Madison Square Garden and 8-City Tour (1974)

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New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle,
San Francisco

New York, Madison Square Garden (September 18,1974)

True Father at the podium during his Madison Square Garden speech, “The New Future of Christianity, September 18, 1974

Members at Barrytown, New York International Training Center preparing for the Madison square Garden campaign

True Father with David S.C. Kim, Ken Sudo and Teddy Verheyan preparing Madison Square Garden campaign strategy

Mr. Takeru Kamiyama, Mr. David Kim, Rev. Paul Werner, Rev. Martin Porter, Mrs. Werner, Mr. Sudo and Rev. Verheyen with True Father

True Father signing map of areas assigned to International One World Crusade (IOWC) Commanders

True Father addressing members at Barrytown, NY, in preparation for the Madison Square Garden campaign

True Father addressing campaign workers_ David Kim translating

One of many vans used for the campaign

Rev. Paul Warner sending off members

Mr. Kamiyama, general director of the New York churches

German brass band plays on Wall Street

Official poster for the campaign

Tickets distributed for Madison Square Garden speech

True Father addressing members at Belvedere estate

Neil A. Salonen, president of the Unification Church of America, speaking at a Wall Street rally

Wall Street rally in preparation for Madison Square Garden event

Brother's section at the Wall Street rally

Sister's section at the Wall Street rally

Korean Folk Ballet member at pre-Madison Square Garden event

Korean Folk Ballet performing at Central Park campaign event

Members of the postering team putting up a large rally poster

Most of the 21-member postering team

Full-page ad purchased in the New York Daily News

Ministers at a press conference expressing their support for the rally

Head table at the Day of Hope Banquest preceeding the Madison Square Garden event

Guests at the Day of Hope Banquet, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, September 17, 1974

True Father addresses banquet guests in New York

Head table at the Day of Hope banquet; True Mother far left

True Father making a point at his banquet speech

True Mother (left) and Mrs. Won Pok Choi speak with well-known American psychic Jeanne Dixon

True Father at the banquet podium

The movement feted 1,600 prominent New Yorkers at the banquet

True Father and Bo Hi Pak with well-known television journalist, Mike Wallace

The ballroom floor and balconies at the Waldorf Hotel in use at the banquet

Same-day ad for the Madison Square Garden event

Early arrivals at the Madison Square Garden event

Floor-level view of the podium

Neil Salonen introduces True Father

True Father speaking at Madison Square Garden

An overflow crowd at Madison Square Garden

A view of attendees, including Mr. and Mrs. Sank Ik Choi and Peter Koch, from the podium

True Father, arms outstretched, during his Madison Square Garden address

True Father emphasizing a point at Madison Square Garden

A view of the stage area at Madison Square Garden

Purchased reprint of True Father’s Madison Square Garden Speech in the New York Times

True Father speaking emphatically at Madison Square Garden

True Father enjoys a light moment during his Madison Square Garden speech

Ground-level view at Madison Square Garden

True Father at the victory celebration the day after Madison Square Garden

True Father addressing members at the victory celebration at Belvedere estate

True Father speaking

True Father with Korean leaders at the victory celebration

True Father assigning bus team members

A view of members at the celebration

Trucks and vans roll out of Barrytown International Training Center to the next Day of Hope venue

Philadelphia (date here)

True Father at the podium in Philadelphia

Washington D.C. (October 16, 1974)

True Father speaking at the Day of Hope Banquet in Washington, D.C.

3,500 guests attended the Washington, D.C. Day of Hope Banquet

A portion of attendees at the Washington, D.C. Day of Hope Banquet

True Father receives a Happy Re-Birthday cake at the Washington, D.C. Day of Hope Banquet

In Washington, D.C., Unificstion Church headquarter building displays a huge Re-Birthday sign

Unification Church of Ameica President Neil Salonen oversees campaign activity from his office

Poster for the October 16, 1974 Washington, D.C. Day of Hope speech

True Father at DAR Constitution Hall

A portion of the audience at the Washington, D.C. tour stop

Atlanta (date here)

True Father beams from the podium during the Day of Hope Banquet in Atlanta

True Father shakes hands with a women in the banquet audience representing all ladies present

Day of Hope Banquet guests in Atlanta

True Father speaking at Atlanta Day of Hope event

The Korean Folk Ballet performed at the Atlanta Day of Hope speech

Audience at the Day of Hope Atlanta speech

True Father receiving a proclamation of welcome from the City of Atlanta

Chicago (date here)

Audience at Day of Hope speech in Chicago, November 12, 1974

Another view of the Day of Hope audience in Chicago

War on Pornography rally in Chicago

Chicago campaign volunteers

Witnessing for the November 12, 1974 Day of Hope speech in Chicago

New Hope Singers International performing at the Chicago banquet

Banquet guests in Chicago

Lining up for the Chicago speech

Audience at the Chicago speech

View of the audience in Chicago

Proclamation of Unification Church Day in Chicago by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley

Seattle (date here)

True Father speaking in Seattle

Audience at Day of Hope speech in Seattle, November 28, 1974

Protest at a pornography shop

More than 300 members protested at several pornography shops

Witnessing for the Seattle rally

Day of Hope campaign van in Seattle

Putting up Day of Hope posters in Seattle

A Seattle billboard

Head table at the Seattle Day of Hope Banquet

True Father receiving a tribal necklace from the National Blackfeet Indian Association

Guests at the Seattle Day of Hope banquet

True Father speaking with Bo Hi Pak translating in Seattle

Audience at the Seattle Day of Hope speech

True Father speaking in Seattle

San Francisco (date here)

A portion of the audience at the San Francisco Day of Hope speech, December 9, 1974

True Father at the podium in the San Francisco Opera House

The Korean Folk Ballet performed at the Japan Center Peace Plaza, San Francisco

Passing our promotional flyers on Market Street, San Francisco

True Father with Benjamin Swig, owner of San Francisco_s Fairmont Hotel

True Father explaining the benefits of ginseng tea to Bejamin Swig, owner of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco

True Father speaking at the Day of Hope Banquet in San Francisco

Letter of welcome to True Father from California Governor Ronald Reagan

Day of Hope Banquet attendees in San Francisco

The Korean Folk Ballet performing the fan dance at the San Francisco Day of Hope Banquet

Greetings to True Father from San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto

True Father speaking in San Francisco

True Father speaking strongly during his San Francisco speech

Three balconies of the San Francisco Opera House filled for True Father's Day of Hope speech