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...
Alfred E. Smith Foundation Dinner
• Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner takes place each year at The Waldorf Astoria on the 3rd Thursday of October.
• The dinner takes place in October as...
Conrad “Connie” Hilton
• Conrad Hilton acquired his fame as the hotelman who owned prestigious landmark hotels: The Waldorf=Astoria, The Plaza, the Steven’s (at one time the largest hotel in the world, now called...
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...
Xavier Cugat
• Cuban American bandleader- like Lombardo a fine violinist
• His band- great for dancing the Tango- was the orchestra on opening night at the Waldorf in 1931
Chamber Magic Steve Cohen
• The first Chamber Magic show at the Waldorf Towers was on September 7, 2001. It was in suite 42R.
• Steve Cohen started practicing magic at age 6...
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...
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• The US ambassador to the UN has lived in the hotel since the inception of the UN in 1945.
• 42A is the official residence of the Ambassador...
Benny Goodman
• Benny Goodman, known as the King of Swing, played to packed houses in the Empire Room starting in 1938. He did not play regularly in the supper club format; his...
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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