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5:05p
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5:15p
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April 10
Expenditure
Code
John McCloy
Abe Fortas and Sec Goldberg, Jerry Holleman, George Reedy
White House to go to ballgame with the President
Baseball game
Bobby
Jerry Holleman
Nancy Hanschman
Mrs. Johnson
Abe Fortas
- VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
DAILY DIARY
The Vice President began his day at (place)
Entry
No.
Time
Telephone
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1 2:05
Day Sunday
4040 52nd Street
Activity
Date.
(include visited by)*
LD
To Abe Fortas' home in Sammy Wright's car w
- today
Abe Fortas, asking him to come see the Sena tor today
Bobby Baker
Sarah McClendon, re: invitation to party on Jan 15th (see file) by Amer. Newspaper Women
Sen Mansfield, Hennings, Bobby and George
Abe Fortas — talked to him in reception room
Arthur
- Fortas (interrupted Harte call to talk to Mr, Fortas)
Rein VanderZee asking for New Republic article, "The Vender"
Mr. VanderZee arrives w/ article - joins WJ and the VP until 5:35
To Abe Fortas' home, arriving at 6:10
To 4040, arriving at 8:00 for dinner
- Reedy - asking him to come to S212
Abe Fortas
W. Jenkins
Meeting w/ George Reedy
Sen. Earle Clements - re: Troy Browning remarks on Cargo Preference Statute
remarks attributed to VP in Goteborg, Sweden
Bill White
Cong. Mahon
To the barbershop
- notes on verso)
Abe Fortas
Congressman Ikard and Thornberry
Lunch in P-38 $1.75
To gym
P-38 - Oscar Chapman
Bob Oliver
Dave Broder , re: Stevenson meeting
Warren Duffe e
Phil Graham
To Speaker's office with Phil Graham
Abe Fortas
Met John Connally's
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6:45p
6:50p
7:05p
7:20p
7:25p
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Hotel, Washington, D. C.
Date.
Activity (includ e visited by)
*
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August 29, 1960
Expenditure
Code
Breakfast at Mayflower Hotel with Ed Clark, Abe Fortas, Leon Jaworski
Arrived P-38
Senator Johnson
- General Kennedy
Senate met -- Vice President opened the Senate
Picture with Miss Muffin for National Retail Bakers Week
David Bell (Budget Director)
Abe Fortas (New York)
Nick Katzenbach (Justice Dept)
Sen Yarborough
Sen Yarborough
shook hands with Lloyd
- at eighth floor, State Dep t
meeting at 274 EOB with Arthur Goldberg, Reedy, Abe Fortas
5. during afternoon at SOB the following calls :
t Joe Moody, National Coal Policy Conference; as per request from Bobby Baker
f Jimmy Phillips, Carlton Hote l
f Barne t
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April 19,
visited by)*
LD
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1963
Expenditure
Code
Cliff Carte r
Bill Allen - San Antonio
Driving around ranch w/ Mr. Kellam, MF, returning to main house at 1:55
Gov. Ellington - Louisville, Kentucky
Abe Fortas
Lunch w/ Mr. Kellam, MF 2nd page
- and Congressman Gonzalez
Abe Fortas
George Reedy (learne d of Bobby Baker's resignation as Secy to Senate Majority)
Departed S-212 - picked up Jack Valenti at Old House Office Bldg - then to 4040
At 4040 - Reception for Texas Bankers (approx. 400) reception over
- with Abe and Carolyn Fortas, Dr. Hurst, and 1 other couple. Dinner?
To Andrews via Norman Dr. Hurst
Arr'g Andrews VIP Lounge, met by Amb. and Mrs. Heisbourg (Lucy) Amb. and Mrs Scheyven (B
4 9:30To Luxembourg
Moursunds, Amb. and Mrs. Van Roijn, Dept Asst
- , N . W .
Activity (include
Date
July 20 , 196 3
visited by)*
LD
Mrs. Johnso n an d Mr . Kella m i n Austi n
Ed Wels h - r e: speec h fo r Governor' s Conferenc e
Abe Forta s
To EO B w / Mis s Cath y MacArthur , arrivin g a t 3:5 0
Dr. Wels h
- Carpenter, Jim Wright
Homer Thornberry, Marie Fehmer, Mr . and Mrs. Cliff Carter .
