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- the problem s o f the elderly . Sinc e th e
Labor Dep t wa s read y t o sig n tw o separate contract s fo r demonstratio n project s
in twent y citie s w / th e Nat l Counci l of Senior Citizen s o f Washington. D . C.
and th e Nat l Counci l o n the Agin g o
-
Ranch
f or t ExpendiL2LJ Activity
LD
1968
Tues.
Day
(include visited by) ture
Code
10:50a Wheels
down - Dallas Texas - Love Field
The President remained aboard the plane for several minutes --he went into
his bedroom, and read his speech cards
- , shor t f light. Presiden t moved about th e plane, visitin g wit h passengers.
had 2 honey bun s an d som e tea . Receive d an d read a repor t from Wal t Rostow: Vietnam .
11:25a Starte
d descent
11:30 a Wheel
s dow n
11:35a Deplane
d a t Lockheed
- views on a number
of issues likely to develop i n 1968. The Financial Times, half owners of
the Economist, is read by most people in Government and business in
Britain, and is taken by many business executives throughout Western Europe."
>"
Christian's
- b Rm
w/ M W
12:14p T
read a memo fro m Li z Carpente r r e querie s receive d r e Pat' s
return t o the 113t h Tactica l Fighte r Win g at Andrew s AF B
asked for Pa t o n the telephon e
12:16p t
Patric
k Nugen t - Austin , Te x
12:18p t
Li
z
- asked if he could see the President both as a morale booster and to get a current
reading.
1:01p " ~To
2:55 Secy Rusk Agenda
2 .'xTr" Director
^-.'JT/' General
3-.' ff Walt
' ^--^J
2- '• ^^ Tom
George
3--&S~ Jim
l;30p J*'/&
The
^
mansion
- Walt
10:44a William
- pl
Rostow .
(Bill) Jorden, NSC staff i?
Later
Frank Wolfe (photographer) in also "I
: peace
in the day Walt Rostow sent the
President a proposed draft of speech
written by Bill Jorden w/note attached:
should like you to read
- Iro n Workers . Loca l Unio n 66 ,
have bee n you r friend s an d wan t Joseph B B Shrod e . Int l Assoc o f Heat an d Frost Insulator s an d Asbestos Sa n Antonio , Tex
to tel l yo u they stan d read y t o I
J
back yo u again this year . " I
Jac
2
- e
telegrams an d letters, an d front pag e o f
, Cautione d tha t mdj r an d mr
read al l telegram s an d pass o n information
to Maguir e abou t wh o the peopl e were , firs t
names, etc . The n bac k t o Cabine t Roo m meeting
t returne d t o
-
(include visited by)
To the Office --
5:05p To
3. 1968
mjdr's office read
t
Horace
General
Secretary
Jim
Mike
Busby
Earle Wheeler
Henry Fowler
Jones pl
Manatos pl
papers and asked for Horace Busby on telephone.
^^^^v ^^^^V
THE WHITE HOUSE date
- , you have for a long time or you never would have gotten
in to do the job. ..you are just tops except for Okamoto, if he would spend all his energies like you do . . . I don't think
_ _^
.
he
puts in more than
6:32p - 6:37p ^ To
MJDR's room - reading
- i t woul d b e anothe r twent y minute s befor e th e
the flimse y wa s read y
e Dea n Rusk , Secretar y o f State - i n
l
l
l
.._ Date
r 4,
Septembe
1968
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY
,Wednesday,
President began his day at (Place)
Time
-
Vice
~
Mr.
7:15p t
7:l6p Steve
7:30p 7:40
7:30p 7:42p
President,
I
f
Richard
President Nixon - re sto p the bombing in VietNam. President read Detroit
~
latest statement fro m General Abrams in connection with thi s matter. (b. 2)
Rostow came
- but made no comment
after reading.
