Chief Executives and Bureaucracies - TCI
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From Government Alive! Power, Politics, <strong>and</strong> YouStudent H<strong>and</strong>out 13BAppointments in President Johnson’s Daily DiaryLocationTHE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTON, D.CDate AUGUST 4, 1964Day SUNDAYTIMEACTIVITY10:34 a.m. The President met with S. K. Patil, the Indian RailwayMinister, <strong>and</strong> his translator.10:40 a.m. The President met with Congressman George Mahon to discussthe status of his proposed legislation.11:06 a.m. The President took a call from Secretary of Defense RobertMcNamara. The Secretary reported that U.S. ships in theGulf of Tonkin had been attacked by the North Vietnamese.12:35 p.m. The President went to the Cabinet Room for a NationalSecurity Council meeting to discuss the situation inNorth Vietnam.2:35 p.m. The President joined Mrs. Johnson’s tea group. He stayedfor eight minutes <strong>and</strong> shook h<strong>and</strong>s with the group.2:43 p.m. The President sent flowers with a card to Senator DanielBrewster in Bethesda Naval Hospital <strong>and</strong> to Senator VanceHartke’s daughter at George Washington University Hospital.3:17 p.m. The President sent two judicial nominations to the Senate.6:16 p.m. The President went to the Cabinet Room for a NationalSecurity Council meeting to discuss the situation inNorth Vietnam.8:01 p.m. The President took a call from FBI Assistant DirectorCartha D. DeLoach. DeLoach delivered news of the findingof the bodies of three Mississippi civil rights workers.11:34 p.m. The President appeared before live television cameras tomake a media statement about the action in Vietnam.11:59 p.m. The President spoke with Ambassador Averell Harriman aboutthe President’s upcoming visit to Syracuse to help thecampaigns of Democratic c<strong>and</strong>idates.Source: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library.214 Chapter 13 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute 2, Inc.(c) Teachers' Curriculum Institute www.teachtci.com info@teachtci.com