Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with US President Dwight D Eisenhower at Parliament House, during his visit to India in 1959. Photo: US Embassy in India
Looking back in time: Glimpses of American Presidential visits
Since Independence, there have been seven American presidential visits to India: Dwight D Eisenhower (1959), Richard Nixon (1969), Jimmy Carter (1978), Bill Clinton (2000), Gorge W Bush (2006), Barack Obama (2010 and 2015). US President Donald Trump is set to visit India on February 24 and 25.
The Federal 21 Feb 2020 9:30 PM IST (Updated:2020-02-21 16:03:20)
US President Richard Nixon with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Rashtrapati Palace in New Delhi, July 31, 1969. Photo: White HouseUS President Jimmy Carter accompanied by President Sanjiva Reddy, Prime Minister Morarji Desai, and the Minister of External Affairs A B Vajpayee in New Delhi, January 3, 1978. Photo: US Embassy in IndiaIn this March 21, 2000 file photo, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee shakes hands with 42nd US President Bill Clinton as India’s 10th President KR Narayanan looks on, in Rashtrapati Bhawan | PTI FileIn this March 21, 2000 file photo, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 42nd US President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea Clinton, and India’s 10th President KR Narayanan pose for a group photo, in Rashtrapati Bhawan | PTI FileIn this March 2, 2006 file photo, 43rd US President George Walker Bush accompanied by First Lady Laura Bush with President APJ Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and wife Gursharan Kaur, in Rashtrapati Bhawan | PTI FileIn this March 2, 2006 file photo, 43rd US President George Walker Bush with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House in New Delhi | PTI FileIn this November 7, 2010 file photo, 44th US President Barack Obama along with First Lady Michelle Obama dance with school students in Mumbai | PTI FileIn this November 8, 2010 file photo, 44th US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greet each other at Hyderabad House in New Delhi | PTI FileIn this January 25, 2015 file photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 44th US President Barack Obama accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama wave at reporters upon their arrival in New Delhi | PTI FileIn this January 25, 2015 file photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 44th US President Barack Obama hug each other at Hyderabad House in New Delhi | PTI FileIn this January 5, 2015 file photo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 44th US President Barack Obama hug each other as First Lady Michelle Obama looks on, in New Delhi | PTI FileIn this January 27, 2015 file photo, 44th US President Barack Obama folds his hands after addressing a function in New Delhi | PTI File
