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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 7, 1964 reads, "Madame Rajan Nehru addresses a Los Angeles Valley College gathering Friday night." The article partially reads, "The attractive cousin of India's prime minister addresses a standing room only audience...in the Van Nuys school's men's gymnasium. In this country on a brief speaking tour to solicit moral support for her country. Madame Nehru said, 'We stand today at the crossroads of poverty and prosperity; democracy and communism.' 'Although we've made many steps forward since we gained our freedom in 1947, 'she said, 'we realize we're still a backward country.'"
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Nehru, Jawaharlal,--1889-1964--Family Los Angeles Valley College Lectures and lecturing--California--Los Angeles Lecturers--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Podiums--California--Los Angeles Microphones Community colleges--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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