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- night.
He said afterward
that he had now met somebody
that new u as much
about the Civil War as he did.
Truman
- (Laughed).
Well,
call
me down here
if yi>u need
me.
MEMORANDUM
March
8, 1951
Secy. Lovett called again at 11:30 and I explained
- Proposed for Opening Early in 1963 - Cuyahoga County , Ohio
AF contract to The Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co. , Cleveland, Ohio ($4,540 , 138.60),
Army $5 , 861,338 contract to Diamond T. Motor Truck Co., Chicago, Illinois; work in Ohio
1963
1/14
2/15
2/21
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to th e o t h e r so fa a n d c h a tte d w ith the w ife of the A m b a s s a d o r f r o m P a r a g u a y .
W e t a l k e d of G e n e r a l S t r e s n o r s v i s i t .
A nd w ith d iffic u lty to th e new
A m b a s s a d o r 's w ife f r o m
- Lady Bird views January & March 1968 films at Anacostia Naval Film Lab; Lady Bird & Lynda Robb shop for Chuck Robb's birthday; LBJ lunches with Mayor Richard J. Daley; Daley wants the Johnsons to attend Democratic National Convention in Chicago
- . Fulbright
is against a resoiution of any kind. We should discretely show the
Congress copies of the mutual security acts between North Korea and
the Soviets. I thought we soould have had a resolution on the Israel
situation. We have a new ball game
- (
CLAUDIA TAYLOR JOHNSON
WHITE HOUSE DIARY TAPES
December 31, 1968
Tuesday, New Year's Eve at the Ranch was dreary and cold.
headline for the world.
An ominous
With the renewed fighting in the Near East, the
U.N. is about to censure the Israelis
- New Year's Eve; renewed fighting in the Near East; Senator Ted Kennedy will fight Russell Long for Senate Whip position; LBJ is swimming every day & walking with Lady Bird; coffee at Rev. Truesdale's; Johnsons meet new Treasury Secretary at airport
- good and I want you to look good.
I am not going to recommend a bunch of new programs.
going to review what we have done in a relatively brief address.
hope I can say we have a surplus of between 2 and 3 billion.
from an 8 billion deficit.
I am
I
- .
The President: I think they should be called in.
Secretary Rusk:
Habib is seeing them.
The President: I think you and Clark should see them.
to seeing them myself.
Secretary Rusk:
I wouldn't object
We need some good news from Vietnam, Buzz.
General Wheeler
- as happened." · What I am saying is it's always
when a man puts a new man into a department like you
do the Secretary of Defense, there is always the
implication that he comes in with the idea of not
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necessarily following what's been there, but
.
he
- MONETARY CRISIS; CLARK CLIFFORD'S MEETING WITH RFK TODAY; RFK'S DEMAND FOR REAPPRAISAL OF VIETNAM POLICY; DEAN ACHESON'S ADVICE TO LBJ; DALEY SUGGESTS LBJ APPOINT HIS OWN COMMITTEE TO STUDY POLICY; RFK'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
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Meeting began: 2:52 p. m.
Meeting ended: 3:55 p. m. ~ . ~
1
NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING
WITH HIS FISCAL ADVISERS
March 20, 1968
THE PRESIDENT: The new program in Vieblam will cost $8. 6
billion. I want to hear your views before I make a decision
- 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
- of the C a r ly le .
-ylew
He R a n te d
to talk b e a u tific a tio n w ith m e, and p a rtic u la rly to te ll m e about h is own
p ro je c t. S te rlin g G a rd e n s, a la rg e tr a c t of fo r e s t land, only an h o u r's
d riv e fro m New Y ork C
- New York
- New York City
- , It '- tile wt...t
of die ay.
Ctlw Pn1ldat thaab4 lea. Aiba aJUI aMt• thll .-bf' 1~~d1oa
wa1Tuai1...).
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.
new•
. .
.
otUr t1dnt I• tat •• tar a1 I caia iee Jo• an uadltn1
tb.e Ml.wl• Saat tltutloaJut rtpt. .(dae Pn•ldeld taW tUt
CJaairmaa Ko..,.ta
- , Kentucky;
Representative Hal Boggs, Louisiana; Representative Gerald Ford, Michigan; Honorable
Allen Dulles, Washington; Honorable John Day [J.] McCloy, New York.
