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  • The unofficial, typescript copy of President Johnson’s World War II Diary (click "MORE") is incomplete and of unknown origin. The original typescript was transferred to the Archives Division from Dorothy Territo’s files in 1977.
  • World War II
  • LBJ's World War II Diary
  • on a tour of NA SA in s ta lla tio n s ^ o ii what is ca lled the Gulf Space C rescent. A Beginning at Huntsville, Alabam a, continuing on, the Michaud o p e r a tions out of New O rleans, and then to Slidell , Louisiana; and then to the test M ississippi
  • that' ^ ^ » . ' : • ii. > - i ^ ^ ~" . A lic e B ro w n ’s plane s e t down about 10:00 b rin ging Ma co n d a and N an cy 'i ' who so o n d ep arted fo r San A ntonio, and H erb ert Wel l s , h er d eco ra to r from ( , H o u sto n . -A nd w e spent the liv e -lo n
  • s~e a movie· and i:alk and : belongs to us. );~ ~ ~ ~ .... ,. be with friends, to exercise and to catch up -on the thinking work that • ii-- ,. ~-. .- a day full of appointments ·does not permit. .... .-This day b_egan early .with-~going
  • out to be one of the g a y e st And Noel and J o e C lark - - I w as happy to ; g e t the opportunity to w h isp er to N o el that I n eeded h er h elp on our p la n s fo r th e C apitol G rounds. 'G o v ern o r J a ck B u rn s of Haw a ii, L in co
  • MEMORANDUM Q THE WHITE HOUSE S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 5 , 1966 WASHINOTOH Page 1 L y n d o n ’s d e p a r t u r e to H a w a ii - w o u ld I a l w a y s b e s o r r y t h a t I d i d n ’t g o ? I t w a s t o t a l l y s e r i o u s
  • Company Columbia BroadcasUzig Syetem Columbia Broadcasting Syatem -2Tony Sylvester Philip Carter Don Downing Barbara Furlow Lewis Lapham deRoosett Morrissey Ralph Heath Post • Newsweek Stations Newsweek Time u.s. News II World Report Saturday Evening
  • was among them. A ft e r v isitin g with them , I went to the m o vie theatre and saw f i l m s taken at the ra n c h -w h e n the children w e r e young, Lyndon during W orld War II, a ll of which I soon re c o g n iz e d with dism ay w e r e just the lea
  • n. The s t o r m h a spased. She r e s e n t s th e s h a r p th in g s h e s a id ab o u t h e r ta k in g a job w ith th e S h e r a to n in H a w a ii, o r a t th e W o r ld 's F a i r o r a t an y job she co u ld g e t a n y w h e r e , b u t
  • H:y in;:;. Swi ss bank or sornething and b e ofr on an isl ~1 nd. Whe11 I sa id go odbye to them rny next appointment was already waiting for me. by and have a 1 1 I h:-·ii asked the Texans who h~~d h.:~d ··ink with me bec ause I sc arcely
  • in g th e m a ll. T hink i t w as d e a r of W rig h t to do it b e c a u s e a s L y n d a s a y s " th is town w as d e s ig n e d II f o r C o n g r e s s m e n and t h e i r w ives and not fo r c h i l d r e n and c h i l d r e n s e ld o m jo
  • n d tw o; and T . J, II, C h ris tin e and N ancy and S ally , and we a ll s a t down to lu n ch . - 1 - ^ 1963 T u e sd a y , D e c e m b e r 31st A fte r lunch, the n u cleu s of u s - - th a t is , Tony and T, J, and I, to g e th e r w ith
  • n c o s t u m e o f th e g a y ' 9 0 s c l i m b e d in to a sw in g t h a t h u n g o n a r e d v e l v e t r f ------ ---------------- -— ......................................................................... ^ >,. . ii^np . ^ ,,iw _ ii
