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Letter from Queen Elizabeth II to President Gerald Ford Accepting Invitation of a State Visit during Bicentennial
- 6/19/1975
Transcript
WINDSOR CASTLE
19th June, 1975
Dear Mr. President,
Thank you for your letter of 27th May inviting me and my husband to pay a State Visit to the United States from 7th to 11th July, 1976, on the occasion of your country’s Bicentennial celebrations. We were delighted to receive this kind invitation which we gladly accept.
We look forward with pleasure to meeting you and Mrs. Ford and, with happy memories of previous visits to the United States, welcome the opportunity to see more of your country and the American people. I am confident that our visit will help strengthen the ties of friendship between our two countries.
With cordial good wishes.
Your sincere friend
Elizabeth R
The Honourable Gerald R. Ford,
President of the United States of America.
This primary source comes from the Collection GRF-0351: Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders (Ford Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 16637920
Full Citation: Letter from Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain to President Gerald R. Ford Accepting an Invitation to Make a State Visit for the American Bicentennial; 6/19/1975; United Kingdom – Queen Elizabeth II; Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, 1974–1977; Collection GRF-0351: Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders (Ford Administration),; Gerald R. Ford Library, Ann Arbor, MI. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-queen-elizabeth-ii-american-bicentennial/, April 7, 2026]
