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Worked with Ashton.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
Worked with Bess on Austrian dinner.
Worked with Liz on Texas trip.
4. ! Learned that Martin Luther King had been assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
10:20 Secretary and Mrs. Clark Clifford, Mr
- for Atlanta, Georgia (on airplane spoke to Martin Luther King)
9:15 Arrive Atlanta. Met by Governor and Mrs. Sanders, Mayor Allen
9:30 Rode w/ Mayor Allen, Bo Jones
10:15 Arrive at Communicable Disease Center
Ground Breaking Ceremony - Speech
11:30 To Dr
- Watched Clark Clifford and General Taylor on TV.
1:00 Watched Martin Luther King on TV.
3. 1:45 Lunch - sandwiches. Took plate to the upper deck.
3:30 Nap
4. 5:14 Docked; were met by Luci, Pat, and Joe Batson. (Luci wearing green stockings.)
Went
- with about ten governors, and Martin Luther
King somewhere in the middle of it. And it was good talk and a wonderful day, and I
thought to myself: “Dear Lord, if he can just rest enough to think enough, it just might be
wonderful.” I mean, the next 13 months
- ci and I.
Lyndon w a s in h is o ffic e - I knew a sta tem en t w as being p rep a red .
He
gave it on TV from the W hite H ouse -" A m erica i s shocked and sadden ed
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b y the b ru tal sla y in g tonight of D r. M artin Luther King.
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- & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip
- Lady Bird flies back to D.C. & she is driven to the USS Sequoia; LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers & have breakfast; Johnsons watch Clark Clifford & Maxwell Taylor on tv; Johnsons watch Martin Luther King on tv; lunch; Luci Nugent meets boat
- Big breakfast with guests; everyone goes for walk and then bowling; lunch, a nap, and viewing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on "Meet the Press;" more bowling; talk of approaching Eastman-Kodak to sponsor beautification; possible trip to Florida
- ie t s e r io u s v o ic e s a id ” We t r a v e l
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MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
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F r i d a y , A p r il 5, 1968
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WASHINOTON
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w ith a h e a v y h e a r t to d a y , b e c a u s e of th e tra g e d y of D r, King*s d e a th .
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- Lady Bird slept little; Lady Bird has coffee with LBJ; they decide Crossing the Trails of Texas trip should continue; Lady Bird alters speeches to include statement about Martin Luther King; to Dulles airport; Washington & foreign correspondents
- Lady Bird talks to LBJ at Camp David; Lady Bird & foreign press board buses for Goliad; view flowers & cattle; funeral service for Martin Luther King; ceremony at restored Presidio La Bahia; speeches by Stewart Udall & Lady Bird; migrant children
- :00 Leave palace with Mrs. Martin for Royal Landing, for Floating Market Tour.
Saw lots and lots of little boats with mostly women and children - selling coconuts, papaya,
bananas, and roast duck. Houses on stilts - many had pictures of King and Queen
- / President, Ambassador and Mrs. Martin for official call on King and Queen
4:30 Return to mansion with Mrs. Martin (President went to Victory Monument for wreathlaying ceremony
(over)
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
5:15 Prime Minister Thanom, Thanpuying
- Airport in Lincoln
Photographers caught by surprise. Only a few.
8:52 w/ Secret Service left via King Air
11:55 Arrived LBJ Ranch
3:17 w/ Knetsch to landing strip to look at wildflower seeds
4:35 Returned to main house and drove Danz property
Driving car
- house, Cedar
and birthplace
10:32 Back to main house
11:25 w/ Wests to Cedar House
11:52 President joined
12:31 Left Cedar House w/ President and Wests for tour of Martin Ranch
1:05 Returned to main house
1:25 Lunch w/ President, Wests, Marie, Vicky
- Martin Ranch.
7:37 Brief stop at the main house to pick up Luci and Helene -- to the Scharnhorst
Ranch -- stopped to see Tom Mills' residence.
