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.