President Kennedy and Emperor Haile Selassie in the 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine, Washington, D.C., 1963
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Foreign policy was an outstanding aspect of John F. Kennedy's Cold War administration. Amid global political and military tensions, the president hosted many foreign leaders. This photograph, taken just six weeks before Kennedy was assassinated, shows a parade for Ethiopian emperor Hail Selassie I. The two statesmen met in October 1963 to discuss their nations' relationship and mutual concerns.
Foreign policy was an outstanding aspect of John F. Kennedy's Cold War administration. Amid global political and military tensions, the president hosted many foreign leaders. This photograph, taken just six weeks before Kennedy was assassinated, shows a parade for Ethiopian emperor Hail Selassie I. The two statesmen met in October 1963 to discuss their nations' relationship and mutual concerns.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1961
Keywords
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Lincoln Continental automobile
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.241.14.35
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward L. Gies in Memory of Morgan L. Gies.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.438 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Type-written caption affixed to back: October 1963 - President Kennedy and Emporer [sic] Haile Selassie of Ethiopia in the 1961 Lincoln on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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