Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey (1962)

• 78%
• 1962
• Leo Seltzer

Highlighting the First Lady's visit to India and Pakistan in the spring of 1962, this film shows Mrs. Kennedy with dignitaries, riding an elephant with her sister, visiting a children's hospital ward, in the 2 vast Asian nations. It highlights the pageantry of Mrs. Kennedy's state receptions by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India and President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan, and the beauty of such landmarks as the Taj Mahal and the Khyber Pass. She is also shown mingling with the colorful garbed Indians and Pakistanis in market places, at horse shows and on the banks of the sacred Ganges River.