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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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Crown Prince Amur Ibn Saud

Tuesday, January 14, 1947

From Saudi Arabia.

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Harry Truman visiting the Tomb

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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