•^^ '^^ ^1/HITE HOUSE Date JUNE 6, 1968>ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONDIARY'resident began his day at (Place) THE WHITE HOUSE Day THURSDAY

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12:15a Larr y Temple in oval officePresident and Larry talked regarding speeches to be written forvarious people to give and be put in the Congressional Record.

12:40a t Second Floor kitchen telling them there would be about- 4 people for dinner

12:50a t Tom Johnson pl

1:00a Stopped at door to mjdr's office and told diana to come on and call thekitchen and tell them there would be 6 for dinner instead of four.

1:00a 2:00a President to mansion w/Larry TempleHarry McPhersonJoe CalifanoxfaxocEdEBfaRsagHx George ChristianDiana

for DINNER

VHITE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

DIARY the Whit e House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) DayTime Telephone

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1:25a t Clint Hill

2:00a all guests departed

2:20a retired

WHITE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968IDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON' DIARYr> • , , • ,T>, x the White House ^ ThursdayPresident began hi s day at (Place) Day ILL

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5:0la f Walt Rostow -- Mr. Rostow told th e President, "Mr. President, it has just been ^announced that Senator Kennedy is dead."

5:55a f Jim Jones following this a WHCA man went to the_^_ President's bedroom, and they px taped

6:18a f Jim Jones a statement -- Tom Johnson:mf

6: 32a t Tom Johnson

6:56a f Jim Jones

7:20a 10:45a The Vice President to the second floor

7:30a Breakfastwith the Vice President - in the West Hall

7: 32a I Tom Johnson

7:39a t Bob Hardesty

7:54a t Jim Jones

4 8:69a t Mayor Richard Daley = Chicago

_ 8:44a t Senator Carl Hayden

9:02a t Senator Ever ett Dirksen

9:30a t Jim Jones - pl

VHITE HOUS E Dat e Jun e 6 , 196 83ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO NDIARY th e Whit e Hou s e Thursda y

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9:42a f Jo e Califan o9:50a Madam e Elizabet h SBE X Shoumatoff - t o Lincol n Sittin g Roo m

10:00a t_ _ Sec y o f Defense Clar k Cliffor d

10:08a t Jone s - p l

10:15a f DeVie r Pierso n

10:30a t To m Johnso n - p .

10:35a f Mik e Manato s

10:37a f Justic e Ab e Fortas

10:50a t Ji m Jone s - p l

10:52a t Senato r Edwar d (Ted) Kennedy - a t Goo d Sana . Samaritan Hospital , Lo s Angeles , Cali f (b. 1)' offerin g sympathy , condolences , an d help i n an y wa y possible .

10:55a t Califan o - p l, 11:0 0 Mr . JE(2cg:>£bg?ea c Joseph Rigg s

and Mr . Aks&xafasfxfcxxadaa^^ Smilovic h (tailor s )-second fl r11:30a t Jone s - p l

11:37a Stev e Martin i - t o second floo r

^HITE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

the White House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) Da y

Time Telephonef or t1 1 Activity (include visited by)

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3&kS2a11:52a to Oval Ofc - w/ Jim Jones

./11:55a To Fish Roomfor TAPING of statement

on the death o f Senator Robert Kennedy

11:59a Back in Oval Ofc

12: 10p To mjdr's room -

12:11p 12:22p The Secretary General of the Organizatio n of American States:H. E. Galo-Plaza Lasso

Hon. Covey Oliver. Asst Secy of State for Inter-American AffairsHon. Sol Linowit z , U S Rep to Council of the Organization of American StatesWilliam Bowdler . NSC staff

--in Oval Office

' a courtesy call.

VH.TE HOUS E Date June 6, 1968>ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONDIARY th e Whit e House Thursda y^resident bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) Da y

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/12:25p 12:43 Hon . Wilbu r Cohe nSecy o f HEW

-- th e Secy asked t o see th e President t o discuss appt s i n the Dept :--Commissioner o f Foo d an d Drugs t o replace Goddar d--Administrator o f th e Consumer Protectio n an d Environmental Health Servic e

12:30p t Dr . Jame s McCrockli n - Sa n Marcos. Te x (Presiden t o f Southwest Texa s Stat e College)^E m f notes t o D T

re Unde r Secy of HEW position

ta?a&p12:44p T o mjdr's roo m - t o look a t paper s o n corner o f des k

12:46p Bac k t o Ova l Of c

12:46p t Califan o - p l

12:46p Mrs . Johnso n

12:49p f Jone s - p l

WHITE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968IDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONr DIARY the White House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) Day

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-•HE.- IZZI,12:50p 1:35p OFF RECORD:

Corbin Robertson , Quintana Petroleum Corp. , Houston. TexWalter Shorenstein , Milton Meyer & Co . , San Francisco. CalifCyril Magnin . Pres. . Joseph Magnin Co. , San Francisco, CalifArthur Krim .Jake Jacobsen , Austin. Tex

1:25p Mrs. Johnson - out

The above men were in town t o attend a luncheon scheduled for today, buthad already departed their homes before word reached them that theLuncheon had been cancelled because of the death of Senator Robert Kennedy.

