Word: visitant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Mexican people were generous, stimulating people, but I never saw such inspiration and stimulation as in those faces. I think it was the most wonderful reception I have ever had anywhere in the world." Later, while L.B.J. conferred with Díaz Ordaz, Lady Bird took the opportunity to visit the new National Museum of Anthropology (TIME, June 25), one of the most magnificent museums of its kind in the world...
...President shouted to Secret Service men restraining the multitude of Mexicans. "Get off that side of the car!" The crowd surged forward, and once again Lyndon Johnson was in his true element, in high gear and high spirits, greeting and meeting the crowds in Mexico City on his first visit to a foreign capital in the 29 months since he became Chief Executive...
...visit was quick, intuitively right and rewarding. The decision to go south of the border was made during a restless week at the L.B.J. ranch, where Johnson, fretful over the uncertainties of Viet Nam, was persuaded to make the trip. The President has always been partial toward Mexico-Mexican-Americans in his congressional district had in fact given him most constant support-and the Mexicans responded in kind. Some 25,000 greeted the President, Lady Bird, Lynda and Luci at the airport, and enthusiastic shouting crowds of more than 1,000,000-the polite official estimate was twice that many...
...Dominican Republic had tarnished Johnson's image south of the border, that he could never hope to gain the affection and instinctive trust that Latin Americans awarded President Kennedy. With scant advance notice, Johnson drew crowds only slightly smaller than those Kennedy received on a long-planned visit in 1962. "Who said we couldn't go to Latin America?" demanded Johnson. "Who said the Dominican Republic disgraced...
Bright Promise. Though it lasted only 24½ hours and had no pressing diplomatic purpose-relations between the U.S. and Mexico have rarely been so warm as they are now-the visit raised bright hope for renewed inter-American solidarity in the Johnson presidency. Dedicating a statue of Abraham Lincoln, a $150,000 gift from the American people, Johnson enunciated eight principles of cooperation and respect for hemisphere relations and offered to take part in a Latino summit conference to revivify the Alliance for Progress...