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| Name | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Audience with Pope John XXIII. | December 6, 1959 | |
| John F. Kennedy | Audience with Pope Paul VI. | July 2, 1963 | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Audience with Pope Paul VI. | December 23, 1967 | |
| Richard M. Nixon | Audience with Pope Paul VI. | March 2, 1969 | |
| Richard M. Nixon | Audience with Pope Paul VI. | September 28, 1970 | |
| Gerald R. Ford | Audience with Pope Paul VI. | June 3, 1975 | |
| Jimmy Carter | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | June 21, 1980 | |
| Ronald Reagan | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | June 7, 1982 | |
| Ronald Reagan | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | June 6, 1987 | |
| George H.W. Bush | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | May 27, 1989 | |
| George H.W. Bush | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | November 8, 1991 | |
| William J. Clinton | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | June 2, 1994 | |
| George W. Bush | Audience with Pope John Paul II. | May 28, 2002 | |
| George W. Bush | Met with Pope John Paul II. | June 4, 2004 | |
| George W. Bush | Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II. | April 6–8, 2005 | |
| George W. Bush | Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. | June 9, 2007 | |
| George W. Bush | Met with Pope Benedict XVI. | June 13, 2008 | |
| Barack Obama | Audience with Pope Benedict XVI. | July 10, 2009 | |
| Barack Obama | Audience with Pope Francis and a meeting with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. | March 27, 2014 | |
| Donald J. Trump | Met with Pope Francis and Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. | May 24, 2017 | |
| Joseph R. Biden | Met with Pope Francis. | October 29, 2021 |