arrived Baskin's
- and Simone -- on trays in room
6. Read National Geographic re: redwoods
9:00 Retired.
*******
- called from the Boyhood Home.
With the President and Mme. Shoumatoff.
Talked with Lucia about Boyhood Home and birthplace -- got the scripts and read over.
Went swimming with the President.
Lunch with the President, Mr. and Mrs. Krim, Micheline Bettex
- Rather, Jim, Larry. . . .
Said goodbye to Birge and Lucia in Austin.
Took Air Force One to Washington -- played bridge en route with Lynda and the
Bynums -- then went to the State Room to read the Washington Post -- then
rested in bedroom.
1:59 a.m
