Pictures in the News poster, No. 8 (English poster distributed in Beirut)
An English news sheet about visits to the U.S.: President Maurice Yameogo of Upper Volta at the UN, a White House state dinner and an honorary degree in California; a Liberian trainee at Kennedy Airport; YWCA women leaders at the White House and with Senator Margaret Chase Smith; and a Howard University African dance festival. The tell is transfer, with the UN, White House and universities as settings, and glittering generalities in the festival line about the arts and understanding among all nations.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- July 9, 1965
- 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
- Gender and suffrage, Science and technology
- 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 9, 1965. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949196, 306-PPB-272).
Text on the object
PICTURES IN THE NEWS Upper Volta President Visits United States President Maurice Yameogo of the Republic of Upper Volta is welcomed to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. He was invited to luncheon and a tour of the famed building by U Thant, U.N. Secretary-General. President Yameogo and his party applauded (above) when the Upper Volta Ambassador to the U.N. took his place in the General Assembly. In this picture are, left to right, Raphael Medah, Minister of Commerce, and Begnon Kone, President of the National Assembly, both of Upper Volta; President Yameogo; U Thant; Lompolo Kone, Minister of National Defense, and Denis Yameogo, Minister at Large and Special Presidential Adviser, all of Upper Volta. PHOTO AT TOP RIGHT - President Lyndon B. Johnson welcomes Mrs. Maurice Yameogo to the White House, Washington, D.C., where she and President Yameogo (at left) were guests of honor at a state dinner. At extreme right is Mrs. Johnson. PHOTO AT RIGHT - President Yameogo speaks at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California, where an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him. During his ten-day tour of the United States the Upper Volta Chief of State held talks with President Johnson and other top government leaders. STUDIES AIRPORT MANAGEMENT - Modern methods of controlling traffic at a busy airport are demonstrated to George Emmanuel Tubman (facing camera) of Liberia, who is attending a training school at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Mr. Tubman, shown observing a flight dispatcher in the control tower, expects to work at Roberts Field, Monrovia, upon his return to Liberia. WOMEN LEADERS from 33 nations, representing the YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association), were entertained at the White House in Washington, D.C., by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson (above, center), wife of the President of the United States, and Mrs. Laurance Rockefeller (left), vice president, International YWCA. They are shown welcoming Mrs. Evelyn Cole of Sierra Leone. PHOTO BELOW - The ladies also visited U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith. In the picture are (left to right) Mrs. Dagmar Lynn, India; Mrs. Inonge Wina, Zambia; Senator Smith; and Mrs. Bernadette Kunambi, Tanzania. African Rhythm Highlights Music Festival As Dancers And Drummers Do The "Batakoto" PHOTO AT LEFT - Pounding drums and the movements of the "Batakoto," an African dance, featured an exciting performance at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The occasion was the three-day festival of non-western music held during International Week at the University. These musicians and dancers are American and African college students, trained by Babatunde Olatunji, a Nigerian performer living in the United States. PHOTO AT RIGHT - Part of the audience is shown in Cramton Hall. The festival was held to demonstrate how the arts contribute to better understanding among people of all nations. 65-P-144 (16)
Small captions were read at reduced resolution; some personal-name spellings may differ slightly from the printed sheet.
