Souvanna Phouma Visits Southern Laos poster, PPB-368 (Lao, Vientiane)
A Lao-language photo poster on a tour by the Prime Minister of Laos. A portrait of Prince Souvanna Phouma sits at the center under the headline on his tour of the central and southern regions. Around it are photographs of him crossing a bridge, walking a road with officials, addressing crowds, handing out supplies, visiting a hospital ward and travelling by boat. The tell is plain-folks: the leader is shown among villagers, patients and crowds.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- April 30, 1965
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Johnson Administration
- Leader
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, April 30, 1965. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949293, 306-PPB-368).
Text on the object
ສະເດັດນາຍົກຣັຖມົນຕີ ກວດຣາຊການ ພາກກາງ ແລະ ພາກໄຕ້ ສະເດັດເຈົ້າສຸວັນນະພູມາ ນາຍົກຣັຖມົນຕີ [body paragraphs and photo captions in small Lao type: illegible at this resolution]
The Prime Minister inspects official business in the central and southern regions Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister [body paragraphs and photo captions not translated]
Only the headline and name line were read reliably; the body text and captions are marked as illegible. The Lao spelling follows the printed sheet as best it can be read.
