September 1963- President Kennedy's Schedule


 

1 President Kennedy and Caroline attend Church at St Francis Xavier. President Kennedy cruises aboard the Honey Fitz, Hyannis Port.
2 Meeting with Vice President Johnson, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
3 President Kennedy returned to Washington. His first meeting was a review of the situation in Vietnam. Attended were all the senior defense and foreign policy advisors. Many of the same people (Rusk, McNamara and other) took place in a meeting on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The President's last meeting was with Douglas Dillon and Robert Roosa.
4 The President first met with Congressman Leo O'Brien. Next President Kennedy greets a group attending the convention of the International Federation of Catholic Universities. I the afternoon the President met with Najeeb Halaby.
5 The President began the day with a Pre Press meeting. Attending the meeting were Rusk, Manning, Bundy, Feldman, Hatcher, Heller and Sorensen. The President next met with George Meany. Following that meeting the President met with George Anderson the US Ambassador to Portugal. The President next had a meeting on the economy with Douglas Dillon, Walter Heller, Kermit Gordon, William McChesney Martin, Robert Roosa, Gardner Ackley, John Lewis and Charles Schultz. An official National Security Council Meeting was next held. The President next met with members of the United Negro College Development Campaign. After lunch the President gave his Press Conference.
6 President Kennedy met with Mennen Williams and Ed Gullion. The next meeting was another meeting on Vietnam. Rusk, McNamara and RFK were among those attending the meeting. The President presented the Distinguished Service Medal to General Emmett O'Donnell. The President attended a Luncheon at the Afghanistan Embassy. After the luncheon the President met with King of Afghanistan. He then headed to Hyannis Port.
7 The President Kennedy cruises aboard the Honey Fitz, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
8 President Kennedy and Caroline attend Church at St Francis Xavier. President Kennedy cruises aboard the Honey Fitz, Hyannis Port. The President returned to Washington late at night.
9 President Kennedy began the day by giving a Television Interview with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley for broadcast on the evening's Huntley-Brinkley Report. The President met with Senator Mansfield and Senator Dirksen. The President next met with Dean Rusk, George Ball, Averell Harriman, Robert McNamara, Paul Nitze Philip Talbot, William Tyler, John McCone, G Menmen Williams and General Quinn. After Lunch the President had a meeting with Rusk, Ball, Harriman, Cleveland, Stevenson and Sisco in preparation to the coming trip to the UN. The President's next meeting was with Dr Giorgio Borg Oliview the Prime Minister of Malta. The President next met with the joint Chiefs of Staff. President Kennedy's last meeting of the day was with Senator Henry Jackson.
10 President Kennedy began his day with a Legislative Leaders Breakfast. The President's first meeting was with James Wine the US Ambassador to the Ivory Coast. The President next met with Roswell Gilpatric, General Lewis Hershey, Norman Paul, William Gorkam. The President next hosted a full meeting of his Defense and Foreign Policy Advisors on Viet Nam. The President next met with Senator Magnuson, Senator Henry Jackson, Senator Bartlett, Senator Edward Kennedy and Ben Smith. The President then went to Statler Hotel to speak to the luncheon of Business Committee of Tax Reduction in 1963. After returning to the White House the President met with John Badeau the US Ambassador to the United Arab Republic. The President next met with Congressman Fred Rooney, followed by Congressman Emanual Celler. The President next met with Henry a Byroade the US Ambassador to Burma.
11 The President met with Congressman Jack Brooks. The President next met with General Chiang Ching-kuo the Deputy Secretary General of the National Defense Council of the Republic of China. The President next met with General Charles Ailleret the Chief of the Armed Forces Staff of France. The president made a presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Hope. The President next met with Milton Berle. After Lunch the President met held a meeting on Balance of Payments, Rusk, McNamara and Dillon were there. The President ended his day with a meeting on Viet Nam.
12 The President had breakfast to prepare for the afternoon press conference. At the meeting as Rusk, Manning, Bundy, Feldman, Hatcher, Heller, Sorensen. The President next met with George Meany. President Kennedy next met with George Anderson the US Ambassador to Portugal. The President next meeting was with Douglas Dillon, Walter Heller, Kermit Gordon, William McChesney Martin, Robert Roosa, Gardner Ackley, John Lewis and Charles Schultz. The President next met with the National Security Council. The President met with members of the Unite Negro Colleges Development Campaign. After lunch the President gave a Press Conference. The President then flew the Hammersmith Farm Newport Rhode Island.
13 President and Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bradlee cruise aboard the Honey Fitz, Newport, Rhode Island
14 President Kennedy cruises aboard the Honey Fitz, Newport, Rhode Island.
15 The President and Mr Bradlee attended church at St Mary's. President and Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bradlee cruise aboard the Honey Fitz, Newport, Rhode Island. In the evening the President returned to Washington.
