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1 | Washington. Morning appointments with General Goodpaster; Secretary Herter, General Goodpaster, and Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; National Security Council session. Presents Medal of Freedom to Secretary McElroy (retiring). Appointments with General Goodpaster; Joint Chiefs of Staff (off the record); W. J. Hopkins; Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; Ambassador Nouphat Chounramany (from Laos), W. T. Buchanan, and C. Sedgwick; Lieutenant Weyrauch (off the record); K. B. McCann. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with T. E. Stephens, J. C. Hagerty, and Major J. S. D. Eisenhower. Practices golf on south lawn. Late afternoon appointments with P. G. Hoffman; Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; General Goodpaster.
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| | 2 | Washington. Breakfast meeting with Senator Morton, General Persons, and D. W. Kendall. Morning appointments with Major J. S. D. Eisenhower and R. E. Merriam; Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; Senator Morton, V. B. Stouffer, T. Pappas, G. Murphy, and S. Olin (off the record); General Persons; pre-news briefing; news conference; J. C. Hagerty; K. B. McCann; B. N. Harlow; Major J. S. D. Eisenhower. Witnesses swearing-in ceremony for T. S. Gates as Defense Secretary. Practices golf on south lawn. Visits General Smith at Walter Reed Hospital and General Horkan at home with Major J. S. D. Eisenhower. Late afternoon appointment with Major J. S. D. Eisenhower. Hosts reception for members of the press who will accompany him on goodwill mission abroad.
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| | 3 | Washington. Morning appointments with General Persons, G. D. Morgan, and D. W. Kendall; U.S. Ambassador John D. Hickerson (to Philippines); G. Gray (off the record); National Security Council session; Vice-President Nixon; Secretary Herter, F. Eaton, and General Goodpaster; R. F. Courtney, General Goodpaster, and Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; Members of Advisory Committee on Inter-American Affairs; J. C. Hagerty and B. N. Harlow. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with General Persons, Secretary Anderson, R. E. Merriam, and Budget Director Stans; Secretary Mitchell; W. J. Hopkins; General Goodpaster; General Goodpaster and Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; B. N. Harlow; Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; Secretary Mitchell; J. C. Hagerty; K. B. McCann; J. C. Hagerty; Major J. S. D. Eisenhower. Makes television and radio report to nation about goodwill mission. Airborne for Rome.
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| | 4 | Rome, Italy. Meets with President Giovanni Gronchi (Italy), R. Murphy, U.S. Ambassador Zellerbach (to Italy), General Goodpaster, Colonel Walters, Major J. S. D. Eisenhower, O. Horsey, Prime Minister Segni, Ambassador Grazzi, and T. A. Cippico. Attends dinner and reception hosted by President Gronchi.
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| | 5 | Rome, Italy. Visits Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Visits American Embassy. Appointment with Prime Minister Segni and Italian and U.S. officials. Attends stag luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Segni in his honor. Meets with President Gronchi, Prime Minister Segni, and Italian and U.S. officials. Hosts dinner in honor of President Gronchi.
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| | 6 | Rome, Italy. Attends services at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Colonel Schulz and Major and Mrs. J. S. D. Eisenhower. Has audience with Pope John XXIII. Airborne for Ankara, Turkey. Places wreath at tomb of Ataturk. Appointment with President Celal Bayar (Turkey) and Turkish and U.S. officials. Receives honorary doctorate from University of Ankara. Attends dinner hosted by President Bayar in his honor.
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| | 7 | Ankara, Turkey. Airborne for Karachi, Pakistan. Attends dinner hosted by President Mohammed Ayub Khan (Pakistan) in his honor, followed by entertainment.
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| | 8 | Karachi, Pakistan. Greets members of American community. Meets with President Ayub Kahn and Pakistani and U.S. officials. Views horse show. Places wreath on tomb of Quaid-i-azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Views cricket match. Attends luncheon hosted by President Ayub Khan in his honor. Delivers address. Tours Karachi and Korangi via helicopter with President Ayub Khan. Hosts dinner in honor of President Ayub Khan.
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| | 9 | Karachi, Pakistan. Airborne for Kabul, Afghanistan. Meets with King Mohammed Zahir (Afghanistan) and Afghanistan and U.S. officials. Attends luncheon hosted by King Zahir in his honor. Addresses American community of Kabul. Airborne for New Delhi, India.
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| | 10 | New Delhi, India. Places wreath on tomb of Mahatma Gandhi. Plants tree. Meets with President Rajendra Prasad (India) , E. Bunker, and Captain Aurand. Visits with Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru (India). Meets with Prime Minister Nehru and Indian and U.S. officials. Attends luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Nehru and Indira Gandhi in his honor. Addresses joint session of Indian Parliament. Attends banquet hosted by President Prasad in his honor, followed by Indian dance and music.
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| | 11 | New Delhi, India. Tours American Embassy. Receives honorary degree from the University of Delhi. Hosts luncheon in honor of President Prasad. Visits World Agriculture Fair.
