Vietnam's Future: Hawaiian Parley Affirms US Aims
Vietnam's Future: Hawaiian Parley Affirms US Aims
A three-day Summit Meeting between United States and South Vietnam leaders was aimed at bringing a new social and economic perspective to the war in Vietnam. President Johnson flew to Hawaii for the meeting with the leaders from Saigon and at its conclusion came the declaration of Honolulu - an outline of both war and peace aims in Southeast Asia. Later, the President returns to Los Angeles to confer with Vice-President Humphrey before the VP leaves for Saigon to implement the conclusions reached at the conference. Hawaii President Lyndon Baines Johnson meeting with Vietnam emissaries shaking hands on the steps of the building. MS - President Johnson shaking hands with Minister Nauyen Van Thieu and Prime Minister Cao Ky, Secretary of State - Dean Rusk standing in the background, middle. MS - President Johnson, Prime Minister Ky on the left, Minister Nauyen Van Thieu on the right, Dean Rusk off to the left and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara off to the right. walking in back of President Johnson. MS - As they sit at the conference table, to the right of President Johnson is Secretary of State, Dean Rusk and to the left of President Johnson sits Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara MS - President Johnson and his globetrotting emissaries leaving the building and walking down the steps. MS - Prime Minister Ky and Minister Nauyen Van Thieu engaged in conversation on the steps of the building. Los Angeles, California Mean while at the Los Angeles air port Vice President Hubert Humphrey waits for the arrival of President Johnson's plane. ECU - Vice President Hubert Humphrey. CU - The Presidential plane is rolling down the landing strip, President Johnson on board. CU - President Johnson holds an impromptu press conference, President Johnson steps up to the podium. President Johnson sums up the aims outlined in the Declaration of Honolulu, "... and we shall fight the battle against aggression in Vietnam to a successful conclusion. e shall fight the battle for social construction and throughout the world we shall fight the battle for peace. And to the American people who have given us their strength in every hour of trial, I say to you that we shall fight all of these battles successfully, and we shall prevail."