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On the 14th September 1963 I went
to see my brother who then worked in the Royal Hotel building
right in the centre of Copenhagen. In the reception area was a
crowd of people and I asked a very nice-looking young woman "Hvad
er det, der sker?" - But no, she did not speak Danish, so I
asked again in English, and she told me that Lyndon B. Johnson
was on his way. While waiting, we were talking about Denmark and
what to see in Copenhagen.
Down came Vice President LBJ
followed by a number of bodyguards - and headed right to ME! Ah,
not to me but the woman I was talking with - his secretary! She
laughed and introduced me briefly to LBJ who was relaxed before
leaving to see the Danish Royal Family and also the Danish
Prime-Minister Jens Otto Krag. What a surprise! And was she a
cheater not telling me beforehand!
When they left I hurried to get
hold of a small camera and outside got these blurred photos.
Little would I know the dramatic events only two months later -
22nd November 1963 - when the horrible killing of President John
F. Kennedy brought LBJ to Office.
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