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Secy Rusk

"Walt Rostow "

Harry McPherson

The President and Mrs. Johnson to south grounds to await the arrival of H. E. & mrs.Gustavo Diaz Ordaz _^__,

H. E. & Mrs. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz arrived withMr. & Mrs. 'Salim Nasta (daughter of Diaz Ordaz)Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Borja (son}Alfredo Diaz Ordaz Borja (son) _^_____^,___ , ^Colonel Gutierrez (Diaz Ordaz security man) '__ ^^___^^_^_____-_ ^

The President and Mrs. Johnson departed by helicopter withPresident and Mr s. Diaz Ordaz ^Mr. & Mrs. Salim NastaGustavo Diaz Ordaz BorjaAlfredo Diaz Ordaz BorjaColonel GutierrezDon Barnes (interpreter)Marvin WatsonMarie FehmerLem JohnsM. Sgt. Paul Glynn

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Wheels up from Andrews Air Force Base, Md. ,

The PResident was in the cabin with Mrs. Johnson andH E Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and Mrs. Ordaz. President of MexicoSen. Mike Mansfield & Mrs. MansfieldSen & Mrs. Bourke HickenlooperSen & Mrs. Wayne Morse

On board AF One 26000 for the flight to El Paso, Texas were:The President ——Mrs.—JohnsonPresident Diaz Ordaz ^Mrs. Diaz OrdazMr & Mrs. Salim Nasta (Daughter of President Diaz Ordaz)Gustavo DiAz O daz Borja (Son)Alfredo Diaz Ordaz Borja (son)Foreign Minister & Mrs. (HHHHty Carrillo FloresAmb & Mrs. Hugo Margain

—Mr & Mrs Alfonso Rosenzweig-DiazJose Munoz Zapata Miss Alicia Ibarra Sen. and Mrs. Wayne Morse

Sen & Mrs Bourke Hickenlooper

Sen & Mrs Ralph YarboroughSon. & Mrs. Mike MansfieldSen. & Mrs. Clinton AndersonSen & Mrs Josep h MontoyaCong. & Mrs. Eligio de la Garza

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Cong. & Mrs. William MailliardCong. & Mrs. Abraham KazenCong. Henry B. GonzalezAmb & Mrs . Sol LinowitzAmb James Symington ,Amb & Mrs. Fulton FreemanSecy & Mrs. Covey OliverDeputy Asst Secy & Mrs. Robert SayreHon. & Mrs. Thomas MannMr. Marvin WatsonMr. George ChristianMr. Larry TempleDr. George G . BurkleyMr . Jim Jones

Mr. William BowdlerMr. Adrian Lajous Mexican InterpreterMr Don Barnes, InterpreterMr & Mrs Raymond. TellesMr Thomas L. JohnsMr. Jerry Kivett

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Miss Marie FehmerMrs Mary Beck" "^ ' J-^-1-"--1- y • • <^ «' r L - ..._.. _....„ -- .

Miss Connie GerrardMr. Yoichi OkamotoHMCM Thomas MillsSgt. Rocco = :PH1 William Fisher

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The PResident to his bedroom to confer with some of his staff -- Bill Bowdler andRobert Sayre

H. E. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz joined the President in the bedroomamd H. E. Carrillo Floras, Foreign Minister of Mexico ,

The P esident had the sliding doors separating his bedroom from the cabin opened andthe Senators all were brought back to the Cabin.

The President visited with the Senators and their wives and President & Mrs. Diaz Ordaz

The President and Sen. Mik e Mansfield sat on the bench in the ^Ht^HHHtr aisle of the

plane and talked with each other.

The President and others in tHe Cabin went to the front Compartment of the

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Returned to the cabin

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—i— To the bedroom for a nap

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The President to the cabin to rejoin his guests

Touch down at El Paso International Airport

President Johnson and President Diaz Ordaz A^Had followed ,Chief of Protocol off the back of the airplanethen Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Diaz Ordaz

The official delegation followed the First Ladies off in order of rank.

President Johnson and President Diaz Ordaz were greeted at the bottom of the ramp

by Hon. John B. Connally, Governor of Texas and

Hon. & Mrs. J. Friedk in, Border Commissioner and _

hon. & Mrs . David Herrera Jordan Border Commissioner.

The PreSidents were then introduced to the Welcoming Commitee: '

U. S. Counsel General & Mrs. William P. Hughes (at Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua)Mexican Counsel General and Mrs. Roberto S. Urrea (at El Paso) ,El Paso Mayor Judson F. Williams and Mrs. WilliamsEl Paso City Judge Colbert Coldwell and Mrs. ColdwellChamber of Commerce President and Mrs. E. R. LockhartFederal Judge and Mrs. R. E. ThomasonFederal Judge and Mrs. D. W. SuttleFederal Judge and Mrs. Ernest Guinn ^U. S. Collector of the Customs and Mrs. Raymond DwigansU. S. Postmaster James J. KasterMajor General HH)C^ George V. Underwood, Jr. , Commanding General. Ft. Blissand Mrs. Underwood

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The Presidents and First Ladies and Gov. John Connally departed the airport in thePresidential limousine (bubble top).

Arrived the Hilton Inn, site of the Mexican-American Conference in El Paso. „Among dignitaries at the conference were: . <Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz

) Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman ,—__Secretary of HUD Robert WeaverSecretary of HEW John Gardner ^——^^ - —^,Director OEO, Sargent Shriver

Chmn, Inter-Agency Committee on Mexican American Affairs, Vicente T. Ximenes

REMARKS by the President the President intorduced Governor John Connally, and______^ he was booed, and it was heard "Get him out", etc. The President went on without

pausing, hoping the booes would go unnoticed. ___

I Departed the Hilton Inn, same occupants in the car for motorcade via super highway _______to downtown El Paso for parade--large crowds were gathered on either side of thestreet, and along the parade route were 15 bands.

