Reception for Shah of Iran

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

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City Hall reception for the Shah of Iran. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi expresses thanks to the Mayor for the reception. He notes the magnificence of the buildings of New York as well as the cosmopolitan culture.

Performance by Police Glee Club.

Tommy Cowan reports.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 69103
Municipal archives id: LT312

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