created by as a public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by the cable or satellite television provider. house naval photographic unit produced monthly film reports on the activities of president lyndon johnson. up next american history tv's real america, the president: june 1967. events depicted include the six-day war in the middle east, the nomination of thurgood marshall to the supreme court, and a three day summit. these are archived at the lbj presidential library and you can watch many of them on their youtube channel. ♪

>> on the second of june, prime minister wilson of great britain was welcomed to the white house. the visit had been arranged to discuss the urgent problems common to both governments. however, a crisis that developed with suddenness would be given priority. the recent impasse in the historically explosive middle east situation. >> we come here today in another time of trouble when peace and justice are again in the balance. it is on occasions like this that the council of old and

trusted friends is most welcome. >> israel facing yet another climactic point in her 19 year struggle for survival saw not only the threat of maritime buck -- blockade but the threat of extinction. with all attempts at private negotiations failing, solutions through diplomacy and united nations intervention seemed increasingly remote. the time for talk was over. together great britain and the united states drafted a maritime declaration. its principles were simple. the gulf of aqaba was an international waterway. all nations have the right for free and innocent passage. they hoped to challenge the egyptian blockade of the strait of tehran. all in all, it was a gamble against time. time as prime minister wilson

declared was not on our side. the president received the first word of the fighting at 4:00 in the morning on the fifth of june. in the situation room, the all-too-familiar maps of southeast asia have been replaced with those of the eastern mediterranean. the president had tried to avert hostilities. now that diplomacy has given way to war, his one compelling task was to contain it, to tamp it out. the team has been assembled. men for whom foreign affairs have long since become a way of life and for whom foreign crises have become the coin of daily living. as the war progressed, false charges would be made renting -- attempting to brand the united states and great written -- great britain as active

participants. the unspoken parol behind each embassy report was the ever present threat of direct confrontation between the united states and the soviet union. with fighting in progress, it was imperative to avoid miscalculation. at 8:00, the soviet premier and the president of the united states exchanged direct teletype messages, advising that their respective governments would not intervene with armed force. at that point, the world was apprised of the fact that the two powers could prevent conflict from spreading. directly following their initial conference, he asked secretary rusk and secretary mcnamara to brief both senate and house leaders. the president returned to the oval office to monitor the exchange of statements on the floor of the united nations security council the council had

been called to urgent session. it was through this forum that the united states would now concentrate all its energies to bring about an immediate cease-fire. the major obstacle to agreement lay in the question of troop withdrawal. under the leadership of the security council president, a draft resolution would be drawn up the following day. as in the agreement to contain and limit the conflict, the key to the unconditional cease-fire lay in the joint and parallel action of the united states and soviet union. newsflash is clarified situation. it soon became apparent the middle east power patterns of the last decade were being changed in a matter of hours. military analysts called it a lightning war. although the fighting would continue for six days, the verdict of the battlefield had been rendered during the opening round. the road to a permanent peace in the middle east would

be a long one. more issues were raised by the fighting that were settled. to coordinate on problems, president johnson established a special committee of national security council. he asked george bundy to serve as the executive secretary. the war involved far more than governmental concern. blood ties, national origins, deep-seated sympathies made themselves felt virtually to the doorstep of the white house. [chanting] >> we want our land. >> we want our land.

>> no peace with armed conflict. >> no peace with armed conflict. >> by the eighth of june, only the arab state of jordan had agreed to accept the cease-fire. as president johnson was drafting a resolution, word was passed to the white house that egypt had agreed to a cease-fire. [singing]

>> on the 10th of june, syria , the last arab holdout, agreed to a cease-fire. the fighting was now stopped. at his 102nd news conference, the president advised the best action was to let things clear up. to let the people of the area in the world realize what had just happened. the tensions that had built during the first 10 days in june were dissolved. returning to austin, texas, lyndon johnson was greeted by incumbent congressman jake pickle.

it was a good time to meet a whole new generation of constituents, including one who seemed a little unsure of his political convictions. a little persuasion from the number one party leader was all that was needed to bring him into the fold. the main event of the evening was a southwest democratic dinner. also sharing in the festivities was dr. lucy, soon to be visited by the stork. the tab was $1000 per plate. for was a democratic party approach insolvency. for the president, it was a chance to relax in a down-home atmosphere. >> after three weeks of wrestling with the middle east, it is a real pleasure to come home tonight to the peace and quiet of texas politics. any

in case there should be any differences of opinion, i want to make my position abundantly clear in the beginning. i am for peace, territorial integrity, and the unrestricted navigation of the houston ship channel. >> the president returned to the white house for a round of duties. he had often remarked that one of the chief executive's most important jobs is attracting able and talented public servants to washington. the month of june would see two major appointments. first, the secretary of commercem and thurgood marshall as associate justice of the supreme court. the president introduced mr. marshall to a group of 121

teenagers. each had demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. each was awarded a special medallion. lyndon johnson, perhaps more than any other president, is at his best when challenging the youth of the nation. he does it at every opportunity. >> if you're looking for energy and enthusiasm and courage, you can find it with our young people. i have seen it among the white house fellows, the washington interns we have brought here. i have seen it in the peace corps and the teachers corps. >> to graduating class. >> for the world that you enter very much needs your help today. our nation is called upon not

just maintain the blessings we now enjoy, but to multiply those blessings, to improve the world for all people and to prove it for generations it to come. in your lifetime, you will have to completely rebuild this country. you're going to have to tear out slums. rebuildgoing to have to the cities. >> lyndon johnson was not the only national figure stomping for youth on the south lawn. making an impromptu appearance was dr. billy graham. the well-known evangelist reminded the group that as they took inspiration from the president, he in turn needed their strength. billy graham asked everyone whatever their religious background to pray that god would give the president strength and wisdom at this hour in the history of the world. on june 14, the middle east was again the focal point of white house deliberations. the newly appointed crisis

committee convened late in the evening. a soviet resolution calling for centuries israel had been rejected by the united nations. the russians in a surprise move called for an emergency session of the general assembly. the delegation due to arrive in three days would be headed by the soviet premier. on the day the russian premier arrived in new york, president a short hop to dulles airport. the prime minister was en route from expo 67. now he would be the presidents guest at camp david. with the informal atmosphere of a presidential retreat, a backdrop for unhurried discussion, they covered the all spectrum of middle east problems. the almost insoluble question of the refugees. the arab refusal to accept

israel as an independent nation. as far as the press was concerned, there was only one question -- would there be a meeting between the big two? as the president made it clear he would be happy to see the premier. the prime minister showed his house why australia has dominated the court. following a quiet service, the president reminded the daughter of the commandant that it was father's day and undoubtedly sensed that he himself would soon be a grandfather. on the following day, the president offered his formula for lasting peace in the middle east. >> the middle east is rich in

history, rich in its people and resources. it has no need to live in permanent civil war. it has the power to build its own life as one of the prosperous regions of the world in which we live. if the nations of the middle east will turn toward the works of peace, they can count with confidence upon the friendship and help of all the people of the united states of america. our country is committed. we here reiterate that commitment today. a peace that is based on five principles. first, the recognized right of

national life. second, justice for the refugees. third, innocent maritime passage. fourth, limits on the wasteful and destructive arms race. fifth, political independence and territorial integrity for all. >> on june 22, the president invited four guests to the white house. the british foreign secretary, and the premier from italy and his foreign minister. all four had been attending the emergency session of the united nations. each in private conferences informed the president of the views held by the various organizations. they reviewed develop in the middle east since the cease-fire. they brought each up-to-date. again expressing the hope that

arms shipments should be recorded and publicly disclosed. as the president conferred with his guests, dean rusk was finalizing arrangements. on june 22, a modest stone house suddenly became a permanent part of the world's history books. the white house announced president johnson had invited the chairman to meet with him the next day at the home of the president of glassboro state college. the chairman accepted. it was no yalta nor geneva, but a simple 19th-century home near an early american arming -- farming settlement. in its own way a uniquely appropriate setting for the two statesmen who would meet there. both possess unimaginable power.

both were unpretentious, straightforward. both understood the language of the farmer and the factory worker. in this simple arena they would talk to each other for 10 hours, both becoming the focal point of the troubled world's hopes and prayers. ♪ >> i was glad to meet the chairman this morning. we talked throughout the day quietly and straightforwardly. i am glad to say to you that i

found that he came to our meeting in the same spirit. we talked about the problems of the middle east in detail, and we shall continue to talk about them. we talked about the problems of southeast asia. we have talked about the arms race and the need for new agreements there. we talked about the need for common action on constructive initiatives for peace. we we reached no new agreements. new agreements are not always reached in a single conversation. we will eat lunch and spend sunday together again. >> the first day of summit talks was over. there was still much work to do. after assuring the thousands of enthusiastic onlookers the meeting had been a good and useful one, he bid a momentary goodbye to his historic guest.

this was the 25 hour day. he had been on the go since 4:30 in the morning and had five thousand miles and 12 more hours to burn before there would be any rest. it would be difficult to pinpoint any moment in lyndon johnson's political career as satisfying as this day. he had fired the imagination of the public with sudden bold moves that led to the face-to-face encounter at glassboro. at a $500 a plate dinner for the president, los angeles, he was able to announce that financially, the democratic party was over the top. if that was not enough good news for one day, he could relish the report he had received only 18 hours earlier -- he was a grandfather. it was now saturday in a small room in austin, texas.

>> i would like to help make a world in every land that will be safer and more prosperous and more hopeful, and certainly more peaceful by far than the world that i have inhabited. working together, planning together, being patient and understanding together, i believe we can achieve such a world. >> on sunday, june 25, the glasborough. on hand to welcome -- >> on sunday, june 25, the president returned to glasborough. on hand to welcome the back were new jersey's governor and mrs. hughes, who had been instrumental in making holly bush available. ♪ [applause]

♪ >> profound differences between the two statesmen still remain. nothing could dampen the spirit or ardor of the day. the premier was accompanied by his daughter ludmila. [cheers] >> as the second day of talks continued, heavy rain storms lashed the campus. the thousands who would come to witness history stood their ground.

they had talked for more than four hours. delving even deeper into the many questions that separated their two countries. by 7:20 in the evening, they had finished. >> we have made progress in an effort to improve our understanding of each other other's thinking on a number of questions. i believe more strongly than ever that these have been very good and very useful talks. >> the premier had been visibly touched. he touched them and saluted friendship. >> these have not ended our troubles and dangers. i cannot promise you that will not happen again.

the world remains a very small and dangerous, and even the greatest of nations have very hard and very painful choices. i have no doubt about it at all, it does help a lot to sit down and reason with him in the eyes particularly if he is trying to reason with you. that is why we want to holly bush this morning. reasoning together there today was the spirit of holly bush. [applause] >> on the 27th of june, after a week of exhausting effort, president johnson turned his energies towards his domestic programs. at the junior chamber of commerce annual convention, he spoke out for the things that were right. he praised the doers, the

builders. >> you say to them it is not absolutely essential, it is not a prerequisite, it is not required that you tear our country down and our flag down in order to lift them up. [applause] >> the month of june was virtually over. on what one staffer called a good news trip the president saw , partial completion of his ambition, the strengthening of his own people. in philadelphia in the heart of an impoverished area, the president visited the opportunities industrialization center. he had heard about the center

for months, a community built school. they were thinking themselves up by their bootstraps and learning a trade. >> i saw human beings that had pride in their eyes and said of the year. the federal government did not do this. the federal government did not of the center. this is the spirit that is in the breast of every american, the spirit that wants to say yes to life itself and wants to affirm the dignity of man whatever his origins, whatever his race, whatever his religion. if i had to sum up my feelings, i would say to all of you, i believe we are going to make it. ♪ [captions copyright national

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