World Economic Forum – 2002
• The foundation was founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, a German-born business professor at the University of Geneva. Originally named the European Management Forum, it changed its name to...
Dwight Eisenhower
President Eisenhower was a resident of The Waldorf Towers beginning in 1967 He and his wife Mamie lived in Suite 700R because of her fear of heights The Waldorf Towers elevator...
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra agreed to perform in The Wedgewood Room in December 1946 but he insisted on the type of band that was supporting him on the air. Whereas the hotel had planned on...
Lena Horne
• In 1957 the sultry torch singer Lena Horne recorded her performance in the Empire Room, a supper club at the time. It is still considered to be...
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Duchess – Bessie “Wallis” Simpson 1896-1986
Wallis was married three times. Her third husband was Prince Edward Duke of Windsor and former King Edward the VII of the United Kingdom
Wallis and the King started their...
Daryl Sherman
• For 14 years, some of the most welcoming sounds in Midtown Manhattan were the voice and piano of Daryl Sherman, heard as you entered the Waldorf-Astoria.
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Elton John
Sir Elton John attends regularly the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's annual Hot Pink Party at the Waldorf-Astoria. The BCRF was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder, vice-chairman of The Estee Lauder...
Ella Fitzgerald
• Ella Fitzgerald recorded almost 150 albums in total. Some were recorded live at jazz festivals in the U.S. or Europe. Estimates of her total sales range upwards from 25,000,000.
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Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
In February 2006, Hilton Hotels Corporation created an excited stir in the hospitality industry when it announced The Waldorf=Astoria Collection, a new, elite brand that will build upon the legend and appeal...
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
• 1st meeting of the Association, at the time called NY County Lawyers Association, was on Nov. 29th 1921. 2nd meeting of the Association, name changed to NY Patent Law Association,...