Johnson joined meeting in Cabinet Room at President's request.,
having arrived at 7:45 to accompany him when they went to Administrator
Webb's birthday party. President had call placed to Webb residence
to advise Mrs
- d by ) tur
t Rostow - pl
t Rosto w
t t o th e offic e stoppin g i n mjdr's offic e
read offic e memo s accumulate d durin g th e afternoon ,
doing som e o f his nigh t readin g
" 6:45p m 7:22p m Governo
' whil
6:56p I
y_
Wal
Then t o Ova l
- the m t o an y o f your boyfriends . "
Reads al l th e ticker s an d goes ove r des k - - shufflin g paper s an d readin g a fe w of them
Leaves t o g o to Mansio n - - sayin g I've go t t o g o over an d dinner wit h my siste r -do you want
to come
-
including
commander
Force promotions
the new
OFF
of SAC RECORD
Tues
White
House
G Reedy
fr mans
Speaker McCormack
W Jenkins
fr mans
W Jenkins
Mayor
Richard
Daley
Clark
Secy
Sen
Clifford
Walter
Arr
fr
Humphrey
Jenkins
mjdr's
read
Hon. Jesse Unruh
-
Secretary
Robert
McGeorge Bundy
Walter Jenkins
J Valenti
Bill Moyers
House
8-4-64
McNamara
mf - "I f Mf . Bund y call s you . buzz m e befor e h e come s in , an d tell hi m I'm gettin g read y to
make som e call s an d talk o n the phone. "
Cong
Louis
- l Perkin s (Ky . )
Cong. Benjami n S . Rosentha l (N . Y. )
Returned to ofc
mf
Jack
In
There's
some
papers
things
in
here
Come in
and
Valenti
office
alone
Departs ofc
Chief Mills
Retired
reading
for
watching
for mansion
for
a rubdown
- , Austi n (b. 1)
Malcolm Kilduff , Austi n (b. 2)
Malcolm Kilduff , Austi n (b. 3)
To offic e t o make telephon e call s an d read briefin g boo k
9:08
9:45
9:52
10:05
10:26
10:51
t
t
f
t
t
t
Senator Richar d Russell , Wind er, Georgi a
Secretary o f
- for new
assignments
Reading
newspapers
in
mjdr's
office
until
Back to Oval Rm
Bill Moyers
To W Hse Navy
Mess w/ JV
get a hamburger
Lynda Bird joins
chinese Room
To Mayflower
Hotel w/ Mrs Johnson
Lynda
for reception
honoring
them given
by
Ireland
arr'g
- pajama s - read s paper s i n living room and to bed
YB - t o bedroom - ask s her to place telephon e call .
Nap
Dr. Georg e W . Taylor , Beac h Haven , Ne w Jersey (b . 1)
Secretary Luthe r Hodge s - Washington , D . C. (b . 2 )
Bill Moyer s (b . 3
-
RECORD; Chuck Bailey of Cowles Publications
Called
Chuck Bailey back and stood in the door of MWs office reading a poll of voting
ffKKKiaiH percentages by age groups.
5:50p " y Ashton Gonella
'0
I .
6:06p To
oval office w/ Marvin Watson going over
- hi s des k —
1
8: 27p B
'"
9:20p Presiden
I1 _
9:29p T
9:31p I
t o the barbe r sho p
~ '" "
~
~
'.
» y
"
'
~
"
t returne d to Ova l R m Of c
to MJDR' s roo m workin g som e "nigh t reading " item s w/Mar y Slater
_
.
o th e Mansio n fo
- d
the Presiden t an d introduced him t o the group. The n the Presiden t spoke .
A
t thi s time , followin g th e President' s remarks , Judg e Hasti e read th e nam e and
b assignmen t o f eac h curren t fello w an d eac h cam e forwar d t o receiv
- is facing on the Hill. .
;
1:27 1
;30p President
1:30 1:42|;
1:32p t
in mjdr's office--reading papers on her desk.
then to ova l office ;
working
desk
..
.
_______
j
Walt
Rostow (pl)--Mr. Rostow was reported to be at home, so the President talked
- an unopened letter .
