Famous Visitors

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.

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.

Eleanor Roosevelt (Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

1933 and many other occasions

First Lady of the United States (1933-1945).

Senator Gosuke Imai

1933 and 1940

Member of the House of Peers in Japan & President of the Japan Association for New York-San Francisco International Expositions.

J. Edgar Hoover

Monday, February 22, 1932

First director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Cardinal Verdier

1932

The Queen of Siam

Thursday, April 30, 1931

Accompanied by First Lady Mrs. Herbert Hoover.