12:52p f Barefoot Sanders

1:02p t Jones - pl

1:16p mjdr in with a paper from Joe C. for the President_ 1:16p 1:22p Joe Califano in - the President wanted to talk with him

_ ' control_ 1:20p pob in with a memo for Joe C. to help with the gun/bill briefing

Chairman,/ 1:40p f ^•••^IMBBfc George H. Mahon - Jim Jones was talking with Mahon and the

President buzzed Jim = when Jim told him who he was talking toI | the President asked to speak with him.

WHITE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968IDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

pDIA:R"' the White House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) DayTime Telephone

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l:43p ~~EJim Jones - pi

~'1:45p 2:00p OFF: RECORD:_ J Lloyd E. Clarke- President, of the National Association of Home Builders

Eugene Gulledge, First Vice President, "Lewis Barbu , Treasurer, "John Stastny , Secy, LIDr. Nathaniel Rogg , Exec VP, L'

Appt requested by Mr. Clarke in a letter to the President .Mr. Clarke asked to "visit briefly to tell you of our appraisal of the rapidlydeteriorating situation in the mortgage markets, and to get advice on how weran best help you on the tax bill. "

2:12p President to mjdr's office with:Jim JonesLiz CarpenterThe president was looking at pictures of Lyn for Liz to release - he selected

quite a few - making comments "This one is really good" - "Oh, this oneis great"

He looked at the telegrams for the Kennedy families and approved them. Liz gave them to pob and Diana to dispatch

_ 2:18p President to Mansionjoined Mrs. Johnson on the col onnade

2:33p 1 ~ Mike Manatos - on the "hill"

VHITE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

DIARY the White House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) Day

Time Telephone1 1 Activity (include visited by)

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2:35p t Jim Jones ,pl

2:45p President to Rose GardenMrs Johnson to have lunch

. 3:02p t Jim Jones - pl

3:16p 3:34p t Tom Johnson - in the barber shop

. 3:18p Tom Johnson to Rose Garden

3:20p Mrs. Johnson returned t o Mansion

3:22p Jim Jones

3:22p t pob - asking her to get all the pictures o f the President campaigning withRobert Kennedy in New York in 1964 - in Syracuse and JoeResnick's district

3:27p t Senator Mike Mansfield

/HITE HOUS E Dat e Jun e 6 , 196 8>ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO NDIARY Thursda y'resident bega n hi s day a t (Plar*- ) th e Whit e House Da y

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3:33p f Senato r Everet t Dirkse n - a t th e Capito l

3:34p Presiden t to mjdr's offic eread press briefin gJuanita tol d him sh e liked his ne w suit - an d he said tha t i t was about time

we al l admire d i t - tha t po b had been in a fe w times thi s mornin g an dnot sai d on e word about it and that Dian a didn' t notice i t either - h e

' wa s ver y amusing

3:36p T o Ova l Offic e

3:36p t Ji m Jone s - p l

3:38p f Jo e Califan o - p l

3:40p t Dian a askin g fo r Speake r McCormac k an d Gerald Ford a s soo n as sh e coul d

3:41p t po b - askin g fo r Car l Albert and Senator Mansfiel d

/3:44p t Speake r McCormac k

3:54p t To m Johnso n - p l

3:55p po b in with pictures o f Senator Rober t Kennedy and the Presiden t duringthe 196 4 campaign

3:56p t Senato r Mik e MansfieldUS GOVERNMEN T PRINTIN G OFFIC E : 196 7 OF—256-957

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//HUE HOUSE Date June 61, 1968DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

D the White House P. ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) Day £Time Telephon e

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_ 3:57p President out center door to Fish Room for TAPING- yitaoyfaTrBfsJbdsHfy rarg'g'Ryyty's^y vjyti 1

of statement on JSxfecjStxKKfoaxidxiasraKiSaotrskjJsasKXxGun Control legislation

" 4:09p President to Oval Office' 4:19 Tom Johnson

George ChristianJoe Califano

4:22p Diana in '

4:24p t Ji m Jones - pl

4:27 t Secretary Clark Clifford - about Secret Service agent fnr Sen. EHw^rH K^nnrfHy4:28p t Charles Murphy same as conversation w/ Clifford

4:29p t Jim Jones - pl

THE WH.TE HOUSE JUNE 6, 1968PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONDAILY DIARY

The President began his day at (Place) THE WHITE HOUSE Day THURSDAY

Time TelephoneEntry 1 or tp^0 —; 1 1 Activity (include visited by)

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daxUpxx:raaqxgfr President to Fish Room for RETAPING;~ . 1

^ 4:36p 4:43p Same remarks as last taping at ^;57p - too many lines in his face and lightingwas bad. So the President did the tape over again.Remarks regarding Safe Street Law and Gun Control law.

