George Harrison at the White HouseOn December 13, 1974, keyboardist Billy Preston, sitaris

George Harrison at the White HouseOn December 13, 1974, keyboardist Billy Preston, sitarist Ravi Shankar, saxophonist Tommy Scott, manager Denis O’ Brien, publicity agent Michael Sterling, and George Harrison’s father, Harry, all accompanied the former Beatle to the Ford White House. Harrison and company were in the midst of their 1974 North American tour and were performing in nearby Landover, Maryland, on December 13. Jack Ford said he invited George and friends to the White House because he had been invited backstage at the Salt Lake City show.  "They were so hospitable to me I wanted to return the favor,“ he said.  A lunch of vegetables and beef was served in the solarium while George’s Dark Horse album was played in the background.  It was reported George stuck to the vegetables. Jack and his sister Susan acted as tour guides as the entourage viewed the White House rooms. In the East Room, Harrison and Preston sampled a few bars on the 1938 Steinway piano situated in the historic room. President Ford met briefly with them for about 15 minutes in the Oval Office. Politics was apparently avoided that day. After the meeting, Harrison stated, “I didn’t ask him [Ford] about Bangladesh or anything else political … I didn’t want to bug him.” Tom Scott recalled they were brought to a conference room outside the Oval Office to wait until the President became available.  "We walked into the presidents’ conference room with the oval table and the chair and signs saying, ‘Secretary of Defense,’ 'Secretary of this and that’ and we sat down in the chairs, clowning around.”  Scott went on to say that George and Billy did some jamming on a piano in the room, but then it was time to meet the President.As Harrison’s entourage was leaving the office, Jack told his father, “I promised George a WIN (Whip Inflation Now) button.” When one could not be immediately found, the president sent appointments secretary Terry O’ Donnell to find one. In return for the WIN button, Harrison gave the president an “Om” mantra pin representative of Harrison’s interest in Eastern spirituality.Harrison would remember Ford as quite amiable both in the immediate aftermath of the visit as well as in his 1980 autobiographical work, I Me, Mine. Harrison confessed that he felt “good vibes about the White House.” On whether the president was a follower of Harrison’s musical output, Harrison admitted shortly after the meeting, “I don’t think he’s too familiar with my music.” Later that evening at the Capital Centre, Harrison was seen onstage wearing the pin given to him by President Ford. -- source link

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