Photo of the day From the Stripes archives

August 2, 2009

 

Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes

Madrid, Spain, October 2, 1970: President Richard Nixon and Spanish leader Generalissimo Francisco Franco stand at attention as the national anthems are played following Nixon's arrival at Barajas Airport. A crowd of over a million people lined the streets to view the ensuing motorcade to Madrid's downtown.