President Lyndon B. Johnson, the first president ever to sleep in Orlando, stayed at the Cherry Plaza just around the corner from the Buning’s family home on Lake Eola during his 1964 campaign visit. Alice Buning remembers competing with her brother, Rick Buning, to see who could shake President Johnson’s hand the most. Alice confirms for the record that she knows she shook President Johnson’s hand four times before the President made his way to Colonial Drive for his 9:30 am campaign address.
Alice’s mother, Joan Buning, also shares her fond memories of the Cherry Plaza Hotel and significant downtown landmarks in this excerpt from an oral history interview with the Bunings on April 21st, 2011.
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Joan Buning and Father Bill at St. James Cathedral 
Joan and Bill Buning, St. James Cathedral
Valentine's Day at St. James Cathedral
Rick Buning, St. James Cathedral
Cherry Plaza Hotel Orlando
Cherry Plaza Hotel at Lake EolaPresident Lyndon B. Johnson, the first president ever to sleep in Orlando, stayed at the Cherry Plaza just around the corner from the Buning's family home on Lake Eola during his 1964 campaign visit. Alice Buning remembers competing with her brother, Rick Buning, to see who could shake President Johnson's hand the most. Alice confirms for the record that she knows she shook President Johnson's hand four times before the President made his way to Colonial Drive for his 9:30 am campaign address. Alice's mother, Joan Buning, also shares her fond memories of the Cherry Plaza Hotel and significant downtown landmarks in this excerpt from an oral history interview with the Bunings on April 21st, 2011.