Famous Visitors

King Peter

1942

From Yugoslavia.

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.

The Former Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

1941

Queen Juliana

1940 and 1952

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

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.

Felix, Prince of Luxembourg and Crown Prince John

1939

Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha

1939

From Norway.

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1939 and 1940

Count Terauchi of Japan

1939 and 1940

Eugenio, Cardinal Pacelli

Thursday, October 22, 1936

Papal Secretary of State; later became Pope Pius XII.

Her Majesty, Victoria Eugenia with her Daughter, Infanta Beatrice

1936

Former Queen of Spain.

Prince & Princess Takamatsu

1934

Prince Iyesato Tokugawa

1934

Accompanied by his son. From Japan.

Prince Desta Damtew of Ethiopia

Thursday, July 20, 1933

Prince Desta Damtew (Ethiopian noble, army commander, and son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I) visited Mount Vernon on July 20, 1933.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

May 15, 1933 and many other occasions

During his years in office, President Roosevelt visited Mount Vernon more than any other sitting president.