 The same waves that wash Bangkok also touch Malaysia and South Vietnam and the Philippines and the waves move out They wash against South Korea and Australia and New Zealand and many thousands of miles away The same Pacific waves touch my own nation at Hawaii and Alaska and California These waves speak of the deepest meanings of my journey That we are Pacific neighbors with a common destiny President Lyndon Johnson journeyed to the Pacific in 1966 because he was invited to the Manila Summit Conference of Seven Nations and Because he needed to see for himself the changing face of Asia I will go to see and to listen and to learn and to act with our partners To bring an honorable peace to Southeast Asia At the first day that it is possible Trip would cover the Pacific starting with New Zealand and Australia Then the Manila Summit Conference of Nations allied in the Vietnam War Then Thailand and Malaysia and Finally Korea on such a wide-ranging trip Most men are absorbed in the plans the events and the news of the moment But a president is concerned with generations There are many searching questions that we can ask How well have we understood the feelings and aspirations of Asia's people? How well have we understood the course of revolution or have we understood the shifting tides of nationalism in all of its form American policy must be the policy of an open mind President This is Johnson ladies and gentlemen and particularly boys and girls Can I suggest that each and every one of you follow the example of the honorable Keith Holyoke Prime Minister of New Zealand? Greeted the president and Mrs. Johnson Half of the people of New Zealand and the government of New Zealand I extend to you both Very warm a very human welcome a thousand welcomes to you both and on behalf of the Maori people Who've already welcomed you in their language Kia ora Good luck and good health Prime Minister. Mrs. Holyoke. Mr. Meach. Mr. White My friends of New Zealand I Want to thank you for coming here in this rainy weather exposing yourself to give us this neighborly welcome and If you will be good enough I Hope that you will wish me on my return to have the same kind of rainy reception at my home range in Texas as I'm getting here today On October 20th the president and Mrs. Johnson arrived in Wellington, New Zealand in my jet from Hawaii and Samoa Riding the smooth jet stream at more than 500 miles an hour There's Johnson and I are quite honored to be in New Zealand Physically, we have not entirely adjusted to the Southern Hemisphere after our long flight But you may be sure that our hearts are already in residence and it was quite a change from our last arrival in New Zealand in The spring of 1942 when both nations faced very grim problems together You are welcome was as warm then as it was today, although not as numerous But it was outgoing and it was generous New Zealanders twice left these beautiful islands to fight for the freedom and liberty of all men Ours was a unity of nations who longed to live in peace But who understood from the better lessons of two wars What the consequences of appeasement would be Every man wants peace That's something that all of you should take cognizance of now You can't separate men by those who want peace and those who don't want peace every man wants peace The president's itinerary in every country Included private talks with government leaders and whenever possible visits to rural areas Westward in the late afternoon The president and mrs. Johnson flew 1300 miles from New Zealand to Australia They were met by Prime Minister and mrs. Harold Holt back to Australia since I left here 25 years ago And here I am and I'm happy and I'm enjoying it and I like it then and I like it better now I need not to convey to you the admiration and affection that I have for the Australian people I have so much in my heart that I would like to tell you that I don't trust myself Evocally that our common engagement in Vietnam is morally the view of a minority Because we have put our trust in democracy We are bound to preserve the minorities right to express its opinion But it is exactly because we are Democracies that we cannot be turned aside from policies that the great majority of our public support And for which they have made profound sacrifices Going to Manila to try to find a formula for peace To try to review our military operations To try to exchange views With the the leaders of seven countries We don't expect any magic wonders. We don't expect any miracles But we do think that each nation who has man committed to die Their leaders ought to get around the table and get the best thinking of The best man those nations can send On behalf of my people I extend Warm and affectionate welcome to eat and everyone President Ferdinand Marcos of the Republic of the Philippines proposed and presided over the Manila summit conference I agree President Park Jung-in of the Republic of Korea I agree Prime Minister Tanum Kittikathorn of Thailand of the Republic of Vietnam Kauke of the Republic of Vietnam Minister Harold Holt of Australia Holi of New Zealand President Lyndon B Johnson of the United States of America That sweeps over the face of Asia and Asia can no longer accept Western formulas without questioning nor participation At the Malacan Yang Palace the leaders went into two days of private working meetings With an every one of you again. I say greetings Mabuhay and thank you After the doors were closed a watching world was kept informed through special releases and briefings at the International Press Center Over 2,000 newsmen from more than 70 nations were covering the conference While their husbands met together the first ladies went on excursions arranged by their hostess Mrs. Marcos Order please The leaders agreed upon a declaration of four principles for peace First aggression must fail Second the bonds of hunger illiteracy and disease must be broken Third regional cooperation must be increased Finally former enemies must learn to live together in peace The leaders also issued a joint communique on Vietnam They pledged that allied forces would be withdrawn within six months Provided that quote the other side withdraws its forces to the north Ceases infiltration and the level of violence then subsides close quote Beyond that the leaders also pledged not to invade North Vietnam To grant amnesty to South Vietnamese who have been misled or coerced into the Viet Cong To give top priority to land reform and social welfare in South Vietnam and To hold elections within six months after completion of the new constitution This declaration of principles on which we base our troops for you It is my pleasure and honor now President Johnson's final day in Manila was a particularly busy one In the morning he had gone with President Marcos to visit the island of Clarigador Which Philippine and American fighting men had held together during World War two until their food ran out Then the president went to the Philippine and American cemeteries In the afternoon he was to address the American community at the embassy And in between he visited the International Rice Research Institute to see experimental techniques of rice culture In its short four years of existence this Institute has produced Promising new strains of rice yield which are now being planted in the soil of many countries One strain developed here has been called the miracle rice I'm glad to know that the Institute is Prepared to make these seeds available to all nations to all nations Whatever their politics and ideology because if we are to win our war and The only important war that really counts if we're to win our war against poverty and against disease And against ignorance and against illiteracy and against hungry stomachs Then we have got to succeed in projects like this and you are pointing the way For all of asia to follow and I hope they're looking I hope they're listening and I hope they're following The president's next schedule stop was at the american embassy But he never got there For many days there had been speculation that the president might visit vietnam But when a visit to a war zone could not be announced in advance Most guessing centered on thursday his first day in thailand So he went from manila on wednesday when it was least expected That's something that all of you should take cognizance of now You can't separate men by those who want peace and those who don't want peace Every man wants peace every man Hates to kill thursday october 27th at bang sun thailand The president took a day of rest by the sea And had private talks with prime minister kitty catch on the next morning the president and mrs. Johnson flew to Bangkok Where they were met by king boomer paul and queen surrogate palace grounds The lord shaman and other court officials were presented to the president and mrs. Johnson King boomer paul and president johnson also exchanged gifts october 28th Their majesties to king and queen gave a state banquet in honor of the president and mrs. Johnson Steve guests in the west wing of the chakri throne hall of the grand palace They went to the national theater for a special performance of thai classical dance mrs. Johnson crews in the royal motorboat along the bang luang canal to the floating market watsai elementary one it is this To give each man in the world a chance to seek the highest and the deepest of the human experience as he sees fit And you are doing that today Here in thailand your educational progress is exciting and it is matched by material progress as well You have applied modern technology to agriculture making thailand the world's leading exporter of rice At chute along corn university The president received an honorary doctorate in political science From thailand the presidential plane flew south 750 miles across the gulf of syam to malaysia This was the 13th day of the president's journey At koala lampur the president and mrs. Johnson were met by his majesty The young deep or two on agong and her majesty the rasha poor my suri agong The leader Office majesty's speech Mr. President We are proud and happy indeed to welcome you The leader of the great american people to the shores of malaysia Your state visit to our country Is the first ever embarked upon By an american president Mr. President During your stay here, you will meet ordinary folk doing about their daily business You will see a small nation Visually engaged in the pursuit of peace We have had plenty of trouble after independence But by the grace of god, we have emerged none the worse for it I'm delighted to be here in malaysia I feel that i know you Because malaysia like the united states Is a federation of states Which were once colonies of great britain And because malaysia is Like the united states A nation of many diverse peoples Though i feel that i know you I have come here to learn from you I know that your nation is a model Of what may be done By determined and foresighted men in southeast asia ten years ago The city Where we spend the night Was a city of conflict You were absorbed in fighting the terrorists Your streets were filled with soldiers And your hospitals were filled with the wounded malaysia was traveling that difficult road Along which one of your great neighbors South vietnam To night toils With such sacrifice Yet here today We have seen the future And what it can hold for a troubled country We see bright and thriving and modern capital Bursting with energy We see an inspiring new mosque Symbolizing your trust in god We see a beautiful new museum We see new buildings and new industries That mark your great economic advance and progress Three of the world's great peoples Have come together here in your nation There are people who differ in many ways But who have the will to live together In both peace and harmony And with a sense of nationhood I know of your many accomplishments How you have made land available to the landless How you have improved rural health services and rural education The labu jaya village is one of 67 land development projects in malaysia 15 years ago this area was virgin jungle sheltering communist guerrillas In 1960 the government cleared the jungle and planted rubber trees Farmers who had lived in poverty Were given the opportunity to own the land they worked The government also built homes Each family pays for its home and land over a 12-year period You have demonstrated that an independent nation Can rise from long years of bitter struggle To create economic prosperity and to lead in regional cooperation However the president goes the white house goes with him His plane carries a complete office staff Press secretaries and a group of key presidential advisors He signed bills into law while traveling northeast across the china sea 2,800 miles toward the final stop of his journey korea Johnston and president chung he parked up korea Planned private talks after the welcoming ceremonies at soul city hall I thank you from the bottom of my heart For the warmth of your welcome I thank you for your courage And for your friendship And for the testimony That you are giving to the promise Of freedom in the world 16 years ago and event occurred in korea That changed the shape of asia and the world When the fighting stopped korea faced every conceivable difficulty Millions of refugees Transportation in ruins Its cities and ashes Here is one of the truly dramatic stories of our time A nation transformed within a generation It is the intelligence and the energy And the hard work and the genius of the korean people That are creating a new future for your country From the air I saw how you had turned the sector over plots Into large productive squares and thus increased the production in excess of 35% We can see great evidence of flood control Irrigation and reforestation of your hills Johnson hill journey of 17 days Seven nations and 31 000 miles A brief moment in history A tired president headed home I have seen the palaces and the universities the ordinary homes and the village schools The new land developments and the new strains of rice I have seen cabinet members and school children Farm experts and village leaders and our fighting men I've seen millions of faces friendly and well-wishing and I have been deeply encouraged