Dr. Kenneth Pitzer, Pres. , Rice Univ. , Houston, Texas,
(In turn) Abe Fortas, Frank Ikard, Jack Brooks, Henry Gonzalez inviting them to
dinner all
declined.
Dinner
- (closed)
Sen Clements
Jack Burns
Sen Howard Cannon
Abe Fortas
Sen Eastland
Gov Quinn (Hawaii)
Sen Bible
Sen Clements, Sen Hart
Skeeter
Bobby
Joe Duke
Governor Loveless
White House dinne r honoring King of Nepal
Selected names should be underscored.
SEE
- Conference
John an d Edwin Weisl in P-38
To gym
Dinner at Tom Corcoran's
Dancing at Woman's Natl Demo Club given by Fortases in honor of Abe Fortas
birthday
Selected names should be underscored.
Saturday
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
June 25
- :30p
7. 12:45p
t
8. 1:00p
9. 3:30p
10. 4:00p
11. 4:15p
12. 5:30p
13. 8:30p
Arrived P-38
Sen Russell
Gerry and George
Sen Dirksen
Senator Johnson opened the Senate
Abe Fortas
Mike Guajardo (Acapulco) and group of Mexicans here in interest
- , Ala)
Abe Fortas (Wash)
George Reedy
Walter Jenkins (Wash, DC)
Phil Graham (Wash, DC)
Lunch: Mrs. Johnson; Bobby; MMW, Bob Waldron; Dorothy Nichols
Elmo Burke (Wash, DC)
Mr. Baird (Wash, DC)
Tom Deegan (New Orleans)
Sen Mansfield (Wash, DC)
Sen Russell
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5:00
5:30
5:45
9:30
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21
10:20
10:40
11:00
22
Telephone
fo rt
Day Friday
LBJ Ranc h Date
Activity (includ
October 18 . 196 3
e visite d by) *
LD
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The Presiden t - r e: Fortas-Kort h proble m
Abe Forta s - r e: President' s
- and other matters
George Reedy
Abe Fortas
Lunch in S212 alone - consomme and salad
Bess Abell - asking her to get in touch w/ Mrs. Johnson and get her to call VP
To the Senate Floor
Mrs. Johnson in Los Angeles, California
Meeting w/ Terry Gregory of Cong
-
3:40p
3:45p
3:50p
4:30p
4:40p
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19
5:15p
6:30p
6-8
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Day Tuesday
Activity (include
February
visited by)*
LD
f
7, 1961
Expenditure
Code
White House for Leadership Conference
Byron Skelton (P-38)
Gerry Siegel
Abe
- Morgan Smith; who gave opening prayer
Lyle Wilson (re: speaking to UPI in June)
Ken Young
Harry Provence (Waco)
Abe Fortas
Ken O'Donnell
Geo Brown (Houston)
Joe Kilgore
Sam Houston Allred
Stopped by Sen McCarthyr's lunch for charge' d affaires of New
- Beach Hotel landing field)
for return to San Juan Puerto Rico Airport. Met in San Juan by Abe Fortas,
Governor Munoz Marin, and an Assistant to the Governor. (Flight time 15 minutes)
3 11:41AM
Boards Jetstar (AF plane) for flight to Bergstrom AF Base
-
2:45 t
2:55 f
3:40 f
4:05 f
4:15 f
4:50
5:25
6:00
* Selecte d name s shoul d b e underscored .
Depart 404 0
Arrive P-3 8
Walter Jenkin s
George Reed y
Phil Graha m
Abe Forta s - r e: Mossma n cas e
Senator Pel l
Depart P-3 8 - vi a ca r 11 1 - Sto
- to 31) - re: matter being worked on by Carol Agger and Abe
Fortas, NY Herald Trib. story, Joe Duk e on demonstrations in the Capitol.
(Note #36 ) - re: WJ's conversation w/ Roy Wilkins re: NYC constr. projects
w/ Federal Funds. .
To the White House
- / Ivan Sinclair and Col. Jackso n
Abe Fortas
Walter Jenkins
Ivan Sinclair
John Macy
Walter Jenkins
Governor John Connally (till 7:50 pm)
Depart EOB w/ VM -- for Sen. Monroney's residence for informal dinner
Join Mrs. Johnson there.
To 4040 w/ Mrs. Johnson
-
Walter Jenkins
Geo. Reedy.
Received James Wilson of Austin, Texas in P-38
Congr. Thornberry
Dr. Welsh
Congr. Albert Thomas
To House side to meet Homer Thornberry
Dinner at 4040 with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Fortas, Mr. an d Mrs. Homer Thornberry,
James Wilson
- -- re: Mesta luncheon today
Lunch in
P-38 $1.25
Abe Fortas
Sec Anderson
Claud Wild
R
Bill Dougherty and some other members of letter carrier s to thank Senator Johnson
for passage of pay raise bill
Bobby Baker
Jim Cain (Rochester)
Nellie Connally
Bill
- of Thailand
Texas Delegation
John
Sen Bill Knowland (Oakland, Cal)
Sen Dirksen
Speaker
George Sokolsky (Otis , Mass)
Gover Tawes (Baltimore)
Abe Fortas
Chief Aystunb e Rosiki (Nigeria) and Louis Martin (Chicago)
W. P. Kennedy, (Cleveland); Walter Munro
- , driving with
Mrs. Johnson, Diana, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Ikard, MM
To 30t h Plac e
Sen Ervin re: labor legislation
Abe Fortas
Dinner: Walter and Marjorie, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Ikard, MM, Diana, Mrs.
Johnson, Lynda E
Lucy at Camp Mystic
Bobby Baker
To Bed
- at 30th Place: Mrs. J, MM
John Connally, Fort Worth, re: money for campaign
Abe Fortas
Gov Jimmy Davis, Shreveport, La, to congratulate him on his election
Selected names should be underscored.
SEE VERSO FOR TRAVEL ACTIVITY AND CODE
R
Page No.
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Agger (Ab e Fortas ' brother-in-law ) - joine d ther e b y Mrs . Johnso n
To Forta s residenc e w / Mrs . Johnson , W . Jenkins , Mr . an d Mrs . Ab e Fortas. .
arriving a t 5:4 0 - - the n t o Pentago n Pa d
To Andrew s AF B vi a choppe r w / Cong
- : Dr. Weaver
Judge Marvin Jone s and grou p to shake hands
Sen Dirksen
Bobby Baker
Hobart Taylor, Jr. , Abe Fortas; Arthur Goldberg
Sen Gruening
Sen Pell
President Kennedy -- re: Dr. Weaver and Sen Blakley's inquiry about any Communist
connections
Bobby
- , V. Pres. Gonzalez Tamayo - joined later by
Ambassador Martin.
Visited in suite by Abe Fortas and Gov. & Mrs. Munoz Marin of Puerto Rico.
Depart Hotel for parade ceremonies.
Arr Parade Stand on George Washington Boulevard, Santo Domingo.
(While
- )
Entry No . 10 : Dinne r guests : Dr . an d Mr s
Mr. Ab e Forta s
* I f CP give fligh t number; if SP give owner .
** Met by, Meetings, Activity, etc.
Remarks**
Cain, Mr . an d Mrs . Tro y Post ,
- remarks to ADCRAFT
luncheon, send-off for Detroi t Olympic Games Delegation to Baden-Baden-recorded
Walter Jenkins
Mr. Kellam
Walter Jenkins
Albert Thomas
Abe Fortas
Jimmy Phillips (returning VP's call of Oct. 3, 1963)
In conference w/ Phil Potter - re
- the President the Madam Nhu letter
received yesterday)
Depart W. House w/ Sen. Smathers for Capitol, arr'g S-212 at 9:55a.
George Reedy
Abe Fortas
Jack Harris w/ Congressman Purcell.
Fitting of new glass prescription - Mr. Leach, USN.
Senator Bayh
Robert Phinney
- -212.
A. W. Moursund - Johnson City.
Abe Fortas.
Mr. Schneider.
Claude DeSautelle (returning his call) telling VP of a Off-Record Mtg in Cabinet Rm
at 4:00p today.
Marlin Sandlin and Mr. Paulo Reis de Magalhaes of Brazil (visit VP and invite to Brazil
- Crockett re: European trip schedule.
Lois Parkhouse (returning her call ) - San Antonio .
Clark Thompson.
Visiting w/ Mr. and Mrs. E. Ja cques Courtois and two children (friends of Abe Fortas
gave passes and pens to children)
Opened Senate.
Meeting on floor
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3:45p
4:00p
4:50p
5:00p
5:45p
6:00p
7:20p
7:25p
7:28p
7:30p
7:40p
7:50
8:05p
8:30p
8:30p
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Expenditure
Code
LD
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Activity (includ e visite d by) *
Walter
Abe Forta s
Senator Johnso n
