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- church; returned to Aspen.
2. 12:30 Watched "Face the Nation" - Senator Ed. Brooke.
1:00 Watched "Meet the Press" - Sargent Shriver.
3. Lunch with Lynda, the Mahons, Mr. and Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs. Riordan, Mr. and Mrs. McHugh, Marie, Mary.
Nap. Mr
- .
Returned to the White House.
Saw Mr. Arrington re: frames for the Cedar House.
Talked with Liz re: press releases
concerning Luci and Pat's baby; also
Joyce and Scott Carpenter's wedding.
Saw Bess. Talked
2:00
at
length.
Later, called Ramsey Clark
- Jean-Louis in for comb-out.
1. 10:30 Family pictures in the Yellow Oval Room and the Rose Garden
11:15 Luci had a press conference in library
2. 11:30 Work with Liz on Branden script, etc.
12:30 Hamburger with Liz and continue to work
2:45 Work
- on Midwest trip.
10:45 Marcia and Nash in to join Liz re: Midwest.
12:20 Liz, Marcia, and Nash left.
Bess in to work on clothes.
1:00 Lunch on tray in the West Hall with Bess.
3:00 To the East Room with the President for his press conference.
3:32 Returned
- and Yale -- Sharon joined.
3:45 To the Green Room to greet Asian ladies of the press on tour.
3:53 Left the White House for shampoo and set at Jean-Louis's.
6:35 Returned to the second floor.
Worked with Ashton.
Bathed and dressed -- wore Philippine dress
- . 12:28 With the President and family to the hangar for press conference. (Yuki entertained
the audience).
12:45 With the family to the birthplace to greet guests on bus tour of the ranch.
1:03 Returned to the main house.
Bloody Marys in the living
- to the East Room for his televised press conference.
10:41 Returned to the second floor.
Filming with Simone on the Truman Balcony.
11:40 Left the White House with the President -- chopper to Andrews -- Air Force One to
Kansas City, Missouri. Visited
- office.
10:15 Returned to the second floor.
10:20 Worked with Ashton.
2. 11:00 To the East Room with the President for his press conference.
11:35 Returned to the second floor.
Worked with Lynda on wedding. Lynda so fast notes
Worked on Christmas presents
- was there, too.
4:04 Returned to the second floor.
4:10 To the East Room for beautification meeting -- refreshments in the Blue Room.
6:20 Returned to the second floor.
6:45 To the first floor to greet press ladies in to see Christmas decorations -- saw
movie
- THE W H I T E HOUS E
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDO N B . JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Date January 1, 1968
Mrs. Johnson bega n he r da y at (Place) The LBJRanch
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
1. 11:05 With the President to the hangar for his press conference.
12:02
- 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 Broadcasters
With Lynda and Luci in CTJ's room.
Watched the President on TV -- speech in Chicago.
Sounded great but lighting not good.
Calling on them have responsibility in press.
2. 12:30 To the Treaty Room -- library meeting -- discussed making films
- :00 Coffee.
8:00 Mrs. Burg - comb-out.
8:36 Left the ranch in small plane -- joined press in San Antonio for flight to
Corpus Christi (interview with Isabelle Shelton of the Star en route).
2. 9:30 Arrived Corpus -- bus ride to Padre Island.
11:00
- fields of paint brushes -- Indian blanket.
5. 2:02 Arrived Gonzales -- speech on court housequare followed by tree planting.
2:48 Left Gonzales.
6. 3:13 Arrived Palmetto State Park -- delicious home-cooked buffet lunch in park.
Farewells to foreign press
- $FWLYLW\
5:15 Leave East-West Center and motorcade to hotel.
6:00 Arrive Royal Hawaiian Hotel. To suite to change clothes - hairdresser.
7:20 With President to Regency Room in hotel where press had a
reception.
8:00 To Governor Burns' for private dinner
- by press plane
1:21 Arrive Calatagan airstrip and greeted by Governor and Mrs. Feliciano Leviste
Drove through banana and coconut plantations to excavation site to Zobel Plantation.
Luncheon hosted by Mrs. Marcos. Went to Zobel main house and visited
- press conference
3. 1:30 Walked w/ Liz, Ambassador Duke and Spanish Ambassador
to Spanish Pavilion
2:00 Lunch at Spanish Pavilion
2:20 To Goya exhibit
4. 3:00 To Mitchell Field - Long Island - President made speech, Mrs. Johnson made speech - JFK
- with Browns
8:47 Udalls, press, staff accompanied on plane from San Simeon Airport
11:09 Arrived Page, Arizona. Governor Rampton greeted. Arrival ceremonies and shook hands
along the fence.
11:13 Left the airport via motorcade with Secretary and Mrs. Udall
- . Breakfast at Tony's. Press came in for breakfast and tour of the house.
7:58 Left the house with Udalls and (?) Taylors in car.
2. 8:35 Arrived San Il defonso Indian Pueblo for tour. Saw Indian dancing and pottery
making. Went into several homes. Governor
- on bed reading magazine
4. 3:00 Down to East Room with President for press conference.
3:35 Returned to second floor
3:35 Worked with Ashton
5. 4:03 Mrs. Phillip Barry to Queens' Room with her painting. Photographer came to
take pictures of CTJ and also
- Went to Jean-Louis
9:15 Returned to White House and began working with Bess on
thank-you notes for the trip.
10:00 Down to East Room with President for his press conference on operation.
