AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 9—President Johnson attended the funeral of a close friend here today, then took off for Washington and a crowded agenda of foreign problems.
Mr. Johnson had a day and a half of rest and light Presidential duties at the LBJ Ranch but appeared to be in a somber mood at Austin Memorial Park. He went there with Mrs. Johnson for the burial of Mrs. J. C. Kellam of Austin.
From the cemetery, the President drove to Bergstrom Air Force Base, just outside Austin, and boarded his Air Force jet for the two‐hour flight to Washington.
With him were McGeorge Bundy, his Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, and Mrs. Bundy. They were guests at the ranch last night and today.
The President and Mr. Bundy had plenty to talk about —for instance, the Guantánamo Naval Base water crisis, the Panama Canal crisis, the increasingly tense situation on Cyprus and the political intervention of the Soviet Union in that dispute, and the Indonesia‐Malaysia clash.
Also aboard the Presidential jet was Walter D. Jenkins, Mr. Johnson's administrative assistant. Mr. Jenkins is involved in a worrisome domestic situation to which the President is returning, the Senate investigation into the financial affairs of Robert G. Baker.
Mr. Baker was formerly a protégé of Mr. Johnson and was the secretary of the Democratic majority in the Senate when Mr. Johnson was its leader. A witness in the investigation, Don B. Reynolds, testified that he was induced by Mr. Jenkins to buy advertising on the Johnson family radio and television station after he had sold Mr. Johnson a large life insurance policy.
Mr. Jenkins denied the allegation.
Close Friends
Mrs. Kellam, who died Friday at the age of 57, was the wife of the president and manager of KTBC‐TV, the Johnson family radio and television station here.
Mr. and Mrs. Kellam had been close personal friends of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson since the two men worked together in the old National Youth Administration in Texas in 1936 and 1937.
At Mrs. Kellam's funeral, the President saw but did not seem to talk with Gov. John B. Connally Jr. of Texas. Texas political sources report that a coolness has developed between the two men, once close associates, because of state politics.
Mr. Johnson is reported to have brought pressure on Representative Joe Kilgore of Texas to keep him from running gainst Senator Ralph W. Yarborough in the Democratic primary this spring. Governor Connally wanted to back Mr. Kilgore, it is reported here. Mr. Kilgore has decided not to run.
The Connallys and the Johnsons sat together with the Kellam family at the Cook Funeral Home chapel. The Connallys sat directly behind the Johnsons at the burial service at Austin Memorial Park.
Mr. Johnson called Mr. Connally yesterday but the two did not get together for a face‐to‐face conversation.
Drives to Church
Mr. Johnson took the wheel of a white convertible at the LBJ Ranch this morning and drove himself, Mr. and Mrs. Bundy, and two White House secretaries 17 miles to the Episcopal Church of St. Barnabas in Fredericsburg.
The secretaries were Miss Jerry Whittington and Miss Vicky McCamman. Mrs. Johnson was not with the group.
St. Barnabas is a small church with seating for only 30 persons. The stone and shingle building was built in 1848 and restored in 1952.
Twenty‐two persons were present for the 9 A.M. service attended by the President. Mr. Johnson took communion.
After the services, he drove the Presidential party back to the ranch, sometimes at high speeds. Once his car pulled far ahead of a trailing Secret Service car.
After lunch, Mr. Johnson and the Bundys were flown to Bergstrom Air Force Base in an Air Force Jetstar. Mrs. Johnson was already in Austin. Mr. Johnson visited the Kellam home at 1409 Westover Road for nearly half an hour and later attended the funeral.
The President and the First Lady sat in a curtained alcove in the chapel with the Kellam family, Governor and Mrs. Connally, and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.
At Austin Memorial Park, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins sat in the second row of seats under a tent erected over the open grave. The Kellam family sat in the front row. When the services were concluded, Mr. Johnson put his arm around Mr. Kellam's shoulder and chatted with him briefly.
It was a beautiful day, sunlit and slightly windy, with temperatures in the 60's. Mr. Johnson wore a light‐weight dark suit without a coat or a hat. Mrs. Johnson was dressed black.
From the cemetery, the President and Mrs. Johnson were driven to Bergstrom Air Force Base. He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base at 7:45 P.M. and flew to the White House by helicopter.
