President Johnson Visits Malaysia, Praises Unity and Progress in Post-Independence Nation

United States - Circa 1966: Footage shows President Johnson receiving an honorary doctorate at Chulalongkorn University, then flying to Kuala Lumpur, greeted at the airport by Malaysia’s Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong with full ceremony. Johnson delivers remarks on Malaysia’s progress, diversity, and development, followed by scenes of the Labu Jaya land scheme: former jungle cleared, neat rubber plantations, and a model rural village symbolizing post-independence growth. (Footage by Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images)