Breakfast i n Room w/ Mrs . Johnson . Dr . Burkle y too k blood pressure - good . Wit h Mrs. Johnso nand Lynda wished Luc i a happ y 17t h birthday. Di d exercises

To Cabine t Room - for th e signin g o f H. R . 604 1 - A n Act t o amend th e prevailin g wag e section o f theDavis-Bacon Act . I n the Cabine t Roo m for th e signin g were :

Sen. Huber t Humphre y Mr . Fran k BonadioSen. Pa t McNamar a Mr . Loui s Sherma nSenator Wayn e Mors e Mr . Pete r Fosc oSenator Jenning s Randolp h Mr . C . W . SicklesSenator Claiborn e Pel l Mr . Gordo n M. Freema nSenator Thoma s Kuche l Mr . Hunte r P . Wharto nSenator Winsto n Prouty Mr . Joh n H . Lyon sCong. Jame s Roosevel t (Calif . ) Mr . Sa l MasoCong. Joh n H. Den t (Pa . ) Mr . Edwar d T . Leonar dCong. Roma n C . Pucinsk i (Ill. ) Mr . Edwar d Carloug hCong/Augustus F . Hawkin s (Calif. ) Mr . Pete r Terzi ckCong. Thoma s P . Gil l (Hawaii )Secy o f Labor, W . Willar d WirtzMr. Charle s Donahu eMr. Georg e MeanyMr. Andre w J. Biemille rMr. C . J . Haggert y

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James Rowley Chief of USSS fr mans Bill Moyers fr mans

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Bill MoyersMrs Clare Boothe Luce NYCGeorge Reedy mansGeorge ReedyThe Attorney General returning his callTo the office

In mjdr's room , talke d t o Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia . Th e Senator invite d hi mto a dedicatio n being held in West Virgini a in the near future . Th e President said ."I'll look into it . I don't know, Jennings . Le t me look and see. . . I'll let you know. "When gentlyit's bizarre to be wishful of something that was idealized and then fed back to the public, but was not tangible for people of our generation. pressed fo r a n answer b y the Senator, th e Presiden t said , "If yo u hav e t oknow now, I'l l jus t hav e to say ! no' now." Th e Senator said that fo r plannin g purposes ,it was good to have a n answer now . . . and expressed thanks .

To offic e t o meet wit h Dr. Frederic k Patterson , th e Presiden t o f the Unite d Negro Colleg e Fundpics mad e

Senator Clinto n Anderson o f New Mexico (b . 1)Mr. Ro y Wilkins, NY C (b..l)George Reed y (b . 1 )Signing Ceremon y in Office (OF F RECORD ) - o f S. J. res . 71 , Nationa l Foo d Marketin gCommission. Presen t were: Senato r Gal e McGhe e o f Wyoming, Cong . Benjami n S . Rosentha l ofNew York , Claud e Desautel. pic s take n Ou t at 12:1 5

Wrote a handwritten note t o be delivered t o Luci on the occasio n of her 17t h birthday todayW. Jenkin s (pl)J. Valent i (pl)W. Jenkin s (pl)Secretary o f Commerce , Luthe r Hodge s (b . 2)

Cong. Fre d Schwengel of Iowa - presented the Presiden t the ou t at 12:4 0 OF F RECORDsecond edition o f "We, The People" - pic s made . Th e Congressman is Presiden t

of th e U . S . Capito l Historical Society .Mr. A . A . Berl e pic s mad e ou t at 12:5 1 OF F RECOR D

Hon. W . Averel l Harriman, Unde r Secy , o f State fo r Politica l Affairs (b . 2)J. Valent i (pl)J. Valent i (pl)

W Jenkins put the Secy on hold while he got an answer fromMr Jenkins

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Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew McCloskey out at 1:14 OFF RECORD

Senator Hubert Humphrey (b. 3)

Jack Valenti (pl)Larry O'Brien (b. 3)Jack Valenti (pl)Bill Moyers (pl)Jack Valenti (pl)To the Rose Garden for swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell Taylor as newly appointed

Ambassador To Viet Nam

Re turned to Oval RoomGeorge Reedy (pl)George Reedy (b. 3a) (Put him on hold to call WJ)

