A Brief History of the White House Kitchen

Top Chef
Chef Henry Haller cooked for five presidents and wrote a cookbook to capitalize on his fame as the longest serving White House executive chef in history: 21 years. Born in Switzerland, Haller presided over everything from a formal dinner for Vietnam veterans to a quiet Mother's Day dinner honoring Nancy Reagan. In this 1966 photo, it's easy to identify the culinary trends of the time — note the decorative shrimp.

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