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The menu and program design for the Time Magazine 40th Anniversary party was quite elaborate and featured some of societies most popular personalities. Though the dinner only lasted for about 2 hours, the dancing lasted until 4:00 A.M.!

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A printed ballroom guide, given to patrons of the Starlight Roof, advising on manners, conduct and dress. The item is undated but matches the style of a menu printed in 1934. An excerpt:

"One's MANNERS are an index to one's character. The…

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The Waldorf=Astoria’s Peacock Alley was identified as one of The New York Times’ “Hotel Restaurant Menus That Don’t Grow Stale”. Veal Oscar and Waldorf Salad were highlighted as classics in this “In Transit”…

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Menu and reservation card for Thanksgiving dinner as offered in the Sert Room on November 24, 1938. Distributed by "Oscar's Office" at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, the verso indicates that this meal cost $5 per person. The same dishes were offered in…

The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Annual Awards Dinner menu, 1985
Menu for the 28th Annual Awards Dinner of The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame held in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel on December 3, 1985.

On the menu:
Pate Maison, Sauce Cumberland
Medallions of Chicken, Sauce…

Souvenir menu for the dinner held for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945
Black and white photographs depicting the souvenir menu for the dinner given at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in honor of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 19, 1945. The shoulder patch of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, of World War…

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United Nations Day Menu with a number of international dishes selected by President John F. Kennedy, October 21, 1961.

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Hors d'Oeuvres menu for the Explorer's Club 75th Annual Dinner held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria, 1977.
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