Walter Jenkins (pl)George Reedy (pl)Bill MoyersTo the Cabinet Room for Cabinet Meeting with the following in attendance: until 2:24

The Cabinet

Secretary Rusk, Douglas Dillon, Secretary McNamara, Attorney Genera. Kennedy,PMG John Gronouski, Secretary Stewart Udall, Secretary of Agriculture OrvilleFreeman, Secretary o f Commerce Luther Hodges, Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz,Secretary of HEW, Anthony J. Celebrezze. . . and

Bill Moyers Dr. Glenn Seaborg David BellJack Valenti John S. Gleason Fred DuttonKermit Gordon Robert WeaverWalter Heller Carl RowanDr. Don Hornig Sargent ShriverLeland J. Haworth James Webb

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Cong. Carl Alber t calle d in the following message fo r th e President: "W e are votin g o n the bill.Will b e over i n about 1 0 minutes - - 1 5 at the most - - w e are pas t the dange r point. "mjdr conveye d to the President in the Cabine t Roo m durin g Cabine t Meetin g

Claude Desaute l calle d wit h message o n passage o f the Civi l Rights Bill . Mjd r too k note int oCabinet Room . Th e President interrupted himsel f an d read to all thos e i n the Cabine t meetingthe entire not e which said, "Hous e passe d the bill. . . 289 yays, 12 6 nays, 1 present."

To Offic e w / Secretar y Hodge s and the Attorney General. Looke d at headlin e o n "Washington Dail yNews, sayin g "Wil l he? Won' t he? - unconfirme d repor t tha t Ike will Mak e Scranton NominatingSpeech Add s New Confusion t o GOP Race." Turne d to the Attorney General and said, "I'l l bethe doesn't . . . do you want t o bet he does?" Th e Attorney General replied, "No. " Hodge s ou t @2:28Larry O'Brien (b . 5)Cong. Car l Albert (b . 5)

To the mansion fo r lunc h wit h Clark Cliffor d

To the Barbe r Sho p for haircutThe President stop s i n Walter Jenkin s fo r a minute and the n goes ove r to the Mansio n - - in theFamily Dinin g Room for a cake-cuttin g wit h Luc i ( her 17t h birthday) for benefi t of photographers

Then t o upstairs bedroom fo r a nap

W JenkinsA G Kennedy leavesJ Valenti McGeorge Bundy

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Those present at General Taylor's swearing-in as Ambassador to Viet-NamSenators:Stuart Symington - Mo. Congressmen:Edward Long - Mo. Thomas E. Morgan - Pa.Mike Mansfield - Mont. Frances F. Bolton - OhioJ. W. Fulbright - Ark. Clement Zablocki - WisconsinEverett Dirksen - Ill. Secretary RuskBourke Hickenlooper - Iowa Mrs. Robert KennedyFrank J. Lausche - OhioAverell Harriman - Under Secy, of State for Political AffairsDwight J. Porter - Asst. Secy, for AdministrationJoseph Palmer - Director General of the Foreign ServiceRobert E. Lee - Acting Asst. Secy, for Congressional RelationsJames Greenfield - Deputy Asst. Secy, for Public AffairsBarry Zorthian - Public Affairs Officer - SaigonCarl Rowan - Director, USIASecretary and Mrs. sfcfcxbdax McNamara

State Dept.

Deputy Secretary VanceGeneral and Mrs. Wheeler Commander J. J. ShanahanGeneral and Mrs. LeMay Lt. Col. W. Y. SmithAdmiral C. V. Ricketts Capt. A. H. BerndtsonGeneral and Mrs. Wallace M. Greene Col. T. C. MataxisMrs. Maxwell Taylor Mrs. George ShepardMrs. John Taylor Miss Mary HapperMr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor Miss Audrey RoughtonColonel and Mrs. B. W. Rogers Miss Mary K. ConleyColonel Carrington Miss Taylor (daughter) and two friendsCapt. John Proctor General HarkinsLt. Gen. A. J. GoodpasterCapt. G. C. BullardCol. E. H. DeSaussureCol. H. L. Hogan, III

