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President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011, in London.

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Photos: Queen Elizabeth II has met 13 out of the last 14 U.S. presidents

The queen has met every U.S. president since Harry Truman, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson.

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President Harry S. Truman and Britain's Princess Elizabeth as their motorcade got underway following a reception ceremony at Washington National Airport on Oct. 31, 1951. The Chief Executive welcomed Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with the warm hope that \"when you leave you will like us even better than when you came.\"

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President Harry S. Truman and Britain's Princess Elizabeth wave as their motorcade gets underway following a ceremony at Washington National Airport on Oct. 31, 1951. The president welcomed Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, with the warm hope that "when you leave, you will like us even better than when you came."

— Bettmann Archive
Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed by President Dwight Eisenhower, Oct. 18, 1957 in Washington.

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Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed to Washington by President Dwight Eisenhower on Oct. 18, 1957.

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President John F. Kennedy and his wife, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attend a banquet at Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom, June 15, 1961.

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President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend a banquet at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, on June 15, 1961.

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Queen Elizabeth II with British Prime Minister Edward Heath with President Richard Nixon and his wife Patricia at Chequers, the Prime Minister's official country residence, 1970.

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Queen Elizabeth II with British Prime Minister Edward Heath, left, and President Richard Nixon and first lady Patricia Nixon at Chequers, the prime minister's official country residence, in 1970.

— Hulton Archive / Getty Images file
Gerald Ford dancing with Queen Elizabeth II at the ball at the White House, Washington, during the 1976 Bicentennial Celebrations of the Declaration of Independence.

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President Gerald Ford dances with Queen Elizabeth II at a White House ball during the 1976 bicentennial celebrations. 

— Universal History Archive / Getty Images file
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President Jimmy Carter with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on May 7, 1977.

— Bettmann Archive
Queen Elizabeth II riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle with President Ronald Reagan, during his state visit to the UK, June 8, 1982. She is riding her horse 'Burmese' and he is mounted on 'Centennial', both gifts to the Queen from the Canadian Mounted Police.

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Queen Elizabeth II rides on the grounds of Windsor Castle with President Ronald Reagan on June 8, 1982. Both horses were gifts to the queen from the Canadian Mounted Police.

— Georges De Keerle / Getty Images file
Queen Elizabeth II with President George Bush on the White House lawn on May 14, 1991.

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Queen Elizabeth II with President George H.W. Bush on the White House lawn May 14, 1991.

— Anwar Hussein / Getty Images file
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President Bill Clinton talks with Queen Elizabeth II along with first lady Hillary Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 14, 2000. 

— Paul J. Richards / AFP via Getty Images file
Queen Elizabeth II and President George Bush deliver speeches at the White House, on May 7, 2007.

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Queen Elizabeth II and President George W. Bush deliver speeches at the White House on May 7, 2007.

— Anwar Hussein / FilmMagic file
President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II during a State Banquet in Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011 in London, England. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle are in the UK for a two day State Visit at the invitation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

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President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II at a state banquet in Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011. 

— Lewis Whyld / Getty Images file
President Donald Trump is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on June 3, 2019 in London, England. President Trump's three-day state visit will include lunch with the Queen, and a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, as well as business meetings with the Prime Minister and the Duke of York, before travelling to Portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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President Donald Trump is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on June 3, 2019. 

— Victoria Jones / Getty Images file
President Joe Biden, Jill Biden and Britain's Queen Elizabeth stand in front of members of the Royal Guard at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, on June 13, 2021.

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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Queen Elizabeth II stand in front of members of the Royal Guard at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, on June 13, 2021.

— Dylan Martinez / Reuters
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