Mr. Johnson had a day and a half of rest and light Presidential duties at the LBJ Ranch but appeared to be in a somber mood at Austin Memorial Park. He went there with Mrs. Johnson for the burial of Mrs. J. C. Kellam of Austin.
From the cemetery, the President drove to Bergstrom Air Force Base, just outside Austin, and boarded his Air Force jet for the two‐hour flight to Washington.
With him were McGeorge Bundy, his Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, and Mrs. Bundy. They were guests at the ranch last night and today.
The President and Mr. Bundy had plenty to talk about —for instance, the Guantánamo Naval Base water crisis, the Panama Canal crisis, the increasingly tense situation on Cyprus and the political intervention of the Soviet Union in that dispute, and the Indonesia‐Malaysia clash.
Also aboard the Presidential jet was Walter D. Jenkins, Mr. Johnson's administrative assistant. Mr. Jenkins is involved in a worrisome domestic situation to which the President is returning, the Senate investigation into the financial affairs of Robert G. Baker.
Mr. Baker was formerly a protégé of Mr. Johnson and was the secretary of the Democratic majority in the Senate when Mr. Johnson was its leader. A witness in the investigation, Don B. Reynolds, testified that he was induced by Mr. Jenkins to buy advertising on the Johnson family radio and television station after he had sold Mr. Johnson a large life insurance policy.
Mr. Jenkins denied the allegation.
Close Friends
Mrs. Kellam, who died Friday at the age of 57, was the wife of the president and manager of KTBC‐TV, the Johnson family radio and television station here.
Mr. and Mrs. Kellam had been close personal friends of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson since the two men worked together in the old National Youth Administration in Texas in 1936 and 1937.
At Mrs. Kellam's funeral, the President saw but did not seem to talk with Gov. John B. Connally Jr. of Texas. Texas political sources report that a coolness has developed between the two men, once close associates, because of state politics.
Mr. Johnson is reported to have brought pressure on Representative Joe Kilgore of Texas to keep him from running gainst Senator Ralph W. Yarborough in the Democratic primary this spring. Governor Connally wanted to back Mr. Kilgore, it is reported here. Mr. Kilgore has decided not to run.
The Connallys and the Johnsons sat together with the Kellam family at the Cook Funeral Home chapel. The Connallys sat directly behind the Johnsons at the burial service at Austin Memorial Park.
Mr. Johnson called Mr. Connally yesterday but the two did not get together for a face‐to‐face conversation.
Drives to Church
Mr. Johnson took the wheel of a white convertible at the LBJ Ranch this morning and drove himself, Mr. and Mrs. Bundy, and two White House secretaries 17 miles to the Episcopal Church of St. Barnabas in Fredericsburg.
The secretaries were Miss Jerry Whittington and Miss Vicky McCamman. Mrs. Johnson was not with the group.
St. Barnabas is a small church with seating for only 30 persons. The stone and shingle building was built in 1848 and restored in 1952.
Twenty‐two persons were present for the 9 A.M. service attended by the President. Mr. Johnson took communion.
After the services, he drove the Presidential party back to the ranch, sometimes at high speeds. Once his car pulled far ahead of a trailing Secret Service car.
After lunch, Mr. Johnson and the Bundys were flown to Bergstrom Air Force Base in an Air Force Jetstar. Mrs. Johnson was already in Austin. Mr. Johnson visited the Kellam home at 1409 Westover Road for nearly half an hour and later attended the funeral.
The President and the First Lady sat in a curtained alcove in the chapel with the Kellam family, Governor and Mrs. Connally, and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.
At Austin Memorial Park, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins sat in the second row of seats under a tent erected over the open grave. The Kellam family sat in the front row. When the services were concluded, Mr. Johnson put his arm around Mr. Kellam's shoulder and chatted with him briefly.
It was a beautiful day, sunlit and slightly windy, with temperatures in the 60's. Mr. Johnson wore a light‐weight dark suit without a coat or a hat. Mrs. Johnson was dressed black.
From the cemetery, the President and Mrs. Johnson were driven to Bergstrom Air Force Base. He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base at 7:45 P.M. and flew to the White House by helicopter.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 9—President Johnson attended the funeral of a close friend here today, then took off for Washington and a crowded agenda of foreign problems.