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Mrs. Johnson (to the Pres. in his bedroomJ. Edgar Hoover (n/r --fr. mansionNap (asked Pau l Glynn to awake him at 5:45 pm)Bill Moyers (n/r -- fr. mansion)

Lee White (n/r --fr. mansion)reception

President and First Lady met with 18 Latin American Ambassadors in the Mansion -- familyquarters - - yellow room. Those who attended are th e following; -- until 6:45 pmH. E. Sr. Dr. Guillermo Sevilla - Sacasa , Ambassador of Nicaragua - Dean of Dip. CorpsArgentina- H. E. Dr. Norberto Miguel Berrenchea, Amb. Designate - WH

H. E. Ricardo M. Colombo , Representative - Designate - OASChile - H. E. Sergio Gutierrez-Olivos - WH

H. E. Sr. Don Manuel Trucco - OASEcuador - H. E. Dr. Jose Antonio Correa - WH

H. E . XcociXKxKbHXKBeixX Dr. Gustavo Darquea Teran - OASEl Salvador- H. E. Dr. Francisco R. LimaGuatemala- H. E. Dr. Carlos Garcia-BauerHaiti- H. E . Andre Theard - White House

H. E. Mons Fern D. Baguidy - OASPanama - H. E. Sr. Miguel J. Moreno, Jr. - WH

H. E. Sr. Lic. Humberto Calamari G. - OASChairman of CIAP - Dr. Carlos Sanz de Santamaria

ALOS -- Secretary Dean Rusk, Hon. Walt Rostow, Ambassador Elsworth Bunker,Donald Barnes, Interp. fr. State

reception

Signing o f the Civi l Right s Bil l before the followin g people : I n the Eas t Room Live TVCABINET LEADERSHI PRobert Kenned y JUSTIC E LABOR : Rev . Spik e Joh n W . McCormac kW. Willar d Wirt z Edwar d L . Katzenbac h Georg e Mean y Fathe r Croni n Emmanue l Celle rAnthony J . Celebrezz e Burk e Marshall Walte r P . Reuthe r Jame s Hamilto n Pete r Rodin oLuther Hodge s Davi d Filvaroff Andre w Biemiller Doroth y Heigh t Jac k D , Brook sSecretary Freeman , Harol d H . Green e Jac k Conwa y Oly a Margolin Rolan d Libonat iMrs. Freema n & so n Norber t A. Schle i Mildre d Horton Charle s A . Hallec k

Joseph F Dola n Ro y Wilkins Mrs . Wm . B . Harri s Willia m McCullouc hJ. Edga r Hoove r Willia m A Geoghega n Clarenc e Mitchel l Este r Peterso n Arc h A . Moor eHoward Rogerson Harol d F . Rei s Jame s Farmer Mrs . Jos . McCarth y Joh n Lindsa yBill Taylo r Loui s F . Oberdorfe r Whitne y Young Corneri a Johnso n Willia m T . Cahil lGovernor Davi d Lawrenc e Joh n Doa r Rev . Fauntro y Ros a Grag g Garne r Shrive rGov. LeRo y Collins E d Guthman M . L . Kin g Arnol d Aronson Clar k MacGrego rHobart Taylo r Alle n Marer A . Philli p Randolp h Josep h Rauh Rober t Kastenmeie rFranklin Rooseve lt So l Lindenbaum Bernar d Sega l Loui s Marti n Jaco b Gilber tDr. Andre w Brenner Richar d Berg Herma n Edelsberg Harriso n Twee d Jame s Gorma n

Morris Abra m Jule s Mange r W . Donlo n EdwardsLEADERSHIP LEADERSHI P Stephe n Currie r Charle s Mathia sJohn Blatni k Emili o Daddari o LEADERSHI P Jame s C . Bromwel lChet Holifiel d Da n Rostenkowski LEADERSHI P Josep h Clar k LEADERSHI PMos Udal l Josep h Addabbo Joh n Brademas Kennet h Keating Stephe n Youn gHenry Reus s Charle s C . Digg s To m Gill Jaco b Javit sNeil Staeble r Robert Ni x Fran k Thompso n Cliffor d Cas e Msgr . Joh n S . Spenc eDon Frazer Willia m Dawso n Lucie n Nedzi Hug h ScottBill Moorehea d Augustu s Hawkin s Rober t Taf t Joh n CooperJulia Hansen Everet t M . Dirkse n Huber t Humphre y Vanc e HartkeLionel Van Deerlin Richar d Bollin g Thoma s Kuche l Winsto n ProutyWilliam Pitts Rya n Clarenc e J . Brow n Warre n Magnuso n Edwar d MuskieHarris McDowel l Jame s Roosevel t Wayn e Mors e Eugen e McCarthyJohn Dingel l Edit h Greene Pau l Dougla s Thoma s J . McIntyr eCharles Vani k Gus Hawkin s Edward Long Daniel Inouye

George Brown Claiborne Pel lFrank Moss

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Returns t o office w / Nichola s Katzenbach and Jack Valenti . Lookin g fo r meetin g that he hadcalled with the Negro leaders, Justic e Departmen t . . . . and . . . . . on Civil Right s BillIntroduces Mr . Katzenbac h to GW, and VM and MJDR - - say s t o vm -- where are thos epeople - - Vicky , di d you run them off? "

The Attorney Genera lNicholas Katzenbach

Gov. Lero y Collin sit's bizarre to be wishful of something that was idealized and then fed back to the public, but was not tangible for people of our generation. Secretary Hodge sA. Phili p RandolphJames Farme rMartin Luthe r Kin gWhitney Youn gRoy WilkinsClarence Mitchel lMrs. Ros a GraggMiss Doroth y HeightSteven Currie rLouie Marti n

See Memorandum to the Files from Le e Whit e datedJuly 6 , 1964 , fo r substantiv e repor t on meeting.

Purpose of the meeting was to tell the leaders why thePresident hel d the ceremon y when he did , how anxiousthe Justice Dept . wa s t o cooperat e fully, an d how importantit was tha t th e cour t tests be carefull y selected .Also general discussio n between negro leaders makin gclear thei r understandin g of the point s that had been madeand their willingnes s t o cooperat e fully wit h the justic eDept, i n an y testing o f the Civi l Right s Act.

Speaker McCormack fr mans

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Lee WhiteTo Secretary McNamara's residence w/ Mrs Johnson arr at forLynda reception honoring General Maxwell TaylorTo White House arr at Mrs Johnson VM

B Moyers

H Busby

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Depart Sout h Grounds via choppe r wit h Mrs. Johnson , vm for Andrew s AFBArrive Andrews AFB and depart for LB J Ranc h via Je t Sta r w / Mrs . Johnson , Bil l Moyers, vm

President sleep s aboar d plan e afte r readin g the papersArrive LB J Ranc h w/ abov e party - - Greete d by Dale Ma lechek and Dale Meeks . The y give

President brie f run-dow n on ranch situatio n - - cattle , rain , an d crops . The n Pres. , Mrs . Johnso nand v m g o to ranch house in little electri c ca r (gol f cart) . (B M stays at Gues t House w / Col .Connell and Dr . Burkley )

Approved the following:H. R . 6041 , A n Act t o amend th e prevailin g wag e sectio n o f the Davis-Baco n Act, a s amended ;

and related sections o f the Federa l Airport Act , a s amended ; an d the NationalHousing Act, a s amended .

Approved the following:H. R. 3348 , A n Act t o amen d Sectio n 31 6 o f the Socia l Security Amendment s o f 195 8 to extend

the time withi n which teachers an d other employee s covere d by the sam eretirement system i n the Stat e o f Maine may be treated a s bein g covered. by separat eretirement system s fo r purpose s o f the old-age, survivors , an d disability insuranc eprogram.

H. R . 3496 , A n Act t o further amend the Reorganization Act o f 1949 , a s amended , s o that suchAct wil l apply to reorganization plans transmitte d to the Congres s at an y tim e befor eJune 1 , 1966 .

H. R. 8459 An Act to amend the Federal Credi t Unio n Act t o allo w Federa l credi t unionsgreater flexibilit y i n their organization s and operations.

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