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- Walk to President's office to greet King of Burundi on lawn
11:45 Talk w/ Jim Ketchum on White House tour. Book and paintings for West Wing.
Telephoned Jim Fosburgh
Telephoned Ruth Johnson re: paintings to borrow
Wrote Alice Brown re: visit
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, DAILY DIARY
Date September 11, 1964
WASHINGTON
Day Friday
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
Time
Appointment O P
Activity (include visited by)
9:30 Work on mail, etc.
11:00 Telephone
- and
3:00
church
church and stopped by Cousin Oreole's
lunch. Called Mary Rather and Dorris Powell on
telephone. Talked
to Mrs. Wesley
.
West
Rode in new Chrysler Imperial up
and down runway.
Talked to
5:00
5:40
10:00
10:15
for
Expenditure
John
- across lake.
Entry No.
Time
Activity
Joined
by:
Lester Palmers, Jersigs, Kellam, Moursunds, Marie, Vicky
8:34 Beach house
President on telephone
Went driving to Haywood with Mrs. Palmer, Jersig, Moursund
8. 10:00 Haywood dinner with above guests
11
- and Douglases and then back to second floor with President
8:10 Senator Russell
8:30 Dinner with President and Senator Russell. Senator left at 10:15
11:30 Retire
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
9:00 Talked on telephone to Liz, Luci, Nellie, Lucia, and Weldon
- and returned to Ranch.
11:15 Returned
2. 1:30 President arrived with Cassie Mackin, Muriel Dobbins, Jack Horner,
Forest Boyd, Merriman Smith, Frank Larimer, Bill Moyers
2:00 Lunch with above and Jake and Marie
3. 5:00 Had the four telephone operators out
- 10:30 walking
L stayed on telephone so long
Met Dale and toured Danz Ranch
In his pick-up and discussed wild
flowers. Pointed out.
Then walked over 80 Acres.
11:30 joining LBJ and Taylors
(T.J. III, JCK)
Chris, Sally and rode with them in Bronco
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Wednesday July 7, 1965
Telephoned Kin of Fredericksburg
Recorded -with Betty Weinheimer
Lunch 1:45 to Birthplace
2:15 Back to Ranch
5 p.m. Helicoptered with
Elaine, Berneice, Edwina,
Lynn, Liz to Haywood
Ingloriously
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
Time
White House
Date Friday, January 7, 1966
Activity
8:00 Coffee
Telephoned and worked on desk
1. 9:30 Into Dining Room to see
- of the Union
Telephoned w/ Liz about seats for State of the Union
11:30 To movie theater to look at movies
1:00 Lunch in room
1:35 Left for dentist
3:40 Return to White House
3:45 Left w/ Dr. Dillon Ripley and Liz to zoo
4:20 Jean-Louis's
4:45 Return to White
- Telephoned Lee White
11:00 Talked to Mrs. Palmer Hoyt
Talked w/ Liz
1:30 Lunch alone
2:00 Sat w/ President and Marvin Watson, Moyers, Valenti, Vicky, Marie at lunch
3:00 To Jean-Louis for shampoo and set
4:45 Return to White House
5:00 Guests (11) arrived
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place) Luci & Pat's residence, 2706 Macken, Austin
Entry No.
Time
Date Saturday, June 17, 1967
Activity
Many telephone calls Roy White, H. Wells
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9:05 Breakfast in room.
Bathed and dressed.
Talked on telephone.
10:15 With Liz.
Ashton in to work on mail. Talked with John Ben Shepperd; invited people to
sit in box for the State of the Union message.
1:20 Lunch
1:50 Recording
4:50 Ashton
- Moyers, Jimilu, Marie, Vicki (roast, baked potatoes, fresh strawberries)
8:30 To see the Peter Hurd portrait. Opened by mistake!! Very disappointing. (over)
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
9:00 Talked on telephone to Liz, Luci, Nellie, Lucia, and Weldon
- clothes; worked with Roy White on house plans on front lawn.
3:55 Talked to J.C. Kellam on the telephone; then to Ashton. Afterwards, continued
to work on plans with Mr. White and Mr. Myrick.
5:05 Talked with Bess on the phone; continued to work
- in the dining room with Mr. Kellam and Mr. Drexel.
9:30 Made several telephone calls.
10:20 Went to visit Cousin Oreole.
10:48 Returned to the main house.
11:04 With Helen, departed the main house via beachcraft.
11:20 Arrived in Austin.
11:35 Arrived at Larry's
- on the telephone with Mr. Rostow and Liz.
10:00 Talked with Luci.
2. 10:10 With the President, Mr. Don Thomas, J.C. Kellam, and Pat Nugent, departed the
main house and toured the ranches via auto.
3. 10:30 Returned to the main house. Saw Richard Myrick and Roy
- to Play."
2:20 Arrived at the Bell Telephone Pavilion to see movie -- "Screen in the Round" -- re:
Canada from coast to coast.
3:01 Went to the Australian Pavilion -- saw kangaroos and heard a recording by Prime Minister
Menzes.
3:36 Went to see "Man
- and the Moursunds.
9:19 Arrive at the Moursunds.
10:28 Receive long-distance telephone call from Mr. and Mrs. Engelhard and Senator and Mrs. Mike Mansfield
in Florida.
11:04 Leave Moursund Ranch via helicopter.
Entry
No.
