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From the Stars and Stripes archivesManila rolls out red carpet for six world leaders
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Stars and Stripes October 24, 1966
Juanito M. Pardico Andrew Headland Jr.
Stars and Stripes October 24, 1966
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos gives President Lyndon Johnson a tour of an experimental rice paddy during the Manila Summit. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
MANILA — The city was set for an enthusiastic welcome Sunday for President Johnson and five other chiefs of state arriving for a 7-nation summit conference.
Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky of the Republic of Vietnam was to be the first to arrive. His arrival was to be followed at 15-minute or half-hour intervals by the other leaders.
Johnson, coming from Australia about 3 p.m., was to follow President Chung Hee Park of the Republic of Korea and precede Prime Minister Harold Holt of Australia. Prime Minister Keith Holyoake, of New Zealand, and Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn of Thailand, were to arrive last.
President and Mrs. Ferdinand E. Marcos were to greet each chief of state at the airport. Other Philippine officials participating in the airport welcoming ceremonies include Narciso Ramos, Philippine secretary of foreign affairs, and Ambassador Alberto Katigbak, chief of protocol. Philippine cabinet, congressional members and supreme court justices also were to participate in the ceremonies.
Each head of state was to receive full military honors, including a 21-gun salute, the playing of the national anthem and a salute from a composite battalion of the Philippine armed forces.
Approximately 280 newsreel and television cameramen and other photographers, besides 125 reporters have been accredited to cover the arrival of Johnson and other summit chiefs.
From the airport, Johnson was to go directly to Luneta Park in the Bayshore area to place a floral offering on a monument to Jose Rizal, national hero of the Philippines.
The Johnsons will stay at the Manila Hotel, which has been reserved for the summit chiefs and members of their parties.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, who arrived Friday, spent part of Saturday conferring with Ramos and other Philippine officials. He was accompanied by William Bundy, assistant secretary of state and Ambassador William McCormick Blair Jr.
Later, Rusk was host to a luncheon for Vietnam Foreign Minister Tran Van Do at Blair's home. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge was among luncheon guests.
Monday, the chief delegates are to hold opening ceremonies at the Philippine Congress Building. Then they will go to Malacanang Palace to begin their formal conferences.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos gives President Lyndon Johnson a tour of an experimental rice paddy during the Manila Summit. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President Lyndon Johnson inspects some of the rice grown at an experimental rice paddy during a tour given by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos during the Manila Summit. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President Lyndon Johnson enthusiastically shakes hands with Filipinos during the Manila Summit. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President Lyndon Johnson and South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky attend a local ceremony during the seven-nation Manila Summit. With them are Ky's wife, Dang Tuyet Mai Ky, second from left, and Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos. In the background at left is Lady Bird Johnson. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky and his wife, Dang Tuyet Mai Ky, at the Manila Summit. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President Lyndon Johnson struggles with a floral arrangement as he arrives at a stop during the Manila Summit. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President Johnson gestures as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos speaks and first lady Lady Bird Johnson listens. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President Johnson talks with Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President Johnson mingles with the crowd during the Manila Summit. (Juanito Pardico/Stars and Stripes)
President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson step down from Air Force One at the Manila airport in October, 1966. (Andrew Headland Jr./Stars and Stripes)
President Johnson is greeted by Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos. (Andrew Headland Jr./Stars and Strpes)
Presidents Johnson and Marcos, during ceremonies at the Manila airport. (Andrew Headland Jr./Stars and Stripes)
Also arriving at the airport that day was South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Van Thieu, left, being greeted by Ferdinand Marcos. (Andrew Headland Jr./Stars and Stripe)