Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
Notable British Visitors: Prince Charles and Princess Diana
- Date of Work
- November 9, 1985
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library
Notable British Visitors: Prince Charles and Princess Diana
President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan chat with Prince Charles, and Princess Diana in the East Sitting Hall, November 9, 1985.
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