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Marshall Petain

1931

Came to Mount Vernon with a group of descendants of Lafayette, Rochambeau, De Grasse, and other Frenchmen who fought with Washington in the American Revolution.

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President Herbert Hoover

February 22, 1930, and February 22, 1932

President and Mrs. Hoover visited on George Washington's birthday in 1930 and 1932.

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Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover)

1929 and several other occasions

First Lady of the United States (1929-1933). Came to Mount Vernon on several occasions during her husband's presidency.

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Dr. Hugo Eckener

1927

German blimp pilot; commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airship flight around the world.

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