Mary Lasker spends night in Queen's Room; decorating the family quarters; Lasker speaks with LBJ about Doctors' Conference; Lady Bird lunches with Tish Baldridge, Bess Abell, Liz Carpenter, and Ashton Gonella to plan upcoming state dinners for Queen…
LBJ RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT DOD BUDGET FOR 1964-65; MCNAMARA SAYS B.O.B. HAD ASKED DOD TO ACCELERATE 1964 SPENDING FOR ECONOMIC REASONS, SUGGESTS DOD UNDERESTIMATE 1964 SPENDING BY $400 MILLION; MCNAMARA'S UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANCELLATION OF…
DISCUSSION OF DAVID NES' APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, SAIGON; APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS MANN TO NEW STATE DEPT POST; LBJ ASKS RUSK ABOUT US HOSTAGES IN BOLIVIA, DISSENSION AMONG SOUTH VIETNAMESE LEADERS; HENRY CABOT LODGE'S PRESS COMMENTS
LBJ ASKS RUSK ABOUT FIGURES IN STATE DEPT BUDGET ASKING FOR INCREASE IN STATE DEPT EMPLOYEES; RUSK SAYS HE ASKED WILLIAM CROCKETT TO REVISE FIGURES BUT SAYS STATE WILL NEED MORE COMMERCIAL ATTACHES; LBJ SAYS TO KEEP EMPLOYEES AT SAME LEVEL AS LAST…
MARIE FEHMER CALLS UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE TO CHECK ON HER HEALTH; UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE SAYS SHE MAY GO BACK TO WORK; FEHMER ADVISES HER TO STAY HOME; DISCUSSION OF SHIPPING PACKAGE?; FEHMER'S SCHEDULE, MAIL
ELLENDER SAYS SENATE WILL NOT PASS COOLEY COTTON BILL; LBJ READS B.O.B. MEMO SUPPORTING TALMADGE BILL; ELLENDER DISCUSSES OPPOSITION TO TALMADGE BILL, SAYS SENATE WILL NOT PASS COTTON BILL BEFORE CIVIL RIGHTS, TAX BILLS; NEED TO PASS FOREIGN AID BILL
MCNAMARA SAYS HE ANNOUNCED CANCELLATION OF DYNASOAR PROGRAM TO PRESS AT NOON BRIEFING; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA ABOUT JAMES WEBB'S COMMENTS TO PRESS; MCNAMARA DISCUSSES ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSING OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS; LBJ ASKS MCNAMARA TO REPORT TO CABINET
O'BRIEN TELLS LBJ THAT SENATE WILL VOTE ON HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL THIS AFTERNOON; LBJ CONGRATULATES O'BRIEN AND THANKS HIM FOR HIS WORK ON BILL; O'BRIEN COMMENTS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF LBJ'S TALK TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS THIS MORNING
MANSFIELD ASKS LBJ IF JOSEPH CLARK CAN DELAY HIS 4:00P APPOINTMENT WITH LBJ IN ORDER TO VOTE ON HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL; LBJ SAYS CLARK CAN COME TO WH AFTER THE VOTE
LBJ EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DESCHLER'S HEALTH, SAYS DESCHLER SHOULD CONSULT WH PHYSICIAN, ASKS DESCHLER TO ARRANGE VISIT BY LBJ TO "BOARD OF EDUCATION" MEETING WITH JOHN MCCORMACK, CHARLES HALLECK AND CARL ALBERT THIS AFTERNOON
LBJ CALLS SMITH TO TELL HER HE MISSES SEEING HER ON FLOOR OF SENATE, ASKS HER TO COME VISIT HIM AT WH; SMITH EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR LBJ AND LADY BIRD JOHNSON, MENTIONS HER STRUGGLE WITH HOWARD CANNON ON PUBLIC WORKS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
O'BRIEN REPORTS THAT SENATE VOTED TO ACCEPT CONFERENCE REPORT ON HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL; DISCUSSION OF REFERING TO BILL AS "MORSE-GREEN BILL"; STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BILL; LBJ READS CARL ALBERT'S MEMO ON OTTO PASSMAN AND FOREIGN AID…
LBJ CONGRATULATES MANSFIELD ON SENATE PASSAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL ("MORSE-GREEN BILL"), ASKS MANSFIELD WHOM HE SHOULD THANK; MANSFIELD CREDITS WAYNE MORSE, JOSEPH CLARK, JENNINGS RANDOLPH; STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BILL IN SENATE
O'BRIEN SUGGESTS LBJ CALL WAYNE MORSE, EDITH GREEN, ADAM CLAYTON POWELL TO OFFER CONGRATULATIONS ON PASSAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES BILL ("MORSE-GREEN BILL"); LBJ REPORTS ON CALLS HE IS MAKING, MENTIONS DIFFICULTIES IN REACHING POWELL
REEDY DISCUSSES CLARK MOLLENHOFF STORY ON BOBBY BAKER, LBJ COMPANY'S PAYMENTS FOR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY ON LBJ, TAX IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH PAYMENTS; NYT CONTACT WITH DON REYNOLDS, REQUEST FOR REEDY'S COMMENT; REEDY RELAYS ABE FORTAS' ADVICE ON MATTER