9:07 Returned to the main house.
Dinner with same group as above.
12 midnight - 1:00 a.m. Chief King.
Retired.
******
- Luci and Pat in Hawaii.
Returned to the first floor.
7:50 To the second floor with the President and ladies of the press: Helen Thomas,
Norma Mulligan, Malvina Stephenson, Trudy Feldman, Judith Martin, Fran
Lewine, and Isabelle Shelton -- Lynda
- o king a t th e d e e r , co unting th e m and in s p e c tin g th e f e n c e s ,
p ic k in g up th e in te r c o m e v e r y few m in u te s to g iv e d ir e c tio n s to D a le w ho
C
S a tu rd a y , J a n u a ry 13 (C ontinu ed )
m u s t c u
- , Martin & Danz Ranches; back to LBJ Ranch and talk about ranch issues with Dale Malechek; helicopter to Austin and a visit with Luci & Lyn Nugent; Johnsons to Andrews AFB and White House in pelting rain
- arborough ca m e up to g r e e t m e .
H e had c a n c e lle d out
a fter the a s s a s s in a tio n of M artin Luther King and I did not e x p e c t to s e e
h im .
I m an aged to be m o r e c o rd ia l than I had been at our la s t m eetin g
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- lu n ch on t r a y s .
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I t ' s a funny thing.
f o r a p la c e p r o t e c t e d f r o m the w ind.
We h a d b e e n loo king
We ta lk e d f o r y e a r s ab ou t
b u ild in g s o m e s o r t of a w ind b a r r i e r out b y the sw im m
- through Martin & Danz Ranches; Frank Erwin & LBJ Library; Johnsons watch tv election coverage; party for military staff stationed at LBJ Ranch; story about elderly man & LBJ; LBJ gives speech & awards to military staff
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
Date April 14, 1964
Day Tuesday
Time Appointment O P Activity (include visited by) Expenditure
11:40 Robin Duke
Greet King Hussein on North Portico (yellow dress
- together to the south grounds
for the arrival of the King and Queen of Thailand.
Following the ceremony, shook hands along the rope with
Jaycee wives and met
Wendy Mink and Rebecca Bradford (Congressman Wilbur Mills's daughter).
Returned to the second floor
- filming. Saw Dr. Reed, Helene Segal, and Dr. Wadrop (?)
6:30 Returned to White House
7:00 To President's office
7:15 To second floor with President, Congressman and Mrs. Cecil King, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Douglas
8:00 To President's office with the Kings
- , AUSTIN, TEXAS AND WALKED TO AWAITING AIRCRAFT
2:30 With Udalls, Hartzog, Dr. Young, Simone, Lynda left Austin via King Air
2:50 Arrived LBJ Ranch
With Secretary Udall, George Hartzog, Mr. Kruger, Mr. Woodbin, and Mr. Kiley
3. 4:32
left in A.W. Moursund's
- THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
Date Saturday, August 12, 1967
Mrs. Johnson began her da y at (Place) The LBJ Ranch
Entry
No.
Activity
Time
not dictated
12:48 Left the ranch via King Air.
1:05 Arrived in Austin
- To the South Grounds with the President for arrival of the King of Norway.
10:50 Returned to the second floor.
11:25 CTJ left the White House for Congressional Club breakfast.
2:27 Returned to the White House -- to the second floor.
Worked at desk.
4:05
- time)
2. 9:45 Arrive Kuala Lumpur. Greeted by King and Queen. Four gold umbrellas. Little girl presented
flowers. 21-gun salute as we walked to stand, shaking hands with dignitaries. Speeches.
3. 10:20 Leave airport in motorcade. Rubber trees.
11:00
- by cottage
Nap
2. 3:45 To Cimarron Beach for snorkeling
5:00 Returned to cottage
3. 7:00 Governor and Mrs. Paiewonsky, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril King, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diamond,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Faber, Mr. and Mrs. Kramer, Tony and Matianna, and Bess
for drinks
- . Hurst.
