| ID | 185936 |
| Title Proper | Uniquely American Display of Excellence |
| Other Title Information | Lyndon Johnson and Presidential Cultural Diplomacy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Allcock, Thomas Tunstall |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In November 1964, U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson and his wife Lady Bird hosted the president-elect of Mexico, Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, at their Ranch on the banks of the Pedernales River in the Texas Hill Country, not far from Austin. National flags lined the path to the Ranch house, and welcoming banners hung from the porch. Guests were served Texas barbecue featuring ribs, brisket, and sausages, accompanied by beans, biscuits, potato salad, and fried apple pies, all eaten on the gently sloping banks of the river under live oaks decorated with colorful piñatas. The entertainment featured a former Miss Texas performing Spanish dances, a marimba band that played a version of Johnson’s campaign song “Hello Lyndon” with a “Latin beat,” popular singer Eddie Fisher, and, finally, a sheepdog demonstration from handler Clint Harlow, whose act was “climaxed by a cowboy clad monkey riding a dog, herding sheep.” |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomatic History Vol. 45, No.4; Sep 2021: p.657–687 |
| Journal Source | Diplomatic History Vol: 45 No 4 |