Pictures in the News poster, No. 2 (English, Beirut)
A fold-out photo sheet of six captioned news photographs about African and US relations: an Ethiopian painting of John F. Kennedy's life for the Kennedy Library, a Nigerian minister laying a wreath at Kennedy's grave, a Nigeria Airways inaugural flight, Mali women leaders in Washington, the privately financed hospital ship HOPE sailing for Guinea, and African officials discussing the Congo. The tell is card-stacking: friendly exchanges and goodwill gestures are selected as the news, and the Kennedy images transfer his prestige to the US-African link.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- November 30, 1964
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series (RSC Beirut)
- 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, Health
- 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, November 30, 1964. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949188, 306-PPB-264).
Text on the object
PICTURES IN THE NEWS ETHIOPIAN PAINTING FOR KENNEDY LIBRARY - This canvas contains 60 paintings which depict the life of President John F. Kennedy, and Emperor Haile Selassie's visit to the U.S. in 1963 to see the late President. This "Sheba-style" picture history is the work of Ethiopian artist Ato Girma Balachew, 22 (at right) and Ato Tedros Bekele. They plan to present the painting, a symbol of Ethiopian-American friendship, to the Kennedy Memorial Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts. VISITS KENNEDY GRAVE - Nigerian Minister of State (Army) Alhaji Ibrahim T. Caladima places a wreath on the grave of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery during his tour of the Washington area. At Fort Belvoir, near Washington, the Minister's arrival was signaled by a 19-gun salute. NIGERIA AIRWAYS BEGINS LAGOS TO NEW YORK FLIGHTS - Dr. K.O. Mbadiwe, Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, waves to Americans who greeted the arrival of Nigeria Airways first flight from Lagos to New York. Dr. Mbadiwe said the new service would increase social, cultural and business ties between Nigerians and Americans. (Photograph courtesy Pan American World Airways.) MALI VISITORS WELCOMED TO WASHINGTON - Women leaders from Mali conferred with G. Mennen Williams, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, as they began a cross country tour of the United States. They discussed the role of women's organizations in Mali and the United States. Left to right are: Mrs. Sadio Singare, Mrs. Aoua Keita, and Mrs. Fanta Ouane. S. S. HOPE SAILS FOR GUINEA S. S. HOPE, the hospital ship and floating medical center leaves New York harbor for a one-year stay at Conakry, Guinea. The American vessel, operated by the privately-financed Project HOPE organization, has aboard a medical staff of 80 persons. At Conakry, the staff will operate a medical clinic, and also will introduce the newest medical techniques to doctors and nurses from Guinea and neighboring countries. PHOTO AT LEFT: Guinea's Ambassador to the United Nations, Achkar Marof (at right) and Mrs. Marof (second from left) were welcomed aboard the ship by Dr. William B. Walsh, president and founder of Project HOPE, and Mrs. Walsh just before sailing. AFRICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS CONGO ISSUE - Representatives of 10 African nations, members of the Organization of African Unity, met in Nairobi to discuss the current situation in the Congo. The Congo Reconciliation Commission is headed by Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya (wearing hat). 65-P-47 (8)
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