Crown Prince Savang Vathana Visits the United States Part 1

Description

This film shows highlights from an unofficial visit to the U.S. by the Crown Prince of Laos, Savang Vathana, and his daughter, Princess Savivanh Savang. Included are scenes of the Crown Prince's arrival in New York City, NY, where he was greeted by the ambassador of Laos to the United States, Ourot R. Souvannavong; an automobile tour of Washington, D.C.; conversations with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Under Secretary of State Herbert Hoover, Jr., and other State Department officials; a luncheon, given at Blair House by Walter S. Robertson, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, at which the Crown Prince was the guest of honor; a riverboat excursion along the Potomac River; and a reception at the Laotian embassy in honor of the Crown Prince that was attended by many foreign ambassadors, as well as the Crown Prince's oldest American friend, Harold Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities