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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,…

A program from the Empire Room estimated to be from 1975. The program describes the entertainment for the evening - The Manhattan Transfer - and the menu. The evening's entertainment is set at a fixed price of $33.

A press release dated September 10, 1969 announcing the opening of the new Empire Room on September 18, 1969. Details of the interior design by Ellen Lehman McClusky and relocation across the Foyer to the former site of the Sert Room are included. …

A postcard depicting the Empire Room after its renovation and relocation in 1969. On the reverse, the card reads: "New York City's most spectacular showcase of the stars. Superb dining at dinner and supper. Continuous dancing." In the press release…

Black and white photograph depicting Guy Lombardo performing his annual New Year's Eve show in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, c. 1975.

Black and white photograph depicting George Burns and Dina Merrill at the Friar's Club Testimonial Dinner in Mr. Burns' honor, Grand Ballroom, Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1973.

"Hermione Gingold and Abe Burrows were among the many theatre personalities at the champagne brunch celebrating the redecoration of the famous Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria by theatrical scenic designer Oliver Smith." Starlight Roof,…