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  • APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR "TEX" GOLDSCHMIDT TO UN POST; LBJ INVITES GOLDBERG TO WH MEETING ON VARIOUS MATTERS INCLUDING VIETNAM, JOKES ABOUT J. FRANK DOBIE'S INABILITY TO SLEEP WHEN HE STAYED IN LINCOLN BEDROOM; GOLDBERG'S MEETING WITH ISRAELIS
  • graduated from Harvard in 1961, and free-lanced for a while--traveled for a year and then free-lanced writing a book about the travels-­ then went into the Marine Corps for a brief period, came out and rewrote the book, worked for the Washington Post
  • in 1968; post-mortem discussion; Lady Bird has clothes fittings & desk work; LBJ gives prepared speech at dinner for Democratic National Committee and then goes "off-the-cuff"; that morning, LBJ meets with Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, Henry Fowler & John
  • not to run in 1968; post-Presidential visits to the Ranch; the Johnsons’ visits to Florida; LBJ and Charlie Engelhard’s heart conditions; Charlie’s and LBJ’s deaths; characteristics of LBJ; LBJ’s humor; what LBJ liked about the Engelhards; Mrs. Johnson.
  • Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)
  • Johnsons have coffee & newspapers; Lady Bird works on guests & menus; phone calls to Marnie Clifford, Lera Thomas & Lynda Johnson; Lady Bird to dentist & dress fitting; call about Karnack Post Office; visit with Lera Thomas about trip to Vietnam