Prince Edward visited The Greenbrier in November 1919 in the midst of a U.S. tour. He later became King Edward VIII of England until abdicating in 1936 to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, known as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, President Wilson's widow, and Henry Waters Taft, President Taft's brother, help dedicate the President’s Cottage Museum at The Greenbrier, August 22, 1932.
Clare Booth Luce was a journalist at Vanity Fair magazine when this photo was taken at The Greenbrier in 1936, about when she wrote her best-known play, The Women.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Cordell Hull vacationed at The Greenbrier during the tumultuous summer of 1939. He was called back to Washington on September 1 when Germany invaded Poland to start World War II.
In July 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower posed for a bust, with sculptor Archimedes Giacomantonio, when The Greenbrier served as an Army hospital during World War II. The bust is still on display at The Greenbrier.
Ben Hogan shot a record four-round 259 on the Old White Course in May 1950. It was Hogan’s return to form about a year after a near-fatal automobile crash. He beat his long-time rival, Greenbrier Golf Pro Sam Snead.
One of the great rivalries in golf history was between (L-R) Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. They faced each other numerous times at The Greenbrier, where Snead was the golf pro for more than 40 years.
Sen. John F. Kennedy spoke to the U.S. Tobacco Association in June 1958. Kennedy had visited The Greenbrier 10 years earlier, and his parents, Joseph and Rose Kennedy, honeymooned there in October 1914.
Sam Snead shot a record-breaking 59 on The Greenbrier Course on May 16, 1959, a highlight of his long career as The Greenbrier pro and later as the Golf Pro Emeritus until his death in 2002.
Huntington's Bill Campbell wass not only one of the bestt amateur golfers in history, but he and his wife, Joan, were great competitors at dance contests in The Greenbrier’s Cameo Ballroom (1961).
Greenbrier President Truman Wright greets Vice President Lyndon Johnson in May 1961. Although Johnson’s official reason for the visit was to speak to the Magazine Publishers Association, he likely also toured the secret underground bunker still under construction.
Prince Rainier of Monaco, Princess Grace, and their children, Albert and Caroline, stopped at The Greenbrier for a vacation on their way to the Kentucky Derby in April 1963.
[L-R] Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, his wife Hillary, and Kentucky Governor Martha Layne Collins attend a meeting of the Southern Regional Education Board in June 1985.
President George W. Bush greets Greenbrier staff before addressing Republican Senators and members of the House of Representatives on February 1, 2002, three days after his famous “Axis of Evil” State of the Union speech. At left are Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
The Greenbrier’s extensive guest list has included politicians, royalty, athletes, military leaders, writers, performers, and many others. This exhibit of notable visitors was developed by Greenbrier historian Robert Conte, author of The History of The Greenbrier: America’s Resort.
