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...
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,...
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...
The Explorers Club
• The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Since its...
The Viennese Opera Ball
• The Viennese Opera Ball in New York has been in existence since 1955 held under the auspices of the U.S.-Austrian Chamber of Commerce.
• The earliest Viennese Opera...
General Douglas MacArthur
• General of the Army Douglas MacArthur served his country as a soldier for more than 60 years. He achieved the highest acclaim for his exploits as a grand strategist in World...
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...
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
• Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War (World War II)
• He...
Archer Daniels Midland
• 42H was a permanent corporate apartment for Archer Daniels Midland for 60 years.
• ADM departed the hotel in 2007 in the midst of a public environment...
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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