Haile Selassie, reception for Emperor of Ethiopia

Mayor Robert F. Wagner presents the city’s Gold Medal of Honor to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie during ceremonies at City Hall officially welcoming the 62-year-old monarch.

A reception for Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. First two sides of the three-sided recording are missing. Extant audio begins partway through Selassie's speech. Mayor Wagner confers a gift to Selassie.

Speakers include: Hulan Jack; Ambassador Richard Patterson, Mayor Wagner, Emperor Haile Selassie. We also hear from the WNYC reporter detailing the gifts from the Emperor to Mayor Wagner in addition to some scene description.

NYC Post Office Dept Band plays Colonel Bogey March.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150675
Municipal archives id: LT2828