Pictures in the News poster, No. 4 (English, Beirut)
An English fold-out photo sheet with a fisheye view of the UN General Assembly hall and four captioned stories: Presidents Johnson and Kaunda exchanging portraits, a Guinean woman modelling Kennedy and Lincoln cloth, the opening of the African Development Bank in Lagos and Martin Luther King, Jr., receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. The tell is card-stacking: successes and honours are selected, and the portraits and the Nobel scene transfer prestige.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- January 28, 1965
- 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
- Economy and finance, Race and ethnicity
- 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, January 28, 1965. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949204, 306-PPB-280).
Text on the object
PICTURES IN THE NEWS Presidential Photos Are Popular in Both Zambia and the U.S. Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda and United States President Lyndon B. Johnson exchange portraits at the White House during President Kaunda's state visit to the United States. BELOW - An attractive young woman of Guinea models a dress decorated with portraits of U.S. Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln. The cloth is popular among shoppers in Conakry. Prime Minister of Nigeria at Opening of Development Bank Prime Minister Balewa (center) opens the first meeting in Lagos of the board of governors of the African Development Bank. Finance Minister Okotie-Eboh of Nigeria was elected board chairman. The new bank will give financial and technical aid to its members to hasten their economic development. New African Voices Heard at the Opening of United Nations African nations played an important role at the opening session of the 19th General Assembly. Malawi and Zambia were admitted to United Nations membership and Mr. Alex Quaison-Sackey of Ghana was chosen as President of the General Assembly. The unusual photo above was made with a wide-angle camera lens covering 180 degrees. ON THE LEFT - Addressing the Assembly is Zambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Simon Kapwepwe; behind him are (left to right) Secretary-General U Thant, Mr. Quaison-Sackey, and Mr. C.V. Narasimhan, Under-Secretary for General Assembly Affairs. Martin Luther King is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, is shown in Oslo, Norway, being warmly congratulated by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Harald (left) and His Majesty King Olav V (back to camera). At Dr. King's left is his wife, Coretta. 65-P-75 (16)
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