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| | 12 | New Delhi, India. Attends reception. Hosts dinner in honor of Prime Minister Nehru.
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| | 13 | New Delhi, India. Attends services at the Protestant Church of India Cathedral with President Prasad. Airborne for Agra, India. Visits Taj Mahal. Tours Rural Institute and village of Laraonda. Airborne for New Delhi. Delivers address at civic reception. Dinner with Prime Minister Nehru.
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| | 14 | New Delhi, India. Airborne for Tehran, Iran. Meets with Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, U.S. Ambassador Edward T. Wailes (to Iran), R. Murphy, Major J. S. D. Eisenhower, and Generals Snyder and Goodpaster. Addresses Iranian Parliament. Attends luncheon hosted by Shah Pahlavi in his honor. Airborne for Athens, Greece. Greets Greek people at airport. Places wreath on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Attends dinner hosted by King Paul in his honor.
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| | 15 | Athens, Greece. Breakfast meeting with U.S. Ambassador Briggs, R. Murphy, and General Goodpaster. Addresses Greek Parliament. Meets with Prime Minister Caramanlis and Greek and U.S. officials. Presents decoration to General Constantinos Dovas. Receives honorary membership in Academy of Athens. Attends luncheon hosted by King Paul and Queen Frederika in his honor. Airborne for U.S.S. Des Moines.
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| | 16 | Aboard U.S.S. Des Moines. No official appointments.
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| | 17 | Aboard U.S.S. Des Moines. Airborne for Tunis, Tunisia. Breakfast meeting and talks with President Habib Bourguiba (Tunisia) and Tunisian and U.S. officials. Returns to U.S.S. Des Moines.
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| | 18 | Aboard U.S.S. Des Moines. Disembarks at Toulon, France. Entrains for Paris.
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| | 19 | Paris, France. Attends Four Power Meeting. Meets with President de Gaulle. Attends Four Power Meeting.
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| | 20 | Paris, France. To Rambouillet, France. Meets with President de Gaulle, Prime Minister Macmillan, Prime Minister M. Michel Debre (France), and Colonel Walters. Meets with President de Gaulle, Prime Minister Macmillan, and Chancellor Adenauer. To Paris. Meets with Chancellor Adenauer and M. Hillenbrand.
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| | 21 | Paris, France. Meets with Prime Minister Debre and Colonel Walters. Addresses employees of American Chancellery. Meets with President de Gaulle, Secretary Herter, L. T. Merchant, F. D. Kohler, General Goodpaster, Colonel Walters, Prime Minister Macmillan, and Chancellor Adenauer. Airborne for Madrid. Meets with General Francisco Franco. Attends dinner hosted by General Franco.
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| | 22 | Madrid, Spain. Meets with General Franco and Spanish and U.S. officials. Airborne for Casablanca, Morocco. Attends luncheon hosted by King Mohamed V (Morocco) in his honor. Meets with King Mohamed V, Crown Prince, C. Nowfel, and Major J. S. D. Eisenhower. Returns to Washington.
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| | 23 | Washington. Morning appointments with General Persons; General Goodpaster and Major J. S. D. Eisenhower; Vice-President Nixon; C. D. Dillon, A. W. Dulles, U.S. Ambassador Parsons, and Generals Persons and Goodpaster (off the record); C. D. Dillon and General Goodpaster (off the record); J. C. Hagerty; Secretary Mitchell; Secretary Mitchell and Mueller, Attorney General Rogers, P. A. Ray, General Persons, J. C. Hagerty, G. D. Morgan, D. W. Kendall, and R. J. Saulnier; K. B. McCann. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with K. B. McCann and R. Montgomery; W. J. Hopkins; General Persons; G. Gray. Attends Christmas Pageant of Peace with Mrs. Eisenhower.
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| | 24 | Washington. Morning appointments with General Persons, J. C. Hagerty, and B. Patterson; General Persons and J. C. Hagerty; General Persons; R. E. Merriam; W. J. Hopkins; J. W. Marriott (off the record); R. J. Saulnier and General Persons (off the record); General Goodpaster. Lunch. Attends Christmas Eve services with Mrs. Eisenhower at National Presbyterian Church.
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| | 25 | Washington. No official appointments.
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| | 26 | Washington. To Gettysburg farm. Visits skeet range with Chief West. Visits residence of Major J. S. D. Eisenhower. Returns to Washington.
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| | 27 | Washington. Airborne for Augusta, Georgia. To Augusta National Golf Club for golf with G. E. Allen, W. E. Robinson, and W. A. Jones.
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| | 28 | Augusta, Georgia. [Page missing.]
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| | 29 | Augusta, Georgia. [Page missing.]
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| | 30 | Augusta, Georgia. Meets with General Persons and M. C. Moos. To Augusta National Golf Club for golf with G. E. Allen, R. W. Woodruff, and E. D. Slater.
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| | 31 | Augusta, Georgia. Works in office. To Augusta National Golf Club for golf with B. T. Leithead, G. E. Allen, and E. D. Slater.
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