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Pictorial Parade No. 184 - New Zealand's Day with 'LBJ'
Short Film (Full Length) – 1966
Ignoring formality, protocol, police escorts, security measures and the official timetable, President Johnson goes out of his way to really meet the folks.– Narrator
All I want to do is not only to be the possessor of freedom and liberty, but I want to be the protector of it, not just for myself, but for mankind.– LBJ
It was in 1942, almost a quarter of a century ago, during the darkest days of World War Two, that Lieutenant Commander Lyndon B Johnson of the United States Navy, was last in New Zealand.– Narrator
Never before has New Zealand had the privilege of being host to the President of the United States of America and his lady.– Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson
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