All the President’s Tables: Ulysses S. Grant’s 1873 Inaugural Supper
The punch froze. So did the canaries. Brought in to sing for the guests, the poor creatures stiffened seemingly in …
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All the Presidents’ Tables: Dwight D. Eisenhower’s First Inaugural Luncheon, 1953
January 20, 1953 In 1953, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) started the now-traditional ritual of hosting a …
All the President’s Tables: Harry S. Truman’s 1949 Inaugural Luncheon
Like Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman first became president after the death of an incumbent president. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt …
All the Presidents’ Tables: Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Lunch Menu 1981
Reagan’s first inauguration boasted the honor of being the first inauguration celebrated on the west front of the U.S. Capitol. …
Inaugural Luncheon 2009: Menu and Details
According to an e-mail from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the 2009 Inaugural Luncheon looks like this. Note …
All the Presidents’ Table: George W. Bush’s Second Inaugural Menus
According to the official Senate committee on the 2005 inaugural, The 2005 Inaugural Luncheon menu draws upon historic ties to …
All the Presidents’ Tables: Bill and George Tête à Tête
President-Elect George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton met for lunch in December 2000 in the Clinton White House to …
All the Presidents’ Tables: Ex-Presidents Dine with President Obama
From a White House press release, January 7, 2009: PRESIDENT BUSH: I want to thank the President-elect for joining the …
All the Presidents’ Tables: President Richard Nixon’s Second Inaugural Luncheon
The Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee served the following menu in honor of President Richard M. Nixon and Vice-President Spiro T. …
All the Presidents’ Tables: George W. Bush’s First Inaugural Luncheon 2001
Two-hundred years after President Thomas Jefferson’s 1801 inauguration, to celebrate George W. Bush’s first inauguration in 2001, the U.S. Army …
