Shah of Iran is greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of fellow compatriots as he arrives in Williamsburg Virginia during a State visit during which he is to meet President Carter in Washington D.C., Nov 14th, 1977. (AP photo from Chicago Tribune Archives)
Shah of Iran being interviewed by Barbara Walters for CBS in 1977:
Shah at the National Press Club:
“As far as we are concerned we are the toys of no country including the United States”
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