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...
Mexican State Dinners: 1947 Invitation
- Date of Work
- April 29, 1947
- Credit
- Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
Mexican State Dinners: 1947 Invitation
Invitation and gate pass to the state dinner for President Aleman at the White House. April 29, 1947.
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