'One of my favorite people': What Queen Elizabeth II meant to decades of American presidents

'One of my favorite people': What Queen Elizabeth II meant to decades of American presidents

Some presidents, like Ronald Reagan, bonded with the Queen over horses and country life. Others, like Bill Clinton, found themselves impressed by her political aptitude.

'One of my favorite people': What Queen Elizabeth II meant to decades of American presidents

When Princess Elizabeth landed at Washington National Airport on the last day of October 1951, she emerged from her airplane in a raspberry red coat, a new velvet-brimmed hat and,

American presidents had a special connection to Queen Elizabeth

“She is truly one of my favorite people,” then-President Barack Obama said during a visit to London in 2016, after the Queen and her husband drove in their Land Rover to pick him up at …

'One of my favorite people': What Queen Elizabeth II meant to decades of American presidents

By Kevin Liptak, CNNWhen Princess Elizabeth landed at Washington National Airport on the last day of October 1951, she emerged from her airplane in a raspberry red coat, a new velvet-brimmed hat and, some people observed, more makeup than usual.It was her first official visit to the United States, three months before she would become Queen. President Harry S. Truman traveled in an open-topped limousine to greet her on the tarmac.In her high voic…

'One of my favorite people': What Queen Elizabeth II meant to decades of American presidents

By Kevin Liptak, CNNWhen Princess Elizabeth landed at Washington National Airport on the last day of October 1951, she emerged from her airplane in a raspberry red coat, a new velvet-brimmed hat and, some people observed, more makeup than usual.It was her first official visit to the United States, three months before she would become Queen. President Harry S. Truman traveled in an open-topped limousine to greet her on the tarmac.In her high voic…

'One of my favorite people': What Queen Elizabeth II meant to decades of American presidents

When Princess Elizabeth landed at Washington National Airport on the last day of October 1951, she emerged from her airplane in a raspberry red coat, a new velvet-brimmed hat and, some people observed, more makeup than usual.