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  • ■■■:;■; m e m o r a n d u m '^ ;;';/'. ■ . ■ . r- , THE WHITE HOUSE ■• ' . W A SH INGTON T u e sd a y , A p ril 11, 1967 *5 y ' ' ' ' i' .■ ■ I aw oke fro m m y f ir s t night in the Gay Ro o m . ■ ' ■vj. ■V' - . Page 1 ^ ' : One
  • ;" visit from John Ben Shepherd and Mamie; ride around LBJ Park, Danz & Martin ranches; dinner; to Cedar House for the night; Lady Bird reads "The Secret of Santa Vittorio"
  • Batt of the A R A ; Howard B irch with the F arm ers Home A dm inistration, and P eter Jones with the Department of C om m erce, who had prepared m e b y giving me Night Comes to the Cum ber~ lands by Caudel, to read; and some 34 press, Helen Thomas
  • e , u n d e r E is e n h o w e r, I th in k . I th o u g h t it w ould ta k e the a tte n tio n , the a c c la im , th e s p o tlig h t, off the D ip lo m a tj a n d th is w a s th e ir night,^ th e ir l a s t n ig h t w ith th e J o h n so n a d m
  • Start children; Johnsons hold Diplomatic Reception; Lady Bird names guests; small dinner party for the Joe Frantzes and Governor & Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads before sleep
  • LBJ DISCUSSES APPOINTMENT OF DONALD HORNIG TO SUCCEED JEROME WIESNER AS PRESIDENT'S SCIENCE ADVISOR, READS MEMO RECOMMENDING HORNIG; THOMAS SAYS HE SUPPORTS APPOINTMENT; DISCUSSION OF NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BUDGET
  • LBJ DISCUSSES POSSIBLE CUTS IN FEDERAL EXPENDITURES IN ORDER TO PASS TAX BILL; WIRTZ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT INCREASED UNEMPLOYMENT AT ELECTION TIME; LBJ READS LIST OF VARIOUS PROPOSED FEDERAL EXPENDITURES
  • O'BRIEN REPORTS THAT SENATE VOTED TO ACCEPT CONFERENCE REPORT ON HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL; DISCUSSION OF REFERING TO BILL AS "MORSE-GREEN BILL"; STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BILL; LBJ READS CARL ALBERT'S MEMO ON OTTO PASSMAN AND FOREIGN
  • DISCUSSION OF NEED FOR HOUSE RULE ON POVERTY BILL; LBJ READS PRESS STORY ON REPUBLICAN ATTACKS ON POVERTY BILL; NEED FOR STATEMENT BY SARGENT SHRIVER ON POVERTY BILL; LBJ'S UPCOMING SPEECHES AT JOHNSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL, AT UT
  • "RE SENDING IN FEDERAL TROOPS-LA."; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; OFFICE CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE REEDY PRECEDES CALL; DURING CALL LBJ READS FROM TRANSCRIPT OF CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MCKEITHEN ON 8/07/64
  • QUESTION OF PASSING TAX INCREASE IN ELECTION YEAR; INCREASES IN APPROPRIATIONS, FEDERAL DEFICIT; PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO SET PRIORITIES FOR MILITARY SPENDING; VIETNAM MILITARY SITUATION; LBJ READS REPORT ON ECONOMIC SITUATION; INTEREST RATES
  • FOWLER READS PROPOSED STATEMENT HE AND GARDNER ACKLEY DRAFTED ON INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES; LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DROP IN STOCK MARKET; WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLES PREDICTING END OF INFLATIONARY TREND; VOTES ON RIBICOFF AMENDMENT TO TAX BILL
  • LBJ READS LIST OF HUD PROJECTS FOR CHICAGO THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE APPROVED, INCLUDING PROJECTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES, BEAUTIFICATION, MASS TRANSIT, COLLEGE HOUSING, URBAN RENEWAL; LBJ SUGGESTS DALEY SEND LIST OF OTHER PENDING PROJECTS FOR LBJ'S
  • FEDERAL BUDGET; REORGANIZING POVERTY PROGRAM; EFFECT OF RECENT CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; LBJ READS LIST OF REPUBLICAN VOTES ON PAST DOMESTIC LEGISLATION; FUNDING FOR NEW AND EXISTING DOMESTIC PROGRAMS; PROPORTION OF PRESIDENT'S PARTY IN CONGRESS
  • BUSBY READS DRAFT SPEECH FOR LBJ TO DELIVER AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, RECOMMENDS LBJ DELIVER THE SPEECH TONIGHT
  • LBJ READS MEMO CRITICIZING APPOINTMENT OF ALBERT BUSHONG BROOKE TO FPC, SUGGESTS WAYS TO GET HIM CONFIRMED; RALPH YARBOROUGH'S OPPOSITION TO UNESCO APPOINTMENT FOR HEW UNDERSECRETARY JAMES MCCROCKLIN; CRITICISM OF MCCROCKLIN'S DISSERTATIONS AND HIS
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT CARL ALBERT'S HEALTH, JOKES THAT ALBERT IS ALLERGIC TO FORD; BOGGS, FORD TELL LBJ CONGRESS IS ABOUT TO ADJOURN; LBJ JOKINGLY READS LIST OF MAJOR ITEMS CONGRESS DID NOT PASS, THANKS THEM FOR ACTS THEY DID PASS; FORD WISHES LBJ GOOD
  • FEDERAL BUDGET; PROJECTED SAVINGS IN VIETNAM; CHALLENGES TO HOUSE, SENATE LEADERSHIP; LBJ READS LETTER TO CONGRESS SUBMITTING TREASURY DEPT STUDY OF TAX REFORMS BUT SAYS HE IS NOT RECOMMENDING CHANGES BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BE LEFT TO NIXON
  • than I had thought that man of iro n would. He mentioned they would have had their thirtieth a n n iversa ry in a few months. A ft e r eve ryb od y le ft, I took the time to do some reading and som e w ork, and then clo se to seven, J e s s e and I
  • Kellam; Lady Bird reads and works; to the Warren Woodward's for supper
  • to know, as a fem a le p a rticip a n t in a p ictu re s to r y w as what to w e a r . I d ecid ed on m y h ea v y w alking sh o e s from the Grand Tetons and p o ss ib ly som e h ea v y u n d erw ea r. And m y b eig e pants s u it . He sp read out m aps
  • begun when I read a Joe A ls o p column about an elem en ta ry school tea ch er i n H a rlem^ M rs , Kate Tutman, whose s tudents w e re fro m a m ighty u n d erp riviled ged segm ent o f A m e r ic a n l ife , and about her tough, and rath er gay re
  • 50 or so le t t e r s , a ll h ostile, about speeding, b e e r and dogs. Some o f them w e re MEMORAN DUM THE W H ITE H OUSE W A S H I N G T ON ^ W edne s day, A p r il 2 9, 1964 s illy , cru el, quack - r ig h t read y fo r the waste basket file
  • Gloomy day; breakfast & reading newspapers; LBJ & Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; Dean Rusk to testify before Congress; upcoming Women Doers' Luncheon on child health; Johnsons have lunch with the Arthur Krims; walk around South Grounds
  • " -" . I had w aked up th is m orn in g to/the m o st m a rv elo u s fu ll-p a g e 'a d jl in the N ew Y ork T im e s w hich read: " F r o m sw eat sh op s to S t o kow ski", and it w a s a trium phant tellin g of the p r o g r e s s of labor from lo fts
  • o m e o f h e r p i c t u r e s a n d s o m e of h e r p r i z e d b o o k s . I read a l i t t l e b i t i n U n c le R e m u s t h a t D ic k R u s s e l l h a d g i v e n h e r , p r a c t i c a l l y a d e a d la n g u a g e now . I l i k e d t
  • at the White House; LBJ goes to office; Lady Bird tries to nap and reads script for Barbara Walter's interview; dinner party with friends; Lady Bird takes ladies through the tour she will give for Barbara Walters; John Gardner's resignation
  • as up and d r e s s e d and had read m y little ca rd s fo r s p e e c h e s th r e e or four tim e s when w e le ft fo r the a irp o rt a t 8. ■. l' w The p lan e w as fu ll of n ew sp ap er p e o p le . T h ere w e r e the r e g u la r s , H elen
  • arrive; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird reads & goes bowling; party for the Bob Jacksons; reminisces about 1934; guests watch "Journey to the Pacific" and "Pancho" Head Start film; Mrs. Jackson's father dies on this day; Lady Bird has massage and goes to bed
  • Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Smithsonian for "Reading is Fundamental;" welcoming speech by Dillon Ripley; speeches by Lady Bird & Margy McNamara; LBJ Library meeting covered by press; Lady Bird bowls with Muriel Humphrey & Jane Muskie; press take
  • NBC filming for Project Head Start; Actor Danny Kaye is there for Head Start ceremony; Lady Bird gives remarks for Head Start ceremony; Sargent Shriver reads a funny letter; praise for Luci Johnson from her boss, Dr. Kraskin; LBJ has luncheon