The Washington stop was among the highlights of the tour. At the invitation of Jack Ford – son of US president Gerald Ford – Harrison, Shankar, Scott, Preston and others in the entourage visited the White House on 13 December, where Harrison met with President Ford.The Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 153. Surprised at the "good vibes" there so soon after the Watergate hearings,Shankar, p. 227. Harrison asked Ford to personally intercede in both John Lennon's struggle to be allowed to remain in the United States,Clayson, p. 341.The Editors of Rolling Stone, pp. 44, 46. and the US Treasury's audit of the funds raised through the Concert for Bangladesh.Lavezzoli, pp. 193, 196.
