Jackie Kennedy in India
At the urging of John Kenneth Galbraith, President Kennedy’s ambassador to India, Mrs. Kennedy undertook a tour of India and Pakistan [in March ‘62], taking her sister Lee Radziwill along…
In Lahore, Pakistani President Ayub Khan presented Mrs. Kennedy with a much-photographed horse, Sardar (the Urdu term meaning ‘leader’)… Mrs. Kennedy told guests, “All my life I’ve dreamed of coming to the Shalimar Gardens. It’s even lovelier than I’d dreamed. I only wish my husband could be with me.” While in Lahore, she had a friendly chat with Iranian Empress Farah Pahlavi… [Link]
In Lahore with Pakistani president Ayub Khan:
on Monday, March 3rd, 2008, 7:20 pm in History, Photographs, Politics › 
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Ghandi strikes again! And I love the leering Indian uncle/babu in the background.
Erm, is that a Phallus in her gloved hand?
It would seem that the elephant she is sat on is the 35 year old “Bibiya“.
Actually, I think that “leering uncle” might be secret service.
You are a visual sensualist, it seems. I always love the historical pictures you choose. Nice job.
Thanks PW. Always good to meet a fellow art lover.