Collection A Cultural Connection
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Singapore State Visits to the White House - Photo 1
- Date of Work
- May 8, 1975
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
Singapore State Visits to the White House - Photo 1
President Gerald R. Ford with guests including Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew, golfer Arnold Palmer, and actress Eva Gabor at a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, May 1975.
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