Nixon Meets De Gaulle and Advisers in Quiet White House Day
President Nixon held private talks with Charles de Gaulle and key Vietnam advisers including Henry Cabot Lodge. They discussed Middle East, East‑West relations, and NATO after De Gaulle’s Paris talks. Baudouin, Lodge, and Goodpaster also attended. He planned further brief exchanges with other foreign leaders visiting Washington.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower Funeral Service Seen In Dignity And Tears
Members of Mamie Eisenhower’s family attend the funeral in Washington. The service features prayers by Rev Elson and Sayre Jr. A large cortege proceeds from the cathedral to Union Station for the Abilene train. Notables including De Gaulle, Mountbatten, Desai attend. 55 000 mourners file past the casket in the Capitol rotunda.
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Eisenhower Funeral Train Heads Home to Abilene
Mrs. Eisenhower rode the presidential Santa Fe car on a bygone path to Abilene as her husband’s funeral train moved through Cincinnati St Louis Kansas City and Union Pacific for the final leg. The voyage ran about 50 miles per hour with no public aboard a three day journey ending in Washington and at Union Station Cincinnati.
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Southland Joins U.S. Mourning for Eisenhower Death
Southern California joined the nation in mourning former President Eisenhower. Federal and local offices closed. Charles T. Thomas spoke at St. Pauls Episcopal Church. Palm Desert services preceded Monday’s Washington funeral as 13 mayoral candidates paused campaigning. Air force jets saluted in Palm Springs area.
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All Quiet On Omaha Beachhead Ceremony Recalls 1944 Landings
In Cherbourg France French marines fired a ceremonial volley as crowds gathered at Utah Beach to honor General Eisenhower and the 1944 Normandy landings. Prefect Jacques Bruneau and Vice Admiral Des Cadre Rousselot led the observance with local officials and veterans in attendance.
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