U.S. President Richard Nixon visits Tehran, Iran. President Nixon and Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi look out from the rooftop opening of their car in a motorcade. President Nixon, the Shah, the First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon and Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi, wife of the Shah of Iran, step from a car at the Niavaran Palace (Tehran Province Tehran District 1 Niavaran St, Niavaran Square, Iran). The children of Shah Pahlavi greet Mr. and Mrs. Nixon upon their arrival. The group poses for pictures. The group enters the palace.
A reception for U.S. President Richard Nixon at the Niavaran Palace (Tehran Province Tehran District 1 Niavaran St, Niavaran Square, Iran) in Tehran, Iran. President Nixon, the First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon and Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanu or Empress of Iran, greet guests prior to a sumptuous state dinner. Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and President Nixon talk to each other while they shake hands with others. President Nixon, Shah and spouses heading for the dinner.
A reception for U.S. President Richard Nixon at the Niavaran Palace (Tehran Province Tehran District 1 Niavaran St, Niavaran Square, Iran) in Tehran, Iran. President Nixon speaks with Farah Pahlavi, wife of the Shah of Iran, at a dinner table. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran speaks with the First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon at the dinner table. The Shah speaks before the dinner.
U.S. President Richard Nixon attends a state dinner the Niavaran Palace (Tehran Province Tehran District 1 Niavaran St, Niavaran Square, Iran) in Tehran, Iran. President Nixon, the First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon, Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi pose for pictures after the dinner. President Nixon, the Shah of Iran, and their wives are dressed in formal wear for a state dinner.
Scenes of Tehran, Iran during World War 2. A view of the Royal Palace of Tehran. The Sepahsalar Mosque (Jomhuri Ave Baharestan Square, Tehran 11369 Iran) and its minarets. Traffic stops for crossing camel caravan. An American soldier in a Jeep, waits for the camel caravan to pass. Camels, trucks, cars, horse drawn carriage, bicycles, and bus, in a traffic circle in Tehran. Veiled women in streets. A commercial shopping district in the city, with streets, wide sidewalks, and numerous shops in buildings. Many pedestrians and shoppers are seen. Many men and women wear modern Western-style clothes. In contrast, the next scene shows camels and merchants in a traditional old-style open-air market.
Mobs moving through the streets of Tehran, Iran, in trucks and on foot. Iranian military applauding. The house of Iranian Premier Mosaddegh seen after being ransacked by mobs. Civilian and military officials examine the damage and destruction, including destroyed vehicle in courtyard. Armed soldiers patrol through the building. Two soldiers pose with weapons pointed. A group of civilian officials comes out of the building and is met on the steps by a religious cleric, who smiles. Iranian Army General, Mohammad Fazlollah Zahedi, is seen with other military officers gathered in a building. He leaves the gathering and descends steps to a waiting car, past a saluting honor guard. He enters the car and is driven with heavily armed escort, past an airfield to a wooden gated facility with iconic pictures displayed on the gate and a flag flying above.