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the President. " to
put on their national magazine. The Association has consistently supported Pres
Johnson in Vietnam policy.
2:00fr
£'.^>P Mrs.
Oveta Gulp Hobby of Houston, Tex
Editor and Chairman of the Board, The Houston Post
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VH.T* Hoi Date
Mar
-
Jim Jones and Larry Temple in and out of bedroom
President dressed and w/ Jim Jones and Larry Temple departed
Picnic House via helicopter for Briefing at CINCPAC
to bring President up to date on latest situation in Vietnam
and also to receive briefing
- Da y Proclamation
y awarde d Uni t Citatio n to the Eighth Battalion , Airborn e Division ,
y o f th e Republi c o f VietNam .
y announce d sendin g of 200,00 0 sdxjegx^AkgBgyaJBPc^iaKa : dose s o f liv e
o vaccine t o Nicaragu a to hel p comba t a n
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n
Activity
Monday
ay_
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(include visited by)
LD
11:56a OFF
1967
RECORD: James (Jim) Lucas of Scripps-Howard newspapers
Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson s notes of this
mtg to D T Mr.
Lucas has just returned from VietNam - he met w/ Bill Leonhart
- and the NEWSWEEK story
j to
come out on Monday '-- the VietNam observer team and what press practices should
be
allowed regarding it .
'HITI HOUSE
CNT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
WAtY
DAte August
The
White House Tuesday
resident began his day at (Place) Day_
Time
-
Oval Office - w/,,
^
Press cards
Johnson rA.^^^^'-
^.^OFF
"
RECORD**
David English, Foreign Editor of the London Daily Express
English asked to discuss w/ the President "Vietnam, European policy,
domestic problems."
Bird - to sayhello
-
fun
- approva l o f appt of Willia m E . Colby , o f Maryland , t o
succeed Komer a s Deput y Commande r fo r Pacificatio n t o th e U S Commander,
U S Military Assistanc e Command , Vietnam .
Today grante d a reces s app t to Ambassador Alber t W . Sherer , o f
- spoke in a voice that seemed
hoarse. His delivery was rapid and business-like. He stated:
"We are ready to announce that we are going to stop bombing North Vietnam. We have
always held tha t conferences "will not be productive unless the Government
- , Nicholas Katzenbach
The Foreign Minister of Australia, Paul Hasluck
Ambassador John Keith Waller of Australia
Asst Secy of State, Hon. Rober t Barnett
Walt Rostow
6:50p
Rostow briefing papers to DT -indicated Hasluck would like to talk about:
Vietnam
- Rusk JOINT
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHP
Defense Robert McNamara Bipartisan
Everett Dirksen re
VietNam
Margaret Chase Smith
Bourke Hickenlooper
John J. Sparkman
Carl Hayden
WmTE House nut*.
Oct
23, 1967
MO€MT LYWOOW B. JOMMSOM
- .-.
The
: President
- the mansion - w/
General Westmoreland
To the East Room for
Presentation of the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Charles B. Morris. USA
(the President presented Staff Sergeant Morris with the Distinguished Service
Cross at Cam Ranh Bay, VietNam, Oct 26)
n
- 4.
Military situation in Vietnam
Sihanouk letter
Paris Prospects: next steps
Increment to U S Contributor to SYG
2:30 Tom Johnson Un
2:30 George Christian 5.
Population Trust Fund
Other
tfHiTE HOUSE Date Dec
DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
10,
_DIA
- .
Then the President and Mrs. Johnson visited with a group of wounded servicemen from Vietnam who were just a few feet from the wing tip of the aircraft.
They had been brought there -- along with their families -- to see the President.
Several were ambulatory, but one
-
retired
^ Dr . Graha m ha s jus t returne d from a tri p t o Vietnam .
- wishin g happ y
i
.
New Year an d thanking
fo r thei r Christma s trips
to VietNam .
°
10:36a Th
e Presiden t an d Mrs. Johnso n drov e t o the nort h en d of the runwa y to th e hue y
chopper
10:41a |
;
10:59a Th
Depar
| Mr
j
11:04a 11:33
aI
- in Amarillo. Both young men are on their
way to VietNam for their assignment as helicopter pilots.
To CABINET ROOM for Swearing-in Ceremony
Stephen Shulman as
Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 59
REMARKS by the President
Oath of office
- and sculpture garden
Todayissued Bob Komer's report to the President on his return from VietNam
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Date_ December
9, 1966
MSOM
day at (Place) Tetephone c
fort Expendt— Activity
Lo LD
y
'
(inc!ude visited by) ture
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was shaking with emotion. (See mjdr's memo to Pres, 17 Jun) -,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moody, brought their 10 year old son, Scott, to Washington
to give him a better understanding of why his brother, Sgt Arthur Moody, III gave
his life in VietNam for his country
- by the President
(followed text exactly)
At Rossmount, the President had approved an insert re VietNam (BM draft) a
instructed mf to go on the helicopter and get it typed on his speech copy. But
when the President delivered the remarks, he did not included
- r talke d t o Bil l Moyer s instead )
To War d ~C, 3&
x where h e visite d w / serviceme n injure d
in VietNam .
(He suggeste d that Mrs . J , VM , an d MF wait fo r hi m downstairs )
the - - Presiden t
t^>*^ made *~^4JLS impromptu ~rv
-
Day Thursday
(inctude visited by)
Bill Moyers (pl)
Secy Robert McNamara_
_ vm in - working desk w/President
Cong. PaulH. Todd, Jr. (Michigan) (b. 2)
Note fm Henry Wilson taken in
"The House by a vote of 350 to 27
passed the VietNam Economic
- . Dunwiddie, NSA
Captain Lanier (WH police -- father of Mrs. Rowlett)
- into on VietNam
William
B. Prendergast, Minority Sgt at Arms-House of Reps ^
President had asked the Wh. House Operator for William -^
William F. Arbogast, A P man in Senate Press Gallery and she made a mistaKe) ^
Pres. apologized for u^^ the error in
getting him
- April 5, 1966
White House
Tuesday
The Situation Room (b. 1) --asking for a report on latest happenings in VietNam
The President asked the operator for newspapers and for his breakfast
Leonard Marks
Cong. J J Pickle
BM
Secy McNamara
Chairman
- taken w / Stewar t Shockle y - - showin g him ho w to adjust hi s ha t - Stetso n
PRESS BRIEFIN G ---BACKGROUNDE R - To the offic e w / mrs . Johnso n and Lynd a
(During th e visi t o f Vietnam soldiers , etc . - - th e President autographe d pix - 1
- Rico
press and photogs
Smathers
of
in
Bundy
J W
Fulbright
President bega n th e conversatio n b y
saying "I understand you'v e bee n snubbed " referrin g tonews storie s commentin g on Fulbright no t attending the
VietNam meeting s thi s -weekend
-
The President made statements on Vietnam, Selma , Alabama , and his frequence of press conference s
and how it was the President's privilege to hold press conference where and when he saw fit to do so.
After th e Press Conference prepared statements
- meta l heaps an d simila r
eyesores lin e America'
America'ss mai nn road
road ss an
an dd streets.
streets .
May 1, 1965
Sat.
Today announced that the IRS will expedite income tax refunds to Armed Forces
personnel who served in Vietnam during 1964
- an d th e Unite d Staffs '
stand o n Vietnam an d the Dominican; Republic. - - mainl y Domin i ran Republic- .
where h e trie d t o tell th e grou p i n layman's languag e jus t wha t the positio n
was ther e an d ho w we so t int o k k i t an
d wha t
- , Labo r Departmen t
To th e Cabine t Roo m t o join
Ambassador t o South Vietnam ^ Maxwel l Taylo r
McGeorge Bund y
Richard Helm s
Secretary McNamar a
General Earle Wheeler
Wheele r
Director Rabor n
Secy Vance
Secy Rusk
Secy
Ball
To
Oval
office
w
-
White
House
Admiral
Raborn
Richard
Helms
Llewellyn
Thompson
Secy Vance
General
Wheeler
William
Bundy
Wednesday
Agenda included :
Vietnam, Berlin , Dominica n Republi c
(Classified agend a whic h briefe d th e Presiden t
for thi s mt g returne d t o
- . polic y i n VietNam .
McGeo
Bundy
June 28 1965
White
Secy
Thomas
Horace
Geo
Mrs
Mann
Reedy
Albert
Mary
Charles
Harry
Connor
Schultze
McPherson
Marvin
Watson
Fortas
Reedy
To the mansion
Lunch
Lasker
Schultze
Secretary
Geo
Monday
- th e Presidentia l Uni t Citatio n t o th e Delt a
River Patro l Group (Task Group 116.1) under th e overal l comman d o f
Commander. U.S . Nava l Force s , Vietnam fo r extraordinar y herois m
in action whil e servin g wit h friendly foreign force s
- t Roo m fo r
n o f Presidentia l Uni t Citation t o th e 26t h Marines
(reinforced), 3r d Divisio n (Reinforced )
:
e Presidential Citatio n presented fo r extraordinar y herois m i n action against
the Nort h Vietname s Army forces durin g th e
- , forme r U S Senator fro m Colorad o an d Governor
scs^gJC^CssEgoQgs^axgcl^Ugc wh o outlined a pro-administration (o n Vietnam) speec h h e is givin g
t commencemen t exercises (th o h e admit s h e i s no t totall y pr o admi n o n Vietnam)
r Mors e ou t
- of Vietnam.
Today announced that the President has received the 1968 Report of the Board
of Visitors to the U S Military Academy together with comments by the Secy of
the Army and the Secy of Defense
Today awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (Army
-
y (includ e visite d by ) tur
e
e
e-
_
Mrs. Florence Mahone ? (b. 1 ) .mmjB^gJmim askin g Pre s t o see som e peopl e she
knew just bac k fro m Nort h Vietnam Pre s suggeste d they se e Rus k
o Ova l Offic e w / Jak e Jacobse n "~
~
9:15a T
L_
- Morgan concerning the VietNam
Benefits Bill. He also suggested that Bill see that Clark Clifford and
Richard Helms join him in Manila. The President expressed the wish
that CIA be present, and also the feeling that this would give Helms a chance
to see
- d tha
t
r i s a n extremel y responsibl e commande r an d he suggeste d tha t
the Presiden t migh t wis h t o comme nd Gen . Momyer' s effort s t o co
ntrol
the bombin g under tight disciplin e bot h insid e an d outside Sout h Vietnam.)
Fm mem o o f
