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- . Reuther
Marvin Watson (pl)
Mtg
the Mansion (Oke
pics)
t^, March 11, 1966
White House p^
^ Co
FRIDAY
Activity (inciude visited bv) tm
To the Cabinet Room for Meeting on Vietnam -- OFF
Expe
RECORD
The Agenda for this mtg was classified
- their
TV sets
on the resumption of bombing in VietNam LIVE
TELEVISION COVERAGE
To the ofc
where he immediately turned on his television sets to watch reaction to his
speech. He received fr mf Secy Rusk's opening statement for his press
conference at 11:00
- lunch for Amon Carter Evans at Skeeter's office
presented complimentary tickets to Music Man by Forest Tucker in P-38
policy meeting lunch at P-34
P-38: Roy Hofheinz
Sterling Cottrell (head of task force on Vietnam) and Bill Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
- , arriving at 2:30 for EXCOM
Briefing on Vietnam
Return to office
Walter Jenkins
Liz Carpenter
Dick Wilson's office (returning call)
W. Jenkins
Dick Wilson
Mrs. Johnson
Governor Connally - Austin
George Reedy
Mr. Kellam - Austin
Walter Jenkins
To 4040
- - International Rice Research Institute. Went through
very quickly. Didn't stay for the lunch they had prepared.
1:15 Left for Corregidor. Very rapid tour by car. CTJ rode w/ Mrs. Marcos.
2:28 CTJ left w/ newswomen. President left secretly for Vietnam!
2:55
- for comb-out
6:30 Jean-Louis left
6:45 Vietnam heroes and honored guests (43) to Oval Room
7:08 w/ President and some of above down Grand Staircase - photos
7:15 Blue Room Receiving Line (900 guests) - Military Reception
7:50 w/ President out on portico
8
- to heliport and to airport.
3.
4.
2:30
With President and Luci left Indianapolis.
2:11
Arrived Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. President reviewed troops. Party viewed demonstration
of Air Assault. President presented medals and spoke to troops. Greeted
Vietnam
- (Lt. Julie Klebaum and
Lt. Julie Klebaum and Lt. Katherine Schilling )
500 nurses for Vietnam: press and pictures
1:55 Departed w/ Lloyd Hand, Liz, Marcia for Washington Monument
Grounds to plant a cherry tree
2:39 Returned to White House w/ Japanese
- :38 Arrived at Mr. Per's shop for comb-out.
2:05 Returned to the White House -- second floor.
4. 2:50 To the theater for party for Vietnam veterans. Mixed and mingled.
3:55 Returned to the second floor.
Worked at desk with MWT.
5:30 Mr. Per in for comb
- Called Betty Tilson.
2:58 Called Secretary Boyd.
3:00? To the theater to join party for Vietnam veterans.
4:30 Returned to the second floor.
Recorded in dressing room.
5:30 Mr. Per in for comb-out.
5:55 Called the President's office to find out what time
- ,
and Walt Whitman Park.
3. 1:15 To the East Room with the President for the Vietnam Civilian Service Awards.
1:35 To the Blue Room to receive.
1:43 Returned to the second floor.
4. Lunch on tray in Luci's room. Visited with Luci, Pat, and Miss Gfeller
- hall for presidential
speech re: Vietnam (very unresponsive audience) given for legislative
conference and live TV.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
9:05 Left the assembly hall; returned to the ranch via Jetstar.
10:00 Arrived at the main house.
Retired.
*******
- luncheon.
2:25 Left.
2:35 Returned to White House. To second floor with Bess Abell.
2:40 Down to Vietnam Vets party.
3:43 Second floor.
4:08 Seven ambassadors' wives, Mrs. Rusk, Mrs. Symington . . . .
4:55 First Lady to the President's office.
5:05
- Christian aboard.
6. 8:30 Dinner with the President, Luci and Pat, Lynda, Betty Furness, Mrs. Christian,
J.C. Kellam, Judge Moursund, Joe Califano, Mrs. Irons, Marie, Jake, Mary.
