In 1985, Bitburg came to international attention due to a ceremonial visit by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to the nearby Kolmeshöhe Military Cemetery – which among its 2,000 graves included those of 49 members of the Waffen-SS (see Bitburg controversy). Punk band the Ramones wrote the song "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" in response to Ronald Reagan's trip. A young Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of future President Bill Clinton and future First Lady and Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wrote a letter urging President Reagan not to visit the town.