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Title
Shah addresses UCLA graduates
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Dean, Gordon
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Photograph dated June 27, 1964 shows Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran as he addresses UCLA graduates during graduation ceremonies on June 11, 1964. He spoke of the need to bridge the gap between the rich and the struggling poor, warning that there would be a "clash between the traditional forces clinging to their privileges and the progressive forces of the society who cherish an improvement." His presence at the ceremony brought on protests, student walk-outs, and an airplane flying overhead with anti-shah messages. Despite the disruptions, the Shah continued with his speech and received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00112795
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d011_f34_i9
CARL0005275459
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/46715
Subject
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,--Shah of Iran,--1919-1980
University of California, Los Angeles
Commencement ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Public speaking--California--Los Angeles
Microphones
Universities and colleges--California--Westwood (Los Angeles)
Iran--Kings and rulers
Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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