Wives of Japanese Ministers in the Blue Room

This photograph shows the wives of Japanese Ministers of the Japanese Cabinet as they tour the Blue Room on July 14, 1965 prior to a reception. The group were in Washington, D.C. as part of the fourth meeting of the Joint United States - Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs, led by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The ministers' wives were taken on a tour of the White House and its extensive grounds during the day.