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- , 1968 ,
(New Position)
Joseph J . O'Connell , Jr. , o f Maryland, t o be a Member o f the National
Transportation Safet y Boar d fo r th e term expiring Decembe r 31 , 1969 .
(New Position )
John H. Reed , o f Maine, t o be a Membe r o f the Nationa l
- to Pittsfield from Scotch Plains,
/ New
Jersey, where he worked in designing and building model rockets for the past
]/ four
years.
Nado, Portland, Oregon -- "In addition to spending a summer at Cal Tech to study
/ Bob
I"" astronomy,
Bob has won essay contests
- Cascad e Corp. , Boise , Idah o
Fred H. Harrington , Pres. , Uni v o f Wisconsin, Madiso n
George- M . Harrison , Chie f Exe c Ofcr , Brotherhoo d o f Railway Clerks , Cincinnat i
Harold'H. Helm , Chr. , 'Chemica l Ban k New York Trust Co. , ny c
Harry B
- , of New Jersey, to be Assistant Administrator for
the Far East, Agency for International Development.
Endicott Peabody, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Director
of the Office of Emergency Planning, vice John E. Cosgrove.
The following-named persons
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Aberdeen ? Sout h Dakota 57401
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102 £
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Arthur
/ Stan
Lowell
E. Krieg,Boyce
President SS/LJM
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Standard Packaging Corporation 3^
Bellingham , Washington 98225 I
200 East 42nd Street
-
. Johnso
4:43pm To
4:47p t
y
y (includ e visite d by )
D
4:24pm Presiden
4:40p wit
4: 35pm t
e Whit e House Thursda
y 2, 1968
New s
to DT
t Rostow , pl
p Bac
p 5:52p
notes
^i
k to Ros e Garde n w/
T
o Ova l Offic e
Washington Socce r Grou
- House on OFF RECORD visit to
a RECEPTION honoring Senator Carl Hayden
/mf asked
Manato REMARKS
i,for gist
Reception held in Room 1202 , the Appropriations Committee hearing room in
the New Senate Office Building.
' Senator
At 4:30p today
- .
and Mrs. Bill Crook arrived Mansion
Program for the White House Correspondents dinner began after the
President arrived. Cactus Pryor was the Master of Ceremonies. There
were various presentations of awards to members of the news media.
Changing
- him bac k t o New
York
e President departe d the Auction Barn Parkin g Lo t vi a helicopte r
accompanied by
Mrs. Johnso n
Doris Kearn s
Ervin Dugga n
Jim Jone s ,
mf
Paul Glyn n
Clarence Knetsc h
Woody Taylo r
Bill Fishe r
d LB J Ranc h - an d
to Ranc
- J. Cooke. D. D. . Archbishop of New York
The group proceeded to the rear door of the hearse, where the President and
Mrs. Johnson stood at the right side an d the Vice President and Mrs. Humphrey
at the left as the pallbearers placed the coffin
-
in his absence, starting with the new "hat room" --a room in back of the hangar
which used to be a cluttered store room, but has now been turned into an
organized, shelved room containing hats for the President to give away.
The President was so generous
-
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Activit
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1:00a Presiden
t
E
Y 24 , 196 8
e Maleche k
y General Ramse y Clar k (Presiden
t aske d fo r th e Atty . Gen . -howeve r
he wa s i n New York and expecte d a t 11:0 0 a . m . Presiden t sai d t o get Warre n
Christopher
- officers of the / Catholic Youth Organization:
Michael McGown , President of Teenage Section from Beaumont, Tex
Appt requested by Gerard
Mosey , President of Young Adult Section - from Tonawanda, New York
Cong Brooks' ofc Miss Philomena Kerwin, Exec Secy
- asked for Cong. J. J. Pickle --en route to International Club for
Reception and dinner
Jones
Frank
George
Cong.
l
-pl
Erwin. Mayflower Hotel - - asked over for dinner
Brown, Houston --re possible
new Cabinet Officers
J. J. Pickle -- returning
- :40p To
Dale
Walt
^^^r
(include visited by) tur
Coc
9:35p To
1968
WH Tues.
fort Expe
Activity
LD
13,
Meeks - LBJ Ranch '
Rostow
d
j
Today's evenin g news carrie d bulletin s t o th e effec t tha t w e were sendin g
10,500 mor e troop s t o
-
Secy
Rusk
10:19a f
Hon.
Ernest Goldstein
10:25a f
Hon.
Douglass Cater
12:15p '
" -
Code
President asked for Mr. Arthur Krim - and then said, hold it for a minute or two
Fowler
. Arthur Krim - New York City
MW-
10:30a 12:15p OFF
Tuesday
- / all the above to the main house, stopping in the livingroom
get Vicky McHugh an d Marie Fehmer to join, and then to the office to show
the G Harvey paintings and examine the new Warren painting of the cowboy on
a horse close-up. Governor Connally
- . J. J. Pickle
Tom Johnson
\
Jones
! the
I
Arrive
! and
J Mrs.
Mr.
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helicopter landed on the lawn of the Hugh Powell's home. as the powell s
had a new grandson. Hugh Powell Taylor, the President and Mrs. Johnson
took a bunch
- breakfast. -
7:50a Jim
7:52a |
8:25a |
.
.,
J up—"watching the news on tv. Watched the
=
"Today" show. —
Valenti, NYC .
f Jack
Marie
1
Fehme r in ___
_
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_
______
PResident read intelligence cables--on Congo situation. __,
.
. The
.—_
Mrs. Johns
- just signed.
The President turned on TV and sat watching the 6:30 news
I. — _
Watson (pl)
_
......
