Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II first came to Washington D.C. as Princess Elizabeth in 1951 with his Royal Highness, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and stayed with President Harry Truman and his family at Blair House.
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Queen Elizabeth II and her consort, Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh came to stay with President Dwight Eisenhower and first Lady Mamie Eisenhower for four days at the White House in October 1957.
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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and her consort, his Royal Highness Prince Philip opened the doors of Buckingham Palace to the President John Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961.
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Queen Elizabeth II never met President Lyndon Johnson during his presidency and was unable to attend John F. Kennedy's funeral because she was pregnant with Prince Edward.
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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Edward Heath are joined by President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon during the Nixons' visit to the United Kingdom October 1970.
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President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford honored Queen Elizabeth with an exquisite state dinner on July 7, 1976.
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President Jimmy Carter known for his plain manner and eschewing finery, dined on gold plates with Queen Elizabeth II and her consort Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh on May 10, 1977.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh invited President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan to a formal dinner in Windsor Castle on June 8, 1982.
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President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton toured Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II and her consort Prince Philip as part of a five day European tour.
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To celebrate the 450th Anniversary of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh visited the White House on May 7, 2007.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are welcomed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Buckingham Palace in London, England, April 1, 2009.
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