motorcade

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As the Iranian motorcade left, demonstrators shouted "terrorists!" and surged forward throwing objects, with the police swiftly shoving them -- and the reporters behind -- backwards, as some tumbled over in the melee.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

In 1958, however, during his goodwill tour of the region, then-Vice President Richard Nixon’s motorcade was attacked by an anti-America crowd in Caracas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

On the eve of the 1976 election, President Gerald Ford wanted to hold a motorcade parade in Grand Rapids, where he grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

In June, Air Force Two landed in Butte, Montana, where Vice President JD Vance transferred to a motorcade of black SUVs that shuttled him south to a sprawling cattle operation near Yellowstone National Park.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

At the front of this motorcade were limousines carrying high police officials.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela