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Patience and politics mark Macapagal's early presidency
Manila reports on Diosdado Macapagal arriving in the United States to meet President Johnson. The article describes his impatience to enact reforms, its clash with democratic pace, and his reputation as honest, anti Communist, and pro American. It notes his background from Pampanga, early career as a lawyer and diplomat, wartime guerrilla support, and 1961 rise to the presidency after a long campaign.
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