As many presidents of the United States during the reign of the queen
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, many changes took place in world politics. She witnessed the change of power in different countries. One of the world's superpowers, the United States has seen 15 presidents during Queen Elizabeth II's reign of 70 years and 214 days. Starting with the 33rd President Harry S. Truman, the Queen met 14 people including the current President Biden. News CNN.
In November 1951, the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip met the 33rd US President Harry S. Truman at the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC, USA. Princess Elizabeth was given state honors during the visit. Truman resigned as president in January 1953. And just five months after that, Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen of Britain.
Queen Elizabeth II visited Washington again in January 1957. Dwight D. Eisenhower was serving as the 34th US President at that time. Eisenhower himself was present to welcome the Queen at the airport. Later they went to the White House together. A dinner was held at the White House that night in the Queen's honor.
After taking office as the 35th US President, John F. Kennedy visited Britain in 1961. At that time, he went to Buckingham Palace to meet Queen Elizabeth II. After Kennedy was killed by an assassin in November 1963, the responsibility of the US President fell on the shoulders of Lyndon B. Johnson. He is the only US president who has not met Queen Elizabeth II.
Then in 1969 the 37th US President Richard Nixon and in 1976 the 38th US President Gerald R. Ford met Queen Elizabeth II. Then the Queen met with Jim Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush's son George Walker Bush.
In 2008, Barack Obama became the first black American president. Exactly one year after that, in 2009, Obama met Queen Elizabeth II. Then he met the queen twice more in 2011 and 2016.
Donald Trump came to power in 2017 as the 45th President of the United States. The very next year he made a brief visit to the UK. Even though there was no meeting with this discussed and criticized US president at that time, Trump broke the protocol and met with Queen Elizabeth II.
Last in 2021, current US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited Britain. At this time, they met Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle in London.