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fem House Date July 27, 1967« NT LYNDON B. JOHNSONWA*Y Th e Whit e House Thursday'resident began his day at (Place)___ Day

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3:28a £ The Situation Room

* 7:53a f Hon. Cyrus Vance - Detroit, Michigan

8:54a tf "4^ Justice Abe Fortas - Westport , Connecticu t

9:09a f Walt Rostow '

9:31a t Secretary Fowler

9:44a t_ Harr y McPherson - pl

10:05a £ Douglass Cater - pl

10:20a £ Hon. Ramsey Clark - the Attorney General^" • |10:30a t j Hon . Ramsey Clark - the Attorney General-

I |10:35a t | Joseph Califano

10:45a f I "~ MW•^— .. -^-^——

10:47a t M W - pl

11:05aJ f Joe Califano} . 1

'HUE HOUSE Date Jul y 27, 1967ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONMARY

'resident began his day at (Place) The White House Day Thursda y

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11:14a t Secy McNamara/11:19a t Gov. Farris Bryant

11:25a t Joe Califan o - pl \/_• ^ZjZZ_ _ :11:32a t General Andrew Goodpaster

/ :11:41a t Hon. Ramsey Clark - the Attorney General

12:15p t Secy McNamara

12:25p t Joe Califano - pl

12:26p t Tom Johnson - pl

/:12:43p f The Attorney General - Hon. Ramsey Clark

12:55p j To the Oval OfcI

7~~ | D12:56p 1:00p i Presentation of Credentials - Fish RoomCS H. E. Dr. Alexandre Ohin, Ambassador of the Republic of Togo^ H. E. Corneliu Bogdan, Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Romania

VHITE Hoosf n a,. Jul y 27 , 1967KNT LYNDON B. JOHNSON

°<A*V The Whi te House ThursdayPresident began his day at (Place) Day y

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/ • } _____ . . ,1:02p £ ySecy McNamara : • - • • .

___._ £/ General Earle Wheeler

1:05p - 1:30p To mansion - and to East Roomw/ McNamara, Wheeler, MW, and Agent Clint Hill '

for Department of Defense Cost Reduction Awards Ceremony_ c-list to DT1:06 1:1 2 REMARKS

Secy McNamara: je General Wheeler

. . . Secy McNamara read citations of each _awardee and the President presenteda plaque. '

Awards given to civilians/individuals who are representing thousands ofmilitary and civilian personnel whose combined efforts have produced savings

. of $914 million dollars in FY 1967.Awardees: -

Mr. Carl o J. Leto Mrs. Yeadis M. Isgar (Mrs. Worral C.) - Waukegan, Ill.Mr. Oscar Peay, Phil, Pa. Mr. Leonard V. Mares - Dept of AF - Fair Oaks, Calif.2d Lt. Fred M. Lewis - A Company, Hdqtrs Marine Corps, Wash, D C 20380Mr. Jack Doyle - McAlester, Oklahoma Mr. John A. Johnson - Washington. IndianaMr. Spencer K. Albin, Norman, Okla Mr. Ralph T. Pizzello - Tooele, UtahMr. Ransome C . Holland - Tinker AF Base, Okla

*n HOUSE Da te July 27, 1967NT LYNDON B. JOHNSONIAKVesident began his day at (Place) ' ^'V The White House Day Th ursday

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1:30p - To Theater - Filming of United Givers' Fund Statement OFF RECORDTAPING

' (George Meany -- and Mr. Joseph Beirne. President , United Community Fund sand Councils of America -- requested that the President make this tape.

1:35p "" To Oval Ofc -

1:45p f Charles Maguire (returning the President's call)

* 1 :46p 2:25p To Cabinet Room-^ X to join

The Attorney General ;

Secy McNamara ;/» / _/ Hon. Charles Schultze .\ Joe Califano ;

Harry McPhersoni Gov. Farris Bryant ;

2:05p \ Charles Maguire joined! V ; ~

/| ' '1:50p p^ j f Cong. John Conyers - Detroit

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KITE House Date July 27, 1967 _^•NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON«A*Yresident began his day at (Place) The White House Day Thursday

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2:25p 3:10p . To mansion - for LUNCH - w/ Secy McNamara

7 , "'-'-.. i2:56p f General Andrew Goodpaster

3:26p t Joe Califano - pl

3:44p t Joe Califano

^ ;4:00p t_ Senator Thruston Morton \

/ . ..4:15p f Hon. Ramsey Clark - the Attorney Generall

4:39p t ; Harry McPherson- pl/4:55p t_ Sec y McNamara5:00; t Hon. Ramsey Clark - the Attorney General

5:01p • t Douglass Cater - pl . . . _. .'• : i— — . :— . — : : —

: • I Flowers sent today JJUp to Cong. William Murphy in Bethesda Naval| '' j . Hospital - w/ card from the. President

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: \ . i •. : : ; . ^ ;i - | Flowers sent today to Cong J. Herbert Burke in Bethesda - w/ handwritten card from LBJ

HIT* House Date July 27, 1967ENT LYNDON B. JOHNSONXA*Y The White House Thursdayresident began his day at (Place) 7

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5:02p t Mayo r John Lindsay - New York City

/•5:08p t Roy Wilkins - New York City

5:20p t Hon. Ramse y Clark - the Attorney General

5:30p t George Christian - pl

/5:32p t George Meany

5:38p t George Christian - pl5:40p t Senator Everett Dirksen .

/ 5:45p xtx t | Senator Edward Brooke - Martha's Vineyard. Massachusetts_i- , — - ~~ . , ~ .- _

6:05p t | Harry McPherson -pl

1 . . . . _16:07p _ fr Doug Cater --pl ... •

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6:08p 1 t-i Harry McPherson -pli!

HUE House Date Jul y 27, 1967 __ ?•NT LYNDON B. JOHNSON*ABYresident began his day at (Place) : The White House Day Thursday

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6:11p - 7:46pm The President to the Yellow Oval Room for ; ;£ OFF RECORD: Meeting w/ House Committee Chairmen '

• / Speaker John McCormack • ___________/ . t-/ Cong. Hale Boggs

• / Cong. C arl Albert __________/ Cong. W . R. Poage - - Agricultur e _________

; p / Cong. George H. Mahon — — Appropriations ________

£ Cong. Mendel Rivers -- Armed Services

• / Cong. Wrigh t Patma n --Banking & Currency _______

/ / Cong. Carl Perkins __Education & Labor _________r i v~(_,/ /_ Cong. Thomas Morgan •_Foreig n Affairs ___________

\ Cong . William Dawson --Government Operations _________\ &

\ C ong. Omar Burleson --House Administration __________

\ Cong. Wayne Aspinall --Interior & Insular AffairsI Cong. Harley Staggers --Interstate & Foreign Commerce

; I Cong. Emanuel Celler --Judiciary :. •; Cong. Edward Garmatz --Merchant Marine & Fisheries

. / Cong. George Fallen --Public WorksI Cong. William -C-txs: Colmer --Rules ; .

I Cong. George Miller --Science and Asgftw Astronautics| Cong. Edwin Willis - - Unamerican Activities| Cong. Olin Teague --Veterans' AffairsI Cong. Wilbur Mills --xYWays and Means

Cong. Joe Evins --Select Committee on Small Business• I Cong. Chet Holifield __. Vice Chmn. Joint Committee on Atomic Energ y

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I Cong . Michae l Feighan — — Joint. Committee on Immigration & Nationality Policy0 C/ - • 3

_ _______ _ I Hon. Lawrence F. O'Brien, The Postmaster General ___________s * -- - • • • ~ -^-

ITE House Date July 27, 1967«T LYNDON B. JOHNSONMYsident began his day at (Place) The White House __ _ Day Thursday

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6:26p t S George Christian

7: 26p f Secy Cyrus Vance, Detroit

7:48p The President to the oval officew/ Joe CalifanoTom Johnson

The office-was being set up for the television statement the President will makeat 10:30pm this evening, and he proceded to give instructions as to how the lighting.etc, should be. ~

7:50p t Harry frfaxSkssdck McPherson -pls' ._ __ _ r_ _ B_ _ _ j n _ _. _ . _ ___ _____ _- _ _._ m

8:10p t Senator Fred Harris — asking him to be on the Commission to be announced tonight^ 1 , . 1

8:16p t j Cong. William M. McCulloch of Ohio--asking him to b e on the CommissionI • •_ '• • ".'..;''• : ,. ..' /... l .. ''

8:17p | The President had asked for Cong. James C. Corman--he was on an airplane en route| California, arriving at 10:30 EDT., The President left word for the Cong. to call

him at 11:00pm EDT. and decided to announce him to the Commission anyway.

8:21p t The Attorney General—talking about the members of the Commission:1 Senator Brooke, I. W. Abell, Sen. Harris, Tex Thornton, the Atlanta Police Chief,

1 1 Miss Katherine Peden, Cong. Corman, Cong. McCulloch, Gov. Kerner, Mayor Lindsey,1 i i Roy Wilkinsi i

8:34p t Harry McPherson -pl Making changes in the speech. ^

n HOUSE Date July 27, 1967r LYNOOH B. JOHNSON«Yudent began his day at (Place) . . The White House Day Thursday

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; The President asked mary s to call Lynda and ask her and her date if she hadone, to dress up and come over to his office for the television appearance--earlier

• th e President had asked mary s to get in touch with Mrs. Johnson and tell her__that he would like for her to see the speech--she elected to return to the Ranch

• and watch it there, and then return, to Washington later in the evening

9:06p t Secy Robert S. McNamara

9:09p f The Attorney General \9:17p f Joe Califano Graham _9:23p t Miss Katherine Peden, NYC _

9:27p t Lynda--at a local restaurant-

9:28 9:40 George Christian in the office — the President giving him instructions on how and; what to background the press. ;

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9:30p t Irv Sprague-- Told him, about the appointments he was making tonight on the _Commission and, also told him, that within the next couple of days he would announcePaul Ignatius as Secy of the Navy--to be sure that the California people--Brown,

.. Unruh, etc. were notifie d and approved and back the appointment ___________

Earlier in the evening about 9:15 pm the President asked for the Vice President,wanting to read the draft of his speech to him and have his suggestions. The

: ____________ _____________ report came back, however, that the 'Pg~>r Vice President was on submarine __________

and was spending the night at sea--would not be back on land until about, noon tomorrow

: ; j9:35 9:40p | Th e Attorney General in the little office. The President talked w/ him about these

j ! U- 6ggawTayy^y Commission appointments and also about Justice Dept. All this while_ . j in the midst of sc the phone calls and consultations, the President was working his' '' ' " " " " ~ ~ ' ""'" 1 " ^ " "" ........

j j desk and the night reading w/ mary s.