16 The President began his day with a meeting with Charles Horsky and Lee White. Next the President met with Senator Robert Byrd. The President took part with swearing-in ceremonies for representatives and alternates to the 18th United Nations General Assembly. After lunch the President met with Congressman John Shelley. After lunch the President met with Douglas Dillon and William McChesney Martin. The President last meeting of the day was the Luther Hodges.
17 The President began his day with Legislative Leaders Breakfast. The President first meeting of his day was with Princess Norodom Rasmi Sobbana of Cambodia. The President next gave an address before the White House Conference on Exports. The President next met with Foy Kohler the US Ambassador to the USSR. The next meeting was with four governors and their highway commissioners . The President next met with Richard Maguire, followed by David Bruce. The President ended his day with a meeting on Viet Nam.
18 President Kennedy met with Orville Freeman. He then met with William Battle the US Ambassador to Australia. Next the President met with Dr Tulsi Giri the Chairman of Nepal Council of Minister. The President's next meeting was with James Webb. The President met with General Herbor Powell the USS Ambassador to New Zealand. After lunch the President received a delegation from COPE (Committee on Political Education). The President participated in a meeting of the Drop-Out Group. The Presidents last meeting of the day was with General David Shoup.
19 The President's first meeting of the day was with the US Ambassador to Algeria William Porter. He then Met with former President of Mexico Miguel Aleman. The President next met with George McGhee the US Ambassador of West Germany. The President met with the Secretary of the Navy and then with Senator Herman Talmadge. After the lunch the President had a meeting on the Grain Case. The President next met with Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara. The President had a meeting with Reverand Martin Luther King Jr, Reverend Ralph Abernathy and other Civil Rights Leaders. The President next flew to New York.
20 The President gave and address to the UN Nations General Assembly. The President met separately with United States United Nations Workers. The President then traveled to Hammersmith Farm.
21 President Kennedy Mrs Kennedy Secretary and Mrs. Paul Fay, Mrs Virginia Crespi and the children went to the beach. In the evening the President gave a telephone address to the 5th annual National Conference of State Legislative Leaders convened at the Statler Hotel in Boston.
22 The President and Caroline went to church at St Mary's. Cruise aboard the Honey Fitz with Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fay, Newport, Rhode Island.
23 The President returned to Washington. His first meeting of the day was with Robert McNamara, Maxwell Taylor and George Ball. The President next met with Pierre Paul Schwiter the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF. The President next had a meeting with the Cabinet. The President next met with the officers of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Associations. The President had a meeting with officials for Birmingham Alabama. After lunch the President met Attilio Piccion the Foreign Minister of Italy. The President next met with Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos. The President next met with General Wallace Greene the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The President next met with John McCone and McGeorge Bundy. Next the President met with an interdenominational meeting with clergy from Birmingham.
24 The President began his day with a Legislative Leaders Breakfast. The President signed HR 12 an act to increase Training of Physicians and Dentists. The President next met with Congressman Dan Rostenkowski. He then met a delegation of the United Packinghouse Workers. The President next met with Dr Gerhad Schroeder the Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany. The President then traveled for the dedication of the Pinchot institute for Conservation Studies in Milford, Pennsylvania. The President then traveled Ashland Wisconsin were he gave a brief address. The President next flew to Duluth were he gave a speech at the University of Minnesota.
25 President Kennedy traveled to Grand Forks North Dakota. He gave a speech at the University of North Dakota. The President then traveled to Cheyenne Wyoming were he gave a short speech. He then traveled to Laramie Wyoming. The President gave ann address at the University of Wyoming War Memorial Fieldhouse. The President then traveled to Billing Montana. He gave a speech at the Yellowstone County Fair Grounds. The President then traveled to Jackson Hole Wyoming. The President spent the night at Jackson Lake Lodge in the Grand Teton National Park.
26 President Kennedy flew to Great Falls Montana. The President gave an address. The President traveled to Hanford Washington and gave a spoke at the Nuclear Generating Plant. The President next flew to Salt Lake City. There he gave an address on foreign policy at the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City.
27 President Kennedy flew to Tacoma Washington. At Cheney Stadium the President gave an address. The President flew to Tongue Point, Oregon, there he gave an address. The President next flew to Redding California for a visit to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
28 The President next traveled to Whiskey Dam. The President participated in the dedication of Whiskey Dam and Reservoir. The President then traveled to Las Vegas. The President gave an address on conservation, Convention Center, Las Vegas. The President then traveled to Palm Beach were he stayed at the Crosby Residence.
29 President Kennedy rests at the home of singer Bing Crosby in Palm Desert, California before returning to Washington, D.C. at 12 AM.
30 The President returned to Washington. He then traveled to Sheraton Park Hotel and addressed the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund. The President next met with Dr Muhieddince Fekini the Prime Minister of Libya. The President next met with Eugene Carson Blake. After lunch the President met with Ekrea Alican the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey. The President next participated in a reception for the Finance Minister attending the IMF meeting. The President ended the day with a meeting with Douglas Dillon, Henry Fowler and Larry O'Brien.