A Brief History of White House State Dinners

Off Site During the Truman administration, as the White House underwent major renovations, state dinners were conducted at local
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During the Truman administration, as the White House underwent major renovations, state dinners were conducted at local hotels. For this 1949 banquet with the Shah of Iran, right, President Truman came to the Shoreham Hotel.

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