ITINERARY
SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY
South Africa, June 4 - 9, 1966
Saturday, June 4
11:40 p.m. Arrive Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg. Senator and Mrs. Kennedy will be met by Ambassador and Mrs. Rountree.
Overnight at Ambassador's residence in Pretoria.
Sunday, June 5
2:15 p.m. Meeting with United Party M.P.
4:00 Meeting with editors of Afrikaans -media newspapers
5:00 Meeting with Progressive Party M.P. and others
6:15 Meeting with English-language media editors
7:30 Depart Pretoria
8:15 Arrive Johannesburg Country Club for South Africa Foundation dinner.
Overnight at Ambassador's residence in Pretoria
Monday, June 6
8: 30 - 9:15 a. m. Breakfast with African journalists
9:15 - 1 0:00 Meeting, with group of clergymen
10:15 Depart for Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg
11.10 DEPART JOHANNESBURG for Cape Town aboard South African Airways charter Viscount
2:30 p.m. ARRIVE CAPE TOWN, D. F. Malan Airport Monday, June 6 (continued)
3:15 Arrive Mt. Nelson Hotel
5:00 Depart Mt. Nelson Hotel for City Hall with Mayor Walter Gradner and guests
6:00 Arrive Mt. Nelson Hotel
8:15 p. m. Arrive Jameson Hall, University of Cape Town for Day of Affirmation ceremony
9:45 Arrive Hiddingh Hall for student reception
11:00 Refreshments and discussion group at home of Mr. Colin Eglin
Overnight Lanzerac Hotel, Stellenbosch
Tuesday, June 7
11:00 a.m. Meeting at home of Dr. Anton Rupert
12:30 p.m. Arrive Simonsberg Men's Residence, University of Stellenbosch, to address student group
1:45 Depart Simonsberg Men's Residence for D. F. Malan Airport
2:15 DEPART CAPE TOWN
5:00 ARRIVE DURBAN, Louis Botha Airport
5:45 Arrive Edward Hotel
6:00 Dinner and discussion meeting with representatives of community groups and organizations
9:00 Arrive at student union of University of Natal for address to students
11:00 Informal meeting with student leaders
Overnight-Edward Hotel Wednesday, June 8
8:40 a. m. DEPART DURBAN from Louis Botha Airport
10:00 ARRIVE JOHANNESBURG, Jan Smuts Airport
10:30 Welcome by Mayor Boyce Eagar at Johannesburg City Hall
11:00 Arrive Soweto African Township
1:30 p. m. Depart Soweto African Township
1:45 Luncheon with trade union leaders
2:45 Arrive residence American Consul General, Johannesburg
3:00 Meeting with African community leaders
4:10 Depart residence of American Consul General
4: 30 Arrive Innes Hall to address reception given by Johannesburg Bar Council
6:00 Arrive residence of American Consul General for Ambassador Rountree's reception in honor of Senator
7:00 Reception ends
8:30 Arrive Great Hall, University of the Witwatersrand to address student body
Overnight-home of Mr. and Mrs. Clive Menell
Thursday, June 9
9: 30 a.m. DEPART Johannesburg from Jan Smuts airport on BOAC Flight BA 112.
Note: itinerary incorporating revisions up to Sunday June 5th Source: Aides notes, Robert Kennedy Archives at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston