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King of Afghanistan Visit to America
2015-09-27T16:00:35-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTQ0XC8yMDE1MDkyNzE2MTI0MjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Officially titled Their Majesties Visit the United States of America and produced by the Afghan government, this film documents King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah’s and Queen Humaira Begum’s September, 1963, trip to the U.S. The royal couple are shown being greeted by President Kennedy at the White House, sightseeing in Washington, D.C., laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, parading down Pennsylvania Avenue, visiting former President Eisenhower in Gettysburg, traveling across the U.S. to Disneyland in California, and completing their trip in New York City with a ticker-tape parade.
Officially titled Their Majesties Visit the United States of America and produced by the Afghan government, this film documents King of Afghanistan…
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Officially titled Their Majesties Visit the United States of America and produced by the Afghan government, this film documents King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah’s and Queen Humaira Begum’s September, 1963, trip to the U.S. The royal couple are shown being greeted by President Kennedy at the White House, sightseeing in Washington, D.C., laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, parading down Pennsylvania Avenue, visiting former President Eisenhower in Gettysburg, traveling across the U.S. to Disneyland in California, and completing their trip in New York City with a ticker-tape parade. close
Officially titled Their Majesties Visit the United States of America and produced by the Afghan government, this film documents King of Afghanistan… read more
Officially titled Their Majesties Visit the United States of America and produced by the Afghan government, this film documents King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah’s and Queen Humaira Begum’s September, 1963, trip to the U.S. The royal couple are shown being greeted by President Kennedy at the White House, sightseeing in Washington, D.C., laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, parading down Pennsylvania Avenue, visiting former President Eisenhower in Gettysburg, traveling across the U.S. to Disneyland in California, and completing their trip in New York City with a ticker-tape parade. close
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