This piece from 1953 describes King Saud as “more progressive and international-minded than his autocratic father”pic.twitter.com/U8ZFLNX0Ko
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This piece from 1957 doesn’t refer to Saudi Arabia specifically but it’s an epic headline nevertheless.pic.twitter.com/Gj6NB1DRtq
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1960: “King Saud has increasingly assumed the role of liberal champion of constitutional reform.” (The Saudi constitution was adopted by royal decree in 1992).pic.twitter.com/3kwGcgnpDd
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1962: “The Oil Genie and the Sheikh” offers a tour of Gulf palaces that marvels at their “gilded furniture of impressive ugliness.”pic.twitter.com/EcFqhUpayE
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During the so-called “Arab Cold War” Saudi royals were supported as a bulwark against Nasserism. This 1963 piece celebrates Crown Prince Faisal’s “burst of social reform and economic development.”pic.twitter.com/OR6g73Zveh
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“With his older brother no longer looking over his shoulder...”pic.twitter.com/8KlT0vPYiP
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1964: “He is a man who has gained nearly absolute power without really wanting it.”pic.twitter.com/QYzWOKyzpE
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Here Faisal is described as “ascetic, with only one wife, who lives on grilled meat and boiled vegetables and makes a fetish of moderation.”pic.twitter.com/SSQV0s822i
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This 1975 obituary: “Faisal, Rich and Powerful, Led Saudis Into 20th Century“pic.twitter.com/2YZm2O3M3A
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Faisal’s successor, King Khalid, was a “moderating force”pic.twitter.com/MxmpR9vaAe
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