Menu, Dinner in Honor of Gen. Charles de Gaulle, 1960
date: label: date made
content: 1960
notes: label: Description
content: This menu was created for a special dinner in honor of His Excellency General Charles de Gaulle, President of the French Republic, by The World Affairs Council of Northern California and The Commonwealth Club of California. The event was held in San Francisco’s Civic Auditorium on April 27, 1960.
label: Description
content: The menu’s paper cover shows the blue, white, and red stripes of the flag of France. Inside, the menu is listed (“Filet de Bouef Lardé Rôti, Haricots Verts Amandine, Pommes Rissolées, and more). Wines from two of California’s leading wineries at the time were served: Wente Brothers Dry Semillon and Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon. The program of remarks and a listing of the guests at the Speakers Table follow.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Wine
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content: Work and Industry: Food Technology
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content: Food
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Wente Family Estate through Christine Wente
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0100.08
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0100.08
label: accession number
content: 2014.0100
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pamphlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 3/4 in x 9 in; 22.225 cm x 22.86 cm