Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army (the Old Guard) perform at a nighttime event. The fife and drum corps parade. A precision drill team performs. Band plays. Event ends with fireworks. Washington monument is visible in distance.
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.
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.
An Arab broadcaster describes events. Gulf state representatives arrive, individually , to meet with King Faisal, of Saudi Arabia, at Blair House, across the street from the White House, Washington, DC, during the King's state visit to the United States. Among those attending are representatives from: Iraq; Tunisia; Libya ; Sudan; and Kuwait (represented by His Excellency Mr. Dawood M. Al-Atiqi ).
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. The King and Prince Khalid visit the Islamic Center of Washington DC (2551 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008), where they are greeted, and escorted. The King removes his shoes and enters the mosque to pray. An Islamic center in the city. U.S. dignitaries at the center. King Faisal arrives with a dignitary. They meet other dignitaries. The King looks at a lamp and the architecture of the mosque. He reads a prayer there. A man with a camera. The events depicted are described in Arabic by an unseen narrator.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. King Faisal and his party leave the Saudi embassy in a motorcade, escorted by motorcycle police, enroute to visit the U.S. Capitol. They pass notable landmarks on the way, which are described in an Arabic narration. The King is hosted at a luncheon with the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including Senators James William Fulbright and Bourke B. Hickenlooper.
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