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Truman and the Shah of Iran Shaking Hands at Ceremony

73-3137
Accession Number
73-3137
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338957408
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Kings and rulers
Presidents
Visitors, Foreign
Visits of state
Welcoming ceremonies
HST Keywords
Truman - Cabinet - Truman with Members; Truman - Dignitaries - Foreign - Iran
People Pictured
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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, left) shaking hands with the Shah of Iran (foreground, right) at a ceremony welcoming the Shah to Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left), and Washington, D.C. Commissioner John Russell Young (right, next to the Shah) and other unidentified dignitaries look on.
Date(s)
November 16, 1949