Vice President Humphrey arrives in Vietnam

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02754
Title
Vice President Humphrey arrives in Vietnam
Description
Original caption: "U.S. Vice President Humphrey arrives in Vietnam for Presidential inauguration. Saigon - Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey led the official delegation that arrived in Saigon Oct. 29 to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President Nguygen Coa Ky on Oct. 31. The U.S. party was met at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport by Mr. Ky. U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, Deputy Ambassador Eugene Locke, General W.C. Westmoreland and other top Vietnamese and American military and civilian officials. The other official delegates representing President Johnson at the inauguration were Mr. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Heartst Corporation; and Mr. James A. Suffridge, President AFL/CIO Retail Clerke International Association." Hubert Humphrey and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ walk in front of Vietnamese soldiers. There are reporters and a plane in the background.
Date
1967
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Visits of state; Diplomatic and consular service; Nguyễn, Cao Kỳ; Locke, Eugene Murphy, 1918-1972; Westmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005; Bunker, Ellsworth, 1894-1984; Ambassadors; Soldiers; Airplanes
Location
Saigon, South Vietnam
Coordinates
10.8231; 106.6297
Size
15 x 22 cm
Container
B146, F3
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
Unknown
Collector
Keever, Beverly Deepe
Copyright Information
These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections
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