Al Hayat fi Amrika No. 30 promotion poster, 1964 US poster: A landscape promotion sheet for issue 30 of 'Life in America'.

Al Hayat fi Amrika No. 30 promotion poster (Arabic poster distributed in Beirut)

A landscape promotion sheet for issue 30 of 'Life in America'. A colour photograph of a horse in silhouette against a dusky sky is set beside text announcing an Arabian horse show in the Arizona desert, plus articles on American youth, a look at Islam in its spirit and sacred things, and 'When I Came to America', and a large colour map of the United States. The tell is glittering generalities: an admired animal and a list of topics sell the issue; the Islam item is addressed to the Arabic-reading audience.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Glittering generalities Plain folks

Date: July 30, 1964
Period: Cold War
Made by: U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
Region: North America
Country: United States
Medium: Poster
Issuer type: State
Regime: Johnson Administration
Leader: Lyndon B. Johnson
Audience: Foreign public
Purpose: Persuade or win support
Themes: Media and information, Religion
Event: Cold War
Source: Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
Source: U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
Rights: Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, July 30, 1964. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949216, 306-PPB-292).

Text on the object

Original (Arabic) · read from the image, not independently checked

الحياة في
٣٠
أمريكا

في هذا العدد:
معرض الخيول العربية في صحراء أريزونا

ومقالات أخرى عن:
• الشباب الأمريكي وعالمه الخاص
• نظرة على الإسلام في روحه ومقدساته
• "عندما جئت إلى أمريكا"

بالإضافة إلى خارطة كبيرة بالألوان للولايات المتحدة الأمريكية

يصدر في أول آب (أغسطس) ويباع في جميع المكتبات المحلية

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

Life in America, 30. In this issue: The Arabian horse show in the Arizona desert. And other articles on: American youth and their private world; A look at Islam in its spirit and its sacred things; "When I Came to America". In addition, a large colour map of the United States of America. Issued on the first of Ab (August) and sold in all local libraries.

No imprint, issuer or credit line is printed on the sheet.