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Illustration of the first state dinner at the White House. David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii meeting with President Ulysses S. Grant.. A state dinner in the United States is a formal dinner held in honor of a foreign head of state, such as a king, queen, president, or any head of government.
The State Dining Room expanded northward into the space formerly occupied by the Grand Stair. [52] [53] The small fireplaces in the east and west walls of the State Dining Room were removed, and the northern door leading west to the Palm Court sealed. (Another door to the Palm Court, beneath the former Grand Stairs, was also sealed.)
Round tables laid for a state dinner in the State Dining Room at the White House.The large gold charger plates are from the Eisenhower china service.. A state banquet is an official banquet hosted by the head of state in his or her official residence for another head of state, or sometimes head of government, and other guests.
In politics, a diet (/ ˈ d aɪ. ə t / DY-ət) is a formal deliberative assembly.The term is used historically for deliberative assemblies such as the German Imperial Diet (the general assembly of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire), as well as a designation for modern-day legislative bodies of certain countries and states such as the National Diet of Japan, or the German Bundestag ...
The President's Dining Room in 1976, after the Zuber wallpaper was removed. First Lady Betty Ford had the dining room's Zuber wallpaper removed. (The wallpaper was installed with a linen backing, which allowed it to be detached from the wall and rolled up without incurring much damage. [18]) Ford then had the walls painted yellow.
An 1829, 18-light chandelier (fueled by whale oil and of unknown make) was moved from the East Room into the State Dining Room in 1834 to provide light. [11] In time, the term "Family Dining Room" began to replace the name "Private Dining Room." [10] In 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant rebuilt the Grand Stair. Now, only a single staircase led ...
These included elimination of a penthouse-level dining room, [7] [b] $906,000 ($2,860,461 in 2023 dollars) in furnishings [14] for an interior gymnasium, [7] [c] oak paneling for each senator's office, dimmer switches for lights, a $400,000 ($1,262,897 in 2023 dollars) art gallery, $227,000 ($716,694 in 2023 dollars) in carpeting for auxiliary ...
On February 25, 2011, the White House appointed Jeremy Bernard, the first male, and first openly gay, social secretary in that position's history."I have long admired the arts and education programs that have become hallmarks of the Obama White House and I am eager to continue these efforts in the years ahead," Bernard said during the announcing press conference.