Presidents and the Potomac
For the politicians, civil servants, and accompanying citizenry of the new federal government—freshly arrived in 1800 from comfortable, sophisticated Philadelphia—the...
India State Dinner: President and Mrs. Nixon with Guests
- Date of Work
- November 4, 1971
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Richard Nixon Presidential Materials
India State Dinner: President and Mrs. Nixon with Guests
President and Mrs. Nixon and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stand with performers Patricia McBride and Edward Villella of the New York City Ballet, Hugo Fiorato, Conductor and William Schustik, Guitarist, in the East Room, November 4, 1971.
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