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- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)SequoiaonPotomac
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Date Sunday, June 26, 1966
aboard for Saturday night
Senator and Mrs. Magnuson
Mr. and Mrs. Riordan
Woke on on board
10:00 Jake
- to
Haywood and met
Walter, Marjorie, John, Joe,
Lyndon Johnson, and Jesse. Boated
slowly down Lake.
Talked or penology with Edwina
8:30 ate dinner on patio
10 p.m. returning home
best night's sleep in spite of
waking at 2 a.m. reading
Agatha Christie
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)BethesdaHospital
No.
Entry
Date Friday, October 8, 1965
Time
Spent night with Luci in room across the hall from President's.
5:00 President
- in the West Hall re: open house. Got ready to
receive guests.
10:00 Open house on the second floor for ladies and gentlemen from Texas (guests at
party last night) -- coffee and rolls served in the Yellow Oval Room.
11:50 Talked with Lynda on the phone.
11:55
- . 11:55 To second floor - retired.
Night cap with Bobbitt and Hagerty.
***
Read until 2 p.m.
House guests:
Mr. and Mrs. O.P. Bobbitt
Dr. and Mrs. Hagerty
- with Ambassador and Mrs. Symington on the phone (re: topics of conversation for this
evening).
Rested in bed and read information on the Satōs and Japan.
Nap.
3. 4:30 Went to a birthday party on the second floor for Carol Laise.
6:30 Party guests left.
Called
- Deathe returned CTJ's call of last night.
9:23 Called Liz at home.
10:10 André Meyer called.
10:24 To the Navy Photo Lab with Simone and Harry Middleton to view May and June films.
12:52 Returned to the White House -- joined the President on the South
- in Diplomatic Reception Room for U.N. benefit ball
w/ Diana, Mary Margaret, Mrs. Rusk
10:15 Picture w/ Jane Young and tote bags
11:20 Leave by chopper for Andrews and New York via Jetstar
w/ President
1:00 Arrive Carlyle Hotel (read New Yorker magazine)
1:15
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Mace).
Entry
No.
Time
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
LBJ Ranch
Activity
Date January 21, 1969
Awake at 7:15. Mist on the river and fields. Beautiful day.
Temp in low 70s! Read
- DLUSRUW DQG ERDUGHG SODQH
(2:15 President left for golf with Mr. Mahon, Mr. Clark, and Pat.)
3:00 Arrived Washington, D.C.
3:25 Arrived White House.
3:30 Had rub-down and read "Read and File"
4:15 Nap
7:25 Congressman and Mrs. Mahon, Mr. Clark
- a shampoo and set.
8:05 Mr. Per left.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
5. Bridge 8-10:20
10:30 Dinner with the President, George Christian, and Tom Johnson.
6. 11:00 Governor and Mrs. Connally, Mr. and Mrs. J. Read, and Mike Myers (the Governor's assistant
- , Governor and Mrs. John Connally, Jean and Frank Ikard, Marion and Marvin,
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Read, and Mike Myers.
11:00 The Watsons and the Ikards left.
11:00-11:40 Chief Nauser.
Retired.
House guests:
Governor and Mrs. John Connally - #303.
Mr. and Mrs
- . and Mrs. James Robb and Trenny left.
Read letters.
Lunch.
2. 3:15 Tony and Matianna came to visit.
3:27 With them to the gift room to see Lynda and Chuck's presents.
3. 4:40 With Tony and Matianna to the South Portico -- with them to Diana MacArthur's
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, DAILY DIARY
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Date May 14, 1964
Day Thursday
Time Appointment O P Activity (include visited by) Expenditure
Record 6 days
Walk 1.8 miles
Read Bill White's
- and dress. Talk to Lynda.
8:35 Jean-Louis
8:45 Board chopper
9:00 Departure ceremony - (see sheet)
9:25 Wheels up
In bed - reading about New Zealand (lizard)
Worked on speech for Honolulu
Talked to Liz about Korea
12:30 Bouillon and crackers
1:15 Nap
6:00
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDO N B . JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Honolulu, Hawaiian Hotel Date Tuesday, October 18, 1966
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
not dictated?
1. 6:00 Awake - Coffee and read papers
6:30
- ?? Decided to cross road and walk
river on other side. On way
two turkey hens and poults
water moccasins in
walked river good grass
flowers on either bank
Saw Gunsmoke
Read
- with President.
Boating atHaywood,thenhelicoptertoWinters'residence
at JohnsonCityfordinner.
HelicoptertoAustinanddepartedforWashington,D.C.at9p.m.
ArrivedWashingtonat2p.m.
Winters' granddaughter Carole won statewide contest in prose reading
"Nobody from here
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
at Ranch
Date Tuesday, August 24, 1965
Time
dispatched every to clean. Gene Williams - Helene Old Song
Looked through storage
Read
- Massage
3:00 Lunch
5:30 99.4
5:45 - 6:30 Signed mail
Reading Faulkner
10:00 Massage
not dictated
- for coffee.
10:15 Signed some letters - back to President's Room.
