Dinner in Honor of the Shah, and the Empress Farah

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President John F. Kennedy (in back) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (back to camera, left of columns) visit with guests in the Entrance Hall of the White House during a dinner in honor of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah  (back to camera, in front of President Kennedy), and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Kennedy).

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Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke stands left of the Shahanshah; members of the Jerome Robbins’ Ballets: USA dance company, who performed at the dinner, stand behind the Empress. Washington, D.C.

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