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come to America. Perhaps, he had made the above reported statement while shaking Bashir's hand, leading to the misunderstanding that he had been invited. His column was favorable to Johnson, and contained the quote, "Don't conquer a country, don't conquer a government. If you wish to conquer, conquer the hearts of the people."
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Another account indicates that Bashir was invited to the Vice President's ranch and that Johnson's surprise came not at the time but the next day in the press. Ibrahim Jalis, a popular columnist in Pakistan, reported that everyone was excited by the fact that the vice president had invited Bashir to
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as part of a goodwill mission. He met Bashir Ahmad in a group of camel drivers on a roadside, where the men shook hands and exchanged friendly greetings. Johnson used a phrase he had used regularly in his travels, "Y'all come to Washington and see us sometime," and was surprised when the illiterate
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Bashir Ahmad visits the Foreign Service Institute on October 23, 1961. Edrie C. Way, Stephanie Blondi, and Mary Ann Severson, FSI employees, greet him.
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At the end of his stay, as a gesture of further goodwill, vice-president Johnson made arrangements for Bashir to visit the Islamic holy city of
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camel driver took his offer literally. With significant press attention after the acceptance, the vice-president took advantage of the
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on his return to Pakistan. Per Time Magazine, this act of friendship 'brought tears to the eyes' of the destitute camel driver.
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
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camel cart driver, who, on 20 May 1961, met with the then US vice-president
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Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States
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Consulate General of the United States in Karachi (20 January 2016).
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Inter-Services Intelligence activities in the United States
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State visit by Liaquat Ali Khan to the United States
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"The day LB Johnson invited Bashir Sarban (the camel cart driver) to the USA"



"Nation: Rubaiyat of Bashir Ahmad"
Time
the original
"Five US presidents visited Pakistan during military regimes"
The News International
"When a US vice president invited a Pakistani camel cart driver to America"
"US Consulate celebrates Thanksgiving with Pakistani camel cart driver's family"
"Jacqueline Kennedy In Pakistan"

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