Eisenhower Presidential Papers

 

January 1 Washington. Attends services at National Presbyterian Church.
2 Washington. Off-the-record appointment with Secretary Herter, L. T. Merchant, J. H. Douglas, A. W. Dulles, J. C. Hagerty, and Generals Lemnitzer and Goodpaster to discuss situation in Laos.
3 Washington. Attends Service of Intercession and Holy Communion at National Presbyterian Church with J. C. Hagerty. Morning appointments with Secretaries Herter, Anderson, and Gates, J. H. Douglas, Generals Lemnitzer and Goodpaster, L. T. Merchant, A. W. Dulles, R. Bissell, C. T. Barnes, G. Gray, T. C. Mann, and Congressman Williams (off the record); General Lemnitzer; General Persons; U.S. Ambassador Maurice M. Bernbaum (to Ecuador); General Persons and B. N. Harlow. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with G. Gray and General Goodpaster; General Goodpaster; Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower.
4 Washington. Breakfast meeting with Senator Dirksen, Congressman Halleck, General Persons, and B. N. Harlow (off the record). Legislative Leaders. Airborne for Gettysburg. Inspects offices at Gettysburg College. Returns to Washington. Afternoon appointments with General Persons; R. E. Merriam; R. J. Saulnier; T. E. Stephens; General Goodpaster; D. Black and Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; A. Krock, R. Drummond, R. Richards, L. Wilson, J. Hightower, and J. C. Hagerty (off the record).
5 Washington. Breakfast meeting with Senator Bridges and B. N. Harlow. Morning appointments with General Persons; National Security Council session; Secretary Gates and General Goodpaster; General Goodpaster; foreign intelligence activities board of consultants; L. W. Douglas; Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Brazy and family (off the record). Lunch with Vice-President Nixon and B. N. Harlow. Afternoon appointments with Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; D. W. Kendall; T. E. Stephens; Postmaster General Summerfield. Attends dinner hosted by Senators Bridges and Dirksen and families.
6 Washington. Morning appointments with R. E. Merriam; T. E. Stephens; Generals Goodpaster, Lemnitzer, and Decker, Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower, and W. E. Robinson (off the record); Ambassador Julius M. Udochi (from Nigeria) and W. T. Buchanan; General Goodpaster; D. Anderson; Mrs. J. B. Parks, Mrs. P. Gibson, and T. E. Stephens; Reba Miller (off the record); Mrs. Lord; T. E. Stephens. Attends Republican National Committee luncheon. Afternoon appointments with Dr. M. S. Eisenhower and M. C. Moos; Dr. M. S. Eisenhower; J. C. Hagerty and Colonel Draper; T. E. Stephens; R. E. Merriam; General Goodpaster; Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower. Swims. Late afternoon appointments with W. J. Hopkins; D. Paarlberg and P. E. Areeda; Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; G. D. Morgan; Dr. M. S. Eisenhower.
7 Washington. Airborne for Fort Gordon, Georgia. Reviews troops. Airborne for Augusta National Golf Club for golf with E. D. Slater, C. Roberts, and J. E. Lemon.
8 Augusta, Georgia. To Augusta National Golf Club for golf with C. Roberts, E. D. Slater, and J. E. Lemon. Returns to Washington.
9 Washington. Breakfast meeting with Senator Goldwater and B. N. Harlow. Appointments with T. E. Stephens and J. C. Hagerty; G. Meany; Generals Lemnitzer and Goodpaster; R. E. Merriam. Opens White House Conference on Aging. Appointments with J. J. McCloy (off the record); General Goodpaster; T. E. Stephens. Lunch at Pentagon with Secretary Gates and Defense Department officials. Afternoon appointments with General Persons; D. W. Kendall; G. D. Morgan, D. W. Kendall, H. R. McPhee, and P. E. Areeda; Generals Persons and Goodpaster; General Goodpaster and H. R. McPhee; General Persons. Attends birthday party for Vice-President Nixon.
10 Washington. Morning appointments with Colonel Schulz; General Goodpaster; General Persons and B. N. Harlow; Legislative Leaders; R. E. Merriam, M. C. Moos, and H. R. McPhee; E. F. Morrow (off the record); J. J. Nance (Chairman, Central National Bank, Cleveland, Ohio) (off the record); M. C. Moos. Presents Certificates of Merit to White House retirees. Receives Big Brother of the Year Award. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with R. L. Biggers, Colonel Schulz, and Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower (off the record); R. E. Merriam; Secretary Gates, G. Gray, A. W. Dulles, J. H. Douglas, L. T. Merchant, T. C. Mann, and W. Willauer (off the record); G. Gray; General Persons; G. D. Morgan. Attends American Society of Chemical Engineers dinner. Receives Hoover Medal to commemorate civic and humanitarian achievement.
11 Washington. Breakfast meeting with congressional leaders. Appointments with General Persons and A. Wheaton; D. W. Kendall and General Goodpaster; House of Freedom group; U.S. Ambassador Crowe; A. Wheaton; T. E. Stephens. Presents President's Awards for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Lunch at home of General Lemnitzer. Afternoon appointments with R. E. Merriam; President's Committee on Government Contracts; Mrs. O. R. Reid; General Goodpaster. Swims. Attends dinner hosted by Cabinet members with Mrs. Eisenhower.
