Saturday LBJ Ranch July 18 1964

In kitchen having coffee breakfast w/ Mrs Johnson Governor Connally Mr Kellam Jack Valenti

To office confers w/ Gov John Connally Geo Reedy and Jack Valenti on possible items for Press Conference mainly statement on extremism of Ku Klux Klan Budget Bureaus

To front lawn by pool w/ Gov Connally George Reedy to review set up for press conference Went w/ Governor Connally to airplane hangar to say goodbye to the Governor his plane had arrived

To office Secretary Robert McNamara Washington DC RE ICBM Missiles In ofc going over Fiscal Year Charts w/ Jack Valenti through Kermit Gordon on phone over Ku Klux Klan speech w/ George Reedy President says Jack now would you hurry up I've been trying to go to the bathroom all morning ya'll keep trying to stop me To bathroom Back in office discussing press conference and then discusses article in newspaper concerning his tentative trip to on last Thursday night Written up all cards carded mf in papers giving all of preparation that were made stand by of Jet Star baggage going out to airport etc. John Discusses w/ JV Mac Kilduff Geo Reedy Cmdr Josephson Begins Press Conference after press conf w/ Lynda Bird on horses for pics rode down to River and back up to where busses were waiting for the Press Wants Geo Reedy to ride a horse but Geo says no Poses for pictures

Returns to office -- GER on telephone -- and Pres says -- "That George, I wanted him to get on a horse and ride around and get- in a real goo dpictures , and you wouldn't do it. I had to run the whole show by myself." Talks on call from (Kermit Gordon — that was to go to Jack Valenti . In office going over Press Conference w/ Jack Valenti and Jeorge Reedy and Mac. Kilduff

Judge Moursund over Business Service RE Plans for afternoon go boating have bar-b-q on boat

General Ted Clifton ret his call RE Report fr Mrs Johnson during the Press Conference that there i s in the Senate Garage a 1/2 million $ laboratory staffed with 15 photographers. Saturday

White House -- LBJ Ranch July 18 , 1964

Depart LBJ Ranch via chopper for Haywood xx w/ Mrs. Johnson, MMValenti. Jack Valenti. Mr. Kellam, Simone P oulain, mf , v m 12:01 Enroute, stopped at A. W. Moursund Ranch to pick up Judge Moursund and then proceeded on to Haywood.

Arrived at Haywood and went immediately to the boats President noticed newsmen and and to sta y below where later decided to take a nap.

ARrived Coca Cola Ranch and the boat anchored in the cove -- President woke up and went for a swim and then asked vm to ski while he watched. Bar-b-q an d beans were brought aboard the boat and the entire company ate on the boat. The President went for a swim in the lake and then took another nap on the boat -- out in the sun.

Party departed the C-C Ranch for the Haywood --arriving at 3:30

In the Haywood and took a nap with Mrs. Johnson --

Awakened and went for a boat ride in the little boat w/ Mrs. Johnson, A. W. Moursund, Mr Kellam and Simone P oulain. G.G Reedy Reedy - Austin Austin (b.3 ) Returned to the Haywood and had dinner (steaks) on the patio w/. Mrs Johnson, Mr. Kellam Judge an d Mrs. A. W. Moursund, Will Moursund, Mar y Moursund, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Winters, mf, and vm. After dinner the President took a nap on the patio and slept for about 30 minutes -- then went into the house to watch the 10:00 pm news on television. Departed via chopper for the LBJ Ranch for the evening w/ Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Kellam MMValenti Jack Valenti, mf, and vm. . . . arriving at 10:45 pm. Had a rub-down by Chief Baltimore and retired for the evening.

House Guests in Main Ranch House: MMV and Jack Valenti in Gay Room Mr. Kellam in Children's Room V. McCammon in West Carnation Room Simon Poulain in East Carnation Room Marie Fehmer in Purple Room Released Statement on the Economy - 6 points

Released statement re the United States and the United Kingdom testing a low-yield British nuclear device underground at the U. S. AE C test site in Nevada on July 17.

Released statement statement on on governmentgovernment economyeconomy - progressprogress reportreport