~ ——--— •
- T-Mr.
and Mrs. Kenny Kunz of Stonewall, Texas •- who.
addressed to Miss Fehmer from CMi^p^^e^Bgp |Jpf He
proceeded to open it. r\
I
. read
it and said "tell Marie to prepare a good warm answer. " ^J
wrote the President
- convertibl e t o pu t dow n the top . A WHCA bo y wa s
g th e ticker s t o th e house , an d the Presiden t stoppe d him s o h e coul d read th e
. Th e Presiden t expresse d a n unhappines s wit h th e wir e service s fe d to th e
j Ranch--sayin
gh
e woul d
- want m e t o wait outside ? " - Presiden t replie d "Yes. "
i .
,
.
i
1
11:25a i
i
11:27a | |
!
1
Presiden
t an d Sec y Udal l t o MJDR' s roo m - Presiden t sai d t o Mrs . Johnso n
"are yo u read y for u s t o se e tha t painting ? Wher e i s
- -...
-,
Cabinet Room - again - to ______
the 4:30p group —..
the
Oval Ofc w/ Secy Rusk, Secy McNamara, Walt Rostow
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President read a Mutual News release by Forrest Boyd about
- and press photographers who had been let int
o t
was seriousl y wounded in the right office . Th e Presiden t made REMARKS, Secretary Nitze read the citation. Command
hip. H e died after evacuation by Hobb
s handed the President the Medal of Hono
r
- Date June
7, 1966
White House - LBJ Ranch & Washington, D.C. p^ TUESDAY
Awakened and had breakfast in bed - read newspapers and listened to the morning
news on television
Marvin Watson - Washington, D. C.
Mrs.
_ The President - w/ Mrs. Johnson
- , accompanied by Chet Carter of Protocol Office, departed his problem.
office- -reading briefing papers as he walked- -and walked along the circular
private
drive to the Diplomatic Reception Room, South Portico entrance. As he
Unofficial/visit to the United
- August
White
Wreath
Johnson
placed at
on behalf
House
10
1965
Tuesday
grave of Hoover
of the President
by Major
General
President
Eisenhower
Harrisburg
Pa
to tell
him that he was
sending a telegram
to be read at West Board Iowa
marking
- Jacobsen
Jacobse n
B moyers
Bill
Bill
Moyers
Moyers
o lounge)
mjdr's
rm
reading
press building
Sept
White
McGeo
House
16
Thursday
Bundy
MW
to MJDR' s r m throug h outside porch w/Mr. Weis l and Mr. .Lehma n brings the m bot h i n to look a t
- e Fortas
Bill Moyer s
Bill Moyer s
Bill Moyers
for
s
a
haircut .^^.
^
September 21 , 1965
TUESDAY
WHITE HOUSE
Arrived i n MJDR' s Of c - w/M W
Stops a t he r des k an d reads som e correspondenc e directe d t o him
--one i n particular - ou
- . Rep
tomorrow
Sept. 23 , 196 5
White Hous e
Thursday
Col \JimCross
to MJDR' s Offic e - meet s Hele n Ganss w/Dress ticker s - reads . I s give n message
from Larr y O'Brie n tha t "th e Senat e i s votin g o n the Foreig n Ai d Appropriatic n
- . Vigorito
Cong an d Mrs. Maston O'Neal
Cong Westo n E. Vivia n
Cong and Mrs. E. S. Johnny Walker
today sent flowers t o Cong. Arch Moore, Jr., who is in Bethesda, with card
reading: "Arch, I'll be joining you soon. My best wishes for an early
recovery
- business-economic news column for his
paper which is syndicated throughout the country.
(The President discussed with Livingston some of Livingston's ideas and views on
the economy and then read to him the draft of the speech the President is planning
- Cronkite, Co- Chairman
Matthew Huttner , Chairman, Exec Comm.
group ashed to present to the
President on this anniversary
Ben Grauer , Chairman, Communications Industry Comm.
A. Louis Read, Co- Chairman, Communications Industry Comm.
the first copy
