40 years ago: French President Georges Pompidou visits SLAC

Forty years ago this month French President Georges Pompidou was the first head of state to visit SLAC while in power. The President arrived by helicopter on the SLAC Green on Friday, February 27, 1970.

Contemporary SLAC coverage:

"Pompidou's Visit Considered Success," SLAC News, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 3 1970, page 1

"French President to Visit SLAC Friday" and "Logistics for Pompidou," SLAC News, Vol. 1 No. 1, February 26 1970, pages 1 and 4.