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Tabriz, Persian Rug, presented to President Eisenhower by His Imperial Majesty Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahinshah of Iran, on the occasion of his state visit to the United States in December 1954. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/h8uzujr.jpg) The carpet was one of many gifts Eisenhower received from the Shah of Iran in appreciation for America’s efforts to restore him to power in 1954. Eisenhower used the CIA to arrange the overthrow of democratically elected President Mossadegh who was nationalizing the country’s British controlled oil fields and who appeared to have ties with the communists. When Eisenhower visited Iran in 1959, the route of his motorcade from the airfield to the Marble Palace in Teheran was carpeted by Persian rugs.
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Jack O'Connor was big hunting buddies with someone over there in the Shah's family.
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Quite a few Americans hunted Iran in them days.
Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?"
Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals."
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15 Persian Ibex; another gift form the shah in the 70's. Numbering around 300 now, in the florida mountains of new mexico, ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/fxKV3Ei.jpg)
Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?"
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15 Persian Ibex; another gift form the shah in the 70's. Numbering around 300 now, in the florida mountains of new mexico, Wow. Magnificent
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15 Persian Ibex; another gift form the shah in the 70's. Numbering around 300 now, in the florida mountains of new mexico, Wow. Magnificent Hanco, they’d scare your whitetails off 😃
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The Shah was partial to the 300 Weatherby ......if I recall correctly .
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General Scheartzkopf threw the elected president in jail. Father of the general of desert Storm.
Put the Shah on the Peacock Throne......which was stolen from India.
Strange history.
We had to do it. Because the British had already been thrown out.
The Shahs brother was the big hunter if I remember....
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Yes, JamesJr. I remember Jack O'Connor talking about going hunting with Shah Reza Palavi. Those were the days.
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Renegade’s buddy WillyG, his grandma banged the Shah.
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The reason the Shah, and a lot of other "hunter" politicians and celebrities around the world liked Weatherby rifles- - - - -they were gifts from the company, complete with elaborate custom engraving, fancy presentation cases, etc. Roy Weatherby was the consummate salesman and self-promoter, into selling more sizzle than steak!
Jerry
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Roy Weatherby was the consummate salesman Booya!
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