| LBJ In Vietnam: Hails Troops In Surprise Visit | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1753 |
| Catalog #: | 426090 | |
| Clip Number: | 426090-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-087-01 | |
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| Location: | Manila, Philippines - Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Philippines, Manila LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA: Vietnam (Indochina) MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Misc PERSONALITIES: Johnson, Lyndon Baines (LBJ) WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM: Misc. | |
| Description: | Following the end of the seven nation Manial Conference, President Johnson visits Corregidor a small rocky island in the Philippines that is strategically located at the entrance of Manila, then makes President Johnson makes a surprise visit to Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, to inspect, decorate, and visit informally with the troops. It's the first visit to a war zone by an American President since 1943. The gate Manila in the Philippines. Low Angle Shot - Flag of Vietnam, Manila, United States and two unidentified flags. Low Angle Shot - A beautiful chandler hanging from the ceiling. MS - North Vietnamese Heads of Sate, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky, Lieutenant Nguyen Van Thieu, President Johnson and Dean Rusk seated with them. The all are signing a document. MS - A monument honoring Corregidor. LS - An Honor Guard standing around the monument of Corregidor MS - Entrance to Manila Tunnel. MS - President Lyndon Baines Johnson walking through the Manila Tunnel built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Aerial Shot - Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. MS - President Johnson riding in an open Jeep with General William Westmoreland. MS - At the military base soldiers line up for a Drill of Inspection by President Johnson and General William Westmoreland. MS - Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thieu and Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky, Dean Rusk, MS - The tall man with a smile is Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.. CUS - President Lyndon Baines Johnson pinning medals of achievement or bravery on the collar's of US military men. | |


