Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
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President and Mrs. Carter Enjoy the Marine Band Music after State Dinner
- Date of Work
- February 14, 1977
- Medium
- photo
- Credit
- Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
President and Mrs. Carter Enjoy the Marine Band Music after State Dinner
This photograph, taken on February 14, 1977 at the beginning of Jimmy Carter's presidency, shows the United States Marine Band performing in the Entrance Hall of the White House. The performance followed a state dinner for Mexican President and First Lady Jose Lopez Portillo. The President and First Lady Rosalynn Carter can be seen in the background of the photograph.
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