President`s Daily Diary, March 13, 1965

Issued
proclamation
calling upon people of US
observe March 16 1965 as Dr Robert H Goddard
White House
March 13 , 1965
Day
calls
carded
Saturday
Awake
Director Kermi t Gordon t&'/J
Jack Valent i f
6. O
Secretary Robert McNamara (£
t/J
Breakfast in bed w/ Mrs. Johnson -- Jack Valenti joined
George Reedy
Dr. Burkley and Dr. Young -- Dr. J. Willis Hurst and Dr. James Cain
all checked the President --a routine physica l check-up .
After the check- up^ th e President again talked o n the telephone -- an d th e
Doctors talked w/ Mrs. Johnson and Zephyr Wright the cook about the statu s
of his health, and the importance of diet and exercise
Then, the Doctors talked w / the President
(NOTE Agent Youngblood stoo d bv on the 2nd floor to be available t o the Presiden t
Bill Mo yers fo
r report s o n demonstrators i n Selma, Ala .
and in the Whit e House -- insid e and in front)
Secretary Robert McNamara
Marvin Watson ioined the President an d group
To th e office -- w/ Marvi n Watso n and Jack Valent i ai^xWTKJsoSfeo^fidiix^H&Hsrix ;
In mjdr's office talking on her cal l to Earl Death e in Austin, Texa s
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach --- for briefing before meeting
meeting w/ Governor Wallace
Former
Former Assistant
Assistant AG
AG Burke
Burke Marshall
Marshal ljoined
joined for
for about
about 55 minutes.
minutes.
Senator
Richard
Russell
San
Juan
PR
To the Cabinet
Cabinet Room w/ Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach
and greeted Governor Georg
Georgee Wallace ooff Alabama
Alabama and
an d group
calls ushers ofc
checked
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In mjdr's office w/ Governor George Wallace o f Alabama, hi s aide-C__ Attorney General Katzenbach and Bill Moyers.
Agent Youngbloo d was als o in the offic e -- an d the President introduced
Mr. Younglbood to the Governor -- saying that he was from Georgi a - - and
told Governor Wallace tha t he also had an agent from - Lem Johnson -Youngblood sent for Le m an d while he was on his way -- the President and
Governor Wallace exchanged (conversation -- an d lightly bantered back an d forth.
Agent Johns arrived i n mjdr's offic e -- and was also introduced t o the Govrnor •"Lem, I want to introduce you to your Governor - - Governor Wallace. H
To the offic e with Governo r Wallace , his aide
Seymour
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.
Also in th e meeting were: Bill Moyers an d Mr. Burke Marshall
Trammell
(Him and Blanco wer e taken in by Sgt . Glynn an d remaine d in th e room for th e bet :er part
AG Katzenbach and BM left -- and then returned in 5 minutes -- (of
the meetin
AG Katzenbach and B M out
Marvin Watso n
BM in and ou t
Bill Jones and Earl Morgan of Governor Wallace's staf f in
(The President an d th e Governor met privately in the lounge whil e
Burke Marshall , the Governor's aides, and met
in
the Oval Office . ) Bill
Moyers joined at the Pres i dent's request. (out
To the West Lobb y w/ Governo r Wallace - - bothth e President and Governor Wallace
talked to the live television cameras and the Eporters tha t wer e assemble d
"The Presiden t said that they had had a profitabl e meetingand the n introdueec
Governor Wallace t o the press --The Governor sai d that they ha d discussed a
wide variety of subjects
subjects including
including Viet
Viet Nam
3:00 p)
March 13 , 1965
White House
Saturday
• The Presiden t returne d to his office - - an d remembered tha t he had wante d to
see Kermit Gordon before going into the Cabinet Roo m fo r his pre-press conference
briefing .
Director Kermi t Gordon
To th e Cabinet Room w/
PRE-PRESS CONFERENCE BRIEFING WITH:
' Secretar y Dean Rusk $'
Attorne y Genera l Nichola s Katzenbach
C Secretary Robert McNamara Q
Bourke Marshall
•--• Secretary Willar d Wirt z
Under Secretar y George Bal l
:
Jim Greenfiel d
Staff: Cater, Horace Busby, Bill Moyers, Jack Valenti, McGeorge Bundy
(The President ate a bow l of sou p during the brieing that mjdr too k in to him )
To th e offic e w / MW and JV - To the Flower Garden fo r live PRESS CONFERENCE
Approximately 200 or mor e photographer s and reporters
The President delivered prepare d remarks o n the situation i n Selma, Ala.
answered questions and the n introduce d AG Katzenbach for background briefing o n
To the offic e w/ MW and JV and GER and HB Voter
s Right s Legislation
Marvin Watson (pl)
Senator Harry Byr d , Berryville, Virginia (b . 1)
Jack Valent i (pl)
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Mrs. Johnson
Bill Moyer s (pl)
George Reedy (pl)
McGeorge Bundy (pl)
David Ginsburg (lawyer)
vm -- "Agent Youngblood thought that you might be intereste d in knowing that
Governor Wallace was air-born at 5:15 pm "
Chairman Gardner Ackley, CEA and Secretary Douglas Dillon of Treasury
Geprge Reedy
Senator Edward Long , Canton, Missour i
Phil Potter
To the Mansion —
Al Friendly, Washington Post
Phil Potter
March 13, 1965
White House
Saturday
Private DINNER PARTY honoring Ambassador designate to Spain and Mrs. Angier
Biddle Duke in th e State Dinin g Room
112 guests were present
The President left th e Stat e Dininp Room an d went to the second floor to
contact lenses put in, and then returne d to the guest s at 9 : 20p
have hi s
TOASTS
Coffee in the East Room and Hallway
Dancing in th e Eas t Room
To second floo r apartments with Mrs . Johnson , Mr. and Mrs. Tyle r Abell,
Mr. William Walton , Mrs. Jeanne Murray Vanderbilt , Mr. and Mrs. C . Wyatt
Dickerson
The Abells and Mr . Walton departed
To office with Mrs. Vanderbil t and Mr. and Mrs. Dickerso n
The Dickersons and Mrs. Vanderbilt departed, th e President wen t t o the
second floor , and retire d at 4:25 am