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...
Queen Elizabeth II: President and Mrs. Reagan with Queen Elizabeth
- Date of Work
- June 8, 1982
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Queen Elizabeth II: President and Mrs. Reagan with Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh invited President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan to a formal dinner in Windsor Castle on June 8, 1982.
The Reagans' visit was part of a 10-day European trip and they were welcomed with pageantry and fanfare.
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