11:30 Dr. Taylor, Dr. Burkley, Dr. Young
Reading Faulkner
3:30 Into President's Room
5:00 Jean-Louis here for shampoo and set
6:30 Jean-Louis left
10:55 President over for dinner
11:00 Dr
- LeFeve, his parents, sister and brother-in-law, Lynda for tea
3:30 To roof for sun and read
6:15 To pool
8:25 Dinner with President
8:45 To movie "Beckett" with President (only saw first half)
10:00 To second floor
11:30 Retired
Page No:
- with the President
9:10 To first floor private dining room to greet Mrs. McNamara's
Remedial Reading Group
9:35 President greeted Mrs. McNamara's group in the State
dining room
1:45 To pool
2:15 Visited President's office
2:40 To Jean-Louis
7:55 Left
- second
1:40 Dr. Burkley came up and gave rest of shots.
Sat on bed and read Jim Bishop's manuscript.
2:00 Jack Valenti came to Queens' Sitting Room.
Talked with Jack.
2:45 Jack left.
3:00 To East Garden Arbor to read manuscript
3:55 Ashton came out
- 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
- adjourned.
3:15 Took Max Brooks down to second
3:50 Max Brooks left
4:00 Signed mail and cleaned desk with Ashton. Read chapters of "Living White House"
4:50 To South Grounds for a walk
5:39 Returned to second floor
Worked on all clothes with Ashton: new
- , Lynda,
T.J. Taylors, Marie Fehmer, Aunt Jessie Hatcher, Lela Martin,
Cousin Oreole, Rodney White
Watched movie?
Both Marie and Mary are in Dallas and there
is no one to read the President's diary to
me —except the President and Jake.
This is all
- eating lunch. Also there: Ashton, Liz, Lynda.
4:50 Out into the sun into Rose Garden to read a chapter of "Living White House"
5:16 Back into house and to third and to look for Lucinda. She'd gone for the day.
5:17 Back to second floor. Read on bed.
6:15
-
2
3
Tweedys -- motorcade to
Burlington.
9:40 Airborne - - read the paper
and visited with
10:35 Arrived Pease Air Force Base -- there was a red
which had been bought from the Wentworth Hotel
visit of Queen Elizabeth to Ottawa
in
tails). Greeted
- by Westinghouse;
Cancer crusade; Huntsville.
4:30 Work on mail - read letters on speeding and dogs. Talked to
Jesse about live oak tree, talked to Mrs. Mellon.
8:15 To David Brinkley's for black tie dinner.
11:10 Return
11:40 To bed
Page No:
- Goldman
12:30 Lunch in room
12:45 To Garfinckels - shoes and purse
2:00 To Shoe Mart
2:25 To Mr. Per
2:45 Return to White House
3:00 Dressed and read about reception
5:00 To East Room for Adams silver urn reception
6:40 To second floor w/ Alice Brown
- and to bed
9:45 Coffee w/ President. Read paper.
10:50 To swimming pool
11:25 Return to second floor
11:45 Record
1:15 Lunch in bedroom (scrambled egg, bacon, and 1/2 piece of toast)
1:40 Record
3:00 Work w/ Liz
4:00 Left for Mr. Per's
6:40 Returned White
- for shampoo and set. While under dryer, signed mail and read on trip.
8:30 Jean-Louis finished. Went to Lynda's room and talked.
10:45 Dinner with President, Lynda, Mary Slater.
(President had guests come in to talk: James Rowe, Senator Sparkman, Edward Carr
- Hotel. Went to suite
(over)
7:30 Rest - dinner - read
Retired early
(President met with foreign correspondents in his suite
at 7:30)
- .
2. Episcopal Church in Blanco
12:31 Arrived main house
3. 1:20 w/ Mrs. Krim and Vicky left via King Air
Read Barbara Ward's paper on urbanization - today's society paper
2:02 Arrived San Angelo and left Vicky
2:05 Continued on
3:18
- to sun. Read National Geographic story.
12:45 Return to second floor
1:30 Liz, Bess, Bob Knudsen re: pictures
2:30 Left w/ Lynda and Warrie for 14th Street Hat Shoppe. Ate
lunch in car.
3:30 Returned to White House.
3:55 Liz, Bess, Bob re: pictures
5:30
- eggs.
2:00 Left with Simone in car for recording studio in Georgetown.
4:30 Return to White House
Sign mail, read guest list and speech
6:30 Jean Louis to comb-out
7:15 To East Room for ballet performance. President arrived at 7:30
8:10 To Blue Room
- , Marie, Hands, Valentis
Visited with President and Erich Leinsdorf
Took a nap
Hairdresser combed hair
Dressed in red dress - couldn't find the right lipstick
4. 7:45 Goldberg dinner
11:00 Returned to suite. Read the Herald Tribune - to sleep
- / Nash Castro, Major Stover, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Bouch re: guard houses.
6:00 Drink w/ the Fabers and Bess - Truman Balcony
Massage went to bed. 10 p.m. leaving note for LBJ He came in and sat on bed and talked. Talked to Lynda. Read me note from Abe.
- joined. President announced John
Chancellor for Voice of America and Abe Fortas for Supreme Court.
1:30 To Beth Talmadge to play bridge. Ate lunch. Sent for peaches at Senator's office.
5:15 Return and change clothes. Read "critical" letters.
5:30 Yellow
