I'm not sure if I'll get in trouble for answering this without a specific linked reference, but I read once that it was just a matter of circumstance that their paths never crossed, and not a case of a specific foreign policy by either government, nor a personal issue. One can make a case that foreign policy might have played a small part though, but I KNOW speculation like that will get me in trouble so I'll refrain from that.



The Queen would've assuredly met Johnson if she had attended JFK's funeral, but she was pregnant at the time and could not make the trip. Prince Philip did attend and met Johnson. The subsequent birth of Edward in 1964 and the raising of her other children kept her from visiting abroad regularly in the 1960's as much as other decades. She did not visit the U.S. between 1957 and 1976.



Johnson, a great traveler within the U.S., only occasionally took trips outside the country (unlike other Presidents) and never made a scheduled trip to Europe. Johnson was no foriegn policy expert, (same can be said for his British counterpart Wilson) and so he chose to focus his Presidency on domestic issues, with the notable exception of Vietnam, and look how that turned out lol.



In the absence of a specific link answering your question I offer this material.



The Queen's trips abroad during Johnson's presidency broken down:



1964: A single official visit, honoring Canada's Centennial of Confederation in October of that year. Johnson was campaigning during that time for the election the following month. He had also just visited Canada the month prior to sign the Columbia River Treaty. Also, the U.S. was still recovering from the Kennedy Assassination, so the social whirlwind surrounding a State Visit by the Queen would not have been exactly appropriate.

Mar 14 2009, 5:48 PM