Presidents and the Hey Day of Horse Racing in the Federal City
President Richard M. Nixon was the first sitting president to attend the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 1969. In his party that...
Notable British Visitors: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip
- Date of Work
- May 1991
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
Notable British Visitors: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip
President 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.
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