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Datt- March 28, 1966

White House ^ Mondayli Dav

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Situation Room

Secretary of HUD, Robert Weaver

Secy McNamara (b. 1) - re Secy Vance departing for Saigon tonight andpostponing Komer and Moyers departure until Thursday - this week.

Cong. Carl Albert

Harry McPherson

Secretary Vance

The President arrived in the Office - through MJDR's room - w/ Marvin Watson

To the Cabinet Room w/MW - MW out at 10:05for MEETING on Indian Prime Minister Gandhi's visit (Oke pics)Attendance:

Secy Dean Rusk Bob KomerSecy Robert McNamaraSecy Orville FreemanAsst Secy Raymond HareAsst Secy William HandleyAmb. Chester Bowles,William Gaud

Hon. Arthur Dean

U.S. Amb to India

iDatf March 28, 1966

MONDAYWhite House Dav

Activity (inciude visited by)

to the Oval Rm Ofc w/Secy McNamara and Secy Rusk

Mrs. Johnson in

MW (pl)

MW and Col. James Cross

To South grounds w/Mfs. Johnson, accompanied by Col. CrossSecys McNamara and Rusk walking directly behind. Pres. and Mrs. Johnsonwere joined by Amb. and Mrs. James Symington and others, standing in positiondirectly in front of Diplomatic Entrance.!

PM Indira Gandhi arrived in limosine - is greeted by Pres. and Mrs. Johnsonand others - to platform - for 21-gun salute

Usual welcoming ceremony -REMARKS by the PresidentMrs. Gandhi responded.

Bill Moyers (pl)

Date March 28, 1966

White House Dav MOND AY

Activity (inctude visited by)

To Oval Rm Ofc w/ PM Indira Gandhifor private discussion —

To the Cabinet Room w/ Mrs. Gandhi, stopping in mjdr's room tointroduce mf and yb to her. Present in the Cabinet Room for thegroup meeting were:Ambassador of India, B. K. Nehru ^Foreign Secy of India, C. S. JhaSecretary to the Prime Minister, L. K. JhaDeputy High Commissioner, P. N. HaksarSecretary RuskAmbassador Symington

B.G. Verghese InfoAdvisor to the PM

Attache for Indian Embassy Agull Ahmad Press

Chandra Shekhar Jha Lakshmi Kant Jha

Parmeshwar Narain

Bill Moyers press briefing #385-A indicated the discussions between the President, the Prime Minister-- and later theiradvisors, were of a general nature this morning getting only very slightly ±x into anything specific and at this point reachingno detailed discussion of any subject. They tended to touch upon the subjects that were mentioned in the March 28 1966

PMStDEMTLYMDOwB JowNSOM President's welcoming remarks to the Prime Minister. It was moreDAtLY MARY of a get acquainted session in which they talked informally and generally.Th. Pr^iH^nt h^n his day *t (P^r.) ^n^e House Dav Monday

fr Komer: The President and MrsGandhi held private talks, and theyreported to the advisors that theyhad discussed India's needs and oursand how we could help one another;they discussed agriculture, familyplanning, India's economic develop-ment, and the need for peace in Asia.

Assistant Secy of State, Raymond HareAmbassador to India, Chester BowlesAssistant Se cretary of State, William HandleyRobert Komer

To the West Lobby w/ Mrs. Gandhi where he visited w/ the press briefly,thence out the Northwest Gate to walk Mrs. Gandhi to her residence at

Blair House

Down West Executive Avenue, for a brisk walk w/ JV and MW, out the West Execgate, in the Southwest Gate, up the round driveway to mjdr's room -- thence tooffice. The President wore his hat and coat to protect him from the 40 degree weather.

To Oval Office

Miss Carol C. Laise, ofc of South Asia AffairsJack Valenti

Bill Moyers

Secy Freeman (b.2)

BM (pl)

Asst Secy for near East & SouthAsian Affairs

Dat<- March 28, 1966

Whie House Da v Monday

Activity (inc!udc visited by)

. To mjdr's room where the President read the first edition of

"The Evening Star"

To mansion for lunchVM

Lunch w/ VM

Henry Wilson

JV

BM

Secy Willard Wirtz

Gardner Ackley

Director Charles Schultze

Secy Dean Rusk (b.3) re his mtg this am w/ PM Gandhi,and Westmoreland wire

Henry Wilson

BM

Dat<- March 28, 1966

i-t MondayWhite House Day ' _.

To the Office -- playing w/ the dogs on the way over - Him, Blanco , and Beagle (JV;s dog)Talked w/ JV also in the office (mjdr's). .and read the newspapers

BM (pl)

BM (pl)

Doug Cater (pl)

BM (pl)

JV (pl) ,

Secy. Freeman

Director Schultze

Secy. Fowler

Secretary McNamara

Secy McNamara

BM (pl)

BM (pl)

PMG Larry O'Brien

^ TH E WMME HOUSE Dat e Marc h 28, 1966

P*ES!BEMT LYMDOW B. JOHMSONDA!LYD)AKY ^ , nThe President began his dav at (Place) White Hous e Da y Monda y

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^—— - 7:4 3 t Directo r Schultze

7:50 ! T o the Mansion - - and to second floor to change into black tie

8:10p Th e President and Mrs. Johnson came down to the first floor, and tothe North Portico to await the arrival of the Prime Minister of India,

H.E. HH Indira Gandhi

8:12p Mrs . Gandhi and her party arrived -- and to the second floor, escorted bythe President and Mrs. JohnsonOn the second floor, the group proceeded to the Yellow Oval Room where

J gift s were exchanged[ FRO M THE PRESIDENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER:} Sterlin g silver tea service with Presidential Seal and the emblem of India

! Alligato r handbag handmade from the finest Louisiana skin. Nameplat e inside.Silver framed picture -- autographed photo in sterling silver frame w/ sea l

! "T o Indira Gandhi with warmest personal regards, Lyndon B. Johnson"Tiros satellite picture

: Tw o Book s bound in Red Leather :i "Washington : Magnificen t Capital - autographed, " With warm remembrancesi o f your visit, Lyndon B. Johnson "! - - and from Mrs. Johnson, "These we Inherit: Th e Parklands of America"

! TH E PRIME MINISTER GAVE THE PRESIDENTi Tw o rugs , an embroidered saddle and several books - - BOOK: S Th e Heritage of

Indian_Art and South India Bronze i n addition to two rugs/carpets and a ceremonial saddle.J J complet e lis t of all gifts given and receive d to DT )

[ Mrs . Johnson received a Sari and a book1 Luc i and Lynda received Saris, gold evening bags, and a book.

hour and visit included:^/ The Vice President and Mrs. Humphrey"*X Amb to India and Mrs. Chester BowlesHon and Mrs.Arthur GoldbergSecy of State and Mrs. Dean RuskHon and Mrs. James Symington, new Chief of ProtocolAlso on the second floor and in the oval room for gift presentation were those

shown below --in brackets - - from the Indian Official party

The President, Mrs.Johnson, PM Gandhi and party and group from thesecond floor Oval Room walked down the red carpeted grand staircaseand posed at its foot for photographers. . .thence to the East Room wherethey received their dinner guests.

To the State Dining Room for STATE DINNER honoring 142 guestsPrime Minister Gandhi

' ATTENDANCE. . ! H.E. Indira Gandhi, PM of India

i H.E. Amb of India, and Mrs. B. K. Nehru8:15- &45 ! hfH.E. LakshmiKantJha, Secretary ^the Prime Minister

(this group ion secoi d floor r-^^ H. E. Chandra Shekhar Jha, Foreign Secy, Ministry of External Affairsfor gift presentation in ( val ! Y^H.E. The Permanent Rep of India to the UN and Mrs. Gopalaswami ParthasarathiRoom) j ! S H. E. Parmeshwar Narain Haksar, Deputy High Commissioner of India to the UK

Hon. Dr. Purnendu Kumar Banerjee, Minister, Embassy of India% Mr. B. G. Verghese, Information Adviser to the PMX Mr. 3&qaxx Aqil Ahmad, Press Attache, Emb of India

Those attending the pre dinner cocktail

sat on Pres right

TOASTS

sat at Pres table Mrs sat at Pres left

sat at Pres table

^Mrs. Amie Crishna, Private Secy to the PM^Mrs. Rameshwari Nehru, Embassy of India .Mr. and Mrs. I W Abel$Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth S. AdamsSen George AikenMiss Marian AndersonSen and Mrs. RxBoa Ross BassHon and Mrs. David E BellCongwm Frances P. BoltonAmb to India and Mrs. Chester Bowles ^Cong and Mrs. Wm S BroomfieldHon and Mrs. Ralph J BuncheHon Ellsworth BunkerMr. John CauleyMr. and Mrs. Charles CogliandroSecy of Commerce and Mrs. ConnorSen and Mrs. John Sherman CooperMr. and Mrs. Frank CormierHon and Mrs. Arthu r H. DeanHon and Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard, JrHon James A FarleyMr. Justice and Mrs. Abe FortasMr. and Mrs. Fred C. FoySecy of Agriculture and Mrs. Orville FreemanSen and Mrs. J W FulbrightHon and Mrs. J Kenneth GalbraithHon and Mrs. Arthur J Goldberg —Mrs. Philip L. GrahamMr. Maurice GusmanHon and Mrs. Raymond HareDr and Mrs. J George HarrarHon W. Averell Harriman

March 28

White House Monday

sat at President's table

he sat at Pres. table

sat at President's table

Mrs sat at President's table Mrs sat at President's table

sat at President's table

Sen and Mrs. Bourke HickenlooperDr. and Mrs. 36b3±x Philip Hoffman ^VP and Mrs. Humphrey —Sir Robert and Lady Jackson (Barbara Ward)Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jennings (^Sen and Mrs. B. Everett JordanMr. and Mrs. John Kluge Mrs. Jack Hood VaughnHon and Mrs. Robert Komer Mr. and Mrs. Hans R. VohraMr. and Mrs. David Lilienthal Hon and Mrs. W. Marvin WatsonHon and Mrs. Harold F. Linder Mr. and Mrs. Hunter P. WhartonCong and Mrs. George Mahon Hon and Mrs. Roger WilkinsMrs. Stephenson Mahoney Hon and Mrs. George D. WoodsMr. and Mrs. Frederic R Mann Hon and Mrs. Kenneth T. YoungSen and Mrs. Mike Mansfield Cong and Mrs. Clement J. ZablockiHon Leonard Marks Mr. Hd and Mrs. Alexander ZakinMr. and Mrs. Birny MasonMrs. Hope Ridings MillerCong and Mrs. Thomas E. MorganMrs. Dorothy H NormanMr. and Mrs. Gerald L. PhillippeMr. and Mrs. Harvey PickerMr. and Mrs. Robert PierpointMr. and Mrs. Philip PotterMr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3dMr. and Mrs. Chester RothSecy of State and Mrs. Dean Rusk —Mr. Merriman SmithMr. and Mrs. Robert G. SpivakMr. and Mrs. Isaac SternHon and Mrs. James W. SymingtonSen and Mrs. Stuart SymingtonHon and Mrs. Jack Valenti

sat at President's table

sat at President's table

natr March 28, 1966

White House Da\

Activity (mc!udc visited by)

Coffee in the parlors(at this time, the President w/ Mrs. Gandhi on his arm walked throughthe Green and Red Rooms where he greeted after dinner guests who hadbeen invited for the Music -:

Hon and Mrs. Gardner AckleyMr. and Mrs. Phillip B. BaldwinMr. and Mrs. Livingston BiddleMrs. Myra J BolandMiss Sally Bowles Mrs. Juanita D. RobertsMr. and Mrs. Douglass Cater Hon and Mrs. Roger L. StevensMr. and Mrs. Howard L. Chernoff Mr. and Mrs. Burl StugardMr. and Mrs. William Connell Miss Violet WilliamsHon and Mrs. Oscar Cox Dr. and Mrs. John WinnackerMr. Edward C. Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Dickson YatesMrs. James Jordan DugganMrs. James S. DuesenberryMr. and Mrs. Charles EamesMiss Marie FehmerMr. Albert FeiganMr. John IvesMr. Lionel GelberMrs. Frances HowardMr. and Mrs. Samuel KingMr. and Mrs. Robert KnudsenMiss Carol C. LaiseMr. and Mrs. Edward P. MaffittMiss Anne MansfieldMiss Victoria McCammonMr. Simon F. McHughMr. and Mrs. Edward A. O'NeillMr. and Mrs. James PittMr. and Mrs. John Rielly

Today sent flowers to Cong. John Rooney in Bethesda Hospital w/ card reading, "Johnnie, Hurry and get out -- We are allpulling for you, Lyndon B. Johnson"

To the second floor w/ HM6x PM Gandhi and Mrs. Symington-- Mrs. Johnson also

To the East Room for entertainment -Isaac Stern, violinist

-- four classical selections

Mrs. Gandhi departed, having been escorted to the North Portico byThe President and Mrs. Johnson

Dancing in the lobby -- the President danced the first -- "Hello Dolly'*w/ Mrs. Johnson - music by the Marine Band

Mrs. Johnson to the second floor

The President remained in the lobby and danced most of the time w/the remaining guests. The crowd thinnned rapidly, and by the timethe President departed at 1:31am, few couples were on the dance floor.The President said his last goodnights and went to the second floor,retiring at 1:40 am