Famous Visitors

Senator Everett M. Dirksen

1961

President Lyndon Baines Johnson

1961

36th President of the United States.

President Gerald R. Ford

1961 and 1976

38th President of the United States. Came to Mount Vernon at least twice, once as a Congressman in 1961, and again in 1976, during his presidency.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Mrs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy)

1961 and 1962

First Lady of the United States (1961-1963). In addition to her much-heralded state dinner at Mount Vernon for Pakistani President Ayub Khan in 1961, she also came out to the estate the following year, just to have a peaceful place to ride her horse.

Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield

Wednesday, January 20, 1960

The King and Queen of Thailand

1960

Prince & Princess of Liege

1960

Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch

1960

Crown Prince Harald

1960

From Norway.

Fidel Castro

Sunday, April 19, 1959

Fidel Castro visited Mount Vernon on his "Good Will" tour of the United States in 1959.

King Hussein

1959 and 1989

From Jordan.

Kwame Nkrumah

Wednesday, July 23, 1958

Prime Minister of Ghana.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Friday, June 20, 1958

President Eisenhower came to Mount Vernon for a surprise, unannounced visit on June 20, 1958.

King Juan Carlos

Wednesday, January 01, 1958

From Spain.

Gina Lollobrigida

1958

Italian actress.