Queen Elizabeth met every US president since Truman – except one: See her visits with US leaders

The Queen passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.

She was a major world figure through wars, social change and global health crises. She met all but Lyndon B. Johnson. It was decades after Hoover left office that she met him.

The president and first lady said that the queen was more than a monarch. Shedefined an era.

The bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States was strengthened byQueen Elizabeth II. The Bidens recalled that they first met Queen Elizabeth in 1982, when they traveled to the UK as part of a Senate delegation.

During our first overseas trip as President and First Lady, she befriended us with her wit, kindness, and generosity, and we were honored to have her as a friend.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II raises questions about the future of the other royals.

The most recent photos of Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth spent a lot of time with American presidents.

The Queen, as Princess Elizabeth, is pictured with president Truman of the United States, at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 1951. She did not become Queen of England until after the death of her father, King George VI, in February 1952.

During her first visit to Washington, the queen met with Truman. She became queen the next year.

The queen met the Eisenhowers at the British Embassy in D.C.

Prince Philip, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Queen Elizabeth II listen to President John Kennedy at Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 1961. The Kennedys were the guests of the Queen and Prince at dinner.

The Kennedys dined with the queen at Buckingham Palace.

According to Johnson's presidential library, Queen Elizabeth didn't meet with him in person. The queen and prince visited Johnson's library in 1991.

In this 1970 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, reacts with U.S. President Richard Nixon, at Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, England. The 92-year-old monarch has met every U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower with the exception of Lyndon Johnson, who never visited Britain while in office.

The queen met Richard Nixon when he was the vice president. The queen hosted Nixon when he traveled to the UK as president.

...and with President Gerald Ford at a state dinner at the White House in 1976.

In 1976, Gerald Ford and the queen danced at a state dinner in honor of the queen and Prince Philip.

The NATO leaders had a dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Ronald Reagan and the queen rode horses together. They went on a tour of the castle's grounds together.

President George H.W. Bush escorts Queen Elizabeth II from the White House to a helicopter en route to Baltimore to watch her first major league baseball game on Wednesday, May 15, 1991 in Washington.

George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara met with the queen in 1989.

In this Saturday, June 4, 1994 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles, as she sits alongside President Bill Clinton at a dinner in the Guildhall in Portsmouth, England, commemorating the 50th anniversary of D-Day.

Bill Clinton said in his statement that he and Hillary Clinton would always be grateful for the kindness she showed them.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands with US President George W. Bush and US First Lady Laura Bush on the North Portico of the White House upon arrival for a State Dinner on May 7, 2006, in Washington, DC, the first white-tie and tails event of the six-year Bush presidency.

Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored to have known the queen. She was a very smart woman.

He said that spending time at Buckingham Palace and having tea with Her Majesty and her corgis was one of the best memories of the presidency.

US President Barack Obama and his wife First Lady Michelle Obama are greeted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh after landing by helicopter at Windsor Castle for a private lunch on April 22, 2016 in Windsor, England.

US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, pose with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday April 1, 2009.

At a reception for leaders attending the Group of 20 nations summit in London, Barack Obama and the queen met. Obama and his wife were invited to a state visit by the queen.

She welcomed us to the world stage with open arms when we were just beginning to navigate life as President and First Lady. We were struck by her warmth, the way she put people at ease, and how she brought her considerable humor and charm to certain moments.

From left, U.S First Lady Melania Trump, U.S President Donald Trump, Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles prepare to meet veterans at the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings at Southsea Common, Portsmouth, England, Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

US President Donald Trump, left and Queen Elizabeth II toast, during the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, in London, Monday, June 3, 2019.

In July of last year, Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth met. "Queen Elizabeth's historic and remarkable reign left a tremendous legacy of peace and prosperity for Great Britain," said Trump.

In his Wednesday statement, Biden mentioned that he met Queen Elizabeth as president in June 2021.

Following Queen Elizabeth's death, the Bidens said that she helped Americans commemorate the bicentennial of our independence. She stood in solidarity with the United States during our darkest days after 9/11.

USA TODAY and Associated Press contributed to this story.

Queen Elizabeth met several US presidents.