LBJ In Vietnam: Hails Troops In Surprise Visit
LBJ In Vietnam: Hails Troops In Surprise Visit
NO AUDIO Following the end of the seven nations Manila Conference, President Johnson visits Corregidor, a small rocky island in the Philippines that is strategically located at the entrance of Manila. Then President Lyndon B. Johnson makes a surprise visit to Can Ranh Bay in South Vietnam, to inspect, decorate, and visit informally with the troops. It was the first visit to a war zone by an American President since 1943. Corregidor Island, Philippines. MS A white steel gate with a building in the background, perhaps it s an embassy. Flags at full staff for Vietnam, Manila, United States and two unidentified countries. Low Angle Shot of a beautiful lit chandler hanging from the ceiling as a conference is going on. MS North Vietnamese Heads of State, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky and President Nguyen Van Thieu along with President Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk are seated and signing a document. They all stand gathering there things to depart. MS A marble monument in honor of the Island of Corregidor. LS the Honor Guard standing at attention around the monument as President Johnson makes a solemn appearance. CU of an Honor Guard. LS the Honor guard surrounding the circular monument with their national flags. MS Entrance to Malinta Tunnel. CU of a Malinta Tunnel placard outside the tunnel. President Lyndon Baines Johnson walking through the Manila Tunnel built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam Aerial Shot of an airstrip in Can Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. MS President Johnson standing in the back of a moving Jeep with General William Westmoreland. He holds on the bar and talks with General Westmoreland. At the military base, soldiers line up for an Inspection Drill for President Johnson and General William Westmoreland. One soldier salutes and shakes the Presidents hand. The President rides past as the officers stand at attention. MS as the camera pans government officials President Nguyen Van Thieu and Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and finally President Johnson accompanied by General Westmoreland. Soldiers standing behind a rope salute as well as other military personal. The government Leaders and officials in return Salute as President Johnson holds his hand over his heart. None of them smile or look remotely happy... very sober. CU of a smiling Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. CUS President Lyndon Baines Johnson pins Honor medals of achievement or bravery on the collars of US military men.