  • d t o J i m m y I o a w J o e K e n n e dy ge.t h im a jo b w it h lli5 ' Itq u u r -ii ii g xtist'a a r e t r y i n g t o do i t t o s o m e of m y s t a f f . n i g h t i s n ’t d o i n g a n y goo d. T h e y '^ ^ ' T h i s goin g out t o a p
  • e on th e g r o un d , to (3 s h a r e h e r p r e d ic a m e n t. w.«iiapip"jiwp > III J i l W f |i,ii I ii iiil I I M W I W i i p i l MEMORANDUM ^ THE W HITE HOUSE WASHINOTOM S u n d a y , A u g u st 1, 1965 : Page 5 A nd so th e c ro w d
  • n c e d a t a f i v e - t h i r t y p res s D ) -ii- c o n f e r e n c e i n h i s b e d ro o m t o a s m a l l g r o u p o f newsp a p e r men. Sim ply s a y in g t h a t th e d o c t o r s h a d warned him a g a i n s t g o i n g " o n t h e
  • a d been a member of a gang of r obber s . io ld u y i. ii? He h a d been aAji.e.Aied AeveAjil. iijne.A, i k e leadeA. D id he ik -in k he w o u ld be o.ccuAAed. o^ k a v in g A io le n 3 do n o i know, b u i oJL ang A a ie , he w o a (^uieJL a n d
  • M EMORANDUM T H E W H I T E HOUSE WASHINGTON F i r d a y , A p r i l 17, 1964 T h i s m o r n in g I spent with M r s. J. L e e Johnson - Ruth C a r t e r ii // Johnson, daughter o f A m o n C a r t e r -a ca n -d o w om an , v e r y m uch h e r
  • ro p in th e o ffice an d s e e . I s u g g e s te d w e ii, A f te r a d r in k we w e n t to th e b o w lin g a lle y , an d she b e a t m e r o u n d ly tw o a n d a h a lf g a m e s ; ^S hooting 137 one tim e to m y 105 o r so/^^^ ^ - A nd
  • o a r d m a rk u p o f the c h a n d e lie r o f w a te rfo rd g la sss -th t haatt On v i iei ta i IC r iu ' i ilp ii H 1 i no1 b i ] ibIIy I is n th t h iin n kki in i g o f g iv in g to th e Wh ite H o u s e ■ • She h a s b e e n our g u e s t
  • e 1865 I n a u g u r a l o f L i n c o l n . (/W . p . 0 ■ W ( ''" /• .= W ' ' II ^ ' J a n u a r y 22 , 1966 S a tu r d a y C o n t. : wh i c h Margy h a d g iv e n u s and t hen a b o u t 1 0 :0 0 we w e n t down t o s e e T h u n d e
  • e th e r , L yndon , and the /• — A 'v , N u g e n ts, and th is tim e P a t and L u ci and the R a y s , and J im . ta lk ed abou t h is tr ip to H a w a ii. L yndon H e'd b e e n g r e a tly im p r e s s e d w ith W e s t m o r e - la n d
  • around the w o r ld . A I lo ve to le a rn from him. A ls o fro m F o r d / t h e r e was Henry F o rd , II - and in s illy fem inine fashiony^my mind kept turning to A n n ^ th e w ife fro m whom h e ’ s re cen tly d ivo rc ed , whom I w ill m e et
  • and w ife . The Ir is h have r e a lly put th eir stamp on our p o litic s ] And fro m the court - Justice and M r s , Brennan - this r e a lly was the II night fo r the Iris h m a fia , The sta ff that we had in h erited fro m the Kennedy A d m
  • a r d s and a fflu e n c e . i s m o r e o fte n g iv in g . we are. II S u c c e s s i s n o t a l w a y s i n g e t t i n g , it It d o e s n o t c o n s i s t o f w h a t w e d o b ut r a t h e r w h a t S u c c e s s i s n o t a l w a y s a n
  • II I N O T O N W e d n e s d a y , J u n e 10, 1964 Page 4 b o r n to m a n * s m o s t e x c e p t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t y . Y o u a r e y o u n g e r th a n m o s t of th e e a r t h ’ s q u a r r e l s a n d o l d e r th a n m o s t
  • it y of H a w a ii, a n d she w as going to s ta y on for a w hole w e e k of v a c a tio n - h e r f i r s t t r i p , r e a l l y , on h e r own. O u r f r i e n d . J a c k B u r n s , the G o v e r n o r of H aw aii, w ill le n d a good h an d
  • / T h i s w as p u s h , p u s h , p u s h t h r o u g h m a s s e s of h u m a n ity , w h ic h n e v e r s e e m e d to b o t h e r the e b u l l i e n t Ts ii vanana. And f in a lly a c h a n c e to s i t down at a t a b l e in the end of the r o
  • ie w outside, as one looks toward the Washington monument and MEMORANDUM THE W H I TE HOUSE ( WAS S H II N NG G TTOONN \ F r id a y . Marc'iv 6. 1964 Page 2 fr e q u ently sees a ba llet of seagu lls/ 'in f ront of it. O r perh aps/ some m o
  • A N D • U ________ M ; , , UJ, ; II , , . I . . . . . . . . . . . . - r • _ . : ' s' V ' ' ' ' I - - ..‘f \ THE WHITE HOUSE ■ .W ASHI N GT O N S atu rd ay, M arch 18, 1967 •..•■ ■■■-;'•-,,■• Page 5 of the s m a ll tr ia n g le
  • ot the 'y' B r u m id i o ld f a m ilia r on e that I lo v e d i^ ii^ w ith the Bacaiajgysdie c e i l in g s , and P a u l or John b o w in g h o s p ita b ly , know ing e v e r y o n e o f u s by n a m e . B ut a s tr a n g e , w h ite c a ta c ly
  • , I th ii^ it w as around th ree o ’c lo c k , Lyndon w ent o v er to h is o ffic e , and I talk ed to Lynda and to L u ci. Both o f them w e r e e m o tio n a l, L u ci cry in g , Lynda d istrau gh t. ■ th is do to the b o y s? What d oes / ' v
  • that the McNamaras had requested the Valentis. ~!/.t t i' II . l is always pleasant to have Florence Mahoney to a party. She was a request of the Gardners. Lynda Bird came. i She feels close to nearly everyone in the Cabinet:://>As soon as I greeted
  • e n o t q u ite a c c o m m o d a t e d y e t to the p a c e a t w h ic h L y n d o n ... . ........ ~ ' . . . - ■■IIII | , i , - _ i j 11,11 I , I I III [III ii,iiiT j | | j ) | | i i ( j I j i 111 ......... MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E
  • Meitner, scientist, during World War II
  • ) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. 11/17/2014 Initials III ,11 , II nil II. 1965 W ednesday, M ay 19th W as one o f th o se days so fu ll to o v erflo w in g o f dem anding e v e n ts, ea c h one so im p
  • o r b o a t in s e a r c h of L yndon. T hey c o n fid e d th a t L yndon w a s a good w a t e r s k i e r j s a w h im out on s k ii s l a s t y e a r a n d h e ' s p r e t t y good a t it , I G e o rg e R e e d y s a i d - - - " T h e P r e s
  • n a s a y o u n g L i e t i t e n a n t w h ic h h e p r o n o u n c e d " iis te n a iff " b / o u g h t a s u i t — a M i l i t a r y U n i f o r m f r o m a L o n d o n s h o p a n d th e n h e w e n t b a c k in th e s a m e s h o p in 1964. ( r
  • ; John Connally reminisces about Navy years with LBJ; Pearson tells story of tailor in London during World War II
  • o r i c l a n d m a r k s p r o v i d i n g the b a c k g r o u n d . ii D i n n e r w a s in the R o s e G a r d e n , one lo n g m a i n t a b l e , the r e s t r o u n d t a b l e s f o r te n . T h e M a r i n e B a n d p la y in g f r o m th