Presidents and College Football
Nearly 150 years after its beginnings college football season is in full swing. The sport has attracted countless players and even...
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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