RUSSEL L: Well, now Mr. President, I know I don't have to tell you my devotion
to you. But I
- in information; LBJ's interest in the news; LBJ as a liberal; what LBJ would have thought of 1996 political issues; the relationship between LBJ and Connally; speculations on LBJ's career if he had run for re-election in 1968; how LBJ's presidency will be viewed
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and spicy.
She was accompanied by a phalanx of relatives, the Burton
Bosseys, Alexander, a grandson, and Antoni Shoumatoff, a granddaughter,
and her son, Nicholas and his wife.
I t was a good day for cupid with
Betty Beale there and her new fiance, whom
- lutr.dou. He ta tile odae• way U yn want
Mm lO be.
B • J p11 I haY•n't knowa that. l dllak lal1hly of him. Some of
the people ta New York • J he doen•t P"· He It.ten•
polltelr, bat doe1a•t 1lve.
A - That la tru becau•• he could llOI • J aaftldnl to tbem
- they build that new schoolhouse or hospital. Or
it may mean they will forego these essentials because money costs
too much.
3.
Homebuilding:
As I told the Horne Loan Bank Board Executives on October 6, the
drastic slump in housing brought on by last year's
- the m e n f in is h e d t h e ir b r ie fin g , we jo in e d th em in the S tate
D ining R oom f o r c o c k ta ils a n d h o r s d ’o u e v e r s .
I h a d a ch a n c e to v i s i t w ith m a n y of th em a b it.
T he new R e p u b lic a n
l e a d e r
- Attack on U.S. Embassy in Moscow; Luci Johnson gives tour to her history class; possible paintings for the White House; Lady Bird meets with Liz Carpenter about interview with U.S. News & World Report; Congressional reception with briefing
- before the mad rush to leave, the la te -August
fever, set in.
P ro sp ect's not good, but w e'll try .
After all, it
took 20 years for M edicare.
Th
n
e
I had a look at Lynda B ird's new clothes. She takes -
to heart too much this idea of economy
- shot. 11
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MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH MR. ST. CLAIR
MCKELWAY OF THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE ON
FEBRUARY 15, 1968.
Mr. McKelway: I have been on the New Yorker since 1933. These
days I am a free writer on the staff. A lot of our people have been
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manpower requirements.
-- There is no military stalemate.
\
I
.
I
Walt Rostow reviewed with the luncheon group three proposals
_by McGeorge Bundy who was in New York on other business. These
proposals concerned Sovi~t arms shipments to the Middle East
- .
Secretary Rusk: I think they should be tough on the pilot of the DC-8 which
was downed in Russia.
Secretary Clifford: We handled that well. The plane is released. We made
quick apologies. It could have been an equipment error. It was a new plane.
General
-
They'll give us what we ask for. We are okay for 1969. We're
in trouble in 1970.
It will cost $1. 5 billion to find out what a new bomb will
- ou se, found in a New Y ork
antique shop and g iv en to the White H ouse b y the Lyndon John sons
b a ck in A ugust o f ’6 3 !
It w as a good day fo r m e , b e c a u se I can c a ll n e a r ly e v e r y
one o f th e SenateL
adiesb y f ir s t nam e
- . I have
not said anything. I have thought of talking to Justice Clark,
but I found .they are goihg to make the decision in San Antonio
tomorrow.
A -
What does Clark have to do with it?
B -
He has some function over there, some new
- was the head man, and his
assistant Dr. Manigan, and the nice head of all the nurses, Mrs. Jenkins. They took us in, and
we went from floor-to-floor, and I noticed, over my shoulders, the faces of so many familiar
Washington news girls. I missed them. I like
- u d so n i s g o i n g
th ro u g h
th a t
c r u e l l y l o n e l y t i m e o f b e i n g a new w id o w .
When
t h
—
e
y
And t h e n when L yndon
l e
f t
I w o r k e d o n my c l o t h e s
came i n w i t h S e c r e t a r y R u s k a n d
f o
- Lady Bird sleeps late; Lady Bird mentions her houseguests; Lady Bird works on clothing for New York trip; Lady Bird lunches with LBJ and staff members; President Kennedy's appointment of Averell Harriman at State Department; Lady Bird has tea
- suppose h i s l a s t ap p earan ce i n
th e h i s t o r i c a l House Chamber i n an o f f i c i a l p o s i t i o n .
I t began i n New York in th e P i e r r e .
Lyndon had gone back
a f t e r th e p a r ty l a t e th e n ig h t b e fo re and I had s
- New York
- Hotel Pierre, New York City
- ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r
a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d .
It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I
have m et b efo re.
And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
- Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage
-
h a d c o n d u c te d th a t o n e - d a y to u r th ro u g h the old 10th D i s t r i c t to s e e
g r a s s r o o ts u rb a n ren ew al and T exas re s to ra tio n s .
M rs.
E. T . X im e n e s of San A ntonio.
And D r . a n d
H e 's a new R e
- guests visit upstairs & receiving line; Lady Bird mentions guests; exchange of toasts; new strain of wheat for underdeveloped countries; entertainment is Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass introduced by Lynda Johnson; former Mexico President Mateos in coma
- ? The new one?
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r.
mjdr
June 4
,
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 4, 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR JUANITA ROBERTS:
The President said he wanted to autograph
a book to ·each of the Congressional Liaison
officers he spoke
- ken up t h e ir se a ts on the G ro u n d F l o o r ,
and had re fu s e d to budge.
A s i t - i n in the W h ite H o u s e !
So m e 12 o f
th e m , m o s tly young f o lk s .
T h e m e e tin g came to a q u ic k h a lt w h ile B u z z got the new s
- m e to so m e new A f ric a n country, an d h e d id n 't know the
la n g u a g e .
She w a s w o r ry in g a littl e b i t a b o u t how h e w ould g e t a lo n g in
s c h o o l a n d e v e ry th in g - - how
aken ew f r ie n d s .
tm
S o lic ito
- T U ESD A Y , JANUARY 10, 1967 p ag e 1
T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 10th w a s th e S ta te of th e U nion. N ot u n til
.it
;'
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.^
i t is o v e r do you r e a l l y f e e l th e New Y e a r h a s b eg u n . It i s a n
o b s ta c le , a m o u n
- of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
- a c tiv e H o llin g s of S outh
I
C a r o lin a an d s t e r n fa c e d , r a t h e r L in c o ln e s q u e , S e n a to r H a n s e n , and
I
yo u n g , t e r r i f i c l y a t t r a c t iv e C h a r le s P e r c y .
h e rs e lf.
So th e new o n
- . They need the 7th day for maintenance.
It is interesting that the firm is opening a new plant
in Charleston, S. C. This will get production up from
200 to 300 / month.
THE PRESIDENT: Do we want to talk over this strategy change
with Congress?
CLIFFORD
- of a fellow Socialist
Republic.
We think it would be good for the President and Kosygin to meet.
We want to know about the NPT coming back.
1. Would a new committee hearing be needed?
2. What kind of vote would you expect?
3. How much
- e
N o b o d y w o u ld b e l i e v e i t .
T h ird , K T B C
's p la n e,
T h e c o m f o r t o f h a v in g a
p riv a te , d isc ree t,m
odeoftravell e a v i n g a t th e h o u r w e w a n t e d , c o u ld b e q u ite w ip e d o u t b y
new
- New York
- Johnson women to New York; Lady Bird buys dress for wedding and flies back to White House; phone call with Betty Weinheimer about LBJ Birthplace; lunch; meeting with Liz Carpenter about press; meeting about travel for Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent
- Carlyle Hotel, New York City
- 1965
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
L y n d a and I w e n t up to the H ill to W rig h t P a t m a n 's
lu n c h e o n fo r the T e x as D e l e g a t i o n - - w i v e s , c h ild r e n , and g r a n d c h i l d r e n h o n o rin g the t h r e e new m e m b e
- V
MEMORANDUk
.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WA8HINOTON
M onday, M a rc h 1, 1965
T h e new m o n th b e g a n a t th e R a n c h , w ith a g r e y sk y .
vl £ o u
^}
w ith Jew el an d D a le .
I d ro v e a ro u n d
We lo o k e d a t th a t o ld C a lic h
- a d a l l th e a r t i c l e s - - e v e n enough to s a t i s f y L i z - ab o u t w h a t m y d ay S a tu r d a y had b e e n lik e .
D o ro th y M c C a rd le 's w a s
e s p e c i a l l y good an d N an R o b e r t s o n ’s in t h e New Y o rk T i
- At Camp David; LBJ to Episcopal Church service; Sen. Dick Russell stories about Robert E. Lee and Civil War; Lynda Johnson's knowledge of Civil War; Lady Bird reads news articles; bowling with Secretary McNamara; return to WH; Lady Bird intimidated
