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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.

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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.

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Letitia Baldridge

1961 and 1989

Etiquette expert. Visited Mount Vernon in 1961, 1989, and other times.

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Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield

Wednesday, January 20, 1960

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Fidel Castro

Sunday, April 19, 1959

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

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