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Queen Elizabeth has met every U.S. president since Harry Truman, with one exception

She finally met Joe Biden for the first time since he became president


JUNE 12, 2021 11:56 AM EDT

 Queen Elizabeth II  joined the Group of Seven summit on Friday, which marks Joe Biden’s first meeting with the queen since being elected president. Now, the queen has officially met every President of the United States since Harry Truman, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson.

Let’s take a look back at all of the times Queen Elizabeth II spent time with U.S. Presidents.

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President Harry S. Truman and Princess Elizabeth

President Harry S. Truman and Britain’s Princess Elizabeth are shown as their motorcade got underway following the reception ceremony at Washington National Airport on October 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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Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D Eisenhower

Queen Elizabeth II with US president Dwight D Eisenhower at a White House State banquet on October 20, 1957. Eisenhower is wearing the British Order of Merit awarded him by King George VI after World War II.

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President John F. Kennedy With Queen Elizabeth

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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President Richard Nixon and Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II with Prime Minister Edward Heath, President Richard Nixon, and his wife Pat Nixon at Chequers, in Buckinghamshire in 1970.

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President Gerald Ford and Queen Elizabeth

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

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President Jimmy Carter and Queen Elizabeth II

President Jimmy Carter smiles alongside Queen Elizabeth at the Buckingham Palace on May 7, 1977.

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President Ronald Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by President Ronald Reagan in an airport hanger during her rainy West Coast tour of the United States accompanied by Prince Philip on March 1, 1983 in Santa Barbara, California.

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President George Bush and Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II speaks with US President George Bush during the NATO summit in London on July 5, 1990.

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President Bill Clinton and Queen Elizabeth II

US President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton meet with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London on December 14, 2000.

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President George W. Bush and Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II gives a tour of St George’s Hall to President George W. Bush and his wife, First Lady Laura Bush at Windsor Castle on June 15, 2008.

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President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II

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

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President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II and President Donald Trump attend the D-Day75 National Commemorative Event to mark the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings at Southsea Common on June 05, 2019 in Portsmouth, England

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President Joe Biden and Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II speaks to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden during a reception with the G7 leaders at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, on June 11, 2021.