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- Today directed withdrawal
dependents from Vietnam
White House
February
of American
7
1965
Sunday
Secretary Vance
Secretary Vance
Secretary Vance
Secretary Vance
Breakfast in bed
to th e Offic e
calls
ushers ofc
checked mj
for
mtg
NATIONAL
- y o f Weapons used i n VietNam.
Secretary
deck of LBJ
cards
re Senato r Russell' s
McNamara
To th e offic e
Dr. Monro e Spaght , Presiden t o f the Economi c Clu b and Presiden t o f Shell Oi l
Company --to invit e th e Presiden t t o spea k t o
- Vietnam
Awake
Secretary McNamar a
Mrs. A . W. Moursund , Roun d Mountain, Texa s
McGeorge Bund y
re possibility
The Attorne y General , Nichola s Katzenbac h
George Reed y
To th e Offic e fo r meetin g wit h
Combined Hous e an d Senate Leadershi p
The Vic
-
on
situation in
Vietnam
Fred Kort h
The Governo r o f Texas, Joh n B . Connall y - Austin , Texa s
Secy McNamara
To Offic e
C
0.
'
LEADERSHIP of House an d Senat e i n a join t meetin g
The Speake r (
' Senato r Mansfiel d
Cong. Alber t C
Senato r Smather s
- Moyer s
George Reed yPresented Chess set to President for Mayor
BrandtWhite HouseApril 14, 1965Wednesda
Secretary Cyru s Vance
McGeorge Bund y
Larry O'Brie n
George Reedy
McGeorge Bundy
re
Vietnam
To Offic e w/JV , MW , an d Dic k Goodwi n
Senator
- MW* s offic e an d talke d w /
Mr Johnson has just returned fr Vietnam Press i n "
Secretary Orvill e Freema n - fo r presentatio n o f "The America n Outdoor s (Dek e DeLoach )
Also:
inscribed t o the Presiden t a s follows : "T o Presiden t Lvndo n
- A . Jenkins , Commande r -in- Chief, Veteran s o f Foreign Wars ^ to the
Mr. Jenkin s has jus t returne d from
from aa trip
trip to
to th
the
e Fa rr East
East , includin g VietNa
VietNam
m« « >> S lawn
To th e Sout h Law n fo r
and the
REMARKS
REMARKSt
- (Asst , t o Gen . Wheeler pic s b y Okie ) - o f the JCS
(prior t o Genera l Goodpaster 1 s app t wit h Genera l Eisenhower t o bring hi m u p to dat e o n
Bill Mo yers an d Dick Goodwin Dominica
n Republic and Vietnam situation)
To th e Mansio n fo r
-
NYC
Mr. an d Mrs. Alber t C . Carricart e o f Miami Florid a OF
F RECOR D
Congressman Dant e Fascell Th
e Carricarte's los t thei r oldes t so n in VietNam,
Congressman Claud e Peppe r an
d the receip t o f a condolenc e Itr fro m th e Pres Major Arla
- the President parents
of John Corry-Marine L/Cpl.
Their son was wounded June 3 in Vietnam
-they strongly support Pres. policies
back to oval office w/ in
Vietnam-Simone says the President
His Excellency Jose Joaquin Trejos Fernandez did
meet them and talked w
- thes e me n
during th e lunc h on :
Vietnam
Balance o f Payment s
the LB J Library
2:36p f
Hon
. Charle s Murph y
3:35p t
Manato
s- p
3:50p t
Califan
o- pl
_4:21p t
4:25p t
4:29p f
Sa
Manato
Mik
l
m Housto n Johnso n i n hi s roo m a t
-
Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. , Commandant, USMC
The President had seen a ticker item saying that the General was leaving for
Vietnam on an inspection tour in the next day or two. . . the President asked
the General to give Chuck a big hug for the family
- - w/ Jim Jones
Senator
Gale McGee
Mr. James Clay, the publisher, with National Pres s
Miss Mary Gale McGee
The Senator gave the President a copy of his new book on Vietnam
11:55a t
Murphy
11:56a Charles
12:00n t
- pl
Murphy
Jones
- pl
WW
- - pl
- pl
_____
mansion ftJMj
Lunch Geo. Christians notes
w/ George Christian (2)
and (
Hugh Sidey , TIME-LIFE
^••tl CarrollKilpatrick ,
Cormier , AP
Merriman Smith . UPI
Lynda
to DT
3)
Geo Christians
notes
to DT
Papal visit
.(1)Pap lvist
Vietnam
- . Richard Helms
to
General Maxwel l Taylor
George Christian
Walt Rostow
DT
Nitze
by the Vice President
(General Wheeler has just returned from a mission to VietNam)
"^ ^^
THE WHITE HOUSE date
PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Feb
DAILY DIARY
- . Received his
Doctor of Philosophy Degree at Columbia Univ w/ international law and
relations as his major. Served as a combat soldier in the First World
War in France for nine months. Is over 70 years of age.
Dr. Stephens recently went to VietNam and spent
- and Construction Trade s union s
have fo r th e most par t supporte d the Presiden t an d th e Administration's policie s
, iad
,
in VietNam . "
I Mr. George
y
y (includ e visite d by ) tur
\
11:05a 11:13
,
Cod
10:07a Harr
£•—--• 10:24
Monda
y
h 25
- , succeedin g Admira l Ulysses S . Gran t Sharp
who retire d Augus t 1.
Also announce d th e app t o f Ge n Creighton W . Abram s a s Commande r o f
U.S. 2&Ddk3oe x Forces, VietNam . . . . succeeding Genera l Westmorelan d
Today announce d tha t he wa s
- States Information Agency
Krim - in bedroom for talk - they had coffee
Arthur Krim joined them
Sam
Director
Walt
Houston Johnson
Charles Zwirk - Bureau of the Budget
Rostow
Bunker, Ambassador to Vietnam in bedroom
VHITE HOUS E Dat
DENT LYNDO N B
-
Activity
LD
OFF
10, 1967
j
Marvin
_.__
discuss the communications satellite policy.
RECORD: Marianne Means (Mrs . Emmet Riordan). Hearst Syndicate
is going to VietNam abou t the second week of August to cover the
3 elections.
Christia n (pl
- whe n their grandchil d wa s bor n
Ltr to SSgt. Arthu r F . Rose , Jr , USAF : thank s fo r letter h e wrote his
daughters clas s r e VietNam
* Lt r t o Mr. B . J . Chenault : thank s fo r sendin g copy o f SSgt. Rose' s letter
> Message fo r Nationa l
- . , the tempo of
demonstrations
against the war; 2. , the present situation in VietNam; 3. , some
the President's reactions on trip to Bonn.
^
f HUE HOUS E Dat
e Ma
«NT LYNDO N B. JOHNSO N »
DIARY
Th
'resident bega n hi s day a t (Place ) _
Time Telephon
-
Roberts OFF
l Kilpatrick
Tom Johnson
Christian
RECORD
RECORD
Washington Post is starting a series of stories on policy making in VietNam
the President told Russell Wiggins last night that he "would like to have something
to say about the stories." So
- commendatio n o n hi s retiremen t ( 4 star )
Ltr t o Haye s Redmon, o n his departur e from th e Whit e Hous e staf f
Ltr t o Geo. Akerson , Publisher , Th e Boston Herald, Boston , Mas s re hi s editorial s abou t Vietnam (supportin g LBJ) - - sen t i n
-
this
Post
_
mornings
_
—.
,
. 1. .
n
Major Bernar d Fishe r i s th e first Ai r Forc e Office r t o win the Medal o f Honor i n I
VietNam. I t involve d savin g a lif e — and the man Major Fishe r
I
ate
d attende d th e OOJB C ceremon y t oday-- D
I
- Mr . Arata' s lt r t o th e President . H e sai d tha t h e foun d hi s visi t
jw
/ thi s coupl e very moving , fo r her e wa s a woma n who onl y had tw o things-Ja
so n an d a dg § daughter. Th e so n sh e gav e t o her countr y in Vietnam--th e I
-
"Amb. Konan Bedie paid a farewell call on the President, reiterating his Country's
support for our (policies in VietNam and with respect to Communist China, asking
THE WmiE House n^tr
Sept. 7, 1966
PREStDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DAILY D!AHY
Th^ Pr^iWf
- (inciud e visited by)
Joe Califano (pl)
BM (pl)
Walt Rostow
Secy McNamara (b.2
)
Oval Office OFF
RECORD:
SIGNING CEREMONY -H. R. 13284
(This bill allows Vietnam veterans membership in AM VETS)
Ralph Hall, National Commander, AM VETS
Leo Anderson
- . The primary point of Komer's briefing was leadin g to his
request for three man team per area liberated in VietNam, telling the President that
Westmoreland's troops go in and clean the VietCong out and then go off and leave the
liberated area. Komer pointed
- help. The n the President, for about 35 minutes, covered the problems
facing him each day. He covered the entire domestic program; specific difficulties
that he encounters daily in dealing with VietNam and other foreign affairs; and he
even dwelt
- meeting. H e read , as he decided to
do ahead of time, the written remarks contained in the book concerning
Secretary Rusk's report on the Pacific visit and Secretary McNamara's
report on the Vietnam military operations.
The Presiden t also read
- the briefing and talked on foreign affairs, including VietNam,
Africa, South America, and NATO problems
Secretary McNamara talked on defense matters, primarily problems in VietNam.
With guests to the State Dining Room for DINNER 147
*-^
/
ATTENDANCE
-
Hugh Sidey --of
LIFE magazine
Bill Moyers
see
(BM says LIFE is doing a major piece on VietNam next week, and Mr. Sidey askEd to
BM to talk about it. He asked for a "mood" bit on the President'sproblems on managin
To Bethesda Naval Hospital via
-
asked Thursday
him to get Mrs Reeb
White House
on
the
phone
Secretaary McNamar a delivered remarks o n the Defense Budge t and th e
Vietnam situation
Secretary Rusk spot e on the Vietnam Situation an d world problems.
While th e Seceretar y of Stat e
- Busby's ofc
w/ Pearson
Reading
ticker in
hall
w/ Pearson
To office
w/ Drew Pearson
Bill Moyers
Geo Reedy
To
mansion
for
lunch
to g o t oo Saigo
Saigonn fo
for
r th
th e preparatio n o f a nn hour
hou r lon
lon gg documentar
documentaryy oonn VietNam
- the President asked Jim to get his Mother's Day gift for
Mrs. Johnson. It -was a Sony tape recorder. Luci gave he r mother
a picture of her family - taken the day before Pat left for Vietnam. birthday
NOTE: The President also gave a LBJ tie clip and picture
- capacity
of Member of Parliament (he is Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party
Foreign Affairs Committee), and as a journalist. Talkin g points suggested:
Vietnam and Korea, the UK's Future Worl d Role, and Cuba, he proposed
to write an article in favor
- Rusk
who says "Brosio has been
helpful to us on Cyprus, on
the NPT
and on Vietnam,
A meeting with him would
underscore our continued
interest in NATO regardless
of recent British defense
cuts."
1:15 P.M.
Monday
Day
Activity (include visited by)
LD
- Deput y Ambassador t o th e
Republic o f VietNam , replacin g Hon . Eugen e Locke wh o
resigned t o ente r th e Democrati c primar y fo r Governo r of Texas.
Today release d statemen t o n the deat h o f Scott Luca s - t o th e pres s
Today held briefing
- was being given
honoring Governor s
This
^ttr
__.
luncheon is being hosted by Secy Rusk and is held for
purpose of providing a Vietnam briefing by Secy Rusk and
of the JCS, General Earle G. Wheeler
Feb
VHITE HOUSE date
>ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DIARY
