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The White House Historical Association’s first lecture of the 2023 Quarterly Lecture Series, White House History with Frank Sesno, took pl...
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill along with Roosevelt's Joint Chiefs of Staff pose for a photograph outside of the White House, May 24, 1943.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential LibraryHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, converse with President Truman, First Lady Bess Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman during a portrait shoot on October 31, 1951.
Harry S. Truman Presidential LibraryPresident and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower greet Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on their arrival at the North Portico.
White House Historical AssociationPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dressed for a State Dinner, pose at the Grand Staircase, October 17, 1957.
White House Historical AssociationPresident John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold McMillan (front row center) pose in the Rose Garden with their ministers, delegates, and advisers after a series of talks on world affairs, April 8, 1961.
National Archives and Records AdministrationPresident and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson with Princess Margaret of Great Britain and her husband Anthony Armstong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowden, pose before photographers in the Queens Bedroom, November 17, 1965.
White House Historical AssociationPresident and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson walk through White House cross hall with guest of honor, Prime Minister Harold Wilson, June 1967.
White House Historical AssociationPrince Charles and Princess Anne of Great Britain (left) chat with Tricia Nixon (center) and Julie and David Eisenhower.
Nixon Presidential Materials Project/NARAPresident Gerald R. Ford acknowledges the toast of Queen Elizabeth II during a state dinner, July 7, 1976.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential LibraryPresident Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter walk with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher out of the Yellow Oval Room, December 17, 1979.
Jimmy Carter Presidential LibraryPresident Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan chat with Prince Charles, and Princess Diana in the East Sitting Hall, November 9, 1985.
Ronald W. Reagan Presidential LibraryThe Marine Band provides after-dinner music for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Nancy Reagan encouraged actor John Travolta to dance with Princess Diana to music from Saturday Night Fever, November 9, 1985.
Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library/NARAPresident George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush welcome Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on the North Portico for a state dinner in their honor, May 1991.
George H.W. Bush Presidential LibraryFirst Lady Hillary Clinton and Princess Diana chat in the Map Room, June 18, 1997.
William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryPresident Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton pose with Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair in the North Entrance prior to a state dinner, February 5, 1998.
William J. Clinton Presidential LibraryPresident George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush welcome Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, upon their arrival to the North Portico of the White House for a State Dinner, May 7, 2007.
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum/NARAPresident George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush welcome British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the White House, May 16, 2007.
George W. Bush Presidential LibraryThe White House Historical Association’s first lecture of the 2023 Quarterly Lecture Series, White House History with Frank Sesno, took pl...
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