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.
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 bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during a royal state visit to the United States. The king meets dignitaries in a hall. King Faisal arrives by car at the United States Department of State. where United States Secretary of State William Pierce Rogers greets and escorts the Arab royal. Officials and State Department employees applaud as he enters the Harry S Truman Building (2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. United States). A man takes pictures. Allied flags in the background. A flag of Saudi Arabia in the background. Dignitaries meet King Faisal.
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a royal state visit to the United States. The White House in Washington DC. Trumpeters of the Old Guard on the portico. Cars parked at the side of a lawn. Drummers of Old Guard play on steps as King Faisal arrives by car. Accompanied by Secretary of State William Rogers, The King steps from car and is greeted by United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. A woman takes a picture, and a U.S. soldier salutes in the background. People in the background. Dignitaries applaud. King Faisal is escorted by President Nixon up steps of red carpeted stand erected on White House lawn. They look out upon military formation standing at attention. Old Executive Office Building, now known as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (1650 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States), in background. King Faisal and President Nixon review the military formation. Back on the stage, President Nixon speaks and interpreter informs King Faisal, who also addresses the gathering when the President finishes, while interpreter informs audience over loudspeakers. Women in the crowd listening to the Arab king’s speech. The President and Mrs. Nixon then escort King Faisal into the White House as band plays. Inside the White House, President Nixon and King Faisal sit and talk, with help of an interpreter.
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