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Truman Shaking Hands with the Shah of Iran

73-3127
Accession Number
73-3127
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338957386
Keywords
Airports
Armed forces officers
Kings and rulers
Presidential aircraft
Presidents
Visitors, Foreign
Visits of state
Welcoming ceremonies
HST Keywords
Airplanes - Independence; Airports - Washington National; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Iran
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) and the Shah of Iran (foreground, left) shaking hands at Washington National Airport upon the Shah's arrival in the United States, with the President's airplane, "The Independence" (which had brought the Shah to Washington) in the background. General Harry Vaughan is on the far left. Others are unidentified.
Date(s)
November 16, 1949