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THE WHITE HOUSE Date December 11, 1968PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONDAILY DIAR Y , , Tin. • . L TT w j jthe White House WednesdayThe President began his day at (Place). Day
Time Telephone•VT r^ 1 1 Activity (include visited by)
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8:42a t DeVier Pierson
10:00a t Harry McPherson
C* 10:25a t Cong. George Maho n
10: 32a t Col Haywood Smith
G- 11:00a -f J. Irwin Miller, Columbus, Indiana (Chairman. Cummings Engine Co. )
11:29a To the South Lawn(L^=. for ARRIVAL CEREMONY
of the Amir o f Kuwait, His Highness Shaikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-SabahBefore going to the Lawn the State offor the ceremony, the _President shook hands
d^with Cong. Frank Horton ofNew York, andDr. Milton Elzufon theMayor of Newark, New York.
Remarks
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WHITE HOUSE Date Dec 11, 1968IDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
the White House WednesdayPresident began his day at (Place) Day
Tirr, TelephoneTimC f or t Expend!-1 1 Activity (include visited by) ture
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11:52a To Oval Ofc ;
11:55a In IStomibifMmit mjdr's room --
11:56a To Cabinet Room - to greet the Amir and1:00p invite him into the Oval Office
• His Highness Shaikh Sabah Ak-s&afarax^K&akgk al-Salim al-Sabah" Hi s Excellency Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jabir al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Abd al-Rahman Salem al-Ateeqi, Minister of Finance and OilHis Excellency Talat al-Ghoussein, Ambassador of Kuwait
Hon. Howard Cottam, Ambassador to KuwaitHon. Parker T. Hart, Asst Secy of State for Near Eastern and South Asian AffairsHal Saunders of NSC staff
1:01p t Rostow - pl
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w w wTHE WHIT E HOUS E Dat e De c 11 , 196 8PRESIDENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO NDAILYDIARY Th e Whit e House Wednesda yThe Presiden t bega n hi s da y a t (Place ) Da y
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l:05p ~~ t Ji m Jone s - p l
l:07p 1 :17p Congressma n Clemen t Zablock i Fathe r Tercentenar y<2L^ Mr . Jame s Windham , Chairma n o f the &*+**&• Marquette ^^m^ftamtf Commissio n
Mr. Arnol d Winograd , Vic e cHairman o f the Commissio n '^The Ver y Reverend Joh n P . Raynor , Presiden t o f Marquette Universit y
Tercentenaryfor th e presentatio n o f the Fathe r Marquett e 4Aoi|MftlM0e. Commemorative Medallio n
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1: 20p Presid ent t o Cabine t RoomC-^1 joining :
re Sec y Udall's proposa l for Honorabl e Stewar t Udall , Sec y o f th e Interio rnew Nationa l Monument s an d Honorabl e Clar k Clifford , Sec y o f Defens eNatl Wildlif e Refuge s Mr . Davi d Blac k , Unde r Sec y o f Interior Spor t
John Gottschal k , Director , Burea u o f jSpca^s:jcxRigfoea?QC3B^pd?c Fisheries an d Wildlif eGeorge Hartzog , Director , Nat l Par k Servic eHarthon Bil l , Deput y Director, Nat l Par k Service
Edward g%xxg? g Graff s , Director , Burea u o f Outdoor Recreatio nBoyd Rasmusse n , Director , Burea u of Land Managemen tChuck Larson - (Charle s - Whit e House Fello w at Interior )Denis Udal l ~ the secy' s so n
Vincent Gleaso n , chief , Divisio n o f PublicationsCharles Boatne r , Director , Divisio n of InformationTheodor (Ted ) Swem, Exe c -Directo r o f Cooperative Activities . Nat l Park Servic eJames (Jim ) Husted , Chief , Branc h o f Planning Support , Nat l Par k Service
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Dec. 11 , 196 8E WHIT E HOUS E Dat e 'ESIDENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO NILY DIAR Y
ie Presiden t bega n hi s day at (Place ) th e Whit e Hous e D ay Wednesda y-r;^ Telephon e
try f o r t Expendi -1 1 Activit y (includ e visited by ) tur e
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1:54p Mrs . Johnson to Cabinet Roo m - th e President had Juanit a cal l he r an d ask he r t o joi n
2:07p Presiden t t o hallway outside o f Cabine t Room
_ 2: 08p Presiden t t o Cabine t Roo m
2:09p Presiden t t o mjdr's offic ejoined:Mrs. Johnso n
*_ 3:1 5 Horac e Busb y3:15 Hon . Clar k Clifford . Sec y o f Defens e3:15 Charles Murph y3:15 Harry McPherson
2:10p Abov e grou p to th e Mansio n
_2:12p 3:1 5 Presiden t t o dinin g roo m - LUNC H OF F RECOR Dw/ al l o f 2:09p entr y - excep t Mrs , Johnso n
__ 2:l4 p 3:1 5 DeVie r Pierso n - joine d fo r lunc h
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/HUE HOUSE Dec 11, 1968>ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONDIARY The White House Wednesday'resident began his day at (Place) Day
Time Telephone1 1 Activity (include visited by)
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3:21p f Larry Levinson
3: 24p t Jones - pl
3:50p t Christian - pl
3:59p t Hon W Marvin Watson, the Postmaster General
4:10p t Temple - pl
4:20p t Temple - pl
4:24p t Rostow - pl
4: 26p t Jones - pl
4:40p t Rostow - pl
4:50pm t Jim Jones - pl
5:05p f Harry McPherson
5:07p t Bess Abel l
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Dec 11 , 196 8VHITE HOUS E Dat eDENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO NDIARY Th e Whit e House Wed .
