ITINERARY

SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY

South Africa, June 4 - 9, 1966

Saturday, June 4

11:40 p.m. Arrive 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 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 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, 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