LBJ's Journey: President Welcomed In Far East
LBJ's Journey: President Welcomed In Far East
NO AUDIO President and Mrs. Johnson make a two-day visit to Bangkok, Thailand. King Bhumipol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit greet them as thousands line the streets offering a traditionally dignified and formal welcome. Mrs. Johnson visits a floating market and a traditional fingernail dance is performed for the First couple. MS In the metropolitan area of Bangkok, there is a large portrait of President Lyndon Baines Johnson hanging. Several of Bangkok s ornately decorated buildings are shown. United States Air Force One helicopter lands. CU Bangkok's military standing at attention holding their rifles in their hands. President Johnson shaking hands with King Bhumipol Adulyadej and Queen Sinikit followed by Lady Bird Johnson who stands off to the right beside her husband. Low Angle Shot as Thailand s Air Force take to the sky's to pay tribute to President and Mrs. Johnson. Bangkok's teenage girls exhibit a native dance to honor President and Mrs. Johnson's State Visit. POV shots taken from a moving vehicle of the exterior detail and design of Thailand's architecture. WS US presidential motorcade in parade. MS Thailand s people crowd the streets waving flags from America and Thailand as the motorcade passes by. The motorcade drives under bannered streets as the people rejoice in welcoming applause and tribute. CU of thousands of fast waving flags. MS Lady Bird Johnson sits in an open style boat as she visits a floating market. She accepts gifts from the people as she passes. One woman presents Mrs. Johnson with a bouquet of flowers and fruit. Evening shot of one of Thailand's buildings all lit up for the evening. President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson get out of a coffered limousine. King Bhumipol Adulyadej, Queen Sinikit, President Johnson and Lady Bird pose for pictures in their formal attire.