Japanese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Sh%C5%8Dwa" class="extiw" title="en:Emperor Shōwa">Emperor Shōwa</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_K%C5%8Djun" class="extiw" title="en:Empress Kōjun">Empress Kōjun</a> meet US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon" class="extiw" title="en:Richard Nixon">President Nixon</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Nixon" class="extiw" title="en:Pat Nixon">Mrs. Nixon</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_International_Airport" class="extiw" title="en:Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport">Anchorage Airport</a> on their way over to Europe on September 26, 1971. Although this was an unofficial meeting, it marked as the first time ever face-to-face meeting of the two countries' heads of state. The Emperor and the Empress would officially visit the US in 1975 and meet President and Mrs. Ford at the White House.
White House Photo Office
1971-09-26
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