An official White House photograph showing 37th U.S. President Richard Nixon (1913-1994), First Lady Pat Nixon (1912-1993), Charles, then Prince of Wales (born 1948), and Princess Anne (born 1950) greeting well-wishers from the South Portico of the White House. Washington, D.C., July 16, 1970. The color photograph on Kodak paper is neatly hand-stamped "Official Photograph / The White House / Washington / 16JY70 C3905-36A" at top verso. Encapsulated and PSA/DNA certified authentic. Near fine. The photograph measures 10" x 8" while the slab measures 13.25" x 9.75."

This photograph was taken just moments after President Nixon and members of the First Family met the young royals for the first time. Prince Charles and Princess Anne had disembarked from a helicopter that landed on the South Lawn the afternoon of the 16th and had joined the First Family on the South Portico for a photo opportunity. President Nixon said to his guests before the crowd of about 1,000 people: “I want you to feel very much at home." President Nixon's daily diary from that day lists the event as taking place from 4:14 to 4:26 pm, after which they and their guests went to the Blue Room for tea and cakes.

Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne arrived in the United States on July 16, 1970 for a 2-day unofficial visit to Washington, D.C. and its environs. The young royals, then 21 and 19 years old, followed a dizzying itinerary: sightseeing included visits to the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Camp David via helicopter, Mount Vernon, the Smithsonian Institution's Space Museum, and even a Washington Senators baseball game! Charles and Anne were often escorted by Nixon's daughters Tricia and Julie as well as David Eisenhower, Julie's husband. In a sanitized presidential memorandum dated January 9, 1970, Nixon wrote to Dr. Henry Kissinger regarding Charles's proposed visit, and strategized about how to "get an off beat effective PR benefit from it (both for him and for us." Nixon's motives might have also extended to matrimonial prospects and international alliances; Prince Charles later claimed in a 2015 CNN interview with journalist Max Foster that at "the time…they were trying to marry me off to Tricia Nixon." Nixon was three years Charles's senior.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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