• Gerald Ford and Queen Elizabeth II Dance
    Ricardo Thomas
    State Dinner
    State Visit
    Head of State
    East Room
    State Floor
    This photograph by Ricardo Thomas shows President Gerald R. Ford dancing with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom during a State Dinner held in her honor.
  • Mrs. Ford, Queen Elizabeth II, and Willie Mays
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    Rose Garden
    Head of State
    State Visit
    State Dinner
    White House Guests
    This color photograph shows First Lady Betty Ford and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom greeting Willie Mays at a receiving line for a State Dinner held in the Queen's honor in the Rose Garden. Mays was a famous American baseball player who won multiple awards during his career and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1979. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2015. President Gerald R. Ford is visible behind Mays.
  • Gerald Ford with Emperor Hirohito and Aides in the Blue Room
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    Blue Room
    State Floor
    State Visit
    Head of State
    This color photograph shows President Gerald R. Ford with Emperor Hirohito of Japan in the Blue Room during the emperor's 1975 State Visit.
  • President Ford Acknowledges the Toast During State Dinner
    Unknown
    State Visit
    State Dinner
    Rose Garden
    Head of State
    This photograph shows President Gerald R. Ford and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom during the toast she made at the State Dinner held in her honor in the Rose Garden.
  • President Ford Stands to Toast Queen Elizabeth II
    Joseph H. Bailey
    State Visit
    State Dinner
    Head of State
    Rose Garden
    This photograph by Joseph H. Bailey shows President Gerald R. Ford toasting Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom during a State Dinner held in her honor in the Rose Garden.
  • President and Mrs. Ford with Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako
    Unknown
    State Dinner
    State Visit
    Head of State
    Cross Hall
    State Floor
    This color photograph shows President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford with Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako of Japan walking down the Cross Hall toward the East Room before a State Dinner held in the Japanese Head of State's honor.