U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and other officials at a conference in Alexandria, Egypt, during World War 2. On February 12th Roosevelt flies to Egypt with an escort of fighter planes and lands at an airport. The President's daughter, Mrs Boettiger (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Boettiger) steps off the plane, first. Insignia of the United States. President Roosevelt leaves by car for Great Bitter Lake on the Suez canal to board the warship which awaits him. The sailors salute King Farouk of Egypt when he visits Franklin D Roosevelt on the warship. Roosevelt and the King and his officials take lunch on the ship. The flag of the United States. Roosevelt and King Farouk seated. Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia arrives and greets Roosevelt and his daughter. The President and the Emperor sit and talk. Next day another warship arrives. King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, his sons and entourage. The King (also called King Abdulaziz) is escorted aboard to meet U.S. President and other officials. The sailors salute. Arab chieftains accompanying him seated on the deck. The King's four sons sit with Roosevelt. Colonel William A Eddy a retired Marine officer U.S. minister to Saudi Arabia acts as interpreter. King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia returns to his ship and leaves. Roosevelt leaves for Alexandria. At Alexandria British Prime Minister Churchill and his daughter join Roosevelt on the ship for further talk. As he came aboard he is greeted by Admiral William D. Leahy. Mr Harry Hopkins already on ship. Edward Stettinius U.S. Secretary of State gets off and joins them, then ambassador Winant joined they are greeted. Officials pose for a photograph.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. A Saudi broadcaster describes events in Arabic. United States President Lyndon B. Johnson and King Faisal with other dignitaries in a conference. King Faisal arrives at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, where Saudi and American flags fly. He is greeted by the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel, and the embassy staff. The King receives guests at the embassy, including William Averell Harriman, an American diplomat and 48th Governor of New York. Ambassador Al Suwaiyel accompanies King Faisal in greeting the guests. Guests are identified by narrator in Arabic. President Johnson arrives by car and is greeted and escorted into the embassy. Orchestra plays "Hail to the Chief." President Johnson mingles with guests, accompanied by King Faisal. The King greets succession of arriving guests, including Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Mrs. Rusk, and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Guests enjoy a sumptuous buffet. A cake made in the shape of an Arab mosque. An Arabian golden bird ornament beside plates of canapé.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. An aerial view of the United States Capitol building. A military band performs music on the grounds of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States). U.S. soldiers stand in formation. artillery guns fire salutes. King Faisal stands with the Arab dignitaries. A helicopter in the background. A soldier salutes. Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, at his side, speaks words of friendship and farewell to the King. King Faisal speaks into the microphone. He finishes the speech, and the dignitaries applaud. The King bids farewell to U.S. officials before leaving. Vice President Humphrey and Secretary Dean Rusk escort him to the helicopter. A man takes picture. The King boards the helicopter and waves. The Washington Monument in the background. The helicopter takes off. The events are described in Arabic by an unseen narrator.
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.
Documentary depicts the visit of Ivory Coast President Houphouet Boigny and his wife to the United States. Dusk view of the White House as nighttime approaches. Soldiers stand on either side of the lawn. Ivory Coast President Houphouet Boigny with his wife Marie Boigny and member party arrive at the White House for state dinner given by United States President Kennedy. The soldiers salute. They exit the car. Ivory Coast President shakes hand with the U.S. President John F. Kennedy; all guests are dressed in formal black tie. They walk into the White House as men take pictures. Two Presidents and the First Ladies stand together with other party members.
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru discusses issues with U.S. President John F Kennedy at White House, Washington DC. Later in the evening Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi arrive at the White House for a state dinner and are greeted and seen posing with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy. Indian Foreign Secretary M J Desai and U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk present for the talks ranging free and independent states to outlaw of nuclear testing. Prime Minister's daughter Ms. Indira Gandhi visits District of Columbia Children's Hospital. Exterior of Children's Hospital in Washington DC. Inside, they visit a young girl named Jane Franzella, who has polio, and is is receiving a treatment in a whirlpool tank. Ms. Indira Gandhi receives and admires a painting or drawing created for her by the girl, Jane. Ms. Gandhi and Mrs Rusk observe children in a room receiving therapy to improve the muscular coordination of disabled children. Boys and girls work with nurses and therapists in the room. Scene changes to exterior view of the newly decorated Indian Embassy in Washington DC. Inside, Indian Ambassador to America, B K Nehru, and his wife, greet guests as they arrive for a dinner in honor of Prime Minister Nehru and his daughter. Friends and diplomats from the Washington DC community arrive and greet Prime Minister Nehru.
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