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Alice Roosevelt Longworth Attends Windsor Dinner

In this photograph, taken by Joseph J. Scherschel of National Geographic on April 4, 1970, guests converse in the Blue Room during a formal dinner party hosted by President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon in honor of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. At the far left is Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the eldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, standing between aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The event included dinner in the State Dining Room and after-dinner entertainment in the East Room by singer and pianist Bobby Short and singing troupe the Young Saints. As King Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor briefly ruled the United Kingdom in 1936, but abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, an American who gained the title of Duchess of Windsor due to her marriage.
Photographer
Joseph J. Scherschel
Date of Work
April 4, 1970
Type
Photograph
Credit
White House Historical Association
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