Famous Visitors

Princess Shanti Singh

1975

From Nepal.

Emperor Hirohito

1975

From Japan.

A Princess of the Royal House of Morocco

1975

The Right Reverend Bishop Robert Stopford

1974

Archbishop of Jerusalem; former bishop of London.

Crown Prince Tutpouta

1974

From Tonga.

Bill Moyers

1973

American television journalist.

George Will

1973

American journalist.

Princess Muna

1972

Wife of King Hussein; the Princess was accompanied by her children. From Jordan.

Lawton Chiles

1972

Senator from Florida.

Prince & Princess Hitachi

1971

Second son of the Emperor of Japan.

Colonel Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

Monday, October 19, 1970

Astronaut; visited Mount Vernon with a group of Soviet cosmonauts.

Prince Charles

Friday, July 17, 1970

The Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, came to Mount Vernon accompanied by his sister, Princess Anne, and the two daughters and son-in-law of American president Richard M. Nixon

Princess Anne

Friday, July 17, 1970

Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II; visited Mount Vernon in the company of her brother, the Prince of Wales, and the daughters and son-in-law of President Richard M. Nixon.

David Eisenhower, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Patricia Nixon

Friday, July 17, 1970

Grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and son-in-law of President Richard M. Nixon; came to Mount Vernon with his wife, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and sister-in-law, Patricia Nixon, and the two older children of Queen Elizabeth II of England.

Richard "Red" Skelton

Saturday, April 18, 1970

American comedian.