10:25 McNamara and Rusk came to second floor for meeting
- , Gardners, Mr. Boyd,
and Caters. CTJ's car: Vicky and Simon, Mrs. Boyd, Lynda, Joe, Tony Taylor.
8:57 Church
10:13 - 10:18 Went from church to City Hall in Fredericksburg
10:20 President's press conference in Conference Hall. Sat on stage with Boyds
- in the morning.
1. 1:00 Lunch with President, Secretary McNamara, General Earl Wheeler, Walt Rostow, George Christian,
Hal Pachios, Tom Johnson, Marie, Mary. Talked about elections.
2. 1:45 To front yard for presidential press conference with Secretary McNamara
- ) Lots of press!
12:00 Leave church with President driving and go to the park. CTJ got out
to meet Liz and Jimmy Pitts. (President went riding w/ Oltorfs, Mr. Kellam, Ashton)
Went to Boyhood Home w/ Liz and Jimmy Pitts.
1:20 Drove through "30 acres
- guests,
ate
lunch, sat and
watched Luci, open the many
gifts
Mrs. Kraskin gave a
poem, hugged Luci -- tears
2:15 Back to White House with
Ashton and Patsy. Into President's Room.
3:59 To East Room
for President's press conference
4. 4:40 To second floor
5
- / 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
- for services
at St. Barnabas. Chaplain Brown preached. Coffee afterwards.
Stopped by the birthplace on the way back.
11:00 Arrived main house. Brief press conference.
12:00 Said goodbye to the Westmorelands.
1:30 Lunch w/ President, Mr. and Mrs. Krim, Mr
- - Johnnie
11:00 Picture w/ President in Treaty Room
11:20 Talked w/ Luci. Listened on radio to President's press conference.
12:45 Sign mail, etc.
1:30 Hamburger in room. Luci and Pat came in to say goodbye.
2:00 Luci came in w/ Krim to take w/ her!
Talked w
- - took pix and President had press
conference.
Activity
2. 12:30 Left w/ President, Mr. and Mrs. Krim, Eloise, and drove to Lela's.
Judge Thornberry met us on ranch road 1. Rode to Reagan Ranch, stopped at
Cedar House and then went to Cousin Oreole's.
3
- :15 Arrived Kansas City. Changed to chartered D.C. 10 plane
3. 11:50 Leave Kansas City with Lynda, Liz, Nash Castro, and press who came from D.C.
[See attached copy for names]
2:25 Arrived Jackson, Wyoming. Met by Governor Hansen, Congressman Tito Ron
- and drive
out due to rain.
2. 11:15 Swearing-in ceremony for Gronouski in the living room. Press at ranch.
3. 11:45 Drove to Hye Post Office for swearing-in of Larry O'Brien. After
ceremonies drove Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Gronouski, Mrs. Placzek, and Mrs
- (Lt. Julie Klebaum and
Lt. Julie Klebaum and Lt. Katherine Schilling )
500 nurses for Vietnam: press and pictures
1:55 Departed w/ Lloyd Hand, Liz, Marcia for Washington Monument
Grounds to plant a cherry tree
2:39 Returned to White House w/ Japanese
- to Christian Church in J.C. - "Queen's
Aire" with Jesse, Gerri Whittington, Mary Margaret Valenti, and met
three Alexanders at church
Drove home with Alexanders. Discussed two houses
with Alexanders.
3. Met assembled press in front yard and introduced two new
- To Bill Moyers' office for press conference
5:00 To Library to see Mount Holyoake students again. Escorted them to Rose Garden and then
to Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.
4. 5:30 To Rose Garden for Presidential signing of Postmaster Work Bill
6:40 To mansion
- and William Walton
12:30 2. General Eisenhower to second floor
12:45 With Mrs. Brown and William Walton to West Wing
1:18 Returned with Mrs. Brown to second floor
1:50 Mrs. Brown left second
2:00 To theater to greet press at White House
for film preview
2:10
- ladies on second floor
Viewed presidential press conference on TV sets
w/ guests
4:45 Ladies departed
4. 5:55 Mrs. Hand arrived accompanying Mrs. Matthews (wife of
Ambassador to Nigeria) and Mrs. Porter (wife of
Ambassador to Lebanon) - tea
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- Arrived Deshler Hotel Ballroom - second floor - luncheon
2:35 Departed ballroom for airport
2:55 Arrived Columbus Airport
3:00 Departed Columbus Airport - Small press conference
5:40 Arrived Washington National Airport
5:45 Departed Washington National
- of bridge to meet President and Mrs.
Díaz Ordaz -- all greeted crowds; both presidents spoke, then simultaneously
pressed button that exploded barrier and changed the course of the Rio Grande
per Chamizal agreement.
12:42 Left the Chamizal Bridge site.
12
- for pictures with Mrs. Zalles
3:44 left for the Haupt
Fountain and pressed the button to start the fountain
3:54 depart for the tip of Hains Point and the dedication of the water jet
CTJ made brief remarks
4:33 CTJ left with Mary Lasker and Jane McDonough
- (Secretary Boyd was to have
a press conference).
11:30 Arrived at HemisFair. Mr. Saheed Kahn greeted us, as did Patsy Steves. Toured
HemisFair, especially Texas Pavilion.
1:00 Left HemisFair.
2. 1:10 Arrived at La Paloma del Rio Restaurant for lunch
