Vintage 1966 President Lyndon Johnson 1st American President Oz Visit hard plastic rare badge in vg condition with ribbon.

In October 1966, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson became the first serving American president to visit Australia.The VisitDates: October 20 to 23, 1966.Cities Visited: Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, and Port Douglas.Host: Prime Minister Harold Holt, who had previously declared that Australia would go "all the way with LBJ" regarding the Vietnam War.Key EventsThe Alliance: The four-day tour highlighted close ties between Australia and the United States during the Vietnam War.Protests: The visit drew large, enthusiastic crowds, but it also sparked intense anti-war demonstrations. Protesters threw paint at the presidential car in Melbourne, and NSW Premier Robert Askin famously told police to "run the bastards over".Aftermath: Harold Holt's Liberal government won a landslide victory in the federal election held a month later in November 1966. President Johnson later returned to Australia in December 1967 to attend Holt's memorial service.