The Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Wednesday, October 12, 1949
The Indian Prime Minister joined Representative Frances Bolton of Ohio
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Sir Oliver Franks
Friday, April 22, 1949
British ambassador to the United States; planted an apple tree at Mount Vernon, which came from Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of the Washington family in England.
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Mexican President Miguel Alemán
Wednesday, April 30, 1947
Miguel Alemán, president of Mexico, visited Mount Vernon in 1947, accompanied by then-Secretary of State George C. Marshall.
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President Harry S. Truman
1947
President Harry S. Truman visited Mount Vernon and placed a wreath on Washington’s Tomb in honor of the first president’s 215th birthday.
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Ernest Bevin
Thursday, December 12, 1946
British trade unionist and statesmen; served as Minister of Labor and National Service during World War II and as Foreign Secretary immediately after the war.
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