4:43p 3dt*3d3o.x President to oval office

^y^&prx

4:43p $&&£ t Jim Jones pl

j 4:45p .Xj&Rfi 6:21p Justice Abe Fortas into oval office

4:55p Video and Audio Tape on T Nation wide Television

( J 5:15p f Secretary Henry Fowler

5:20p t Walt Rostow - plUS GOVFRNMPNT PDIHTlNa DFfirF 1Qfi7 OF — ?^fi-4^7

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PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONDAILY DIARY the White House ThursdayThe President began his day at (Place)___ : : Day

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^/ 5:22 p t Attorney General Ramsey Clark

~6:00p 6:31p Charles Murphy in

p~j 6:10p 6:16p Ambassador G. Mennen Williams (Philippines)

Marshall Wright , NSC staff ^^^--for the Ambassador to say goodbye to the President before he leaves for

' for his new post . Amb Bdepgx requested appt "to discuss briefly our problemswith the Philippines in the light of his extensive briefings, and the latest

; developments"6:22p t Jim Jones - pl

6:26p t Jim Jones

.f 6:32p OFF RECORD: Signing of Secret Service BillThis is H. J. Res. 1292, Joint James Rowley , Director. U S Secret ServiceResolution to authorize the Rufus Youngblood , Assistant Director, U S Secret ServiceUnited States Secret Service Lem Johnsto furnish protection to major Glenard LanierPresidential o r Vice Presidential Robert Taylorcandidates. John Parker Protective ^^K^^f t&*tr**-~^- ( Jack

John Paul Jones .Clint HillArthur Godfrey

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tfmTE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968DENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

DIARY the White House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) Day

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" Emory Roberts jSherwin MarkmanJim Jones

6: 39p Secret Service agents out*• o

Sherwin Markman

6:42p t Hom. Leonard Marks , Director, USIA

6:56p 7:25 p €ef»rmfct-eerrian-Jc»h:n:-Barily-----DN€- Hon. John Bailey. Chairman . Demo Natl CommitteeJohn Criswell - Treasurer - DNC

. 6:56p 6:59p pob in with press briefing and red tag from Ca lifano— while Bailey and Criswell were in

Items for discussion in this mtg:1. India Edwards2. Officers for the Democratic Nationa l Convention

, 7:25p f Congressman Carl Albert - returning the President's call of earlier in theday

7:26p t Jim Jones - pl

,.7:27p 8:03p Mr. Lou Harris , pollster OFF RECORDHarris asked to see the President, after telling Christian that "he had some things to tellthe President that he thought would be interesting. "

;8:22p ~9~ -^ Governor Connally, (John), Austin, Texas

WH.TE HOUSE Date June 6, 1968JIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONYDIARY the White House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) Day

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8:ZZp The President is watching the news coverage of thereturn of the Senator's body while talking to GovernorConnally

8:46p Mrs. Johnson in Oval Office

8:50p President and Mrs. Johnson to Mansion_ jJ 9:05p The President and Mrs. Johnson departed

for OFF RECORDDinnerat the home of Senator and Mrs. Henry Jackson, 4934 Rockwood Parkway, N. W.

also in attendance:Hon and Mrs. Robert A. Lovett (former Under Secy of State and Secy of Defense)Hon and Mrs. Dan Martin (former Under Secy of Commerce)

_ ^ Hon C. R Smith. Secy of CommerceMrs. Madeline Low (philanthropist) - New York City

12:05a returned to second floor(June 7)

12:25 retired

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Flowers sen t toda y t o Hickory Hill , th e McLean , Va . hom e o f Sen andMrs. Rober t F Kenned y w/ card , "Pre s an d Mrs J "

Today sen t wire t o Senator Edwar d Kenned y in Los Angele s offerin gsympathy t o him an d hi s wif e o n the deat h o f *ks : Senator Rober t Kennedy ,

from Lad y Bir d an d Lyndon B Johnson

Today sent lt r fro m th e Presiden t t o the Speake r o f the House and th ePresident o f the Senat e urgin g a stronger an d more effectiv e Gu n Control La w

Today issued proclamatio n o n the deat h o f Senator Rober t F Kennedy , designatin gSunday, Jun e 9 , a s a da y o f national mourning. .

NOMINATIONS SENT T O SENATE :Edward C . Sylvester , Jr . , o f Michigan, t o be a n Asst . Secy of HEW, vic e Lisl e C Carter JrJames H . McCrocklin , o f Texas, t o be Unde r Sec y o f HEW, vic e Wilbu r J Cohe n