Browse Items (9 total)

Black and white photograph depicting Congresswoman and activist Bella Abzug speaking at an event at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. A life-long New Yorker and a prominent New York politician, Abzug attended many important political events at the Waldorf.

Black and white photograph depicting then-California Governor Ronald Reagan accepting his Gold Medal from National Football Foundation Chairman Vincent Draddy in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in 1971. 40th President Ronald Reagan…

Color photograph depicting Alabama Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant with then-Vice President Gerald Ford at the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner in 1974. President Gerald Ford received the National Football Foundation's Gold Medal in 1972,…

Black and white photograph depicting Conrad N. Hilton (founder and chairman of the board of Hilton Hotels Corporation) and his wife (center) as they are greeted by the executive chef of the Waldorf=Astoria, Arno Schmidt (left). Frank Wangeman…

Invitation to view the Presidential Suite, which was redecorated for the sixth time in 1978. Although the rehabilitation project had been completed in late September, the press and social party did not take place until October in order to accommodate…

Color photograph depicting a plaque with the names of thirteen notable guests of the Presidential Suite. Created in 1978 on the occasion of a rehabilitation of the space, this plaque is nine inches by fifteen inches and made out of satin brass.

Black and white photograph depicting Eugene Scanlan, Gene Shalit, and Towers staff preparing to host The Today Show in the Presidential Suite in 1978. Mr. Shalit shared a "State Dinner" with NBC officials before spending the night in the legendary…

Waitresses strike a pose for the camera before serving guests in the Peacock Alley.