# Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary/1969/November/27

The White HousePresident Richard Nixon's Daily Diary (See Travel Record for Travel Activity) :
| Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) November 27, 1969 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | TIMEDAY 8:00 amThursday |
| Time | Time | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Activity | |
| In | Out | Lo | LD | Activity | |
| 8:00 | | | | The President had breakfast. | The President had breakfast. |
| 8:19 | 8:25 | | | The President motored from the White House to 1302 18th St., Northwest | The President motored from the White House to 1302 18th St., Northwest |
| 8:25 | 9:02 | | | The President had a dental appointment with Dr. William Chase. | The President had a dental appointment with Dr. William Chase. |
| 9:02 | 9:08 | | | The President motored to the White House. | The President motored to the White House. |
| 9:10 | | | | The President went to his office. | The President went to his office. |
| 10:00 | 10:01 | R | | The President talked with his Dr. William Chase. | The President talked with his Dr. William Chase. |
| 11:19 | 11:30 | P | | The President talked with Secy of Defense, Melvin R. Laird. | The President talked with Secy of Defense, Melvin R. Laird. |
| 11:30 | | P | | The President telephoned his Asst, Henry A. Kissinger. The call was not completed. | The President telephoned his Asst, Henry A. Kissinger. The call was not completed. |
| 11:40 | 11:52 | R | | The President talked with his Asst, Henry A. Kissinger. | The President talked with his Asst, Henry A. Kissinger. |
| 11:54 | 11:55 | P | | The President talked with Secy of Defense, Melvin R. Laird. | The President talked with Secy of Defense, Melvin R. Laird. |
| 12:41 | | | | The President went to the Residence. | The President went to the Residence. |
| 1:00 | | P | | The President telephoned his Asst, Henry A. Kissinger. The call was not completed. | The President telephoned his Asst, Henry A. Kissinger. The call was not completed. |
| 1:01 | 1:06 | P | | the President talked with Secy of Defense, Melvin R. Laird. | the President talked with Secy of Defense, Melvin R. Laird. |
| 1:33 | 1:34 | P | | The President talked with Ray Hare in the Usher's Office. | The President talked with Ray Hare in the Usher's Office. |
| 1:43 | 1:52 | | | The President went to the State Dining Room and the East Room to welcome the senior citizens invited to the White House for the Thanksgiving Day Dinner. For a list of the senior citizens, see APPENDIX "A". Also present were: The First Lady Patricia Nixon Julie Eisenhower David Eisenhower Mamie Eisenhower Susan Eisenhower | The President went to the State Dining Room and the East Room to welcome the senior citizens invited to the White House for the Thanksgiving Day Dinner. For a list of the senior citizens, see APPENDIX "A". Also present were: The First Lady Patricia Nixon Julie Eisenhower David Eisenhower Mamie Eisenhower Susan Eisenhower |
The White HousePresident Richard Nixon's Daily Diary (See Travel Record for Travel Activity) :
| Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Place Day Began | Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) November 27, 1969 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | THE WHITE HOUSE - WASHINGTON, D. C. - KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA | TIMEDAY 1:52 pm Thursday |
| Time | Time | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Phone P=Placed R=Received | Activity | |
| In | Out | Lo | LD | Activity | |
| 1:52 | | | | The President went to the Second Floor of the Residence for lunch. | The President went to the Second Floor of the Residence for lunch. |
| 2:23 | 2:24 | P | | The President talked with his Asst Military Aide, MAJ John V. Brennan. | The President talked with his Asst Military Aide, MAJ John V. Brennan. |
| 2:33 | | P | | The President telephoned Director of FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. The call was not completed. | The President telephoned Director of FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. The call was not completed. |
| 3:00 | | | | The President returned to the First Floor. | The President returned to the First Floor. |
| 3:35 | | | | The President went to the Second Floor of the Residence | The President went to the Second Floor of the Residence |
| 4:03 | 4:11 | | | The Presidential party flew by helicopter from the South Grounds of the White House to Andrews AFB. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B". | The Presidential party flew by helicopter from the South Grounds of the White House to Andrews AFB. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B". |
| 4:21 | 6:27 | | | The Presidential party flew by AF1 from Andrews AFB to Homestead AFB. For a list of passenger, see APPENDIX "C". | The Presidential party flew by AF1 from Andrews AFB to Homestead AFB. For a list of passenger, see APPENDIX "C". |
| 6:47 | 6:56 | | | The Presidential party flew by helicopter from Homestead AFB to Key Biscayne. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B". | The Presidential party flew by helicopter from Homestead AFB to Key Biscayne. For a list of passengers, see APPENDIX "B". |
| | | | | The President had Thanksgiving Dinner. Those who joined him were: The First Lady Patricia Nixon Julie Eisenhower David Eisenhower Susan Eisenhower C. G. Rebozo | The President had Thanksgiving Dinner. Those who joined him were: The First Lady Patricia Nixon Julie Eisenhower David Eisenhower Susan Eisenhower C. G. Rebozo |
| | | | | The President and the above group saw the film, "Cat Ballou". | The President and the above group saw the film, "Cat Ballou". |
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THANKSGIVING DINNER Thursday, November 27, 1969 at one o'clock
The President & Mrs. Nixon
Miss Patricia Nixon
Mr. & Mrs. David Eisenhower
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Miss Susan Eisenhower
| Aden, Mrs. Mary | Bonamar Rest Home |
| Alsop, Mr. Thomas | John Dickinson Home |
| Armstrong, Miss Harriet | Elizabeth R. Shoemaker Home |
| Averill, Mrs. Bee | D.C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Baker, Mr. John C. | U. S. Soldier's Home |
| Banks, Miss Alice | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Barnes, Miss Ruth | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Bauer, Mrs. Mary | Aged Women's Home |
| Beach, Miss Ethel | D.C. Village |
| Bell, Miss Katherine | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Bertrand, Mrs. Almeda | Gordon Convalescent Home |
| Blakemore, Mr. Flake | U.S. Soldiers Home |
| Blaylock, Mr. Hugh | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Bordin, Mrs. Catherine | Aged Women's Home |
| Born, Miss Dorothea H. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Bowdler, Miss Louise E. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Bowersett, Mrs. Anna | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Bowie, Mr. Curtis | U.S. Soldiers |
| Brabson, Mrs. Hazel | D.C. Methodist Home |
| Brackbill, Miss Ada T. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Brady, Miss Elizabeth | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Branson, Mrs. Catherine | D. C. Village |
| Brown, Mrs. Edith F. | Nat'l Luthern Home for the Aged |
| Brown, Mrs. Effie | D.C. Methodist Home |
| Brown, Mrs. Ida | D.C. Masonic & Eastern Star HOme |
| Brucker, Mr. Henry | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Burnside, Miss Ruth | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Campbell, Mr. Raymond | D. C. Village |
| Carlson, Mr. Joel |
| Carter, Mrs. Blanche | D. C. Village |
| Chesnutt, Miss Bessie | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| Clarke, Miss Mary | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Clearly, Mrs. Henrietta | D. C. Village |
| Clements, Mr. Gayle | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Clift, Miss Linda Lee | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Cole, Mr. Percy M. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Colley, Anna | Stovall Convelescent Home |
| Collins, Mrs. Florence | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Costello, Mr. John J. | John Dickinson Home |
| Cox, Mrs. Katherine Crane | The Edes Home |
| CRALL, HENRY |
| Crawford, Mrs. Helen | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Crawford, Mrs. Marie | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Criswell, Miss Dora | Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Croteau, Mr. Alphonse J. | U.S. Soldiers Home |
| Cruit, Miss Sara Fowler | The Edes Home |
| Dalton, Mr. Patrick | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Dannegger, Miss Josephine C. | U.S. Soldiers Home |
| Darcey, Mrs. Perle | D.C. Methodist Home |
| Davis, Mr. William | Stovall Convalescent Home |
| Dean, Albert | D. C. Village |
| Dellinger, Mrs. Ruby Grant | The Edes Home |
| Dingley, Miss Esther E. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Duckett, Mrs. Mary E. | Gordon Convalescent Home |
| Duffield, Mrs. Litta | D.C. Presbyterian Home |
| Dukes, Mr. Abe | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Dunnigan, Mr. Michael | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Edmonston, Mr. Samuel S. | John Dickinson Home |
| ELLISON, MARGARET. |
| Engle, Mr. William | D. C. Village |
| Ennis, Mr. Howard T. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Fleming, Mrs. Mae | D. C. Methodist Home |
| Foley, Miss Genevieve | The Louise Home |
| Foreman, Mr. Morris | U.S. Soldiers Home |
| Fuhrman, Miss Grace P. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Gaddis, Mrs. Kathryn | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Galloway, Mr. Emanuel R. | D. C. Village |
| Gates, Mrs. Amy | D. C. Masonic & Esatern Star Home |
| Gawthrop, Mrs. Ethel | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| Gearhart, Mrs. Sara | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Geesey, Miss Beatrice V. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Gelormini, Mr. Vincenzo | D. C. Village |
| Glover, Mrs. Lula M. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Golden, Mrs. Mary | D. C. Village |
| Goss, Mrs. Laura | Bonamar Rest Home |
| Graham, Mrs. Naomi S. | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| Grall, Master Sgt. Henry, USMC | Bonamar Rest Home (wheelchair) |
