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Nowhere were the protocol problems thornier than in Thailand, but U.S. diplomats succeeded in persuading the Thais to relax a few of the rules. At Borombinam Mansion, a yellow stucco building where the Johnsons were put up inside the mile-square Grand Palace compound built by the founders of Thailand's Chakri dynasty two centuries ago, the U.S. was allowed to erect a giant antenna for the President's worldwide communications; normally, the Thais are reluctant to permit structures to soar higher than their ubiquitous Buddhist temples. When Johnson choppered into the Royal Plaza near Chitra-lada Palace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Protecting the Flank | 11/4/1966 | See Source »

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