A view of the mall and capitol building in Washington, DC as viewed from the top of the Washington Monument. The personal plane of U.S. President (a Lockheed Constellation, Air Force designation: C-121, named "The Columbine") lands at an Washington National Airport. King Saud of Saudi Arabia and members of the Royal party disembark the plane. Insignia of the United States. Air Force honor guard. President Dwight D. Eisenhower greets him. King Saud's son Prince Mansur is carried down the ramp and is greeted by President Eisenhower. U.S. Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, salutes His Majesty. President Eisenhower speaks into a microphone and welcomes King Saud. The King addresses the gathering.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower accompanies King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during the Saudi royal’s state visit to the United States. President Eisenhower and King Saud review an honor guard at Washington National Airport. King Saud and President Eisenhower proceeds by motorcade along Washington DC streets lined with thousands of cheering spectators. Banner stretched across Constitution Avenue reads: "Welcome King Saud" and displays the Saudi flag. King Saud and the President leave the car to enter Blair House. Prince Mashour bin Saud, son of King Saud, is carried by Deputy Chief of Protocol Victor Purse. Men take pictures. President Eisenhower escorts King to the Blair House (1651 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20503, United States). A flag of the Unites States and Saudi Arabia.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during royal visit to the United States. King Saud attends state dinner hosted by the United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the White House. King Saud arrives at the White House by car. He is escorted by trusted counselors, members of the royal family, cabinet officers and diplomats, to a State Dinner at the White House. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon, in formal attire, enters the White House. U.S. Envoy to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and former Senate Foreign Relations Committee head Walter George arrives at the White House. Additional members of His Majesty's suite, arrive at the White House. U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader, Joseph William Martin Jr. arrives. American-Arabian Oil Company executive Red Davies greets Saudi visitors.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during a royal state visit to the United States. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument (1 Wilson Ave, Fort Myer, VA 22211, United States) in Arlington Cemetery, is visited by His Majesty, in the rain. Soldiers hold a flag of the United States. King Saud is escorted by U.S. officials. King Saud places a wreath bearing the emblem of Saudi Arabia is placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A soldier assists the Arabian king in placing the wreath. American military buglers sound taps. Assisted by officials carrying umbrellas, Prince Faud Ibn Saud, Saudi Minister of Defense, pays tribute to President George Washington, at the George Washington Mount Vernon Memorial (3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121, United States). He lays a wreath on the tomb of the First President of the United States. Traffic on a road. A flag of Saudi Arabia on the Blair House. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives by car at the Blair House for a discussion with King Saud. The weather is cold and rainy during the royal visit.
King Saud during a visit to Washington DC. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon hosts a luncheon for the King, at the Washington Hay- Adams hotel (800 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States). United States Under Secretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr. is in the receiving line. Reception in the Saudi Arabia Embassy. Vice President Nixon and Mrs. Pat Nixon meet the king. Diplomats also meet King Saud at the Saudi Arabian embassy. Photographers take pictures. An Arab staff member holds a sword. Mrs. Janet Dulles, wife of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, shakes hand with the King. United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, George Wadsworth talks to the King. A friend from the United States Air Force shakes hands with him. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, shakes hands with the king. Children of Saudi Ambassador, Sheik Abdullah al-Khayyal, are brought in to meet their monarch. The King holds a child.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during royal state visit to the United States. The Islamic Center of Washington DC (2551 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States) on a rainy day. King Saud and retinue arrives at the Islamic Center of Washington DC. A man holds an umbrella over King Saud. King Saud offers prayers at the Islamic Center. A man takes picture. The King gets in a car and leaves the center. Dignitaries stand in front of the center.
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