Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary/1969/March/1

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Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary (1969)
March 1, 1969
3627123Richard Nixon Presidential Daily Diary — March 1, 19691969

The White House
President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary
(See Travel Record for Travel Activity)
Place Day Began Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) 
March 1, 1969
PARIS, FRANCE TIMEDAY
9:29 a.m.Saturday
Time

Phone
P=Placed
R=Received

Activity
In Out Lo LD
9:39
The President had breakfast.

The President and his official party motored from the Quai d'Orsay to the Trianon at Versailles.

The President and President Charles de Gaulle met in private and then joined in expanded talks with:

William P. Rogers, Sec. of State
Couve de Murville, Prime Minister
Henry A. Kissinger, Asst. for NSA
MartinJ. Hillenbrand, Asst. Sec. of State
and others.

Following the talks the President attended a luncheon hosted by President Charles DeGaulle.

Among those present were:

William P. Rogers, Sec. of State
Henry A. Kissinger, Asst. for NSA
Martin J. Hillenbrand, Asst. See. of State
Michael Debre, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sargent Shriver, US Amb. to France
and others.
4:31
Following the luncheon, the President and President Charles

de Gaulle took a walk in the garden and then returned to

resume talks between officials of both countries.
4:31 4:58
The President and his official party motored from the Trianon at Versailles to the American Embassy in Paris.
4:58 6:20
The President met with leading French citizens at the Embassy. For a list of those present, see APPENDIX "A".
6:20 6:27
The President and his official party motored from the America Embassy to the Quai d'Orsay.
6:27 7:42
The President met with members of his staff.
6:38 6:52 R
The President talked with Spec. Asst. Ronald L. Ziegler.
7:42 7:45
The President and his official party motored from the Quai d'Orsay to the residence of Amb. Sargent Shriver.
7:45 11:38
The President and his official party attended a black tie dinner hosted by the President in honor of the President and Madame de Gaulle. For a list of those present, see APPENDIX "B".
The White House
President Richard Nixon's Daily Diary
(See Travel Record for Travel Activity)
Place Day Began Date (Mo. Day. Yr.) 
March 1, 1969
PARIS, FRANCE TIMEDAY
11:38 p.m.Saturday
Time

Phone
P=Placed
R=Received

Activity
In Out Lo LD
11 :38 11:42
The President and his official party motored from the residence of the US Ambassador Sargent Shriver to the Quai d'Orsay.
APPENDIX "A"

PARIS, FRANCE - MEETING WITH LEADING FRENCH CITIZENS. THOSE PRESENT WERE:

MARCH 1, 1969

Pierre Aigrain, General Delegate to the Scientific and Technical Research

Raymond Aron, Editorialist for the French newspaper, Le Figaro

General Andre Beaufre, Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies

Andrew Bergeron, Secretary General of the Force Ouvriere

Bernard Cazes, representative of the Commission of the Plan

Jean Daniel, Writer from the French Newspaper, Le Nouvel Observateur

Eugene Descampss, Secrectary General of the C. F . D. T.

Jacques Duhamel, Dep:uty and President of the P. D . M. group

Dr. Claudine Escoffier-Lambiotte, Medical Writer for the French Newspaper, Le Monde

Andre Fontaine, Writer for the French Newspaper, Le Monde


Marius-Francois Guyard, Rector of the University of Montpellier

Pierre Hassner, Professor of Political Science

Paul Huvelin, President of the Counseil National du Patronat Francais

Mme Helene-Gordon Lazareff, Founder and Director of the Journal, Elle

Jacques Mayoux, General Director of the Credit Agricole

Alain Peyrefitte, President of the Commission of Education and Social Affairs of the National Assembly

Andre Safir, law student at the University of Nanterre

Roland Sadoun, Director of the French Institute of Public Opinion

Paul Vincent, Director General of the Rothschild Banks