VISIT TO THE U. S. 1968
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CL( i i JU] 096B
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. JOHN GORI& 18 R
28 MAO 1968
Mr. President, and Gentlemen:-
I suppose this is the most daunting audience to whom it
would be possible for a politician to speak, because quite clearly, every
word that is said, and particularly if it is said off the cuff--and in any
case it has to be said off the cuffi because I have not got anybody to write
my speeches for me, I haven't got time to do as many as I should--but

VISIT TO THE U. S. 1968.
WASHINGTON
PRESS BRIEFING GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
MR. JOHN GORTCN AT BLAIR HOUSE 28 MAY 1968
Q. Can you tell us anything of substance about today's talks
with the President?
PM. I cannot go into any sort of-any sort of detail, or any sort
of substance, really, other than what is covered in the communique.
Q. In general, Sir, would you say that you have achieved the
objectives which you brought here with you?
P. M. I think that I have a much better idea in my own mind, I

VISIT TO THE U. S. 1968
WASHINGTON
JOINT COMMUNIQUE.
ISSUED BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND
PRIME MINISTER GORTON 28 MAY 1968
At the invitation of President Lyndon B. Johnson of the
United States, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia,
paid an official visit to Washington on 27 and 28 May. This was Prime
Minister Gorton's first visit to the United States since assuming office.
It afforded the President and the Prime Minister an opportunity to exchange
views on matters of mutual concern, including the situation in South East

VISIT TO, THE U. S. 1968
WASHINGTCN
EXCHA-NGE CF TCASTS BETWEEN PRESIDENT JOHNSON
AND PRIME MINISTER GORTON IN STATE DINING ROOM
OF WH-ITlE HOUSE 27 MAY 1968
THE PRESID~ ENT
Mr. Prime Minister, Mrs. Go: 2-ton, Secretary and Mrs. Katzenbach,
Ambassador and Mrs. Wailer, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and
Gentlemen: Mr. Prime Minister, I have a confession to make tonight...
I have been talking quite privately to your wife. I hope and I believe this
was not a violation of protocol. But I needed advice. Two years ago,

V-IS04T-THE U. S. 1968
WASHINGTON
EXCHANGE OF REMARKS BETWEEN PRESIDENT
JOHNSON AND THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. JOHN
GORTON IN THE EAST ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE
JU16 27 MAY 1968
THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Prime Minister and Mrs. Gorton, Secretary and Mrs. Rusk,
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:-
Mr. Prime Minister, it is a very great pleasure for Mrs.
Johnson and I to welcome you and your most charming wife to our country.
We have very little to offer in the way of surprises. Mrs. Gorton is a

VISIT TO THE U. S. 1968
WASH INGTON
ARRIVAL STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
MR. JOHN GORTON, AT ANDREWS AIR FORGE BASE 26 MAY 1968
The Prime Minister, Mr. Gorton, said on arrival
at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington today that one of the main
purposes of his visit to the United States would be to establish the
same contact with President johnson and the United States Administration
as that held by his predecessor, Mr. Holt.
" I want to discuss the trend of thinking in the
Administration on matters of mutual concern and if possible to draw

VISIT TO THE U. S. 1968
SAN FRANCISCO
ARRIVAL PRESS CONFERENCE AT AIRPORT
GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. JOHN GORTON MAY 1968
Q. Mr. Prime Minister, could you tell us what you hope to accomplish on
this visit?
PM. Yes. I hope to have a much better understanding of the thinking of the
President, of the Administration, of the officials concerned with policy
making, and if the primaries permit, which is always pretty doubtful,
of the thinking of other possible candidates.
Q. Will you be discussing the F -Ill and its higher price?

F OR PRESS: PM. No. 62/ 1968
PREMIERS' CONFERENCE AND LOAN COUNCIL
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
Arrangements have now been completed with State
Premiers for meetings of the Premiers' Conference and the Australian
Loan Council to be held in Canberra on Thursday 27 June and
continuing, if necessary, on Friday, 28 June.
I will preside at the Premiers' Conference and
Mr McMahon, as Treasurer, will be Chairman of the Loan Council
CANBERRA, 23 May 1968

VISIT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA
MRS INDIRA GANDHI
LUNCHEON AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE,
CANBERRA 22 MAY 1968
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Gorton
Prime Minister, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is my very pleasant task to propose the toast of our
distinguished guest. I think it is impossible for me edequately to express
on behalf of myself or of those Australian people who are here, or Prime
Minister, who are in their thousands watching you now and waiting to hear

0 FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 61/ 1968
DESIGNERS FOR OSAKA EXPOSITION
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Mr. Robin Boyd, a well-known Melbourne architect and
writer, has been appointed by the Government to design and supervise
the construction of the exhibits for the Australian pavilion at the World
Exposition to be held in Osaka, Japan, from 15 March to 13 September,
1970. Mr. Boyd was the designer of the exhibits for the
successful Australian presentation at Expo ' 67 at Montreal, Canada.