Time
11:14 Arrive at LBJ Ranch.
11:26
- too late
10:10 To the Cedar House and back with Mr. Leob and Secretary Smith.
10:35 Returned to the main house.
1. 11:03 Left the house with Secretary Smith, Mary Lasker, André Meyer, Leobs, Engelhards,
and Bess. L read and telephoning then went to St
- -- re: getting the house straightened and
cleaned; sending lamp shades, wallpaper samples, and waste baskets back to
Austin.
Saw Jessie Hunter re: Boyhood Home and birthplace.
2. 11:50 With Jessie and James -- inspected plantings around telephone company
- to telephone
Talked to Lynda in New York
10:40 Back into President's Room
2. 11:15 Talked to Diana MacArthur in Yellow Oval Room
12:00 Diana left
3. 12:15 Over to President's office to greet outstanding 4-Hers with him.
12:25 Back to second floor
Recorded
- . Telephone operators received a box of candy also.
3. 8:15 With the President, distribute gifts to staff (ashtrays). Secret Service, Military
personnel, WHCA men.
9:45 Dinner with the President, Luci and Pat, Lynda, George Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. T. Taylor
- 7 0 s - - and m ade up a lis t fo r B e ss, using two o f our p erson a l
telephone books a nd w ra ck ing m y brain , , - Those people I would lik e s o m e tim e to in vite to a State Dinner| and another lis t of those fo r recep tio n s,
luncheons
- Lady Bird finishes Bill White's book on LBJ; Lady Bird records her White House Diary; Lady Bird walks with Jerry Kivitts; Lady Bird works on invitation lists for upcoming events at the White House; Lady Bird has telephone conversation with Dr. Hurst
- Christmas Day; telephone calls; Father Kaifer hold mass in Lincoln Room; special blessings for Chuck Robb & Pat Nugent in Vietnam; family opens more presents; Johnsons to open house at Clark Clifford's; LBJ lays down to rest; more telephone calls
- a lo t of unfinished busin e s s. ,
D iscu ssing with Jim Ketchum p aintings fo r the W est W ing, how and
w here to hang them ,
Telephone Jim Fosburgh and then telephone Ruth
Johnson about b o rro w in g paintings R e m i n g t o n s and R u s s e
- and there began a s e r i e s o f telephone ca lls about
something v a s tly m o re important than one man’ s m i s e r y - - a n earthquake
in Alaska,
C olonel C one11 was the f i r s t to re p o r t it to us, and then o ff and on during
the night there w e r e
- reservoir; Lady Bird receives telephone calls from Lynda and Luci Johnson; Lady Bird talks to LBJ on the telephone about services for Adlai Stevenson
- LBJ returns to Washington; Lady Bird and Nancy Negley work at Johnson City House; Lady Bird speaks to White House guests via telephone speaker; Margy McNamara and Luci Johnson substitute for Lady Bird in ceremony to receive painting by Mrs. Benjamin
- ; Lady Bird works while men talk; lunch; telephone calls about LBJ Library, LBJ Park & office business; drive through Reagan Ranch; LBJ eats dinner at Dale Malechek's; Lady Bird exercises & watches Gunsmoke; to Arthur Krim's for New Year's party
- Discussion about Big Bend trip; Lady Bird has lunch and swimming with staff wives; Bess Abell tells story about White House telephone operator and Gregory Peck; Lady Bird talks with Luci Johnson; Lady Bird has clothes fitting; Liz Carpenter receives
- r telephone c a lls T h en to the A m erica n a H otel w here I shook
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
.WASHINGTON
Th u rsday, M ay 28, 1964
P a ge 3
o f the people.
And b r ie fly in to m eet the group Eddie W e is l had so t rium phantly gotten
- Personal reading; telephone call with Mary Lasker about items for White House; Philip Bobbit's visit to White House; walk on White House grounds; to "West Side Story" with Lynda Johnson and Philip Bobbit; LBJ & Lady Bird watch Republican Convention
- on th e ir T V ."
So the afternoon fo r Lyndon was State of the N ation, night reading*,
and then telephone c a lls, and a b it of a nap. And then we asked the B ill
W hites, only re c e n tly back from R om e, the V alentis, M arianne M eans and
f
h
- Lady Bird works on Johnson City House; telephone conversation with Lucia Johnson; LBJ on six-state tour of Midwest tornado damage; Lady Bird drives by the Schornhorst place and the bluebonnets; guests for dinner at the LBJ Ranch
- Brief conference with Abe Fortas; meeting with Henry Middleton about films; meeting of LBJ Library Audiovisual Committee; to theater to view "The President's House;" office work & telephone calls; hair styled; portrait party at the White House; Lady
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- for President; Lady Bird assesses LBJ's temperament; LBJ telephones Japanese Premier via first telephone cable between U.S. and Japan; visit with Luci about Shady Grove Music Fair; LBJ's trip to California
- on telephone; Lady Bird naps; more guests arrive; Dr. Davis gives sermon; yacht goes up river; long talk with June White about youth and their children; dinner; Lady Bird feels stuffed from too much food; back to White House; Bills Moyers discusses his
- Press reports on Johnson family activities; LBJ and Lady Bird drive around; Lynda tours with friend; Luci Johnson takes friends to Camp Mystic; LBJ on telephone about rioters in Los Angeles; Johnsons drive to Schornhorst Ranch; Story about LBJ
