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Invitation to India, March 1962: 12-21

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Digital Identifier:
USG-01-10
Title:
Invitation to India, March 1962: 12-21
Date(s) of Materials:
March 1962: 12-21
Description:
Motion picture covering First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's visit to India, emphasizing the social and cultural aspects of the country and including footage of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Princess Lee Radziwill, and United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith. The First Lady's official party includes First Lady’s Press Secretary Pamela Turnure and US Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke.
Presented by: United States Information Service (USIS).
Produced by: Hearst Metrotone News Inc.
Directed by: Leo Seltzer.
Written by: Doris Ransohoff.
Narrated by: Raymond Massey.
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Physical Description:
3 film reels on 1 roll (color; sound; 16 mm; 782 feet; 22 minutes)
Contributor(s):
Hearst Metrotone News Inc.
Massey, Raymond
Ransohoff, Doris
Seltzer, Leo
United States Information Agency
Place(s):
India
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