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- Saturday, January 4 , 1969
Page One
Our f ir s t fu ll day back in the White House on the last lap!
I usually feel vigorous when we f ir s t return from the Ranch and I
tackle my desk.
This morning I had a b rief conference with Abe and
then saw
- 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
- , greetin g som e people who w e r e there w aiting fo r us at the
a irp o rt, and then aboard fo r lunch, and high tim e because it was n e a rly
th ree and everyb od y was ravenous.
That night we went to Abe and C a r o l’ s dinner and danc ing p a rty
- Dedication of the George Marshall Research Library; to Virginia Military Institute; ideas for LBJ Library; Lady Bird describes ceremony with speeches by Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower and LBJ; dinner at the Fortases; Lady Bird mentions Abe Fortas
- a c k a t the W hite H ouse I had lunch w ith Abe and an opportunity
to ta lk w ith h im for about two h ou rs on th e L ib ra ry , the Joh nson C ity h o u se,
w h eth er w e shou ld p u b lish M r s . Joh n son 's book, and, m o s t im p ortan t,
w h
- Lady Bird works on "chores" and buys gift certificate for Lynda Johnson's 21st birthday; Lady Bird lunches with Abe Fortas to discuss LBJ Library, Johnson City House, publishing Rebekah Johnson's book, and the ABC TV show on beautification; Lady
- a u s e d on
o u r w a y down th o s e h ig h s te p s so the c a m e r a s co uld g e t a p i c t u r e .
o f u s to g eth er is new s.
Six
Arid th e n w e d r o v e on to Abe a n d C a r o l F o r t a s '
h o u s e . . Abe h a d b e e n te llin g
- Johnson family to National City Christian Church; to Abe Fortas' home; Johnson family have lunch together at the White House; LBJ takes nap; Lady Bird goes swimming; Lady Bird records her diary; LBJ visits with Luci & Pat Nugent; Lady Bird has
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about their conversations being inter
cepted, the conversants used code
names and other Lricks to conceal
identities. Abe Fortas, for example, at
one point used the code name
'·Arnold,'' perhaps a reference to his
law firm of Arnold, Fortas & Porter
- Assistant to
President
Jolinson):
He had an
instinctive re I for the Congr ss. A
classic case was the Abe Fortas and
Hom r Thornbeny nominations Ito
the Supr rn Court]. We met very
clay to give him vot count.· and
reports. Then one da
h
said,
"Boys the ball
- disappeared and were never heard
from again. And I've always wondered if this wasn't
Castro's answer, I tried to find out, but I couldn't get a
damn thing out of the Justice Department's files.
Abe Fortas
Abe Fonas is as good, fine, patriotic, and concerned
- most of the Great Society speech, I think, didn't he?
M:
Umhrn.
C:
Clark Clifford contributed greatly. Abe Forrest [Fortas?] contributed a lot to what he was
saymg. He always, when he made a speech, if it was a reasonably important speech he
LBJ
- . 1966,
as well as two conversations in October
1966 between President Johnson and Su
preme Court Justice Abe Fortas in which
the assassination of President Kennedy is
discussed.
Concerns about Vietnam, the U.S.
economy. and the upcoming congressio
nal
- to hear different points of view ... I think
Clark lifford would tell you the same thing because Pr sident
Johnson similarly disrupted his law practice.
-Abe Fortas, friend nd adviser; later Sup eme Court Justice
An excellent example of a Lyndon Johnson
- and ending with Johnson's
phone conversation with Abe Fortas
7
Humphrey
prior to retiring at II: 15 p.m. Or one
can analyze Johnson's contacts over a
period of time. Did he, for instance
become more isolated as his adminis
tration progressed
- site, including those with Bes.·
Abell. Morris Abram, George Aiken,
Abe Fortas,
Harry McPherson,
Lawrence
O'Brien.
Carl Alben,
Hubert Humphrey,
John Tower,
Douglass Caler, Stewart
dall, and
Bromley Smith. And researchers
continue to visit th Library
- as Solicitor General, the first
African-American to hold the post, as
well as appoint·ing A11hur Goldberg as
Ambassador to the Unit- d
ations
and Abe Fortas to the Supreme Court.
During this p riocl, Congress consid
ered the Voting Rights bill, an
omnibus
- s i n e s s o v e r a lu n c h of
s c r a m b l e d e g g s a n d b a c o n . • And th en I h a d a s e s s i o n w ith Abe F o r t a s .
H e r e a d the p r o p o s a l of the U n i v e r s i t y of T e x a s a b o u t the L i b r a r y - Q
andi n
- Lady Bird discusses business with LBJ; Lady Bird to the dentist; meeting with Clark Clifford about the LBJ Library; meetings about artwork for the White House; Lady Bird meets with Abe Fortas about LBJ Library; Arthur Goldberg and Supreme Court
- ; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