| Graves, Mr. John W. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Gray, Mrs. Anna | Bonamar Rest Home |
| Gray, Mr. James | Bonamar Rest Home |
| Greenwell, Miss Jessie J. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Griffith, Mrs. Cleo | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| Grimm, Mrs. Gillian | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Gross, Mr. Aloysius W. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| | D. C. Village |
| | D. C. Village |
| Gurley, Miss Willie | D. C. Village |
| Guschewsky, Miss Emma | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Hall, Mrs. Marrion Byrd | Edes Home |
| Harmony, Mrs. Alice | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Harris, Miss Esther L. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Harrison, Mrs. Eva | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Haskell, Mrs. Mabel Sanborn | The Edes Home |
| Heiney, Mr. Clyde E. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Henderson, Mr. Lloyd | D. C. Village |
| Herring, Miss Grace | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Hollis, Mrs. Elizabeth M. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Holmes, Mrs. Beulah | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Homer, Mrs. Nettie V. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Horich, Mr. Franklin | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Howard, Miss Mary L. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Hughes, Miss Iantha H. | Stoddard Baptist House |
| Huseman, Mr. Carl | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Hutchinson, Miss Mary | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Hyson, Mr. John | Stoddard Baptist Home |
| Jenison, Mrs. Loree Hilbert | The Edes Home |
| Jenkins, Mr. Willie F. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Joiner, Mrs. Ethel | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Jones, Mrs. Frances | D. C. Methodist Home |
| Jones, Mrs. Pearl | D. C. Village |
| Keys, Mrs. Dorothy | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Kirby, Mrs. Margaret S. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Kopp, Miss Berlia | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Kozik, Mr, Joseph L. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Kraft, Mr. William | D. C. Village |
| Laffey, Mr. William | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Lefkowitz, Mr. Manuel | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Lenfers, Mrs. Dorothy Virginia | The Edes Home |
| Lenz, Mrs. Jack | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Lewis, Mr. Benjamin D. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Linthicum, Miss Myrtie | D. C. Methodist Home |
| Logan, Mr. Cyrus L. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Lohmeyer, Mr. Harry | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Long, Mrs. Edna | D. C. Methodist Home |
| MacLeod, Mrs. Catherine | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Mann, Helen E. | Gordon Convalescent Home |
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| Martin, Mrs. Eva L. | Gordon Convalescent Home |
| Martin, Mrs. Mary | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Matney, Mrs. Frances | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| Mattern, Mrs. Alice | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| McCallum, Mrs. Mary | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| McDivitt, Mrs. Betty | Aged Women's Home |
| McElfish, Mrs. Nellie | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Mecham, Mrs. Mary | Bonamar Rest Home |
| Mellady, Miss Mary | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Mellville, Mrs. Jeane | Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Meyers, Mrs. Corinne | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Miller, Mrs. Grace | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Miller, Mrs. Pearl | D. C. Village |
| Miller, Mrs. Urling | D. C. Village |
| Mitchell, Mrs. Lucy | D. C. Village |
| Mitchell, Mrs. Mary | D. C. Village |
| Monroe, Miss Aura | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Montrevil, Miss Beatrice A. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Morgan, Miss Lura | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Morrison, Mr. Harold S. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Nelson, Mrs. Ethel | The Baptist Home of the Dist. of Columbia |
| Newell, Mrs. Hattie | D. C. Village |
| O'Donnell, Mr. John | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Orndorff, Mrs. Katherine S. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Orrison, Mr. Harry | Bonamar Rest Home |
| Osterhus, Mrs. Grace | The Edes Home |
| Otis, Mrs. Sara S. | The Edes Home |
| Owens, Mrs. Mary | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Patrick, Mr. Lafayette | D. C. Village |
| Phillips, Miss Elsie | The Baptist Home of the Dist of Columbia |
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| Potter, Mrs. John M. | The Louise Home |
| Proctor, Miss Ione | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Prowse, Mrs. Charles (Elizabeth) | The Louise Home |
| Punt, Mrs. Amy Bradley | Aged Women's Home |
