The recently published book on the life of the pilot of the late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud's aircraft Captain Joe Grant included a historical documentation of an important period of the reign of the late king Abdulaziz especially his meeting with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt about 60 years ago. Captain Grant was the pilot of King's aircraft, a DC-3, which was a gift from President Roosevelt given in February 1945. Grant describes that period as the best years of his life which exceeded 100 years. The book begins with a picture of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's reception of Grant when he returned to visit the kingdom in June. The book includes a collection of historic pictures of the late King Abdulaziz during the forties of the last century and documentation of his flights on board the DC-3.
