{"id":19276,"date":"2022-11-03T12:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=218751"},"modified":"2022-11-03T12:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T11:55:12","slug":"queen-elizabeths-relationships-with-us-presidents","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/queen-elizabeths-relationships-with-us-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth\u2019s relationships with US Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Good\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 03 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s 70-year reign spanned the rule of 14 US presidents, all of whom she met except Lyndon B Johnson. These encounters were more diverse than might be expected, and ranged from traditional teas at Buckingham Palace<\/a> to the Queen tasting her first enchilada at an American ranch.<\/p>\n

And her meetings were not short of the occasional mishap. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter caused consternation when he kissed the Queen Mother and, more recently, President Donald Trump<\/a> broke royal protocol by standing ahead of Her Majesty during an inspection of the Royal Guard.<\/p>\n

Some meetings, though, were triumphant. Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> exchanged letters with President Dwight D Eisenhower for years after their first meeting, and even shared a family scone recipe. She also found common ground with President Ronald Reagan<\/a> over their love of horses, and he was the first US president to stay the night at Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth\u2019s relationship with each president was unique, and provides an intimate understanding of the enduring alliance between Britain and the United States since the mid-20th century.<\/p>\n

President Harry Truman, 1945\u201353<\/h3>\n
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President Harry Truman and Princess Elizabeth in a motorcar following the reception ceremony at Washington National Airport. (Picture by GettyImages)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The Queen was a princess<\/a> when she first met Harry Truman in 1951. She was only 25 years old and was visiting the United States on behalf of her father, King George VI<\/a>, who was unwell at the time of the scheduled overseas trip.<\/p>\n

She disembarked from the plane wearing \u2013 some observed at the time \u2013 a little more makeup than usual. But she needn\u2019t have worried about first impressions: \u201cWhenever anyone becomes acquainted with you,\u201d Truman told her that day, \u201cthey immediately fall in love.\u201d<\/p>\n