~~
Dean Rusk (MW called yb and said he had just transferred Secy Rusk to the
President )
^
(MITE House D
CNT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
ate July
MARY
- of New Jersey OFF
RECORD
\/ / Lewis
Bilancio, President of the Glassboro Chamber of Commerce _
j Dr.
George Neff, Associate Professorof Art at Glassboro State College
\
*.._
The Glassboro Chamber of Commerce had written a letter stating they would like
- wit h them . ___^
_\
,
'
,
s poo l an d new s photog s covere d
o Ova l Offic e - followe d b y Whit e House Fellow s
These youn g me n an d women will b e returnin g t o their home s i n many state s
where the y wil l be aske d t o speak an d
- Meyer , corresponden t
for th e Dalla s Time s Heral d be invite d t o join - - sh e accepted -- an d
•t
11:00p j
i:
i
i1 .
joined at midnight .
Watche
—-
d th e 11:00 p new s
^^ ^Br
/HUE House Date
August
KMT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
MARY
president
- White Hous e
e Au
j
o Ova l Of c - - di d signin g ;
d worke d nigh t readin g
t Rostow - pl
d 11:00 p new s i n littl e loung e
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g 18 , 196 7
11:20p T
o mansio n - w / m f
11:30p DINNE
R - w / mf
Mrs. Johnso n cam e
- - Saratoga Springs, New York
•
RECORD;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walter of Topkxka. Kansas (the President's third cousin--Mary
I Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Garrison Baines,
daughter of Joe Baines)
The
Garrisons are traveling w/ the Walters
'
MITE House Date
August
19
-
/
RECORD: Robert Baskin of the Dallas Morning News (Bob)
Johns on
\;
jflHH^ Appointment
2 . -i
requested by Mr. Baskin--interested in doing birthday story
VHITE House Date
August
DENT LYNDON B . JOHNSON
MARY
President began his day at(Place)
Time
- , New Hampshire, expressing
sympathy on the tragic accident on Mt. Washington. '
Read note about Yuki going to the Vet -- Mr. Nelson Pierce called about this -foot was hurt.
- State
_' Yuki's
2:23p To
2f25p Upstairs
the mansion. __^
in the mansion.
2
- in New York
is that they
'
did
talk
11:56pm
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10:15a t
Justic
n Weisl
,
Sr.
f t o secon d floo r
r Russel l Lon g
i n New Yor k Cit y
n George Maho n
w - pl
e Ab e Fortas
e
VHITE HOUS E Dat
DENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
e Septembe
DIARY
Wednesda
President bega n hi s day at (Place
-
In Out
Lo
White House, Washington. D. C.
or t Expend!Activity
LD
C^
7:55p to
(include visited by) ture
mjdr s room. Worked balance of night reading accumulated daring Secy Udall s
meeting Read tickers and news clips.
8:08p ~ To
Oval office
8:09p t
- REMARKS
1968
i
(include visited by) ture
South
the Miga^k Portico for presentation of new bubble-top limousine to the Secret Service -the President looked at the limousine, and then made
**attendance on page 10
12:54p To
1:00p t
the Oval Office
- t
8:44a ~£
White House T^
(include visite d by)
Situation Room
Rostow
Hon
Edwin Weisl, Sr - New York City
Walt
Rostow
Hon
Dean Rusk, Secy of State (b. 4) - re peace moves, instructions for
Harriman, general discussion of current Vietnam
- worke d w/ m r o n
getting a new se t o f cards typed .
e Meek s - Sa n Antonio - t o as k hi m t o fly Luc i t o Houston thi s afternoo n
Dal
for th e Astrodome appearanc e
e President wen t t o the kitchen - and sa t dow n an d had sor t o f a secon d
- during this mtg -- one of the new tie bars oix on velvet w/ LBJ initials
To Flower Garden for
Presentation of honorary degrees from Texas Technological College (Doctor of Laws)
to President Johnson
and President Diaz Ordaz
Cong. George Mahon introduced
- .
President pointed to all his Melvin Warren (new) paintings in the office
and explained they were awfully good to him since he paid something like
~ $1250 for practically each one. Mrs. Eshkol remarked they were
remarkably
western looking and appealed to her
- by thePresident as he ate his dinner at the LBJ Ranch
_- (
_
dining
room table:
„_______„
___
To
Prime
Minister
and
Mrs.
Eshkol: _____
a
^__ | Aboard 86972 in route John F. Kennedy Airport, New York,USA _
||
"We enjoyed the two days we spent together in our home
- littl e ite m ... . recen t Harri s Poll puttin g LBJ ahea d o f
~" Nixon. .. . gave Gov . th e clippin g an d asked hi m to ge t on e of his peopl e t o complai n t o the
" S. A. Expres s fo r tha t new s ite m K.
~~7:12p Th
e President an d Gov
- The
President - en route the office - w/ President-elect Nixon
--walking slowly along the colonnade --
2:51p To
the Oval Office - showing Mr. Nixon the office -pointing to new TV table and saying, "We have just put this in, and are having that one
(meaning
- channe l Luci , Pa t an d Ly n
were expecte d t o be show n o n news report . (7:2 5 p, Channe l 7 )
6:36pm 6:45 p REMARK
__^^_ RECEPTIO
CLlisttoDT
S at
N for National Counci l o n th e Arts
WHITE HOUS E Dat
e Novembe
r 21 , 196 8
IDENT LYNDO N B
- Canaveral, Florida
Tom
6:30p t
7:05p f
Saturday
D
5:45pm Walt
6:28py t
23, 1968
Krim - in his Long Island residence. New York
Terry Sanford, Durham, North Carolina
- with report on guests coming to dinner -The President said he would call M Mayer