Talked about Captain Paul Dresser, a friend of Lynda's, wounded in Vietnam
- to the ladies briefly -- some impassioned
views were expressed re: Vietnam, juvenile delinquency, etc.
4:05 Returned to the second floor.
3. 4:10 1. To the Red Room to speak with Bess Myerson.
4:20 Returned to the second floor.
Worked at desk. Signed mail.
5:05
- :40 Returned to the second floor.
2:00 Lynda joined -- to the theater to greet wounded soldiers returning from Vietnam.
3:05 Returned to the second floor.
3. 3:15 To the Yellow Oval Room to have tea with Mrs. Harman -- wife of returning Israeli
- equated American Jewish support forthe
AdministrAtion's Vietnam policy with continued American support
for the State of Israel. ThePresidenttold
Dr.Wexlerand Rabbi
Kaufman thathe hadonlyexpressed his
appreciation of the Jewish
Way Veterans' resolution
-
!
1966
Frida y
Bill Moyers (pl)
To the Cabinet Room for Meeting with Ambassador
Secy. Rusk
Secy. McNamara
Hon. Walt Rostow
Hon. Bill Moyers
to Vietnam - Henry Cabot Lodge
Oke
pics
Joined by Robert Komer
(this meeting was called to discuss
- )University
conducted by Wisconsin State Uni- Professo r Pham Hoang Ho, University of Can Tho
versity, and finance by AID
. Dr
. Bui Xuan Bao (Sec y to the group) - University of Saigon
Mr. Hoang Si Binh (AID/Vietnam interpreter)
Dr. Scott Hammond, State Dept
- VietNam
e
or t
Activity
LD
AF
The
One 86970 toucheddown. Cam H-^Ranh Bay.
Bay, ^^^^-^^--^-^-^^ty
L i^
-_
and
^H^ Republic of
Viet Na
Vice
President
Nguyen Caokey
President was met by
y^^)^^,^;^
^^y^^^^(^
second visit to Cam Ranh— x^r^
Ted
- on "Face the Nation" on his
mind, and talked at length w/ Mr. White about how the Senator had chapped his
I position
and thinking. Before going to VietNam, the ^BBB^Bt Senator had
been
anti-administration policy , but his going to VietNam had "opened his
-
?-45p Helicopter
! The
at
up -via helicopter - for Knxx Corregidor
w/ Mrs Johnson, President and Mrs. Marcos.
Amb Blair, Amb Romualdez
MW, Jim Jones, Okamoto, Jack Valenti, mf
(talk about Philippines GNP. civil side of war in VietNam)
The- helicopter
- later. President
said "I'll get him later "
Cliff Carter
Sen. Everett Dirksen (b. 1) - re his suggestion of yesterday asking that the President
meet with the ^H^^^HHbipartisan legislative leaders to discuss situation in
VietNam.
Joe Califano (pl
-
To dentist's office - for routine examination
To Oval ofc w/MW
Secy McNamara
BM (pl)
BM
Monday
no color pics
today - vm
pix
copper
Secy McNamara
Secretary of HEW John
Joined by BM
Joined by R Komer
Gardner - to report on his
visit to Vietnam
BM's ofc (pl
- of bombing attacks on North VietNam
^ January
29, 1966
White House p^
SATURDAY
Expendi-
Activity(:nc!ude visited by) ture
d^"
Code
"^
Ambassador Arthur Goldberg joined Rusk, Bundy, Moyers - BM out at 1:20p
Vice President Humphrey joined the group
- Agenda as follows:
1)
Report
on Latin American Trip and Summit (Rusk)
j_
2) Vietna m Peace Probes (Rusk(
| 3)
New Steps to cut down on N. Vietnam Infiltration (McNamara)
j 4)
Cutting U.S. Troops in Europe (The President, Rusk and McNamara)
I and
talking
- like to discuss:
Aid to VietNam with comment on appearance of two servicemen a t recent
national convention
Projected visit of the Natl Cdr with a delegation of JWV ldrs to West German
Extremism in the U. S.
