Foreign Leaders of the 1950s, 1960s, & 1970s
 
Ollie Atkins' White House career spanned three decades, first as a photojournalist for the Saturday Evening Post and then as the official White House photographer for Richard M. Nixon.  During that time, Atkins had the opportunity to photograph many world leaders either in Washington or on assignment.
                    
To see a larger version of a photograph just click on the image. The three-part number code refers to the original photograph in the Atkins Collection.

 

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1. Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the U.S. Capitol, 1959.
2. Outgoing President Harry S Truman greets President-elect Eisenhower, 1953.
3. Henry Kissinger, Premier Chou En-lai, and Chairman Mao, 1972.

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4. President John F. Kennedy greets the Shah of Iran, 1962.
5. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson greet Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi, 1966.
6. President Johnson and Saudi King Faisel, 1966.

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7. The Johnsons pose with Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, 1965.
8. President Johnson with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, 1966.
9. President Kenndy welcomes Josip Broz (Tito) to the White House, 1963 (Eunice Shriver standing in for Jacqueline Kennedy).

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10. Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, 1963.
11. President Johnson talking with British Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home, 1963.
12. Nixon hosts Lord Louis Mountbattan, Earl of Burma, 1970.

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13. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on a royal visit to New Zealand, 1963.
14. French President Charles DeGaulle leading foreign heads of state at President Kennedy's funeral, 1963.
15. Former President Truman arrives at the White House for President Kennedy's funeral, 1963.

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16. Pat Nixon and some of her Irish relatives, 1970.
17. The Nixons' audience with Pope Paul VI in Rome, 1970.
18. President Nixon escorts the Duchess and the Duke of Windsor into the White House, 1970.

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19. The Nixons chat with the future King of Spain, Juan Carlos, and his wife, 1970.
20. Nixon stops his motorcade to meet local teens on horseback, Timahoe, Ireland, 1970.
21. Queen Elizabeth II on her royal visit to New Zealand, 1963.

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22. Nixon greets French President DeGaulle at the White House, 1971.
23. The Nixons, British Prime Minister Edward Heath, and Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland, 1970.
24. Pat Nixon visits an Egyptian school, 1974.

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25. Nixon, Kissinger, and Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, 1974.
26. Nixon with Soviet Party Chairman Leonid Brehznev, 1973.
27. Nixon shares a laugh with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, 1970.

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28. Queen Elizabeth giving Nixon a tour of one of the royal palaces, 1970.
29. Nixon meeting with future Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin, 1974.
30. Generalissimo Francisco Franco escorting First Lady, Pat Nixon, into a state dinner in Madrid, 1970.

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31. Eisenhower posing with Sir Winston Churchill on the White House Portico, no date.
32. President Johnson with Berlin mayor Willy Brandt, 1964.
33. Nixon and Secretary of State William Rogers toasting Marshal Tito, 1970.

34. President Johnson meeting with Pope Paul VI in New York City, 1965.
35. Nixon shaking hands with Syrian dictator Assad, 1974.