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Article: Saudi Arabia and the United States; a special friendship. (advertisement)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- October 26, 1987
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SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED STATES:
A Special Friendship
February 1945: History in the Making
King Abdulaziz Al-Saud, ruler of a young but vast kingdom, daring warrior and visionary statesman. From warring desert tribes that for centuries had recognized no central authority, Abdulaziz Al-Saud forged a united people, with the Holy Qur' an as his guide.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, leader of America through the Great Depression of the 1930's and commander-in-chief during World War II.
The chemistry was right. And, in 1945, when King Abdulaziz Al-Saud and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met aboard the USS Quincy near the ...