Stability in the Middle East
Invitation
-
Meeting
__^__ Sec.
Johnson's Sec.
notes to DT
re Vietnam
Gen.
Hon.
• Gen.
' Adm.
' Walt
12:31 George
12:31 Tom
11:11a President
11:18a President
11-15a t
amp ——
in Cabinet Room w/ (OF
F THE RECORD)
Dean Rusk Joint
Chiefs of Staff
Robert McNamara
- by)
English out
OFF
, tea
'
RECORD: Mr. James Antell of Burlington, Vt.
Mr. Antell is President of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
He had just returned from VietNam and presented the President w/ a leather
^HHHttbound report on that Htrip. Mr
- his
CIVIL RIGHTS i
J fo
r gist Clif
f Alexander firs
t hand reactions to what he sa w in
Il:lla ; Joine
d by Jo e Califan o VietNam
.
i (Mr
. Young has jus t returned from a visit to VietNam) --Mr . Young's trip was made
entirely on the sponsorship
- J
^^Genera l Maxwel
Secretary McNamara
Ambassador Goldberg
General Wheeler
McGeo Bundy
William Bundy
"
The Vice President
for further discussion on VietNam
Leonard
Marks
joined
^^
To Oval Office -- briefly -- thence returned to the cabinet
- / Mrs . Johnso n an d Jack Valent i
Retired
The Presiden t toda y announce d the awar d o f five Presidentia l Uni t Citation s
to military units fo r "outstandin g an d heroic performance " i n the Republi c
of Vietnam . Tw o of th e Citation s wer e
- Monda
y
e
y (includ e visite d by )
Activit
oL
D
o Cabine t Roo m
for mt g w / Secretar y McNamar a
Press Briefin g #1113- A an
d th e Join t Chief s o f Staf f
indicated "discussion primaril y Genera
l Earl e Wheele r , Chairman , JC S
on Vietnam
-
Secretary McNamara ,
Hon. Ramsey Clark
Watson's memo on this mtg (gist) to
- mtg concerned possible March on /
on October 21 and 22.Anti
— Anti Vietnam
Vietnam
Lawson Knott
Secy Stewart Udall
l:45p l:50p
American
Legion National Commander, William
-
Watson
Christian
- pl
Cabinet Room to meet with the American Medical Association Appraisal Team from
Vietnam
J. L. Blasingame, M. D. , Chicago-Exec VP, AMA - Chairman
MEMBERS:
Forrest H. Adams, M. D. , Los Angeles-Prof of Pediatrics and Head, Division
- States Ambassador to VietNam, Ellsworth Bunker
and Hon. Walt Rostow
n^ No
The White House Day
Activity (inc)ude visited by) ture
George Christian
v 13, 1967
Monday
Expend)
Code
-pl
George Christian
Secretary Henry Fowler
(appt requested
- Gorton,
Minister for External
Affairs
,
Minister for Defense
Leader
of the Government in the Senate
Chief subject touched on according to joint announcement was Vietnam
signed
condolence
book
signed condolence book
^
Departed Parliament House w
-
for meeting w/ Secretary Rusk,
re Vietnam
William S. White
Mrs. Johnson
William Schnick, Jr.,
Baltimore, Maryland
Price Day,
Baltimore, Maryland
To second floor
t
f
operator
Frank Batten,
Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers
Norfolk, Va.
Secy McNamara,
McGeorge
- Valenti
Lt General Marshall
Carter - departed
6:10
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Publishers & Editors - see attached
list (5)
Secy Ball
// departed 7:50p
Sen. Smathers
Secy McNamara
Secy Rusk
Michael
Forrestal - re briefing
on Vietnam
W. Jenkins, Ted Sorensen
- joined and there was
discussion as to when South Vietnam would announce going to the Paris peace talks
8:15
dinner with President, Lynda, Jim and Olivia Jones, Marie, Helene
9:00
retired
