The Visit of President Jimmy Carter
( 6th May 1977 )

( Displayed here thanks to:  jimmycarterlibrary.gov )

PRESENTATION:
President Carter was given a Miner's Flame Safety Lamp that was once used in Washington 'F' Colliery.
It was presented by 12 year old Ian McAree, youngest member of Washington Colliery Welfare Band.

IN RETURN:
The President gave Ian a personally autographed painting of George Washington's home in Vernon.
Prime Minister James Callaghan and Ernest Armstrong MP look on.

{ Photograph:  Courtesy of Washington History Society, }

PRESIDENTIAL HUG
"President Carter hugs Ian McAree, aged 12,
after the boy presented him with a miner's lamp."

{ Photograph:  Courtesy of: The Spokesman-Review, 7 May 1977 }