LBJ visits Guam
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LBJ on Guam: LBJ arrives for two day high level talks with South Vietnam leaders; Hanoi rejects request for direct negations; LBJ says no change in war. |
Filmed: Washington, D.C.
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Filmed: 1967
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  Transcript
 | A two-day top-level strategy conference with South Vietnamese leaders, brings President Johnson to Guam, where he is greeted by government dignitaries, and a
huge crowd of islanders. |
| Retiring Vietnam Ambassador, Lodge, and his successor, Ellsworth Bunker, along with General Westmoreland, are included in the welcoming delegation. |
| Premier Ky greets the President and Secretaries Rusk and McNamara. The allies reaffirm their commitment to the Vietnam War. |
| Later, Hanoi discloses its rejection of a previous offer of direct negotiations with the United States. |
| The Guam talks end, and American officials predict more of the same in the Vietnam struggle. |
TAMI Tags
 | President Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| LBJ |
| General William Westmoreland |
| Premier Ky |
| Secretary of State, Dean Rusk |
| Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara |
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