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Maharajah of Patiala

1956

Member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations.

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Count Philippe de Lafayette

1955

Great, great grandson of the Marquis de Lafayette.

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Crown Prince Akihito

Tuesday, September 01, 1953

The Prince placed a wreath at George Washington's tomb. From Japan.

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Thursday, November 01, 1951

Queen Elizabeth II visited Mount Vernon first as a princess, then 40 years later as queen. On both occasions, she was accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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The Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Wednesday, October 12, 1949

The Indian Prime Minister joined Representative Frances Bolton of Ohio

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Sir Oliver Franks

Friday, April 22, 1949

British ambassador to the United States; planted an apple tree at Mount Vernon, which came from Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of the Washington family in England.

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