Title: The Carters and Pope John Paul II

Description: President and Mrs. Carter met with Pope John Paul II in the second floor Yellow Oval Room on October 6, 1979. This was the first time a Pontiff met with the President of the United States in the White House. The Carters and the Pope are pictured in the second-floor Center Hall.

Date: 1979

Creator: Donald J. Crump

Credit: White House Historical Association