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U.S President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mexican President Lopez Mateos  

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During the talks that led up to the Chamizal Convention, instead of rendering handshakes, both Presidents Kennedy and Johnson were encouraged to greet their Mexican counterparts with an Abrazo – a customary embrace that is still widely practiced in the Southwest.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST