In the President’s Service
he White House serves as the setting for a number of events throughout the four-year term of a president—from formal state dinners to intimate afternoon teas. Teatime is scattered throughout the history of the United States presidency. In 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy hosted a tea party for wives of new ambassadors. A few decades before the rise of the civil rights movement, First Lady Lou Hoover stirred the proverbial pot when she invited Jessie DePriest, the