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} Arrived the Santa Fe Bridge where the motorcade halted where the Presidents andj First Ladies walked to the side of the bridge to view construction on the Chamizali Monument. The new boundary was marked with yellow flags, The Presidents unveiled! the monument of the new Mexican border (12:05pm). Then the Presidents mounted theI open Mexican Presidential limousine, the First Ladies returned to the President's bubble! top . ^.__^i. ^--—^--——-—--- .1 ——— ^ ^ ^ ^ ^—i Departed the Santa Fe Bridge for motorcade through downtown Juarez to the Chamizal^ Monument there was much confetti thrown from the building tops. Along the roads

were uniformed military standing, at present arms. Space d between the soldiers weregirls in white blouses and colorful skirts holding Mexican and American flags.

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Arrived at the Chamizal Monument . The PResidents and First Ladies went to awaiting room while the dignitaries were escorted to their seats.Seated on the platform with the Presidents and First Ladies, the American officials were:Secretary John GardnerSenator Mike MansfieldambassadorFulton Freeman,Governor John Connally.

On the platform behind tables were these American officials:Senator Bourke HickenlooperSenator Wayne j)))) ̂MorseSenator Clinton AndersonSenator Ralph YarboroughSenator Joseph MontoyaRepresentative Richard White (El Paso)&a^HHaMHHH^H!H9aK Ambassador Sol LinowitzAssistant Secy of State Covey Oliver&nsaax Commissioner J. FriedkinMr. Thomas Mann

The remainder of the American delegation were seated on a lower level facing the platform:first row: Rep. Mailliard, Rep. Gonzalez, Rep. della Garza, Rep. Kazen, Dir. Shriver,

Mr. John Macysecond row: remainder of the delegation including all wives

The Presidents and First Ladies went to the monument podium to greet the people.

National Anthems and two 21-gun salutes.

Foreign Minister Carrillo Flores introduced the President.

REMARKS by the President

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During thea^HHSt President's remarks, a bad dust storm occurred.

Following the President's atMHHatBr remarks, Foreign Minister Carrillo Floresintroduced President Diaz Ordaz for his remarks. —____^

The Presidents descended from the podium to sign the proclamation of transfer ofland. (The Mexican Government therm, made a gift to the President of the table onwhich the proclamation was signed. The President asked Col. Cross to have it takento the offices in the federal Office Building in Austin. )

The Presidents entered the open limo doorThe First Ladies entered President'Johnson's car. and the motorcade departed forCordova Bridge.

The motorcade arrived at Cordova Bridge. Here grandstands were built along theside of the bridge for the spectators. The PResidents and First Ladies walked to thecenter of the bridge where the First Ladies were greeted by two costumed 10-year-olds(one Mexican and one American) and then they cut the ribbon which opened the bridge .The Presidents and First Ladies walked to the Mexican flagpole and President Diaz Ordaz raraised the Mexican flag as a MHHtH^j bugle was played. They then walked a few pacesto the American flag pole where the President raised the American flag. The Presidentsand First Ladies then walked to the boundary marker a few feet away and stood at attentionwhile the National Anthems were played. The First Ladies and Presidents bid each othergoodbye.

The President and Mrs. Johnson departed the bridge * for the airportw/ Governor John Connally andMarvin Watson in the car with them.

Arrived El Paso International Airport--the car drew up along side the waiting jetstar--the spook--.

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The jetstar departed El Paso for the Ranch w/The PresidentMrs. JohnsonGovernor John ConnallyJim JonesMarie FehmerMary BeckHelen WilliamsLem JohnsDr. George G. BurkleyTom Mills

Immediately after boarding the plane, the President changed into his ranch clothes,then had a diet coke. The President and Governor Connally visited on manysubject during the flight--HHmn<h Hemisfaire plans, the Univ. of Texas footballteam, etc.

The jetstar landed at the Ranch, and the PResident and Mrs. Johnson said goodbyeto Gov. Connally who rode on to Austin. The President then rode to the houseon the golf cart w/ JRJ, mf, and mb. Mrs. Johnsonian and Helen Williamswalked on to the house.

The President, Mrs. Johnson, mf, and mb departed the main house in theLincoln sedan.

Stopped to talk to Dale Meeks on the Dantz Ranch--Dale got in the car to ride andlook at the condition and where abouts of the deer, turkeys, etc.

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A. W. Moursund (business service)--asking what the President's location was, sayingthey would take the Sandy Road cut-off if the President was at the Scharnhorst. ThePresident said to come on th the main house.

Stopped briefly at the main house to pick up Judge & Mrs. A. W. Moursund and letYuki out, --then drove over and toured the Scharnhorst. _^

The President to the Ranch office--worked at his desk reading the tickers and a fewcables with Jim Jones. ______

Luci and Lyn Nugent in to the office (Pat Nugent is in Chicago on Business)

Little Lyn was dressed in a University of Texas miniature football jersey which had alineman's number on t it. The President was obviously delighted and played with himbriefly. ^ __^^^___^—^_^_^—— —

Into the living room to visit w/ guests and staff and play w/ Lyn

DINNER -- fried catfish, blackeyed peas, corn bread, tomatoes, JST cold slaw "w/ Mrs. JohnsonLuci NugentHon. & Mrs. A. W. Moursund _________Jim Jonesmf, mb

During dinner Lyn was in his walker in the dining room, entertaining the President andothers present. - ^ —

The Moursunds departed ^^—— -.^

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The President in the office reading tickers

The President retired.