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- His Excellency Amintore Fan!aai,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy,
an old friend of the President, from way back. They had a short sesion in
the office, then went out for a walk, cllled the Press and the Press photogs.
I want
- to Kansas City and Minneapolis.
We've got a kind of nasty problem here.
Sol Estes case.
The man, Battle
Hales, w~o was the nasty inside
who not only planted misstatements
vhil.e I testif;i:ed
longevity
but actually
and even hel.d a)press
same room
-
been in Pittsburgh.
I should rememberthe call letters
that we tuned in to.
It seems that this would be a long ways for us to receive it in Kansas, but
as I recall it, it must have been that first
listen in to, and perhaps later,
rememberfor sure
- 1964
Sat urday, July 25~
Was an easy and pleasant day.
About noon I W(·nt ove r to Lyndon's
office, hoping I could snare him, a nd walked right into an informal press
conference.
Lyndon in his rockin;; chair, some 25 or 30 news paper peopl e
- Press relations
- Informal press conference in LBJ's office; Goldwater calls LBJ "the biggest faker of all time"; LBJ walks ground with press; lunch with Senator Richard Russell; visit from Alabama relatives who tell about public accommodations; dinner with friends
- press
MEMORANDUM
ITH E
I
W H IT E HOUSE
W A S n i N O T ON
Saturday, M arch 2 8 , 1964
P a ge 2
conferen ce.
Then a
g re a t many of them h a d to lea ve in a hurry, since there w e r e
no filin g fa c ilit ie s there at Stonewall, but some
- Press relations
- LBJ is sick with coughing, throat congestion and fever; LBJ receives call about earthquake in Alaska; press conference at the LBJ Ranch; tours given for some press members at the Scharnhorst Ranch; dinner at the West Ranch with the Moursunds
- Press relations
- LBJ and Lady Bird to St. Mark's Church; visit with the Valentis; photos by press of LBJ and Courtney McPherson; LBJ plays golf; George Mahon
- Press relations
- LBJ, Lady Bird, Lynda and Luci to St. Mark's Church - by themselves - without Secret Service or press; Lady Bird reflects on the church service; stories by press about lack of security; LBJ plays golf; Lady Bird and Lynda explore White House grounds
- : co nfer e n ce in the fron t
yard at the ran ch.
With sea ts line d up , all 0 ( the White House p ress th a t
a cc nm panied us, including th t; loca l press, Ko\fe rl and Dict
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- LBJ's presidential campaign; press conference at LBJ Ranch; photos taken of LBJ and Lynda Johnson on horses; LBJ's statement to press about riots; helicopter to Haywood Ranch for boating; BBQ for lunch; Lady Bird reads book and swims; LBJ naps
- took place,
%
I had heard, but had paid v e ry little attention
that Lyndon was having a press confe r ence that af ternoon.
^
to the fact—^
It turned out that
he was having it on the south grounds at 4 :30, with not only a ll the press
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- Annual Senate Ladies Red Cross luncheon; White House china; Lady Bird's statement about White House history; entertainment at luncheon; LBJ's press conference on White House grounds; photos with press and their families; Lady Bird's meeting about
- like to take m y picture as I left.
And ended
This is the
fi r s t time that I can re m e m b e r being c l e a r l y annoyed at the p r e s s . ■
Not knowing how to ask h er to le a v e , I talked to her about the situation
of the press people fro m
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- Lady Bird to Austin to Hausman Beauty Shop; press at the beauty shop; Lady Bird to Johnson City with LBJ and the Jack Brooks'; to the Haywood Ranch and a boat ride; Lady Bird mentions the abundant bluebonnets; relaxed evening with friends at LBJ
- Press relations
- Death of Winston Churchill; two press conferences from Bethesda Naval Hospital; doctors oppose LBJ attending Churchill's funeral; Jack Valenti brings LBJ items for signature
- Press relations
- Snow in Washington, D.C., cancels the annual Easter Egg Roll; the beagles, Him and Her; Lady Bird's speech for Texas Women's University; the press, Lady Bird's trip to the hair salon, and the Secret Service; story of Lady Bird's brother, Tommy
- of the day, a tclc\•isccl press
conference.
The sort of thing you must sted your:
lf to go to lik
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- Lady Bird meets with dressmaker; lunch with Lynda Johnson; LBJ's televised press conference; reception for labor leaders; LBJ meets with Goldwater--discusses Civil Rights Bill and Supersonic Plane; Lady Bird bowls with Lynda Johnson; LBJ discusses
- L
1964
Tucsd~y.
July 2.lst
This is a light week for me and an unbearably he:avy one for Lyndon.
Liz. and B
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- Meeting to discuss upcoming speeches; Lady Bird's space trip to Huntsville, AL; office work; LBJ's press conference in East Room, with critique by Lady Bird; press conference questions; Eisenhower comment about press conferences; family dinner
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- Johnsons and guests to First Baptist Church in Hagerstown; lunch and bowling with guests; naps; McGeorge Bundy on "Meet the Press;" dinner and more bowling; flight back to White House; Lady Bird swims 20 laps in pool
- a reception and hour lay-over in Anchorage, hence into
Tokyo.
A brief press conf'erence at the Airport -- lots of reporters and lots
of cameras as you always find them in Japan.
Then I was to drop off to have
a picture taken with a Queen at a Sunkist
- , a hesitant,
uncertain so rt of call.
What would I think if he didn't come at all?
Things were in turm oil.
The steel strike was pressing on h im . I
quickly m arshaled my thoughts and said if he didn’t, I would go through
’' - J
with the park
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- me to say
No to anything that Frank asked me to do.
Oddly enough, I got a note from Frank, saying that because of his close
association with the broadcasting business, he would not be out at the a irp ort
to m eet m e.
He thought the press might make
- for sale as a sort of collecl c rs 1 it em , with the pr oceeds to go
t o the K(,
~ncdy
Cult ural Center. for the Art s .
All of the arti sts 1 work,
even the pressing of th e records, ever ything, could be obtain vd free ancl
w ould give it a c e rtain
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- ; press party; reminiscences about Brick House, the store and childhood
- is losing its cutting edge.
That's
just a feeling.
'
I saw the President today briefly, made a presentation of an excellent
Conservation booklet "Conservation/2000". . He was rather perfunctory about it.
The Press came in, made pictures, but they didn't
- Press relations
- Houseguests leave; preparations are made for volunteer hostesses tea party at LBJ birthplace; LBJ wants BBQ for press and press conference; Lady Bird dictates information for handout on birthplace; BBQ luncheon for 85 at the LBJ Ranch; press
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- Coffee and swimming with LBJ; walk with press at Reagan Ranch; LBJ and rest of press drive to Reagan; Lady Bird describes deer and livestock; lunch with select press; Lady Bird to hair salon; LBJ and Lady Bird to John Hills' for barbeque; tour
- Mother's Day; gifts from Lynda & Luci; "gourmet" breakfast; bowling and a walk; naps or reading for all; on television, watching Foreign Minister Khoman of Thailand on "Meet the Press;" Bill White; more bowling and dinner; back to the White House
- Press relations
- Arrival of Administration and Cabinet officials to ranch for briefings and meetings; Lady Bird gets ready for press; press tours by Dale Malechek, Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson; Johnson family and LBJ Ranch history; Walter Jetton barbecue; press
- Press relations
- Election day; Lady Bird is suffering jet lag; Johnsons arrive at polls before officials; Lady Bird mentions the busy fall at the LBJ Ranch landing strip; Johnsons and guests drive around ranches; LBJ meets with press; Lady Bird takes nap; dinner
- Press relations
- Problems of the Johnson administration: inflation, Vietnam, Peter Hurd portrait of LBJ; press reaction to departure of Bill Moyers; Lady Bird writes response to Peter Hurd; work on upcoming Vice Presidential dinner; Lady Bird visits with Lynda about
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- ; Johnsons fly to Puerto Rico; LBJ talks with press on plane; Johnsons stay at Porterfield House on Ramey AFB; LBJ talks with General McConnell while Lady Bird, Luci & Lyn tour base; dinner; LBJ plays dominoes; Lady Bird reads "Nicholas and Alexandra"
- Press relations
- Ugly stories in the press, including one on Tony Taylor; Lady Bird feels like staying in bed, but goes to see her family doctor; Lady Bird helps Luci Johnson with wedding plans; Lady Bird takes 3-hour nap; dinner with Arthur Krims and Robert
- Press relations
- LBJ and Lady Bird to National Institutes for Health to sign the Health Research Facilities Act; Lady Bird attends meeting on the LBJ Library; Bill Moyers will announce the LBJ Library site at his press conference