12 Washington. Morning appointments with General Persons and A. Wheaton; Colonel Schulz; General Goodpaster; National Security Council session; General Goodpaster; T. E. Stephens; General Goodpaster; Yasujiro Tsutsumi and family, Ambassador Asakai, General Lemnitzer, and T. Hageya (interpreter). Lunch. Afternoon appointments with Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; E. D. Eisenhower (off the record); T. E. Stephens; J. B. Baird, D. Lindsay, R. J. Saulnier, Budget Director Stans, D. W. Kendall, C. B. Randall, Secretary Mueller, P. A. Ray, and General Persons; M. Pickford and Mr. Hirtley (off the record); E. D. Eisenhower.
13 Washington. Breakfast meeting with Senators and Congressmen. Morning appointments with Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Skouras, F. Leslie, and Mr. McDonald (off the record); Cabinet meeting; J. A. McCone, Secretary Gates, Generals Lemnitzer and Loper, H. P. Van Ormer, A. L. Burgess, and Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower (off the record); J. A. McCone; Secretary Herter and General Goodpaster; W. R. Hearst, Jr., H. Pyle, and J. W. Bethea (off the record); Senator H. A. Smith and T. E. Stephens (off the record); General Goodpaster and H. R. McPhee. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with Dr. M. S. Eisenhower, E. D. Eisenhower, and Bud Eisenhower; R. Gros; T. E. Stephens; H. R. McPhee; D. W. Kendall; Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; Captain Aurand; General Persons. Airborne for Camp David, Maryland.
14 Camp David, Maryland. No official appointments.
15 Camp David, Maryland. Returns to Washington.
16 Washington. Morning appointments with R. J. Saulnier; Colonel Schulz; T. E. Stephens; Congresswoman St. George (off the record); General Persons; W. J. Hopkins; Secretary Mitchell; General Persons; T. E. Stephens; Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; Ambassador Jose A. M. Gova (from Venezuela) and W. T. Buchanan; P. Grimm (off the record); Generals Lemnitzer and Goodpaster; Congressman Conte and children (off the record); J. N. Irwin and family (off the record); Ambassador Aime Raymond N'Thepe (from Cameroun), W. T. Buchanan, and E. S. Glenn; Budget Director Stans; M. J. McCaffree; J. C. Hagerty. Lunch. Dentist appointment. Afternoon appointments with General Goodpaster; D. W. Kendall, G. D. Morgan, P. E. Areeda, and H. R. McPhee; General Goodpaster; Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower. Hosts stag dinner for news reporters.
17 Washington. Morning appointments with W. J. Hopkins; T. E. Stephens; Senator Javits and B. N. Harlow (off the record); Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Forsythe and children (off the record); D. W. Kendall; Ambassador Konan Bedie (from Ivory Coast), C. E. Conger, and E. S. Glenn; Shigeko Kodera, Dr. Turo Kosaka, U.S. Ambassador Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. B. O'Connor, J. Sakamoto, V. Roberts, and Ambassador Asakai; S. E. Graham and W. Bryan (off the record); W. T. Buchanan; Prime Minister Diefenbaker, Ambassador Heeney, E. D. Fulton, Secretary Herter, E. F. Bennett, and W. T. Buchanan. Signs Columbia River Treaty. Appointments with Prime Minister Diefenbaker; E. Black (off the record); Secretary Benson (off the record); Admiral Strauss (off the record); U.S. Ambassador Whitney (off the record); M. J. McCaffree; R. J. Saulnier; A. Leopold (off the record). Hosts luncheon in connection with Columbia River Treaty. Appointments with G. D. Morgan, D. W. Kendall, and H. R. McPhee; W. E. Robinson, W. A. Jones, and A. Nielsen. Delivers farewell address via television and radio.
18 Washington. Morning appointments with R. D. Barnard and family; J. C. Hagerty; H. R. McPhee; P. E. Areeda; Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; G. D. Morgan, J. C. Hagerty, B. N. Harlow, and General Goodpaster; News conference; S. C. Waugh; D. W. Kendall; Vice-President Nixon; W. T. Faricy; General Goodpaster; U.S. Ambassador Young. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; General Goodpaster; R. E. Merriam; Dr. Glennan; G. Gray, A. W. Dulles, and General Goodpaster (off the record); Attorney General Rogers. Presents Medal of Freedom to Secretaries Herter and Gates, J. H. Douglas, G. Gray, General Goodpaster, and Dr. Kistiakowsky. Appointments with J. C. Hagerty; J. Campbell; General Goodpaster; General Persons; H. R. McPhee. Hosts party for staff and secretaries.
19 Washington. Morning appointments with General Goodpaster; General Persons; General Persons and J. C. Hagerty; General Goodpaster; H. R. McPhee; President-elect Kennedy; President-elect Kennedy, Secretaries Herter, Anderson, and Gates, and designated Secretaries Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara; General Persons; W. J. Hopkins; M. C. Moos; General Goodpaster; Secretary Flemming; D. W. Kendall. Lunch. Afternoon appointments with Lt. Colonel J. S. D. Eisenhower; Colonel Schulz; B. N. Harlow. Tours offices.
 

Eisenhower Presidential Papers

Eisenhower Presidential Papers
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