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  Geography, history, and friendship have been the driving force of official ties between the United States and Canada. In 1927, our...

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  Collection The Hospitality of Diplomacy

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  Collection Italy in the White House

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  Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion

  A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...

• Japanese State Dinners

  Following the close of World War II, Japan and the United States developed a close alliance and strategic and trade...

• The United States Marine Band: In Performance

  Many of the world's finest performing artists have shared the White House stage with the Marine Band. Great tenors and...

• The United States Marine Band: Music as Diplomacy

  Music has been an essential part of life in the White House from the earliest days of our nation, not...

• The United States Marine Band: Musicians

  Since 1798, the Marine Band's primary mission has been to provide music for the President of the United States. Whether performing...

• Frank Sinatra Sings at the White House

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• Singapore State Visits to the White House

  April 10, 1973: Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew — Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and President Richard M. Nixon held discussions emphasizing continued cl...

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