President's Daily Diary Entry, November 26, 1963

On November 26, 1963, the day following President John F. Kennedy’s funeral, President Johnson met with Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and then with Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home and Prince Philip of Great Britain. Later in the morning he met with President Diosdado Macapagal of the Philippines, then with Prime Minister Ismet Inonu of Turkey. At 11:30 a.m., he met with the President of Ireland, Eamon de Valera, followed by a meeting with First Deputy Chairman Anastas Mikoyan of the USSR. In the early afternoon, he met with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and President Heinrich Lubke of Germany in the Cabinet Room. At 4:00 p.m., he met with Latin American delegations. In the evening President Johnson worked with aides on his speech to the joint session of Congress.