State Dinner at Mount Vernon hosted by JFK #CivicsForAllOfUS #PresidentsDay #shorts
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2024-02-16

On July 11, 1961, the first State Dinner at Mount Vernon since George Washington’s time was hosted by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The dinner was held in honor of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan. 

Video clip includes the presentation of a bronze bust of George Washington; Jacqueline Kennedy with the daughter of President Ayub Khan, Begum Nasir Akhtar Aurangzeb; Colonial era enactments of soldiers and fife and drum corps; State Dinner table settings.This video clip is from motion picture footage from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum of the event. https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/usg-01-e

Explore photos from the State Dinner at Mount Vernon: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/jfkwhp-1961-07-11-e#?image_identifier=JFKWHP-AR6687-I 

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