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THE WMITI Housf Date August 8, 1967 _^ PtESiDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON DAHV WA*V The President began his day at (Place) The White House . Day T uesday

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6:00a t The Situation Room ; Later today, while walking from the Cab Rm to his ofc, the President told mf and marys, "I got up at 6:00 this morning and watched little Lyn get fed. I gave him his bottle, an d 8:15a Breakfast . watched him get changed a couple of times, and heard him yell for a while." <

/\ 9:02a To State Dining Room ; V-^---' • 10:40 for Congressional Briefing - House Democrats on the Tax Bill ; OFF RECORD '

Cong. J. Edward Roush Cong. Thomas Ashley Cong. Kenneth Gray . Cong. Wm F. Ryan Cong. Walter Baring Congwoman Edith Green Cong. Fernand St. Germain Cong. Charles Bennett Cong. G. Elliott Hagan . Cong. Armistead Selden Cong. John Blatnik t Cong. James Haley • Cong. B. F. Sisk Cong. Hugh Carey Cong. Porter Hardy ' Cong. Robert G . Stephens Cong. Frank Clark Cong. Ken Hechler \ . Cong. Frank A. Stubblefield Cong. Emilio Daddario Cong. Elmer Holland ; Cong. Frank Thompson Cong. Dominick Daniels Cong. Richard Ichord Cong. Morris Udall Cong. John Davis Cong. Robert E. Jones Cong. Charles Vanik Gong. James Delaney Cong. Joseph Karth Cong. Basil Whitener Cong. Harold Donohue Cong. Edna Kelly Cong. James C. Wright Cong. W. J. Bryan Dorn Cong. Alton Lennon Cong. C.ong. John Dowdy Cong. John Monagan • Cong. Clement Zablocki Cong. Thomas Downing Cong. Wm Murphy Cong. Robert Everett Cong. Thomas O'Neil l ^

. : | Cong. Cong. Otis Pike T. Johnson's notes | Cong, O. C. Fisher Cong. Melvin Price to D. T. j i_ Cong. L. H. Fountain Cong. Wm J. Randall . j i Cong. Samuel Friedel Cong. Byron Rogers Cong. E . C. Gathing s Cong. Paul Rogers /HUE House Date August 8, 1967 >ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON "*** • • The White House Tuesday 'resident began his day at (Place) Day n I

T; Telephone f or t Expendi- 1 1 Activity (include visited by) lure In Out Lo LD Code 10:55a To the doctor's office .

; for- fitting- of new glasses :

11:05a To Oval Office :

11:06a t Harry McPherson - pl .

11:25a • t Walt Rostow - pl

11:26a £ Secy McNamara

11:27a t Secy Freeman

11:32a 12:07p j I. W. Abel - President, U. S. Steelworkers of America OFF RECC RD j^x Nordy Hoffman (Mr. Frank Hoffman) - Legislative Director, U . S. Steelworkers of America

sS) , ______11:37a Barefoot Sanders joined laborleaders card August 8, 1967

iWill Sparks is draftin g thank-yo u letters to the donors o f this bus t (It cost $10 , 000 and is value d now at $15 , 000 altho no other i s availabl e and i t woul d not be possible fo r on e to be bought a t an y price). When the photos come, let' s coordinat e to get pix and letters together. mjdr THE WHITE House Date August 8, 1967 __^ PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON DAILY DIARY The President began his day at (Place) Th e White House Day Tuesday T- Telephone _, Entry TimC fort Expend, - j^0 ' 1 1 Activity (include visited by) ture In Out Lo j LD Cod e

12:11p f Mrs. Simon McHugh

/Q_ 12:18p 12:22p To Cabinet Room \^==:^ : ' where Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois Ralph Newman and a delegation from Illinois were waiting to present to the President a life-size bust of Abraham Lincoln by SgJg&aGagigtogyx Augustus Saint-Gaudens . This is the original Ralph Newman wrote the Lincoln statue from which the St. -Gaudens 'standing Abe Lincoln statue" now in Lincoln President saying the group ATTENDANCE: Park, Chicago, Ill was done. It was unveiled in 1887. -^ was desirous of making an James W. Howard, Chicago, President, Meister Brau, Inc, appropriate gift to the Presi - George M. Irwin, Quincy, Ill - Chairman, Illinois Arts Council . dent from Illinois for the Lyndon Otto Kerner, Governor of Illinois Baines Johnson Library which Harry Linsky - Chicago - Industrial and interior designer will be Located at Austin. Abraham L. Marovitz - Chicago - District Judge ; The bust is presented as "a Robert E, McGuire - Chicago - Restauranteur token of our affection and Bernard D. Moschel - Chicago - Vice President, Mutual Maintenance Corp esteem " -- the bust is the original Ralph G. Newman, Chicago - Chairman, Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission; sculpted by the same artist (St-Gaudens) . President, Board of Directors. Chicago Public Library wfe^y^if r-riMr-^a.1 aa.qx Abraham William Schmidt - Chicago -meat wholesaler Lincoln which the President Eli M. Schulman - Chicago - restauranteur presented on behalf of he U. S. Mary G. (Mrs. Charles) Sethness - Chicago - Trustee. Lincoln Academy of Illinois to Mexico in 1966 -- which was a Edward H. Weiss - Chicago - President, Edward H. Weiss & Co. , Advertising replica (bronze) of Saint-Gaudens (replica sculptured by Felix DeWeldon) , > f' 1 standing Lincoln statue ' unveiled • « in 1887 now in Lincoln Park. Chicago,° ""v* Ill. * , The bust presented today was the original .t bust that Saint-Gaudens used to sculpture

the_'standing Lincoln statue' in Lincoln Park. [ ; ; ; Sculptor Saint-Gaudens now deceased. fane House Da te August 8, 1967 «NT LYNDON B. JOHNSO N WARY rp 'resident began his day at (Place). The White House Day Tuesday

Time Telephone t or t ...... — 1 _ Activity (include visited by) In Out Lo LD 12:22p^ _ .To Oval Office

\ 12:27p- 1:17p Ambassador Chester Bowles -- U.S. Amb to India 1:17p Ed. Hamilton _ 1:00p Hon. Walt Rostow

: Briefing paper to DT

1:20p t Joe Califano (pl) .

1:25p ^_ The President departed Oval Rm Ofc and ^s : | went to the Mansion to join ; j Weekly Luncheon guests: Secy McNamara • ; Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson

.--- 1:40pm-2:50p I ~ LUNCH w/above i ^ w /Hut Hous e Dat e Augus t 8 , 196 7 KNT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N

'resident bega n hi s da y at/™ (Place) Th _ e Whit e House ~ Day TUESDAY_A 1 Y U-koU

Time Telephon e f o r t . Activit y (includ e visite d by ) In Ou t L o L D 3:10p t . MW - pl

3:15p t Harr y McPherson - pl

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4:35p t Georg e Christia n - pl

4:45p 1 ; M W -pl

4:50p t Jo e Califan o - p l •

4:56p f ^ Wal t Rosto w ;—u______i p ______— — —_ _ 5:05p t Jo e Califan o - pl 'HITE HOUSE Date August 8, 1967 ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON MARY resident began his day at (Place) ' ' " The White House Day TUESDAY

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5:26p To Oval Office, stopping in mjdr's room -- • to look at photos on yb's desk, and at m jdr's desk to look at BBBB papers gathered there.

5:31p f ' MW - pl

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,' 5:35p f J. C. Kellam ;

* 5:40p t Justice Abe Fortas

6:05p t Doug Cate r - pl - spoke with Irv Duggan - asked him to tell Mr. '.

Cater to call when he returned to his office ;

6:10p f | ~ Douglass Cater -T 1 i :

I 6:30p t George Christian (pl)

6:31p t Walt Rostow (pl)

6:31p | t i Mildred Stegall (pl)

^6:32pi _ I f ; Secy McNamara (ret. the President's ~_ . ^ call) •» • THE WHITE HOUSE Date August 8, 1967 PRESIDENT. LYNDON 6. JOHNSON

^TP™L. began hi , day a. (Place) The White House _ Day TUESDAY

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6:35p t Barefoot Sanders (pl)

T" x*. 6:40p The President departed for the Mansion ^**. ^^ 8:30p to Yellow Oval Room for Private Reception J l_ honoring Amb. on his birthday. The Usher says that when the President came to mansion at President gave the Amb. the following gifts: 6:40p, that he went directly to Bronze bust of LBJ third floor -- Mr. J. C. Kellam Gold cuff link s - Pres. seal - most expensive and Mr. Donald Thomas were Gold Tie Tack - Pres. seal JN houseguests there--and remained • NewFamily photogr enscribed and framed on third floor until 7:10p -- : & . * - . £_ y' J then wto Oval Yello Room for Attendance: Reception. President and Mrs. Johnson Hon. and Mrs. Arthur J. Goldberg Mr. I. W. Abel Judge David L. Bazelon . Mrs. Hugo Black - wife of Justice Black Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Bredhoff Hon. William B. Buffum - Deputy Amb. to UN Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleischer ; Justice and Mrs. Abe Fortas Mrs. Katherine Graha m j Col, and Mrs. E. Guilbert i l__ Hon. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman i i Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harris (move on p. 8) 'HiTf Housi Date August 8, 1967 ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON MARY resident began his day at, (Place), P1 . DayThe'White House • - TUESDAY Time Telephone 1 , Activity (include visited by) In Out Lo LD F~~- • * Rt. Rev. Msgr. George G. Higgins PMG and Mrs. Lawrence O'Brien Hon. Richard F. Pedersen - Deputy Amb to UN Dr. and Mrs. Mario Pesaresi Hon. and Mrs. James Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers Roberts Hon. and Mrs. Walt Rostow • Hon. and Mrs. Joseph J. Sisco Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith Secy and Mrs. W. Willard Wirtz • Judge and Mrs. J. Skelly Wright Under Secy Nicholas Katzenbach

8:30p Reception guests departed • , j '

" 9:19p t I Secy McNamara

9:25p ~ DINNER - w/ Mrs. Johnso n * ' "• •" "- " • "" ™" ' ' ' "™ ' "™ - • •« •• . . • . • .1 ._. ^. , .• ^^M ••.•••!.!•• I • • — ,^ ..I. .• II. -. . •. •„ I • I • i^ . ,, I — , in | • • .1 II • !• • I • I J. C. Kellam (houseguest) j Donald Thomas (houseguest) j 1 ' i — i __^—. — • 9:56p , t ; Mar y Slater /HUE Hous e Dat e Augus t 8 , 196 7 •f NT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N WARY 'resident bega n his day at (Place) Th e Whit e Hous e Da y Tuesda y

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10:03p t operato r - "hav e th e Chie f com e up "

10:30p Mar y Slate r an d 11:36p Captai n Barry Beck t o secon d floor

11:45p ; Retire d Today sen t th e Thir d Annual Report o f the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceani c Cana l Study Commissio n t o Congress - - coverin g the period Jul y 1 , 196 6 to June 30 , 1967 .

Flowers sen t toda y to Justice Clar k - hospitalized i n Bangkok.

Flowers sen t toda y to Sen. Dic k Russel l - i n Walte r Reed Hospital - w / col d

Flowers sen t toda y to General Eisenhowe r - i n Walter Ree d

Today announced appt o f George G . Sin k o f Alexandria, Virgini a as alternat e U. S. Representativ e o n the Counci l o f the Internationa l Civi l Aviation organization . HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL DELIVERED TO THE SENATE

OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY

THE WHIT E HOUSE

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE ON AUGUST 8, 1967:

The following-named persons to be Members of the United States Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs for terms expiring May 11, 1970, and until their successors are appointed and have qualified:

Dr. Homer Daniels Babbidge, Jr., of Storrs, Connecticut Dr. Abram L. Sachar, of Newtonville, Massachusetts Dr. Robert A, Scalapino, of Berkeley, California

The following-named persons to be Members of the Board of Regents, National Library of Medicine, Public Health Service, for terms expiring August 3, 1971:

Frederick Herbert Wagman, of Michigan, vice William Neill Hubbard

Robert Higgins Ebert, of Massachusetts, vice Herman Howe Fussler,

Brigadier General Willard Roper, , to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress approved 28 June 1879 (21 Stat. 37 ) (33 U.S.C. 642), vice Major General George H. Walker, reassigned.