Presidential Tour
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- čas přidán 19. 01. 2013
- To coincide with the inauguration of the 44th President of the USA we present this film of the first ever Presidential visit to Australia in 1966. "They're really here" said then Prime Minister Harold Holt in his welcome speech to President Lyndon B Johnson. It was a tour very much in the context of the Vietnam War. Socially and politically it was a contentious period in Australia and America and both leaders were facing public unrest as protests against the war increased. Johnson was keen to shore up Australian support for the war and as such the tour was a show of mutual support for both Johnson and Holt. Holt, who had repeatedly used the Democratic Party slogan of "all the way with LBJ" was facing a general election the following month. The visit is famous in Australia partly because of the protests that took place during several public appearances by Johnson which included throwing paint at, and lying in front of, his car. As the official record only the briefest scenes of protest were included in this film and no mention is made in the narration, even though many scenes of protest were shot by the crew, the image is altogether one more of triumph and celebration. And indeed many lined the streets to show their support for the President. Prime Minister Holt was said to be very pleased with the finished film. It was released in cinemas throughout Australia. Johnson would return to Australia the following year to attend Harold Holt's memorial service after the Prime Minister was drowned off the coast of Victoria. This is one of several films made by the various Government Film Units covering visiting heads of state from this period. Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1966.
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Thanks for the great feedback. Always nice to hear how people relate to archival films like this one. We have so many more to come.
you are a legend buddy. stay true.
Absolutely marvelous documentary. A real piece of nostalgia from yesteryear. Loved every minute of it.
Prime Minister Holt certainly made us proud 🇦🇺👍🤠✌️🐴🐨🦘 cheers Stephen from QLD Australia 🦘
He sure did Stephen
Thank you Film Australia for posting this excellent documentary about one of the most significant foreign leader visits to Australia. Harold Holt is just fantastic, as is Lady Bird and Dame Zara Bate. Dame Zara looks great puffing away on a cigarette during LBJ's Canberra luncheon speech.Imagine the uproar if the same thing happened today! great post FA thank you.
Yes. the children these days are all drinking water laced with prozac.
I am disappointed to find that Zara Holt smoked. I always thought she was the most adorable of all the Prime Ministers' wives, with Enid Lyons second.
Very interesting. Pleasant, low key production. Thanks for posting.
One of the people who lay down on George Street in front of the Presidential car was Bob Gould, now of Gould's bookshop, Newtown. My brother was further along the road waiting to see the Presidential car, and according to him, once they got the people off the road, it flew past doing some fifty miles an hour.
The Australian people gave such a warm welcome to the President. I wish the USA and Australia could always be this close.
COINCIDENCE OR NOT-THE STATE VISIT OF LBJ TO AUSTRALIA IN OCTOBER 1966 ENDS AFTER 66 HOURS!!
LBJ seemed to know just what to say.
excellent thx
Wow, this was awesome. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Say what you like but LBJ was bloody popular there. Can’t imagine Ted Heath or Harold Wilson getting QUITE the same reaction 🤣
He had very warm feelings for Australia and its people and Australians probably sensed that.
I'm a republican supporter but I think
LBJ was great, the last democrat I had
Any respect for.
10:44 it's goth wiltlem
"All the way with LBJ!"
Must've been shortly before the CIA took over our government. How dumb were us Aussies!?!?
Source of the CIA takeover?
Spot on Lee,then they shafted Gough.😥
Bahaha the canned laughter sounds like a class of schoolkids!
Any sort of foreign attention and Australia seems to go crazy.
U.N. have taken over in 1946. look at the pyramid on the roof of parliament house.
Well it's not easy being all way
Down under.
If it was for LBJ 28 million US citizens would go hungry. Not just the citizens in poor countries.
he was actually , wanting troops for Vietnam, then came back for a bludge again when Holt met his mermaid ,
Genuine diplomacy and affection by Australia towards LBJ and the USA. Too bad that little of that exists anymore. Too much posturing and insincere back slapping.
Yup it's sad. It's even sadder than LBJ was given such a hero's welcome... considering he was later implicated by E Howard Hunt as being involved with himself in the Kennedy Assassination whilst Hunt confessed to JFK's murder on his death bed.
Somewhere, in a street in one of the cities he visited, someone was holding up a sign, which said, 'Who Really Killed Kennedy?' Whoever that man was, he was spot on. Johnson was behind it. He needed Kennedy out of the way so he could seize the Presidency. The conspiracy was organised by Ed Clark, a close friend of Johnson since the 1930's. Clark was the 'go-to' man for anyone who needed anything done in Texas. Johnson appointed him as Ambassador to Australia in 1965, and he is seen in this film.
I agree, everything that I heard about LBJ, not a nice individual. JFK was definitely in LBJ's way.
Who'd thought LBJ the Rock Star.
All Presidents were like that, when most people respected and trusted them. LBJ lost this power around 1968.
At 24:46 an indication that the red Australian Flag had different connotations back then.
What does it mean?
Why does the narrator have an English accent?
I really don’t know why mate as a Aussie I don’t know
Reporters and narrators were expected to speak like that back then.