discussed the details of the christmas truce in phenol with the ambassador to the united nations, arthur goldbergr, he welcomed ambassador -- ambassador lodge. >> there is no doubt in my mind that history will record that president johnson's decision in 1965 on u.s. troops was an historic decision. the story for us, historic for everybody. the edge of east asia has been ing,ed to the expense of pek and this would surely not have happened if we had been driven out of vietnam or if we had abandoned the. -- abandoned vietnam. narrator: two weeks earlier, the moved states agreed to allegations in budapest to embassy level. the united states may very well see the last of the ministers. in our earlier days, the united states was not sending ambassadors abroad, she was too small and relatively unimportant. this is not shared by america today as all nations are considered important and their ambassadors are received in the traditional time-honored ceremony. ♪ narrator: the president concluded his official day with washington annual holiday ritual. >> tonight, even as we speak, american men are fighting i

discussed the details of the christmas truce in vietnam with the ambassador to the united nations, arthur goldberged ambassador henry cabot lodge and received an up-to-the-minute briefing in the outlook in asia. >> there was not any doubt in my mind that history will record that president johnson's in july,was announced on u.s. troops was an historic 1965 decision. stark for southeast asia, start for us, -- distort for southeast asia, stored for us historic for , everybody. >> the edge of east asia has been denied through the expansion of peking. and this would surely not have happened if we had been driven out of vietnam or if we had abandoned vietnam. ♪ >> the president then received credentials from the bulgarian ambassador and, in so doing, built you bridges to the east via two weeks earlier, the united states agreed to upgrade delegations in sofia in budapest to embassy level. and receive hungarian and bulgarian ambassadors. in addition, the united states may very well see the last of her ministers. an office first held by such statement as an franklin, thomas jefferson, and john adams. the u