HITS House Date July 27, 1967•NT LYNDON B. JOHNSONXAftY

resident began his day at (Place) The White House Day Thursday

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9:42p The President to the barber shop

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10:00p t Governor Otto Kerner, A ndalusia, Illinois

10:15p The President to the oval office — practicing his speech w/ the teleprompter infront of the cameras.

10:25p Lynda Bird Johnsonher date. Captain Charles Robb. USMCI ' "~ ~ " " ivl " " —-•—• - — - •••- ----- - - - - - - -Warrie Lynn Smithher date, Captain Douglas Davidson, USMC ;into the oval office.

10:30p LIV E TELEVISION SPEECH from revk oval office •:^_J REMARKS concerned rioting and violence in America's cities. H/

Declared Sunday a National Day of Prayer. Announced set-up of Advisory Commission on11:03p f_ Hon. Willard Deason Civil Disorders (for members and Chrm see p. 12)

11:05p Mrs. Arthur Krim arrived mansion - to her room on third floorI I <J :

11:07p I j The President to the mansion - w/ Hon. Ramse y Clarke, Mary S| '^*Co^ ^V _

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11:14p I 12:35a i . George Christian joined in the mansion -^,^ ^*^*< .V/^' l' ' ̂ ~-*) *~

11:20p j x^xx; t Mrs. Johnson - LBJ Ranch f<s= -* g11:26p ! t I Douglass Cater < ^ *

faiTE HOUSE Date July 27, 1967CNT LYNDON B. JOHNSONWARY . Thursday'resident began his day at (Place) " ' " " ' Day_

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11:29p £ Mrs. Johnson .- LBJ Ranch

11:30 11:33 p Jim Jones on second floor -^ u .

11:32p £ Whitney Young \ ; '

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11:45p ^DINNER - w/12:35am ^Hon. Ramsey Clark

George Christian * j • - •• •*^ uMary S •

C*S Mrs. Arthur Krim

1:00a. Retired • •

The President at dinner ••^•••••••ti expressed his admiration forWhitney Young. The President said that the idea of a Commission was

i : Mr. Young's idea, but the President ^••M^^thought that Roy Wilkinswas better known and older and more recognized in the civil rights field.The President told the Attorney General about the possibility of gettingabout 50 leading negro student leaders to come and meet with him. TheAttorney General countered by saying that the President raaJEJ: would '

: , spend more time listening to them than talking to them. The PresidentI explained that he felt that the place to start was in the colleges, and this

i i__ might be a good beginning.

•Today posted list o f Marine Corp s Officer s who m the Presiden t i s namin gto the temporary grade o f Major Genera l .

Today sen t nomination t o th e Senate of Vice Admiral Willia m E. Gentner , Jr . ,for appt . t o the grade o f Vice Admiral whe n retired. No w serving as Commande rU. S. Taiwa n Command . \

Today announced the President' s nominatio n of Livingston Merchant, U.S . Exe cDirector o f the Internationa l Bank for Reconstructio n and Development , Worl d Bank ,to a second two-year term.

NOMINATION SENT T O TH E SENAT E TODAY :Sheldon B . Vance , o f Minn . , a Foreign Service Office r o f class on e

to be Ambassador Extraordinary an d Plenipotentiar y o f the U . S. A. , t o Republi c of Cha dJohn H. Phillips, o f Miss. , t o be U.S . Marsha l for th e Northern District

of Mississipp i for th e GeasaxEtfc^Hna x term o f fou r years . -

President's special Advisor y Commissio n on Civi l Disorder s

Commission wil l investigate the origin s o f th e recen t disorders in our cities . I t willmake recommendation s --to the President, t o the Congress, to the State Governors, an dto the Mayors -- fo r measure s to prevent or contai n such disaster s i n the future.Chairman: Gov. Ott o Kerne r o f Illinois , a Democra tVice Chairman : Mayor Joh n V . Lindsa y o f NYC - Republican

Members: Sen . Fre d R. Harri s (D-Okla )Sen. Edwar d W. Brook e (R-Mass) Herber t Jenkins, Atlanta , Ga . polic eCong. Jame s C . Gorma n (D-Calif ) chie fCong. W m M . McCulloc h (R-Ohio )I. W . Abel , Pres . o f United SteelworkersCharles B . Thornton . Presiden t B d Chairman, Litto n Industries , Inc.Roy Wilkins , Exe . Directo r o f NAACP

Katherine Graham Peden , Commissione r o f Commerce o f Kentucky I /