Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals ...

President Ulysses Grant hosted the first White House state dinner for King David Kalakaua ... including the annual Christmas ornament. First lady Jacqueline Kennedy created the association ...

is unveiled to the press at the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 1982. The china, as laid out for a state dinner, includes 220 place settings with 4,372 pieces. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds ...

This year's official White House Christmas ornament honors more than ... President Ulysses Grant hosted the first White House state dinner for King David Kalakaua, one of the last monarchs of ...