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Nixon supporters at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel
Black and white photograph depicting Nixon enthusiasts gathered at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel during his presidential campaign, exact date unknown.

General MacArthur celebrates his 83rd birthday at the Waldorf Towers, 1963
Black and white photograph depicting General Douglas MacArthur with the United States Military Academy Glee Club on January 26, 1963. Cadets celebrated the General's birthday with a Civil War Medley.

Five-star General's flag outside of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1964
Black and white photograph depicting the five-star General's flag, which was ordered especially for General Douglas MacArthur upon his arrival from Japan in 1951. This flag flew over the Park Avenue entrance to the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel and, along…

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Black and white photograph depicting Conrad N. Hilton, Chairman of Hilton Hotels Corporation and Chairman and President of Hilton International Co., reviewing a plaque honoring President Herbert Hoover and his thirty-year residence at the Waldorf…

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Black and white photograph depicting Conrad Hilton with His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie and Mayor Robert F. Wagner at the Mayor's reception held at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in October, 1963.

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Black and white photograph depicting the Grand Ballroom during a citywide blackout on November 9, 1965. The Waldorf=Astoria continued to serve dinner by candlelight.

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A collection of head shots featuring Pastry Chef Willy Ritz between the years of 1957 and 1964.

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Black and white photograph depicting President Lyndon Baines Johnson answering the question of reporters at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, October 1966.
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