Date January 27, 1966

ThursdayWhite House Dav

Activity (include visited by)

Breakfast

McGeorge Bundy (pl)

Mr. Bundy

To the Oval Office w/ BM

The Vice President (b. 1)

Frank Cormier, APAlvin Spivak, UPI ,Bill Moyers joined

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McGeorge Bundy (pl)

OFF RECORD: ^^—Governor Robert McNair of South Carolinaand his assistant Robert L. Alexander

(Frank Dryden says that McNair wants only to reiterate his friendship with thePresident and wants to let him know that he's trying to do the right things inSouth Carolina)

Gov. David Lawrence and Matt McCloskey OFF RECORD

Date January 27, 1966B. JOHNSON

;an his day at (Place) __ White House p^ Thursday

Te!ephonef or t Expendi-. Activity (;nc!ude visited by) ture

Out Lo LD C°dt;

/-sfg?x2 OF F RECORD: Secretary Fowler, Under Secretary Frederick Deming,^ (Deputy Special Assistant to the President) - Francis Bator

to discuss the negotiations in which the United States is a party on internationalmonetary improvement and international liquidity. The negotiations will resume

___ in Paris next week and Under Secy Deming will be representing the U. S.j Discussion centered around his preparations for that phase.

Hm t } "" BM (pl) " "To mansion w/ JV _____Joined by VM for coffee in the dining room _______

! Joined by Judge and Mrs. Homer Thornberry for coffee --(then said goodbye to them^ Bill Moyers they had been houseguests for the dinnery ^__ _ ^___ las t night)

! To the Oval Office w/ MW, JV, and VM (MW joined just as the President ^I _. left the 2nd floo r quarters) ^_____

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m-3**t3- i OFF RECORD: Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom - Hon. Michael Stewart^ Defense Minister of the United Kingdom - Hon. Denis Healey! Ambassador to U. K. - Hon. David K. E. Bruce __! Ambassador of U. K. - Hon. Patrick Dean .j Secretary of State - Hon. Dean Rusk _———} Secretary of Defense - Hon. Robert McNamara _^j Joined by Bill Moyers -- Messrs Stewart and Healey are in Washington for

consultations on the British Defense review, and this is a call to pay their respects to the President. "The President was briefed for this meeting by a briefing memorandumsubmitted by Mr. Bundy (subsequently returned to him because of its being classified)

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MSE Date January 27, 1966

)OOM B. JOHNSON

^ White House ^ THURSDAYt began his day at (Place) ̂— Day _____

-r- Tetephone*""e ^^ Expend)

; . Activity (inc!ude visited by) tureOut Lo j LD <^^<*f

Ir5 t Marvin Watson (pl)

[&" To the Cabinet Room for TAPING for the HEART ASSOCIATION FUND DRIVE

OFF RECORD (The taping was supposed to have been done this morningbut the President didn't have time)

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)0 In mjdr's room reading the newspapers

'2 To the Mansion (for a nap?)

5 t McGeorge Bundy (pl) '

[5" ** Placed a call to Senator Richard Russell __ was told that he was on his way— _-—II—. ^^'"- to the Cape -- and said -- never mind"

5prT *** *** The President rec'd fm McGeo. Bundy (by Messenger) text of a ltr Sen. Mansfield gave him-_-_-——_.._ on the phone -_addressed to the Pres. and dtd Jan. 27, 1966,°sl§ned by Sens. Bartlett, Burdick*5** "^" Bundy (pl)l Church, Clark, Gruening, Hartke, McCarthy, McGovern, Metcalf, Morse,

! ^ ' ^^ Nelson, Neuberger, Proxmire, Williams and Young - ltr relates to their2] } To the office w/ Marvin Watson ̂general agmt w/statements by Mansfield, Sen. Aiken and

} ' Sen. Fulbright that bombing resumption of No. Vietnam7 , t ; Lee White be suspended indefinitely.

I^ ^ ^ ^0 t I Marvi n Watson (pl)

. National) ^— Noigjrc -^^ !- 6:15pnL j Representative s of the MHHWaBa:! Newspaper Publishers Association

} i (A predominantly Negro group--accompanied by B))H^]^MH^X^_j ^ Cliff Alexander and later joined in the Oval Office by Lee White. MW also standingby

AND Bill Moyers .-Those that attended were:i; This is the top group of the Negro press

February is National Heart Month

OFF RECORD:

January 27. 1966THE WmiE House Date ^ 'PRES!DEMT LYMOOW &. JOHMSOWDA!LY CMAHYThe President began his day at (P!*r<.) _ White House Day THURSDAY -

Time Telephone ExoendiEntry f or t r.xpenat-^ . , Acuvtty (inc!ude vtsned by) ture

In Out Lo LD &,<.^ /'&^^- C"*

(space for 5:47pm entry) (approx. 21 present) (Oke in for pics)Mr. Louis Martin, DNC __ (Don Stdoderl in for color pics)Mr. H. H. Murphy, Afro-American, Baltimore, Md.Mr. John Murphy, Afro-American, Baltimore, Md.

