Jacqueline Kennedy in Cambodia and Thailand

November 1967. In the three days that Jacqueline Kennedy spent strolling through the ruins of the 600 temples at Angkor, the noblest remnants of Asia's past, she could almost be the private citizen she wished to be: the ordinary tourist looking, touching and marveling. Jacqueline Kennedy and her escort, Lord Harlech of Great Britain, tour the ruins of the Bayon Temple, a 16-spired citadel of the ancient Khmer Empire. Mrs. Kennedy and Lord Harlech later picnicked and toured the ruins of Angkor Wat, fulfilling a dream she has had since college days.It was a brief respite, however, on her tour of Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk's Khmer Kingdom. Flying from Pnompenh to the port city of Sihanoukville to dedicate a street named for John F. Kennedy, Jackie soon had to cope with her host's propensity for using her presence as a publicity platform to the world.
As she left Cambodia for Thailand, Jackie was visibly tired, as well she might be. Sihanouk was not only a demanding tour guide but also a difficult—and at times embarrassing—host. While Jackie was in Angkor, he had called a press conference to lecture the captive visiting newsmen on his pet peeve: references to "tiny" Cambodia in the foreign press.

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[aug2466]

Love Jacqueline Kennedy, always has been the classiest 1st lady of all time. Smart, beautiful & classy. RIP my 1st lady.

[timyeungdabest]

Thanks, I had been looking for these images for a while for my research.

[22bryant]

they both visited the thailand,the president's best friend was filming the video,the video just came out on pbs

[nocatnowaco]

from this video, america and cambodia should have had a good friendship and diplomatic ties between the two countries, but not. close to two millions cambodians, about one fourth of its population, were killed by the communists khmer rouge under pol pot when they came to power in 1975.

[khmerproud]

Yes you're right. She only visit in Cambodia. She has never been in Thailand at all.

[Tomstered]

whaow she visit cambodia

[DangersMines]

I don't see Jackie visiting Thailand at all.

The almost entire video was only in Cambodia.

[BrickieO]

great video , thanks

[izvestia03]

great film--one would hope she had some time to visit without tons of cameras stuck in her face.