Lyndon Johnson actually said...

And it is no wonder, because after all, the one thing that this trip symbolizes and establishes is that we are Pacific neighbors.

I cannot tell you how happy I am this afternoon to be able to return again to Thailand.

One day, I believe, they will join the Pacific neighborhood--in peace, and without the suspicions and hostilities that make cooperation diff...

Considering your own history, I think it is understandable why the people of Thailand should be puzzled by those who suggest that you are be...