Evening star., 1961-01-19
KENNEDY
Two Leaders First Meet in Private,
Then Are Joined by Cabinet Aides
Continued From First Page

powerful office in the free world
fall upon his shoulders.
MIR. Kennedy, travelling with
out police escort but with
Secret Service agents, drove
through the northwest gate
into the White House grounds
at S:57 am.
Gen. Persons met the Presi-
dent-elect at the entrance to
the office wing Of the White
House and escorted him
through the lobby and into the
Presidents office.
Leaving the White House
grounds at 11:18 am, Mr..
Kennedy drove directly to the
home OF William Walton, an
artist and old friend. at 1908
P street NV. where he was
spending part of the day, for a
conference with Gen. Lyman
Lemnitzer, chairman Of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Gen. Lemnitzer told reporters
that he discussed with the
President elect "procedural
matters" relating to his duties
as Commander in Chief of the
armed forces when he is inau-
gurated tomorrow.
Gen. Lemnitzer, who was
appointed chairman of the
Joint Chiefs by President Eli
senhower last October for a
two-year term. was asked if Mr..
Kennedy had told him he
wanted him to continue in that
post. He said the subject was
not mentioned.
MIR. Kennedy scheduled three
other meetings today, including I,
a conference with Secretary of
Labor-designate Arthur j.
Goldberg and a session with
the AFL-CIO Executive Coun-
Gil ct the Sheraton Carlton
Hotel this afternoon.
He and Mrs. Kennedy will
be caught up in a whirl Of pre-
inaugural social activities this
evening, winding up at the big
Democratic gala at the Ma
tional Guard Armory.
Mr.. Kennedy, who spent yes
terday in New York, flew back
to washington shortly after
6 pm. yesterday. He went Inn
mediately to the Statler- Hilton
Hotel to attend q reception In
honor Of Vice President-elect
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Rejoins Wife
Then he rejoined his wife,
who had flown in earlier from
Palm Beach. Fla. at the 1907 N {
street NV. home.
Mr.. Kennedy announced last
night appointment Of Richard
Goodwin, 20. a member of his
staff In the Senate since the
fall Of 1859. to be q special as
sistant in the White House.
Mr.. Goodwin, q native Of
Boston. attended public schools I
in Washington and Brookline,
Mass, before going to Tufts
where he was graduated in 1858.
He was graduated from Har-
ward Law School In 1858. first
in his class after interrupting
his law education by 10 months
Of military service.
Mr.. Goodwin served for q
year as law clerk to Supreme
Court Justice Felix Frankfur- 4
ter. He then worked on the !
staff Of the House Subcommit- I
tee on Legislative Oversight be-
fore joining Mr.. Kennedy's ,
staff. He and his wife live at ,
1904 Dent place NV.
Mr.. Kennedy was using MI.
Walton's home. so as to leave ,
his own home at 1907 N street ,
NV, free for Mrs. Kennedy's !
pre-inaugural preparations.
He planned to go from the /
AFL-CIO meeting to the Shera- |
toh-Park Hotel to attend q !
Governors reception before 60 /
ing home to pick up Mrs. Ken
nedy before the round of eve i:
ming activities.
Their evening schedule called
for Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy to
attend a reception in honor !
Of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
being given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Lehman at 30f7 N
street NV, a reception at the
1920 r street NV. home Of
Phillip L. Graham, publisher
of the Washington Post and
Times Herald; the concert at
Constitution Hall, and the gala
at the Armory where they are
due to arrive at 8 pm.