President's Daily Diary, March 21, 1967

President's Daily Diary, March 21, 1967

IITE Housf Date March 21, 1967 ^ NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON IARY esident bega n his day a t (Place) Nimitz House - Nimitz Hill, Guam, Mariana Islands ay Tuesday Time ^/^^ T£> 1 ; . Activity (include visited by) In Out Lo | LD 6:55a t Jake Jacobsen 6:57a f Jake Jacobsen In house w/ President this a. m. - ; Tom Johnson. George C. , J Jacobsen 6:30a ! The President got up - dressed , and went into the dining room for bkfst alone - __ 6:35a ___ t Jake Jacobsen ___ . __ 6:37a t George Christian _7:15 7:25a . Chairman Thieu X_ Air Vice Marshal Ky ; • Jake Jacobsen says this was "a friendly visit, no substance was ___^ ' discussed, they assured us of their gratitude, and the President _ assured them of his friendship. " i , __ , : —___ , — ', _ ; —: : — _ ! _ . ; i ! ___________ j : ; : __^—_______________ .— : : , . ___ , . — l_ ( - : 7:30a t i Jim Jones 7:31 a t i1 .— Walt . Rostow — . .—< —— — 7:45a • Bac k to hi s bedroom . - an d t o slee p 9:30a Th e President awakened -- an d read severa l msgs from Mr. Kintne r on newspaper an d television coverage o f the President' s trip-- ± signe d a lt r t o W . L . Whit e of the Empori a Kansas Gazett e - - And read yesterday's press conferenc e hel d by Secys Rusk and McNamar a , _ General Westmoreland , an d Mr. Kome r 9:50a t Georg e Christia n - after readin g the press conference . j Th e Presiden t said, "Wh y d o they waste tim e - th e whol e press conferenc e •_ - wit h just three rhetorical question s o n the Constitution . The y imply that is al l we discussed--and we didn't eve n mentio n it . Wha t are the y tryin g to d o to me ? " .. / ; ; ; ' 10:1 5a | / *^ Sec y Rusk to the President's bedroom for a conference wit h him privately _ 1 prio r t o th e meetin g i n the Conferenc e Roo m at Headquarters--Pau l Glyn n ! reporte d that the President wa s no w dressed an d ready t o depart afte r thi s I shor t meeting. i 7T 1 ' ' ' ' 10:35a 10:53 a j Th e Presiden t wen t to th e livin g roo m o f his quarter s -wher e member s o f the j America n party were gathered--Secy Rusk, Sec y McNamara, Mr. Komer , j Amb . Bunker , Amb . Lodge , Genera l Westmoreland, General Wheeler j i Ambassado r Locke , Wal t Rostow, Benjami n Rea d WHITE HOUSE Date March 21, 196 7 < SIOENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON .Y DIAR Y President began his day at (Place) Day Tuesday Tune Telephone ry I o r t tiXpencu- p 1 : 1 . Activity (includ e visite d by) ture In Out L o L D Code 10:54a The President walked out of Nimitz House and to his car - for the short rid e .In the car with the. Presdent to Admiral Byrd's Headquarters Conference Room --he was preceded ««••? were Secy Rusk and J . Jacobsen , there (JB^ by those who had been with him in the living room of his quarters. «U_lfc : '—'—' ! —' ' "' - ' ' ~ ' ™ ~— ^•^•B- I U.S. Working Session - Admiral Byrd's ^MBt Conference Room __ 10:56a 1: 56p ! in the Headquarters, Naval Forces, Guam „____„ .,.._ __ ______™ _______ s The President _ General William Momyer _ ___ I I ^^ Secv Dean Rusk Mr Benjamin Read xt. ._ Secy Robert McNamara _____ Mr. Geo. Carver General Earl Wheeler , Chmn JCS ~ Mr. William Jordan Jorden Hon. "tfc Henry Cabot Lodge ; Amb to VN Mr. James R. Jones ^ Hon. Ellsworth Bunker ,Am b designate to V N Lt . Col. Robert Montague . , •General William Westmoreland,_US Commander VN Hon. Averell Harriman Amb at large and several aides to the military _ ..'_ Adm. U. S; Grant Sharp, CINCPAC _ ^ --names unavailable as no check list _, Hon. William Gaud Admin, AID was used according to USSS for these Mr. David Lilienthal aides __ __^ =______ Hon. Leonard Unger, , Depty Assnt Secy of State , Hon. Richard Helms, Director CIA - „ [_>___ - Hon. Eugene Locke , Amb to Pakistan Depty Amb to VN - designate -, -j— „ 1 Mr. Philip Habib former Chief of Political Affairs Section - Saigon . _ i i , i Hon. Walt W. Rostow • < J g ^ •_ _ ,j |_ General Maxwell Taylor _, Sp. Consultant to the President , I Hon. John McNaughton ____„___„____________ ' j Mr. Barry Zorthian ' ______„ ________ _ - I Mr.L.Wade Lathram , . j Mr. Donald MacDonald „_____ „ _______ | Hon. Goerge Christian „____ | | Col. Robert ••Mfc^p-a* Ginsburgh " ...-•_ _ ; , General Humphreys i Mr. McGowan . Mr. John A. Calhoun i___ 1 ' I C|^ <£_ jQ ' fir^ *****' * US GOVERNMENT PRINTINC OFFICE H«4 O»— 744- T**. 2:00p To Top O' Th e Mar - for The President went by car PRESS CONFERENCE #100 Televised in color and flown by courier to Japan for to the Top of the Mar from relay by satellite to the ^BMb United States. the Headquarters w/ . Amb Lodge. Amb Bunker George Christian, Jake Jacobsen jjjjjg>_ 2: 20p President walked out of Top O' The Mar - Main Building - and to his car w/ Tom Johnson and George Christian jgBgx 2:22p President's motorcade departed Top O' The Mar - riding w/ the President were Ambassadors Lodge and Bunker jjfcfrpc 2:24p Arrived Nimitz House - and directly to the dining room A quick drink before j^p^H^ lunch - and then «t Hou* TW.,- March 21,.; 1967 NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON . • ^ f IARY ..J-, ..-•".£ -^J-! t " ^'. >-i°"« T"'- esident began his day at (Place) : . _ ' Day Time Telephone f or t . : . Activity (Include Visited by) - In Ou t Lo LD 2:40p . LUNCH - . -. ; w/~ ~ X^C*^ Secretary Rusk ' " • ' ' ' _• Secretary McNamara ; ' • I Hon. William Gaud, Administrator, AID " ; ___ | Ambassador Averell Harriman I Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker _^ _____ Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge __ Ambassador Eugene Locke 1 • General Earle BfclBte Wheeler _____. Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp General William Westmoreland ' _^ " Mr. Richard Helms '!_._: '•' : c " ._'•_! ; ' . j Mr. George Christian _!_____. - Mr. Jake Jacobsen Mr. Robert Komer : __£ Mr. Harry McPherson ^ ___' c r ' ' '-• : - ' • c '-' '• ~ j ~~ . Mr. Walt Rostow J Mr. John McNaughton I General Maxwell Taylor j Mr. Benjamin Read ___, Mr. Leonard Unger Mr. Donald MacDonald Mr. William Jorden Mr. Philip Habib 7~~ . '.;; "" ' _ ^ Mr. David Lilienthal ~ y Mr. Barry Zorthian _^ John A. Mr. Calhoun I l Mr. L. Wade Lathram * ~~~ "*"" J LJ " "•-~""~" 1 ^_^^___ [ • The delegatio n presented to the President a Guamanian Fla g HITE Hous e Dat e •NT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N IARY resident bega n hi s da y a t (Place) . Da v T- Telephon e Tune f £ ( Expend, - . 1 Activit y (includ e visite d by ) tur e In Ou t L o L D Cod e 3:10p T o bedroom - fo r NA P - telling Paul Glynn to waken him at 3:40 p 3:40p Sg t Glynn wakened the President and he dressed 3:52p ] T o living roo m o f quarters wher e delegation from Saipa n was waiting Jake Jacobsen presented Mr. Willia m Norwood, Hig h Commissioner o f the Trus t Territory to the President, an d Mr. Norwoo d in turn presented the members of the delegation : Martin P. Mangan , Deput y High Commissione r Thomas Remengesau , Ass t District Administrator for Publi c Affairs, Pala u Kaleb Ydui. Legislativ e Counse l for th e Congress of Micronesia, Pala u Mayor Vicente D. Sablan , Mayo r o f Saipan Municipality TlLJiaiiilViciuiitu N Siintnr , MnrinTin n niitnifirt T rgiirlntr" Dr. g x Jack Helkena , fro m th e Marshall Island s District Medal Staff Strik Yoma, Ass t Political Affairs Officers , Headquarter s Trust Territor y Luke Tman, Headquarter s Publi c Inf o Officers, Ya p Gideon Doone I Th e Presiden t shoo k hands w / eac h member o f the delegation , an d then Mr. Norwood, " I a s th e spokesma n for th e group , extende d an invitatio n to th e President to come to | visi t the Saipan territories. Th e President inquire d o f the exten t of the territori<rs 1 ! an d aske d how th e member s o f th e delegatio n ha d arrive d i n Gua m in vie w of ; Typhoo n Therese. Th e President asked abou t plans for developin g housing in the ' | island s to withstand problems cause d by hurricanes, etc . H e then asked 1 j wha t the larges t crop o f the Saipa n territo ries wa s an d th e repl y was coconut.t. " t1 j1 . , j j Sometim e toda y the Presiden t signe d a Itr grantin g disaste r relie f t o Saipa n I ; --an d the President told Mr. Norwoo d of signing this lt r durin g their mtg . i Lt r was give n to mf by JJ - - and returned t o Washington -- (J J sai d it . should b e returned t o WJH and then processed routinely) --G C release d signin g to press THE WHITE House Date March 21, 1967 PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON - r = DAIIY DIARY r P J--j The President began his day at (Place) _ Day Tuesday Time Telephone Entry ! or t .

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