Queen Elizabeth's reign spanned 14 U.S. presidencies – that's nearly 30% of American history. She met every president since Harry Truman (except for Lyndon B. Johnson) and played a key role in aiding the U.K.’s relationship with the U.S.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and President Joe Biden stand in front of members of the Royal Guard, as they meet at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, June 13, 2021. | Dylan Martinez/ReutersFrom Harry Truman to Joe Biden, the late Queen Elizabeth II watched American presidents come and go.
“If the Atlantic unites, not divides us, ours is a partnership always to be reckoned with in the defense of freedom and the spread of prosperity,” she said during her visit to the George W. Bush White House in 2007 forwith an American president. “That is the lesson of my lifetime. Administrations in your country, and governments in mine, may come and go … But united we must always remain.”
After Donald Trump met with Queen Elizabeth in 2019, the former president bragged about how much fun the queen had with him, despite being criticized for poor etiquette. | Victoria Jones AFP; Dominic Lipinski-WPA Pool; Press Association President Bill Clinton made several trips to the U.K., including one in December 2000 with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. During their tour, they visited Buckingham Palace to have tea with the Queen. | Paul Richards/AFP
Jimmy Carter met with Queen Elizabeth in May 1977 at Buckingham Palace. She was reportedly displeased when Carter when the former president greeted her with a kiss, rather than the typical bow. | AP Photo John f. Kennedy and his wife first visited Buckingham Palace June of 1961. During their visit, Kennedy reportedly gifted Queen Elizabeth a photograph of himself, signed, “To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with appreciation and highest esteem, John F. Kennedy.”
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