Mr. Johnson had a day and a half of rest and light Presidential duties at the LBJ Ranch but appeared to be in a somber mood at Austin Memorial Park. He went there with Mrs. Johnson for the burial of Mrs. J. C. Kellam of Austin.
From the cemetery, the President drove to Bergstrom Air Force Base, just outside Austin, and boarded his Air Force jet for the two‐hour flight to Washington.
With him were McGeorge Bundy, his Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, and Mrs. Bundy. They were guests at the ranch last night and today.
The President and Mr. Bundy had plenty to talk about —for instance, the Guantánamo Naval Base water crisis, the Panama Canal crisis, the increasingly tense situation on Cyprus and the political intervention of the Soviet Union in that dispute, and the Indonesia‐Malaysia clash.
Also aboard the Presidential jet was Walter D. Jenkins, Mr. Johnson's administrative assistant. Mr. Jenkins is involved in a worrisome domestic situation to which the President is returning, the Senate investigation into the financial affairs of Robert G. Baker.
Mr. Baker was formerly a protégé of Mr. Johnson and was the secretary of the Democratic majority in the Senate when Mr. Johnson was its leader. A witness in the investigation, Don B. Reynolds, testified that he was induced by Mr. Jenkins to buy advertising on the Johnson family radio and television station after he had sold Mr. Johnson a large life insurance policy.
Mr. Jenkins denied the allegation.
Close Friends
Mrs. Kellam, who died Friday at the age of 57, was the wife of the president and manager of KTBC‐TV, the Johnson family radio and television station here.
Mr. and Mrs. Kellam had been close personal friends of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson since the two men worked together in the old National Youth Administration in Texas in 1936 and 1937.
At Mrs. Kellam's funeral, the President saw but did not seem to talk with Gov. John B. Connally Jr. of Texas. Texas political sources report that a coolness has developed between the two men, once close associates, because of state politics.
Mr. Johnson is reported to have brought pressure on Representative Joe Kilgore of Texas to keep him from running gainst Senator Ralph W. Yarborough in the Democratic primary this spring. Governor Connally wanted to back Mr. Kilgore, it is reported here. Mr. Kilgore has decided not to run.
The Connallys and the Johnsons sat together with the Kellam family at the Cook Funeral Home chapel. The Connallys sat directly behind the Johnsons at the burial service at Austin Memorial Park.
Mr. Johnson called Mr. Connally yesterday but the two did not get together for a face‐to‐face conversation.
Drives to Church
Mr. Johnson took the wheel of a white convertible at the LBJ Ranch this morning and drove himself, Mr. and Mrs. Bundy, and two White House secretaries 17 miles to the Episcopal Church of St. Barnabas in Fredericsburg.
The secretaries were Miss Jerry Whittington and Miss Vicky McCamman. Mrs. Johnson was not with the group.
St. Barnabas is a small church with seating for only 30 persons. The stone and shingle building was built in 1848 and restored in 1952.
Twenty‐two persons were present for the 9 A.M. service attended by the President. Mr. Johnson took communion.
After the services, he drove the Presidential party back to the ranch, sometimes at high speeds. Once his car pulled far ahead of a trailing Secret Service car.
After lunch, Mr. Johnson and the Bundys were flown to Bergstrom Air Force Base in an Air Force Jetstar. Mrs. Johnson was already in Austin. Mr. Johnson visited the Kellam home at 1409 Westover Road for nearly half an hour and later attended the funeral.
The President and the First Lady sat in a curtained alcove in the chapel with the Kellam family, Governor and Mrs. Connally, and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.
At Austin Memorial Park, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins sat in the second row of seats under a tent erected over the open grave. The Kellam family sat in the front row. When the services were concluded, Mr. Johnson put his arm around Mr. Kellam's shoulder and chatted with him briefly.
It was a beautiful day, sunlit and slightly windy, with temperatures in the 60's. Mr. Johnson wore a light‐weight dark suit without a coat or a hat. Mrs. Johnson was dressed black.
From the cemetery, the President and Mrs. Johnson were driven to Bergstrom Air Force Base. He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base at 7:45 P.M. and flew to the White House by helicopter.
Mr. Johnson had a day and a half of rest and light Presidential duties at the LBJ Ranch but appeared to be in a somber mood at Austin Memorial Park. He went there with Mrs. Johnson for the burial of Mrs. J. C. Kellam of Austin.
From the cemetery, the President drove to Bergstrom Air Force Base, just outside Austin, and boarded his Air Force jet for the two‐hour flight to Washington.
With him were McGeorge Bundy, his Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, and Mrs. Bundy. They were guests at the ranch last night and today.
The President and Mr. Bundy had plenty to talk about —for instance, the Guantánamo Naval Base water crisis, the Panama Canal crisis, the increasingly tense situation on Cyprus and the political intervention of the Soviet Union in that dispute, and the Indonesia‐Malaysia clash.
Also aboard the Presidential jet was Walter D. Jenkins, Mr. Johnson's administrative assistant. Mr. Jenkins is involved in a worrisome domestic situation to which the President is returning, the Senate investigation into the financial affairs of Robert G. Baker.
Mr. Baker was formerly a protégé of Mr. Johnson and was the secretary of the Democratic majority in the Senate when Mr. Johnson was its leader. A witness in the investigation, Don B. Reynolds, testified that he was induced by Mr. Jenkins to buy advertising on the Johnson family radio and television station after he had sold Mr. Johnson a large life insurance policy.
Mr. Jenkins denied the allegation.
Close Friends
Mrs. Kellam, who died Friday at the age of 57, was the wife of the president and manager of KTBC‐TV, the Johnson family radio and television station here.
Mr. and Mrs. Kellam had been close personal friends of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson since the two men worked together in the old National Youth Administration in Texas in 1936 and 1937.
At Mrs. Kellam's funeral, the President saw but did not seem to talk with Gov. John B. Connally Jr. of Texas. Texas political sources report that a coolness has developed between the two men, once close associates, because of state politics.
Mr. Johnson is reported to have brought pressure on Representative Joe Kilgore of Texas to keep him from running gainst Senator Ralph W. Yarborough in the Democratic primary this spring. Governor Connally wanted to back Mr. Kilgore, it is reported here. Mr. Kilgore has decided not to run.
The Connallys and the Johnsons sat together with the Kellam family at the Cook Funeral Home chapel. The Connallys sat directly behind the Johnsons at the burial service at Austin Memorial Park.
Mr. Johnson called Mr. Connally yesterday but the two did not get together for a face‐to‐face conversation.
Drives to Church
Mr. Johnson took the wheel of a white convertible at the LBJ Ranch this morning and drove himself, Mr. and Mrs. Bundy, and two White House secretaries 17 miles to the Episcopal Church of St. Barnabas in Fredericsburg.
The secretaries were Miss Jerry Whittington and Miss Vicky McCamman. Mrs. Johnson was not with the group.
St. Barnabas is a small church with seating for only 30 persons. The stone and shingle building was built in 1848 and restored in 1952.
Twenty‐two persons were present for the 9 A.M. service attended by the President. Mr. Johnson took communion.
After the services, he drove the Presidential party back to the ranch, sometimes at high speeds. Once his car pulled far ahead of a trailing Secret Service car.
After lunch, Mr. Johnson and the Bundys were flown to Bergstrom Air Force Base in an Air Force Jetstar. Mrs. Johnson was already in Austin. Mr. Johnson visited the Kellam home at 1409 Westover Road for nearly half an hour and later attended the funeral.
The President and the First Lady sat in a curtained alcove in the chapel with the Kellam family, Governor and Mrs. Connally, and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins.
At Austin Memorial Park, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins sat in the second row of seats under a tent erected over the open grave. The Kellam family sat in the front row. When the services were concluded, Mr. Johnson put his arm around Mr. Kellam's shoulder and chatted with him briefly.
It was a beautiful day, sunlit and slightly windy, with temperatures in the 60's. Mr. Johnson wore a light‐weight dark suit without a coat or a hat. Mrs. Johnson was dressed black.
From the cemetery, the President and Mrs. Johnson were driven to Bergstrom Air Force Base. He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base at 7:45 P.M. and flew to the White House by helicopter.
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