Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
Notable British Visitors: The Eisenhowers with Queen Elizabeth II
- Date of Work
- October 1957
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
Notable British Visitors: The Eisenhowers with Queen Elizabeth II
President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower greet Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on their arrival at the North Portico.
Of his royal guests' hectic, historic, and cordial four day stay at the White House in October 1957, Eisenhower recalled, "This was one ceremonial visit we were sorry to see end."
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