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General Henri Giraud

Friday, July 09, 1943

French General Henri Giraud visited Mount Vernon while in the US attending a conference with President Roosevelt.

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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek

Monday, February 22, 1943

Wife of Generallismo Chiang Kai-Shek of China, who later led the exile government in Taiwan. Came to Mount Vernon with President and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt.

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Queen Wilhelmina

Thursday, August 06, 1942

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands came to Mount Vernon with President and Mrs. Roosevelt.

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Peter II

King Peter

Saturday, June 27, 1942

King Peter II, the last king of Yugoslavia, visited Mount Vernon in 1942.

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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Thursday, January 01, 1942

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt brought British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to see Washington's Tomb just weeks after the U.S. entered World War II.

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Queen Juliana

1940 and 1952

Visited first as princess, later as queen. From the Netherlands.

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Friday, June 09, 1939

King George VI came to Mount Vernon with his wife, Queen Elizabeth, President Franklin Roosevelt, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

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