A Sneak Peak in Preparing a State Dinner at the White House
2009 November 24
“The word is out that the state dinners are a tough one to crash” says Amy Zantzinger former Social Secretary to President George W. Bush. Yet selecting guests is only one minor detail she recalls in planning a state dinner.
What are her other concerns? Hoping people don’t drink from the finger bowls or take silverware as a souvenir.
Watch this three minute video as Ms. Zantzinger talks about coordinating a state dinner from the White House chef preparing tasting menus to the first lady choosing the flowers, tablecloths, and china to be used that evening.