7:53 The President's office called.
9:05 Dinner with the President, Marie, and Dr. Hurst.
9:55 Called Chief King.
10:00-10:50 Chief King -(10:15 Saw TV tape of ABC interview with Luci) It had been on TV earlier in the evening.
11:00 Retired
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11:20 Returned to White House - to second floor.
2. 11:29 To North Portico to greet King Hassan of Morocco and party.
To East Room for arrival ceremonies.
To second floor.
Worked at desk.
Recorded.
2:05 To President's office.
2:12 Returned to second
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11:26 To the President's office -- accompanied him to the South Lawn for the arrival of
the King/Queen of Nepal. Parade to the Blair House.
12:10 The President went to the office -- I went back to the second floor.
12:35 Lunch on tray in room.
2. 2:00
- :10 Walked to the birthplace.
12:30 Returned to the main house via car.
1:26 Called Haywood Smith (at the ranch).
1:27 Called Chief King.
2. 2:00 Lunch beside the pool with the President, Luci, Lyn, Marie, and Jake Pickle.
2:12 Called Mariallen.
2:18
- With mayors to Red Room for meeting.
5:32 President to Red Room to talk to guests.
6:10 Mayors depart. President to his office.
To second floor alone.
Worked on mail.
5. 8:30 Hors d'oeuvres, gin and tonic in room.
9:00 Back rub (Chief King to second floor)
10
- . du Pont
2:30 Lunch in room w/ Lynda
4:30 Florence Mahoney and Lady Jackson - tea in Yellow Room
6:00 To President's office
6:05 To Mayflower Hotel for reception by King Hussein
6:40 Back to White House to change into red lace dress
7:00 To Warren
- 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
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2. Episcopal Church in Blanco
12:31 Arrived main house
3. 1:20 w/ Mrs. Krim and Vicky left via King Air
Read Barbara Ward's paper on urbanization - today's society paper
2:02 Arrived San Angelo and left Vicky
2:05 Continued on
3:18
- THE WHITE HOUSE
MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Daily Diary
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Johnson began her day at (Place)
Entry
No.
Date September 2, 1965
LBJ Ranch
Time
Activity
8:15 Dr. Heath, Max Brooks, Roy White left Ranch in King Air
11:00 Arrived
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5:29 Left ranch via King Air
5:46 Arrived Ragsdale Terminal
6:10 Arrived Zeta House and met Lynda.
6:15 Left with Lynda.
6:22 To Driskill Hotel and Driskill Club for
7:17 Left hotel.
7:26 Arrived 1409 Westover Street, Austin -- Jessie Kellam's
- / President, Secretary and Mrs. Dillon
1:30 Lunch w/ President, Secretary and Mrs. Dillon,
Marvin Watson, Sam King, Horace Busby, Liz, Vicky,
and Marie
4:45 Left ranch via chopper to Civic Center. Motorcade
to Driskill for press party hosted by State
- Fisher and then saw "The Night They Raided Minsky's" with Lynda , Shulmans,
10:20 called Wes King the
Alexanders, an d Doug Davidson.
- -- did read and file; signed mail.
Called Jim Ketchum, Dr. Voss, Chef Haller, Chief King, Lynda, Chief Mendoza . . . to
say goodbye. 7:20 Luci in.
7:21 Called Rex Scouten.
Entry
No.
Time
Activity
8:30 Dinner at the Fortases with Mr. and Mrs. John
- not be reached -- left word.
6:41 Talked with Liz.
7:50 Called Doug Cater.
4. 8:15-9:00 Chief King. (Called Dr. Grover, Liz, Marilyn, George Christian, and Arthur Krim.)
9:50 Dinner alone in room.
Retired.
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House guests: Arthur Krim - 303.
Lyn - Luci's room
