Famous Visitors

Harry F. Byrd

1981

Senator from West Virginia.

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Reagan

1981

Brother and sister-in-law of then President Ronald Reagan.

Olympic Torch

Friday, February 01, 1980

Mount Vernon was chosen as a site for a torch passing ceremony as the Olympic Torch made its journey from Yorktown to Lake Placid for the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Mrs. Allie Smith

1980

Mother-in-law of President Jimmy Carter.

Bob Newhart

1980

American stand-up comedian and actor.

The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg

1979

Prince Bhaisatej Rajanee

1978

From Thailand.

Rosalynn Carter (Mrs. Jimmy Carter)

Thursday, September 08, 1977

First Lady of the United States (1977-1981). Accompanied a group of wives of Latin American dignitaries to Mount Vernon; the ladies and their husbands were in Washington for the signing of the Panama Canal Treaty.

Princess Joan

1977

The Princess was accompanied by her two children. From Luxembourg.

J.H. Plumb

1977

English historian; professor at Christ's College, Cambridge.

Comtesse H. de Senneville

1977

Amy Carter

1977 and 1978

Daughter of President Jimmy Carter.

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing

Wednesday, May 19, 1976

In honor of the Bicentennial of the United States, French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing visited Mount Vernon.

A Prince from Malaysia

1976

Linda Johnson Robb

1976 and numerous other times

Elder daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.