| Ramey, Miss Eva | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Rieseberg, Mrs. Caroline | D. C. Presyterian Home |
| Rigg, Miss Dorothy | The Louise Home |
| Rinker, Miss Fay | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Ritter, Miss Bess M. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Roberts, Miss Annie | Elizabeth R. Soemaker Home |
| Rouzee, Mrs. Katherine | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Ruse, Mr. R. Walton | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| Scriber, Mr. Walter | D. C. Village |
| Scott, Mrs. Emma D. | Gordon Convalescent Home |
| Scott, Miss Helen | Little Sisters of the Poor\ |
| Serrin, Mrs. Virginia | The Edes Home |
| Shlam, Mr. Francis W. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Shreeve, Mrs. Elizabeth | Nat'l Lutheran Hoe for the Aged |
| Simms, Mr. Joseph | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Smith, Miss Eva | The Baptist Home of the Dist of Columbia |
| Smith, Mr. George | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Smith, Mrs. Madge | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Solloway, Miss Dorothea E. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Souder, Miss Charlotte | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Stely, Mrs. Lillian | Sevier House Episcopal Church Home |
| Stewart, Mr. Eugene | Stoddard Baptist Home |
| Stoehr, Mr. Herman C. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Stone, Mrs. Nell T. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Strothers, Mr. Keith | D. C. Village |
| Sydnor, Mr. Isadore | Stovall Convalescent Home |
| Taylor, Mrs. Elizabeth | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Taylor, Mrs. Goldie | Bonamar Rest Home |
| Taylor, Mr. Grant | Stovall Convalescent Home |
| Taylor, Mrs. Hildegarde | D. C. Village |
| Terrell, Miss Alice | D. C. Presbyterian Home |
| Thomas, Mrs. Gertrude | Aged Women's Home |
| Thompson, Fannie | D. C. Village |
| Thompson, Miss Tomena | D. C. Methodist Home |
| Thrall, Mrs. Bertha | D. C. Methodist Home |
| Tinsley, Miss Mildred | Elizabeth R. Shoemaker Home |
| Tracey, Miss Eleanor | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Troth, Mr. Joseph | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Truxell, Mrs. Lillian | D. C. Methodist Home |
| Tucker, Mr. Homer W. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Von Arx, Miss Eleanor | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Wagner, John D. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Walker, Mr. Perry A. | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Walp, Miss Anna | Elizabeth R. Shoemaker Home |
| Ward, Mrs. Anna Wilson | The Edes Home |
| Watkins, Mr. Henry | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Wayland, Mrs. Claudia | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Webb, Mrs. Helen | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Weber, Mr. Charles W. | D. C. Village |
| Wesol, Miss Lula | U. S. Soldiers Home |
| Wharton, Miss Sabre | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| White, Mrs. Lena | D. C. Village |
| Whitney, Mrs. Mae | D. C. Masonic & Eastern Star Home |
| Williams, Miss Annie Bell | Stoddard Baptist Home |
| Williams, Miss Helen | Sevier House, Episcopal Church Home |
| Williams, Mrs. Jessie Palmer | The Edes Home |
| Wood, Miss Frieda | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Wood, Miss Gladys | Elizabeth R. Shoemaker Home |
| Wooden, Mrs. Minnie K. | Nat'l Lutheran Home for the Aged |
| Wright, Miss Anna | Little Sisters of the Poor |
| Wright, Mr. Leo | Stovall Convalescent Home |
Young, Mrs. Susie
Zier, Mrs. Lessie
Green, Mrs. Eula - Chaperone - NOT FOR DINNER (D.C. Village)
Ellison, Mrs. Margaret - NOT FOR DINNER (Bonamar Rest Home)
APPENDIX "B"
HELICOPTER PASSENGER MANIFESTS - NOVEMBER 27, 1969
­ FROM: White House TO: Andrews AFB
President Nixon
Mrs. Nixon
Patricia Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower
Charles R. Larson
Alexander P. Butterfield
Halter R. Tkach
Ronald L. Ziegler
Vernon H. Copeland
Robert H. Taylor
FROM: Homestead AFB TO: Key Biscayne, Florida
President Nixon
Mrs. Nixon
Patricia Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower
Charles R. Larson
Alexander P. Butterfield
Walter R. Tkach
Ronald L. Ziegler
APPENDIX "C"
PASSENGER MANIFEST
AIR FORCE ONE FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
ANDREWS AFB, WASH DC TO HOMESTEAD AFB, FLORIDA
27 November 1969 Depart 4:21pm Arrive 6:27pm 2+06 980SM
* The President
* The First Lady
* Tricia Nixon
* Julie Eisenhower
* David Eisenhower
* Susan Eisenhower
* Mr. Alexander Butterfield
* Mrs. Butterfield
* Alex Butterfield, Jr.
* Susan Butterfield
* Lisa Butterfield
* Mr. Ron Ziegler
* Mrs. Ziegler
* Cindy Ziegler
* Laurie Ziegler
* Dr. Walter Tkach
* Mrs. Tkach
* LCMDR Charles Larson
* YNC William Cuff
* Mr. Knudsen
* Mr. Doug Cornell
* Mrs. Helen Thomas
* Mr. Harvey Georges
* Mr. Roddy Mims
* Mr. Dean Fischer
* Mr. Thomas Jarriel
* Mr. Kilpatrick
* Mr. Robert Taylor
* Mr. Arthur Godfrey
* Mr. William Copeland
* Mr. David Ray
* Mr. Richard Keiser
* Mr. Donald Gautreau
* Mr. Norman Wallace
* Mr. Harold Thomas
* Mr. Garnett Williams
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY