Sultan Salman bin Al Saud becomes the first Saudi Arabian in space. A news anchor speaks to Prince Salman through video conferencing during his space flight in U.S. space shuttle Discovery. Prince Salman speaks to King Fahd of Saudi Arabia through teleconferencing. The King extends his greetings to the President of the United States and thanks them for sending Salman in the space in Discovery. Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Prince Sultan Salman's father also speaks to him.
Sultan Salman bin Al Saud becomes the first Saudi Arabian in space. A news anchor speaks.Crew members of STS-51 G mission aboard U.S. space shuttle Discovery share their experiences. Prince Sultan Salman speaks about the aim of the mission and says that it will open up new opportunities for future. He also talks about how the earth looks like an undivided entity from the space. Sultan expresses gladness on being asked about receiving a phone call from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. Other crew members also share their experiences about the space flight.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. A Saudi broadcaster describes events in Arabic. King Faisal and U.S. President Lyndon Johnson enter a room in the White House. A bust of former President Kennedy is visible by the wall. The King converses with the President (assisted by the interpreter).
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a state visit in Washington DC, United States. View of Pentagon River Entrance, from Columbia Island, across the water. Honor guard at Pentagon. King Saud arrives at the Pentagon. United States Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson and Admiral Arthur W. Radford greet the king. View of the White House. King Saud and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower discuss problems of mutual concern and defense against aggression. Cars parked outside the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1010 Butternut St NW, Washington, DC 20012, United States). King Saud with his son, Prince Mashhoor Ibn Saud (Mashhoor bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud) in the hospital. The king hosts a party in honor of President Eisenhower. King Saud talks to U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon. Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the US, shakes hands with the King. Under Secretary of State, Lloyd Henderson, meets the King. King Saud talks to President Eisenhower. Sailors at the United States Naval Academy (121 Blake Rd, Annapolis, MD 21402, United States) salute the Arab ruler by firing guns. His Majesty inspects a U.S. Marine Corps guard of honor. The King is escorted by the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Rear Admiral William R. Smedberg, III, who presents him a plaque, as memento of his visit. The King watches a college basketball game between the US Navy Academy team and Duke University. College athletes compete in basketball game. Spectators seated in an indoor stadium. The Arab ruler leaves the academy after the match. He gets in a car. He visits the hospital to meet his son. Little Prince Mashhoor salutes the people of America. King Saud waves at the people. The Arab King and the Prince leave the hospital and return to Blair House where visitors continue to arrive, including, His Excellency, Charles Malik of Lebanon; Greek Ambassador George V. Melas; and Ambassador Nazrollah Entezam of Iran. His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq, seen seated with King Saud. Exterior of Saudi Arabian Embassy. A children's party inside the Embassy attended by children from the Washington diplomatic corps and "hosted" by Prince Mashhoor Ibn Saud who receives a bicycle. King Saud and President Eisenhower at the White House. The King departs Washington airport on the Columbine II, Presidential C-121 aircraft.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. The king, his son Prince Khalid, and other dignitaries are honored at a dinner reception in the ballroom of the Statler Hilton Hotel, presently the Capital Hilton Hotel (1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States). King Faisal addresses the attendees in Arabic, while an interpreter copies his comments on a pad. The king entertains a question from the audience that is conveyed in English and then translated for the king, who replies in Arabic.
A Formal State Dinner for King Faisal of Saudi Arabia during his visit to Washington DC. An honor guard of U.S. Marines lines the driveway of the the White House. Each Marine, in succession, presents arms, as the King's limousine proceeds slowly up the drive to the mansion. President Johnson, in white dinner jacket, greets King Faisal as he steps from his car. Inside, a Color Guard precedes the President and the King, as they make their way into the dining room. Entertainment follows the dinner, on the South lawn. A band plays. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, performs, in Colonial uniform. The sky is lit up with fireworks. Guests applaud from the South Portico of the White House.