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: Princess Elizabeth Visits
- Date of Work
- 1951
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- National Archives and Records Administration
Queen Elizabeth II: Princess Elizabeth Visits
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II first came to Washington D.C. as Princess Elizabeth in 1951 with his Royal Highness, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and stayed with President Harry Truman and his family at Blair House.
At the time extensive renovations were in progress to modernize the White House. Princess Elizabeth delighted President Truman and the American people. He remarked that "Margaret [Truman] tells me that whenever anyone becomes acquainted with you they immediately fall in love."
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