^ [ Dr. Carlton Goodlett, San Francisco Sun Reporter, San Francisco, Calif.\^h,y Mr. William O. Walker, Cleveland Call & Post, Cleveland, Ohio

7 Mr. Thomas W. Young, Journal & Guide, Norfolk, Va.^ - r \^ Mr. Frank L. Stanley, Sr. , Louisville Defender, Louisville, Kentucky

* Mr. Frank L. Stanley, Jr. , Louisville Defender (presently on loan to NationalUrban League, New York, New York) _

Mr. John H. Sengstacke, Chicago Defender, Chicago, Ill.(^ Mr. E. Washington Rhodes, Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia, Pa.

Mr. C. Dejoie, Jr., The Louisiana Weekly, New Orleans, La.: } ! Mr. Garth Reeves, Miami Times, Miami, Florida

I Mr. John Kirkpatrick, East St. Louis Crusader, East St. Louis, Ill.________} I Mr. Balm Leavell, Jr., Chicago Crusader, Chicago, Ill. .^____^,

__[___ Mr. Kenneth Coulter, Milwaukee Star, Milwaukee, Wise.

I Eleanor A. Lofton, Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh, Pa. _—___— —-_———-, ——^—j Mildred Brown, Omaha Star, Omaha, Nebraska .^___-__! ( Mr. T. C. Jarvay, Wilmington Journal, Wilmington, N. C. ^____

Mr. Emory O. Jackson, Birmingham World, Birmingham, Alabama< Mr. Frank Mitchell, St. Louis Argus, St. Louis, Mo.

This meeting was primarily a discussion by the President of a number of advances that have been made in the field of civil__rights andd appointments and the legislative program. Discussed his new legislative program and his request for as muchassistance as is possible on the three major legialative civil rights programs in this session. Stressed the importance oflegislation and he also stressed_several other Great Society measures that relate to the welfare, and education of minoritygps sucH as poverty, education and such programs. Talked about various people that he has appointed to jobs (Negros), _This_mtg w/the President was the highlight of their day and they were most impressed with his warmth and with his taking thismuch time with them knowing his busy schedule. They all are going to do all they can to be of help to the President in hisGreat Society programs (Mr. John Murphy, Afro-American, Baltimore, Md. - gave the President a 5x7 gold finish framew/ color pic of the Pres. sitting at his desk, his arms and hands on top of his head - in a very relaxed position -- that Mr..Murphy took wh^n he was here for a similar gathering in 1965)

Date January 27, 1966

White House - Wash,DC Dav THURSDAY

Activity (include visited by)

To the Cabinet Room w/Marvin Watson - MW out in 2 minutesJack Valenti and Bill Moyers join

MEETING - re (Oke in for pics)

Attendance:Secy Rusk Secy McNamaraGeneral WheelerMcGeo Bundy

re: Vietnam

p Januar y 27, 1966

White House - Wash, DC Da y THURSDA Y

Activity (inc!ude visited by )

To the Oval Rm Of c - stops at yb's desk to read a "note fm Bill Moyers--that he has gone home - is having Dinner w/Wh.Hse Fellows tonight.

To the door into MJDR's ofc - sees Secy McNamara talking on phone at yb's desKand says to him "I think you ought to know that I want to keep my optio n handy."Secy McNamara replies "Yes sir, yes sir."

JV(pl) --—— — —

to MW's ofcMW (pl) ^__ ^ _Working desk w/yb

JV

JV in

Secy Fowler- didn't talk Secy Fowler at a Dinner"never mind"

Under Secy John Schnittker (agri)( asked for Secy Freeman but couldn't reach him)

Date— Januar y 27, 1966

White House - Wash, DC p^. THURSDAY

Activity (include visited by)

Today sent the following wire (9:45pm)To Prime Minister Wilson(fm Sit Rm)

"I have just learned of the victory/the Labour Partycandidate. I know how much this means to you and I send mywarm congratulations. LBJ'

Departed the office w/JV - for the Mansion

To second Aoor w/ JV

DINNERw/ JV

JV departed

J.C.Kellam AustinRetired

Today announced the appointment of Miss Nelle Harper Lee and RichardC. Diebenkorn, Jr. , to the Natl Council on the Arts

Released text of his message to the eighteen nation Disarmanent <xRx&sa?B(Committee, January 27, 1966

Today announced the appointment of six members to the Board of ForeignScholarships and the reappointment of four members who currently serve on theBoard/

Today announced the appointment of 26 members to the Natl Council on the

Humanities created by Congress last year ^_^_.