President bega n hi s day at (Place ) Da y !Time Telephon e
f o r t1 1 Activit y (includ e visite d by )In Out L o L D
5:09p t Rosto w - pl
5:16p t DeVie r Pierso n
5:20p t Califan o - pl
5:30p t McPherso n - pl
5:31p t Arthu r Kri m -NYC
5:40p t Christia n - pl
5:41p f Larr y Levinso n
5:52p T o Ova l Of c--stopping in mjdr's room to look a t a photograph - enlarge d - take n o f thedignitaries who attended th e Adenauer Funeral
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fP W Dec . 11, 196 8 9/HITE HOUS E Dat e>ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO NDIARY th e Whit e House Wednesda y'resident bega n hi s da y a t (Place) — ° • Day
Time Telephon e1 1 Activit y (includ e visite d by )
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6:00p ~ Presiden t t o Ova l Offic e
6:01p 6:47 p Hon . Henr y Fowler , Secretar y o f the Treasury--re restricte d stoc k pla n proposed IR S regulations an dtax reforms
6:47p t Ji m Jone s - pl
6:48p 7:00p Congressma n Ke n Hechler--Apppt requeste d by Cong Hechler wh o said "he just want s t o than k th e Presiden tfor everythin g he's don e fo r Wes t Virginia . H e also wants t o touch very briefly
' o n th e nee d fo r min e safet y legislation." -H^-nln ^ ^gg^j^HMm^^eSfHaf^^aaiaismm^^s
7:00p '~ t ~ Jim Jones - p l
7:01p 7:25 p Secretar y Ala n Boyd , Transportatio nDeVier Pierso n
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December 11 , 1968WHITE HOUS E Dat eDENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO N
DIARY
President bega n hi s day at (Place ) th e Whit e Hous e Day , Wednesda y
T\m Telephon eTime f or t Expendi -1 1 Activit y (includ e visite d by ) tur e
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7:25p Presiden t t o mjdr's offic e--looked a t som e picture s an d gave instructions t o pob
7:30p Presiden t t o Barber Sho p
~7:33p po b to Barbe r sho p with a Rostow Re d ta g
7:54p Presiden t t o Mansion~ STAT E DINNE R honorin g the Amir o f Kuwait, Hi s Highnes s Shaikh Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah
PRESS APP . K% K 15 0 guests10:32a ENTERTAINMENT : EAS T ROO M ^ ^
Robert Merril l - wh o sang three selections : Toreado r Song , I t Ain't^'list to DT necessaril y So , Larg o a l Factotu m
and Th e New Christy MSSiKfiCK X Minstrel s - wh o sang: Glory , Glory ;Shenandoah; Drinking Gourd; Green, Green ; and Thi s Lan d
During th e Christy Minstrel s las t song , Thi s Land , th e leader o fgroup asked tha t everyon e clap hands an d sin g along, fo r thi s son g was exemplar y o fwhat America stoo d for . Th e President joined i n enthusiastically and clappe d andcheered an d really enjoye d himself . Th e Amir als o joine d in - thoug h somewhathesitantly.
10:10p ToastsAt th e star t o f the entertainment, Mrs . J . recalle d ho w the two
above performin g group s ha d appeared a t th e firs t Stat e Dinne r tha t the Presiden tand Mrs . Johnso n gave .
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W Dec . 11 , 196 8 WVHITE HOUS E Dat e <_>ENT LYNDO N B . JOHNSO NDIARY
Dresident bega n hi s day at (Place ) th e Whit e Hous e Da y Wednesda y
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/^ Afte r th e entertainment wa s over , officia l picture s were take n of the groups an dthe officia l party .
11:40p Th e Pres. an d Mrs. J . escorte d th e Kuwaitia n party ou t of the North Portico and then - -The Presiden t an d Mrs. Johnso n le d th e guest ou t o f the East Room and into th emain hallway an d to the danc e area. Th e President too k Mrs . Johnson , onto thefloor - bu t the Marin e Ban d had starte d t o pla y a fas t son g and the Presidentrequested tha t the y play somethin g slower . A t that point Ca b Calloway wentover t o the ban d and asked the m t o play "Hell o Dolly " - h e san g the son g andthe President and Mrs. Johnso n dance d an d danced and the n the President signalle dfor everyon e t o join in. Soo n the floo r wa s very crowded . Th e President then danced withMrs. JtflSKgtaS X Humphrey , Luc i and severa l othe r femal e guests .
All th e moo d was a nostalgi c on e - th e President thoroughly enjoyed himsel f an d becauseof hi s happines s - th e crow d was ver y gay . H e move d aroun d an d talked wit hall o f the guest s - a s Mrs . Johnso n did .
12:33a (Thursday ) Mrs . Johnso n t o the secon d floo r
12:44a Presiden t departed - saying goo d nigh t to several guest s - fo r th e secon d floo r
1:45a Presiden t retired